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FORT BENNING, Ga. – Soldiers of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit have won numerous medal and national titles in the USA Shooting National Championships, which are ongoing at the Pool International Shooting Complex and in Texas.
The 2007 National Championships kicked off June 16. The shotgun portion of the competition is taking place at the Hill Country Shooting Sports Center through June 24 in Kerrville, Texas, while the rifle and pistol events are being conducted through June 24 at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Pool Ranges.
In Men’s Three Position Free Rifle competition June 19 at Pool Outdoor Range, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers Sgt. 1st Class Jason A. Parker and Maj. Michael E. Anti took the Gold and Silver medals; Matthew Wallace got the Bronze. In the junior category, Thomas Csenge took first, while Phillip Huckaby finished in second and Michael Dickinson took third.
Emily Caruso earned the top spot in Women’s Air Rifle, while Jamie Beyerle took second and Becky Hershberger finished in third place. Hershberger also claimed first place in the junior category. Abigail Fong and Shasta Little finished in second and third place respectively.
In Women’s Air Pistol, Navy Reserve Petty Officer 2nd Class Sandra Uptagrafft grabbed the national title, while Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Callahan finished second and Brenda Shinn took third. Heather Deppe earned the national title for the Junior Air Pistol Women, while Courtney Anthony finished right behind her in second and Kelsey Imig took third place.
USAMU’s Staff Sgt. John C. Ennis won the Gold Medal in the Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol event; Staff Sgt. Keith Sanderson finished second and John McNally took third. For the junior men, Brad Balsley took the national title, while Sean Ragay and Tyler Imig took second and third respectively.
In Men’s Standard Pistol, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas A. Rose of the USAMU captured the national title, Ennis finished second and Richard Kang took third. Sean Ragay took first for the junior men, while Tyler Imig finished second and Cody Owsley took third place.
In Kerrville, Sgt. 1st Class Shawn C. Dulohery of the USAMU grabbed the national title in Men’s Skeet, while his USAMU teammate Sgt. 1st Class James Todd Graves took second; Randal McLelland finished in third. In Junior Men’s Skeet, Jon McGrath took first, Hunter Wise finished second and Frank Thompson took third.
Kimberly Rhode won the national championship in Women’s Skeet, while Connie Smotek and Brandie Neal took second and third place respectively. Emily Blount captured the national title for the junior women, while Alexander Chiang finished second and Caitlin Connor took third.
USAMU Soldiers swept the Men’s Double Trap event. Spc. Joshua M. Richmond, Pfc. Walton Glenn Eller III, Spc. Jeffrey G. Holguin and Staff Sgt. William H. Keever finished in the top four spots in the men’s open category.
More than 300 rifle and pistol shooters as well as approximately 150 shotgun shooters from across the nation are competing in the week-long national championships conducted by USA Shooting, the national governing body for the Olympic shooting sports. Scores and photos are available online at www.usashooting.org.
The rest of the schedule of events for the 2007 National Championships is as follows:
Shotgun National Championships, Kerrville, Texas
June 20: Men’s and Women’s Trap Official Training
June 21: Men’s and Women’s Trap Match #1
June 22: Men’s and Women’s Trap Match #2
June 23: Men’s and Women’s Trap Match #3
June 24: Men’s and Women’s Trap Match #4 and Finals
Pistol and Rifle National Championships, Fort Benning, Ga.
June 20: Men’s Air Pistol, Men’s Center Fire Pistol, Junior Men’s Sport Pistol, Women’s Sport Pistol and Women’s Three Position and Prone Sport Rifle Official Training & Men’s Free Rifle Prone Match #1
June 21: Men’s Air Pistol, Men’s Center Fire Pistol, Junior Men’s Sport Pistol, Women’s Sport Pistol and Women’s Three Position Sport Rifle Match #1 & Men’s Free Rifle Prone Match #2 and Finals
June 22: Men’s Air Pistol, Men’s Center Fire Pistol, Junior Men’s Sport Pistol and Women’s Sport Pistol Match #2 and Finals, Women’s Three Position Sport Rifle Match #2 and Finals, Women’s Sport Rifle Prone Match #1 & Men’s Free Pistol and Air Rifle Official Training
June 23: Men’s Free Pistol and Men’s Air Rifle Match #1 & Women’s Prone Sport Rifle Match #2
June 24: Men’s Free Pistol and Air Rifle Match #2 and Finals
Media are invited to cover the ceremony but should coordinate with the Public Affairs Office before coming to post. Call (706) 545-5436 or e-mail paula.pagan@usaac.army.mil for more information.
(Formed in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to raise the standards of marksmanship throughout the U.S. Army, the Army Marksmanship Unit is assigned to the Accessions Support Brigade of the U.S. Army Accessions Command. The Marksmanship Unit trains its Soldiers to win competitions and enhances combat readiness through train-the-trainer clinics, research and development. For more information on the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, contact the Public Affairs Office at (706) 545-5436, paula.pagan@usaac.army.mil or http://www.usaac.army.mil/amu/. USA Shooting is recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Shooting Sport Federation as the national governing body for the Olympic and international shooting sports in the United States. For more information on USA Shooting, contact Mary Beth Vorwerk at (719) 866-4896, media@usashooting.org or http://www.usashooting.com.)
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Congrats Emily!





Of course congrats to all as well.