Collegiate Communiqué
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Summer 2011 In This Issue… Intercollegiate Pistol Championship… ………… 1 Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship… ………… 2 NCAA Rifle… …………… 3 2010 All-Americans… …… 4 ACUI Shotgun… ………… 5 Refuse To Be A Victim… … 6 Announcing the 2012 Championships…………… 6 Directory… ……………… 7 Volunteer Thank You!… …… 8 2011 Metric Championships… 8
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2011 NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championships By Kyle Jillson
The 2011 NRA Pistol Championships were held for the seventh consecutive year at Fort Benning, Georgia, March 15-19. Free Pistol, Women’s Air Pistol, Standard Pistol, Women’s Sport Pistol and Open Air Pistol championships make up this top event for collegiate pistol shooters around the country. A total of 100 shooters came to compete in the championships, representing 16 schools, with 14 eligible to compete for team championships.
Free Pistol as the Black Knights placed second, but the United States Military Academy took over after that and shot their way to victory in the Standard Pistol and Open Air Pistol championships. Ohio State was close in score, but ultimately ceded the team championship to USMA whose 6357 was the highest team aggregate this year.
Despite all the teams and individual shooters present, the 2011 championships were dominated by only a handful of people. The United States Naval Academy took first place 2011 NRA in both Women’s Air Pistol and Despite having top teams, neiINTERCOLLEGIATE Women’s Sport Pistol. Their shootther Ohio State nor the United States ers also captured Military Academy CHAMPIONSHIPS the individual had shooters win March 15-19 Ft. Benning, Georgia titles with Emily individual titles Meyer winning due to the imAir Pistol and pressive shooting Kirsten Asdal of Nick Mowrer. taking Sport PisA student at tol. By a signifiPike’s Peak Comcant margin, they munity College, won the 2011 Mowrer has the Women’s Team Aggregate with a 2712. opportunity to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. The high When it came level of competition he is used to was evident as to competing for he swept the individual titles taking Free Pistol, the overall team Standard Pistol and the Open Air Pistol champichampionship, onships and posting a total aggregate of 1695. Ohio State and the United States Mili Although she did not win an individual title tary Academy bein either of the Women’s championships, Heather gan butting heads Deppe from the United States Military Academy for the team agshot steady and finished near the top of both gregate. The Ohio championships. Her consistency paid off in the Buckeyes started end as she captured the women’s individual agstrong by winning gregate with a total of 933.
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