Matt Emmons Claims Men’s 3 Position National Championship

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Matt Emmons Claims Men’s 3 Position National Championship Title



FT. BENNING, Ga. (July 5, 2008) – The 2008 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol came to a close today with Matt Emmons earning his third national title of the competition, taking first place in the Men’s 3 Position Rifle event.



Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.), a 2004 Olympian and 2008 Olympic team member finished on top with final of 101.1 and a total score of 2455.1. Earlier in the competition, Emmons also claimed the Men’s Air Rifle and Men’s 3 Position Rifle titles. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) member and 1996 Olympian Eric Uptagrafft (Spokane, Wash) took second place with a total score of 2437.1 and USAMU member Michael McPhail (Darlington, Wis.) finished in third place with 2435.8.



In the Junior Men’s 3 Position event, 2008 U.S. Olympic team member and West Point Cadet Stephen Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) captured the national title with an overall score of 2404.8. Cody Rutter (Palmyra, Pa.) took second place with 2388.1 and Thomas Santelli (Prosperity, Pa.) finished in third place with 2386.3.



Complete Rifle/Pistol National Championship results are available on www.usashooting.org.