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U.S. shooters begin earning Olympic berths

Michael McPhail became the first shooter named to the 2016 U.S. Olympic team on Thursday, and more will be joining him in the coming days.

McPhail, 33 and a Sgt. First Class in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, wrapped up his prone rifle berth after winning the World Cup Final in Munich.

He finished ninth in the prone rifle at the London 2012 Olympics, one spot shy of qualifying for the eight-man final.

Two-time Olympians Keith Sanderson (rapid fire pistol) and Vincent Hancock (skeet) are already mathematically qualified for their third Games in Rio and are expected to be officially named to the Olympic team on Friday (Sanderson) and later this month (Hancock).