Day One Winners (Dec. 5)
Women's Air Rifle
Meghann Morrill (Verdi, Nev.) grabbed the title in a close match with a qualification score of 397, a final of 101.8 for a total of 498.8.
Two-time Olympian Emily Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.) took second place with 498.2 and 2008 Olympian Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.)
finished in third place with 498.1. Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) finished in first place for the Junior Rifle women with a total score
495.4, while 2008 Olympian Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) took second place with 493.1 and Caitlin Morrissey (Topeka, Kan.)
claimed third place with 491.6.
Women's Air Pistol
Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.) captured first place with a match score of 378, a final score of 93.5 for an overall score of
471.5. Elisabeta Nishica (Acworth, Ga.), finished in second place with 471.3 and 2008 Olympian Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.) took
third place with 470.2. Courtney Anthony (Lexington, Neb.) took the junior title with 459.5, while Kelsey Imig (Westminster, Mass.)
claimed second with 459.3 and Hannah Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) captured the third spot with 450.7.
Day Two Winners (Dec. 6)
Women's Air Rifle
Two-time Olympian Emily Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.) won the Women's Air Rifle title with a match score of 398, a final of 103.6 for an
overall score of 501.6. University of Nebraska's Kimberly Chrostowski (Rockville, R.I.) claimed second place with 499.7, while 2008
Olympian Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) took third place with 497.7. Meredith Holman (Annandale, Va.) finished in first place for the
Junior Air Rifle women with a total score 497.2. Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) took second place with 495.3 and 2008 Olympian
Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) grabbed third place with 493.3.
Women's Air Pistol
Teresa Meyer (Dearborn, Mich.) captured first place in Women's Air Pistol with a match score of 377, a final of 97.2 for a total score
of 474.2. Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.), a 2008 Olympian, finished second with 468.3 and Enkelejda Shehaj (Naples, Fla.) claimed
third place with an overall score of 465.9. Julie Kallenbach (Bozeman, Mont.) finished first for the Junior Air Pistol women with a total
score of 465.6, while Courtney Anthony (Lexington, Neb.) took second with 463.0 and Rebekah Jennings finished third with 462.7.
Day 3 Winners (Dec. 7)
Women's Air Rifle
Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) finished on top of the podium in Women's Air Rifle with a match score of 396, a final of 101.9 for a
total score of 497.9. University of Kentucky's Megan English (Boulder, Colo.) took second place with 497.3. Two-time Olympian Emily
Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.), who was the Day Two Champion, along with Day One Champion Meghann Morrill (Verdi, Nev.) each
finished the final with a score of 495.7. In the shoot-off, Caruso fired a 9.6 to Morrill's 9.5 to take third place. Scherer also won the
title for the junior women, while English took second and Ashley Jackson (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) took third with 493.5.
Women's Air Pistol
In Women's Pistol, 2008 Olympian Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.) took the top spot after an exciting shoot-off with Day One
Champion Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.). Shinn and Uptagrafft both finished the final with an overall score of 470.9, but Shinn
defeated Uptagrafft in the shoot-off, firing a 10.4 to Uptagrafft's 9.9, taking first place while Uptagrafft finished second. Hannah Lewis
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) took third place with 463.9. Lewis also won the title for the junior women, while Kylie Gagnon (Bozeman,
Mont.) finished second with 461.9 and Rebekah Jennings (Boerne, Texas) grabbed the third spot with 457.2.
About the 2008 3 X Air Match
Approximately 220 rifle and pistol airgun shooters from across the United States as well as Canada, France, Great Britain, South
Africa and Sweden competed in the 2008 3 X Air Match at the U.S. Olympic Shooting Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. 5-7.
Identical competitions took place in rifle and pistol with finals matches closing out each day of competition. This three-day event
served as a qualifier for the Bavarian Airgun Match in Munich, Germany, which will be held in January.
A full match schedule as well as complete 3 X Air match results can be found by visiting USA Shooting's website at
www.usashooting.org.
Women's Air Rifle
Meghann Morrill (Verdi, Nev.) grabbed the title in a close match with a qualification score of 397, a final of 101.8 for a total of 498.8.
Two-time Olympian Emily Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.) took second place with 498.2 and 2008 Olympian Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.)
finished in third place with 498.1. Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) finished in first place for the Junior Rifle women with a total score
495.4, while 2008 Olympian Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) took second place with 493.1 and Caitlin Morrissey (Topeka, Kan.)
claimed third place with 491.6.
Women's Air Pistol
Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.) captured first place with a match score of 378, a final score of 93.5 for an overall score of
471.5. Elisabeta Nishica (Acworth, Ga.), finished in second place with 471.3 and 2008 Olympian Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.) took
third place with 470.2. Courtney Anthony (Lexington, Neb.) took the junior title with 459.5, while Kelsey Imig (Westminster, Mass.)
claimed second with 459.3 and Hannah Lewis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) captured the third spot with 450.7.
Day Two Winners (Dec. 6)
Women's Air Rifle
Two-time Olympian Emily Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.) won the Women's Air Rifle title with a match score of 398, a final of 103.6 for an
overall score of 501.6. University of Nebraska's Kimberly Chrostowski (Rockville, R.I.) claimed second place with 499.7, while 2008
Olympian Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) took third place with 497.7. Meredith Holman (Annandale, Va.) finished in first place for the
Junior Air Rifle women with a total score 497.2. Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) took second place with 495.3 and 2008 Olympian
Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) grabbed third place with 493.3.
Women's Air Pistol
Teresa Meyer (Dearborn, Mich.) captured first place in Women's Air Pistol with a match score of 377, a final of 97.2 for a total score
of 474.2. Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.), a 2008 Olympian, finished second with 468.3 and Enkelejda Shehaj (Naples, Fla.) claimed
third place with an overall score of 465.9. Julie Kallenbach (Bozeman, Mont.) finished first for the Junior Air Pistol women with a total
score of 465.6, while Courtney Anthony (Lexington, Neb.) took second with 463.0 and Rebekah Jennings finished third with 462.7.
Day 3 Winners (Dec. 7)
Women's Air Rifle
Sarah Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) finished on top of the podium in Women's Air Rifle with a match score of 396, a final of 101.9 for a
total score of 497.9. University of Kentucky's Megan English (Boulder, Colo.) took second place with 497.3. Two-time Olympian Emily
Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.), who was the Day Two Champion, along with Day One Champion Meghann Morrill (Verdi, Nev.) each
finished the final with a score of 495.7. In the shoot-off, Caruso fired a 9.6 to Morrill's 9.5 to take third place. Scherer also won the
title for the junior women, while English took second and Ashley Jackson (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) took third with 493.5.
Women's Air Pistol
In Women's Pistol, 2008 Olympian Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.) took the top spot after an exciting shoot-off with Day One
Champion Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.). Shinn and Uptagrafft both finished the final with an overall score of 470.9, but Shinn
defeated Uptagrafft in the shoot-off, firing a 10.4 to Uptagrafft's 9.9, taking first place while Uptagrafft finished second. Hannah Lewis
(Colorado Springs, Colo.) took third place with 463.9. Lewis also won the title for the junior women, while Kylie Gagnon (Bozeman,
Mont.) finished second with 461.9 and Rebekah Jennings (Boerne, Texas) grabbed the third spot with 457.2.
About the 2008 3 X Air Match
Approximately 220 rifle and pistol airgun shooters from across the United States as well as Canada, France, Great Britain, South
Africa and Sweden competed in the 2008 3 X Air Match at the U.S. Olympic Shooting Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. 5-7.
Identical competitions took place in rifle and pistol with finals matches closing out each day of competition. This three-day event
served as a qualifier for the Bavarian Airgun Match in Munich, Germany, which will be held in January.
A full match schedule as well as complete 3 X Air match results can be found by visiting USA Shooting's website at
www.usashooting.org.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (December 8, 2008)
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