Colorado Spring, Colorado– July 2023 – USA Shooting’s 2023 National Junior Olympic Championships season has come to an end after the skeet and trap victors have been named.
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Jordan Sapp and Gracie Hensley are the Men’s and Women’s Skeet Junior Olympic Champions and Joshua Corbin and Lucy Myers are the Men’s and Women’s Trap Junior Olympic Champions.
The competition took place in Hillsdale Michigan, at the Halter Shooting Sports Center June 9-18.
The skeet portion of the championships took place the first weekend and saw a lot of promising junior athletes.
Sapp, who just won two medals at the International Shooting Sports Federation Junior World Cup in Shul, earned first overall by edging out Miles Simons, who placed second, and Joshua Grganto, who placed third.
Hensley earned her gold medal after defeating Emersyn Berck, who finished second overall, and Madalynn Schroder who finished third.
The following medals were also awarded for skeet competitors:
Women’s 18 and Under
- Gold: Haidyn Stewart
Men’s 18 and Under
- Gold: Shelby Smith
- Silver: Aidin Burns
- Bronze: Sam Stewart
Women’s 15 and Under
- Gold: Chloe Chaleunsinh
- Silver: Hannah Eichel
Men’s 15 and Under
- Gold: Hunter Engholm
Collegiate Men
- Gold: Joshua Corbin
- Silver: Johnathon Savage
- Bronze: Kyle Fleck
Trap athletes battled it out for their titles the following weekend at the Hater Shooting Center.
Corbin, who shoots for the Hillsdale College team, won gold overall after barely edging out Mitchell Warner who finished second and Ethan Beeman, who finished third.
Myers won her overall first place title after beating Abbey Wigh, who placed second, and Ava Downs, who placed third.
The following medals were also awarded for trap competitors:
Women’s 18 and Under
- Gold: Heidi Griner
- Silver: Molly Elliott
- Bronze: Michaela Velasquez
Men’s 18 and Under
- Gold: Mason Myers
- Silver: Caleb Cutler
- Bronze: Jackson Schroder
Women’s 15 and Under
- Gold: Lexi Henning
- Silver: Ester Cui
- Bronze: Allison Fisher
Men’s 15 and Under
- Gold: Adam Zoelle
- Silver: Gavin Wulf
- Bronze: Felix Bai
Collegiate Women
- Gold: Sophia Bultema
- Silver: Katie Welker
- Bronze: Shelby Sivadon
Collegiate Men
- Gold: Matthew Kutz
- Silver: Zach Rippeto
- Bronze: Corbin Cooper
Rookie
- Gold: Rocco bara
- Silver: Ben Cui
- Bronze: Leni Wulf
This competition also determined the 2023 Junior Olympic Squad. The following athletes made the squad:
Skeet
- Gracie Hensley
- Haidyn Stewart
- Miles Simons
- Josh Grganto
Trap
- Heidi Griner
- Abbey Wigh
- Joshua Corbin
- Zach Rippeto
By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager
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