Shirley Claims Second Win at 2024 Gary Anderson Invitational

A complete of 397 junior sporter and precision air rifle athletes arrived in Ohio and Alabama over the weekend of Dec. 6-7 to compete within the 2024 Gary Anderson Invitational – one of many Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) most anticipated youth occasions of the 12 months.

People from across the nation participated within the three-position match inside the digital goal ranges of the Gary Anderson CMP Competitors Heart (Port Clinton, OH) and the Judith Legerski CMP Competitors Heart (Anniston, AL). Even Gary Anderson, an area to the Port Clinton space, arrived on the match to witness the junior athletes in motion.

Bethany Shirley, 18, of Monroe, GA, led the sporter competitors for the second consecutive 12 months – reaching a rating of 657.9. Following shut behind was Brianna Benedetto, 18, of Seaside Park, IL, with 652.6, as Alexandria Orr, 14, of Poquoson, VA, discovered third with a rating of 648.9.

In precision, final 12 months’s third place finisher, Jack Ogoreuc, 17, of Grove Metropolis, PA, returned to say the highest spot with an impressive rating of 701.0. Katlyn Sullivan, 18, of Statesboro, GA, and Carley Seabrooke, 18, of Helena, AL, proved a good matchup with each producing a rating of 695. Sullivan squeaked out a rating of 695.5 to earn the second place place, as Seabrooke recorded 695.2 for third.

Together with particular person competitions, a four-person workforce occasion can be held in the course of the occasion.

Main groups of the 2024 Gary Anderson Invitational:

Precision:

Ole Mill Ranger Crimson – 2340-148X

American Legion Submit 295 A – 2312-122X

Camden County Excessive Faculty GA Staff A – 2299-134X

Sporter:

Zion Benton Excessive Faculty – 2200-76X

Volunteer Excessive Faculty – 2157-64X

Daniel Boone Excessive Faculty Sporter 1 – 2128-54X

The Gary Anderson Invitational is held inside the 80-point digital air gun ranges at each the Gary Anderson CMP Competitors Heart at Camp Perry, Ohio, and the Judith Legerski CMP Competitors Heart in Anniston, Ala. The junior sporter and precision air rifle competitors consists of kneeling, susceptible and standing positions for qualification scores in addition to a 10-shot last fired by all athletes on the road. Winners are decided from scores at each areas.

Discover a full record of outcomes of the 2024 Gary Anderson Invitational on the CMP’s web site at https://ct.thecmp.org/2024GAIResults.

View and obtain free occasion images from each areas from CMP’s Zenfolio web page at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f607499512.

About Gary Anderson:

Mr. Anderson is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and holds seven world championships, six world information and 16 nationwide championships. He has gained extra Olympic and world championship three-position titles than another American in historical past. In 1999, Anderson started a 10-year reign as Director of Civilian Marksmanship and retired in December 2009.

In the present day, Anderson serves as DCM Emeritus and stays a mentor for brand new and skilled, young and old shooters across the nation via his articles and courses. Anderson’s recommendation is commonly featured in CMP’s junior journal, On The Mark, and all year long in the course of the clinics he leads at CMP occasions. In 2014, the CMP North Competitors Heart was renamed the Gary Anderson CMP Competitors Heart, in honor of his years of dedication to the game.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit company. It’s devoted to firearm security and marksmanship coaching and to the promotion of marksmanship competitors for residents of the US. For extra details about the CMP and its applications, log onto www.TheCMP.org.