MCPHAIL WINS GOLD FOR USA SHOOTING

Michael McPhail, of Darlington, Wisconsin, won a gold medal, an Olympic quota and nearly broke a world record for men’s prone rifle at the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup for Rifle and Pistol. A member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, McPhail finished just four-tenths of a point away from tying the world record. Fellow USA Shooting Team member Matt Emmons, of Browns Mills, New Jersey, finished second. Emmons had won gold and an Olympic quota at the most recent ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Cup in Changwon, South Korea, in April. Amy Sowash, of Richmond, Kentucky, also earned an Olympic quota spot in women’s three-position rifle.