The 2016 USA Shooting National Championships begin Thursday in Ft. Benning, Georgia with a busy schedule for the next week of competition. Things begin with the first of two days of qualifying in the women’s 10m air rifle. Both 2016 Olympians, Virginia Thrasher and Sarah Scherer, will be competing. Thrasher was second in the event last year. In the first day of the 25m standard pistol competition it will be defending champion Emil Milev and defending runner-up Greg Markowski headlining the field. In the first of two days of the 25m center fire pistol competition Markowski is the defending champion. The final event beginning is the men’s 50m 3 position rifle, headlined by 2016 Olympian Lucas Kozeniesky and defending runner-up George Norton. Kozeniesky was 26th last year.

Competition continues in Ft. Benning until Wednesday.