More National Champions named

[USAS]

2004 PISTOL, RIFLE and RUNNING TARGET
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Three more athletes were named USA Shooting National Champions Thursday at Fort Benning’s Shooting Ranges.
Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) had a big day, winning the right to be called the National Champion in both women’s prone and three-position. Beyerle, a shooter from the University of Alaska – Fairbanks, captured the junior and women’s title in both events. In the three-position, Beyerle rounded out the two-day match with a total score of 1,153. She then stepped up to her first final, just one point ahead of friend and past-teammate Amber Darland (Delta Junction, Alaska). Both women shot only a fair final, but were able to walk off with first and second place, respectively. Spc. Mary Elsass, of the Army Marksmanship Unit, took third, securing her place on the medal stand and on the National Team.
But Beyerle wasn’t done yet. She turned around to shoot the best finals of her career in the junior’s three-position event, hitting a 104.4 to add to her initial 1,153. And after she swept the competition in three-position, Beyerle made a run at prone, racing past everyone and winning with a two-day total of 1,189. Darland again finished in second, while Michelle Bohren rounded out the top-three.
In the men’s 10m air rifle event, Ryan Tanoue (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Matt Rawlings (Wharton, Texas) continued their battle for the top-spot. Tanoue ended up the victor, however, as he was able to fix his trigger issues from the first day and turn it up big for a first-place score of 1,286.1 overall. Rawlings, also a shooter at the UAF, clinched silver in the men’s event with a 1,284.5 and gold in the junior’s event with a 1,284.8. Jonathan Hall (Carrollton, Ga.) surprised everyone with his third place finish in men’s air, which also won him a spot on his first National Team. Hall went on to finish second in the junior event.
On the 25m range, the men’s rapid fire pistol event drew to a close with Texas native, Keith Sanderson, outscoring his closest competitor by over 30 points. Sanderson has spent the last two weeks on the road, competing for the Army in the Interservice Championships, and admits that he hasn’t even had time to train for this event until just a couple of days ago. Sgt. John Ennis, who already won two gold medals at these National Championships, now can add a silver to his trophy case. Ennis doesn’t usually compete in rapid fire pistol, but did well enough to beat long-time shooter Eric Weeldreyer (Kalamazoo, Mich.).
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Newsline No. 3 ◄
Editor: Sara Greenlee

Wednesday
AT THE RANGES
10m Range: Men’s Air Rifle Match
25m Range: Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol Match
50m Range: Women’s Prone and Three-Position Matches

Today
AT THE RANGES
10m Range: Men’s Air Rifle Match, Finals and Awards
25m Range: Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol Match, Finals and Awards
50m Range: Women’s Prone and Three-Position Match, Finals and Award

Friday
AT THE RANGES
10m Range: Women’s Air Rifle Official Training
25m Range: Standard and Center-Fire Official Training
50m Range: Men’s Prone Official Training

WOMEN’S THREE-POSITION
Final Standings
1. Jamie Beyerle, 1,252.1; 2. Amber Darland, 1,250.5; 3. Mary Elsass, 1,236.1; 4. Deena Wigger, 1,232.0; 5. Sarah Bergman, 1,231.7; 6. Michelle Bohren, 1,227.5; 7. Casey Gabriel, 1,223.8; 8. Jennifer Pason, 1,222.1.
WOMEN’S PRONE
Final Standings
1. Jamie Beyerle, 1,189; 2. Amber Darland, 1,175; 3. Michelle Bohren, 1,175; 4. Mary Elsass, 1,175; 5. Deena Wigger, 1,170; 6. Danielle Langfield, 1,167; 7. Jennifer Lorenzen, 1,159; 8. Sandra Fong, 1,157.
MEN’S AIR RIFLE
Final Standings
1. Ryan Tanoue, 1,286.1; 2. Matt Rawlings, 1,284.5; 3. Jonathon Hall, 1,280.0; 4. Levi Geurts, 1,270.7; 5. Daniel Pempel, 1,270.1; 6. Joseph Hein, 1,267.8; 7. Ray Geyer, 1,267.3; 8. Grant Mecozzi, 1,265.1.
MEN’S RAPID FIRE PISTOL
Final Standings
1. Keith Sanderson, 1,248.5; 2. John Ennis, 1,216.2; 3. Eric Weeldreyer, 1,219.6; 4. Cody Maxwell, 1,210.5; 5. Dmitriy Shteyman, 1,199.9; 6. Levi Hendrix, 1,177.9.