The National Championships for Rifle & Pistol were held in conjunction with this year’s 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, taking place at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s home ranges in Fort Benning, Ga. This was the first time in nearly a decade that the National Championships also hosted the Olympic Team Trials. In addition to the always chal- lenging hot and humid weather of Georgia, athletes fought through storms that caused one event to be cut short.
Right: 2012 Olympian Sarah Scherer was just one-tenth shy of the silver medal in Women’s 50m Rifle Three Position. Bottom: The Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol top Brad Balsley.