Champions have been crowned in Rapid Fire Pistol and 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the 2025 USA Shooting National Championships in Talladega, Alabama, June 11, hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
NCAA athletes Griffin Lake and Gabriela Zych shot strong finals where they earned titles in both the open and junior categories of the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. William Regala secured the title in Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol and Terry Hur topped the podium in Junior Men’s Rapid Fire.
Lake claimed the men’s rifle title, finishing ahead of Levi Clark, who took silver, and Samuel Adkins, who earned bronze. He went on to secure the junior rifle title by besting Teagan Perkowski, who claimed silver, and Samuel Adkins, who earned bronze.
Lake, a West Virginia University rifle athlete, has had an outstanding 2025 season, earning two USA Shooting Junior Olympic Champion titles and helped lead his university team to an NCAA Championship victory.
Zych topped the podium in women’s rifle after an exciting final, with Cecelia Ossi earning silver and Gracie Dinh taking bronze. She went on to capture the junior women’s title as well, finishing ahead of Ashlyn Blake, silver medalist, and Dinh, who claimed bronze.
Zych, a University of Memphis rifle athlete, became the first national champion in Memphis rifle program history. The Anchorage, Alaska, native is a 2024 NCAA Rifle Championships Elite 90 award recipient and a 2023 First Team CRCA All-American.
At just 17 years old, Regala claimed the Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol champion title after a thrilling final performance. The Burke, Virginia, native, topped the podium and was joined by Austin Stone, who took silver, and Terry Hur, who earned bronze. This victory adds to an already impressive track record, as Regala competed at the 2023 and 2024 Junior World Championships.
Hur doubled his medal count with a gold in Junior Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol. The La Crescenta, California, native has steadily risen through the ranks, winning gold in the U15 category last year and now capturing the overall junior crown. He currently shoots for the Rise Junior Shooting Club in California.
National champions were also crowned in the following events:
- Landon Ruggera: R6 50m Rifle Prone Mixed SH1
- Jadon Nafziger: R9 50m Rifle Prone Mixed SH2
- Molly McGhin: Women’s 50m Rifle Prone
- Levi Clark: Men’s 50m Rifle Prone
- Lake Yoke: 50m Free Pistol
Medals were also awarded in U18, U15, senior, and international categories. See all results from the 2025 competition here.
USA Shooting extends a special thanks to our sponsors and partners including The NRA Foundation, Hillsdale College, The International Order of T. Roosevelt, The Hal & Jean Glassen Foundation, Safari Club International, MidwayUSA Foundation, ELEY, and Axil.
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