Teammate Morgan Allen Places Third Overall in ESP Division
The 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship, held at the Smith & Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, MA February 21 – 23, 2013 proved to be a strong 2013 competitive season debut for Team International Training, Inc. (ITI) members Brandon Wright (Team Captain) and Morgan Allen. Over 300 competitors braved the snowy weather to compete in the first major IDPA match of the year.
Brandon Wright won the ESP Division and placed Second Overall for the entire match with a 166.01 match score. Due to this win, Wright has become a National Champion and a Distinguished Master (DM) in IDPA.
Team ITI (L) Captain Brandon Wright and (R) Morgan Allen
“I would like to congratulate my teammate for his performance and to all the division winners at the 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor Nationals,” commented Wright. “The match directors and staff went out of their way to make this match one of the more exciting IDPA matches I have ever shot. Out of 12 stages, eight stages had some sort of mover, swinger and / or drop turner on them. As if that does not make the match hard enough, add low-to-no light in the mix and you have a recipe for disaster. Fortunately I was able to stay focused and shoot my match. I am so honored to have been bestowed this new title of Distinguished Master.”
Wright continued, “A big thank you to Safariland Products for coming through with their new IDPA equipment. Bobby McGee of Safariland has developed a brand new “Range Series” holster, belt and magazine pouch that are IDPA legal. These products, along with reliable ammunition from Atlanta Arms and Ammo, allowed me to reach my top potential in this match.”
Morgan Allen placed Third Overall in the ESP Division and Fourth Overall for the entire match with a 182.35 match score.
“This was one of the more technical matches I’ve attended to date,” remarked Morgan Allen. “Combine that with the low-to-no-light stages, the number of moving targets (many that disappeared after presentation), and the disaster factor increased the difficulty significantly. Knowing, through my match preparation training, of when to push and when to back off a little became a critical asset in this match.”
Allen continued, “Congrats to my teammate on his fine performance, as well as to IDPA, Smith & Wesson, Shooting USA and the many others who came together to make this what it has become, a premier event in the competitive shooting sports. A special thanks to my sponsors for helping make my attendance possible.”
For full match results, please visit the 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship results website.
Team ITI would like to thank all of their 2013 sponsors for their support: 5.11 Tactical VA Beach, Virginia, Atlanta Arms and Ammo, Dan Burwell Gunsmithing, FrogLube, G2 Gemini, Laura Burgess Marketing and Rudy Project USA.
Allen can next be seen competing at the 2013 FL State IDPA Championship, held in Pinellas Park, FL March 8 – 10, 2013. Wright’s next competition will be the 2013 USPSA Alabama Sectional Championship, held in Phenix City, AL March 15 – 17, 2013.
Wright will be teaching the following Competitive Course at G4S ITI’s Virginia Facility:
- Competitive Pistol I on March 1, 2013
- IDPA 2.0 on April 15, 2013
- Competitive Pistol II on May 30 – 31, 2013
- Competitive Pistol II on July 18 – 19, 2013.
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About G4S International Training, Inc.
G4S International Training Incorporated (G4S ITI) is a subsidiary of G4S Government Solutions. Founded in 1989; G4S ITI is committed to providing benchmark security training programs emphasizing professionalism, quality, customer service and a fair price. G4S ITI conducts both mobile and fixed site training in security assistance and security service programs for the U.S. Government, U.S. military, corporate America, and now private citizens. For more information on G4S ITI or any of their courses, log on to www.g4siti.com.
About Morgan Allen
It’s hard to believe that Morgan Allen has only been shooting pistols since 2005, considering he has over 40 IDPA State and Regional Division Championship titles under his belt since 2007. Having moved up the ladder from an IDPA Novice to Master in only 14 months, Allen has also won eight top-five Division finishes at IDPA National Championship matches. In 2011, he was chosen to be a member of the 2011 US Team at the IDPA World Championship. Allen is an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor, as well as an IDPA Safety Officer and PPC Master.
About Brandon Wright
Brandon Wright served four years as a Law Enforcement Officer and four years as a State Trooper in the Virginia State Police. In addition, Wright was a member of the local police department S.W.A.T. Team. Wright has over nine years of experience as a Firearms Instructor, which he puts into practice at G4S ITI as their Senior Firearms Instructor. He is a Distinguished Master in IDPA and an IDPA National Champion. Wright also holds a Grand Master classification in USPSA Production.
