{"id":2259,"date":"2010-03-03T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2010-03-03T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T17:15:01","slug":"2010-world-championship-airgun-team-selected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/2010-world-championship-airgun-team-selected\/2259\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 World Championship Airgun Team Selected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/10_sag_men_pistol.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2260\" title=\"10_sag_men_pistol\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/10_sag_men_pistol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a>Eleven members of the 2010 World Championship team were selected  following the Spring Airgun Championships, which served as Part II of  the World Championship Team selection for the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s open air  rifle and pistol events.  Six air rifle and five air pistol shooters  qualified to represent the U.S. this August at the 50th ISSF World  Championships in Munich, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The 2010 World Championship team for airgun was determined by the  match scores from the first two days of the 2009 Winter Airgun  Championships, which were held last December, added to the match scores  from both days of the Spring Airgun Championships and the best two  finals from both matches.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic gold and silver medalist Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.)  qualified for the World Championship team in Men\u2019s 10m Air Rifle with an  overall score of 2600.7 pooints.  U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU)  member Matt Rawlings (Wharton, Texas) grabbed the second spot in Men\u2019s  Air Rifle with a total score of 2584.2 and Jonathan Hall (Carrollton,  Ga.) earned the third spot with 2577.1 total points.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the Men\u2019s Air Pistol team will be 2008 Olympian Brian Beaman,  who finished with an overall score of 2507.4 points.  Two-time Olympian  and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) will  also represent the U.S. in Munich this summer, finishing right behind  Beaman with 2506.2 points.  Three-time Olympian and USAMU member Daryl  Szarenski (Saginaw, Mich.) grabbed the third spot after firing a total  score of 2502.1 points.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time Olympian Emily Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.) lead the way in  Women\u2019s Air Rifle, qualifying for a spot on the 2010 World Championship  team with 1800.4 total points.  Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.), a 2008  Olympian, took the second spot with an overall score of 1798.8 points  and Texas Christian University\u2019s Sarah Scherer (Fort Worth, Texas)  qualified in third place with 1796.4 points.<\/p>\n<p>Teresa Meyer (Dearborn, Mich.) grabbed a spot on the World  Championship team in Women\u2019s Air Pistol after firing 1691.8 total  points, while Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.), a 2008 Olympian, took  the second spot with 1679.0 points.<\/p>\n<p>Junior air rifle shooters will be selected to the World Championship  team based on their match scores from the 2010 National Junior Olympics  and National Championships.  The junior air pistol shooters will qualify  based on two courses of fire at the National Championships only.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usashooting.org\/results.php\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to access  complete 2009 Winter Arigun Championship and 2010 Spring Airgun  Championship results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleven members of the 2010 World Championship team were selected following the Spring Airgun Championships, which served as Part II of the World Championship Team selection for the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s open air rifle and pistol events. 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