Olympic Shooting: Men’s Air Rifle Preview

By Duncan Johnson

Rio –-(Ammoland.com)- Just one competition on the docket for the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team Monday on Day 3 of the 2016 Olympic Games, and we welcome Olympic newcomers Lucas Kozeniesky and Dan Lowe for the Men’s 10m Air Rifle event.

A year ago, neither athlete was much of a consideration to make the Team, but a year of hard work and they’ve earned their opportunity.

Kozeniesky’s dominance on the firing line at Olympic Trials is just the tip of the iceberg of the success he’s experienced over the past season, earning NCAA Rifle All-American honors and Most Valuable Player for the NC State rifle team. But these successes are often the last pieces you hear from Kozeniesky when asking about his passion for shooting, due to his overwhelming humbleness and appreciation for what he’s trained so hard for. Kozeniesky has built a following that is spreading across the country, radiating from a small collegiate range in Raleigh, North Carolina, where his heart lies with the Wolfpack. He finished 29th in the only World Cup appearance of his young career earlier this season in Bangkok, Thailand. He was a Junior …Read the Rest

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