NRA Foundation grants help school shooting teams mine ‘golden’ opportunities

By NRAHQ

As the world turned their eyes to Brazil, 19-year-old shooter Ginny Thrasher roared from the middle of the pack to defeat China’s gold-medal marksman Du Li in the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition Aug. 6 at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, earning the first gold medal of the entire games and catapulting herself into the national spotlight.

Though the young Virginia native only began shooting a meager four years ago, she climbed quickly through the ranks of her high school shooting team, West Springfield High, before moving on to West Virginia University’s renowned squad where she made headlines and history in her accomplishments in air and smallbore rifle, propelling her Mountaineers to a fourth straight NCAA national title.

School shooting programs and teams, like the champion Mountaineers and the Spartans of West Springfield, routinely receive grants from the NRA Foundation, empowering high schools and universities to create and improve shooting teams, giving young Americans the chance to embrace the shooting sports and achieve greatness.

Just like Ginny.

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Source:: AmmoLand