By USA Capturing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 11, 2026) – USA Capturing’s subsequent technology of Olympic hopefuls proved they belong among the many world’s finest on the 2026 ISSF Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany. Competing towards 808 athletes representing 66 international locations and 70 ISSF Member Federations, Group USA returned residence with six medals, together with two gold, one silver, and three bronze, whereas including a number of finals appearances and top-five workforce finishes throughout rifle, pistol, and shotgun.
The performances in Suhl underscored the continued energy of USA Capturing’s athlete improvement pipeline, with juniors gaining invaluable worldwide expertise whereas competing towards the world’s prime younger expertise on the street to future Olympic success.
Main the best way was the rifle trio of Griffin Lake, Braden Peiser, and Tyler Wee, who delivered one of the crucial dominant performances of the championships. The Individuals captured the Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Three Positions Group world title whereas setting a brand new Junior World File with a mixed rating of 1764-107x.
The trio continued its outstanding week by incomes silver within the Junior Males’s 10m Air Rifle Group occasion earlier than including bronze within the Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Inclined Group competitors, bringing residence three workforce medals throughout the championships.
Lake additionally claimed a person world title in Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Inclined, successful gold after setting a brand new Junior World File qualification rating of 632.1. Teammate Braden Peiser joined him on the rostrum with the bronze medal, giving Group USA two of the three medals awarded within the occasion.
In shotgun, Ava Downs and Kaleb Horinek earned bronze within the Junior Lure Blended Group occasion, showcasing Group USA’s depth past the rifle vary and securing the nation’s sixth medal of the championships.
The success prolonged effectively past the rostrum. Individuals reached finals all through the competitors, with Eva Allan ending sixth in Junior Girls’s Air Pistol, Madeline Corbin putting sixth in Junior Girls’s Skeet, Taylor Dale taking seventh in Junior Girls’s Lure, Tyler Wee ending seventh in Junior Males’s 10m Air Rifle and eighth in Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Three Positions, and Kaleb Horinek putting eighth in Junior Males’s Lure.
Group USA additionally posted spectacular workforce performances outdoors the medal standings. Eva Allan, Sophie Li, and Danae Bell positioned fifth within the Junior Girls’s 10m Air Pistol Group occasion, whereas Karlie Lynn, Liz Probst, and Carley Seabrook earned fifth within the Junior Girls’s 50m Rifle Inclined Group competitors.
The six-medal efficiency highlighted greater than particular person achievements. From record-breaking rifle performances to podium finishes in shotgun and finalists throughout all three Olympic disciplines, Group USA demonstrated the depth of its junior expertise and the continued success of its athlete improvement pathway. As these athletes acquire useful worldwide expertise, they’re constructing the inspiration for future World Championship, Olympic, and Paralympic success on the street to Los Angeles 2028 and past.
Group USA Medalists
Gold
Griffin Lake, Braden Peiser, Tyler Wee – Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Three Positions Group (Junior World File)
Griffin Lake – Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Inclined
Silver
Griffin Lake, Braden Peiser, Tyler Wee – Junior Males’s 10m Air Rifle Group
Bronze
Griffin Lake, Braden Peiser, Tyler Wee – Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Inclined Group
Braden Peiser – Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Inclined
Ava Downs, Kaleb Horinek – Junior Lure Blended Group
Group USA Finalists
Eva Allan – sixth, Junior Girls’s Air Pistol
Madeline Corbin – sixth, Junior Girls’s Skeet
Taylor Dale – seventh, Junior Girls’s Lure
Tyler Wee – seventh, Junior Males’s 10m Air Rifle
Tyler Wee – eighth, Junior Males’s 50m Rifle Three Positions
Kaleb Horinek – eighth, Junior Males’s Lure
Further High Group Finishes
Eva Allan, Sophie Li, Danae Bell – fifth, Junior Girls’s 10m Air Pistol Group
Karlie Lynn, Liz Probst, Carley Seabrook – fifth, Junior Girls’s 50m Rifle Inclined Group
Blaine Simpson, Austin Stone, Evan Langerak – ninth, Junior Males’s 25m Fast Hearth Pistol Group
Eva Allan, Ankita Deokule, Danae Bell – ninth, Junior Girls’s 25m Pistol Group
Full outcomes from the 2026 ISSF Junior World Championships can be found right here.
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About USA Capturing
USA Capturing, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company, was chartered by the USA Olympic and Paralympic Committee because the Nationwide Governing Physique for the Olympic & Paralympic Capturing Sports activities in April 1995. The group develops and implements packages to advertise progress within the sport and serves as a sanctioning physique for native and nationwide competitions. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Coaching Middle, USA Capturing has a full-time workers devoted to our sport.
