High Attendance, Close Scores Mark CMP’s National Three-Position Air Rifle Postals
March 1, 2024
By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer
The results are in for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2023-2024 National Three-Position Postal Competition. The annual sporter and precision junior air rifle event saw over 1,550 participants in total through the course of the postal period, which ran from October 2023 to January 2024.
“We had a fantastic year for the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Postal, with near-record participation and very competitive scores,” said Katie Harrington, CMP air gun manager and match director of the CMP Three-Position series. “We are looking forward to this next phase of the competition at the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle Regionals, coming up in April.”
Leading the sporter category only by x-count was Kalinn White, 18, of Zion Benton High School in Illinois – reaching a score of 282-14X. Similarly, the first three places of the precision class were also separated by x-count, with Kamdyn McFarland, 15, of Yellowstone Rifle Club in Montana, acquiring an aggregate score of 298-27X.
High individuals and teams of the 2023-2024 CMP Three-Position Postal Competition:
Individuals:
Sporter:
- Kalinn White, 18, Zion Benton High School, IL – 282-14X
- Clara Yang, 18, University High School AJROTC, WA – 282-12X
- Eryka Vazquez, 18, Mariner High School AJROTC, FL – 281-8X
Precision:
- Kamdyn McFarland, 15, Yellowstone Rifle Club, MT – 298-27X
- Nicholas Bull, 18, St. Louis University High School, MO – 298-25X
- Marissa Fedora, 17, Sutter Union High School, CA – 298-22X
Four-person Teams:
Sporter:
- Mariner High School AJROTC, FL – 1109-38X
- Zion Benton High School, IL – 1100-40X
- Daniel Boone High School, TN – 1091-31X
Precision:
- Sutter Union High School, CA – 1180-76X
- Granbury Marine Corps JROTC High School, TX – 1173-83X
- American Legion Post 295, OH – 1169-79X
Top scoring athletes of the Postal event move on to the Regional Championships, set to be held in Ohio, Alabama and Utah in April. The culminating National Championships will be held at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, Ohio, June 20-22 (sporter) and July 8-10 (precision).
View a complete list of results of the 2023-2024 CMP Three-Position Postal Competition at https://ct.thecmp.org/20243PARPostalResults.
About the CMP Three-Position Postal Competition:
The competition is designed for sporter and precision junior marksmen involved in 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club or JROTC air rifle programs. During the Postal match, competitors receive targets by mail to record shots at their home ranges in each of the three positions: kneeling, prone and standing. Targets are then submitted back to CMP headquarters for official scoring by staff members. State Championships, also part of the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle series, are conducted by CMP State Directors or specially appointed Match Directors. Learn more about these championships at https://thecmp.org/youth/three-position-national-postal-competition/.