By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager

COLO SPRGS, CO (Dec 22, 2023) –USA Shooting saw a busy December with Rifle/Pistol Olympic trials part two and Paralympic trials part one taking place this past month at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Rifle and pistol events will have a total of three Olympic trials before the Paris 2024 team is selected. Trials part one took place in September of this year at Fort Moore, Georgia. After the conclusion of part two, the overall rankings are as follows:

Women’s 25m Sport Pistol

1^st: Katelyn Abeln

2^nd: Lisa Emmert Traciak

3^rd: Ada Korkhin

4^th: Lexi Lagan

5^th: Abbie Leverett

 

Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol

1^st: Keith Sanderson

2^nd: Henry Leverett

3^rd: Pranav Kamath

4^th: Austin Stone

5^th: John McNally

 

Women’s 10m Air Pistol

1^st: Lexi Lagan

2^nd: Suman Sanghera

3^rd: Katelyn Abeln

4^th: Lisa Emmert Traciak

5^th: Ada Korkhin

 

Men’s 10m Air Pistol

1^st: Nick Mowrer

2^nd: Jay Shi

3^rd: James Hall

4^th: Samuel Gens

5^th: Remington Smith

 

Women’s 10m Air Rifle

1^st: Mary Tucker

2^nd: Sagen Maddalena

3^rd: Ali Weisz

4^th: Katie Zaun

5^th: Jeanne Haverhill

 

Men’s 10m Air Rifle

1^st: Ivan Roe

2^nd: Rylan Kissell

3^rd: Lucas Kozeniesky

 

Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions

1^st: Mary Tucker

2^nd: Sagen Maddalena

3^rd: Molly McGhin

4^th: Katie Zaun

5^th: Isabella Baldwin

 

Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions

1^st: Ivan Roe

2^nd: Nick Mowrer

Tie for 3rd: Peter Fiori and Brandon Muske

5^th: Tim Sherry

 

Air Rifle/Pistol Olympic trials part three will be Jan. 5-7 in Anniston, Alabama, and smallbore Olympic trials part three will be March 17-19 in Fort Moore, Georgia.

The Paralympic trials also consists of three separate parts. Part one concluded in December as well. The overall team standings are as follows:

 

Men’s 10m Air Pistol P1

1^st: YanXiao Gong

2^nd: Josue Lopez

 

Women’s 10m Air Pistol P2

1^st: Tricia Downing

 

Mixed 25m Sport Pistol P3

1^st: YanXiao Gong

2^nd: Mike Taglipietra

3^rd: Tricia Downing

 

Mixed 50m Sport Pistol P4

1^st: YanXiao Gong

 

Men’s 10 Air Rifle Standing

1^st: Nick Beach

2^nd: Jay Martin

 

Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing

1^st: Taylor Farmer

 

Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone R3

1^st: Kevin Nguyen

2^nd: Nick Beach

3^rd: Taylor Farmer

4^th: Steve Holbert

5^th: Landon Ruggera

 

Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing R4

1^st: Benjamin Hays

2^nd: Madison Champion

3^rd: Jadon Nafziger

4^th: Jazmin Almile-Ryan

 

Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone R5

1st: Stetson Bardfield

2^nd: Madison Champion

3^rd: Jazmin Almile-Ryan

 

Mixed 50m Rifle Prone R6

1^st: Kevin Nguyen

2^nd: John Joss

3^rd: Landon Ruggera

4^th: Nick Beach

5^th: Bud McLeroy

 

Mixed 50m Rifle Prone R9

1^st: Benjamin Hays

2^nd: Jadon Nafziger

 

Paralympic trials part two will be held at the training center Feb. 2-10, 2024. Register here: https://ems.usashooting.org/paralympic-trials-part-2

Shotgun has a total of two Olympic trials. Their part one was held in May this year in Hillsdale, Michigan, and part two will be held in March of 2024 in Tucson Arizona. Register here: https://ems.usashooting.org/shotgun-olympic-selection-part-2

View the shotgun team’s overall standings here: https://usashooting.org/one-step-closer-to-paris/

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