BY JENNIFER GREEN, CMP CONTRIBUTOR

The Three-Position Precision Air Rifle Championship was held prior to the National Matches at Camp Perry on July 8-10.  Athletes who competed in this event had to qualify by shooting in the CMP state matches and CMP regional championships.  There were four relays of a 3×20 match on the first and second day, and the top eight places after those matches qualified for the final on the last day.

The amount of talent from these young athletes practically blew the roof off the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center over three days.

“The competition was fierce this year. They were all shooting very high scores,” said Air Gun Manager Katie Harrington.

The two-day aggregate scores of the top eight finalists were separated by only 8 points.  The cut-off score was 1,189-94 to get into the final.

The final drew a large crowd who were initially watching with bated breath. Then someone broke out the cow bell, and the energy shifted from anxious to excited, and the noise levels turned more energetic.

Jack Ogoreuc was in the lead early in the final but dropped suddenly from first to fourth, leaving room for Samuel Adkins to move into the lead.  It was Adkins who earned the gold medal, the title of champion and a check for $1,000. Second and third place went to Camryn Camp from Hillsboro, Texas, and Makenzie Larson from Wellington, Colorado, who won $750 and $500 in prize money respectively.

Since Samuel was the high male athlete for the competition, he earned a place on the National Future’s Team and was presented with a USA Shooting team jacket by current member and high female athlete, Emme Walrath.

Earlier this year, the CMP awarded over $300,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year.  Samuel Adkins, Camryn Camp and Hailey Singleton, who were the top three graduating seniors at the Three Position Air Rifle Championship, were all awarded $1,000 towards their college tuition.

“We were pleased to award these scholarships to the top graduating seniors to assist in their pursuit of higher education,” Harrington said. “These athletes are the future, and we love to support them in their future endeavors, whatever they may be.”

The winning team for the championship was the Texas Hill Country Shooters with team members Camryn Camp, Elizabeth Probst, Kayla Riewe and Briley Sralla. The top placing scholastic team was Tallulah Falls High School from Georgia with team members Briana Walter, Leah Rogers, Chloe Erwin and Joseph McGahee.

Results can be found here: https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=edit&tab=results&match=27096

Photos from the event can be found here: https://cmp1.zenfolio.com/p300137503

The next CMP Air Rifle Postal competition will kick off in October, 2025. The competition is open to all juniors. For more details, visit https://thecmp.org/youth/three-position-national-postal-competition/cmp-3par-national-postal/.