2009 Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Winners

[USA Shooting]

2009 Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Championships Winners



COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 21, 2009) – Over 300 of the nation’s best junior rifle and pistol shooters gathered at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. April 3-19 to compete for National Junior Olympic (JO) titles. The 2009 USA Shooting Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Championships was an exciting 17-day event that began with the rifle competition and concluded with the pistol events.



Junior shooters from all over the United States competed in nine out of the 10 rifle/pistol events that are contested at the Olympic Games. Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol is the only Olympic event that is not fired at the JOs, but the Junior Sport Pistol event for both men and women will likely be included in the competition schedule for the 2010 National Junior Olympic Championships.



At the 2009 Rifle/Pistol JOs, the women’s rifle competition began on April 3 with 10m Air Rifle and concluded with 50m 3 Position on April 7. Men’s rifle events were held April 10-14, including Air Rifle, 3 Position and Prone and the men’s and women’s pistol events ran from April 17-19. Air pistol is contested for both men and women, while 25m Sport Pistol is shot by women and 50m Free Pistol is fired by men. All events were held at the U.S. Olympic Shooting Center, which is the largest indoor shooting facility in the Western Hemisphere.



To participate in the annual National Junior Olympic Championships, athletes must shoot in their State Junior Olympic Championships and either win the match or shoot above a certain score to be invited to the competition. Athletes who are invited have the opportunity to stay at the Olympic Training Center and get a glimpse of what it is like for full-time resident athletes, living and training for the Olympic Games.



National Junior Olympic Championship titles were awarded to the top open, J2 and J3 athletes in each event. The following is a list of medal winners and overall scores for each of the events:



Women’s 10m Air Rifle

Champion: Emily Quiner (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) 888.2

2nd Place: Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) 885.9

3rd Place: Andrea Dardas (Essexville, Mich.) 885.0



High J2: Chelsey Frink (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 782

2nd J2: Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) 779

3rd J2: Alivia Yeager (Louisville, Ky.) 775



High J3: Alison Weisz (Belgrade, Mont.) 765

2nd J3: Rachel Martin (Peralta, N.M.) 759

3rd J3: Haylea Broughton (Tulsa, Okla.) 756





Women’s 50m 3 Position Rifle

Champion: Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) 1255.9

2nd Place: Amanda Furrer (Spokane, Wash.) 1254.4

3rd Place: Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) 1253.1



High J2: Alyssa Gestl (Palmyra, Pa.) 1143

2nd J2: Claudia Duksa (Bristol, Con.) 1142

3rd J2: Samantha Trisdale (Aurora, Colo.) 1135



High J3: Libby Tallberg (Stratford, Conn.) 1103

2nd J3: Victoria Wolfe (Trevorton, Pa.) 1098

3rd J3: Rachel Martin (Peralta, N.M.) 1097



Men’s 10m Air Rifle

Champion: Ethan Settlemires (Walnut, Miss.) 1277.4

2nd Place: Dustin Chesebro (Laramie, Wyo.) 1271.4

3rd Place: Zach Wells (Sharpsburg, Ga.) 1265.7



High J2: Taylor Ciotola (Pasadena, Md.) 1161

2nd J2: Michael Liuzza (New Orleans, La.) 1161

3rd J2: Matthew Martin (Eagle River, Alaska) 1156



High J3: Kevin Sui (West Covina, Calif.) 1123

2nd J3: Leonard Smittner (North Haven, Conn.) 1122

3rd J3: Raymond Freeman (Britton, S.D.) 1108



Men’s 50m Prone Rifle

Champion: Samuel Muegge (Boling, Texas) 1286.3

2nd Place: Thomas Kyanko (Wellsburg, W.V.) 1284.8

3rd Place: Scott Franz (Livermore, Colo.) 1284.2



High J2: Michael Liuzza (New Orleans, La.) 1183

2nd J2: Taylor Ciotola (Pasadena, Md.) 1176

3rd J2: Alexander Rivera (Kendall Park, N.J.) 1169



High J3: Joseph Martin (Emerado, N.D.) 1163

2nd J3: Kevin Sui (West Covina, Calif.) 1161

3rd J3: Adam Wheland (Williamsburg, Pa.) 1157



Men’s 50m 3 Position Rifle

Champion: Dempster Christenson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 2400.2

2nd Place: Thomas Kyanko (Wellsburg, W.V.) 2390.0

3rd Place: Andy Lamson (Colchester, Vt.) 2386.1



High J2: Samuel Muegge (Boling, Texas) 2270

2nd J2: Michael Liuzza (New Orleans, La.) 2270

3rd J2: Bill Harvey (North Huntingdon, Pa.) 2269



High J3: Adam Wheland (Williamsburg, Pa.) 2222

2nd J3: Leonard Smittner (North Haven, Conn.) 2199

3rd J3: Kevin Sui (West Covina, Calif.) 2182



Men’s 10m Air Pistol

Champion: Will Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1209.1

2nd Place: Bradley Bunner (Hyannis, Neb.) 1205.8

3rd Place: Michael Wilson (Villa Rica, Ga.) 1190.1



High J2: Garrett Wright (Boerne, Texas) 1093

2nd J2: Joe Totts (Mogadore, Ohio) 1081

3rd J2: Andrew Hazelton (Westford, Mass.) 1071



High J3: Kevin Chen (Belmont, Mass.) 1019

2nd J3: Wyatt Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1003

3rd J3: Luke Mattox (Kankakee, Ill.) 984



Women’s 10m Air Pistol

Champion: Kylie Gagnon (Bozeman, Mont.) 834.5

2nd Place: Courtney Anthony (Lexington, Neb.) 834.2

3rd Place: Kelsey Imig (Westminster, Mass.) 831.0



High J2: Hannah Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 711

2nd J2: Beth Lutz (Annville, Pa.) 697

3rd J2: Cheyenne Arbach (Marion, S.D.) 697



High J3: Kathryn Kananen (Florissant, Colo.) 673

2nd J3: Haylea Broughton (Tulsa, Okla.) 632



Women’s 25m Sport Pistol

Champion: Courtney Anthony (Lexington, Neb.) 743.7

2nd Place: Hannah Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 735.9

3rd Place: Kelsey Imig (Westminster, Mass.) 734.1



High J2: Juliana Granato (Concord, Mass.) 456

2nd J2: Beth Lutz (Annville, Pa.) 395

3rd J2: Cheyenne Arbach (Marion, S.D.) 394



High J3: Haylea Broughton (Tulsa, Okla.) 127



Men’s 50m 3 Free Pistol

Champion: Will Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) 604.2

2nd Place: Joe Totts (Mogadore, Ohio) 595.7

3rd Place: Andrew Sugaya (Cambridge, Mass.) 584.5



High J2: Andrew Hazelton (Westford, Mass.) 454

2nd J2: Bill Pesci (Larkspur, Colo.) 444

3rd J2: Edward Ramsey (Jenkinsville, S.C.) 439



High J3: Kevin Chen (Belmont, Mass.) 418



For complete results from the 2009 National Junior Olympic Championships for Rifle and Pistol, please visit www.usashooting.org.







Mary Beth Vorwerk

USA Shooting

Media and Public Relations Manager

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[WarWagon]

Congrats to all the winners, especially the young lady from my hometown who won J3 in Women's 3P!

[Jack Milchanowski]

Congratulations to those who earned the awards! Your hard work paid off. I would also like to congratulate all the other shooters who were invited to the Junior Olympics. Each of you earned an invitation through dedicated practice and time management. Thank all of you for your participation in our sport! Why not invite a couple of your friends to come and shoot with you?

Jack