U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- The results are in for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Three-Position Regional Air Rifle Championship! The event was held at CMP’s own air gun competition centers in Ohio and Alabama, March 31-April 2, as well as in Utah using CMP’s mobile electronic range, assembled April 7-9.
The annual, national-level competition series is designed for junior air rifle marksmen involved in 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club, or JROTC sporter and precision air rifle programs. Athletes begin with a postal match, followed by regional and national events. During the match, athletes fire from three positions: prone, standing, and kneeling. Qualification scores are recorded each day, with the eight highest-scoring marksmen from each discipline participating in a final on the firing line.
The top three teams and top eight individuals were recognized with awards at each location. Third place individuals received $300 from the CMP, while second and first earned $400 and $500, respectively. Teams placing at each location were also recognized and presented with monetary awards: $800 for third, $1,200 for second, and $1,500 for third.
Leading overall locations combined in the sporter class was last year’s Junior Olympic national champion Maya Cameron, 18, of Nation Ford High School, South Carolina, with an aggregate score of 1125-45X.
Following Cameron was Charles Bratton, 17, of Clover High School, South Carolina, with a score of 1117-40X, as Nanchaya Bailey, 16, of Daniel Boone High School, Tennessee, took third with a score of 1105-32X.
Emme Walrath, 16, of the Grand Rapids Rifle & Pistol Club in Michigan, cleaned both the prone and kneeling stages to gather an overall score of 1195-101X and claim the top spot in the precision class. During
