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Video by Maj. Michelle Lunato

U.S. Army Junior Rifle National Championship interviews

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit

Jan. 26, 2019 | 4:23

The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit hosted the 2019 U.S. Army Junior Rifle National Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia January 24-26, 2019. The three-day, invitation only event brought more than 150 of the top junior athletes to the Army base, all seeking individual and team titles in smallbore, sporter and precision rifle matches.

This video includes interviews with:

1. The 2019 U.S. Army Junior Sporter Rifle Champion, Sarah Leininger who hails from Fort Mill, South Carolina and the Nation Ford A Team out of Fort Mill, South Carolina. Her team placed second in the Sporter Team category, right behind Volunteer High School Navy Junior Reserves Officer Training Corp (NJROTC), out of Church Hill, Tennessee. (Interview #3 has a junior from that team.)

2.The 2019 U.S. Army Junior Smallbore National Champion, Morgan Kreb who hails from Colorado Springs, Colorado and the National Training Center Shooting Club (NTCSC-Citius). Her team also won the Smallbore Championship Team title.

3.Olivia Cattrell, who hails from Church Hill, Tennessee and Volunteer High School Navy Junior Reserves Officer Training Corp (NJROTC), placed third in the overall individual Sporter Class and just started shooting sports in 2018.

4. Martina Gratz, from Central Illinois Precision Rifle Team, won the Day 2 Precision Finals.

For the full written story on the match go to:
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/308886/usamu-crowns-junior-rifle-champions