September 16th, 2025
2025 CMP Top Four Winners of Recurring $5000 Grants
Since 2005, the CMP has annually offered one-year scholarships to current high school seniors based on academic merit, humanitarian efforts, extracurricular activities, and marksmanship participation. Continuing this tradition, this year the CMP presented four, $5,000 annual scholarships ($20,000 over four years) to this year’s top four applicants, as determined by members of the CMP Scholarship Committee.
Each of the four recurring $20,000 scholarships are named in honor of past CMP Board members Harry Sieben, Carolyn Hines, Jon Bengston and former Chair Judith Legerski.
This year’s Four Top Scholarship recipients are…
Elisa Boozer, Oklahoma City, OK (Judith Legerski Scholarship)
A former member of the Oklahoma Sharpshooters junior team, Elisa is a multi-time Oklahoma State Champion for both smallbore and air rifle and qualified for the Junior Olympics five times for air rifle and four times for smallbore. She also found international success, earning silver in the 10-meter women’s air rifle junior competition at the Leppa Grand Prix in Finland. Elisa went on to earn her Junior Distinguished Badge from the CMP in 2023 and is an honorary life member of the Oklahoma Rifle Association.
She credits marksmanship for teaching her focus, hard work and community. Academically, Elisa was a straight-A student, taking AP Honors and dual credit classes. She joined the University of Kentucky rifle team this fall. She is a business major.
Hanna Goin, Walla Walla, WA (Jon Bengston Scholarship)
Hanna is a former member of the Walla Walla High School JROTC program’s rifle team, where her competitive marksmanship career began. While there, she competed multiple times at the Army JROTC and CMP National Championships and at the Junior Olympics in 2025. She also took first overall at the Idaho State Junior Olympics in air and smallbore rifle and was part of the Washington State Champion Precision Air Rifle Team.
Hanna has said that marksmanship has taught her that there is nothing desirable about staying within a comfort zone, helping her to stay mentally strong through adversity. Academically, she took Honors, AP and dual enrollment courses during high school. Hanna joined the Morehead State rifle team this fall. She is a pre-med major.
Katlyn Sullivan, Statesboro, GA (Carolyn Hines Scholarship)
Among several accolades, including multiple medals at the state and national level, Katlyn was a Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Individual State Champion in 2024 and 2025 and was a member of the All-Star State Team from 2023-2025. She was also a four-time qualifier for the National Junior Olympics in air rifle and was a two-time qualifier for smallbore. In 2023, she earned her Junior Distinguished Badge.
Katlyn has said marksmanship has taught her leadership, a growth mindset and how to achieve her goals – changing how she handles setbacks. Academically, Katlyn finished second out of 392 other students, mastering multiple AP classes, and she earned a place in the National Honor Society. Katlyn joined the Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle team this fall. She is a mechanical engineering major.
Dominic DeBenedetto, Prairieville, LA (Harry Sieben Scholarship)
Domonic began marksmanship through his local 4-H program at just nine years old. He’s a six-time Nationals qualifier and placed fifth overall at the 4-H Nationals in air rifle (his team placing first in both air rifle and smallbore). He is also an accomplished rifle silhouette competitor who has competed in local, regional and national championships in the discipline, and he takes part in pistol/air pistol shooting.
He credits marksmanship for leading him to a role as an ambassador within his community – hoping to make a difference in the lives of other youth. Domonic finished in the top 3% of his 500-student class. He has enrolled at Louisiana Tech as an engineering major.
Other Scholarship Winners for Fall 2025
In addition to the 4-year recurring $5K scholarships, the CMP offers $1000, $3000, and $5000 one-time grants to qualified junior marksmen. These $1000, $3000, and $5000 scholarships can fund any accredited education, technical/trade school, or vocational program. Shown below are the eleven $5000 one-time scholarship winners for 2025. There were also 32 $3000 grant recipients, and 80 $1000 grant recipients.
Learn more about the CMP Scholarship Program at thecmp.org/youth/cmp-scholarship-program.
