Ian's HandgunLeatherBanner Sponsorbobbers, appearing targets andthe one remaining popper for atotal of 22 rounds. The winnershere were Jerry Barnhart andB.J. Ratliff.Rob Walsh, a Grand Mastershooter from Houston, Texas,also blazed his way throughthis course with his STI .38 Superand ended up 12thoverall in the match. Althoughhe has beenshooting for only twoyears, he credits his -rapid success to "lots of N*4-practice." He got started '-in college—"I had nothingmuch to do,"—when afriend introduced him toIPSC shooting. "This is afun match, but tough," hesays. "The courses arenot all hose-em-up."Stage 14, "Hit orMiss," more popularlyknown among the shootersas the "Yin-Yang"stage, was won by ToddJarrett and Sheila Brey.Also shooting this stagewas Craig Buchan, a 24-year veteran of law enforcementfrom Phoenix,Ariz. He has been shootingIPSC for 2 1/2 years,but this was his first nationals."I loved it. It'sjust like a big, fun clubmatch." For years hedidn't do much morethan "desert plinking"and police qualifications,but then he joined abull's-eye group. One dayat the range, he heard "someblazing going on at the nextrange," went to investigate, andthe rest, as they say, is history.IPSC shooting has been thebackdrop for more than a fewromances over the years. (Youi ift!' ii`' JPhoto by Roger L. MaierTawn Argeris shoots while moving forward on "Shell Game."alitWir armBergquist\\CustoryPiatoleBanner Sponsorremember Merle and SharonEdington tying the knot afterthe awards banquet at the 1993Limited Nationals.) Denise andDoug Donnell of Georgia areanother couple united by shoot-ir4r1.. ,r-ri7C;Sheila Brey takes her turn at the Rhodesian Wall.ing sports. Denise's roommatebrought her out to the rangeone day a year ago, where shemet Doug, and they were marriedMay 27. After taking threemonths off from shooting forwrist surgery, she was back infull swing at Nationals, shoot--ing an STI .38 Super in C Class."I'm excited. It's so fun," shesays. Doug, a Master Classshooter, says, "If I can keep herin amirno and g-uns, she'll dowell."Another shooter enjoying hisfirst Nationals was Tom Watson,a D-Class shooter fromRedding, Calif., shooting a .40STI from his motorized wheelchair.Tom has been competingfor about 1 1J2 years, and wasin line at 4 a.m. theday of registration tosee if there were anyextra slots available.He got one. "It was somuch fun. I wouldn'thave missed it for the61111rPhoto by Roger L. Maierworld," he says with awide grin. He was ableto shoot every stagefrom his chair. "It wasa miracle that I camethis far, got into Nationalsand got to doeverything."Trophies wereawarded to AllanZitta, Top Senior; NelsonIreson, Top Jultior;Bruce Matt, Top LawEnforcement; GregWay, Top Military;Jethro Dionisio, TopInternational; KerryLathwell, Top InternationalLady, and BrianEnos, Top Modified.Winner of thewomen's shoot-offswas B.J. Ratliff, ofAshland, Ky., who finished8th woman overall.This A Classshooter has been competingsince 1986 andcoming to Nationals since 1987.She shoots a McCormick-Tripp,customized by D&J Custom.She has also been to Englandwith the Ladies Gold Team andto Australia for the WorldShoot.Page 14 <strong>Jan</strong>uary/<strong>Feb</strong>ruary 1996
Photo by Roger L MaierThe top 16 men prepare for the shoot-offs, From right to left are Rob Leatham,Doug Koenig, Matt McLearn, Todd Jarrett, Jerry Barnhart, Jethro Dionisio, TawnArgeris, Ron Avery. JoJo Vidanes, Matt Burkett. Greg Way. Rob Walsh, DonBednorz, Jeff Dixon, David Miller, and Mike Voigt.Among the top eight women,after Kay, Sharon andSheila, were Julie Nowlin,Karen Marshall, Shirley Hamiltonand B.J. Ratliff.Class winners were DonGolembieski, Master; EverettBrunelle, A Class; Randy Melton,B Class; Roland Bagaygay(age 13), C Class and DavidFrancis, D Class.Stage winners not alreadymentioned included JerryBarnhart and Valerie Levanza,Stage 1; Matt McLearn andKay Clark-Miculek, Stage 2;Todd Jarrett and Kippi Boykin,Stage 3; Bruce Piatt andSharon Edington, Stage 6; MattMcLearn and Kippi Boykin,Stage 9; Rob Leatham andKaren Marshall, Stage 10; ToddJarrett and Kim Stroud, Stage11; JoJo Vidanes and KippiBoykin, Stage 12; and BrucePiatt and Julie Nowlin, Stage13.At the banquet, a specialaward of recognition was presentedto Marilyn Stanford inappreciation for her years ofdedication and service asUSPSA Executive Manager.Match sponsor for the 1995Open Nationals was EuropeanAmerican Armory, which is alsoa series sponsor; shoot-off sponsorwas Colt's Manufacturing.Stage Sponsors were Ernie HillLeather, Springfield Armory(also series), Caspian Arms (series),Ed Brown Products, D&JCustom (series), C-More Systems(series), Clark CustomGuns, Chip McCormick, Safariland,Briley Manufacturing,Competitive Edge Dynamics,STI International, Nowlin CustomManufacturing andUSPSA.Donors included KrebsGunsmithing, Gun Craft, Inc.,Oehler Research, ArntzenCorp., Competition Electronics,Aimpoint, Carter Custom, ImageIndustries, and HellwegLtd.rlopor..REDBUFFS11101 lf,CHNOLOGIESUVV,Vt. SION11911 STROSG vs!War.Photo by Heidi ThomasThe top eight women prepare for the shoot-offs. From right to left are Kay ClarkMiculek, Kippi Boykin, Sharon Edington, Sheila Bray, Julie Nowlin, Karen Marshall,Shirley Hamilton, and B.J. Ratliff.<strong>Jan</strong>uary/<strong>Feb</strong>ruary 1996 Page 15
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