The high school precision and sporter class shooters will compete in Hillsdale, Mich., July 23-25.
The American Legion’s Junior 3-Position Air Rifle National Championship field has been set for competition in Hillsdale, Mich., July 23-25. The 30 high school shooters participated in the American Legion postal match to advance to the championships.
This will be the third time that the tournament is held on the campus of Hillsdale College but the first for the athletes to compete in Hillsdale’s new world class indoor and outdoor shooting range – the Nimrod Complex. Located inside the Halter Shooting Sports Education Center, the facility features more than 100 fully electronic shooting lanes, classrooms, lockers, a viewing area, meeting space and more.
On July 23 and 24, participants in both the precision and sporter class will shoot a .177-caliber air rifle in three positions – prone, standing and kneeling – 20 times for each position twice a day. The top eight competitors in both categories will advance to the finals on Saturday, July 25, where each shooter will fire 10 shots standing. A precision and sporter class winner 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.
The precision and sporter champions will also receive a trip to The American Legion’s 107th National Convention in Louisville, Ky., in late August to be honored alongside other American Legion youth program champions.
Top 15 precision competitors and air rifle team or sponsor:
1. Remy Shim of Georgia, American Legion Post 127
2. Lucy Evans of Georgia, American Legion Post 90
3. Briley Sralla of Texas, Texas Hill Country Shooters
4. Renee Sermarini of Texas, Granbury MCJROTC
5. Everett Smith of West Virginia, Precision Mason Dixon
6. Anahad Kohli of Virginia, Lafayette Gun Club
7. Viola Allen of Texas, Granbury MCJROTC
8. Maggie Palfrey of Pennsylvania, Mason Dixon
9. Isabella Goldstein of Virginia, American Legion Post 280
10. Sarah Mix of Ohio, American Legion Post 295
11. Hypatia Shen of California, Lincoln Rifle Club
12. Naya Talarico of Montana, Gallatin Valley Sharp Shooters
13. Makenzie Larson of Colorado, American Legion Post 109
14. Jordan Richards of Tennessee, Seitzland Sting
15. Cohen Ahner of New Mexico, Zia Rifle & Pistol Club
Top 15 sporter competitors and air rifle team or sponsor:
1. Alleynah Miller of Virginia, Lafayette Gun Club
2. Ema Dissing of South Dakota, Lincoln County 4H
3. Elizabeth Gunn of Virginia, American Legion Post 290
4. Mason Stoeser of South Dakota, Pierre Junior Shooters
5. Kaitlynn Burrell of South Carolina, Walhalla High School
6. Austin Crawford of South Dakota, Marshall County 4H
7. Alexandra Orr of Virginia, Lafayette Gun Club
8. Makenna Quick of Nebraska, Guns R Us
9. Kyel Tun of California, Hawthorne NJROTC
10. Elyssa Vazquez of Florida, Mariner AJROTC
11. Rebecca Ahrens of Virginia, Trigger Time 4H
12. Guadalupe Cuenca of New York, Post 151 Middletown
13. Yaniel Vera of New York, Post 151 Middletown
14. Jacqueline Treloar of Montana, Gallatin Valley Sharp Shooters
15. Eliana Dalley of Utah, Utah Military Academy
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