(GunReports.com) — The USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol were held at the home of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in Fort Benning, Ga., June 3-9. More than 350 competitors shot at the championships.
Twenty-three National Championship titles were awarded in both Junior and Open divisions, with the medalists in the Open Olympic disciplines earning spots on the National Team and berths in the upcoming World Cup in Granada, Spain in July. The top-two Juniors in the Olympic events also earned berths on the National Junior Team.
This year’s National Champions are:
Men’s Air Rifle: Connor Davis (Shelbyville, Ky.)Women’s Air Rifle: Sarah Scherer (Woburn, Mass.)Men’s Three-Position Rifle: Jason Parker (Omaha, Neb.)Women’s Three-Position Rifle: Sarah Beard (Danville, Ind.)Men’s Standard Pistol: Greg Markowski (Fort Benning, Ga.)Center Fire Pistol: Brad Balsley (Phenix City, Ala.)Men’s Air Pistol: Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.)Women’s Air Pistol: Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.)Men’s Prone Rifle: Justin Tracy (Farmington, N.Y.)Women’s Prone Rife: Sarah Beard (Danville, Ind.)Rapid Fire Pistol: Emil Milev (Temple Terrace, Fla.)Men’s Free Pistol: Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.)Women’s Sport Pistol: Teresa Meyer Chambers (Dearborn, Mich.)Paralympic 10m Air Rifle Prone: John Joss (Fort Michael, Ala.)
This year’s Junior National Champions are:
Men’s Air Rifle: Connor Davis (Shelbyville, Ky.)Women’s Air Rifle: Elizabeth Marsh (Searcy, Ark)Men’s Three-Position Rifle: Garrett Spurgeon (Canton, Mo.)Women’s Three-Position Rifle: Rachel Martin (Peralta, N.M.)Men’s Sport Pistol: Timothy Steinberg (Annapolis, Md.)Women’s Sport Pistol: Cindy Chung (Diamond Bar, Calif.)Men’s Air Pistol: Alex Chichkov (Temple Terrace, Fla.)Women’s Air Pistol: Lydia Paterson (Kansas City, Kan.)Men’s Prone Rifle: Kevin Sui (West Covina, Calif.)
View all of the results from the USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol here.
The National Championships for Shotgun will be contested in Colorado Springs July 24 – August 3, 2013.
For a complete roster of USA Shooting National Team athletes, click here.
