CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Ala. – Mikole Hogan, 17, of Montgomery, Texas, set a new J2 3×20 national record with a staggering score of 599-48X during the 2021 National Three-Position Precision Air Rifle Championships. Hogan dropped only one point during the standing portion to reach 199-15X for a new 20 Shot Standing Age Group 2 […]
Civilian Marksmanship Program
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CMP Names New State Directors for Washington and Louisiana
The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s State Directors are leaders in youth marksmanship programs in each of the 50 states. Their mission is to provide leadership, resources, program information, coordination, networking and publicity to juniors and their supporters. State Directors also serve as a local connection to the CMP and its opportunities. The CMP would like to […]
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. […]
Bremen Claims Wins in Air Rifle and New Smallbore Event at 2021 Camp Perry Open
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Bremen Butler, 16, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, made herself known at the Camp Perry Open marksmanship event (held Friday, May 21, to Sunday, May 23) by earning wins in both the Three-Position Air Rifle portion and the newly added 3×40 Smallbore match. The 2021 Camp Perry Open attracted more than 250 […]
