(Sioux Falls, South Dakota) was third overall. The Women’s Three-Posi- tion selection was the most tightly contested of all six disciplines, with the top-fi ve contenders separated by less than eight points head- ing into the fi nal day. Amy Sowash (Richmond, Ken- tucky) emerged as the top qualifi er after two fi nals wins in Fort Benning. Olympian Amanda Furrer (Spokane, Washington) moved from fi fth to second with the third highest qualifying score and a second-place fi nish in the fi nals. Texas Christian Uni- versity junior Hannah Black (Richmond, Virginia) was the lone collegian to earn World Cup status, helped largely by the 591 (one point be- low the current world record score) she shot on the sec- ond day of qualifying back
in January.
The closeness
in this match was defi ned by the battle for that coveted third World Cup spot. After four separate matches, the cumulative score for both Black and her former TCU teammate Sarah Beard (Danville, Indiana) was dead even. Black edged her for the fi nal spot by virtue of a higher center X count, 120- 112. Also performing well was 16-year-old Elizabeth Marsh (Searcy, Arkansas) who shot scores of 586 and 584 and moved from eighth to fi fth in the overall stand- ings.
The selection match to
determine Air Pistol and Ri- fl e athletes for these same World Cups took place April 25-27 at the Civilian Marks- manship Program ranges in Anniston, Alabama. Read about this match on pg. 34.
Amy Sowash won Women’s Three-Position Rifl e at the Selec- tion Match. Photo by: SFC Raymond Piper/USAMU
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