The Jamaica Skeet Club is brimming with pride following multiple podium finishes by the male and female teams and individual shooters who competed at the recently held World English Championship in San Antonio, Texas, USA. There were over one thousand competitors from nineteen countries including the top shooters from the USA, England, Italy, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand to contest in one of the sport’s most prestigious international event.
The Jamaica Skeet Club fielded a ten-member national team of six males and four females. In all, twenty-seven shooters made the trip to Texas to represent the island across every division from D to Master class.
The ladies team of Aliana McMaster, Wendy McMaster, Lori-Anne Harris and Toni Barnes produced the standout result of the championship, finishing third in the main event behind the USA and England.
The men’s team of Christian Sasso, Shaun Barnes, Roman Tavares-Finson, Jonathan Ralston, Nicholas Chen and Alex Cunningham placed fifth behind Ireland (777) by just one point after ending on 776. The USA was first on 903 while England 876 and Italy 842 were second and third respectively.
Beyond the team standings, Jamaica’s competitors made their presence felt in the individual events. Lori-Anne Harris claimed the Winchester Ladies Cup A-D High Overall (HOA) title with a combined score of 228/300, while also placing second in the Main Event C Class. Aliana McMaster added a Lone Star Cup AA Class bronze to complement the ladies’ team medal along with an impressive score of 81/100 in FITASC. Roman Tavares-Finson secured two podium finishes in the Main Event and Super Sporting AA Class, and Jonathan Ralston joined him on the Super Sporting AA class podium with a second-place finish.
Among the independent Jamaican competitors, Philip Burgess claimed an extraordinary five podium finishes across D Class – first place in FITASC, the Lone Star Cup and American Field Sporting, and third place in the Main Event and third in 5-Stand. Long time national coach Khaleel Azan won FITASC C Class gold, David Subaran took FITASC A Class silver, and Brian Kong bagged Super Sporting B Class silver.
The Jamaica Skeet Club had high praises for the Wendy McMaster who served as player and team manager, for her role in the pre-event preparation as well as providing vital leadership in coordinating the delegation throughout the championship. The Club also commended Tracy Simpson for her invaluable assistance in organizing the team’s participation and for ensuring that Jamaica was well prepared and for representation on the world stage.
Team manager Wendy McMaster was very pleased with how everyone conducted themselves while producing outstanding results at the championship this year.
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