Post date: May 4, 2015 6:38:41 AM
Tim O'Donnell Todonnell@newsminer.com
FAIRBANKS—JT Schnering sat in 29th after the first round of air rifle at the USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Rifle Championships on Friday.
Behind a 607.3 score on Saturday, the Lathrop shooter finished 22nd with a total score of 1,214.6 in the 195-person match at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Schnering’s top-25 showing led a group of eight Interior shooters at the championships. Schnering’s Lathrop teammate Connor Gilman fired a 604.1 on Saturday to finished 47th overall with a two-day score of 1,202.4.
Liam Eberhart, another member of the Lathrop rifle team, finished just outside the top-50 with a 52nd place finish. Eberhart shot a 606.3 on Saturday to finish with a final score of 1,199.7.
North Pole’s Zachary Andrews finished in 85th after shooting a 594.3 on Saturday and a two-day score of 1,184. Hutchison’s Charlie McNeill took 120th with a 1,171.7 after shooting a 589.5 on Saturday.
Delta Junction had two shooters finish less than a point apart. Miles Patton shot a 583.4 on Saturday to finish with a 1,159.1, good for 154th. Alex Matthews’ score of 570.7 on Saturday gave him a total scored on 1,158.3, good for 158th.
Hutchison’s Mason Falkner rounded out the Interior shooters, finishing 180th with a two-day score of 1,144.7. Falkner shot a 560.1 on Saturday.
The championships continue today with the smallbore competition, which runs through Tuesday.