Family Olympian

This post is totally not wedding related, but I had to brag! My cousin, Jamie Beyerle, had the honors of representing the United States in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. How awesome is that?! While she did not medal, she came very close, twice and got a personal best. I am very proud of her! Here are some news clips about her and her sport (I know nothing of her sport, so it'll be more accurate coming from the news than from me):

BEIJING, China (August 9, 2008) The first day of the shooting competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China was contested Saturday with Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) and Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) turning out impressive performances, each finishing in the fourth spots in the respective events.

In Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Beyerle claimed fourth place, barely out of medal contention, shooting a qualification score of 397, a final score of 102.8 for a total of 499.8.

This is the best I have shot since the World Cup USA last year, so I am really happy with it, Beyerle said following her fourth place finish.

BEIJING, China (August 14, 2008) Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) barely missed out on earning a spot on the medal podium today in the Women’s 3 Position Rifle event. Beyerle entered the final with a score of 586, just three points out of first place, which was held by China’s Du Li. Despite shooting an excellent final score of 100.9 and standing in second place overall going into the final shot, Beyerle fired a score of 8.7, which wasn’t enough to land her on the podium and she finished in fifth place with an overall score of 686.9.

It was a great match. I am disappointed, but to finish in fifth place isn’t bad and its really been a great experience overall shooting at the Olympics Beyerle said.

Some random site also named Jamie one of the top 26 Hottest US Olympic Women: Campus Squeeze

Keep an eye out for this girl in the 2012 Summer Olympics! I know she'll be kickin' some arse! Hopefully I'll be in London to watch it!