Pershing Trophy

Civilian Marksmanship Program▸National Matches Awards and Trophies▸Pershing Trophy

NATIONAL TROPHY RIFLE TEAM MATCH
The Pershing Trophy was presented by General John J. Pershing (1860-1948), Commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War 1, for team competition at the Inter-Allied Games in Paris in 1919. Won by the AEF, it was brought to the United States and placed in the custody of NBPRP with General Pershing’s concurrence. The trophy is a bronze figure of a World War I soldier firing the service pistol.

PERSHING TROPHY WINNERS
AWARDED TO: HIGHEST SCORING COMPETITOR, CIVILIAN OR MILITARY

NATIONAL RECORD: Sgt Antonio DiConza USMC, 500-15X, 2016

Year	Name	Score
2023	SSG BEN CLELAND, USA	499-26X
2022	SSG BEN CLELAND, USA	498-32X
2021	SSG AMANDA ELSENBOSS, ARNG	500-34X
2019	JAMES FOX	497-28X
2018	SGT BEN CLELAND, USA	499-30X
2017	SFC BRANDON GREEN, USA	497-23X
2016	SGT ANTHONY DICONZA, USMC	500-15X
2015	CPT SAMUEL FREEMAN, USAR	496-19X
2014	KEITH STEPHENS	495-23X
2013	MSgt JULIA WATSON, USMCR	498-25X
2012	SGT KRISTOFFER FRIEND, USAR	497-18X
2011	MSGT JULIA WATSON, USMCR	494-20X
2010	SFC NORMAN ANDERSON, USAR	496-16X
2009	SPC JEFFREY MENDYKA, ARNG	498-22X
2008	SPC TYREL COOPER, USA	498-21X
2007	SFC GRANT SINGLEY, USA	496-22X
2006	SGT LEIGH JENKS III, ARNG	497-20X
2005	NICK TILL	495-18X
2004	MICHAEL HARPSTER	491-13X
2003	CW04 RON FLEISCHHACKER, ARNG	494-17X
2002	SFC GRANT SINGLEY, USA	495-19X
2001	SSGT RONALD FUCHS, USMC	495-20X
2000	JOHN HOLLIGER	495-16X
1999	SSGT JULIA WATSON	493-18X
1998	SGT CHARLES E. GROVE, USMC	496-22X
1997	SGT BARRY COLEMAN, USA	496-28X
1996	SFC JOHN CHUBB, USA	496-23X
1995	CPL KEVIN McHON, USA	497-24X
1994	SSGT DWIGHT HALL, USMC	472-10X
1993	SGT MARTIN COLE, USMC	495-21X
1992	LTC CHRISTOPHER STARK, USAR	486-18X
1991	MAJ RAY CARTER, USAR	494-13X
1990	DENNIS W. DeMILLE, USMC	497-23X
1989	MAJ CHRISTOPHER STARK, USAR	492-17X
1988	SGT JAMES E. JONES, USA	490-25X
1987	SSG GREG A. STROM, USA	496-16X
1986	SSG GREG A. STROM, USA	494-20X
1985	SSG DONALD A. MANNING, ANG	499-28X
1984	CWO3 KENNETH R. COOPER, USMC	494-25X
1983	SFC ALLAN M. EWING, USAR	496-18X
1982	1LT MICHAEL E. LIBERTY, ARNG	492-21X
1981	CAPT GREGORY FALLON, USAR	489-22X
1980	SSG ALLAN EWING, USAR	494-22X
1979	MSYSGT RUSSELL E. MARTIN, USMC	489-17X
1978	CAPT NORMAN A. CHANDLER, USMC	494-20X
1977	WILLIAM A. COONEY	479-12X
1976	1LT RAY R. CARTER, USA	486-17X
1975	1LT ROBERT W. AYLWARD, USA	490-18X
1974	CWO3 GILMER R. MURDOCK, USMC	492-17X
1973	SSG EARL L. WATERMAN, JR, USA	479-10X
1972	MSG JAMES L. McQUIEN, USA	491-12X
1971	PO1 THOMAS N. TREINEN, USN	488-19X
1970	MSG RUSSELL E. MARTIN, USMC	490-09X
1969	LT WEBSTER WRIGHT, JR, USN	492-25X
1968	SSG EARL WATERMAN, USA	489-14X
1967	SSG ARPAIL J. GAPOL, USA	489-14X
1966	PO3 THOMAS N. TREINEN, USN	250
1965	2LT ALN M. DAPP, NGUS	247
1964	PFC RONALD J. PFIFFNER, USA	250
1963	SSGT RAYMOND E. CAMPBELL, USA	250
1962	SP5 WILLIAM L. WATTON, USA	247
1961	1LT PHILLIP F. CANNELLA, JR, USA	248
1960	SP4 WILLIE D. JORDAN, USA	250
1959	SFC CHESTER F. HAMILTON, USA	249
1958	PFC PHILIP T. TOLOCZKO, USA	250
1957	TSGT JAMES E. HILL, USMC	246
1956	CPL. B.H. WILLARD, USMC	243
1955	SSGT. V.D. MITCHELL, USMC	239
1954	TSGT FRANK C. STANONIK, USMC	241
1953	CAPT GEORGE G. BLAIR II, USMC	237
1952	CAPT MURVALE O. BELSON, USAR	243
1940	CPL MIARK W. BILLING, USMC	291
1939	SGT WILLIAM D. REYNOLDS, 2ND CALVARY	288
1938	SEA 1/C RUDOLPH JONES, USCA	287
1937	CPL V.F. BROWN, USMC	290
1936	EUGENE A. ROSS, DC CIV	292
1935	SGT JOHN J. BERISH, 1ST US ENGINEERS	289
1931	CPL WM. A. EASTERLING, USMC	292
1930	SGT CARL J. CAGLE, USMC	287
1929	EARL A. ANDERSON, 9TH CPS ROTC	286
1928	SLC M. PRUITT, USN	283
1927	SGT. W.E. BISSENDEN, 8TH INFANTRY	294