By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager

COLO SPRGS, CO (Dec. 16, 2022) – USA Shooting’s 2022 Winter Air Gun Championships, Dec. 9-12, were held in two locations: the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, Ohio.

Between the two locations, the event hosted over 500 pistol and rifle athletes of all ages. The annual competition held individual and team matches for both 10m Air Rifle and 10m Air Pistol.

Below is a list of the top three finishers according to the two-relay combined aggregate scores. Finals were later held for the top eight aggregate scoring athletes.

Colorado location:

Men’s 10m Air Pistol

1st: Jay Shi with a score of 1,135

2nd: Javier Medina

3rd: Jason Herndon

Women’s 10m Air Pistol

1st: Katherine Ahn with a score of 1,119

2nd: Nathalia Tobar Prado

3rd: Lexi Lagan

Men’s 10m Air Rifle

1st: Rylan Kissell with a score of 1,257.1

2nd: Braden Peiser

3rd: Peter Fiori

Women’s 10m Air Rifle

1st: Julie Johannessen with a score of 1,257.3

2nd: Peninah D’Souza

3rd: Stephanie Grundsoee

The following Paralympic athletes earned medals from their overall combined scores:

Paralympic Pistol P1

1st: Michael Tagliapietra

Paralympic Rifle R3

1st: Kevin Nguyen

2nd: Robert Beach

3rd: Steven Holbert

Paralympic Rifle R4

1st: Benjamin Hays

2nd: Madison Champion

3rd: Abhinav Sharath

Paralympic Rifle R5

1st: Stetson Bardfield

2nd: Madison Champion

3rd: Benjamin Hays

Paralympic Rifle VI

1st: Jason Pepper

 

Camp Perry location:

Men’s 10m Air Pistol

1st: James Hall with a score of 1,142

2nd: Anthony Lutz

3rd: Sergey Kalinichenko

Women’s 10m Air Pistol

1st: Suman Sanghera with a score of 1,158

2nd: Ada Korkhin

3rd: Lisa Emmert Traciak

Men’s 10m Air Rifle

1st: Timothy Sherry with a score of 1,251

2nd: Brandon Muske

3rd: Matthew Sanchez

Women’s 10m Air Rifle

1st: Mary Tucker with a score of 1,258.4

2nd: Sofia Ceccarello

3rd: Cecelia Ossi

Paralympic Rifle R1

1st: Eric Heideman

2nd: Sidney Knight

Paralympic Rifle R2

1st: Taylor Farmer

Paralympic Rifle R3

1st: Taylor Farmer

Paralympic Rifle R4

1st: Eric Heideman

2nd: Sidney Knight

Paralympic Rifle R5

1st: Eric Heideman

2nd: Sidney Knight

Paralympic Pistol P2

1st: Debra Freed

Junior and open age category finals were held for the top eight aggregate scoring athletes. The medalists are as follows:

 

Colorado location

Men’s Air Pistol Open Age Category

Gold: Jay Shi

Silver: Ammar Bagasra

Bronze: Hunter Battig

Men’s Air Pistol Junior Age Category

Gold: Hunter Battig

Silver: Nathan Bae

Bronze: Mark Shen

Women’s Air Pistol Open Age Category

Gold: Natalia Tobar Prado

Silver: Lexi Lagan

Bronze: Stephanie Fryer

Women’s Air Pistol Junior Age Category

Gold: Katherine Ahn

Silver: Jenny Noh

Bronze: Rachel Kim

Men’s Air Rifle Open Age Category

Gold: Braden Peiser

Silver: Gavin Barnick

Bronze: Scott Rockett

Men’s Air Rifle Junior Age Category

Gold: Scott Rockett

Silver: Braden Peiser

Bronze: Rylan Kissell

Women’s Air Rifle Open Age Category

Gold: Sarah Beard

Silver: Peninah D’Souza

Bronze: Julie Johannessen

Women’s Air Rifle Junior Age Category

Gold: Julie Johannessen

Silver: Peninah D’Souza

Bronze: Martina Gratz

 

Camp Perry location

Men’s Air Pistol Open Age Category

Gold: James Hall

Silver: Anthony Lutz

Bronze: Ethan Li

Men’s Air Pistol Junior Age Category

Gold: Brennan Laing

Silver: Collin Haney

Bronze: Ethan Li

Women’s Air Pistol Open Age Category

Gold: Suman Sanghera

Silver: Lisa Emmert Traciak

Bronze: Sandra Uptagrafft

Women’s Air Pistol Junior Age Category

Gold: Suman Sanghera

Silver: Ada Korkhin

Bronze: Saanvi Singh

Men’s Air Rifle Open Age Category

Gold: Brandon Muske

Silver: Matthew Sanchez

Bronze: Gavin Perkowski

Men’s Air Rifle Junior Age Category

Gold: Gavin Perkowski

Silver: Andrew Duross

Bronze: Matthew Sanchez

Women’s Air Rifle Open Age Category

Gold: Mary Tucker

Silver: Cecelia Ossi

Bronze: Bremen Butler

Women’s Air Rifle Junior Age Category

Gold: Emme Walrath

Silver: Allison Buesseler

Bronze: Clarissa Layland

Awards were also given for each junior age category and team matches. For all official results visit:

https://usashooting.org/get-involved/events/

View photos of the competition here:

Colorado https://www.flickr.com/photos/usashooting/albums