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High School Teams Top 2021 National Three-Position Air Rifle Sporter Match in June

July 16, 2021 By Tom McHale

CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – Scholastic rifle teams came to win during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2021 National Three-Position Air Rifle Sporter Championships, held simultaneously at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio and the South CMP Competition Center in Alabama, June 24-26.

The three-position event consists of two days of competition between high school and club air rifle marksmen – featuring both the Junior Olympic National Three-Position Air Rifle (3PAR) and the CMP Nationals. As in years past, athletes of the 2021 event fired qualifying scores each day, with the top eight competing in a final. Winners from each location were recognized, with overall winners determined from scores of all participating athletes.

Nation Ford High School led both the Junior Olympic and CMP 3PAR Sporter National events.

Nation Ford High School from South Carolina, Zion Benton High School of Illinois and Ozark High School in Missouri overtook the overall top three places, respectively, in both the Junior Olympics and the CMP Nationals team contests. Nation Ford has been claiming overall medals consistently at Nationals since 2016 – earning at least second or even first overall, not only as a team, but with its individual athletes.

Zion Benton High School from Illinois achieved second overall in both team competitions.

Staying true to form, Nation Ford produced the overall individual athlete in the Junior Olympic match in 2021, with Maya Cameron, 17, earning a score of 653.9 – just sixth-tenths of a point over second place. Nation Ford members also reached third and fifth place overall finishes during the match. The team’s talented athletes went on to earn the second, third and sixth places in the CMP competition.

Ozark High School from Missouri was the third place team in both National events.

Also achieving consistent medal-winning showings over the years is Zion Benton, who has been a past overall winner. The team earned second in both the Junior Olympics and CMP competitions in 2021, with multiple members earning medals at the Camp Perry location.

“I’m really, really proud of them,” said coach Master Chief Dan Hackstein. “They’ve worked hard for this competition. We’ve been very, very fortunate at our school to have been able to practice since right after the week of the Fourth of July (2020), so we’ve been working hard –  and it’s nice to see the practice pay off in these National competitions.”

Maya Cameron of Nation Ford topped the Junior Olympic individual match.

He went on to talk about graduated senior Halie Creekmore, 17, who earned fourth overall in the CMP National event. Creekmore finished second in the competition her freshman year in 2018 and led at the Camp Perry location in 2021. Likewise, teammate Amarissa Jackson, 17, earned fourth overall in the Junior Olympic event and fifth in the CMP. With Creekmore moving on next year (working toward a future in graphic design), Jackson will have the chance to fill an important role at Zion Benton as she enters her senior year.

Jason Champagne was the overall competitor of the CMP 3PAR match and was also second overall in the Junior Olympic event.

“Amarissa really came on strong this year,” Hackstein said. “She is just so consistent, and she’ll lead our team next year.”

Earning the overall individual spot in the CMP National 3PAR event was Jason Champagne, 18, of Jack C. Hays High School, Texas. Champagne also earned second in the Junior Olympic match.

Haylie Creekmore, a graduated senior from Zion Benton, will be seeking a future in graphic design.

A tournament chess player and honor student, Champagne’s coach credits him for bringing “thoughtful contemplation” to the rifle team.

“Jason is the most focused and methodical marksman I have coached in eight years,” said Jack C. Hays coach LtCol Don Wimp. “It is unusual to find a shooter who is truly never satisfied and whose goal is perfection every time he shoots.”

Champagne will be attending Texas A&M in the fall, pursuing a degree in engineering toward employment in the space exploration industry.

The top eight individuals at each location were awarded medals and checks, presented by the CMP, with the top three individuals overall receiving additional awards. Teams from each location as well as overall were also recognized. As part of the continued support of youth athletes, the CMP will send $1,000 scholarships to the top three overall graduated seniors of the competition.

Overall Junior Olympic National 3PAR Junior Olympic Individual:

  1. Maya Cameron, 17, Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 653.9
  2. Jason Champagne, 18, Jack C. Hays High School, Texas – 653.3
  3. Kayla Kalenza, 17, Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 653.1
  4. Amarissa Jackson, 17, Zion Benton High School, Illinois – 645.5
  5. Alana Ruggiero, 18, Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 645.0
  6. Justin Merriman, 19, Pierre Junior Shooters, South Dakota – 640.0
  7. Isaac Joback, 17, Heritage Classical Christian Academy, Missouri – 638.1
  8. Elijah Glenn, 17, Ozark High School, Missouri – 632.2

 Overall Junior Olympic National 3PAR Junior Olympic Team:

  1. Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 2220-83X
  2. Zion Benton High School, Illinois – 2180-66X
  3. Ozark High School, Missouri – 2175-78x

Overall CMP National 3PAR Championship Individual:

  1. Jason Champagne, 18, Jack C. Hays High School, Texas – 656.7
  2. Kayla Kalenza, 17, Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 654.8
  3. Maya Cameron, 17, Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 651.7
  4. Halie Creekmore, 17, Zion Benton High School, Illinois – 649.0
  5. Amarissa Jackson, 17, Zion Benton High School, Illinois – 647.7
  6. Alana Ruggiero, 18, Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 646.1
  7. Rylie Stoeser, 16, Pierre Junior Shooters, South Dakota – 643.9
  8. Elijah Glenn, 17, Ozark High School, Missouri – 642.2

Overall CMP National 3PAR Championship Individual:

  1. Nation Ford High School, South Carolina – 2216-90X
  2. Zion Benton High School, Illinois – 2191-70X
  3. Ozark High School, Missouri – 2177-75x

For a complete list of results, visit https://ct.thecmp.org/2021N3PARCresults. Photos of the event from both locations can be found on the CMP Zenfolio page at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f110931702.

Next up, the Precision CMP National Championship/National 3PAR Junior Olympic Championship is set for July 17-19 in Anniston and Camp Perry. Learn more on the CMP website at https://thecmp.org/youth/national-three-position-air-rifle-championships/.

The CMP would also like to thank Larry and Brenda Potterfield, co-founders of the MidwayUSA Corporation, who again provided generous donations for the National 3PAR Championship. The MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501c(3) public charity that helps communities and organizations raise funds to support youth shooting teams and activities. The Foundation is an endowment which helps fund team expenses today and into the future.

— By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Staff Writer

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.

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