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 The 2023 MN State Jr. Olympics Qualifier match for (standing) air rifle and (3P) small bore rifle was held February 11 - 12 at St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights. MN Center Shots members accounted for the top 3 spots in men's and women's air rifle and small bore rifle. Match Winner and State champion in both women's events was Megan Jaros (with a score of 584 in air rifle and 569 in small bore.) This should earn her a spot in each event at the national championships in April. Megan was also high shooter in the U18 (under 18) age category. Winning silver in both events was Elly Russ (560 in A.R. 544 in S.B.) Women's bronze in both events went to Elsa Eugster (560 in A.R. 486 in S.B.). Elsa was also top shooter in the U15 age group (men's and women's combined) in both events. Tanner Barth won gold in men's air rifle (572) and in men's small bore (567) earning an invite to nationals in both events. Nathan Engman secured silver in men's air rifle (565) as well as in men's small bore (559). Bronze was taken by Parker Barth in men's air rifle (525) and Bryce Gilsrud was 3rd in men's small bore (452). Top Tyro (U13) shooter in air rifle was Olive Meinen (394) (MN Center Shots). Taylor Crane (Post 435 X-Men) had high sporter score (523) and Andrew Ryan (St. Thomas) was top New Shooter (447). Small Bore again found Olive Meinen as high Tyro (308) and Jaycob Fields (Post 435 X-Men) was top New Shooter (203). In sponsoring this event Post 435 CMP wishes to thank St. Thomas Academy for providing its indoor range for small bore as well as air rifle. And a big shout out to MN Center Shots for contributing Megalink targets and technical support to make it possible to shoot these matches on electronic targets.
   
2022 MRRA MN Air Gun Championship, December 3, 2022 Left to Right (Juniors): Tanner Barth, Megan Jaros and Nathan Engman, Rifle Champions Results 
Minnesota Junior Rifle Shooter, Tanner Barth, has Joined the University of Memphis Tennessee Tigers Rifle team with a Team Scholarship! 
Minnesota Juniors made their presence known at the USA Shooting Junior Olympics The USA Shooting JO qualification match was held in February at St. Thomas Academy and hosted by The X-Men Jr Club. This year, the MN Centershots brought their Megalink Electronic Target System to the range so the juniors could shoot to qualify on them rather than the traditional paper targets. It was a delight for many and easier to manage than multiple paper targets. 
Results
Minnesota 2022 Gallery Smallbore State Champion 
Megan Jaros won the overall and Junior MN Gallery (Indoor) State Championship held on April 1 & 2, 2022.
Congratulations Megan!
Former Minnesota Smallbore junior Shooter, Patrick Sunderman has qualified to shoot for Team USA at the Summer the Olympics in Toyko! Minnesota Junior Shooters Go To 2021 Junior Olympics Six Minnesota Juniors qualified for the Junior Olympics this year. The Junior Olympics are going to be held in Hillsdale, MI in May. All of the Precision Centershots team members qualified for air rifle, smallbore or both! Representing Minnesota at the Junior Olympics will be Allison Buesseler, Julianna Hays, Megan Jaros, Tanner Barth, Nathan Engman and Parker Sullivan. (Click for more). In Other Junior Shooter News Allison Buesseler qualified for the American Legion Air Rifle Nationals (only top 15 shooters in the nation get an invitation). Plus, the Centershots Team finished 3rd at the CMP Regionals to earn an invite to the CMP 3-Position Air Rifle Nationals at Camp Perry this July. It is going to be a busy spring and summer for their parents! The Forest Lake Times Interview with the Buesseler sisters. ForestLakeTimes.com Minnesota Junior Rifle shooter, Allision Buesseler signed to shoot on the University of Kentucky rifle team. University of Kentucky is a NCAA Division 1 Rifle Team. Allision will join the team this coming fall (2021). MRRA wishes Allision great success at college and on the rifle team.
Due to the governor's WuFlu closure order the MN State Airgun Championship, scheduled for Dec. 13th, has been canceled. Congratulations to Pat Scully for his F-Class National Championship Win!
Congratulations to our Minnesota Juniors for their finish in the Junior Olympic Championship in Colorado Springs. Results - Men | Results - Women 
Pictured are: Sporter Team: Coach Paul Preblich, Michael Driscoll, Joesph Brennan, Jack Martin and Kaleb Rutgers. The Precision Team are: Nathan Engman, Tanner Barth, Gavin Barnick, Allison Buesseler and Coach Bill Buesseler. On the far right is Army Marksmanship Unit team member and former Minnesota Junior Patrick Sunderman. After being missing for 42 years, the combined (adult & Jr.) MN State Champion Air Rifle traveling trophy has resurfaced. It appears to have been hanging in a shooters basement since 1973. No, it was not in Lance Peters basement. The Montgomery Precision Air Rifle tournament started in 1969. Since the trophy has been found will go back to using it. I hope to have it on display at the MN Air Rifle Championship on New Year's Eve. As a side bar, it is hard to believe that air rifle started in the 60's. Most shooters think of air rifle as being a relatively new sport. There are many years missing names / years from the trophy and I hope to fill in the gaps. The plaque has tags for 1969 through 1973, plus I have information for several more years. If you have any records of MN State Air Rifle Champion's please email me or call me with the information. I am looking for the winner's name, year won and if you have it the score.
Many thanks to Rodney Lund for recovering the trophy. We were also very lucky that Rod Lund Called Lance Peters to get his records. Lance gave Rodney his information a couple of days before he passed away. In several years there may not have been an adult championship but there was a Junior Olympic Championship. In those years we will use the JORC winner if it is submitted. So if you won the MN Air Rifle Championship or know someone that has or have an old match bulletin, please send the name, year and score (or bulletin) if available to me. I will have tags made and placed on the trophy. Contact:
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