{"id":17838,"date":"2012-10-08T08:41:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T13:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=17838"},"modified":"2012-10-08T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T13:41:39","slug":"dunn-re-emerges-while-hanocks-dominance-continues-in-skeet-at-usas-fall-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/dunn-re-emerges-while-hanocks-dominance-continues-in-skeet-at-usas-fall-selection\/17838\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunn Re-Emerges While Hanock’s Dominance Continues in Skeet at USAS Fall Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Haley Dunn. Photo Lynne Green.<\/p><\/div>\n

Haley Dunn <\/strong>picked a fine time to mark her return to the competitive shotgun ranks this week while Vincent Hancock\u2019s <\/strong>competitors probably wish he\u2019d think about putting the gun up for awhile himself.\u00a0 With wins today in a windy, cold final day at the 2012 Fall Selection Match in Kerrville, Texas, Dunn has re-emerged on the skeet stage while it was business as usual for Hancock.<\/p>\n

Taking time away from a competitive career that saw her win both a a Junior World Title and spots on 10 National Teams didn\u2019t seem to have much ill-effect on Dunn. She started the fall selection match in first and never wavered. She would stagger just a bit in the day\u2019s first round Sunday morning hitting 22\/25 targets only to rally with a strong finish with 25 and 24 for 265 overall. \u00a0Stepping away from competition to devote time to the Gold Medal Shooting Academy in which she serves as the Director of Operations and Master Instructor, Dunn seems intent on competing against the nation\u2019s best skeet shooters for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

USOTC Resident Athlete Caitlin Connor <\/strong>(Winnfield, La.) nearly caught Dunn.\u00a0 Connor missed just two targets in the final day\u2019s competition and ended up in second at 264 targets.\u00a0 Reigning National Champion Jaiden Grinnell <\/strong>(Port Angeles, Wash.) also had difficulty in her first round with 21 targets, but recovered to end up in third at 262 overall.\u00a0 She was followed by Brandy Drozd <\/strong>(Bryan, Texas) and Kim Rhode <\/strong>(El Monte, Calif.) at 258 and 256 targets respectively.\u00a0 Morgan Craft<\/strong> (Hughesville, Pa.) was sixth with 255\/275 targets.<\/p>\n

Given the distractions of winning her fifth consecutive medal with gold in London, Rhode\u2019s results aren\u2019t completely surprising given the demands of her post-Olympic media and sponsor blitz.<\/p>\n

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Vincent Hancock left London with his second gold medal and already has his sights on Rio 2016. Photo John David Mercer\/U.S. Presswire.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock<\/strong>(Eatonton, Ga.) was near perfection as he missed only two targets over three days of competition. Hancock\u2019s misses occurred during the first 100 targets, and he finished with a straight 175\u2014even through the final for a total of 273\/275.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a great match for me.\u00a0 I had high expectations for this competition but with as little training as I got before the match, my main goal was to go out and have fun,\u201d said Hancock.\u00a0 \u201cMy wife Rebekah and my youngest daughter Brenlyn were here so it was nice to spend some time with them and still get to shoot a great score.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to another solid year in 2013 and my sights are on Rio 2016!\u201d<\/p>\n

Olympic teammate Frank Thompson <\/strong>(Alliance, Neb.) earned second place with 269\/275 overall.\u00a0 Thompson dropped one target on his first round today, but held strong to maintain his lead gained yesterday.\u00a0 TJ Bayer<\/strong> (College Station, Texas) was the closest to the Olympic duo that has been tearing up the Men\u2019s Skeet scene.\u00a0 Bayer shot 265 targets to edge out Jon Michael McGrath<\/strong> (Tulsa, Okla.) by two targets.\u00a0 McGrath lost two targets in his 10th round and one in the final for a total of 263.\u00a0 U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) Resident Athlete BJ Blanchard<\/strong> (Vidor, Texas) dropped in the standings with 21 targets in his first round of the day to finish fifth with 262 targets.\u00a0 Hayden Stewart<\/strong> (Columbia, Tenn.) of the National Junior Shotgun Team was a target behind with 261 overall.<\/p>\n

The USAS Fall Selection Match continues October 12 with the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Trap competition as more than 115 shooters are set to compete. USA Shooting will preview that match on Wednesday, October 10.<\/p>\n

For complete results and rankings, please visit iclays.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2012 USA Shooting Fall Selection Match SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, October 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\/W Trap (100 targets)<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 13 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\/W Trap (100 targets)<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\/W Trap (50 targets + final)<\/p>\n

For complete results, go to <\/em><\/strong>www.usashooting.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a> or check out <\/em><\/strong>Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a> or <\/em><\/strong>Twitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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