By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Supervisor
COLO SPRGS, CO (April 30, 2025) – NCAA Rifle athletes Isabella Baldwin (U.S. Naval Academy), Griffin Lake and Camryn Camp (each of West Virginia College), earned the coveted titles of Junior Olympic Champion on the 2025 competitors in Talladega and Anniston, Alabama, April 13-18, hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
Baldwin, a sophomore at USNA, captured the Girls’s 10m Air Rifle title after an thrilling last. The Nashville, Tennessee, native shot the primary general qualification rating of 1259.5 securing her spot within the last. Baldwin, a Collegiate Rifle Coaches Affiliation (CRCA) All-American in each smallbore and air rifle final yr, stood atop the rostrum alongside silver medalist Makenzie Larson and bronze medalist Elijah Spencer.
Lake, a sophomore at WVU, had a stellar Junior Olympics, strolling away with two titles: Males’s 10m Air Rifle and Males’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions. Lake, of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, earned his manner into the Males’s Air Rifle last with a qualification rating of 1255.2. He secured his air rifle champion title by outshooting teammate Jacob Wisman who completed second. Brandon Evans joined the duo on the rostrum with a third-place end.
Lake had a formidable smallbore rifle exhibiting as properly, taking pictures the highest general qualification rating of 1147-36x. He went on to win the Males’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions last, with Braden Peiser ending shut behind in second place, and Tyler Wee in third. Lake, Peiser, and Wee all shot combination qualification scores of 1147 however Lake had probably the most Xs at 36.
Camp, a freshman at WVU, earned her spot on the highest of the rostrum in Girls’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions. The Hillsboro, Texas, native shot the highest qualification rating of 1143-44x, touchdown her within the last. Camp shot an thrilling last taking gold with Gabriela Zych ending second, and Spencer ending third.
Awards have been additionally earned in U18 and U15 age classes. See all outcomes from the 2025 competitors right here.
Peiser was acknowledged through the award ceremony for receiving the CMP U.S. Distinguished Worldwide Shooters Badge in 2024 — the very best honor in worldwide marksmanship. Braden is considered one of solely three USA Capturing athletes to obtain this prestigious award prior to now yr.
ELEY additionally offered their 2024 ELEY All American awards to air and smallbore rifle athletes. The next athletes acquired the distinguished award:
Air Rifle: Mackenzie Kring, Elizabeth Probst, Makenzie Larson, Ashlyn Blake, Camryn Camp, Jack Ogoreuc, Tyler Wee, Elisa Boozer, Alexa Bodrogi, and Claudia Muzik
Smallbore Rifle: Tyler Wee, Ashlyn Blake, Danjela Jordan De Jesus, Elizabeth Probst, Jack Ogoreuc, Camryn Camp, Alexa Bodrogi, Mackenzie Kring, Mackenzie Pruden, and Grayson Muller
This yr’s competitors was particularly thrilling, serving because the qualifier for the air pistol and rifle groups sure for the 2025 Junior Pan American Video games this August in Asunción, Paraguay. The Junior Pan American Video games happen each 4 years and have athletes from North, South, and Central American nations.
Griffin Lake, Braden Peiser, Elijah Spencer, and Isabella Baldwin will characterize the U.S. Air Rifle workforce this August. The 4 athletes certified for the workforce by ending with the general high combination air rifle scores.
USA Capturing extends a particular because of our sponsors and companions together with The NRA Basis, Hillsdale School, The Worldwide Order of T. Roosevelt, The Hal & Jean Glassen Basis, Safari Membership Worldwide, MidwayUSA Basis, and ELEY.
