4/7/2005 - Rifle
Members of Rifle Team Compete at Junior Olympics
Josh Albright placed third at the US Junior Olympics in the 50-meter three-position competition. |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Four members of the Navy rifle team competed recently in the United States National Junior Olympics, held at the Olympic Training Center. Three of them finished in the top 40 of the 50-meter three-position competition, highlighted by freshman Josh Albright's (Shelton, Conn.) third-place showing.
"I'm really proud of the way all of them shot," said Navy head coach Bill Kelley. "Josh performed really well over the weekend."
Albright captured third place with a score of 2389.3 in the 50-meter three-position competition. Albright was tied for fourth after the first round with an 1142, but responded with an 1151 to jump into third place. In the final round, his score of 96.3 was the second-best score, behind the champion's, Joseph Hall, 100.7.
Nicholas Hogberg (Stratford, Conn.) placed 20th in the same competition with a score of 2245 (1121-1124), finishing just 25 points out of a top-ten finish. Luke Marion (State College, Pa.) placed 39th with a score of 2201 (1096-1105).
In the 10-meter air rifle championships, Albright again paced the Navy contingent with a 41st-place finish and a score of 1136 (564-572). Marion was 59th with an 1126 (560-566) and James Greene (Shelbyville, Ky.) was 66th with a total of 1116 (568-548). Wesley Hess from Texas was the champion with a total of 1281.8.
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