IF YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS ON TELEVISION OR READING THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A YOUNG WOMAN FROM LEBANON COMPETING IN THE OLYMPICS. HER NAME IS JAMIE BYERLE AND SHE IS SHOOTING AS ONE OF TWO U. S. WOMEN ON THE WOMEN'S 3-POSITION RIFLE TEAM. SHE IS ALSO COMPETING IN THE 10 METER AIR RIFLE EVENT.
JAMIE SHOOTS IN THE INTER-COUNTY RIFLE LEAGUE WITH THE PALMYRA SPORTSMAN CLUB.
JAMIE EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA-FAIRBANKS WHERE SHE HELPED THE TEAM EARN ITS EIGHTH NATIONAL TITLE.
SHE IS CURRENTLY RANKED 4TH IN THE WORLD.

UPDATE: 8-10-2008  JAMIE WAS 4TH IN THE 10 METER AIR RIFLE EVENT!
UPDATE: 8-14-2008  JAMIE WAS 5TH IN 3 POSITION RIFLE