AREQUIPA, PERU (Aug 4, 2025) –Group USA’s medal rely climbs to eight on the 2025 World Capturing Para Sport (WSPS) Grand Prix in Arequipa, Peru, with Landon Ruggera, Toai Nolan, Ben Hays, and Jadon Nafziger incomes medals on day two, Aug. 3.
The staff’s newest success additional cements the USA’ place on the high of the medal desk among the many 10 nations competing this week.
Ruggera topped the rostrum with a gold medal in R3 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH1. He claimed first by besting Godo Arcela of Peru who completed in second. Nolan joined Ruggera on the rostrum with a bronze medal. Ruggera’s accomplishment marks his second worldwide medal and his first gold. He earned his first worldwide medal on the 2023 WSPS Changwon World Cup. The Gunnison, Colorado, native has been making his identify know throughout the capturing circuit. He was most not too long ago topped the 2025 USA Capturing Nationwide Champion in R6 Combined 50m Rifle SH1.
Nolan’s rise within the sport has been nothing wanting spectacular. The San Antonio native competed in his first USA Capturing match earlier this yr and is already making a reputation for himself on the worldwide stage. He earned the primary worldwide medal of his profession with a bronze in R3 on the 2025 Arequipa Grand Prix, which additionally marked his debut in worldwide competitors. A U.S. Military veteran, Nolan was launched to the game by two-time Paralympian Marco De La Rosa.
The R3 medalists shot alongside U.S. teammates Taylor Farmer, who earned a gold medal in R2 Ladies’s 10m Air Rifle SH1, and Steven Hutchcraft.
Hays and Nafziger earned silver and bronze, respectively, in R5 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2. Hay’s silver doubles his medal rely on the Arequipa Grand Prix. The Annandale, Virginia, native earned gold in R4 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2 on Aug. 2. Hays grew to become a resident athlete on the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Coaching Middle in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in February 2025 and has continued to search out success in his capturing profession since.
Nafziger’s success on the Arequipa Grand Prix marked a number of main milestones for the Mackinaw, Illinois, native. The occasion was his first worldwide competitors, the place he reached two finals, putting fourth in R4 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2 and incomes bronze in R5. Nafziger shot in his first USA Capturing competitors on the 2022 Junior Olympic Championships and his capturing profession has excelled since. He most not too long ago earned the 2025 USA Capturing Nationwide Champion title in R5 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2.
Nafziger and Hays have been joined within the R5 last by U.S. teammates Jazmin Almlie-Ryan and Eric Heideman.
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Group USA tops the medal standings with eight medals and goals to maintain the success going because the Grand Prix runs by Aug. 5.
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