Fox Leads 2025 National Rifle Championship at Camp Perry

September 16, 2025

Civilian Marksmanship Program▸The First Shot▸Fox Leads 2025 National Rifle Championship at Camp Perry

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – After a grueling challenge of endurance on the range, James Fox, 40, of Albany, OR, rose to the top of the results page of the 2025 National Rifle Championship 2400 Aggregate as the overall winner of the Service Rifle category – finding victory by just one point.

The National Rifle Championship, part of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) month-long National Matches, features three days of 80-shot competition (800 Aggregates) along with a four-person team event. Category awards are presented each day as well as for the culminating 2400 Aggregate at the conclusion of the series.

NM Rifle Championships 25 Fox — James Fox was the 2025 National Rifle 2400 Aggregate Champion in the service rifle category.

The phase was held July 20-23, on CMP’s own line of outdoor electronic highpower targets.

With his talents, Fox secured a score of 2375-108X over the three days of competition, also leading civilian competitors on days 2 and 3 on his way to the overall win. He went on to earn the Standing Slow Fire Civilian Aggregate title for his consistency in the position throughout the championship.

Finding second was SPC Zevin Linse, 23, of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) – staying close with a score of 2374-95X. Linse’s USAMU teammate, SSG Verne Conant, 29, of Cataula, GA, found third with a score of 2373-109X.

NM Rifle Championships 25 Junior — Eli Graff earned the High Junior title in the
service rifle competition.

NM Rifle Championships 25 Woman — Eli Graff earned the High Junior title in the
service rifle competition.

High Junior of the Service Rifle portion was Eli Graff, 16, of Cincinnati, OH, with a score of 2344-59X, as the USAMU’s SPC Amber Kingshill, 22, finished fifth overall and earned the High Woman title.

High Senior was Christopher Wyatt, 60, of West Kingston, RI, with a score of 2346-98X. High Grand Senior was David Shellhammer, 77, of Slatington, PA, as Jonathan O’Neal, 51, of Auburn, GA, earned High Veteran.

Leading the Match Rifle competition overall was Fritz Hempelmann, 65, of Wheeling, WV, with a score of 2367-115X. Hugo Adelson, 68, of Breinigsville, PA, was High Senior with 2355-91X.

NM Rifle Championships 25 Hempelmann — Fritz Hempelmann led the Match Rifle category of the 2400 Aggregate.

Other Top Performers of the 2025 National Rifle Championships:

Day 1:
- Service Rifle Civilian: Sara Rozanski, 47, Elmore, OH – 796-25X
- Service Rifle Military: MAJ Samuel Freeman, 41, Hendersonville, NC – 796-30X
- Match Rifle Civilian: Fritz Hempelmann, 65, Wheeling, WV – 792-39X
Day 2:
- Service Rifle Military: SFC Amanda Elsenboss, 36, Williamsburg, VA – 796-41X
- Match Rifle Civilian: Nash Neubauer, 31, Woodward, IA – 796-29X
Day 3:
- Service Rifle Military: SSG Verne Conant, 29, Cataula, GA – 790-33X
- Match Rifle Civilian: Justin Patton-Rynders, 38, Murfreesboro, TN – 789-31X

NM Rifle Championships 25 Senior — Christopher Wyatt was the overall High Senior
in service rifle.

NM Rifle Championships 25 Grand Senior — Christopher Wyatt was the overall High Senior
in service rifle.

Standing Slow Fire Aggregate:
- Junior Service Rifle: Sabrina Smith, 16, Concord Township, OH – 582-17X
- Woman Service Rifle: SPC Amber Kingshill, 22, USAMU – 589-19X
- Military Service Rifle: SPC Zevin Linse, 23, USAMU – 599-27X
Sitting Rapid Aggregate:
- Junior Service Rifle: Anna Behnke, 18, Black Creek, WI – 598-33X
- Woman Service Rifle: SPC Amber Kingshill, 22, USAMU – 599-36X
- Military Service Rifle: SSG David Bahten, 36, USAMU – 600-38X
- Civilian Service Rifle: Daniel Duitsman, 50, Fredericksburg, VA – 600-35X

NM Rifle Championships 25 Range — The 2025 National Rifle Championships were held at Camp Perry, using CMP’s outdoor eTargets.

NM Rifle Championships 25 Veteran — The 2025 National Rifle Championships were held at Camp Perry, using CMP’s outdoor eTargets.

Prone Rapid Aggregate:
- Junior Service Rifle: Samuel Ruiter, 20, Ettrick, WI – 599-22X
- Woman Service Rifle: SPC Amber Kingshill, 22, USAMU – 597-31X
- Military Service Rifle: SFC Amanda Elsenboss, 36, Williamsburg, VA – 599-40X
- Civilian Service Rifle: Aaron Guliuzza, 43, Jefferson, OH – 600-30X
Prone Slow Fire Aggregate:
- Junior Service Rifle: Anna Behnke, 18, Black Creek, WI – 590-24X
- Woman Service Rifle: SFC Amanda Elsenboss, 36, Williamsburg, VA – 588-27X
- Military Service Rifle: SSG Nathan Lockwood, 31, USAMU – 595-23X
- Civilian Service Rifle: James Vaughn, 55, Bloomington, IL – 595-28X

NM Rifle Championships 25 Service Team — Leading the service rifle 4-person team competition was USMAU Fitzpatrick (SSG Jarrod McGaffic, SSG David Bahten, SGT Adam Fitzpatrick, SSG Verne Conant, SPC Zevin Linse).

NM Rifle Championships 25 Match Team — Leading the service rifle 4-person team competition was USMAU Fitzpatrick (SSG Jarrod McGaffic, SSG David Bahten, SGT Adam Fitzpatrick, SSG Verne Conant, SPC Zevin Linse).

4-Person Team:
- Service Rifle: USMAU Fitzpatrick (SSG Jarrod McGaffic, SSG David Bahten, SPC Zevin Linse, SSG Verne Conant) – 1985-94X
- Match Rifle: USCMU (Justin Patton-Rynders, James Fox, Nick Till, John Mercurio) – 1967-95X

Find a complete list of results of the 2025 National Rifle Championships at https://ct.thecmp.org/NMRifle25Results. Photos are available for free viewing and download at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f98188817.

Fox Leads 2025 National Rifle Championship at Camp Perry

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