By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager
COLO SPRGS, CO (Jan. 29, 2025) – The USA Shooting Men’s, Women’s and Junior’s National Trap Teams have been named, bringing the 2025 Trap Spring Selection Match in West Palm Beach to a close.
The following athletes have been named to the 2025 national teams:
Men’s Trap: Olympic gold medalist Glen Eller, Olympian William Hinton, Derek Haldeman, Logan Lucas, two-time Olympian Derrick Mein, and Olympic bronze medalist Brian Burrows
Women’s Trap: Olympian Rachel Tozier, Ava Downs, Carey Garrison, Aiko Bianca Coloso, Micaela Velasquez, and Loretta Christian
Junior Men’s Trap: Jackson Schroder, Kaleb Horinek, Ramsey Bodeen, Max Hatfield, and Ryan Brown
Junior Women’s Trap: Ava Downs, Carey Garrison, Micaela Velasquez, Taylor Dale, and Lucy Myers
The match took place Jan. 22-26 at the Palm Beach County Shooting Sports Complex, where over a hundred athletes from across the country competed in the hopes to make a team or earn a medal. Competitors shot a total of 250 targets in the qualification round where they aimed to shoot scores that would land them in the finals.
Finals were held for the top six competitors in the following categories: Men’s Trap, Women’s Trap, Junior Men’s Trap, Junior Women’s Trap, Senior Trap, and International Trap.
The athletes below medaled by finishing in the top three of their final:
Men’s Trap: Glen Eller, gold; Derek Haldeman, silver; Logan Lucas; bronze
Women’s Trap: Rachel Tozier, gold; Lucy Myers, silver; Loretta Christian, bronze
Junior Women’s Trap: Lucy Myers, gold; Carey Garrison, silver; Micaela Velasquez, bronze
Junior Men’s Trap: Kaleb Horinek, gold; Wyatt Shoaf, silver; Ramsey Boden, bronze
Senior Trap: Albert Fiori, gold; Eugenio Bortone, silver; Brad Scherer, bronze
International Trap: Pedro Gutierrez, gold; George Leary, silver; Esteban Caro, bronze
Medals were also awarded for the top three finishers in Men’s and Women’s under 18, under 15, and collegiate categories. See all official results here.
A handful of athletes also competed in the Paralympic Trap category. Although Paralympic Trap is not currently on the program for the Paralympic Games, there is a possibility that the event will be added to the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
Find photos from the competition here.
The next competition the team will compete at is the 1st Junior Championship of the Americas for shotgun in Bridgetown, Barbados, March 7-17.
USA Shooting is proud to have a handful of great supporters, sponsor and partners. We would like to thank a handful of entities to include The NRA Foundation, Hillsdale College, The International Order of T. Roosevelt, The Hal & Jean Glassen Foundation, Safari Club International, MidwayUSA Foundation, White Flyer Targets, and Shoot the Moon.
About USA Shooting
USA Shooting, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation was chartered by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the Olympic & Paralympic Shooting Sports in April 1995. The organization develops and implements programs to promote growth in the sport and serves as a sanctioning body for local and national competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, USA Shooting has a full-time staff dedicated to our sport.
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