Photo by: Jonathan Chick
March To The Mountains Weekend Up For Eagles
11/29/2018 3:00:00 PM | Women's Rifle
Trip funded by generosity of GS fans and donors
STATESBORO - Thanks to the generous donations from fans and donors, the Georgia Southern rifle team's dream of Marching to the Mountains is complete as the team has arrived in Colorado for arguably its biggest weekend in the young history of the program. Five Eagles will compete on Friday and Saturday in the prestigious Winter Airgun at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then the team will compete in a quad meet on Sunday at the US Air Force Academy.
The Winter Airgun (WAG) has become an annual tradition for American Air Rifle/Air Pistol athletes every December in Colorado Springs as the ranges expand throughout the Olympic Training Center campus to include portable targets in gymnasiums to accommodate as many of the competitors as possible. Friday and Saturday will include separate Qualifications, with Finals for Open and Junior athletes each day.
Though not an NCAA-sponsored event, it is huge for the Olympic hopes of seniors Rosemary Kramer and Courtney Weekley, who are both having standout air rifle seasons right now. This event will serve as the selection matches for the upcoming International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup next year in New Delhi, India, as well as part of the selection process for the World Cups later in the year in Munich, Germany and Beijing, China. The 2019 World Cup season is of particular importance as each stop will have valuable Olympic quota places available to the top finishers. An Olympic quota is essentially a country's ticket to participate in a specific event in the 2020 Olympic Games. Earning an Olympic quota in competition ensures the country a spot in that particular event, not necessarily the athlete. Athletes will earn Olympic Team slots via a trials system established by USA Shooting.
Competing in this weekend will be WSPS World Chateauroux (France) Cup medalists Taylor Farmer (Castalia, Ohio) and John Joss (Corsicana, Texas/ U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit) along with six Olympians, including 2016 Olympic gold medalist and West Virginia student-athlete Ginny Thrasher (Springfield, Virginia) and recent World Championship bronze medalist Michael McPhail (Darlington, Wisconsin/USAMU).
The Eagles will practice on Thursday and find out their range times later that day. These events are open and free to spectators. The Finals Hall during WAG will be located in Sports Center 1. All other events will be contested in the Olympic Shooting Center on the U.S. Olympic Training Center campus.
On Sunday, the team will head to the Air Force Academy for possibly its toughest quad match in program history as it will face No. 2 and host Air Force, No. 6 TCU and No. 11 Ohio State.
Live results are expected to be posted on Megalink.
The Winter Airgun (WAG) has become an annual tradition for American Air Rifle/Air Pistol athletes every December in Colorado Springs as the ranges expand throughout the Olympic Training Center campus to include portable targets in gymnasiums to accommodate as many of the competitors as possible. Friday and Saturday will include separate Qualifications, with Finals for Open and Junior athletes each day.
Though not an NCAA-sponsored event, it is huge for the Olympic hopes of seniors Rosemary Kramer and Courtney Weekley, who are both having standout air rifle seasons right now. This event will serve as the selection matches for the upcoming International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup next year in New Delhi, India, as well as part of the selection process for the World Cups later in the year in Munich, Germany and Beijing, China. The 2019 World Cup season is of particular importance as each stop will have valuable Olympic quota places available to the top finishers. An Olympic quota is essentially a country's ticket to participate in a specific event in the 2020 Olympic Games. Earning an Olympic quota in competition ensures the country a spot in that particular event, not necessarily the athlete. Athletes will earn Olympic Team slots via a trials system established by USA Shooting.
Competing in this weekend will be WSPS World Chateauroux (France) Cup medalists Taylor Farmer (Castalia, Ohio) and John Joss (Corsicana, Texas/ U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit) along with six Olympians, including 2016 Olympic gold medalist and West Virginia student-athlete Ginny Thrasher (Springfield, Virginia) and recent World Championship bronze medalist Michael McPhail (Darlington, Wisconsin/USAMU).
The Eagles will practice on Thursday and find out their range times later that day. These events are open and free to spectators. The Finals Hall during WAG will be located in Sports Center 1. All other events will be contested in the Olympic Shooting Center on the U.S. Olympic Training Center campus.
On Sunday, the team will head to the Air Force Academy for possibly its toughest quad match in program history as it will face No. 2 and host Air Force, No. 6 TCU and No. 11 Ohio State.
Live results are expected to be posted on Megalink.
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