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lowed by Susan Sledge (El Cajon, California) in sixth. McGowen was victori- ous in the Junior competi- tion, taking the win over silver medalist Barfield and bronze medalist Logan Mountain (Palmdale, Califor- nia). In the Junior Women’s event, Grace Hambuchen (Maumelle, Arkansas) over- powered her competitors with a 12-point advantage. Cheyenne Waldrop (For- est Hill, California) battled valiantly to finish second, overcoming sickness and fever throughout the four days of competition. Emily Hampson (Saint Charles, Missouri) was the bronze medalist.


Double Trap The Men’s Double Trap


competition came to a close with gold medals awarded to two first-time National Champions: Derek Halde- man in the Open category and Dale Royer in the Junior category.


Haldeman (U.S. Army


Marksmanship Unit/Sun- bury, Ohio), who survived two Finals and 300 targets over the two days of compe- tition, seems to be warming


up as the season progress- es. This year he has finished inside the top-10 in each of the three International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cups thus far; including a bronze medal win in Acapulco, Mexico and a fourth-place finish in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Haldeman shot 286/300 – the highest Qualification score over two days - and solidified his win with the additional points he earned from his third- and second- place finishes in each of the two Finals. Last year’s National


Champion Glenn Eller (USAMU/Houston, Texas) would take home the silver medal this year and Junior champion Royer (Jackson, Montana) would win the Open bronze medal. For his finish, Royer also earned an appointment to the National Team.


Hank Garvey (Newbury-


port, Massachusetts) won the junior silver medal and Jesse Haynes-Lewis (Nah- ant, Massachusetts) won the bronze.


Skeet After attending the National Championships 11 times and finishing as the runner-up on three sepa- rate occasions, the 2012 Olympian Frank Thompson (Alliance, Nebraska) finally found himself atop the podi- um with a four-point advan- tage over two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Han- cock (Eatonton, Georgia). Only slightly behind was the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s (USAMU) Dustan Tay- lor (Stanley, North Carolina), who automatically earns National Team honors for his showing. Four previous times


before this National Cham- pionships, Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, Louisiana) had earned a spot on the Na- tionals podium, twice as a silver medalist and twice as a bronze medalist. Being fi- nally able to climb to the top of it, really meant the world to the Louisiana native. Connor held an early lead at the Champion- ships, starting off day one at a 74/75, and ending the week hitting all 50 targets on day four. Con- nor’s performance backs


up what we saw earlier this year on the World Cup circuit where she finished inside the top-10 three dif- ferent times while earning a silver medal in Acapulco, Mexico. She would finish one point ahead of Amber English (Colorado Springs, Colorado) while Junior World Champion Vizzi capped off a spectacular performance with a bronze medal after winning the Junior National title by 20 points earlier in the day. Vizzi won both junior finals, and one of the open finals as her stock continues to rise in the skeet ranks. “It’s really exciting to finally win a national cham- pionship,” Connor said. “I shot a personal best this week and I’m super happy that I stayed consistent throughout the entire tour- nament. All of us girls shot so well and the competi- tion between us was tough every day. This gives me confidence going to my next World Cup match in Azer- baijan.”


(Left) Women’s Trap Day 1 Finalists, (Right) Sam Smith and Ellie Roditis warm up before their match. 26 USA Shooting News | July 2015


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