The Winter Airgun Championships routinely features some of the rising NCAA Rifl e talent across the country along with a mix of the top air pistol shooters. Key air rifl e standouts for this year’s competition included Kentucky freshman Connor Davis and Elizabeth Gratz (bottom left).
Beaman saved the best for last and earned the nation’s second highest score ever in Men’s 10m Air Pistol after recording a 589 qualifying score and a 100.7 fi nal to fi nish with an over- all score of 689.7. Beaman’s score is especially notable when you compare it to scores at the 2012 Olympic Games as gold medalist Jongoh Jin of South Korea fi nished with a 688.2. Beaman fi nished 11.3 points
ahead of second-place Brown in second and Mowrer in third. Overall, Beaman earned the top podium spot two out of the three days, with Brown earning a vic- tory on day one. In Women’s Air Pistol, Anthony
came up with her second straight victory and earned the top ag-
gregate score (all three qualify- ing scores w/ no fi nals included) on the weekend. Junior Paterson fi nished off an impressive show- ing with a second-place fi nish. Paterson had two podium fi nish- es in the open event to go along with a pair of wins and a second- place fi nish in the junior division. Meyer fi nished fi rst, fourth and third in her three shoots and earned the matches top score overall with a 477.2 in her day one victory. In Men’s Air Rifl e, Christenson
fi nished on the podium all three days including a second and two third-place fi nishes. Davis also showcased his shooting prowess in the junior ranks with one win and two second-place fi nishes. Air Force Falcon Rifl e
Team member Tyler Rico (Tucson, Ariz.) would come away with the weekend’s top score among all competitors in his junior com- petition Sunday, fi nishing in fi rst with a 698.2.