Andrew Roland...well, his elbow, John S Cialek, Catherine Green, Kim Chrostowski, Lisette Grunwell-Lacey, Dave Gomes, Joe Graf, Mike Metivier, John J Cialek, Erik Hoskins and Bob Lynn
2009 RI 3P State Championship
By Joe Graf
A mild and calm Sunday morning greeted eleven competitors at the 2009 RI NRA Metric 3-Position Regional/State Championship. South County Rod & Gun Club, located in West Greenwich, RI, hosted the match. This 120-shot match started with two points separating the top four scores upon completion of the prone stage of the match. Erik Hoskins of Rehobeth, MA edged out Bob Lynn of Windham, NH by just 6X, to take the prone match. Both fired a 392; Erik had 24 X’s and Bob’s had 18 X’s. Just two points behind were Kim Chrostowski of Rockville, RI and Lisette Grunwell-Lacey of Old Lyme, CT. On the junior side of the match, Catherine Green of Coventry RI took the prone stage firing a 376.
With the equipment change complete for the offhand stage of the match, the wind picked up and became quite variable. Andrew Roland from Lake Oswego, OR who was in RI visiting fiancé Kim Chrostowski, vaulted to the lead after shooting a 368 with 9X. Just one point behind Andrew’s offhand score was junior shooter Catherine Green. Kim Chrostowski’s 363 and Lisette Grunwell-Lacey’s 361 was enough to keep them within reach for the 3-Position title.
Moving to kneeling, Andrew Roland continued to pull away from the pack. His 382 in kneeling beat out Lisette Grunwell-Lacey’s 379 and allowed him to win the 3-Position aggregate. His 1136 earned him the NRA Gold Medal for the NRA Regional Match and a Camp Perry Certificate. Lisette Grunwell-Lacey took the NRA Silver Medal for her 3-Position aggregate of 1130.
Kim Chrostowski took the State Championship title after firing a 366 in kneeling to bring her 3-Position aggregate score to a total of 1119. Catherine Green continued to excel on the junior side of the match. Her 353 in kneeling gave her a 3-Position aggregate score 1096 and the title Junior State Champion.
The scores from the other competitors can be seen downloaded below.
Special thanks to Joe Chrostowski for scoring the match and Larry Metivier for calling the line.
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