Megan has been doing quite a bit of shooting. She competed in the Olympic Team Trials in Anniston, Alabama the first weekend of December. She did a good job and improved her score each day and it was an experience of a lifetime. She was shooting against college teams, army special marksman units, and past olympic champions. She shot next to Jamie Beyerle Gray who competed in the 2008 olympics and is a national gold medialist. Although she didn't place it was a great learning experience and had exposure to college coaches.
January 14, 2012 she participated in the USA Shooting Jr. Olympics Tryout for Kansas in Small Bore Rifle and was the Women's State Champion. This match was held at St. John's Military Academy in Salina.

Last Saturday, January 21, she shot the USA Shooting - Kansas Jr. Olympic Tryouts in Tonganoxie and was the Kansas women's state champion. I'm attaching pictures from these events and an article that was submitted to the Manhattan Free Press, refer to JO air picture.

"Andrew Holeman, Topeka, (left) placed 2nd in the men's division of the Kansas Air Rifle Junior Olympic Qualifier January 21, 2012 at Tonganoxie. Megan Hilbish, Emporia, (center) placed 1st in the women's division and Wade Stroda, Manhattan, (right) placed 1st in the men's division. Stroda scored 534 points of 600 in the 10 meter precision air rifle standing match of 60 shots. Hilbish scored 368 points of 400 in the 10 meter precision air rifle standing match of 40 shots. Stroda and Hilbish are qualified to attend the USA Shooting Junior Olympics at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO in April of 2012. Holeman scored 523 points and is alternate to the USA Junior Olympics in the men's division from Kansas."

Following the Jr. Olympic Tryout on saturday she competed and won the Kansas NRA Sectional Air Rifle 3 Position Precision Match in Tonganoxie.