COLO SPRGS, CO (Dec 11, 2025) – USA Capturing has named its 2026 Shotgun Nationwide Groups following the 2025 Shotgun Fall Choice Match in Tucson, Arizona. The match featured the nation’s high skeet and lure athletes competing by way of multi-round qualification and ISSF-format finals, with each roster positions and open-division medals at stake.
Throughout all occasions, athletes navigated continuously altering desert situations, shut finals, and several other dramatic shoot-offs. The Tucson match showcased the power of rising expertise, with a number of juniors breaking by way of onto each open and junior rosters. This choice match served as a key benchmark for the primary half of the 2026 worldwide competitors season.
Open Division Outcomes & Key Match Notes
Ladies’s Open Skeet
Qualification leaders (250 targets):
Sam Simonton- 244, Dania Vizzi- 242, Gracie Hensley- 238, Fourth-place tie: Julia Nelson, Kim Rhode, Madeline Corbin- 236
Finals podium:
Gold: Julia Nelson- 236/250 qual., 56 targets in ultimate, received in shoot-off
Silver: Kim Rhode- 236/250 qual., 56 targets in ultimate, runner-up in shoot-off
Bronze: Sam Simonton- 244/250 qual., bronze medalist
Nelson and Rhode delivered the match’s most dramatic end, ending regulation locked at 56 targets apiece. Nelson edged the shoot-off for gold, whereas Rhode added one other profession medal to her in depth resume. Simonton led qualification with 244 and secured a podium to complete a robust match.
Males’s Open Skeet
Qualification leaders (250 targets):
Vincent Hancock- 247, Christian Elliott- 243, Dustan Taylor- 243, Adam McBee- 243, Hayden Stewart- 242, Conner Prince- 237
Finals podium:
Gold: Vincent Hancock- 247/250 qual., 59 targets in ultimate
Silver: Christian Elliott- 243/250 qual., 57 targets in ultimate
Bronze: Dustan Taylor- 243/250 qual., 49 targets in ultimate
Hancock set the tone early with the highest qualification rating and closed out the ultimate with a commanding 59 to safe gold. Elliott and Taylor carried their 243 qualification totals right into a aggressive ultimate, the place Elliott’s clear late rounds earned him silver and Taylor Bronze. The depth of the lads’s skeet discipline was evident, with 4 athletes tied at 243 in qualification.
Males’s Open Entice
Qualification leaders (250 targets):
Glenn Eller- 238, Will Hinton- 235, Jack Brosseau- 234, Kaleb Horinek- 230, Cylas Prince- 226, Derrick Mein- 225
Finals podium:
Gold: Will Hinton- 235/250 qual., 38 targets in ultimate
Silver: Glenn Eller- 238/250 qual., 35 targets in ultimate
Bronze: Derrick Mein- 225/250 qual., 33 targets in ultimate
Males’s lure featured slender margins all through qualification, with Eller topping the leaderboard and Hinton shut behind. Hinton excelled within the ultimate to safe gold, whereas Eller took silver and Mein earned bronze with a composed, constant efficiency. Brosseau and Horinek additionally posted sturdy scores, securing their positions on the Nationwide Crew.
Ladies’s Open Entice
Qualification leaders (250 targets):
Kayle Browning- 227, Taylor Dale- 224, Aeriel Skinner- 223, Rachel Tozier- 219, Ava Downs- 214, Abigale Wigh- 213
Finals podium:
Gold: Aeriel Skinner- 223/250 qual., 46 targets in ultimate, received in shoot-off
Silver: Kayle Browning- 227/250 qual., 46 targets in ultimate, runner-up in shoot-off
Bronze: Ava Downs- 214/250 qual., 35 targets in ultimate
Skinner and Browning produced an intense shoot-off, ending the ultimate tied at 46 earlier than Skinner prevailed within the shoot-off. Browning carried her high qualification rating into a robust efficiency for silver. Downs closed with a assured ultimate to safe bronze and twin spot choice to each the junior and nationwide groups.
2025 Fall Nationwide Crew Picks
Ladies’s Skeet Nationwide Crew
Sam Simonton, Dania Vizzi, Julia Nelson, Kim Rhode, Madeline Corbin, Gracie Hensley
Males’s Skeet Nationwide Crew
Vincent Hancock, Christian Elliott, Dustan Taylor, Hayden Stewart, Adam McBee, Conner Prince
Ladies’s Skeet Junior Nationwide Crew
Madeline Corbin, Gracie Hensley, Karsyn Ross, Chloe Chaleunsinh, Liana Cerra
Males’s Skeet Junior Nationwide Crew
Aidin Burns, Westley Kiter, Jerrod Croley, Grant Hernandez, Shelby Smith
Ladies’s Entice Nationwide Crew
Rachel Tozier, Ava Downs, Ryann Phillips, Kayle Browning, Loretta Christian, Taylor Dale
Males’s Entice Nationwide Crew
Will Hinton, Glenn Eller, Jack Brosseau, Derrick Mein, Kaleb Horinek, William Browning
Ladies’s Entice Junior Nationwide Crew
Ava Downs, Taylor Dale, Micaela Velasquez, Esther Cui, Heidi Griner
Males’s Entice Junior Nationwide Crew
Kaleb Horinek, Tony Meola, Ethan Hemsath, Max Hatfield, Ryan Brown
Rising Expertise Highlights
The Tucson Choice Match provided a transparent take a look at the power of the creating athlete pipeline:
Ava Downs earned twin choice to the Ladies’s Entice Nationwide and Junior Groups, plus an open-division bronze.
Taylor Dale secured a spot on each Ladies’s Entice groups after a robust qualification efficiency.
Kaleb Horinek made the bounce to each Males’s Entice groups, signaling speedy development into senior competitors.
Madeline Corbin and Gracie Hensley earned spots on each Ladies’s Skeet groups, persevering with their upward momentum.
Kayle Browning and Ryann Phillips reaffirmed their competitiveness heading into 2026 with sturdy national-team placements.
Tucson introduced a visually difficult vary, and athletes contended with shifting mild, gusting wind, and intermittent rain all through the week.
Wanting Forward
The Nationwide Groups will anchor Crew USA’s worldwide shotgun lineup in upcoming ISSF competitions by way of the 2026 season. With established champions sustaining momentum and rising athletes moving into larger roles, the U.S. enters the subsequent aggressive block with a deep mix of expertise and rising expertise.
Outcomes from the 2025 Hillsdale Nationwide Championship and the Tucson Choice Match collectively decided the 2026 Nationwide Crew rosters and can assist information worldwide group alternatives for the primary two ISSF World Cups of 2026 in Tangier, Morocco and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Junior worldwide groups have been chosen by way of a mixed course of utilizing outcomes from Hillsdale 2025 Junior Nationals and Tucson, figuring out rosters for the ISSF Junior World Cup in Cairo, Egypt and the ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany.
USA Capturing congratulates all group members and medalists and extends appreciation to the athletes, coaches, officers, volunteers, companions, and sponsors who contributed to a profitable 2025 Tucson Fall Choice Match.
About USA Capturing
USA Capturing, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company was chartered by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee because the Nationwide Governing Physique for the Olympic & Paralympic Capturing Sports activities in April 1995. The group develops and implements packages to advertise development within the sport and serves as a sanctioning physique for native and nationwide competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Coaching Middle, USA Capturing has a full-time workers devoted to our sport.
