Ginny Thrasher Becomes AAU James E. Sullivan Award Semifinalist

By BearingArms.com Staff

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Olympic champion Ginny Thrasher is one of 18 amateur athletes selected as a semifinalist for the 2016 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) James E. Sullivan Award.

Family, friends, fans and the shooting sports community can now come together to help try and move Thrasher to one of six AAU Sullivan Award Finalists. Olympic rifle legend Lones Wigger was an AAU Sullivan Award Finalist in 1982. With just two clicks and no e-mail information to leave behind, you can vote daily now through Monday.

Here’s the deal:

Known as the “Oscar” of sports awards and older than The Heisman, the AAU Sullivan Award honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. This honor places Thrasher among the best that amateur athletics has to offer, and her inclusion with this elite class of athletes, once again reiterates how truly special her year was in 2016.

Through process, Thrasher has reached unprecedented success. Her historic run began at the 2016 NCAA Rifle Championships where she became the first freshman rifle shooter ever to win both individual titles in air and smallbore while leading WVU to their fourth-straight, and 18th overall, NCAA team title.

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