James Koerber

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

State Director Info

Background

- 11 years coaching at Eldorado MCJROTC - Has run numerous matches in New Mexico to include the New Mexico JROTC State Championships, CMP Regional qualifiers, Junior Olympic State Championships and many other CMP Cup matches.

Awards

- Has also taken a sprorter team to JROTC Nationals 5 times. - Has taken a precision team to the CMP/and Junior Olympic Nationals the past 11 years. - Has gone to Quantico Virginia the past 8 years to teach MCJROTC new instructors marksmanship. - Coached the 2017 Precision JROTC National Championship Team. - Coached Mark Amdahl, the 2016 precision JROTC National Champion.

Personal Info

- Married August of 2017 to a wonderful woman...Maureen. - Has five children, one in San Diego, one in D.C. in the Air Force, 2 in college at New Mexico State University and one a sophomore at Eldorado High School. - Enjoys coaching marksmanship and the occasional round of golf.

Reasons

To continue to lead the effort as making New Mexico one of the top states for junior shooting.

Goals/Hopes

My main goal is to continue the legacy that Major Bill Barker created here in New Mexico and all across the United States. I want to continue to grow the sport in any way I can and support all teams who are interested in establishing a shooting program which benefits our junior shooters.

James & Virginia McLemore

SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO

State Director Info

Background

Very active in the New Mexico Shooting Sports Assoc. (NMSSA), National Rifle Association of America (NRA Training Counselor (Virginia), Basic instructor rifle, pistol, Home firearms safety, Range Officer Safety, Reloading), Hunters Education Instructor (1984-2005, New Mexico Game and Fish Department), faculty sponsors New Mexico Tech Shooting Sports Club (1980 to present), Socorro County 4H leader (1984-2010).

Awards

Virginia
  • NMSSA Presidents Award 1988, 2015.
  • NMSSA Distinguished Coach Award 1994.
  • NMSSA Honorary Member 2015.
  • 4H Socorro County Appreciation award 2000.
  • NMT Physical Recreation Department “Honor and Appreciation presented to Ginger and Jim McLemore for your decades of Outstanding Service and Mentorship to NMT Shooting Sports; presented by New Mexico Tech Sports Club Program April 23, 2015”.
  • National Record for Women\\\\\\\'s Team 300 yd High Power Rifle 1989.
  • Member of the Women\\\\\\\'s International Randall Team (smallbore rifle) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. Member of the International Dewar Team (smallbore rifle) 2002, 2006, 2008, 2017.
  • Member of the Women\\\\\\\'s International Goodwill Randall Team to England in 2001, 2009, 2017.
  • Member of the Roberts International Team to England in 2009.
  • Awarded Distinguished Rifleman Badge for Smallbore Prone.
  • Coached winning Whistler Boy Smallbore Rifle Team 1998, National Rifle Championships.
  • Member of Black Hawk Ladies Team which set a new Women’s National Record in the prone metallic team sights (.22 rifle) and won the National Metallic Team Sights Prone Championship, Camp Perry 2003.
  • Member of Black Hawk Ladies Team which set 2 new Women’s National Records in the prone metallic team sights (.22 rifle) and any sights team and won the National Team Prone Championship, Bristol, In, 2017.
  • Women’s Metallic Sights Prone Rifle Champion, National Rifle Championships, 2006, 2008.
  • 2nd place grand aggregate in the 2010 NRA National Metric Smallbore Rifle Prone Championship, 2010; Woman Champion in 2013.
  • Intermediate Senior Champion in the 2013 NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championship.
  • New Mexico Tech Team wins 2011 New Mexico Intercollegiate Smallbore and Air Rifle Team Championships, Qualifies for the NRA National Intercollegiate Smallbore Rifle Championships
James
  • NMT Physical Recreation Department Quartermaster award, 2017
  • President Socorro Gun Club 2014-present

Personal Info

Married

Reasons

To promote shooting sports and the CMP

Goals/Hopes

  • get more people exposed to shooting and get them into competition
  • grow competitions and the number of shooters.
  • train scientists and engineers how to shoot.
  • provide leadership training.
  • teach firearms safety and shooting skills.
  • have fun shooting.