Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Championship Winners

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 21, 2008)

Approximately 300 top junior rifle and pistol shooters from around the U.S. traveled to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. April 4-19 to compete for National Junior Olympic Titles. Competition for the Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Championships began with the rifle events and concluded with the pistol competition.

To participate in the National Junior Olympic Championships, athletes had to 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 are awarded to top open, J2 and J3 athletes in each event. The following is a list of medal winners and scores for each event:

Men’s 50m Free Pistol
Champion: Nick Mowrer (Ramsay, Mont.) - 618.1
2nd Place: Anthony Lutz (Tonganoxie, Kan.) - 614.3
3rd Place: Alex Callage (Columbia, Md.) - 602.4

High J2: Aaron Tourigny (Fitchburg, Mass.)- 497
2nd J2: Joe Totts (Mogadore, Ohio) - 474
3rd J2: Bill Pesci (Larkspur, Colo.) - 463

Men’s 10m Air Pistol
Champion: Nick Mowrer (Ramsay, Mont.) - 1222.3
2nd Place: Anthony Lutz (Tonganoxie, Kan.) - 1216.7
3rd Place: Jack DuToit (Plano, Texas) - 1210.6

High J2: Matthew Pueppke (Amenia, N.D.) - 1095
2nd J2: Will Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) - 1091
3rd J2: Garrett Wright (Boerne, Texas) - 1075

High J3: James Starr (Mullen, Neb.)- 1059
2nd J3: Hayden Wright (Boerne, Texas) - 996

Women’s 25m Sport Pistol
Champion: Heather Deppe (Monument, Colo.) - 747.3
2nd Place: Rebekah Jennings (Boerne, Texas) - 724.4
3rd Place: Kelsey Imig (Westminster, Pa.) - 723.4

High J2: Kylie Gagnon (Bozeman, Mont.) - 503
2nd J2: Hannah Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 502
3rd J2: Shelby Cammack (Sturgis, S.D.) - 496

Women’s 10m Air Pistol
Champion: Heather Deppe (Monument, Colo.) - 841.5
2nd Place: Kelsey Imig (Westminster, Mass.) - 832.7
3rd Place: Kylie Gagnon (Bozeman, Mont.) - 827.5

High J2: Rebekah Jennings (Boerne, Texas) - 717
2nd J2: Hannah Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - 714
3rd J2: Alexandria Strudwick (Coppell, Texas) - 704

Men’s 50m Three Position Rifle
Champion: Dempster Christenson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) - 2398.0
2nd Place: Jonathan Hall (Carrollton, Ga.) - 2392.6
3rd Place: Cody Rutter (Palmyra, Pa.) - 2383.1

High J2: Thomas Kyanko (Wellsburg, W.V.) - 2277
2nd J2: Brent Books (Seneca, Pa.) - 2269
3rd J2: Cody Enders (Dauphin, Pa.) - 2261

High J3: Soren Butler (Casselton, N.D.) - 2266
2nd J3: Remington Lyman (Meriden, Conn.) - 2186
3rd J3: Garrettt Spurgeon (Canton, Mo.) - 2154

Men’s 50m Prone Rifle
Champion: Cody Rutter (Palmyra, Pa.) - 1285.4
2nd Place: Jonathan Hall (Carrollton, Ga.) - 1285.1
3rd Place: Brent Books (Seneca, Pa.) - 1284.0

High J2: David Sloan (Huntingdon, Pa.) - 1179
2nd J2: Michael Liuzza (New Orleans, La.) - 1179
3rd J2: Jacob Carrillo (Lincoln, Calif.) - 1178

High J3: Soren Butler (Casselton, N.D.) - 1157
2nd J3: Remington Lyman (Meriden, Conn.) - 1156
3rd J3: Garrett Spurgeon (Canton, Mo.) - 1144

Men’s 10m Air Rifle
Champion: Jonathan Hall (Carrollton, Ga.) - 1288.0
2nd Place: Michael Kulbacki (Dubois, Pa.) - 1280.1
3rd Place: Ethan Settlemires (Walnut, Miss.) - 1274.6

High J2: Cody Enders (Dauphin, Pa.) - 1156
2nd J2: Michael Liuzza (New Orleans, La.) - 1152
3rd J2: Matthew Pueppke (Amenia, N.D.) - 1149

High J3: Soren Butler (Casselton, N.D.) - 1161
2nd J3: Tim Sherry (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) - 1134
3rd J3: Dalton Strayer (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) - 1125

Women’s 50m Three Position Rifle
Champion: Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) - 1258.1
2nd Place: Abigail Fong (New York, N.Y.) - 1252.8
3rd Place: Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) - 1250.7

High J2: Amanda Furrer (Spokane, Wash.) - 1147
2nd J2: Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) - 1140
3rd J2: Alivia Yeager (Louisville, Ky.) - 1127

High J3: Megan Lee (Fuquay-varin, N.C.) - 1106
2nd J3: Forest Masters (Valdez, Alaska) - 1099
3rd J3: Alyssa Gestl (Palmyra, Pa.) - 1097

Women’s 10m Air Rifle
Champion: Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) - 892.2
2nd Place: Erin Lorenzen (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - 885.6
3rd Place: Brandi Eskew (Arthur, W.V.) - 885.3

High J2: Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) - 784
2nd J2: Amanda Furrer (Spokane, Wash.) - 783
3rd J2: Emily Quiner (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) - 776

High J3: Forest Masters (Valdez, Alaska) - 771
2nd J3: Camille Lathbury (Alexandria, Va.) - 757
3rd J3: Alyssa Gestl (Palmyra, Pa.) - 754

Complete Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Championship results

Rifle/Pistol National Junior Olympic Championship photo gallery

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