Winning the men's and women's armed forcesbowling titles at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., turned out to bea "major" accomplishment for two officers.
Army Maj. Deb Riefflin and Air Force Maj. Mark Seifertcaptured individual overall titles at the armed serviceschampionships held April 7-10.
The Air Force captured both men's and women's team honorsduring the four-day tournament. Army finished second, followed byNavy and Marine Corps.
Riefflin, assigned at the Pentagon, posted a 221.04 averageover four days in claiming the women's combined title. Her 5,305pins were 365 better than Navy Cdr. Linda Muth of Tampa, Fla.
A trio of Air Force bowlers grabbed the next threepositions, with Staff Sgt. Muriel Howell of Nellis Air ForceBase, Nev., taking third. Tech. Sgt. Christine Coy of RamsteinAir Base, Germany, and Senior Master Sgt. Catherine Faber ofOffutt Air Force Base, Neb., finished fourth and fifthrespectively.
Besides the overall title, Riefflin also captured the one-day singles event, defeating Air Force Master Sgt. Darlene McGill(Scott Air Force Base, Ill.) by 80 pins. Coy took third.
Riefflin also combined with Army Chief Warrant OfficerElaine Riggs of Columbus, Ohio, to win the women's doubles title.The two combined for 2,522 total pins (210.2 average), defeatingMuth and Navy Lt. Sylvia Nagy (Norfolk Naval Base, Va.) by 38pins. Third place went to Air Force's Howell and McGill.
Meanwhile, Seifert successfully defended his 1996 men'stitle and led a top-three Air Force sweep of the men's overallchampionship. The Scott officer's 227.33 average was three pins-per-game better than Master Sgt. Charlie Hall of Lackland AirForce Base, Texas. Staff Sgt. Chuck Carroll of Sheppard Air ForceBase, Texas, finished third.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Tony Szeluga of Camp Casey, Korea, tookfourth, while Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael Boyd ofCamp Lejeune, N.C. -- winner of the men's one-day singles title -- grabbed fifth overall. Seifert teamed with Hall to capture the men's doubles crown.The two rolled a combined 2,852 (237.7 average) in defeatingCarroll and Staff Sgt. Mark Zamora (Offutt) by 178 pins. Szelugaand Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Huther (Fort Leavenworth,Kan.) finished third, 212 pins behind the leaders.
Seifert also finished third in the men's one-day tournament,finishing 53 pins behind Boyd and 30 pins behind Carroll.
Coy and Carroll gave Air Force the top spot in mixed doublescompetition. Their 12-game 2,603 total was 55 pins better thanMarine Corps Chief Warrant Officer Faye Witt (Iwakuni, Japan) andSgt. Fred Riano (Camp Pendleton, Calif.). Howell and Hallfinished third, 71 pins off the pace.
Both Air Force men's and women's teams captured first placein the one-day team competition held April 7. The Air Force men -- Hall, Seifert, Carroll, Zamora, Senior Airman Steve Sayward(McChord) and Senior Airman Martin Beford (RAF Mildenhall, UnitedKingdom) -- knocked down 7,544 pins in claiming first place. Thatwas 201 pins better than second place Army. Marine Corps tookthird, followed by Navy.
Howell, McGill, Coy, Faber, Chief Master Sgt. Bobbi Boutwell(Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.) and Senior Airman Karin Bagley(Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.) rolled Air Force to a 176-pinvictory over Army in the women's single-day team competition.Navy finished third, followed by Marine Corps.
Women's Combined Competition
Mixed
Team Dbls Dbls Sgls Total Avg.
Deb Riefflin (A) 1342 1464 1175 1324 5305 221.04
Linda Muth (N) 1235 1325 1253 1127 4940 205.83
Muriel Howell (AF) 1188 1268 1205 1109 4770 198.75
Christine Coy (AF) 1167 1078 1228 1209 4682 195.03
Catherine Faber (AF) 1160 1160 1150 1188 4658 194.08
Darlene McGill (AF) 1134 1144 1119 1244 4641 193.38
Faye Witt (MC) 1088 1205 1184 1158 4635 193.13
Hyacinth James (A) 1154 1182 1131 1127 4594 191.42
Dee Foust (N) 1059 1205 1095 1180 4539 189.13
Karin Bagley (AF) 1036 1087 1253 1159 4535 188.96
Nancy Minter (N) 1078 1242 1127 1070 4517 188.21
Sylvia Nagy (N) 1041 1159 1111 1168 4479 188.63
Sherry Meneely (MC) 1014 1183 1050 1180 4427 184.46
Elaine Riggs (A) 1096 1058 1210 1059 4423 184.29
Jan Berry (A) 1034 1084 1092 1156 4366 181.92
Linda Beeksma (MC) 1036 1097 1142 1068 4343 180.96
Regina Collins (MC) 1131 1121 1083 1007 4342 180.92
Bobbi Boutwell (AF) 1097 1081 1122 1038 4338 180.75
Deann Thompson (N) 1014 1100 1061 1107 4282 178.42
Patricia Nance (A) 1011 1074 1067 1099 4251 177.13
Wanita Klika (MC) 1099 1033 1076 1027 4235 176.46
Cathleen O'Connor (N) 916 1031 1163 1046 4156 173.17
Lucille Mirra (MC) 949 994 1084 1054 4081 170.04
Patricia Essick (A) 979 1018 940 1092 4029 167.88
Men's Combined Competition
Mixed
Team Dbls Dbls Sgls Total Avg.
Mark Seifert (AF) 1341 1391 1384 1340 5456 227.33
Charlie Hall (AF) 1285 1461 1327 1310 5383 224.29
Chuck Carroll (AF) 1290 1340 1375 1370 5375 223.96
Tony Szeluga (A) 1260 1338 1302 1299 5199 216.63
Michael Boyd (MC) 1207 1231 1271 1393 5102 212.58
Mark Zamora (AF) 1205 1338 1258 1292 5093 212.21
Shawn Vernon (N) 1218 1324 1376 1160 5078 211.58
Ken Reynolds (A) 1269 1293 1295 1187 5044 210.17
Lance Lonsdale (A) 1144 1255 1349 1284 5032 209.67
Bill Anthony (A) 1262 1183 1233 1301 4979 207.56
Arthur Twitty (MC) 1251 1239 1172 1312 4974 207.25
Jeff Long (N) 1210 1118 1351 1247 4926 205.25
Scott Huther (A) 1175 1302 1204 1208 4889 203.71
Roy Yamahuna (N) 1054 1254 1327 1254 4889 203.71
Fred Riano (MC) 1158 1092 1364 1263 4877 203.21
Steve Sayward (AF) 1255 1244 1175 1159 4833 201.38
Bill Murtley (N) 1124 1301 1156 1233 4814 200.58
Martin Bedford (AF) 1168 1256 1289 1076 4789 199.54
Mitchell Gibson (MC) 1193 1203 1237 1137 4770 198.75
Fredrick Analla (A) 1233 1096 1209 1215 4753 198.04
Ken Jaquett (N) 1118 1254 1199 1178 4749 197.88
Eric Gottshall (N) 1215 1162 1131 1195 4703 195.96
Robert Fleck (MC) 1128 1246 1173 1136 4683 195.13
James Bloomer (MC) 1313 1039 1160 1158 4670 194.58
One-Day Singles (six games per person)
Men Total Average
Charlie Hall (AF) 1,310 218.33
Women Total Average
Sherry Meneely (MC) 1,180 196.67
Dee Foust (N) 1,180 196.67
Men's Doubles Competition (12 games per team)
Total Average
Steve Sayward-Martin Bedford (AF) 2,500 208.33
Women's Doubles Competition (12 games per team)
Total Average
Faye Witt-Lisa Beeksma (MC) 2,302 191.83
Mixed Doubles Competition (12 games per team)
Total Average
Karin Bagley-Mark Zamora (AF) 2,511 209.25
One-Day Team Competition (36 games per team)
Men Total Average
Navy 6,939 192.75
Women Total Average
Marine Corps 6,317 175.47
Overall Team (144 games per team)
Men Total Average
Marine Corps 29,076 201.92
Women Total Average
Story by Master Sgt. Stephen Barrett, USA, American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 04.14.1997 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 00:09 |
| Story ID: | 527933 |
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