JO 2013 National Junior Olympic Championships
2013 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships Showcase Sport’s Heartbeat
The heartbeat of sport is greatest in the youth that compete in it. You don’t grow programs without it. That much was on display once again at the 2013 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships, the yearly exhibition that demonstrates the strength of the shooting sports along with the passion it takes to play this game by all involved – competitors, parents, coaches, volunteers and administrators.
This year, over 2,200 individual
participants stepped to the fi ring lines across 47 states utilizing 80 different USA Shooting clubs. The NJOSC program has been growing in size and stature to become the elite youth shooting competition in the country, allowing athletes to gather for a one-of-a-kind experience. State champions and those who qualify via high scores are invited to Colorado Springs to compete in the NJSOC. “The Junior Olympic Program
has grown to become the premier youth shooting event in the country,” said USA Shooting’s National Junior Olympic Program Coordinator Tyler Anderson. “The 2,300 plus participants in the state level competition show what an honor it is to be invited to compete at this level.” The competition takes place
over a three-week period with over 500 of the fi nest junior shooters in attendance. The top-
two fi nishers in each event earn a spot on USA Shooting’s National Junior Team. The 17-day event features shooting matches in Men’s & Women’s Pistol (Air/ Sport) and Rifl e (Air/Smallbore). “The Junior Olympic Shooting Championships is the next step in the development of any junior shooter and his or her Olym- pic Path,” said 1992 Olympian and USA Shooting’s Director of Operations, Dave Johnson. The ranks of USA Shooting’s
all-time greatest shooters fueled their competitive drives at the NJOSC. With a combination of both high-school and collegiate level shooters, it’s an event that builds the foundation from which USA Shooting’s greatest cham- pions are created. Seven Junior Olympic competitors competed at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Ft. Benning, in an effort to increase junior confi dence and experience early on in the quad.
(Left to Right): Rachel Martin & Deanna Binnie at the Women’s Three-Position Rifl e awards.
2013 NJOSC CHAMPIONS Men’s Prone Rifl e 3P Rifl e 10m Air Rifl e 25m Sport Pistol 10m Air Pistol Ryan Anderson (Wasilla, Alaska)
Ryan Anderson (Wasilla, Alaska) Deanna Binnie (Holsopple, Pa.)
Connor Davis (Shelbyville, Ky.) Meredith Carpentier (Waukegan, Ill.)
Robert Wells (Pontotoc, Miss.) Starlin Shi (Potomac, Md.)
Wyatt Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) Alana Townsend (Kalispell, Mont.)
To view results from the National Junior Olympic Shooting
Championships, please scan this QR code on the right with a smartphone. Wyatt Brown wins the Men’s 10m Air Pistol title. 46 USA Shooting News | Year in Review 2013
For photos from the event, please scan the code on the left.
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