The Arizona WildGats

An amazing week at 2026 National Championships. I was glad to be part of it
So many amazing performances by our athletes. Watching Robbie knock out 4 '10s' in a 5-shot, 4-second series is OUTRAGEOUS in his first qualified match!! was sending a long string of 9s and 10s in . had a great air pistol match and set a PR in .

This National Championship was full of Olympians: James Hall, Nick Mowrer Keith Sanderson , Lexi Lagan , Sandra Uptagraff and others I missed.
My range schedule didn't allow me to watch or Straight Shooter alumnus shoot in their competitions for or SportPistol but they both did great!
One of the outstanding features of having our competition at the Hillsdale College Halter Competition Center is that
we were televised! When was the last time you saw Olympic shooting sports available on a U.S. broadcast? Thanks to terrific commentary by Lexi Lagan and
Also thanks to the parents that do so much to support these athletes. Well done everyone.

Great to have the WildGats at the 2026 Nationals. This was P.E.T. (Pre Event Training) for the athletes competing. The secret is that P.E.T. is also for the Officials to make sure all the equipment is working. The WildGats have athletes competing in: men's air pistol, women's air pistol, men in 25m Rapid Fire and women in 25m Pistol. These are all Olympic events.
With the Olympics coming up in two years in L.A. these competitions are Selection Matches where athletes earn their ranking. This gies to determine who will be selected to represent the U.S.A. in the next Olympics.

The had our last regular action practice of the spring semester. That means it is time for a shoot-off. All the athletes line up for a game of H.O.R.S.E. Call your stage and set your time see who can follow. The winner gets the gatling gun!

Another great day at the shooting 25m Rapid Fire. A little bit of snow and a lot of shots downrange. This series consists of 5-shots fired in under 4-seconds at 25 meters away. One of the HARDEST Olympic events in competition.

The are at the Junior Olympics with their sister team the Straight Shooters and Coach . This athlete likes lots of 10s on the menu.
Today concludes Match 2 of and the start of 25m

The WildGats are headed to the . This was our final practice before heading to the w .
Our athlete is the 2026 Arizona State Champion for 25 meter Sport Pistol.
Thanks to for your steady support of our youth athletes. We appreciate you.


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Last weekend the Arizona State SASP Match was held at the in Tucson Arizona.
Well done, the athletes accomplished some excellent match times and had fun while doing it safely.

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Thanks to for the continued support to our team and program. As nationals comes to a close we love to recognize those who help us get to these national level matches. 🐻⬇️

WildGats representing Tucson AZ at the Civilian Marksmanship Program for collegiate nationals. Thank you to R***r for the continued support to our program. 🐻⬇️