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Sanghera Leads 2025 National Air Pistol Championship at Camp Perry

September 4, 2025

Civilian Marksmanship Program▸The First Shot▸Sanghera Leads 2025 National Air Pistol Championship at Camp Perry

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Suman Sanghera, 20, of Great Falls, VA, is the 2025 National Air Pistol Champion.

Sanghera earned the top spot in the Championship over SSG Nick Mowrer, 36, of Colorado Springs, CO. Finding third was Bilge Coban, 23, of Brooklyn, NY. Sanghera was also the high junior of the match.


NMAirPistol25 Sanghera
After a tough elimination final, Suman Sanghera earned the title of 2025 National Air Pistol Champion.

The National Air Pistol Championship, conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) as part of the annual National Matches at Camp Perry, consisted of two days of 60 Shot events, along with an elimination final to determine the overall winner. A four-member team championship was also held concurrently with the individual competition.

“We were very pleased with the turnout for this year’s National Air Pistol Championship,” said Katie Harrington, CMP’s air gun manager. “There was a significant increase in participation for this year’s event, with novice competitors to national team members and even Olympians.”


NMAirPistol25 Mowrer
SSG Nick Mowrer landed in second behind Sanghera in the National Air Pistol Championship.
NMAirPistol25 Coban
Bilge Coban earned the third place spot in the
National Air Pistol Championship.

The 2025 Air Pistol Championships saw a 73 percent increase from last year’s numbers to this year’s, to the delight of competitors and CMP staff alike.

“Our goal is to grow our air pistol program, especially to junior athletes, so to see this kind of interest in this year’s championship was really encouraging,” Harrington added.

The National Air Pistol Championship ran during the National Prone Smallbore Rifle and National Pistol events at Camp Perry. Welcoming both adult and junior athletes, the Championship was held within the electronic air gun range of the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center, open year-round for public events as well as national-level competitions.


NMAirPistol25 NOVA
NOVA Sharpshooters White led the Air Pistol team competition by 25 points.

In team competition, Sanghera combined scores with Elie Arkin, William Regala and Caroline Tso to form NOVA Sharpshooters White, which led the team competition by 25 points, with a score of 2232-53X.

Sanghera went on to lead the 40 Shot Air Pistol Match, part of the National Matches Air Gun events, as well as the 30 Shot Air Pistol Best Center Shot Match. Though Sanghera had the high score in the latter, the best center shot went to Jeff Ekblad, 57, of Red Wind, MN, who took home a prize of $213 (based on the number of entries) for his shot closest to center.


NMAirPistol25 Air Pistol
This year’s National Air Pistol Championship saw a 73 percent increase in participation from last year.

Other overall winners of the National Matches Air Gun events:

AiR-15 Challenge: SPC Zevin Linse, 23, Columbus, GA – 396-13X

30 Shot Sporter Bench Match: James Mervyn, 51, Sumpter Twp, MI – 310.3

30 Shot Precision Bench Match: Robert Tackett, 55, Findlay, OH – 319.1

30 Shot AiR-15 Bench Match: Larry Bush, 77, Perrysburg, OH – 306.2

60 Shot Sporter Bench Match: James Mervyn, 23, Columbus, GA – 617.3

60 Shot Precision Bench Match: Robert Tackett, 55, Findlay, OH – 632.7

60 Shot AiR-15 Bench Match: James Mervyn, 23, Columbus, GA – 569.7


NMAirPistol25 Matches
The National Matches Air Gun events is designed to allow guests of all experience levels to enjoy friendly competition on the range.

Outside of air gun, the CMP offered a few Steel Challenge matches on the Competition Center’s Laser Shot Simulators, where participants competed for the fastest completion time. Leading the Rifle Steel Challenge was Jacob Shelton, 35, of Carthage, NC, with the fastest time of 9.07 seconds. Pierre LeClair claimed the fastest time in the Pistol Steel Challenge, recording 8.23 seconds.

The CMP also hosted a Beat The Pro contest, where individuals fired within a Practical Shooting Course of the Simulator in an attempt to best the score of CMP’s own Ryan Hinson: 82.7. Though no one topped the score, Pierre LeClair, 37, of Spring Mills, PA, was the closest competitor, reaching a score of 71.16.


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Guests to the Competition Center were welcome to compete in the Beat The Pro Laser Shot Simulator match.

Find a complete list of results of the 2025 National Air Pistol Championships at https://ct.thecmp.org/2025NMAGSBResults. Photos are available for free viewing and download on CMP’s Zenfolio page at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/f578292959. 

Find a complete list of results of the 2025 National Air Gun events at https://ct.thecmp.org/NMAirGunResults25results. Photos are available for free viewing and download on CMP’s Zenfolio page at https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/p273724157.

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