National Championships for Shotgun Preview
National Championships Begin 2015 World Cup Selection Process
Josh Richmond following his Double Trap win at last year’s National Championships.
his two-straight National Championships on the line in Men’s Trap in hopes of regaining some of the edge he had prior to this season which has been a struggle. It looks like after two
With much of the year left
to unfold, it’s hard to believe that thoughts of 2015 will be on the minds of all com- petitors as the 2014 USA Shooting National Champi- onships for Shotgun get un- derway August 2 in Colorado Springs. Proving yourself as an
elite member of the USA Shooting Team isn’t a once- in-while type thing. No, it happens with every pull of the trigger and this year’s Nationals is no exception. Even before the 30 mem- bers of the USA Shooting Team for shotgun competes overseas in Granada, Spain, for the International Shoot- ing Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship, they will already be out starting to try and earn their spot on select teams for the 2015 ISSF World Cup season. Part One of a two-part
selection process is upon all athletes competing at
Nationals for 2015 World Cups that include Mexico (March), United Arab Emir- ates (March), Cyprus (April) and Azerbaijan (August). All competitors will shoot two qualifying rounds of 150 tar- gets and the competition will include two separate fi nals. The aggregate of points earned from both qualifi ca- tions plus fi nals will deter- mine medalists, National Team members and Nation- al Champions. The National Championships are serving as Part One of the World Cup selection process with the Fall Selection Match in Tillar, Arkansas, set to be the sec- ond course of fi re. In addition, all 30 World
Team members are expect- ed to compete with Nation- als serving as the fi nal major tune-up for athletes set to compete at World Champi- onships. Brian Burrows (Fall- brook, California) will put
straight years there will be a new champion in Women’s Trap with the likely absence of Rachael Heiden (Clinton, Michigan), after recently en- tering Physician’s Assistant school. Kayle Browning (Wooster, Arkansas) along with two-time Olympian Co- rey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) should be among those outside contenders in addition to the six World
Team members competing. Browning fi nished 11th last year at Nationals, ending a six-year streak of earning a medal in Colorado Springs. Double Trap National
Champion Josh Richmond (U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit / Hillsgrove, Pennsylva- nia) will look to keep active a 10-year streak of winning at least one medal at the U.S. Championships having start- ed that streak in 2003 when he earned the bronze medal in Open while also winning a Junior title. Men’s Skeet competitor Frank Thomp- son (Alliance, Nebraska) also has found success at Nationals, having earned a medal in all but one event since 2007.
2014 National Championships for Shotgun Schedule
July 30 July 31
August 1 August 2
August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7
August 8
August 9 August 10
Open Training Open Training Trap OTR
Trap (75 Targets)
Trap (50 Targets) + Final Trap (75 Targets)
Trap (50 Targets) + Final Skeet/Double Trap OTR Skeet (75 Targets)
DT (150 Targets) + Final Skeet (50 Targets)
DT (150 Targets) + Final Skeet (75 Targets)
Skeet (50 Targets) + Final July 2014 | USA Shooting News 41
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