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Pride of Scotland, McIntosh, Wins Junior Air Rifle Title at Dixie Double USA Shooting’s Morrill Wins Open Class
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By: Steve Cooper, CMP Writer |
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ANNISTON, ALABAMA – Jennifer McIntosh, 20, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and member of the Great Britain air rifle shooting team, was the high aggregate junior competitor in the third annual Dixie Double. The 60-shot X2 international match was fired at the CMP South Marksmanship Center on Saturday and Sunday, 5-6 November. McIntosh fired an aggregate score of 1394.6 to lead the juniors and finished third in the open category.
Like the top Americans in the event, McIntosh is vying for an opportunity to represent Great Britain in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Meghann Morrill, 25, of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Matt Emmons, 30, of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, members of the USA Shooting national rifle team, were the top open aggregate air rifle shooters with two-day plus final aggregate scores of 1400.1 and 1396.5, respectively. Morrill shot a remarkable 598 on Day I and backed it up with a 593 on Day II with 104.8 and 104.3 finals. Emmons fired 593 and 596 qualifying scores on days I and II.
Samantha Bullard, 16, of Atmore, Alabama, was the runner-up in the junior class, firing an aggregate score of 1372.9 and Daniel Hermsmeier, 20, of Chesterfield, Missouri, placed third with a 1370.1 aggregate. Bullard fired 587/581 and a pair of 102’s on days I and II while Hermsmeier shot 585/583 and capped his shooting performance with a 103.1 on the second day final.
Rounding out the top five in junior air rifle were Hannah Black, 17, of Richmond, Virginia, who fired a total two-day score of 1360.9 and Abigail Casey, 20, of McDonough, Georgia, followed in fifth place with an aggregate of 1358.3.
In team competition, Scottish-themed “Braveheart,” composed of McIntosh and American Amy Sowash, 27, of Colorado Springs, tallied a team aggregate of 2369 for first place. “Pinky and the Brain” placed second narrowly by one center shot tiebreaker and was fired by Morrill and Elizabeth Lee, 17, of Philadelphia, Tennessee (2338-150) over “Limited Editions” fired by SPC Joseph Hall, U.S. Army, and Casey (2338-149).
Disabled shooter, SFC Josh Olson, 32, U.S. Army, fired an aggregate score of 1403.9 in air rifle.
In air pistol competition, the high junior shooter was Alexander Chichkov, 17, of Tampa, Florida, who fired an aggregate score of 1308.4. Chichkov fired 559 and 554 qualifying scores on days I and II with a pair of 97 finals and placed seventh overall. Anna Meeks, 18, of Hickory Flat, Mississippi, placed second among juniors with an aggregate of 1179.5 and Ronnie Pierson, 15, of West Blocton, Alabama, fired an aggregate of 1080.9 for third.
The high open class air pistol shooters were Keith Sanderson, 36, of Colorado Springs, who shot an aggregate of 1362, coming in with 579/581 qualifiers. Sanderson fired a 100.9 final on Day I and followed with a 101.1 on Day II. The unopposed air pistol team of Chichkov and Beaman fired a combined aggregate score of 2264. Sanderson and Beaman are members of the U.S. National Pistol Team and Chichkov is a member of the U.S. National Junior Pistol Team.
For complete results of the Dixie Double event in Anniston, Alabama log onto http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_matchResult.cgi?matchID=7643. |
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