ANNISTON; TALLADEGA, Ala. – Previously often called the Dixie Double, the Alabama Airgun & Smallbore Cup (AASC) was held Oct. 9-12 on the Judith Legerski CMP Competitors Heart in Alabama, hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program. A gaggle of over 140 adults and juniors participated within the inaugural occasion, which included two days of 60 Shot air rifle and air pistol competitions.
This yr, the occasion additionally featured a 50-meter three-position smallbore rifle competitors. The match was held simply down the highway from the Competitors Heart on the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Talladega Marksmanship Park, with practically 70 members general.
“We’d wish to thank everybody for popping out this yr to the Alabama Airgun and Smallbore Cup,” stated JT Schnering, Judith Legerski CMP Competitors Heart supervisor. “It was an excellent ambiance with people from throughout the U.S. and Canada. And, including the second day of smallbore was nice for our opponents, permitting much more worth for his or her time with us in Alabama.”
Main the air rifle competitors was SPC Jared Eddy, 25, of the U.S. Military Marksmanship Unit (USAMU). He was adopted carefully by USAMU teammate and two-time Olympian SSG Sagen Maddelena, 32, whereas Peter Fiori, 25, earned third.
Two of these athletes went on to take the highest spots within the smallbore rifle match, with Fiori reaching first, USAMU’s SGT Levi Clark, 27, in second and Maddalena in third.
Marley Bowden, 17, of Harpersville, AL, was the general winner of the junior air rifle occasion, with Borui Wang, 13, of Barnaby, BC, Canada, and Katelynn McEntee, 17, of Tampa, FL, respectively discovering second and third.
Junior smallbore rifle winners included Logan Sanchez, 16, of Windsor, CO, in first, Cohen Ahner, 17, Los Lunas, NM, in second and Micah Waguespack, 17, of Gramercy, LA, in third.
In air pistol, Nathalia Tobar Prado, 38, Anniston, AL, earned a commanding win by a seven-point margin over second place finisher Pranav Kamath, 26, of Wichita Falls, TX. Kara Ehmer, 47, of Atlanta, GA, landed in third.
Aidan Duan, 13, of Surrey, BC, Canada, claimed a good junior air pistol competitors by solely tenths of some extent over Vaishnavi Bethi, 15, of Clarksville, TN, as Jorja Litwiler, 17, of Benton, LA, earned third.
For additional aggressive enjoyable, a two-person (grownup and junior pair) combination workforce match was held concurrently with the open air gun matches.
Staff Competitors Winners:
Air Rifle: Southern Slayers (Marley Bowden, Gianluca Soldavini) – 2,497.6Air Pistol: LOCK and LOAD (Nathalia Tobar Prado, Aidan Duan) – 1,128-28X
Exterior of the Competitors Heart, an thrilling Goal Dash (combining marksmanship and operating) was additionally held so as to add much more challenges for company to the AASC.
Goal Dash Adults (18+):
Bernardo Tobar, 47, Phenix Metropolis, AL
Clay Promote, 20, Winner, SD
Hank Grey, 46, Anniston, AL
Goal Dash Juniors:
Nathaniel Kauffman, 17, of York, PA
Ethan Erwin, 16, of Granbury, TX
James Tucker, 14, of Edgewood, NM
Discover a full record of outcomes of the 2025 Alabama Airgun and Smallbore Cup at https://ct.thecmp.org/AASC25Results. Images of the occasion could also be discovered on the CMP’s Zenfolio web page at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f20535099.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit company that locations its highest precedence on firearms security and marksmanship actions, with a deal with youth. CMP’s applications encourage private development and construct life abilities, with such initiatives as its junior coaching and competitors applications, Affiliated Membership program and scholarships offering help to residents of all backgrounds throughout the nation. Study extra in regards to the CMP at https://thecmp.org/.
