Youth Athletes Shine at NRA World Championship

The Scholastic Capturing Sports activities Basis (SSSF) want to congratulate our athletes that competed on the 2025 NRA World Capturing Championship (NRA WSC). This 12 months because of the generosity of Federal Ammunition, for the primary time ever SSSF paid the entry charges for six our athletes to attend the NRA WSC. We had one other two of our athletes additionally attend on their very own. The six athletes that had their entry charges paid by Federal Ammunition have been chosen primarily based on their end at our Prime Gun Problem at our Nationwide Championships. Prime Gun Problem is determined by the athletes scores in lure, skeet, and sporting clays in our Scholastic Clay Goal Program (SCTP) and iron sight pistol, quickest rifle, and 1911 pistol in our Scholastic Motion Capturing Program (SASP).

Our eight SSSF youth athletes have been competing of their first ever NRA WSC, the place this 12 months 166 athletes from world wide competed in 12 taking pictures sports activities disciplines utilizing supplied manufacturing unit firearms and ammunition. Athletes aren’t allowed to make use of their very own firearms that they’re accustomed to. For his or her first journey to the NRA WSC, our athletes shined. Of the athletes attending we had six junior amateurs, one grownup newbie, and one grownup professional athlete.

The best general placement was Connor Knapp from Wisconsin at fifteenth general. Connor is an athlete for our SASP crew on the College of Arizona. Connor is a professional athlete sponsored by SSSF Blue Diamond Sponsor RUGER. RUGER can be a Founding Associate Sponsor of our SASP.

Sydnee Younger from Wisconsin, who shoots in each SCTP and SASP for the Muskego Warriors, could have been the lone SSSF feminine athlete attending, however she didn’t let that cease her from having an excellent competitors. Sydnee completed 4th place general feminine. The NRA WSC breaks that down between professionals and amateurs, and Sydnee completed 1st Place Feminine Beginner, successful that division by just below 100 factors. In particular person phases Sydnee confirmed how the robust competitors in SCTP has made her an awesome shotgun athlete. Sydnee was high general feminine in Sporting Clays and FITASC, beating all the professionals. She additionally was first newbie feminine in NRA ACR stage one, IDPA, and Cowboy Motion. Sydnee had high 5 newbie feminine finishes in all 12 occasions.

Jesse Grant of Florida, who shoots for the Central Florida Rifle and Pistol SASP crew, completed fifth general newbie. Jesse was the youngest SSSF athlete, turning 16 simply earlier than the occasion. Jesse took 1st place as newbie in NRA ARC 2 gun and USPSA phases, third in IDPA, and fifth in Cowboy Motion.

Jackson Schmidt of Missouri, who gained the SSSF 2025 Prime Gun competitors, completed within the high ten amateurs with a ninth place end on the NRA WSC. Jackson, who shoots for the Ballisticrats SASP and the Saint Louis Interceptors SCTP crew, was the highest newbie within the Cowboy Motion, 2nd in USPSA, and 4th in FITASC.

James McElroy of Missouri, who’s a teammate of Jackson’s on the Ballisticrats and the St. Louis Interceptors, completed fifteenth general newbie. James additionally completed 1st place on the IDPA stage.

Tanner Gibson of Tennessee, who shoots SCTP and SASP for the William Blount Capturing Group, completed 1st in our SSSF Prime Gun Problem in 2024 and 2nd in 2025. Tanner completed twenty seventh newbie general and took 2nd place newbie on the IDPA stage.

“ simply the junior newbie athletes, our SSSF athletes completed first via sixth. Though our athletes did effectively within the competitors, as a youth improvement program, we’re much more enthusiastic about how they represented SSSF and our packages,” acknowledged Rick Leach SSSF President and Government Director. “I acquired calls from a number of folks concerned within the occasion, together with grownup professional rivals. They needed to inform me what nice younger adults our athletes have been. They stated they have been a pleasure to speak and compete with and that the way forward for taking pictures sports activities is in good arms if our athletes are the instance of future rivals.”

SSSF is worked up for subsequent 12 months. We now have already spoken with Federal Ammunition and they’re prepared to assist us ship SSSF Prime Gun Problem winners to the 2026 NRA WSC. We can’t thank Federal sufficient for all their help of our packages and youth taking pictures sports activities.

In regards to the Scholastic Capturing Sports activities FoundationThe Scholastic Capturing Sports activities Basis (SSSF) is 501(c)(3) public charity chargeable for all features of the Scholastic Clay Goal Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Motion Capturing Program (SASP) throughout the USA. The SCTP and SASP are youth improvement packages during which grownup coaches and different volunteers use taking pictures sports activities to show and to exhibit sportsmanship, duty, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and different optimistic life abilities.

Present and improve private development and improvement alternatives for pupil athlete members; turn out to be the premier authority in all issues pertaining to firearm-related pursuits for youth; go on to future generations the legacy of lifelong, protected, accountable enjoyment of the taking pictures sports activities. This consists of serving as the first feeder/pipeline for organized, sanctioned taking pictures organizations and groups, like USA SHOOTING, TEAM USA, and the NGBs (NSSA, NSCA, ATA).