Colorado Springs, Colorado- USA Shooting announces today its nominees for the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. McKenna Geer, Taylor Farmer, Jazmin Almlie-Ryan, John Wayne Joss III, Kevin Nguyen, and YanXiao Gong are the six athletes who will represent Team USA at the Paralympic Games this summer. “I think we have really nice diversity on the team with rifle and pistol […]
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NRA Shooting Sports USA: How To Watch Tokyo Olympics Shooting Events
Although shooting events will probably not be a major part of the television broadcasts, there are still ways to watch Team USA shooters compete this summer at the Olympics. For the duration of the Tokyo Games, the NBC Olympics websitewill be streaming the majority of the shooting event finals and qualifying events. In order to […]
HTC is here! Let’s go!
MidwayUSA Foundation presents the 2021 Hometown Challenge…an event with easy ways to support your favorite youth shooting program and win prizes! Your entire community can get involved today by entering the shoot, the sweepstakes, or both! “Everyone wins our Hometown Challenge! Not only is this fun event a great way to raise endowment funds but it […]
William Shaner Wins Gold in Croatia
Osijek, Croatia– William Shaner wins gold at ISSF World Cup Croatia in men’s 10m air rifle event, his first individual World Cup medal. The youngest participant in the finals, Shaner won by taking the lead early and continuing his hold throughout all 24 shots. Shaner outscored Vladimir Maslennikov of Russia and Petar Gorsa of Croatia who took second and third respectively. “Winning the World Cup is a huge confidence booster,” said Shaner. “I’ve always managed […]
CMP Collegiate Rifle Team Feature: The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University Rifle Team can trace its history back to 1920. The Buckeye Rifle Team uses the 25-point Hugh W. Wylie Range, dedicated in 1966 to honor OSU graduate Lt. Hugh W. Wylie who was killed in the Battle of Arnhem in Holland during World War II. Since its beginnings, the rifle team […]
USA Shooting Hosts 2021 Air Pistol National Junior Olympic Championships at Hotel Elegante Range
Colorado Springs, Colorado– For the first time in history, USA Shooting will host the Air Pistol National Junior Olympics (NJOSC) at the Hotel Elegante Range in Colorado Springs from June 16-20, 2021. The nation’s top air pistol shooters will stand side-by-side and compete for the coveted National Junior Olympic Champion title and a spot on […]
Tokyo Olympians Take the Podium at CMP’s 2021 Camp Perry Open
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – SP4 Alison Weisz, 26, of the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit was one of two Tokyo Olympic athletes who claimed wins at the Camp Perry Open marksmanship event (held Friday, May 21, to Sunday, May 23) – overtaking the 60 Shot Rifle Match with an outstanding score of 1261.9. The 2021 […]
Press Release: Scott Rockett Earns CMP’s 2021 Top Scholarship Recipient Honor
Scott Rockett Earns CMP’s 2021 Top Scholarship Recipient Honor Scott Rockett, 18, of Cary, North Carolina, was recently selected by members of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) scholarship committee to carry the distinction of Top Recipient of the 2021 Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship. The CMP’s Scholarship Program was restructured in 2020 after the passing of […]
CMP Collegiate Rifle Team Feature: University of North Georgia
The University of North Georgia has facilitated a scholastic rifle team since the school’s founding in 1873 (then known as the North Georgia Agricultural College). The program entered NCAA status in the fall of 2007, then returning in the fall of 2011 after the hiring of the program’s first full-time coach, former athlete Tori Kostecki. […]
Last Shot in Lima for USA Shooting Paralympic Quotas
Colorado Springs, Colorado– The USA Shooting National Paralympic Team looks to add up to eight additional country quotas at the 2021 Lima World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) World Cup June 13-18, 2021, in Lima, Peru. The World Cup is also the last chance to put athlete scores on file that will help determine the United […]