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USA Shooting Kicks Off ISSF World Cup Season in India

February 20, 2019 By Tom McHale

USA Shooting

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) 2019 World Cup season kicks off tomorrow as 18 USA Shooting athletes have made their way to New Delhi, India for the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup starting Wednesday and running through February 28. Nearly 500 athletes from 58 countries are expected to compete at this World Cup.

It’s crunch time as the top Rifle/Pistol athletes in the world will not only vie for medals, but for valuable 2020 Olympic Games quotas during this year’s World Cup season. An Olympic quota is essentially a country’s ticket to participate in a specific event in the 2020 Olympic Games. Earning an Olympic quota in competition ensures the country a spot in that particular event, not necessarily the athlete. Athletes will earn Olympic Team slots via a trials system which can be viewed here: http://www.usashooting.org/library/Policies_and_Procedures/doc01203920190111105314.pdf. Of the 16 individual athlete quotas the United States would need to send a full team in the Rifle and Pistol events to the Olympic Games, U.S. athletes have earned two of a possible eight in Pistol and five of a possible eight in Rifle. The athletes for this World Cup were selected during the Winter Airgun Championships and Smallbore Selection Match at the end of 2018.

The 13-person Rifle contingent has been putting up world-class scores recently and looks to continue their success in India. To earn her spot, Sarah Beard (Danville, Indiana/U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, pictured) shot a world-class score of 1185 in Women’s Three-Position Rifle on her first day of Qualification at the Smallbore Selection Match – five points higher than the world record and the highest of anyone in the entire competition. She also won gold in this event at the Championship of the Americas where she earned the U.S. an Olympic quota.

Also look for strong performances from Men’s Smallbore Selection Match winner Tim Sherry(Highlands, Ranch, Colorado/USAMU), who also won bronze at the Winter Airgun Championships.  Recently back from Europe where they posted medal-winning/record scores, Sagen Maddalena’s (Groveland, California) score of 632.2 at the H&N Cup bettered the previous national record in Women’s Air Rifle. Junior athlete Mary Tucker (Colorado Springs, Colorado) also broke the Junior Women’s Air Rifle national record with her silver medal-winning performance at the Meyton Cup. Look for strong scores from former Murray State standout Ivan Roe (Manhattan, Montana) as well, who was the top finisher at Winter Airgun Championships.

Perhaps the most versatile athlete in the U.S. delegation is 2012 Olympian Nick Mowrer(Butte, Montana). Mowrer finished in 15th place in Free Pistol at the 2012 Olympic Games, but he will compete in Men’s Three-Position Rifle and Rapid Fire Pistol at this World Cup. Mowrer finished in second place at the Smallbore Selection Match in Three-Position Rifle to earn his start in this event. He made is international debut in Three-Position Rifle at the World Cup in Fort Benning last year where he finished in 30th place.  This competition will be Mowrer’s first international event in Rapid Fire Pistol. Mowrer also won bronze in Men’s Prone Rifle at the World Cup in Fort Benning in 2014.

Filling out the Pistol contingent are Championship of the Americas gold medalists James Hall(Columbia, Missouri) and Alexis Lagan (Boulder City, Nevada). Each won gold and an Olympic quota for the U.S. in Men’s Air Pistol and Women’s Sport Pistol respectively. Also competing are Nathalia Tobar (East Northport, New York) and three-time Olympian Keith Sanderson(Colorado Springs, Colorado). The last time Sanderson competed in New Delhi, he won the ISSF World Cup Final in Rapid Fire Pistol in 2017.

Finals will be broadcast live on the ISSF website at https://www.issf-sports.org/(New Delhi is 12.5 hours ahead of the U.S. Mountain Time Zone). View the schedule and follow along with live results: https://www.issf-sports.org/competitions/venue/schedule.ashx?cshipid=2540. 

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