The 2014 Adjutant General's rifle and pistol match

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MARSEILLES, IL (08/12/2014)(readMedia)-- Soldiers from around the state met at the Illinois National Guard Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois, to compete in The Adjutant General's (TAG) Rifle and Pistol Match, Aug. 8 to 10.

Every unit in the Illinois National Guard has the opportunity enter a team into the TAG Match, and more than 100 Soldiers participated in the 2014 marksmanship event.

Shooters are rated both as teams and individuals using the pistol and rifle. The shooters are also evaluated on a combined arms, 3-gun match in which the Soldiers fired the pistol, rifle and shotgun.

The top 20 individual shooters received the Governor's Twenty Tab, which they can wear on their uniforms. The top three teams and individuals of each event received a plaque to display their accomplishments.

Winners of the TAG Match may be selected to join the Illinois National Guard's Marksman Team. The teams must select two new shooters to compete in regional and national events annually.

Results of the 2014 ILARNG TAG Rifle and Pistol Match:

Overall Top Three Individuals:

1. Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

2. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Koca of Custer Park, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry

3. Staff Sgt. Jacob Blount of Charleston, Illinois; 1544th Transportation Company

Overall Individual Rifle

1. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Koca of Custer Park, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry.

2. Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

3. Spc. Joseph Miller of Petersburg, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion

Overall Individual Pistol

1. Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

2. Spc. Justin Titzer of Fairfield, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

3. Staff Sgt. Jacob Blount of Charleston, Illinois; 1544th Transportation Company

Combined Arms (3-Gun)

1. Sgt. 1st Class William Gibbs of Litchfield, Illinois; Battery B, 1st Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment

2. Staff Sgt. Jacob Blount of Charleston, Illinois; 1544th Transportation Company

3. Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

Overall Top Three Teams

1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment; Staff Sgt. Travis Wisely of West Frankfort, Illinois; Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Sgt. Seth Johnson of Collinsville, Illinois; Spc. Justin Titzer of Fairfield, Illinois.

2. 1st Battalion,106th Aviation; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Koca of Custer Park, Illinois; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Nicholas of Bolingbrook, Illinois, Staff Sgt. Jason Jenkins of Montgomery, Illinois, Sgt. Mark Rosenak of Bartonville, Illinois.

3. 1544th Transportation Company; Staff Sgt. Jacob Blount of Charleston, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Brent Tripp of Warsaw, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Eric Daggett of Jerome, Illinois, Sgt. Matthew Blount of Charleston, Illinois.

Top Pistol Team

1. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment ; Staff Sgt. Travis Wisely of West Frankfort, Illinois; Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Sgt. Seth Johnson of Collinsville, Illinois; Spc. Justin Titzer of Fairfield, Illinois.

2. 1544th Transportation Company; SSG Jacob Blount of Charleston, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Brent Tripp of Warsaw, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Eric Daggett of Jerome, Illinois; Sgt. Matthew Blount of Charleston, Illinois.

3. 1st Battalion,106th Aviation; Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Koca of Custer, Park, Illinois; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Nicholas of Bolingbrook, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Jason Jenkins of Montgomery, Illinois, Sgt. Mark Rosenak of Bartonville, Illinois.

Top Rifle Team

1. 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion; Staff Sgt. Drew Geer, Sgt. Kraig Kennedy of New Berlin, Illinois, Spc. Joseph Miller of Petersburg, Illinois, Spc. Thomas Winlund of Mason City, Illinois.

2. Battery B, 1st Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment; Sgt. 1st Class William Gibbs of Litchfield, Illinois; Sgt. Brandon Hornung of Utica, Illinois; Sgt. Eric Fowler of Lansing, Illinois; Spc. Josh Webb of Lewiston, Illinois.

3. Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry; Sgt. Scott Lange of Aurora, Illinois; Spc. Ryan White of Macon, Illinois; Spc. Aendri Decker of Montgomery, Illinois; Pfc. Steven McMahon of Streamwood, Illinois.

The Governor's Twenty

1. Sgt. Raleigh Walker of Goreville, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

2. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Keith Koca of Custer Park, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry.

3. Staff Sgt. Jacob Blount of Charleston, Illinois; 1544th Transportation Company

4. Sgt. 1st Class William Gibbs of Litchfield, Illinois; Battery B, 1st. Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment

5. Sgt. Scott Lange of Aurora, Illinois; Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry

6. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Nicholas of Bolingbrook, Illinois; 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation

7. Sgt. Brandon Hornung of Utica, Illinois; Battery B, 1st Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment

8. Sgt. Kevin Riggle of North Aurora, Illinois; 233rd Military Police Company

9. Spc. Aendri Decker of Montgomery, Illinois; Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry.

10. Sgt. Mark Rosenak of Bartonville, Illinois; 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation.

11. Spc. Joseph Miller of Petersburg, Illinois; 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion

12. Sgt. Seth Johnson of Collinsville, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

13. 1st Lt. Arthur Morris of Peoria, Illinois; Company Alpha, 33rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion

14. Sgt. Matthew Blount of Charleston, Illinois; 1544th Transportation Company

15. Spc. Josh Burns of St. Francisville, Illinois; 631st Engineering Company

16. Spc. Justin Titzer of Fairfield, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

17. Spc. Josh Webb of Lewiston, Illinois; Battery B, 1st Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment

18. Sgt. Levi Worden, Illinois; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment

19. Staff Sgt. Eric Daggett of Jerome, Illinois; 1544th Transportation Company

20. Staff Sgt. Gino Maldonado of Aurora, Illinois; 233rd Military Police Company

Photo 1: Soldiers shoot the pistol during the Illinois Army National Guard Adjutant General's Rifle and Pistol Match August 8, at the Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois. More than 100 Soldiers from around the state meet to compete at the 2014 annual marksmanship event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aleah M. Castrejon, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Photo 2: A Soldier shoots the pistol during the Illinois Army National Guard Adjutant General's Rifle and Pistol Match August 8, at the Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois. More than 100 Soldiers from around the state meet to compete at the 2014 annual marksmanship event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aleah M. Castrejon, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Photo 3: Staff Sgt. Gabriel Cullers of Carrier Mills, Illinois, with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry, Urbana, Illinois, grades targets and adds the scores for the competing Soldiers during the Illinois Army National Guard Adjutant General's Rifle and Pistol Match August 8, at the Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois. More than 100 Soldiers from around the state meet to compete at the 2014 annual marksmanship event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aleah M. Castrejon, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Photo 4: Private Paul Blohm of Aurora, Illinois, with Company B, 405th Brigade Support Battalion, Chicago, receives a coin for his support in running the ranges at the event from Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Bowman of Plainfield, Illinois, Illinois National Guard State Command Sergeant Major, during the Illinois Army National Guard Adjutant General's Rifle and Pistol Match August 8, at the Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois. (Back row, right to left) Sgt. Maj. Timothy Forest of Marseilles, Illinois with the 33rd Military Police Battalion, Bloomington, Illinois; Sgt. Scott Harden, of Ottawa, Illinois, with Marseilles Training Center, Marseilles, Illinois; and Sgt. Gordon Dubois of Ottawa, Illinois, with 2nd Battalion, 123rd Forward Support Company, Milan, Illinois. Harden and Dubois also received a coin from Bowman for their support in running ranges at the event. More than 100 Soldiers from around the state meet to compete at the 2014 annual marksmanship event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aleah M. Castrejon, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Office)

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