U.S. Shotgun Team Captures Four Medals At ISSF Porpetto Junior World Cup

Junior U.S. Shotgun Team secures four medals at the 2024 ISSF Porpetto Junior World Cup Shotgun, including two golds.

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at USA Shooting posted on July 22, 2024
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Benjamin Keller (left) and Jordan Sapp during the Men’s Skeet final at the 2024 ISSF Porpetto Junior World Cup Shotgun in Porpetto, Italy, Jul. 9-16. Keller won gold in the event and Sapp took home bronze.
Photo courtesy of ISSF

The Junior U.S. Shotgun team made four podium appearances at the 2024 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Porpetto Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy, July 9-16.

Carey Garrison of Crossville, Tennessee, topped the podium with a gold medal in the Women’s Trap event. Garrison, a 2024 Championship of the Americas gold medalist in Women’s Team Trap, shot a 114/125 in the qualification round to earn her spot in the final. In the final, she outshot Sofia Goria of Italy, who finished second. Garrison shot a final score of 40/50 to win her champion title and the gold medal.

Benjamin Keller, a Johnstown, Colorado, native, claimed another gold medal for U.S. as the men’s skeet champion. Keller, the 2023 and 2022 Men’s Skeet junior world champion, shot a 124/125 in the qualification round, landing him in the final. Keller shot 56/60 in the final, triumphing over Bhavtegh Gill of India, who finished second.

Jordan Sapp of Gilbert, Arizona, claimed the bronze medal in Men’s Skeet, joining Keller on the podium. Sapp shot an incredible 125/125 in the qualification round, breaking the junior world record that hadn’t been touched in more than a decade. The score also tied the open age category world record, a score that three-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock has shot several times. In the final, Sapp beat out Tomas Vaitekunas of Lithuania, who finished fourth.

Madeline Corbin of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, earned the fourth medal for the U.S. with her third place finish in the Women’s Skeet event. Corbin secured her spot in the final by shooting a 116/125 in the qualification round. In the final, Corbin beat out Adriana Zajickova of Slovakia, who placed fourth. Corbin’s teammate Alishia “Fayth” Layne joined her in the final and finished fifth overall. 

View all official results from the junior world cup at the ISSF website.

USA Shooting would like to thank gold-level sponsor Hillsdale College for its continued support to our amazing athletes. A handful of shotgun team members attend Hillsdale College and compete for the Hillsdale shotgun team, including Sapp and Corbin. 

Up next for U.S. junior shotgun athletes is the 2024 USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championships, July 19-28 at Hillsdale College. 

The U.S. Olympic Shooting Team is gearing up for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, to be held July 26 to August 11.

Learn more about USA Shooting at usashooting.org.

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