SGT Vincent Hancock, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, prepares to shoot a target during the World Cup Final in men's skeet at the Beijing Olympic Range during a driving snowstorm. Hancock, the current Olympic, world and National champion in men's skeet, ...

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit closed out another competitive season winning multiple medals recently at a number of matches.

SGT Daniel Horner got things going winning the U.S. Practical Shooting Association Multi-gun National Championship in Boulder City, Nev., for the second time. Horner dominated the competition, winning by more than 380 points.

"I couldn't have done it without the support of my team and the Army," said Horner, a native of Suffolk, Va. "This is the biggest match of the year for me. I plan to win it again next year."

Across the Pacific Ocean, several Soldiers from the USAMU showed up at the World Cup finals in Beijing leaving with more hardware for the USAMU trophy case.

Starting things off in the Men's rifle 50-meter prone match, SGT Michael McPhail earned his first medal in a World Cup event winning a silver medal. McPhail missed out on the gold by .04 of a point.

In Men's double trap, SPC Jeff Holguin earned a bronze medal. Holguin placed fourth in the 2008 Olympics on the same.

"It was great to be back on the Olympic range of Beijing, and this time walking out with something in my hands," he said.

Holguin's USAMU teammate, SGT Vincent Hancock, won a silver medal in men's skeet. Hancock withstood a driving snowstorm to earn the medal on the same range where he was crowned an Olympic champion in 2008.

SSG Ryan Hadden, a two-time World Cup match winner in 2009, overcame the falling snow to place fifth place in men's trap.

A number of other Soldiers earned medals at the 300-meter National Rifle Championships at Fort Benning's Pool Range.

SPC Joseph Hein won a gold medal in the 3x40 match, outlasting McPhail by one target. McPhail also claimed a silver medal in the men's 3x20 match beating out SFC Eric Uptagrafft, who took home the bronze.

In the women's 3x20, SPC Sherri Gallagher won the silver medal in the women's 3x20 event. LTC Rhonda Bright earned a bronze medal.

USAMU will host the 2010 Fort Benning Rifle and Pistol championships Feb. 3-5 and Feb.10-12.