Team USA Junior Shotgun Athletes Secure 6 Medals At ISSF World Cup Germany

USA Shooting junior shotgun athletes secure six medals (including three golds) at 2022 ISSF Junior World Cup Germany

by
at USA Shooting posted on May 23, 2022
** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. **
2 Usashotgunmen Suhl
The trio of Matthew Kutz, Lance Thompson and Emilio Carvalho won the gold medal in the men’s trap team event.
USA Shooting/Brittany Nelson

USA Shooting junior shotgun athletes earned six medals at the 2022 ISSF Junior World Cup Germany. The match was held May 9-20 at the Schießsportzentrum Suhl Shooting Center in Suhl, Germany.

In the men’s trap team event, Lance Thompson, Matthew Kutz and Emilio Carvalho won the gold with a score of 6-2 over runner-up India. Lance Thompson also earned a silver medal (31) in the men’s individual trap event, while Sydney Krieger took the bronze (17) in women’s individual trap.

Lia Nelson
Team USA’s Lia Nelson with her women’s individual skeet gold medal.

 

On the skeet side, Julia “Lia” Nelson walked away with the gold medal (30) in the women’s individual event and Mikena “Grace” Fulton finished in fourth place (10). Not to be outdone, Jordan Sapp, Benjamin Keller and Aidin Burns topped the podium by winning the gold medal in the men’s skeet team event 6-4 over Italy.

In the mixed skeet team bronze medal match, Nelson and Sapp faced teammates Keller and Fulton. The duo of Nelson and Sapp netted their second medals after their bronze-medal performance.

View the official results at the ISSF website.

Up next for Team USA's junior shotgun team is the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Osijek, Croatia, scheduled for September 19 to October 25.

Learn more about USA Shooting at usashooting.org.

Latest

USPSA Accuracyspeaks 1
USPSA Accuracyspeaks 1

Accuracy Speaks: The On-Site Gunsmith Keeping Competitors in the Fight at Rio Salado

Bob LaMarca of Accuracy Speaks provides free on-site gunsmithing to competitors at Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club, delivering extraordinary service when it matters most.

The Revolver Ambassador: How David Rotigel Became the World’s Top Steel Challenge OSR Shooter

David “DJ” Rotigel shares how he became the No. 1 OSR Steel Challenge shooter and why growing the revolver community drives him.

Connor Daniel Leads Team Winchester and White Flyer Sweep of Seminole Cup Main Event Podium

Team Winchester and Team White Flyer sweep Main Event podium at 2026 Seminole Cup, Connor Daniel wins HOA and Desi Edmunds takes Lady champion honor.

2025 IPSC World Shoot: Team USA on the World Stage

Christian Sailer won gold by 136 points at the 2025 IPSC World Shoot in South Africa as Team USA medaled across all divisions.

Mount Aloysius Defends MAC Championship Title as Two Mollys Steal the Show

Mount Aloysius College defends MAC championship title with 4558 aggregate as Schreiner’s Molly Mitchell and Mounties’ Molly Miller split conference’s top individual honors.

New: Fix It Sticks Armorer’s Punch Toolkit

Fix It Sticks pairs a new magnetic-socket hammer with 24 punches in a portable kit aimed at competition shooters, armorers and gunsmiths who work on guns away from the bench.



Get the best of Shooting Sports USA delivered to your inbox.