The USA air pistol contingent will leave Tokyo with none of its eight athletes making a finals. While difficult to fathom, it seems to be par for the course as the USA has historically been unsuccessful in the discipline. Since its inception at the 1998 Olympics in Seoul, the USA has won only two medals […]
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SASP Athletes, Staff To Represent USA At Olympics
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) has Olympic athletes in their ranks, ready to perform on the world stage in Tokyo. With their newly established international disciplines, SASP athletes saw podium finishes at the recent 2021 Air Pistol Junior Olympic National Championship before putting on incredible performances at the 2021 SASP National Championship. First up […]
Tucker and Kozeniesky Take Silver in 10M Air Rifle Mixed Teams Air Rifle
The American team of Mary Carolyn Tucker and Lucas Kozeniesky took the Olympic silver medal in the inaugural 10 m Air Rifle Mixed Teams in Tokyo on Tuesday, breaking a nearly 100-year old drought for Team USA in the mixed team competition. Losing to the team from the People’s Republic of China of Qian Yang […]
Shaner Takes Gold in Men’s Air Rifle
William Shaner (Center) finishes atop the medal stand, taking the United State’s first ever medal in Men’s Air Rifle William Shaner broke through where other American’s had failed, capturing the first ever medal in Men’s Air Rifle in Olympics competition, happily it was gold. It is the first Olympics for the 20-year-old student at the […]
Tucker Places Sixth in Women’s Air Rifle, Strong Olympic Debuts Across USA Shooting
Tokyo, Japan- Mary Tucker placed sixth in Women’s 10m Air Rifle at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games Saturday morning at Asaka Shooting Range in Tokyo, Japan. After qualifying third earlier that day, the number two world ranked athlete and two-time individual NCAA Champion, scored a 9.8 on her second shot and 9.7 on her sixth […]
Midway USA Hometown Challenge
MidwayUSA Foundation presents the 2021 Hometown Challenge. This shoot and sweepstakes features ten disciplines, allowing youth and adults to test their skills on a national stage while remaining in their local community. Shooting categories include international air rifle, international air pistol, trap, skeet, 3-position smallbore rifle, prone smallbore, 3-position air rifle, SASP rimfire pistol, and […]
SGT Nick Mowrer Makes History on Road to 2021 Tokyo Olympics
SGT Nick Mowrer has reached a milestone that no other American has – competing in more than one discipline at the Olympic Games. Mowrer is set to fire in 10-meter air pistol, 50-meter smallbore rifle and the 10-meter mixed air pistol team event in Tokyo. “While it comes with a certain cool factor, the actual […]
USA Shooting Team Together And Ready to Take On The World In Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan- The members of the United States Shooting Team have all arrived in Japan and completed their first days of official training for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Rifle and pistol athletes were the first to arrive with shotgun following a few days later. “I’m so glad all of the shotgun shooters arrived in Tokyo and have entered the village. That’s step […]
Granbury Athlete Earns Fastest Junior Distinguished Badge in School History
Sarah Folsom, 17, of Granbury, Texas, is a quick learner. In only her first year as a marksmanship athlete – and during an impeding global pandemic – she produced enough consistent competitive performances to earn a prestigious Junior Distinguished Badge, #1526. On top of that, she earned it in the shortest amount of time in […]
High School Teams Top 2021 National Three-Position Air Rifle Sporter Match in June
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – Scholastic rifle teams came to win during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2021 National Three-Position Air Rifle Sporter Championships, held simultaneously at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio and the South CMP Competition Center in Alabama, June 24-26. The three-position event consists of two days of competition […]