Soddy-Daisy High School graduate Eli Christman is becoming quite familiar with veteran United States shotgun standouts Vincent Hancock and Frank Thompson. Christman, now a Martin Methodist freshman, was on the U.S. men’s team with Hancock, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and three-time Olympian Thompson in the 2018 Guadalajara World Cup. Christman got food poisoning there but still finished sixth the next week – with Hancock first and Thompson third – in the Men’s Open skeet finals while taking the Junior gold medal at USA Shooting’s spring selections in Tucson, Ariz. Then Christman finished sealing one of the three spots on the U.S. Junior World team going to Changwon, South Korea.
Tennis
» Chattanooga’s Wesley Cash learned Monday that he has been chosen again for Team USA for the International Tennis Federation’s Von Cramm Cup for 60-over men’s players. The competition will be Aug. 12-17 in Ulm, Germany.
» Covenant College senior Matthew Harvie was chosen the USA South men’s tennis player of the week for the second time this season and fourth time in his career after going 3-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles last week. His doubles partner is Chris Cox, the previous week’s league honoree. Harvie is 13-2 for the year and 12-1 in dual matches in singles and 16-2 (15-1 in duals) with Cox. Harvie has 48 singles victories and 51 doubles triumphs for his college career.
Lacrosse