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09-04-2007, 07:53 PM
U.S. Women's Rifle Team Wins 2007 Randle International Match
9/4/07
Fairfax, Virginia -- The United States can now lay claim to the Randle Women's International Team Trophy for the first time since 2003. The U.S. Women's Team beat Great Britain and South Africa to win the Randle International Postal Team Match with a score of 3985-269X. Great Britain won second place with 3983-262X, and South Africa took third place with 3980.
Postal matches are a unique type of competition in which shooting teams do not meet face-to-face, but instead submit their scores and/or targets by mail to a central authority, such as the NRA, for scoring and final determination of the winners. The U.S. Team fires its portion of the Randle Match at Camp Perry, Ohio, during the NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships. To earn a position on the team, members must be one of the 12 top-scoring shooters in the Metallic Sight Aggregate competition at Perry.
Edie P. Reynolds, an NRA Board Member who is a five-time Women's National Champion in Smallbore Prone and who has been a member of the U.S. Randle Team 33 times since 1973, remarked that, "The return of the Randle Trophy to America is a marvelous achievement by our U.S. Women's Team. Our team's skill and determination in winning this prestigious trophy is a credit not only to the team members, but also to our country and the National Rifle Association we represent. Being selected to the Randle Team is an honor to which all women shooters aspire."
The U.S. Team shot consistently throughout the match, and was led by Leslie Grace Angeli (400-29X), Reya Kempley (400-27X), and Melissa Lussier (400-26X). The Team Captain was Janet Friddell Spohn, and the Team Coach was Kris Sundstrom Kramer.
The Randle Trophy is a large sterling silver cup that was first presented in 1952 for International Women's Team Competition in memory of former NRA President Thurman Randle. Participating teams must be from an English-speaking country, and each team consists of 10 firing members, two alternate shooters, a captain, and a coach. The teams are invited to participate by the NRA, which sponsors the match. Each shooting member must fire 20 shots at 50 yards and 20 shots at 100 yards in the prone position using a smallbore rifle with metallic sights.
A summary of the scores in the Randle International Postal Team Match follows:
RANDLE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL TEAM MATCH
FIRST PLACE:
United States Women's Team 3985-269X
U.S. Women's Team Members:
Name 50 Yd. Score 100 Yd. Score Total Score
Leslie Grace Angeli 200-15X 200-14X 400-29X
Reya Kempley 200-16X 200-11X 400-27X
Melissa M. Lussier 200-16X 200-10X 400-26X
Edie P. Reynolds 200-14X 199-14X 399-28X
Michelle Bauer 200-12X 199-10X 399-22X
Deena L. Wigger 200-18X 198-14X 398-32X
Virginia T. McLemore 199-16X 199-12X 398-28X
Taylor L. Beard 200-11X 198-8X 398-18X
Stephanie Petrescu 200-18X 197-12X 397-30X
Celeste Green 200-16X 196-12X 396-28X
SECOND PLACE:
Great Britain 3983-262X
THIRD PLACE:
South Africa 3980 *
* No Xs reported
For more information about the Randle Cup, the NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Perry, and other competitive shooting events or programs, contact the NRA Competitive Shooting Division at www.nrahq.org/compete (http://www.nrahq.org/compete).
Media Contact:
NRA HQ (703) 267-1595
9/4/07
Fairfax, Virginia -- The United States can now lay claim to the Randle Women's International Team Trophy for the first time since 2003. The U.S. Women's Team beat Great Britain and South Africa to win the Randle International Postal Team Match with a score of 3985-269X. Great Britain won second place with 3983-262X, and South Africa took third place with 3980.
Postal matches are a unique type of competition in which shooting teams do not meet face-to-face, but instead submit their scores and/or targets by mail to a central authority, such as the NRA, for scoring and final determination of the winners. The U.S. Team fires its portion of the Randle Match at Camp Perry, Ohio, during the NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships. To earn a position on the team, members must be one of the 12 top-scoring shooters in the Metallic Sight Aggregate competition at Perry.
Edie P. Reynolds, an NRA Board Member who is a five-time Women's National Champion in Smallbore Prone and who has been a member of the U.S. Randle Team 33 times since 1973, remarked that, "The return of the Randle Trophy to America is a marvelous achievement by our U.S. Women's Team. Our team's skill and determination in winning this prestigious trophy is a credit not only to the team members, but also to our country and the National Rifle Association we represent. Being selected to the Randle Team is an honor to which all women shooters aspire."
The U.S. Team shot consistently throughout the match, and was led by Leslie Grace Angeli (400-29X), Reya Kempley (400-27X), and Melissa Lussier (400-26X). The Team Captain was Janet Friddell Spohn, and the Team Coach was Kris Sundstrom Kramer.
The Randle Trophy is a large sterling silver cup that was first presented in 1952 for International Women's Team Competition in memory of former NRA President Thurman Randle. Participating teams must be from an English-speaking country, and each team consists of 10 firing members, two alternate shooters, a captain, and a coach. The teams are invited to participate by the NRA, which sponsors the match. Each shooting member must fire 20 shots at 50 yards and 20 shots at 100 yards in the prone position using a smallbore rifle with metallic sights.
A summary of the scores in the Randle International Postal Team Match follows:
RANDLE INTERNATIONAL POSTAL TEAM MATCH
FIRST PLACE:
United States Women's Team 3985-269X
U.S. Women's Team Members:
Name 50 Yd. Score 100 Yd. Score Total Score
Leslie Grace Angeli 200-15X 200-14X 400-29X
Reya Kempley 200-16X 200-11X 400-27X
Melissa M. Lussier 200-16X 200-10X 400-26X
Edie P. Reynolds 200-14X 199-14X 399-28X
Michelle Bauer 200-12X 199-10X 399-22X
Deena L. Wigger 200-18X 198-14X 398-32X
Virginia T. McLemore 199-16X 199-12X 398-28X
Taylor L. Beard 200-11X 198-8X 398-18X
Stephanie Petrescu 200-18X 197-12X 397-30X
Celeste Green 200-16X 196-12X 396-28X
SECOND PLACE:
Great Britain 3983-262X
THIRD PLACE:
South Africa 3980 *
* No Xs reported
For more information about the Randle Cup, the NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Perry, and other competitive shooting events or programs, contact the NRA Competitive Shooting Division at www.nrahq.org/compete (http://www.nrahq.org/compete).
Media Contact:
NRA HQ (703) 267-1595