Mountaineers Set for 2015 European Shooting Championship
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 17, 2015) – The West Virginia University rifle team will be well represented at the 2015 European Shooting Championship, set for July 18 – Aug. 1, at the Shooting Center Gaj Maribor, in Maribor, Slovenia.
Senior Michael Bamsey and coach Jon Hammond will shoot for Great Britain, while Bamsey’s classmate, Meelis Kiisk, will compete for Estonia. Additionally, 2015 graduate Ziva Dvorsak will shoot for the host country, Slovenia.
This week’s competition is the first for Kiisk, Dvorsak and Hammond since the inaugural European Games in June. Kiisk, a native of Paide, finished eighth in the men’s 50m rifle prone, shooting a final score of 80.2. He also placed 19th in the men’s 10m air rifle (622.2) and 22nd in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (1140).
Dvorsak, a native of Ljubljana, placed 18th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (576) and 26th in the women’s 10m air rifle (411.0). Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, shot 612.8 in the men’s 50m rifle prone and finished 20th.
Bamsey, a native of Cardiff, Wales, last shot at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Munich Rifle and Pistol World Cup in June. He earned his best finish in the men’s 10m air rifle, shooting 618.5 and finishing 33rd. He also shot 1154 in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and placed 38th.
A complete recap will be provided at the end of the championship.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVURifle on Twitter.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (July 17, 2015) – The West Virginia University rifle team will be well represented at the 2015 European Shooting Championship, set for July 18 – Aug. 1, at the Shooting Center Gaj Maribor, in Maribor, Slovenia.
Senior Michael Bamsey and coach Jon Hammond will shoot for Great Britain, while Bamsey’s classmate, Meelis Kiisk, will compete for Estonia. Additionally, 2015 graduate Ziva Dvorsak will shoot for the host country, Slovenia.
This week’s competition is the first for Kiisk, Dvorsak and Hammond since the inaugural European Games in June. Kiisk, a native of Paide, finished eighth in the men’s 50m rifle prone, shooting a final score of 80.2. He also placed 19th in the men’s 10m air rifle (622.2) and 22nd in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (1140).
Dvorsak, a native of Ljubljana, placed 18th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (576) and 26th in the women’s 10m air rifle (411.0). Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, shot 612.8 in the men’s 50m rifle prone and finished 20th.
Bamsey, a native of Cardiff, Wales, last shot at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Munich Rifle and Pistol World Cup in June. He earned his best finish in the men’s 10m air rifle, shooting 618.5 and finishing 33rd. He also shot 1154 in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and placed 38th.
A complete recap will be provided at the end of the championship.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVURifle on Twitter.