By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The 2024 National Three-Position Sporter Air Rifle Championship, hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), was held June 20-22 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio. A group of nearly 200 juniors from 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club and JROTC air rifle programs participated in the event.
Typically, those competing in the Three-Position National Championship fire two consecutive days of qualifying scores at kneeling, prone and standing positions, followed by an eight-person final for the top competitors. Unfortunately, this year’s event was disrupted by an unexpected power outage within the range on Day 2. The outage lasted so long that CMP staff eventually had to make the difficult decision to discontinue the rest of the match and eliminate the final.
“Due to the outage, we regrettably could not proceed with the three-position elimination final,” said Katie Harrington, CMP Air Gun Manager and Match Director of the event. “Thankfully, since all participants had completed their qualification rounds, only the top eight individuals were affected. We tried to be as fair as possible and awarded the top eight places based on their qualification scores and included additional prize money so that all finalists would leave with something.”
Prize money included $1,000 for first, $750 for second and $500 for third. Places fourth through eighth earned $200 for their performances. Overall winners determined from the existing qualifying scores were:
1. Shiloh Hargrove, 16, Jack C. Hays High School, Texas
2. Jordyn Allen, 17, Rehobeth High School Navy JROTC, Alabama
3. Ashley Carr, 17, Guns R Us 4-H, Nebraska
4. Samantha Seagle, 18, Trigger Time Shooting Education 4-H Club, Virginia
5. Alexis Guerrero, 18, Jack C. Hays High School, Texas
6. Brooklyn Zeigler, 17, Daniel Boone High School, Tennessee
7. Celeste Guerrero, 18, Jack C. Hays High School, Texas
8. Avery Hines, 14, Pickaway Diabolos, Ohio
The CMP also presented $1,000 scholarships to the top four placing graduated seniors of the event – Alexis and Celeste Guerrero of Jack C. Hays High School (Texas), Samantha Seagle of Trigger Time Shooting Education 4-H Club (Virginia) and Jordyn Allen of Alabama.
Additionally, the top five teams of the 2024 National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship were awarded:
1. Jack C. Hays High School 1, Texas (Shiloh Hargrove, Alexis Guerrero, Celeste Guerrero, Brynn Gray) – 4379-140X
2. Trigger Time Shooting Education 4-H Club, Virginia (Samantha Seagle, Samantha Erick, Lexi Strand, Rebecca Ahrens – 4358-152X
3. Zion Benton High School Team 2, Illinois (Brayden Rich, Brianna Benedetto, Addyson Gustafson, Gianna Gomez) – 4348-121X
4. Daniel Boone High School, Tennessee (Brooklyn Zeigler, Connor Rowan, Mackenzie Cole, Zachary Higgins) – 4340-116X
5. Zion Benton High School Team 1, Illinois (Kalinn White, Miah Leong, Riley Vines, Nathan Zelaya) – 4329-120X
The National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship for precision athletes is set to be held back at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center, July 8-10. For a complete list of results of all stages of the National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship, visit the CMP’s Competition Tracker page at https://ct.thecmp.org/2024N3PARCResults. Photos of each event may be viewed and downloaded for free at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f58658171.
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.