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Aysen Holds Off Golob for 4th Straight International Revolver Championship Title

International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts

LOS OSOS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Smith & Wesson’s Annette Aysen held off the captain of the Smith & Wesson shooting team, Julie Golob, to claim her fourth consecutive Women’s Limited division title this weekend at the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

The Thibodaux, La. shooter won eight of 14 stages in the women’s match but found herself fending off Golob who took the lead from Aysen twice in the match.

Last year Golob won the Women’s Open title but switched to Limited division competition this year.

Ultimately Aysen won the title, again, with a final time of 368.29 seconds. Golob finished 20.51 seconds behind Aysen in second place with two stage wins and a time of 388.80.

“This was a close match pitting two of the top women revolver shooters in the country against each other. The last minute decision by Julie to switch to the Limited contest certainly put added pressure on Annette, but she managed to put in another strong, winning performance to take her fourth straight title,” said Ron Joslin of ICORE.

Team Smith & Wesson’s Annette Aysen claimed her fourth consecutive Women’s Limited division title...

Rounding out the top five were Team Apex’s Lisa Farrell of Los Osos, Calif. in third with two stage wins and a final time of 394.52, Teddi Edington of Renton, Wash. in fourth with a time of 444.93 and Barbara Thibodaux of Thibodaux, La. in fifth with one stage win and a time of 489.37 seconds.

Organized by the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE), and held at Hogue Action Pistol Range at the San Luis Obispo Sportsmen’s Association, the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship drew more than 230 top revolver shooters, representing 26 states and three foreign nations. Titles were awarded in the Open, Limited or Classic divisions with scoring based on time and accuracy where time penalties are accrued for misses and shots outside the x-ring.

For further information on ICORE and the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship, visit www.ICORE.org, follow @ICORE_Shooting on Twitter or find ICORE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ICOREshooting.

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Sarabia Wins Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship Open Shooting Title

Janae Sarabia, a 14-year-old member of the Smith & Wesson shooting team.

International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts

LOS OSOS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- Janae Sarabia, a 14-year-old member of the Smith & Wesson shooting team from Lompoc, Calif., claimed the Women’s Open title this weekend at the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship.

Coming off a second place finish in 2010, Sarabia dominated this year’s women’s event by winning 10 of the 14 stages and outpacing her closest rival, Smith & Wesson teammate Rachel Crow of Antioch, Calif. by just over 56 seconds.

Sarabia won the title with a final match time of 331.58 seconds.

“Janae is proving to be a rising star in revolver competition, and one that is rising through the ranks quickly. With her earlier win this year at our Southwest Regional, it’s no surprise that she came in to the IRC strong and ready to win,” said Ron Joslin of ICORE.

Crow, who is also a junior shooter and finished fifth in 2010, took second with one stage win and 387.93 seconds. The 2010 runner-up, Flora Yang of Cerritos, Calif. claimed third with two stage wins and a final time of 390.30.

Rounding out the top five were Pam Burkholder of Arvada, Colo. in fourth with a time of 446.66 and college student Sarah Irish of Dearborn, Mich. in fifth with one stage win and a time of 473.10 seconds.

Organized by the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE), and held at Hogue Action Pistol Range at the San Luis Obispo Sportsmen’s Association, the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship drew more than 230 top revolver shooters, representing 26 states and three foreign nations. Titles were awarded in the Open, Limited or Classic divisions with scoring based on time and accuracy where time penalties are accrued for misses and shots outside the x-ring.

Smith & Wesson teammate Rachel Crow of Antioch, Calif.

For further information on ICORE and the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship, visit www.ICORE.org, follow @ICORE_Shooting on Twitter or find ICORE on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ICOREshooting.

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