SAPD Pistol Team Wins Big at National Competition

 

September 14-19, members of the San Angelo Police Department’s Pistol Team attended the National Police Shooting Competition in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The team competed in over thirty Handgun Matches, one Shotgun Match, a Police Pistol Combat Match, and a 3-Gun Match, which requires shooters to use a rifle, shotgun and handgun.  The Team attended the competition with money raised from fundraisers held in the months prior to the event.

In the team categories, the SAPD won the following:

4-Man Revolver (Overall winner Marksman Class)
4-Man Semi-Automatic (Overall winner Marksman Class)
4-Man Service Weapon (Municipal Class)

In the individual shooter categories, team members won the following:

Bobby Elrod

1st Stock Auto Municipal Classified
3rd Stock Revolver Municipal Classified

Brandon Farris

1st Grand Champion (Aggregate of Semi-Auto and Revolver) Classified
1st Off Duty Pistol Classified
1st Match 3 Classified
2nd Open Class 300 Classified
2nd Stock Service Aggregate Classified
2nd Stock Revolver Classified
2nd Match 5 Revolver Classified
3rd Distinguished Revolver Classified
5th Stock Semi-Auto Classified

Brian Gesch

2nd Overall winner Match 10 Semi-auto Marksman
2nd Municipal Grand Aggregate Semi- Auto Match 21 Marksman
3rd Overall winner Semi-Auto Match 13 Marksman
4th Municipal Semi-auto Match 14 Marksman

Rusty Herndon

1st Overall Revolver winner Match 1 Sharpshooter
1st Municipal Revolver winner Match 5 Sharpshooter

Chris Heronema

1st Service Revolver Municipal Marksman
3rd Service Semi-Auto Municipal Marksman

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cadred, Thu, 10/03/2013 - 08:49
Hard work and practiced skill are evident in your win. ALL competitors are appreciated in a sport that seldom gets favorably reported on in today's media.

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