The U.S. continued its march through the 12th Championship of the Americas in Guadalajara (MEX), winning all three of the Mixed Team titles.
In the 10 m Air Pistol event, the U.S. went 1-2 with the duos of Lexi Lagan and Nick Mowrer, who won with 481.1 points, and Sandra Uptagrafft and James Hall, second with 479.6.
Almost the same in the Mixed 10 m Air Rifle, with Minden Miles and Dempster Christenson winning with 496.7 points, ahead of the Argentinian pair of Salma Antorena and Alexis Eberhardt (494.9). This was Sarah Beard and Lucas Kozeniesky of the U.S. with 429.4 points.
In the Mixed Trap, Ashley Carroll and Grayson Davey teamed up for a 46-42 win over Alejandra Ramirez and Jorge Orozco of Mexico. Kayle Browning won the women’s Trap, defeating Adriana Ruano of Guatemala, 45-43.
“It wasn’t my best score in the world, but I felt consistent,” said Browning. “The lighting was really bad so I think the key was staying aggressive. When you can’t see the well, you’ve just got to shoot it really fast. The first round today was the first time the sun came out during the match, so I had to change lenses, and of course the second the Final starts, a storm comes through and it starts raining on us and the lighting changes, so it was not ideal.”
Competition continues through the 11th. Summaries so far:
Americas Championships
Guadalajara (MEX) ~ 3-11 November 2018
(Full results here)
Men
10 m Air Pistol: 1. James Hall (USA), 240.9; 2. Jose Castillo (GUA), 236.6; 3. Philipe Neves Freitas Severo (BRA), 236.6; 4. Julio Almeida (BRA), 195.3; 5. Nick Mowrer (USA), 174.0.
10 m Air Rifle: 1. Alexis Eberhardt (ARG), 52.2; 2. Lucas Kozeniesky (USA), 51.7; 3. Dempster Christenson (USA), 50.9; 4. Bryant Wallizer (USA), 50.7; 5. Julio Iemma Hernandez (VEN), 50.0.
Trap: 1. Alessandro de Souza (PER), 45; 2. Jorge Orozco (MEX), 43; 3. Glenn Eller (USA), 33; 4. Francisco Boza (PER), 28; 5. Gianluca Dapelo (CHI), 23.
Women
10 m Air Pistol: 1. Lynda Kiejko (CAN), 235.2; 2. Lexi Lagan (USA), 234.2; 3. Diana Durango (ECU), 231.1; 4. Lilian Castro (ESA), 192.4; 5. Alejandra Zavala (MEX), 172.6. Also: 8. Sandra Uptagrafft (USA), 111.3.
10 m Air Rifle: 1. Minden Miles (USA), 248.4; 2. Alison Weisz (USA), 247.9; 3. Fernanda Russo (ARG), 226.2; 4. Gabriela Martinez (MEX), 205.2; 5. Michel Quezada (MEX), 184.1. Also: 6. Sarah Beard (USA), 162.8.
Trap: 1. Kayle Browning (USA), 45; 2. Adriana Ruano (GUA), 43; 3. Ashley Carroll (USA), 34; 4. Aeriel Skinner (USA), 29; 5. Alejandra Ramirez (MEX), 22.
Mixed
10 m Air Pistol: 1. Lexi Lagan/Nick Mowrer (USA), 481.1; 2. Sandra Uptagrafft/ James Hall (USA), 479.6; 3. Andrea Perez Pena/Yautung Cueva Cordova (ECU), 411.1; 4. Cheila Gonzalez/Guillermo Pias (CUB), 367.2; 5. Annia Becerra/Marco Carrillo (PER), 325.7.
10 m Air Rifle: 1. Minden Miles/Dempster Christenson (USA), 496.7; 2. Salma Antorena/Alexis Eberhardt (ARG), 494.9; 3. Sarah Beard/Lucas Kozeniesky (USA), 429.4; 4. Carla Carrera/Maurilio Morales (MEX), 386.0; 5. Sara Vizcarra/Cristian Morales (PER), 339.9.
Trap: 1. Ashley Carroll/Grayson Davey (USA), 46; 2. Alejandra Ramirez/Jorge Orozco (MEX), 42; 3. Adriana Ruano/Jean Pierre Brol Cardenas (GUA), 33; 4. Aeriel Skinner/Glenn Eller (USA), 30; 5. Abril Soto/Enrique Brol (GUA), 21.