U.S. Paralympic Shooters Excel with 13 Medals at Arequipa Grand Prix

By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Supervisor

AREQUIPA, PERU (Aug 5, 2025) –USA Capturing paralympic athletes earned an astounding 13 medals on the 2025 World Capturing Para Sport (WSPS) Grand Prix in Arequipa, Peru held July 30 to Aug. 5, delivering a powerhouse efficiency.

The crew’s spectacular medal haul solidified the USA’ place on the high of the medal desk among the many 10 nations on the competitors. The grand prix was a milestone occasion for a lot of Crew USA athletes, with a number of making their worldwide debut, competing of their first worldwide finals, and incomes their first medals on the world stage.

On the ultimate day of the competitors, Taylor Farmer, Landon Ruggera, Jadon Nafziger, Ben Hays, and Michael Tagliapietra all reached the rostrum.

Farmer and Ruggera earned silver and bronze, respectively, in R6 Combined 50m Rifle SH1 after an thrilling remaining. Farmer, a Tokyo 2020 Paralympian, doubled her medal depend on the grand prix by incomes a gold medal in R2 Girls’s 10m Air Rifle SH1. Ruggera, a Gunnison, Colorado, native, additionally added a gold medal to achievements in Arequipa when he topped the rostrum in R3 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH1.

Nafziger earned his first worldwide gold medal by topping the rostrum in R9 Combined 50m Rifle SH2, making a outstanding worldwide debut in Arequipa. The Mackinaw, Illinois, native additionally introduced dwelling a bronze medal in R5 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2.

Hays joined Nafziger on the rostrum in R9 with a silver medal. The Annandale, Virginia, earned an unbelievable three medals on the grand prix with a silver in R5 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2 and a bronze in R4 Combined 10m Air Rifle  SH2.

Tagliapietra, a Rio 2016 Paralympian, earned silver in P1 Males’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 on the ultimate day of competitors. The Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, native additionally earned a bronze in P3 Combined 25m Pistol SH1.

See all medals earned by Crew USA beneath:

Taylor Farmer: Gold, R2 Girls’s 10m Air Rifle SH1
Michael Tagliapietra: Bronze, P3 Combined 25m Pistol SH1
Jazmin Almlie-Ryan: Silver, R4 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2
Ben Hays: Bronze, R4 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2
Landon Ruggera: Gold, R3 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH1
Toai Nolan: Bronze, R3 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH1
Ben Hays: Silver, R5 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2
Jadon Nafziger: Bronze, R5 Combined 10m Air Rifle SH2
Taylor Farmer: Silver, R6 Combined 50m Rifle SH1
Landon Ruggera: Bronze, R6 Combined 50m Rifle SH1
Jadon Nafziger: Gold, R9 Combined 50m Rifle SH2
Ben Hays: Silver, R9 Combined 50m Rifle SH2
Michael Tagliapietra: Silver, P1 Males’s 10m Air Pistol SH1

View official outcomes right here. View pictures right here.

This yr’s 13-medal efficiency is a formidable enhance from the 9 medals Crew USA earned on the 2024 competitors.