Jamie Beyerle Captures Women’s 3 Position National Title
FT. BENNING, Ga. (July 3, 2008) – The Women’s 3 Position Rifle final was held today at the 2008 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol with Jamie Beyerle claiming the title.
Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.), the 2007 National Champion in Women’s 3 Position and 2008 U.S. Olympic team member, won the national title today, finishing in first place with an overall score of 1269.0. Amy Sowash (Richmond, Ky.) finished second with a total score of 1258.3 and U.S. Army Marksmanship (USAMU) member Nicole Cooper ((Kearny, N.J.) took third place with 1255.2.
Abigail Fong (New York, N.Y) won the national title for the Junior 3 Position women for the second year in a row, finishing with a total score 1253.5. Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) took second place with 1252.7 and Fong’s sister Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.), a 2008 U.S. Olympic team member, claimed the third spot with 1250.8
The 2008 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol are being held at Ft. Benning’s International Shooting Complex, home of the USAMU and run through July 5.
Complete Rifle/Pistol National Championship results are available on www.usashooting.org.
Jamie Beyerle Captures Women’s 3 Position National Title
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