"Entry Gate" for 2012 Olympic Selection Process Complete after Fall Regional at Fort Benning

The 2009 Rifle/Pistol Fall Regional "Champion of Champions" was held at Fort Benning's International Shooting Complex, home of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) September 21-27. This match served as the first "entry gate" in the 2012 Olympic selection process, through which athletes may become eligible to compete at the World Cups and World Championships. The entry gates are based on aggregate scores in various selection matches in 2010 and 2011.

The top three athletes in each event will participate in up to three World Cup competitions in 2010, where they can earn points based on their final standing in those events. Athletes who accumulate 45 or more points in 2010 and 2011 may be nominated to the 2012 Olympic Team, depending on the number of Olympic participation slots available in each event.

There were several outstanding performances at the Fall Regional including 1996 Olympian and the USAMU's own Eric Uptagrafft (Spokane, Wash.) shooting two perfect 600 match scores in the Men's 50m Prone Event. Uptagrafft won that event with a final of 103.6 for a total score of 1303.6 points.