Defending champion Ashley Carroll continues to lead the trap competition and her competition for first just got a lot easier. Carroll posted a third day 70, including one perfect round, to maintain a one point lead. 2016 Olympian Corey Cogdell did not start the third day, eliminating what was Carroll’s closest competitor. Last year’s runner-up, Kayle Browning-Thomas, is not going to let Carroll run away with this one though as she posted a 71, best score of the day, to pull within a single point. It appears to be a race between these two as Kimberley Bowers in third is now eight points back after a 65. Defending bronze medalist Janessa Beaman also had a 65 and is in a tie for tenth, six points behind bronze.

On the men’s side last year’s runner-up, Dustin McGowen, faltered badly with a 66, including an 18 to start the day, and is now in a tie for 12th and six points behind the three sharing the lead. Austin Odom and Michael Flores, had been tied for second after both of the first days but they now share the lead with Sevin Layer after day three. All of them shot a 71 on Wednesday with a perfect round for each of them including two for Odom. Christopher Haire shot a 66 to drop from a tie for second to 11th while Shane Herman shot a 70 and is only two points behind the leaders in seventh. Myles Walker, Idan Dupree, and Colling Wietfeldt all are sitting in second, one behind the leaders.

In both events there will be two more rounds on Thursday before a final to end the competition.

Previous 2016 USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships Coverage:
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Monday Update
Tuesday Update