Army women, Air Force men take 2018 Armed Forces Bowling gold Published April 27, 2018 By Mr. Steven Dinote U.S. Armed Forces Sports FORT LEE, Va. -- After taking a year off, Army Staff Sgt. Rose Aguiliar of Fort Bliss, Texas captured her fifth women’s gold medal and Staff Sgt. James McTaggart of Creech AFB, Nevada repeated as champion in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowling Championship at Fort Lee, Va. from 13-17 April. Aguiliar dominated the tournament rolling 3,368 pins to capture gold. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephanie Parsolano and PeTen Strike Bowling Center at Fort Lee, Va. from 13-17 April. The annual tournament features doubles, mixed doubles, individuals and team challenges. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Orlando Quintero/Released) completed the podium rolling 3,178 and 3,168 pins for silver and bronze respectively. Army Women took team gold scoring 16,822 pins, with Navy scoring 16,533 pins for team silver. Air Force took third place scoring 15,584 pins. On the Men’s side, McTaggart’s gold medal performance came down to the wire with the top four bowlers in the hunt for first place. Army Staff Sgt. Allan Smith of Fort Hood, Texas held a strong lead after the first two challenges by nearly 70 pins, but after the mixed doubles challenge, McTaggart bested smith by five pins to capture gold with 3, 556 pins. Smith took silver scoring 3,551 pins and Army teammate Staff Sgt. Chris Artebum of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. scored 3,542 pins for the bronze. Air Force dominated the men's competition scoring 19,179 pins. Navy took silver rolling 18,500 pins followed by Air Force in third with 18,305 pins. In the King and Queen Competition, Aguiliar squared off against McTaggart in a one-match winner take all. In the end, McTaggart’s 204 to Aguiliar’s 184 earned him top bowler honors for 2018. The Armed Forces Bowling Championship features the best bowlers through the Service branches. Each Service conducted a qualification round to represent their branch at Fort Lee prior to the Armed Forces Championship. Complete results: Women Individual Results Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Singles Doubles Mixed Double Total Score 1st SSG Rose Aguiliar Army Fort Bliss, TX 1107 1125 1136 3368 2nd PO2 Stephanie Parsolano Navy Norfolk, VA 1018 1035 1125 3178 3rd PO1 Ashley Scott Navy Norfolk, VA 1078 1040 1050 3168 4th SSG Tiara Jenkins Army Fort Stewart, GA 1023 1003 1044 3070 5th SFC Chandres Bolden Army JB San Antonio, TX 984 1019 1030 3033 6th A1C Shelia Howe USAF RAF Lakenheath, UK 1083 1042 901 3026 7th MSgt Kristin Odekirk USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 962 1063 991 3016 8th SFC Tiffiny China Army Fort Polk, LA 989 1089 928 3006 9th LCDR Sondra Longworth Navy Stuttgart, Germany 875 1125 1003 3003 10th PO1 Melanie Griffith Navy San Diego, CA 890 1098 970 2958 11th TSgt Ireland Strickland USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 893 959 1059 2911 12th Lt Col Monica Madero USAF Fort Meade, MD 772 911 736 2419 Men Individual Results Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Singles Doubles Mixed Double Total Score 1st SSgt James McTaggart USAF Creech AFB, NV 1,133 1288 1135 3,556 2nd SSG Allan Smith Army Fort Hood, TX 1,261 1229 1061 3,551 3rd SSG Chris Artebum Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1,135 1255 1152 3,542 4th 2d Lt Joshua Cramer USAF Vandenberg, AFB, CA 1,095 1215 1221 3,531 5th TSgt Hans Schell USAF Peterson AFB, CO 1,151 1212 1139 3,502 6th Lt Col Ronald Hurt USAF Ramstein AB, Germany 1,193 1110 1185 3,488 7th CPO Michael Zylius Navy USS Mason, Norfolk, VA 1,123 1295 1059 3,477 8th PO1 Guy Cruise Navy Great Lakes, IL 1,139 1265 1067 3,471 9th PO1 Ryan Bucchi Navy NAS Pensacola, FL 1,098 1084 1215 3,397 10th MSG Robert Robinson Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1,128 1168 949 3,245 11th PO2 Stanley Benes Navy Norfolk, VA 1,120 1140 969 3,229 12th SGT Gavin Waiwright Army Fort Hood, TX 996 1069 1112 3,177 Singles Challenge (Women) Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Singles 1st SSG Rose Aguiliar Army Fort Bliss, TX 1107 2nd A1C Shelia Howe USAF RAF Lakenheath, UK 1083 3rd PO1 Ashley Scott Navy Norfolk, VA 1078 4th SSG Tiara Jenkins Army Fort Stewart, GA 1023 5th PO2 Stephanie Parsolano Navy Norfolk, VA 1018 6th SFC Tiffiny China Army Fort Polk, LA 989 7th SFC Chandres Bolden Army JB San Antonio, TX 984 8th MSgt Kristin Odekirk USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 962 9th TSgt Ireland Strickland USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 893 10th PO1 Melanie Griffith Navy San Diego, CA 890 11th LCDR Sondra Longworth Navy Stuttgart, Germany 875 12th Lt Col Monica Madero USAF Fort Meade, MD 772 Singles Challenge (Men) Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Singles 1st SSG Allan Smith Army Fort Hood, TX 1,261 2nd Lt Col Ronald Hurt USAF Ramstein AB, Germany 1,193 3rd TSgt Hans Schell USAF Peterson AFB, CO 1,151 4th PO1 Guy Cruise Navy Great Lakes, IL 1,139 5th SSG Chris Artebum Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1,135 6th SSgt James McTaggart USAF Creech AFB, NV 1,133 7th MSG Robert Robinson Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1,128 8th CPO Michael Zylius Navy USS Mason, Norfolk, VA 1,123 9th PO2 Stanley Benes Navy Norfolk, VA 1,120 10th PO1 Ryan Bucchi Navy NAS Pensacola, FL 1,098 11th 2d Lt Joshua Cramer USAF Vandenberg, AFB, CA 1,095 12th SGT Gavin Waiwright Army Fort Hood, TX 996 Doubles Challenge (Women) Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Doubles Total 1st LCDR Sondra Longworth Navy Stuttgart, Germany 1125 2223 PO1 Melanie Griffith Navy San Diego, CA 1098 2nd SSG Rose Aguiliar Army Fort Bliss, TX 1125 2128 SSG Tiara Jenkins Army Fort Stewart, GA 1003 3rd SFC Chandres Bolden Army JB San Antonio, TX 1019 2108 SFC Tiffiny China Army Fort Polk, LA 1089 4th A1C Shelia Howe USAF RAF Lakenheath, UK 1042 2105 MSgt Kristin Odekirk USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 1063 5th PO2 Stephanie Parsolano Navy Norfolk, VA 1035 2075 PO1 Ashley Scott Navy Norfolk, VA 1040 6th TSgt Ireland Strickland USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 959 1870 Lt Col Monica Madero USAF Fort Meade, MD 911 Doubles Challenge (Men) Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Doubles Total 1st SSgt James McTaggart USAF Creech AFB, NV 1288 2,500 TSgt Hans Schell USAF Peterson AFB, CO 1212 2nd SSG Chris Artebum Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1255 2,423 MSG Robert Robinson Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1168 3rd PO1 Guy Cruise Navy Great Lakes, IL 1265 2,405 PO2 Stanley Benes Navy Norfolk, VA 1140 4th PO1 Ryan Bucchi Navy NAS Pensacola, FL 1084 2,379 CPO Michael Zylius Navy USS Mason, Norfolk, VA 1295 5th Lt Col Ronald Hurt USAF Ramstein AB, Germany 1110 2,325 2d Lt Joshua Cramer USAF Vandenberg, AFB, CA 1215 6th SGT Gavin Waiwright Army Fort Hood, TX 1069 2,298 SSG Allan Smith Army Fort Hood, TX 1229 Mixed Doubles Place Rank First Name Last Name Service Duty Station Mixed Double Total 1st PO1 Ryan Bucchi Navy NAS Pensacola, FL 1215 2,340 PO2 Stephanie Parsolano Navy Norfolk, VA 1125 2nd SSG Chris Artebum Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 1152 2,288 SSG Rose Aguiliar Army Fort Bliss, TX 1136 3rd 2d Lt Joshua Cramer USAF Vandenberg, AFB, CA 1221 2,280 TSgt Ireland Strickland USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 1059 4th SGT Gavin Waiwright Army Fort Hood, TX 1112 2,156 SSG Tiara Jenkins Army Fort Stewart, GA 1044 5th TSgt Hans Schell USAF Peterson AFB, CO 1139 2,130 MSgt Kristin Odekirk USAF Hurlburt Field, FL 991 6th Lt Col Ronald Hurt USAF Ramstein AB, Germany 1185 1,921 Lt Col Monica Madero USAF Fort Meade, MD 736 7th PO1 Guy Cruise Navy Great Lakes, IL 1067 2,070 LCDR Sondra Longworth Navy Stuttgart, Germany 1003 8th SSgt James McTaggart USAF Creech AFB, NV 1135 2,036 A1C Shelia Howe USAF RAF Lakenheath, UK 901 9th CPO Michael Zylius Navy USS Mason, Norfolk, VA 1059 2,029 PO1 Melanie Griffith Navy San Diego, CA 970 10 PO2 Stanley Benes Navy Norfolk, VA 969 2,019 PO1 Ashley Scott Navy Norfolk, VA 1050 11th SFC Tiffiny China Army Fort Polk, LA 928 1,989 SSG Allan Smith Army Fort Hood, TX 1061 12th MSG Robert Robinson Army JB Lewis-McChord, WA 949 1,979 SFC Chandres Bolden Army JB San Antonio, TX 1030 Team Challenge (Women) 1st - Army - 4,345 pins 2nd - Navy - 4,226 pins 3rd - USAF - 4,051 pins Team Challenge (Men) 1st - USAF - 5,102 pins 2nd - Navy - 4,926 pins 3rd - Army - 4,790 pins Overall Team Results (Women) 1st - Army - 16,822 pins 2nd - Navy - 16,533 pins 3rd - USAF - 15,584 pins Overall Team Results (Men) 1st - USAF - 19,179 pins 2nd - Navy - 18,500 pins 3rd - Army - 18,305 pins