GENESEO, IL, March 27, 2017 – Springfield Armory® is pleased to announce another big finish at one of USPSA’s most prestigious championships by Team Springfield™’s junior competitors. The weekend of March 3 through 5, 2017 marked the 30th anniversary of one of Practical Shooting’s oldest championship matches, the Rio Salado Desert Classic, held in Mesa, Arizona. The weekend also brought a clean sweep of the USPSA Area 2 Championship by the youngest members of Team Springfield, Justine and Jalise Williams.
The two junior members of Team Springfield™ claimed Top Lady honors in the Production and Single-stack Divisions. Justine Williams not only earned the Top Lady award for Production Division, but she also took second Junior, third in A-Class, and 10th place overall. Sister Jalise chose to compete in the Single-stack division where she won Top Lady, first place in the Junior category, second place for B-Class, and 11th place overall.
The Williams sisters had this to say about the Rio Salado Classic. “We love going to Rio Salado to shoot. It is starting to feel like our home away from home. The officials and competitors at the range are always very friendly, the match runs smoothly and they always have great stages.” Justine adds, “There are many great competitors who attend this match that I look up to and are great role models. I am really happy with my performance and hope I can continue to grow and improve.”
For 30 years, the Rio Salado Desert Classic has earned and maintained a reputation for challenging stage design and use of innovative props. Offering the richest prize table in USPSA,…
