SHOOTING -- Amanda Furrer, a product of the Spokane Junior Rifle Team who shot her way to the 2012 London Olympics, continues to be on the world stage.

On Saturday, Furrer, 23, won a silver medal in the U.S. Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia, to claim a coveted slot on the 2014 U.S. World Championships Women's Three Position Rifle Team.

"It was a big try out for us," she said. "The medalists are the only ones that qualified for the world team. I shot well enough that I didn’t even need to shoot the last final to make the team."

In her sights now is the International Shooting Sports Federation World Championships in Grenada, Spain, Sept. 6-10.  

But first she'll represent the United States in the World Cup matches in Germany June 4-12 and in Slovenia June 13-21 followed by the Grand Prix in Spain July 11-21, and the Championships of the Americas in Mexico Oct. 11-20.

Furrer will compete in Women’s three position rifle which is comprised of Prone 20 shots, Kneeling 20 shots and standing 20 shots. All three positions are fired at 50 meters. 

Furrer began her shooting career at the Spokane Junior Rifle Club and graduated in the Mead High School class of 2009. She won a shooting scholarship at Ohio State University where she trained before winning her 2012 U.S. Olympic Team berth.