The precision and sporter shooters will compete at Hillsdale College July 24-26.
The American Legion’s Junior 3-Position Air Rifle National Championship will again be held on the campus of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich., July 24-26. The top 15 precision and 14 sporter youth marksmen who competed in the American Legion postal match advanced to the championships.
During competition July 24 and 25, participants in both the precision and sporter categories will shoot a .177-caliber air rifle in three positions – prone, standing and kneeling – 20 times for each position twice. The top eight competitors in both categories will advance to the finals on Saturday, July 26, where each shooter will fire 10 shots standing. The winner from each respective category will receive a $5,000 scholarship provided by The American Legion and the Sons of The American Legion. A $1,000 scholarship, provided by the American Legion Auxiliary, will be awarded to the second-place finishers in each category.
The precision and sporter champions will also receive a trip to The American Legion’s 106th National Convention in Tampa, Fla., in August to be honored alongside other American Legion youth program champions.
Precision competitors and their air rifle team:
1. Noah Abzug of Maryland, Seitzland Sting
2. Kelsey Dardas of Colorado, Arvada Rifle & Pistol Club
3. Danica Gamble of Montana, Yellowstone Rifle Club
4. Ariana Kovacevic of New York, American Legion Post 567
5. Jack Ogoreuc of West Virginia, Mason Dixon Junior Rifle Club
6. Carley Seabrooke of Alabama, Triple Nickel Junior Shooters
7. Katlyn Sullivan of Georgia, American Legion Post 90
8. Nicole Berger of Montana, Gallatin Valley Sharp Shooters
9. Ainsely McFarland of Montana, Yellowstone Rifle Club
10. Kathleen Moran of New York, American Legion Post 567
11. Mackenzie Pruden of Texas, American Legion Post 295
12. Mataya Turner of Texas, Granbury MCJROTC
13. Kai Labine of Virginia, Lafayette Gun Club
14. Ian Lyons of Pennsylvania, Palmyra Junior Rifle Team
15. Devin Wagner of West Virginia, Mason Dixon Junior Rifle Team
Sporter competitors and their air rifle team:
1. Natalie Brunken of California, Martin Luther King High School
2. Ashley Carr of Nebraska, Guns R Us
3. Zoe Enslin of Florida, Mariner High School JROTC
4. Connor Rowan of Tennessee, Daniel Boone High School JROTC
5. Bethany Shirley of Georgia, Walton County Air Rifle
6. Bryan Morales of New York, American Legion Post 151
7. Kenna Jordan of South Carolina, Walhalla High School
8. Joseph Kor of Minnesota, Pipestone County Shooting Sports
9. Alexis Strand of Virginia, Trigger Time
10. Emma Allen of Georgia, American Legion Post 90
11. Alana Griffiths of Oregon, Lebanon High School
12. Xavier Bray of Tennessee, Daniel Boone High School JROTC
13. Jakobe Changasie of Florida, Mariner High School JROTC
14. Layla Briggs of Louisiana, Haughton AFJROTC
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