Alison Weisz Wins Air Rifle and Smallbore Events at Camp Perry
USAMU SGT Alison Weisz was the overall winner in both 3-position smallbore and 60-shot air rifle at the 2024 National Matches.
Weisz Wins in CMP’s National 3-Position Smallbore and Air Rifle Championships
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) shooter SGT Alison Weisz, 29, shot great at the 2024 National Smallbore and Air Rifle Championships at the CMP National Matches. SGT Weisz posted overall wins in both the 3-position smallbore and 60-shot air rifle competitions. Weisz has already had a busy year, competing in the Olympic Trials and securing a place as an alternate on the USA women’s Olympic air rifle team.
The National Smallbore and Air Rifle Championships were held July 11-20, facilitated by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). The event, shot with electronic targets for the second year, featured three-position and prone smallbore matches along with 60-shot air rifle and air pistol competitions. Events included two days of qualifying matches as well as a culminating elimination final to determine overall winners.
The smallbore match started off smoothly for Weisz, with little wind. Conditions on Day 2 of competition proved to be more of a challenge. “There was a lot more wind, and I struggled with that a little bit more,” Weisz confessed. But Weisz finished well to win the smallbore event.
The quick turnaround on the match schedule left Alison little time to celebrate before heading over to the CMP Gary Anderson indoor air gun range to compete in the air rifle final. “We had the smallbore final right before it, and my positions are a little bit different, so I was kind of intrigued”, she said. “I approached it with curiosity, wondering how it would work to have only five minutes of sighters to settle in and find the air gun position and see what happens from there.” She shot well, leading through most of the air rifle match, and made it a double-victory day.
The 60-Shot Air Rifle Match was held within the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center.
The combination of air rifle and smallbore matches running simultaneously suited an array of athletes searching for more international-style or collegiate competition, which typically feature both types of rifles. The National Three-Position Smallbore and Air Rifle Championships also included three-person team elimination matches. An aggregate award based on qualification scores from the three-position smallbore and air rifle competitions was also presented at the conclusion of both events, with Peter Fiori, 24, earning the overall title by a margin of four points.
View a complete list of results of the 2024 National Smallbore, Air Rifle, and Air Pistol Championships on the CMP website. And CLICK HERE to view and download event photos.
