Sixteen national champions were named at the 2024 USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol National Championships held at Fort Moore, Georgia, June 24-30.
Nearly three hundred athletes from across the nation traveled to Georgia to compete in rifle, pistol and paralympic events at the competition. Held at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s ranges, the match had Paris 2024 Olympic team members and seasoned competitors sharing the firing line with athletes who were making their USA Shooting National Championship debut.
The following athletes earned their 2024 USA Shooting national champion titles.
- Sagen Maddalena: Women’s Air Rifle and Women’s 50m Smallbore Rifle
- Jared Eddy: Men’s Air Rifle and Men’s 50m Smallbore Rifle
- Marcus Klemp: Men’s Air Pistol
- Ada Korkhin: Women’s Air Pistol
- Emil Milev: Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol
- Katelyn Abeln: Women’s Sport Pistol
- YanXiao Gong: P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol, P3 Mixed 25m Pistol and P4 Mixed 50m Pistol
- John Wayne Joss: R6 50m Mixed Prone Rifle: SH1
- Kevin Nguyen: R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone: SH1
- Madison Champion: R4 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing: SH2
- Jazmin Almlie-Ryan: R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone: SH2
- Debra Freed: P2 Women’s 10m Air Pistol
- Levi Clark: 50m Prone Rifle
- Bernard Melus: Center Fire Pistol
- Joseph Koh: Free Pistol
- Pranav Kamath: Standard Pistol
The following junior champions (athletes 21 years of age or younger) were also crowned at the 2024 USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol Nationals.
- Mackenzie Kring: Junior Women’s Air Rifle
- Braden Peiser: Junior Men’s Air Rifle
- Katie Zaun: Junior Women’s 50m Smallbore Rifle
- Tyler Wee: Junior Men’s 50m Smallbore Rifle
- Marcus Klemp: Junior Men’s Air Pistol
- Suman Sanghera: Junior Women’s Air Pistol
- Blaine Simpson: Junior Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol
- Riya Salian: Junior Women’s Sport Pistol
- Gabriela Zych: Junior 50m Prone Rifle
- Mark Shen: Junior Standard Pistol
- Johnathan Dorsten: Junior Sport Pistol
In addition, awards were given out to under 18 and under 15 age categories at the 2024 USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol Nationals. (See a full list of official results here.)
At the end of the competition, a handful of athletes took part in a fun team air match event. The Nova Sharp Shooters team, consisting of Suman Sanghera and William Regala, took first place in Air Pistol. In addition, the AMU Team Black, with team members Ali Weisz and Brandon Muske, earned first in Air Rifle.
USA Shooting thanks The NRA Foundation for their continued support as the organization’s sole platinum sponsor. Athletes received prizes thanks to USA Shooting partners and sponsors including Axil Brands and Gun and Trophy Insurance.
The 2024 USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol Nationals was the second and final match that determined the 2024 USA Shooting Junior World Championship team. The following athletes will travel to the competition in Lima, Peru, this fall.
- Rifle: Braden Peiser, Jacob Wisman, Tyler Wee, Jack Ogoreuc, Hayden Bell, Griffin Lake, Katie Zaun, Emme Walrath, Mackenzie Kring, Elizabeth Probst, Rachael Charles, Carley Seabrooke and Elijah Spencer.
- Pistol: Nathan Lim, Marcus Klemp, Mark Shen, Suman Sanghera, Sneha Gupta, Eva Allen, Riya Salian, Saanvi Singh, Blaine Simpson, William Regala, Johnathan Dorsten and Reese Metzler.
The 2024 Junior World Championship will also see shotgun events. The shotgun team qualified earlier this year in March. The following athletes will be competing in Lima, Peru, this fall.
- Shotgun: Alishia Layne, Madeline Corbin, Gracie Hensley, Karsyn Ross, Benjamin Keller, Jordan Sapp, Josh Corbin, Aidin Burns, Ryann Phillips, Carey Garrison, Ava Downs, Abigale Wigh, Emilio Carvalho, Matthew Kutz, William Browning and Zachary Rippeto.
The 2024 USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships will take place September 9-22 at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. Up next for the team is the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, July 26 to August 11. The Paralympic Games will take place not long after the Olympics, August 28 to September 8.
You can see the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic shooting team rosters at the USA Shooting website.
