Competitors set for Legion's air rifle championships in Colorado

Thirty high school air rifle competitors made it through two postal rounds of The American Legion's Junior 3-Position Air Rifle national tournament to earn a spot in the 29th annual Junior 3-Position Air Rifle National Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. The top 15 shooters in the precision and sporter categories will compete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs July 25-27.

See a list of the precision competitors here and sporter competitors here.

The air rifle marksmen will shoot a .177 caliber air rifle in three positions: prone, standing and kneeling. The top eight shooters in both categories will be finalized July 26 and advance to the championship round July 27, which starts at 9 a.m. Mountain time. Round-by-round live scoring will be available the week of the competition. Photos and stories of the top 16 finalists and the winners will be available at www.legion.org/shooting.

One competitor will win the championship title in each category, along with a $5,000 college 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 finisher in each category.

The precision and sporter champions will attend the 101st American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis in August to be honored alongside other American Legion youth program champions.