Fitzpatrick Earns Multiple Wins During 2022 Camp Perry National Long Range Matches
August 26, 2022
SP4 Adam Fitzpatrick, 26, of Columbus, Georgia, had an impressive showing at the 2022 National Matches – leading overall in the National Long Range Rifle competition with an aggregate score of 1643-94X. On the way to his win, Fitzpatrick also compiled victories in the Kerr Memorial Match, McMaken & Speaks Memorial Match and the Baesel Memorial Match.
The National Long Range events at Camp Perry saw a collection of 600 entries throughout the five-day series, which ran from Aug. 9-13. Along with Long Range Rifle competition, the series featured Service Rifle, Palma Rifle, Match Rifle, AR Tactical and F-Class categories through both individual and team events.
Coming off her history-making rifle performance during the 2022 National Matches, becoming the first female to ever win the prestigious President’s Rifle Match, SSG Amanda Elsenboss, 33, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, earned High Woman of the overall Long Range aggregate with a score of 1630-77X. She also finished fifth overall.
PFC Dustin Carr, 21, of San Diego, California, was the high overall competitor in the National Long Range Service Rifle event – assembling a score of 1598-62X – as Thomas McGowan, 17, of Hortonville, Wisconsin, claimed the National Palma Rifle win with a score of 1629-66X.
High Junior of the Palma Rifle aggregate was Trey Friguglietti, 20, of Lincolnton, North Carolina, with 1612-61X and a sixth place finish. Hanne Brantner, 52, of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, earned the High Woman title in Palma, while Allen Castle, 62, of Columbia Cross Roads, Pennsylvania, took the High Senior honor.
In team action, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit led the Match Rifle and Service Rifle portions of each team competition, while USNRT Sr – Red (Thomas McGowan, PFC Zevin Linse, Kevin George and Justin George) overtook the Palma category. The USNRT was coached by Trey Friguglietti.
Other notable individuals and teams from the 2022 National Long Range Matches:
Viale Memorial Match:
Long Range: SFC Brandon Green, 37, Box Springs, Georgia – 199-13X
Service Rifle: SGT Shane Butler, 31, Fortson, Georgia – 196-7X
Palma Rifle: Nathan Abrams, 19, Petersburg, Michigan – 198-7X
Match Rifle: Lane Ichord, 28, Hughson, California – 199-10X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 68, Palmerton, Pennsylvania – 193-5X
F-T/R: Thomas Steckmeyer, 41, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 183-1X
Critchfield Memorial Match:
Long Range: John Whidden, 46, Nashville, Georgia – 199-12X
Service Rifle: PFC Dustin Carr, 21, San Diego, California – 197-4X
Palma Rifle: Thomas McGowan, 17, Hortonville, Wisconsin – 197-8X
Match Rifle: Jeff Graham, 68, Beavercreek, Ohio – 199-10X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 68, Palmerton, Pennsylvania – 198-6X
F-T/R: Thomas Steckmeyer, 41, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 191-4X
Kerr Memorial Match:
Long Range: SP4 Adam Fitzpatrick, 26, Columbus, Georgia – 200-12X
Service Rifle: SFC Daniel Crody, 35, Columbus, Georgia – 197-10X
Palma Rifle: Allen Castle, 62, Columbia Cross Roads, Pennsylvania – 200-13X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 68, Palmerton, Pennsylvania – 192-4X
F-T/R: Stephen Legg, 53, Wallisville, Texas – 188-0X
Henry Memorial Match:
Long Range: 1SG Scott Tolley, 45, Spencer, West Virginia – 200-13X
Service Rifle: Douglas Lab, 60, Malabar, Florida – 198-9X
Palma Rifle: Allen Castle, 62, Columbia Cross Roads, Pennsylvania – 198-11X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 68, Palmerton, Pennsylvania – 195-8X
F-T/R: Stephen Legg, 53, Wallisville, Texas – 179-1X
McMaken & Speaks Memorial Match:
Long Range: SP4 Adam Fitzpatrick, 26, Columbus, Georgia – 199-10X
Service Rifle: SSG Logan Frost, 30, Phenix City, Alabama – 197-5X
Palma Rifle: COL Curtis Bohlman, 57, Luther, Oklahoma – 200-7X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 68, Palmerton, Pennsylvania – 197-5X
F-T/R: Thomas Steckmeyer, 41, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 184-5X
Bataan Memorial Team Match:
Match Rifle: USAMU Greenwood – 796-35X
Service Rifle: USAMU Deal – 771-19X
Palma Rifle: USNRT Sr – Red – 781-17X
Baesel Memorial Match:
Long Range: SP4 Adam Fitzpatrick, 26, Columbus, Georgia – 200-11X
Service Rifle: SFC Daniel Crody, 35, Columbus, Georgia – 193-6X
Palma Rifle: Charles Rowe, 57, Wadsworth, Ohio – 198-7X
Match Rifle: Jeff Graham, 68, Beavercreek, Ohio – 197-9X
F-Open: Kenneth Livengood, 68, Palmerton, Pennsylvania – 198-11X
F-T/R: Thomas Steckmeyer, 41, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 192-8X
Winder Memorial Team Match:
Match Rifle: USAMU Greenwood – 796-39X
Palma Rifle: USNRT Sr – Red – 776-35X
Service Rifle: USAMU Deal – 776-23X
Camp Perry Palma Match:
Palma Rifle: John Whidden, 46, Nashville, Georgia – 450-37X
Match Rifle: MSG Michael Hester, 52, Sherwood, Arkansas – 448-18X
Service Rifle: SSG Logan Frost, 30, Phenix City, Alabama – 447-20X
Find a complete list of results on the CMP’s Competition Tracker page at https://ct.thecmp.org/22nmlongrangeresults. Photos of the matches may be viewed and downloaded for free at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f33336528. Save the Date: The 2023 CMP National Match Long Range events will take place August 1-5, 2023.