2016 Olympian Emil Milev dominated the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event on day two scoring a competition best 582 and winning the final to grab the gold by 41 points over Anatoly Pikman. Justin Ahn struggled on day two and fell to fourth while Glenn Zimmerman took advantage to grab the bronze, 24 behind Pikman.

In the men’s 10m air rifle Bryant Wallizer holds the lead after day one with a 625.2. With Thomas Kyanko in second with a 624.3 and Connor Davis in third with a 623 none of the favorites are at the top. 2016 Olympians Lucas Kozeniesky and Daniel Lowe are seventh and fifth respectively but are both within five points of the leader. Defending champion Dempster Christenson is less in contention in 11th, six points back.

The women’s 50m three position rifle event is more predictable. 2016 Olympian Virginia Thrasher is leading with a 586 while fellow Olympian Sarah Scherer is third with a 583. Minden Miles is second with a 585. Last year’s runner-up, Erin McNeil, is in ninth with a 578 while last year’s third place finisher, Amy Sowash, is in fourth place with a 582.

Those two events wrap up on Tuesday with the second day of qualifying and the final in both events. The women’s 25m sport pistol event and the men’s 50m free pistol event will both be beginning. The women’s sport event will feature 2016 Olympian and defending champion Enkelejda Shehaj as well as the second and third place finishers from last year, Sandra Uptagrafft and Brenda Silva. The men’s free event won’t feature any of the 2016 Olympians but does feature defending champion Nick Mowrer and defending bronze medalist Jason Turner. The overall competition continues in Ft. Benning until Wednesday.

Previous 2016 USA Shooting National Championships Coverage:
Preview
Thursday Update
Friday Update
Saturday Update
Sunday Update