Two air rifle national records in two days. Now that’s what I call shooting!
Alexandra Orr, 14, of Lafayette Gun Club, VA, established a new national record for her individual Sporter 20 Shot Prone score on Day 1 of the competition. Then – incredibly – she returned to break that record again on Day 2 – setting the bar at 199-17X.
Yes, that’s a score of 199-17X from 20 shots at 10 Meters. (The “possible” score is 200). And before anyone says, “Oh that’s easy, shooting at only 10 Meters”, remember that the “10 ring” is just 0.5 mm in diameter and that this competition is shot with peep sights – no scopes – and no support!!!
Alexandra’s outstanding achievement took place at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2025 Three-Position Regional Air Rifle Championship!
The event was held earlier in April at the CMP’s own air gun competition centers in Ohio and Alabama as well as through the use of CMP’s mobile electronic range in Utah. Overall, the Regional Championships saw no less than 578 young shooter participants.
But wait! There was more great shooting too…
Not to be outdone, Kelsey Dardas, 14, of Fountain Fort Carson High School, CO, fired an Army JROTC and Age Group 3 Kneeling record score of 200-20X for Precision air rifle. She also tied the current Open/Overall record for the kneeling position with the same score.
The differences between Precision and Sporter competition are covered in the CMP rulebook.
Also reaching new national record scores at the CMP Regional Championship was Isabella Goldstein, 16, of Patriot Shooting Club 4-H, VA, with an individual 4-H 3×20 score of 598-51X. Goldstein additionally secured an outstanding individual 4-H 20 Shot Standing record of 200-16X.
The annual CMP Three-Position Regional Air Rifle Championship series is designed for junior air rifle athletes involved in 4-H, Scouts, American Legion, club or JROTC sporter and precision air rifle programs from around the nation.
Participants begin with a postal match, followed by regional and national events. During the two-day match, competitors fire from three positions: kneeling, prone and standing.
Qualification scores are recorded each day, with the eight highest scorers from each discipline participating in an elimination final on Day 2 to determine overall winners.
Overall individual scores at each location (qualification and final) were as follows:
Ohio:
Sporter:
Brayden Rich, 17, Zion Benton High School, IL
Alexandra Orr, 14, Lafayette Gun Club, VA
Addyson Gustafson, 17, Zion Benton High School, IL
Precision:
Jack Ogoreuc, 18, Oil City Jr. Rifle Team, PA
Logan Hall, 16, SIRPC Juniors Precision, IN
Kai Labine, 16, Lafayette Gun Club, VA
Alabama:
Sporter:
Eryka Vazquez, 19, Mariner Army JROTC, FL – 1122-45X
Bethany Shirley, 18, Walton County 4-H, GA – 1116-45X
Brooklyn Zeigler, 18, Daniel Boone High School, TN – 1112-42X
Precision:
Kelsey Dardas, 14, Fountain Fort Carson High School, CO
Carley Seabrooke, 18, Shelby County Shooting Sports Association, AL
Aubrey Hancock, 17, Ole Mill Rangers Red, GA
Utah:
Sporter:
Tessa Carr, 17, Mililani High School, HI
Bryant Fletcher, 15, Cienega High School, AZ
Erin Hiller, 18, Lebanon High School, OR
Precision:
Henry Riffe, 18, Borealis Bullseyes, AK
Aviana Bierl, 18, Borealis Bullseyes, AK
Jayden Anderson, 19, Piedra Vista AJROTC High School, NM
Top Overall Teams:
Sporter:
Zion Benton High School, Illinois – 4359-138X
Daniel Boone High School, Tennessee – 4343-126X
Walhalla High School, South Carolina – 4327-147X
Precision:
Lafayette Gun Club, Virginia – 4703-325X
Ole Mill Rangers Red, Georgia – 4687-292X
SIRPC (Southern Indiana Rifle & Pistol) Juniors Precision, Indiana – 4683-307X
Of course, not everyone can achieve two air rifle national records in two days! But it’s clear that a large number of these junior shooters made some outstanding scores. Congratulations to all…
The final event of the three-position competition series for qualifying teams and individuals will be the CMP National Championship, held at Camp Perry, Ohio, June 19-21 for sporter and July 7-9 for precision. Good luck to all!
The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. It is dedicated to firearm safety and marksmanship training and to the promotion of marksmanship competition for citizens of the United States. For more information about the CMP and its programs, log onto www.TheCMP.org.
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. From someone who has just begun shooting at 10M with open sights both supported and unsupported (pistol) I can say without a doubt it’s a great change from 50/100 bench. I thoroughly enjoy my time at the 10M targets with open sights. Congratulations to all of the shooters, well done, well done indeed.
