Thursday, January 17, 2019

USA Shooting Athletes to Attend SHOT Show

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Members of the USA Shooting Team and staff are gearing up to attend one of the firearms industry’s most anticipated events of the year: The 41st annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) at the Sands Expo and Convention Center January 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SHOT Show, presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), will bring together more than 64,000 firearm industry professionals and provide a first look at new products and services used by target shooters, hunters, outdoorsmen and women and law enforcement professionals. The event is also an excellent opportunity for the Team to stay in touch with sponsors, key players in the shooting sports industry and greet fans. Athletes in attendance at the 2019 SHOT Show will make daily appearances at the USA Shooting Team booth (#2416), as well as with team sponsors. The following athletes will be at the USA Shooting Team booth throughout the show:

  • 2016 Pistol Paralympian Marco DeLaRosa (San Antonio, Texas)
  • World Championship Rifle Team member Reya Kempley (Carson City, Nevada)
  • World Championship Shotgun Team member Madelynn Bernau (Waterford, Wisconsin)
  • 2018 Men’s Trap National Champion Caleb Lindsey (Spring Hill, Tennessee)

Also attending SHOT Show from the USA Shooting Team will be six-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode (El Monte, California), two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Georgia), 2018 Women’s Skeet World Champion Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, Louisiana), 2018 Men’s Trap Junior National Champion Dale Royer (Jackson, Montana), 2017 Women’s Skeet World Champion Dania Vizzi (Odessa, Florida), Olympians Nick Mowrer (Butte, Montana) and Lucas Kozeniesky (Fairfax, Virginia), Women’s Air Pistol National Champion Alexis Lagan (Boulder City, Nevada) and Men’s Trap World Cup medalist Brian Burrows (Fallbrook, California) among others.

Athletes and USA Shooting CEO Keith Enlow will be available for interviews throughout SHOT Show. To arrange an interview or appearance, please contact Jessica Delos Reyes at 719-866-4896 or Jessica.delosreyes@usashooting.org.

USA Shooting will begin SHOT Show on Tuesday, January 22 with a special Breakfast of Champions event to recognize key sponsors, partners, donors, medals drivers, media, and other contributors.

About USA Shooting: USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting's mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. For more information, please visit us atusashooting.org.

About USA Shooting: USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting's mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. Check us out on the web at usashooting.org and on Twitter at twitter.com/USAShooting.

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Jessica Delos Reyes

jessica.delosreyes@usashooting.org

719-866-4896