from USA Shooting
USA Shooting is pleased to announce the selection of the following athletes to the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup USA and World Cup Munich teams. Shooters recently participated in the USA Shooting Smallbore Spring Selection match where the top three finishers were named to the final two 2011 World Cup teams. The results of the match are based on the aggregate three day match score and the top two finals. In Men’s 50m Rifle Prone, Sergeant First Class Eric Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala., pictured) won the gold medal with 2002.5 total points (1793+209.5). His U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit teammate Michael McPhail (Darlington, Wisc.) finished with the silver medal and 2001 points (1793+208). Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.) was the bronze medalist with 1996.7 points (1788+208.7). As a result of their perfomances, all three will remain in Fort Benning, Ga., to compete in the World Cup USA next week.
In Women’s 50m Rifle Three Position, Amanda Furrer (Spokane, Wash.) stole the show with an outstanding performance of 1944.8 total points (1744+200.8). The silver medalist was fellow collegiate shooter Sarah Beard (Danville, Ind.) with 1943.4 total points (1745+198.4). The bronze medalist was Jamie Beyerle with 1741 qualification points and 199.8 points in her top two finals for 1940.8 total points.
