CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Through the week of July 25-28, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) hosted another series of service and match rifle events – the CMP National Rifle Championship. The competition phase is fired on CMP’s own line of outdoor electronic targets and serves as a precursor to the two-week set of National Trophy Rifle Matches, which takes place in August.
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The CMP National Rifle Championship features a 4-Man Team event and three days of 800 Aggregate service and match rifle events. Awards are presented to the leading civilian and military competitors for each individual day, along with additional recognitions for the top scores in standing slow fire, sitting rapid, prone rapid, and prone slow fire stages. Culminating 2400 Aggregate honors are also presented to leading competitors over all three days.
Justin Patton-Rynders, 35, of Evanston, Illinois, was the overall Service Rifle 2400 Aggregate competitor with a score of 2380-113X. He was also the High Civilian competitor on Day 3 of the 800 Aggregate as well as High Civilian of the Prone Slow Fire Aggregate.
Finding second behind Patton-Rynders was SSG Verne Conant, 26, of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), with a score of 2377-125X – leading third-place finisher Nick Till, 48, of Howell, Michigan, by only x-count.
Thomas McGowan, 17, of Hortonville, Wisconsin, was the High Service Rifle Junior and finished eighth overall with a score of 2370-72X. SFC Erin O’Neill, 34, of the USAMU, ended just above McGowan in seventh overall and earned the High Woman honor.
In the Senior and Grand Senior Service Rifle categories, Larry Stonecipher, 69, of Ada, Oklahoma, and David Shellhammer, 73, of Slatington, Pennsylvania, brought home the respective titles.
In the 2400 Aggregate Match Rifle event, Joe Hendricks, 26, of Wadsworth, Ohio, claimed the top spot by one point over Ronald Zerr, 60, of Tucson, Arizona, who earned second and the High Senior title. Hendricks posted a score of 2375-110X, while Zerr reached 2374-123X.
Leading the Service Rifle 4-Man Team event was USAMU Greenwood. Members SSG Verne Conant, SFC Erin O’Neill, SSG Jarrod Mcgaffic, and SSG Jacob Blackburn earned an aggregate score of 1971-77X in the win. Likewise, Match Rifle team ORPA (Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association) Red compiled a score of 1960-77X for the overall spot. Team members were Joe Hendricks, Roy Mitchell, Gabrielle Hendricks, and Joseph Hendricks.
Also earning notable accolades during the championship was Amber Kingshill, 19, of Vallejo, California, who not only nabbed the High Civilian title on Day 2 but also collected High Junior and High Woman honors along the way.
Other leaders of the 2022 CMP National Championship:
800 Aggregate Day 1:
Service Rifle:
High Civilian: Nick Till, 48, of Howell, Michigan – 793-40X
High Military: PFC Dustin Carr, 21, of San Diego, California – 795-36X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Joe Hendricks, 26, of Wadsworth, Ohio – 795-35X
800 Aggregate Day 2:
Service Rifle:
High Civilian: Amber Kingshill, 19, of Vallejo, California – 795-34X
High Military: SSG Verne Conant, 26, of the USAMU – 793-50X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Joe Hendricks, 26, of Wadsworth, Ohio – 795-39X
800 Aggregate Day 3:
Service Rifle:
High Civilian: Justin Patton-Rynders, 35, of Evanston, Illinois – 798-39X
High Military: SSG Verne Conant, 26, of the USAMU – 794-40X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Fritz Hempelmann, 62, of Wheeling, West Virginia – 790-36X
CMP Standing Slow Aggregate:
Service Rifle:
High Junior: Thomas McGowan, 17, of Hortonville, Wisconsin – 588-17X
High Woman: Gabrielle Hendricks, 25, of Wadsworth, Ohio – 588-22X
High Military: SFC Erin O’Neill, 34, of the USAMU – 590-26X
High Civilian: Amber Kingshill, 19, of Vallejo, California – 590-16X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Joe Hendricks, 26, of Wadsworth, Ohio – 587-20X
CMP Sitting Rapid Aggregate:
Service Rifle:
High Junior: Amber Kingshill, 19, of Vallejo, California – 598-34X
High Woman: Sara Rozanski, 44, of Elmore Ohio – 599-41X
High Military: SSG Verne Conant, 26, of the USAMU – 600-44X
High Civilian: Anna Behnke, 15, of Black Creek, Wisconsin – 600-37X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Ronald Zerr, 60, of Tucson, Arizona – 600-46X
CMP Prone Rapid Aggregate:
Service Rifle:
High Junior: Thomas McGowan, 17, of Hortonville, Wisconsin – 597-14X
High Woman: SP4 Amanda Wright, 20, of Erie, Pennsylvania – 597-33X
High Military: CMSgt Edward Altmeyer, 46, of Moon Township, Pennsylvania – 599-34X
High Civilian: James Lee, 18, of Coon Valley, Wisconsin – 600-22X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Fritz Hempelmann, 62, of Wheeling, West Virginia – 600-33X
CMP Prone Slow Aggregate:
Service Rifle:
High Junior: Benjamin Holliger, 15, Illinois – 591-22X
High Woman: Amber Kingshill, 19, of Vallejo, California – 592-24X
High Military: SSG Jarrod Mcgaffic, 32, of the USAMU – 595-34X
High Civilian: Justin Patton-Rynders, 35, of Evanston, Illinois – 595-27X
Match Rifle:
High Civilian: Joe Hendricks, 26, of Wadsworth, Ohio – 599-37X
Find a complete list of results of the 2022 CMP National Championship at https://ct.thecmp.org/22nmrifleresults. Photos of these matches and more may be viewed and downloaded for free at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f194425065.
— By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer
The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.
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