Strong showing for rifle association in Florida
THE JAMAICA Rifle Association’s (JRA) pistol-shooting team delivered a commendable performance at the Florida State United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Championships which were held recently in Frostproof, USA.
Contending in a pool of close to 250 entrants, mostly from North and South America, the Jamaicans won prizes in every division they contested. At the head of the pack was Lesgar Murdock, who won the highly competitive Open Division. Murdock scored, 1426 points to top the category, which was contested by 68 shooters. Jamaicans Rory Wilson and Duane Samuels placed 26th and 38th with 1,072 and 959 points, respectively.
Another strong showing came from Darin Richards, who racked up, 1121 points to win the A class of the Production Division and place fourth overall. His teammate, Chris Nunez, placed 15th and was fourth in the B class with 893 points. Sanjay Welsh, who made 805 points, finished in 20th place and was second in C class; while team captain Paul Shoucair was 22nd with 778.
In the Limited Division, Ryan Bramwell earned 1,239 points to take second place in the A class and finish fifth overall in a field of 49 competitors.
FANTASTIC SHOWING
Putting Jamaica’s performance into perspective, Bramwell, who also serves on the JRA’s executive, said, “I think we had a fantastic showing at the Florida State
Championships. It’s one thing when we compete well locally, but when we can do well internationally, it proves that our programme is getting the desired results. Jamaican shooters can compete with people who have far more resources for training and preparation than us, and we can win.”
The shooters now look forward to the Florida Open Pistol Tournament this month, as well as the highly anticipated USPSA Area 6 Championships, also in Florida, in March.