{"id":23875,"date":"2013-07-02T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T19:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=23875"},"modified":"2013-07-02T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T19:26:43","slug":"five-olympians-headline-u-s-shotgun-team-gunning-for-granada-world-cup-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/five-olympians-headline-u-s-shotgun-team-gunning-for-granada-world-cup-success\/23875\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Olympians Headline U.S. Shotgun Team Gunning for Granada World Cup Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While America gets set to celebrate this nation\u2019s independence Thursday, 48 USA Shooting athletes including 23 shotgun team members are en route to Granada, Spain, in preparation for the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup. Five Olympians headline the U.S. Shotgun Team participating as we preview the shotgun disciplines today followed by rifle\/pistol on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The last ISSF World Cup of 2013 will also be the biggest as all shooting disciplines are combined for the first time this year with 1,018 athletes from 78 nations expected to participate.\u00a0 Granada is set to host the 2014 ISSF World Championships next September and this event will help give the participating athletes a preview of things to come next year.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Shotgun Team competing in Granada is made up of athletes that finished on the podium during Spring Selection as well as the top-two junior finishers.\u00a0 Nineteen athletes just returned from the Cyprus World Cup as determined by their finish in the Spring Selection Match as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23876\" alt=\"Collage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Collage.jpg\" width=\"299\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Collage.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Collage-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>Leading the team into Granada is two-time Olympic gold medalist <strong>Vincent Hancock <\/strong>(Eatonton, Ga.) who will be looking to maintain his dominant ways by winning a second World Cup gold medal when he shoots July 10-11 in the skeet competition.\u00a0 Hancock recently dropped 250-straight targets in qualifying for the Granada World Cup during USA Shooting\u2019s Spring Selection Match in May and previously won the Acapulco World Cup in March to begin his season.\u00a0 He\u2019ll be joined by Olympic teammate and friend <strong>Frank Thompson <\/strong>(Alliance, Neb.) who is looking to earn the first World Cup medal of his career after a 12<sup>th<\/sup> place finish in the Al Ain, UAE, World Cup earlier this year.\u00a0 <strong>T.J. Bayer <\/strong>will also to try and carry his hot shooting into Granada after winning two titles at the recent National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships (NJOSC) in Colorado Springs, Colo.\u00a0 Bayer would win both Trap and Double Trap but finished eighth in his signature event after succumbing to the grind of three straight events\u00a0 in addition to an injury he suffered while hiking during the event.<\/p>\n<p>On the women\u2019s skeet side, <strong>Brandy Drozd <\/strong>(Bryan, Texas) earned top honors during Spring Selection and will lead a talented group of young and hungry clay shooters into action. She\u2019ll be joined by <strong>Morgan Craft <\/strong>(Muncy Valley, Pa.) along with Spring Selection runner-up <strong>Haley Dunn <\/strong>(Muenster, Texas), who finished seventh in Acapulco. \u00a0<strong>Gayla Gregory <\/strong>(College Station, Texas) and <strong>Dania Vizzi <\/strong>(Odessa, Fla.) also join the ranks as extra shooters for Team USA and will be looking for valuable World Cup experience.\u00a0 Vizzi recently finished first at the NJOSC event.\u00a0 Women\u2019s skeet will be contested July 10.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-day World Cup begins Friday with Women\u2019s Trap qualifying and final along with Men\u2019s Trap qualifying. Two-time Olympian and 2008 bronze medalist <strong>Corey Cogdell <\/strong>(Eagle River, Alaska)was off the gun for a while following her London Olympic run, but is now back and primed for a medal hunt in Granada.\u00a0 She finished second at the Spring Selection Match and was a World Cup winner as recently as last March in Tucson, Ariz., on her way to her second Olympic nomination.\u00a0 <strong>Ashley Carroll <\/strong>(Solvang, Calif.) is the hottest thing going in Women\u2019s Trap currently having emerged on the scene by winning both Fall and Spring Selection matches along with the 2013 NJOSC title.\u00a0 She finished 10<sup>th<\/sup> in Acapulco in March and will look to be among the finalists this time around.\u00a0 Also, competing will be two-time National Champion <strong>Rachael Heiden <\/strong>(Clinton, Mich.) who had a sixth-place finish earlier this year in Acapulco.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Men\u2019s Trap team \u00a0has broken out in the past six World Cups with a win (<strong>Ryan Hadden<\/strong> \u2013 Tucson 2012), a runner-up (<strong>Brian Burrows<\/strong> \u2013 Acapulco 2013) and an eighth-place finish (<strong>Jacob Turner<\/strong> \u2013 Tucson 2012) that seemingly has the program back on the right track after missing out on Olympic qualification last quad.\u00a0 None of those guys will be competing in Granada, but the quality is every bit as potent with <strong>Matt Gossett <\/strong>(Springville, Ala.), <strong>John Mullins <\/strong>(Port Orchard, Wash.) and <strong>Jake Wallace <\/strong>(Castiac, Calif.) all set to try and earn another medal.\u00a0 Gossett was the Spring Selection champion while Mullins returned to his pre-2008 Olympic run form with a silver medal including a 25-straight in the final. Mullins was one target away from qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Team and has steadily been working his way back up the ranks. The men shoot qualifying rounds on Friday followed by more qualifying and finals on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Easily the most experienced group competing for Team USA will be the Double Trap contingent led by 2008 Olympic gold medalist <strong>Glenn Eller <\/strong>(USAMU\/Houston, Texas) along with 2008 Olympian and fourth-place finisher <strong>Jeff Holguin <\/strong>(USAMU\/Yorba Linda, Calif.). \u00a0Joining Holguin and Eller on the line will be fellow Army Marksmanship Unit shooter <strong>Derek Haldeman <\/strong>(Sunbury, Ohio). \u00a0Eller is a four-time Olympian and seems to have the new double trap format figured out after a fifth-place finish in the Al Ain, UAE, World Cup.\u00a0 He set the current World Record with 146 targets before being eliminated in the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>The ISSF World Cup will take place at the Shooting Range CEAR de Tiro Olimpico Juan Carlos I outside Granada. The Specialized High Performance Center of Olympic Shooting is considered one of the world\u2019s best shooting ranges.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, USA Shooting will feature the U.S. Team roster for Rifle and Pistol that includes 11 Olympians.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For more information on the ISSF Granada World Cup and results, click here:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.issf-sports.org\/calendar\/championship_schedule_by_discipline.ashx?cshipid=1446\">http:\/\/www.issf-sports.org\/calendar\/championship_schedule_by_discipline.ashx?cshipid=1446<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSF Granada World Cup \u2013 Shotgun Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 5-6 \u2013 Men\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s Trap<\/p>\n<p>July 8 \u2013 Double Trap<\/p>\n<p>July 10-11 \u2013 Men\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s Skeet<\/p>\n<p><strong>USA Shooting Team for Shotgun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trap (9) \u2013 July 5 \u2013 Women\u2019s; July 5-6 \u2013 Men\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matt Gossett (Springville, Ala.)<\/p>\n<p>John Mullins (Port Orchard, Wash.)<\/p>\n<p>#Austin Odom (Benton, Ark.)<\/p>\n<p>Jake Wallace (Castiac, Calif.)<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Carroll (Solvang, Calif.)<\/p>\n<p>Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska)<\/p>\n<p>#Amber Culwell (Rosebud, Ark.)<\/p>\n<p>Rachael Heiden (Clinton, Mich.)<\/p>\n<p>#Miranda Wilder (Diana, Texas)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Double Trap (5) \u2013 July 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#Billy Crawford (Johnstown, Ohio)<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Eller (USAMU\/Houston, Texas)<\/p>\n<p>Derek Haldeman (USAMU\/Sunbury, Ohio)<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Holguin (USAMU\/Yorba Linda, Calif.)<\/p>\n<p>#Ian Rupert (Muncy, Pa.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skeet (9) \u2013 July 10 \u2013 Women\u2019s; July 10-11 \u2013 Men\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>T.J. Bayer (College Station, Texas)<\/p>\n<p>#Nick Boerboon (Prior Lake, Minn.)<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.)<\/p>\n<p>Frank Thompson (Alliance, Neb.)<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Craft (Muncy Valley, Pa.)<\/p>\n<p>Brandy Drozd (Diana, Texas)<\/p>\n<p>Haley Dunn (Muenster, Texas)<\/p>\n<p>#Gayla Gregory (College Station, Texas)<\/p>\n<p>#Dania Vizzi (Odessa, Fla.)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#Athletes competing for MQS only<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSF Granada World Cup &#8212; Rifle\/Pistol Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, July 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Men\u2019s 10m Air Rifle<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Women\u2019s 25m Sport Pistol (Precision)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Men\u2019s 50m Free Pistol Qualifying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday, July 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s 10m Air Rifle<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 25m Sport Pistol (Rapid Fire + Final)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 50m Free Pistol (Qualifying + Final)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Prone Rifle Qualifying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monday, July 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Women\u2019s 10m Air Pistol<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Rapid Fire Pistol (Stage 1)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s Prone Rifle (Qualifying + Final)<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 50m Three-Position Rifle Qualifying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, July 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Men\u2019s Rapid Fire Pistol (Stage 2 + Final)<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s 50m Three-Position Rifle (Qualifying + Final)<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 50m Three-Position Rifle Qualifying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, July 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Men\u2019s 10m Air Pistol<\/li>\n<li>Men\u2019s 50m Three-Position Rifle (Qualifying + Final)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>USA Shooting Rifle\/Pistol Roster \u2013 Granada World Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rifle (13)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dempster Christenson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) \u2013 3P; Air<\/p>\n<p>Connor Davis (Shelbyville, Ky.) &#8211; Air<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Lowe (Olympia, Wash.) \u2013 3P (MQS); Prone; Air (MQS)<\/p>\n<p>Michael McPhail (USAMU\/Darlington, Wis.) \u2013 3P; Prone (MQS)<\/p>\n<p>Jason Parker (USAMU\/Omaha, Neb.) \u2013 3P; Prone<\/p>\n<p>Justin Tracy (Farmington, N.Y.) \u2013 Prone<\/p>\n<p>Eric Uptagrafft (USAMU\/Phenix City, Ala.) \u2013 Prone (MQS)<\/p>\n<p>Bryant Wallizer (Little Orleans, Md.) \u2013 3P (MQS); Air<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Beard (Danville, Ind.) \u2013 3P; Air<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Gratz (Sigel, Ill.) \u2013 3P &amp; Air (MQS)<\/p>\n<p>Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) \u2013 3P; Air (MQS)<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Scherer (Woburn, Mass.) \u2013 3P; Air<\/p>\n<p>Amy Sowash (Richmond, Ky.) \u2013 3P (MQS); Air<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pistol (12)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brad Balsley (Phenix City, Ala.) \u2013 Rapid Fire<\/p>\n<p>Brian Beaman (Selby, S.D.) \u2013 Free; Air (MQS)<\/p>\n<p>Will Brown (Twin Falls, Idaho) \u2013 Free (MQS); Air<\/p>\n<p>Emil Milev (Temple Terrace, Fla.) \u2013 Rapid Fire<\/p>\n<p>Keith Sanderson (Kailua, Hawaii) \u2013 Rapid Fire<\/p>\n<p>Jay Shi (Phoenix, Ariz.) \u2013 Free (MQS); Air<\/p>\n<p>Daryl Szarenski (Seale, Ala.) \u2013 Free<\/p>\n<p>Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) \u2013 Free; Air<\/p>\n<p>Teresa Meyer-Chambers (Dearborn, Mich.) \u2013 Air; Sport<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Paterson (Kansas City, Kan.) \u2013 Air<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Silva (Snowflake, Ariz.) \u2013 Sport<\/p>\n<p>Sandra Uptagrafft (Phenix City, Ala.) \u2013 Air; Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>48 USA Shooting athletes including 23 shotgun team members are en route to Granada, Spain, in preparation for the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":23876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[3140],"class_list":["post-23875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usa-shooting","tag-international-shooting-sports-federation-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}