CMP Hosts USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Event
January 7, 2026
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Recently, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) played host to the 2025 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships, held over the weekend of Dec. 12-14 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Port Clinton, Ohio!
The CMP welcomed nearly 300 air rifle and air pistol athletes from around the country for the annual match, held simultaneously in Ohio and at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
USA Shooting is the National Governing Body for the international shooting sports in the United States. The Winter Air Gun Championships (WAG) serves as a selection match for ranking points toward USA Shooting’s national team ranking and remains a central competition for seasoned athletes as well as those hoping to advance their competitive prowess.
“We were honored to facilitate one of the most prestigious air gun events of the year at our Camp Perry range,” said Brad Donoho, CMP’s International Programs Manager. “USA Shooting is the paramount organization for our nation’s status in international marksmanship activities, and we are more than happy to provide them with any support we can in promoting competitive opportunities for the community of athletes within the sport.”
WAG follows a 60-shot course of fire plus an elimination final, with the last standing athletes reaching the awards podium. Top juniors were presented medals for their performances at each location along with the leading overall competitors.
Results of the Camp Perry 2025 Winter Air Gun Championships:
Overall Juniors:
Women’s Air Pistol:
1st – Suman Sanghera
2nd – Ada Korkhin
3rd – Eva Allan
Men’s Air Pistol:
1st – Marcus Klemp
2nd – Blaine Simpson
3rd – Sam Poulin
Men’s Air Rifle:
1st – Griffin Lake
2nd – Jacob Wisman
3rd – Jack Ogoreuc
Women’s Air Rifle:
1st – Lily Wytko
2nd – Elizabeth Probst
3rd – Isabella Baldwin
Junior Women’s Rifle competitors.
Overall Open:
Women’s Air Pistol:
1st – Suman Sanghera
2nd – Nathalia Tobar Prado
3rd – Eva Allan
Men’s Air Pistol:
1st – Timothy Schmeltzer
2nd – Elie Arkin
3rd – James Hall
Open Women’s Pistol event.
Men’s Air Rifle:
1st – SrA Peter Fiori
2nd – Griffin Lake
3rd – Braden Peiser
Women’s Air Rifle:
1st – SGT Alison Weisz
2nd – Elizabeth Probst
3rd – Carlee Valenta
Open Men’s Rifle match.
Find a complete list of results at https://ct.thecmp.org/WAG2025Results. View and download photos from the CMP Zenfolio page at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f1045905707.
About the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center:
The Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry includes an open reception and common area, fully equipped classrooms and cylinder filling station as well as a CMP retail store and two Laser Shot simulators. Display cases around the facility contain authentic memorabilia from the career of Gary Anderson, leading to an 80-point air gun range equipped with Megalink electronic targets. Be sure to check out the larger-than-life mural located within the range that can only be found at Camp Perry!
The range is open to the public every week: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-8 p.m., and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn more about the facility at https://thecmp.org/gary-anderson-cmp-competition-center/.