MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University sophomore Ginny Thrasher came up just short in her quest for a second straight Olympic finals appearance, placing 11th today in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games’ women’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition, at the Olympic Shooting Centre, located inside Deodoro Park, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A Gold Medalist five days ago in the women’s 10m air rifle, Thrasher, a native of Springfield, Virginia, shot 581 in the qualification this morning, just one shot away from tying for the last position in the eight-shooter final. The 2016 NCAA smallbore champion, she shot 193 kneeling, 199 prone and 189 standing.