Canadian Tenpin Federation adds four players to 2012 Team Canada roster

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Canadian Tenpin Federation adds four players to 201Canadian Tenpin Federation adds four players to 2012 Team Canada roster

11/15/11

Canada

The Canadian Tenpin Federation team selection committee has made their final decisions on the additional team members for 2012 Team Canada.

With the added importance of the 2012 PABCON Championships as a qualifier for the 2013 World Championships, the importance on team performance this year was universally understood. The committee had a challenging task to balance development and leadership on the team.

The six men’s team members who earned their team spots at the 2011 Canadian National Championships held in the Montreal area in May of 2011 resulted in three veteran competitors and three new comers. With this in mind, the committee chose two experienced competitors for the 2012 Men’s team.

Georg Lambert IV (pictured left) formerly of Hamilton, Ontario and now living in Texas, and Michael Schmidt (right), Winnipeg, Manitoba were selected for the men’s team.

Lambert IV has been a member of the Youth or Adult Team Canada since 2000. He has earned numerous medals for Canada and was the 2000 and 2009 Male Bowler of the Year. Lambert IV has also bowled on the Professional Bowlers tour.

Schmidt is one of only two multiple winners of the Bowling World Cup. He claimed the 2005 and 2010 crowns and will defend his title in Johannesburg, South Africa in late November and December.

Jennifer Park (left), Nanaimo, British Columbia and Kim Green, Duncan, BC were selected for the women.

Park is a veteran member of Team Canada and recently won a silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. Park will also bowl for Canada at the Bowling World Cup in Johannesburg. Green has had a consistent record in her performance at the 2010 and 2011 Canadian National Championships, finishing seventh and 10th.