Championship of the Americas

by Hap Rocketto, pmdc staff

The Championship of the Americas (Confederaciòn Americana de Tiro or C.A.T.) is an intercontenental tournament highlighting the talent of North and South American countries.  The following individuals will be competing for not only C.A.T. medals, but Olympic quotas as well. USA Shooting is looking to increase its total of five quotas–won at the World Championship–to help solidify our presence at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. The C.A.T. Games will take place Nov. 19-26 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The C.A.T. Rifle Team
Sergeant Joe Hein, Sergeant George Norton, Bryant Wallizer, Specialist Matt Rawlings, Dustin Chesebro, Meghann Morrill, Amy Sowash, Amanda Furrer, Sandy Fong, Danielle Fong, and Sergeant First Class Josh Olson.

About Hap Rocketto

Hap Rocketto is a Distinguished Rifleman with service and smallbore rifle, member of The Presidents Hundred, and the National Guard’s Chief’s 50. He is a National Smallbore Record holder, a member of the 1600 Club and the Connecticut Shooters’ Hall Of Fame. He was the 2002 Intermediate Senior Three Position National Smallbore Rifle Champion, the 2012 Senior Three Position National Smallbore Rifle Champion a member of the 2007 and 2012 National Four Position Indoor Championship team, coach and captain of the US Drew Cup Team, and adjutant of the United States 2009 Roberts and 2013 Pershing Teams. Rocketto is very active in coaching juniors. He is, along with his brother Steve, a cofounder of the Corporal Digby Hand Schützenverein. A historian of the shooting sports, his work appears in Shooting Sports USA, the late Precision Shooting Magazine, The Outdoor Message, the American Rifleman, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s website, and most recently, the apogee of his literary career, pronematch.com.
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