where Anthony McCollum (Purdin, Missouri) earned his way onto USA Shoot- ing’s Junior Olympic Squad for not only a record-setting qualifi cation score of 746, but also for his stellar fi nals win shortly after.
Finishing
after McCollum for the over- all Men’s awards included Miles McDonald (Tifton, Georgia) and Charles En- glund (Lynchburg, Virginia), who both shot at the East- ern regional in Fort Benning. Englund was the 2014 Na- tional Champion, and Mc- Donald was the 2014 silver medalist.
The high visitor
for the International Stand- ing match was Claudio Sur- mon (SANSSU) who quali- fi ed with a 690. Colorado Springs native Kellie Maneg- deg also requalifi ed for the Junior Olympic Squad, after qualifying earlier this year at the National Junior Olympic Championships. Manegdeg went on to win her fi nal as well, putting her 11 points ahead of silver medalist Rachel Cantrell (Boise, Ida- ho). Taking bronze behind Cantrell was Alexa Halver- son (Colorado Springs, Colo- rado), who also shot along-
side Manegdeg and Cantrell at the Western regional. Sub-Junior International
Standing encompasses the athletes ages 13-14 who are ready to compete at the unsupported standing level early. Beginning at age 15, these athletes will be able to compete alongside their peers in the International Standing match. The Nation- al Champions from this cat- egory included Cade Jenkins (Starkville, Missouri), who shot a qualifi cation score of 708. The women’s Nation- al Champion was Katelyn Abeln (Douglasville, Geor- gia), who shot a Qualifi cation score of 703. In the Standing Support-
ed category, athletes use a T-shaped stand to support a counterbalance that holds the pistol in one and weight on the other. This supported system allows for athletes to form good habits in both position and shot approach before moving to the Inter- national Standing category. It was a family affair atop the medal stand Sunday. On the women’s side, Ab- bie Leverett (Bainbridge, Georgia) won the National
Championship, helping suc- cess run in the family for the second year in a row. Taking home the gold for the men’s category was Henry Leverett (Bainbridge, Georgia), Ab- bie’s brother. Their brother, Jack, is on the USA Shoot- ing Junior Team having won the 2015 National Junior Olympic Championship. For the Standing Supported cat- egory, the high visitor award was given to Tharina Opper- man (SANSSU) who had the second highest Qualifi cation score of the match. In the Basic Supported
category, the National Cham- pion with an incredible score of 798 out of a possible 800 points was Nick Guarneri (Pounchatoula, Louisiana). Guarneri only had two tar- gets that scored less than a perfect score of 100 points. After snatching the title, it’s safe to say that next year we may be seeing Guarneri competing in the Supported category. The Women’s Na- tional Champion was Bailey Curren (Lake View, Alabama) with a qualifi cation score of 778. The high visitor for the Basic Supported category was Ernst Roux (SANSSU).
Intended to introduce
young athletes to competi- tive pistol target shooting, the Progressive-Position Pis- tol Program provides com- petitive experience and cre- ates an opportunity for youth to begin at an earlier age. As there is no minimum age limit, how early a youth be- gins depends on their ability to hold, load and shoot an air pistol safely as deter- mined by an experienced pistol coach. The PPP Na- tional Championships pro- vides an early International- style match experience for all ages, and looks to pro- vide a successful program for many years to come.
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