Success! Jamaicans outshine at competitive shooting 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, winning prizes in
every division they contested.
Contending in a pool of close to 250
entrants, mostly from North and South America, the Jamaicans more than held
their own and left an indelible mark in Frostproof, USA.
Top of the list was Lesgar Murdock who won
the highly competitive Open Division. He scored 1,426 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 good showing came from Darin
Richards who racked up 1121 points to win the A Class of the Production
Division and place 4th overall. His
teammate Chris Nunez placed 15th and was 4th 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 1239 points to take second place in the A Class and finish 5th overall
in a field of 49 competitors.
Putting Jamaica’s performance in, Bramwell,
who also serves on the Jamaica Rifle Association’s executive said: “I think we
had a fantastic showing. 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 and 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 later this month as well as the highly anticipated
USPSA Area 6 Championships, also in Florida, in March.