The 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Shotgun) concluded March 16 with Pfc. Vincent C. Hancock of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU)of Fort Benning, Ga., earning a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Skeet.
Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers Pfc. Walton Glenn Eller III and Spc. Jeffrey G. Holguin were selected to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Double Trap March 15.
In menís skeet, Hancock, the 2007 World Cup Italy Champion, world record holder and 2007 Pan-American Games Gold Medalist, earned his Olympic berth.
Staff Sgt. Mark L. Weeks of USAMU tied Sean McLelland of Texas with 478 targets going into the final, but McLelland earned the Olympic spot, beating Weeks by two targets. Sgt. 1st Class Shawn C. Dulohery of USAMU, finished in fifth place.
Sgt. Joshua M. Richmond, the 2007 Pan-American Games Champion, and 2000 Olympian Staff Sgt. William H. Keever, finished in third and fourth place respectively.
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Bret Erickson and Air Force Maj. Dominic Grazioli being selected to the Olympic team in menís trap. Erickson will represent the USA on his fourth Olympic Team after finishing first in the team trials.
In womenís Trap, Sgt. 1st Class Joetta R. Dement of the Army Marksmanship Unit finished second , while 1996 Olympian Sgt. 1st Class Theresa E. DeWitt of the Marksmanship Unit took fifth place.
There are eight spots on the U.S. Olympic Shotgun team ó two in menís skeet, two in menís trap, two in menís double trap, one in womenís skeet and one in womenís trap.
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