Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s International Rifle Team competed at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s 2019 Smallbore Championships in Camp Perry, Ohio July 16 – 24.
In the Three-Position Rifle Championships, the USAMU Soldiers swept the podium in the Aggregate Championships with Spc. Jared Desrosiers claiming the Gold with a 2305-93x. Spc. Brandon Muske took the Silver with a 2297-89x. Sgt. Patrick Sunderman took the Bronze with a 2290-101x.
In the Three-Position Any Sight Rifle Championships, the USAMU Soldiers seized the Gold and Silver. Desrosiers, a Swansea, Massachusetts native, took the top spot with a 1155-47x and Muske, a Brenham, Texas native, came in close behind with a 1151-49x.
The Soldiers moved on to the Three-Position Rifle Finals and swept the podium again, but with a change in order this time. Muske came in first with a 453.9. Sunderman, a Farmington, Minnesota native, was close behind with a 452.3. Then, Desrosiers filled the podium with the U.S. Army logo by taking up third with a 436.4.
In the Three-Position Rifle Team Champions, the USAMU trio joined up with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Stephen Ferguson to form Joint Task Force Camp Perry and seized the At-Large Team Champion title with a 2155-50x.
When the Three-Position Rifle Championships wrapped up, the USAMU Soldiers switched over to the Prone National Matches.
Sunderman claimed the Gold in the Prone Any Sight Championships with a 3195-258x while Desrosiers took the Silver with a 3195-242x.
Sunderman claimed another Gold in the Prone Aggregate Championships with a 6385-500x while Desrosiers took the Bronze with a 6376-442x.
In the Prone Team Championships, the trio joined up with Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen to claimed the Gold with a 2155-50x.