By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager
COLO SPRGS, CO (Feb. 15, 2023) – The 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams have been named after the Shotgun Spring Selection Match at the Tucson Trap and Skeet Club Feb. 3-8.
USA Shooting’s National Women’s Skeet team: Kimberly Rhode (El Monte, California), Dania Vizzi (Odessa, Florida), Samantha Simonton (Gainesville, Georgia), Austen Smith (Keller, Texas), Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, Louisiana), Amber English (Colorado Springs, Colorado).
USA Shooting’s National Men’s Skeet team: Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Georgia), Dustan Taylor (Fort Mitchell, Alabama), Christian Elliott (Phenix City Alabama), Benjamin Keller (Johnstown, Colorado), Conner Prince (Burleson, Texas), Mark Staffen (Ellerslie, Georgia).
USA Shooting’s National Women’s Trap team:  Rachel Tozier (Phenix City, Alabama), Alicia Gough (Pine Mountain, Georgia), Ryann Phillips (Gail, Texas), Carey Garrison (Crossville, Tennessee), Julia Stallings (Rossville, Tennessee), Nicole Manhave (Longview Texas).
USA Shooting’s National Men’s Trap team:  Derrick Mein (Paola, Kansas), William Hinton (Dacula, Georgia), Glenn Eller (Houston, Texas), Derek Haldeman (Sunbury, Ohio), Grayson Davey (Anchorage, Alaska), William Browning (Doylestown, Ohio).
Medals were awarded in the following categories:
Men’s Under 21 Skeet: Benjamin Keller (gold), Joshua Grganto (silver), Jordan Sapp (bronze)
Women’s Under 21 Skeet: Lia Nelson (gold), Fayth Layne (silver), Mikena Fulton (bronze)
Men’s Under 18 Skeet:  Aidin Burns (gold), Shelby Smith (silver), Grant Hernandez (bronze)
Women’s Under 18 Skeet: Madeline Corbin (gold), Cori Gordon (silver), Haidyn Stewart (bronze)
Women’s Under 15 Skeet: Chloe Chaleunsinh (gold)
Collegiate Men’s Skeet: Eli Christman (gold), Joshua Corbin (silver), Kyle Fleck (bronze)
Collegiate Women’s Skeet: Austen Smith (gold), Emily Rasmussen (silver), Eden Samson (bronze)
Senior Men’s Skeet: Oscar Fernandez (gold), John Grehan (silver), Creighton Maynard (bronze)
International Skeet: Trysten Curran-Routledge (gold)
Men’s Under 21 Trap: William Browning (gold), Lance Thompson (silver), Sam Blevins (bronze)
Women’s Under 21 Trap: Carey Garrison (gold), Micaela Velasquez (silver), Kaleigh Castillo (bronze)
Men’s Under 18 Trap: Caleb Cutler (gold), Wyatt Shoaf (silver), Tony Meola (bronze)
Women’s Under 18 Trap: Heidi Griner (gold), Taylor Dale (silver), Holy MacLeod (bronze)
Men’s Under 15 Trap: Ajay Jarrett (gold), Benjamin Cui (silver)
Women’s Under 15 Trap: Esther Cui (gold), Nicole Krsul (silver), Lauren Moore (bronze)
Collegiate Men Trap: Cole Prince (gold), Matthew Kutz (silver), Jack Nelson (bronze)
Collegiate Women Trap: Ida Brown (gold), Aiko Bianca Coloso (silver), Lacy White (bronze)
Senior Men’s Trap: William Hofmann (gold), Ricardo Alcantara (silver), Doug Vann (bronze), (medals based on finals finish)
Senior Women’s Trap: Lisa Lichtenberg (gold)
International Trap: James Dedman (gold), Colin Grover (silver), George Leary (bronze), (medals based on finals finish)
Men’s Paralympic Trap: Doug Vann (gold), Zachary Jones (silver)
Women’s Paralympic Trap: Sophia Bultema (gold)
Over 70 Trap: Richard Lichtenberg (gold)
The match was also the first part of the 2023 Pan American Games shotgun team selection process. The second half of the selection process will be the 2023 Shotgun National Championships May 17-28 at the Halter Shooting Sports Center in Hillsdale, Michigan.
Up next for the shotgun national team is the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar, March 4-15.
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