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COLO SPRGS, CO (June 23, 2023) – A handful of top American rifle and pistol athletes have earned the coveted title of National Champion after the conclusion of the 2023 USA Shooting National Championships.
The competition was held at Fort, Moore, Georgia, June 1-10 at the Army Marksmanship Unit Pool Range where over 200 athletes competed throughout the week for a chance to be crowned national champion.
Results are as follows:
Olympic Events
Men’s 50m Smallbore Rifle
National Champion: Jared Eddy
2nd: Ivan Roe
3rd: Timothy Sherry
Junior National Champion: Gavin Barnick
Senior National Champion: Peter Fiori Sr.
Women’s 50m Smallbore Rifle
National Champion: Cecelia Ossi
2nd: Sagen Maddalena
3rd: Molly McGhin
Junior National Champion: Katie Zaun
Men’s 10m Air Rifle
National Champion: Brandon Muske
2nd: Lucas Kozeniesky
3rd: Peter Fiori Jr.
Junior National Champion: Gavin Barnick
Senior National Champion: Peter Fiori Sr.
Women’s 10m Air Rifle
National Champion: Sagen Maddalena
2nd: Mary Tucker
3rd: Molly McGhin
Junior National Champion: Gracie Dinh
Women’s 10m Air Pistol
National Champion: Lisa Emmert-Traciak
2nd: Suman Sanghera
3rd: Katelyn Abeln
Junior National Champion: Suman Sanghera
Senior National Champion: Sandra Uptagrafft
Men’s 10m Air Pistol
National Champion: Nick Mowrer
2nd: Jay Shi
3rd: Sergey Kalinichenko
Junior National Champion: Remington Smith
Senior National Champion: Richard Gray
Women’s 25m Sport Pistol
National Champion: Katelyn Abeln
2nd: Alexis Lagan
3rd: Ada Korkhin
Junior National Champion: Abbie Leverett
Senior National Champion: Sandra Uptagrafft
Men’s 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol
National Champion: Henry Leverett
2nd: Keith Sanderson
3rd: Emil Milev
Junior National Champion: Austin Stone
Senior National Champion: John McNally
Paralympic events
R1 SH1 Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing
National Champion: Robert “Nick” Beach
R2 SH1 Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing
National Champion: Taylor Farmer
R3 SH1 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone
National Champion: Kevin Nguyen
2nd: Taylor Farmer
3rd: Landon Ruggera
R4 SH2 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing
National Champion: Benjamin Hays
2nd: Madison Champion
3rd: Abhinav Sharath
R5 SH2 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone
National Champion: Madison Champion
2nd: Stetson Bardfield
3rd: David Cromwell
R6 SH1 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone
National Champion: John Joss
2nd: Kevin Nguyen
3rd: Robert “Nick” Beach
R9 SH2 Mixed 50m Rifle Prone
National Champion: Benjamin Hays
P1 SH1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol
National Champion: YanXiao Gong
2nd: Marco De La Rosa
3rd: Michael Tagliapietra
P2 SH1 Women’s 10m Air Pistol
National Champion: Debra Freed
P3 SH1 Mixed 25m Sport Pistol
National Champion: YanXiao Gong
2nd: Marco De La Rosa
3rd: Michael Tagliapietra
P4 SH1 Mixed 50m Free Pistol
National Champion: YanXiao Gong
2nd Place: Debra Freed
Non-Olympic events
Junior Men’s 25m Sport Pistol
National Champion: Blaine Simpson
2nd: Mark Shen
3rd: Rhyan Wilby
25m Center Fire Pistol
National Champion: Kostaninos Pitsoulis
2nd: Pranav Kamath
3rd: Manuel Snyderman
25m Standard Pistol
National Champion: Lisa Emmert-Traciak
2nd: Keith Sanderson
3rd: Sky Lim
Junior National Champion: Blaine Simpson
50m Men’s Free Pistol
National Champion: Richard Gray
2nd: Jared Zollner
3rd: Kostantinos Pitsoulis
Junior National Champion: Joseph Koh
Senior National Champion: Manuel Snyderman
Men’s 50m Prone Rifle
National Champion: Ivan Roe
2nd: Timothy Sherry
3rd: Patrick Sunderman
Junior National Champion: Dylan Gregory
Senior National Champion: Marc Monene
Women’s 50m Prone Rifle
National Champion: Sagen Maddalena
2nd: Katie Zaun
3rd: Sarah Beard
Junior National Champion: Makenzie Larson
To learn more about USA Shooting, visit usashooting.org.
Caption: Brandon Muske, center, is the 2023 Men’s 10m Air Rifle National Champion. The USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol National Championships were held in Fort Moore, Georgia, June 1-10.
About USA Shooting
USA Shooting, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation was chartered by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the Olympic Shooting Sports in April 1995. The organization develops and implements programs to promote growth in the sport and serves as a sanctioning body for local and national competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the US Olympic and Paralympic Training Center, USA Shooting has a full-time staff dedicated to our sport.
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