Morgan Craft (born May 11, 1993, in

Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania Muncy Valley is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. Muncy Valley is named after the valley of Muncy Creek. A tannery was constructed in Muncy Valley in 1867. It burned down in 1872, but was rebuilt. In 1893 ...

), is an American competitive shooter. A member of the U.S. national shooting team in the women's

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, she competed at the 2015 World Shotgun Championships in Lonato, Italy. She scored higher than teammate Caitlin Connor for the

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and a spot to her first

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in a shoot-off with a score of 15–13. Craft is currently ranked number one in the women's

Olympic skeet Olympic Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. The discipline is sanctioned by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 target ...

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Team USA Profile
1993 births Living people American female sport shooters People from Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Pennsylvania Olympic shooters for the United States Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics 21st-century American women 20th-century American women {{US-sportshooting-bio-stub