Phillips Medals at World Championships
September 11, 2018 05:22 PM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Morgan Phillips of the West Virginia University rifle team claimed three top-four finishes at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Changwon, South Korea.
Phillips, a native of Salisbury, Maryland, helped the United States team finish third in the junior women's 50m rifle 3 positions competition on Sept. 9, shooting a team-best 618.8, good for fifth place individually. Phillips' score was combined with her teammates', Katie Lorraine Zaun (614.2) and Elizabeth Marsh (613.3), giving the U.S. a final total of 1846.3.
Phillips nearly snagged her second medal today, as she placed fourth in the junior women's 50m rifle 3 positions competition with a finals score of 434.4. She entered the final in first place, shooting 1171 (389 kneeling, 395 prone and 387 standing). Phillips, along with teammates Marsh (1148) and Kristen Shae Hemphill (1142), finished second with a 3461 total.
Sophomore Sarah Osborn competed in two air rifle events late last week. She opened the competition with an 11th-place finish in the junior 10m air rifle mixed team event on Sept. 5. Osborn finished with a 415.1 total, while her teammate, William Shaner, shot 415.8, giving them a total of 830.9.
Two days later, Osborn finished 37th in the junior women's 10m air rifle competition with a 620.1 (102.9, 104.0, 103.5, 105.2, 103.4, 101.1) total.
"Competing at the World Championships was an invaluable experience," Osborn said. "I was able to see that the things that make a larger competition, like the World Championships, successful are the same things that make any other match successful. A match with such a big title can be pretty intimidating, but I found that if I focused on the same things I focused on throughout my freshman season, specifically the process of the shot, the match wasn't so intimidating.
"It was comforting to learn that, and going forward, I know this will help me with higher-caliber competitions."
"Competing at the World Championships was a great experience for Morgan and Sarah," WVU coach Jon Hammond added. "They were able to represent their country as an individual and in a team-setting. Sarah had two solid matches, and she really learned a lot and gained valuable experience that will help her this season.
"Morgan had some great performances. She proved that she is one of the best in the world in her age group. She continues to earn the highest qualification scores, and while she came up short of an individual medal, I believe she'll be pleased with her overall performances and how she was able to compete against the best in the world. This was a great experience for her future."
The Mountaineers open the 2018-19 season at Akron on Saturday, Sept. 29.
Phillips, a native of Salisbury, Maryland, helped the United States team finish third in the junior women's 50m rifle 3 positions competition on Sept. 9, shooting a team-best 618.8, good for fifth place individually. Phillips' score was combined with her teammates', Katie Lorraine Zaun (614.2) and Elizabeth Marsh (613.3), giving the U.S. a final total of 1846.3.
Phillips nearly snagged her second medal today, as she placed fourth in the junior women's 50m rifle 3 positions competition with a finals score of 434.4. She entered the final in first place, shooting 1171 (389 kneeling, 395 prone and 387 standing). Phillips, along with teammates Marsh (1148) and Kristen Shae Hemphill (1142), finished second with a 3461 total.
Sophomore Sarah Osborn competed in two air rifle events late last week. She opened the competition with an 11th-place finish in the junior 10m air rifle mixed team event on Sept. 5. Osborn finished with a 415.1 total, while her teammate, William Shaner, shot 415.8, giving them a total of 830.9.
Two days later, Osborn finished 37th in the junior women's 10m air rifle competition with a 620.1 (102.9, 104.0, 103.5, 105.2, 103.4, 101.1) total.
"Competing at the World Championships was an invaluable experience," Osborn said. "I was able to see that the things that make a larger competition, like the World Championships, successful are the same things that make any other match successful. A match with such a big title can be pretty intimidating, but I found that if I focused on the same things I focused on throughout my freshman season, specifically the process of the shot, the match wasn't so intimidating.
"It was comforting to learn that, and going forward, I know this will help me with higher-caliber competitions."
"Competing at the World Championships was a great experience for Morgan and Sarah," WVU coach Jon Hammond added. "They were able to represent their country as an individual and in a team-setting. Sarah had two solid matches, and she really learned a lot and gained valuable experience that will help her this season.
"Morgan had some great performances. She proved that she is one of the best in the world in her age group. She continues to earn the highest qualification scores, and while she came up short of an individual medal, I believe she'll be pleased with her overall performances and how she was able to compete against the best in the world. This was a great experience for her future."
The Mountaineers open the 2018-19 season at Akron on Saturday, Sept. 29.
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