In March, the 2022 SASP Intercollegiate Pistol Nationals were held at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park and South Airgun Range. The youth development program held back to back collegiate championships, with the international pistol events beginning after new champions were crowned at the SASP Action College Nationals. Collegiate shooting teams went head to head in international pistol events, […]
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USA Pistol and Rifle Athletes Earn First World Cup Medals of Their Careers
COLO SPRGS, CO (April 21, 2022) – Henry Leverett, Sagen Maddalena, and Rylan Kissell won their first ever individual ISSF World Cup medals in Rio De Janeiro, April 9-19. “It feels pretty incredible,” said Leverett, a 2020 Olympian who competes for The Ohio State University Pistol Team. “I was in disbelief initially, but this has […]
With the Help of CMP, USA Shooting Wraps Up 2021 Winter Airgun Championships
Colorado Springs, Colorado– Super-finals, team events, competitive fun, and cash prizes are all part of the Winter Airgun Championships (WAG) hype. With the generous support from the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), USA Shooting hosted the end-of-year airgun event for the second consecutive year at both CMP locations in Alabama and Ohio from December 5-12, 2021. Breanne Orey, Director of Competitions at USA Shooting, describes this year’s WAG as the culmination of competitions in 2021. “WAG has always traditionally been a year-end championship […]
Maddalena Clinches Golden Target, Tucker Takes Silver and Bronze, and Kozeniesky Captures Mixed Team Silver at 2021 ISSF Rifle/Pistol President’s Cup
Colorado Springs, Colorado– In her World Cup Final debut, Sagen Maddalena (Groveland, California) wins her first “Golden Target” at 2021 ISSF Rifle/Pistol President’s Cup, earning her the title, “Best Athlete of the Year” in the Women’s Rifle 50m 3-Position discipline. Maddalena also won gold in the Mixed Team Rifle 50m 3-Position event with Hungarian shooter, Istvan […]
Shaner, Tucker, Kozeniesky, Weisz, Maddalena, Lagan and Mowrer Seek Golden Targets from ISSF Rifle/Pistol President’s Cup
Colorado Springs, Colorado– Seven Tokyo 2020 Olympians depart this week to Poland to take their shot at ISSF President’s Cup (World Cup Finals) Rifle Pistol from November 3-10, 2021 in Wroclaw, Poland. The invites consist of five rifle athletes, Will Shaner (#1 Air Rifle Men), Lucas Kozeniesky (#3 Air Rifle Men), Mary Tucker (#1 Air Rifle Women and #7 50m Rifle 3-Positions Women), Ali Weisz […]
USA Shooting Juniors Return Home with 21 Medals and Four New Junior World Champions
Colorado Springs, Colorado- USA Shooting juniors return stateside with 21 medals, including four new Junior World Champions from Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru held September 28-October 9, 2021. 47 juniors competed in 30 events bringing home 12 rifle medals, six shotgun medals and three pistol medals, resulting in the second highest country medal count only behind India. The field included over 400 athletes and 30 […]
Rifle/Pistol Junior Olympic State Host Sites Selection and Competition Information
The Rifle and Pistol State Junior Olympic (JO) Host Site list is live NOW on the USA Shooting website (https://www.usashooting.org/7-events/njosc). A few JO competition reminders: -Please refer to the State JO host site list in order to find a suitable state JO to compete in. -Athletes are only eligible to win the State Champion title […]
Winter Air Gun Returns in 2021
By Breanne Orey, Manager of Competitions & Membership, USA Shooting Colorado Springs, Colorado- For the second year in a row, USA Shooting is proud to announce it will host Winter Airgun Rifle National Championships happening December 8-12, 2021 in close partnership with the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) at both CMP locations in Anniston, Alabama and Port […]
Nearly 50 Team USA Athletes Competing at Junior World Championships Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun
Colorado Springs, Colorado– Nearly 50 USA Shooting juniors will compete in over 30 events at ISSF Junior World Championships at Las Palmas Shooting Range in Lima, Peru, September 28-October 9, 2021. Junior World Championships will test the nerves and skills of the top U.S. junior athletes and forge the sport’s future champions for generations to […]
USA Shooting Announces the Retirement of National Rifle Coach Dan Durben
Colorado Springs, Colorado- USA Shooting announced today that National Rifle Coach, Dan Durben (Belle Fourche, South Dakota) is announcing his retirement, effective January 2021. Durben will finish out the 2021 season before retiring to his home state of South Dakota after a career spanning over 40 years as an athlete and coach, 12 of those as a […]