Jessica Klatt, a 2007 graduate of Burns High School, competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Top air rifle and air pistol shooters from around the United States competed for spots on the U.S. Olympic Team at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Shooting (Airgun) Feb. 29 – March 3.

Forty-two of the top women in the nation competed for the one slot available for air rifle. Klatt had just previously come from the NCAA qualifiers as the top air rifle shooter. She said that “even though I shot a personal best for this range, I didn’t get the scores I was expecting. I gained more experience and learned a lot as far as nerve level goes during this competition. It has really prepared me for the NCAA championships in March and the Junior Olympics in April.” Klatt finished 29th after three days of competition.

Klatt is a varsity member of the University of Nevada rifle team, which will be competing as one of the final eight teams during the NCAA championships on March 14 at West Point, N.Y.

She will also be competing in air rifle and .22 smallbore as an individual in the Junior Olympics on April 4 at the Olympic Center in Colorado.