In all three events underway at the Shotgun Olympic Trials the leaders, all 2012 Olympians, used the second day of the trials as a chance to increase their leads. In men’s skeet Frank Thompson posted a 47 and actually saw Phillip Jungman overtake him with a 49. Thompson took the lead back however when he finished second in the finals while Jungman finished sixth. The three point advantage from the final gave Thompson a two point lead going into the final two days with a score of 367. Hayden Stewart scored a 49 just like Jungman but only earned one point for a fifth place finish and now trails Thompson by three points. In the women’s competition 2012 Olympian Kimberly Rhode shot a 50 while Amber English shot a 46 and then Rhode won the final with English third in what might be a decisive day in that competition. Rhode’s lead went from four points to ten and English will need Rhode to struggle to have any chance of making up the deficit.

In the first day of men’s double trap 2012 Olympian Josh Richmond shot a 134, a large nine point margin over Derek Haldeman, who was just one point back. On the other hand, Jeffrey Holguin, who had been eight points back, shot a 141. Richmond finished second in the final to earn four points while Holguin grabbed two points in fourth and Haldeman just a single point in fifth. Richmond now has a three point lead, though over Holguin now.

Thursday is the end of the double trap competition and the third day of the skeet competition.

Previous US Shotgun Olympic Trials Coverage:
Event II Preview
Tuesday Update