Serena Juchnowski

Cleveland

Outdoor Writer at Freelance

Writer at NRA Family

Articles

NRA Family | Rising Shooting Stars: Logan Lucas

3 weeks ago | nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski

For some, becoming a competitor is a gradual process – participating in a league or club and progressing as one’s skills do. For others, there is a defining moment in which the drive to win and succeed prevails. At the age of 14, Logan Lucas of Pacific, Missouri attended a memorial range day in honor of his friend, Aaron Hurst. Up to this point, marksmanship had only been a consideration for hunting and general plinking.
NRA Family | Rising Shooting Stars: Jenna Boykin

1 month ago | nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski

Jenna Boykin of Port Clinton, Ohio always loved shooting, never passing on the opportunity to go. She was the only girl signed up for shooting at 4-H summer camp, but didn’t let that deter her. It wasn’t long after that she began accompanying her brother to the range. Jenna asked for a BB gun for her 10th birthday, a wish fulfilled by a close family friend who has since become her coach. It took a short two years for Jenna to wear out the BB gun and outgrow her basement range.
NRA Family | Rising Shooting Stars: Karsyn Ross

2 months ago | nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski

You never know who you inspire. For a young Karsyn Ross, it was Texas shooter Kailyn O’Brien. “I first got involved with marksmanship when I went with my brother to a local 4H shoot and saw this girl shooting with a bunch of boys and beating them. I was about nine at the time and I thought she was the coolest girl ever.” Deciding she could do the same, Karsyn signed up for the shotgun club the next day. Under Kailyn’s mentorship, Karsyn began competing and won a high overall 4H belt buckle in 2014.
NRA Family | Rising Shooting Stars: Alisha “Fayth” Layne

Mar 10, 2025 | nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski

Twenty-year-old Alishia “Fayth” Layne of Columbia, Tennessee grew up shooting at Maury County Gun Club, but she’s been fortunate enough to have her own home skeet range since 2021. Believe it or not, Fayth’s shooting journey began with a red folder. Her elementary school sent home various flyers every week advertising different clubs and activities. One Tuesday, the red folder came home with a flyer for the shooting team.
NRA Family | Rising Shooting Stars: Jon Wiedell

Feb 3, 2025 | nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski

“Marksmanship has taught me to never believe in good enough": Sgt. Jon Wiedell of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) lives by this statement, constantly striving for improvement. 21-year-old Wiedell hails from Minnesota. His competitive shooting career started when he was 12 years old, but he fired his first firearm around age 8. Now a national champion action shooter, it was Wiedell’s father who got him interested in marksmanship. “My father is the reason that I started competing.
Lexington, Missouri Native SSG Seth Inman Promoted to SFC [Image 1 of 4]

Dec 20, 2024 | dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski

9 Lexington, Missouri native Staff Sgt. Seth Inman was promoted to Sergeant 1st Class on December 19, 2024 by his wife. Inman is a shooter/instructor on the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Shotgun Team at Fort Moore, Georgia.
Fort Moore Soldier Teaches Rifle Marksmanship [Image 9 of 10]

Dec 13, 2024 | dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski

9 U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Verne Conant helps teach the November 8 Civilian Marksmanship Program Rifle Marksmanship 101 Course at Talladega Marksmanship Park. Conant is an instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Moore, Georgia.
USAMU Members Teach Rifle and Pistol Marksmanship 101 Classes at the CMP Talladega 600

Dec 13, 2024 | dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski

9 This past November, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Soldiers from the Service Rifle and Service Pistol Teams assisted the Civilian Marksmanship Program with their Talladega 600 Marksmanship 101 clinics, the largest of these classes the CMP has held to date. Every year, the USAMU runs the Small Arms Firing Schools (SAFS) at Camp Perry, Ohio during the National Matches. Marksmanship 101 clinics are a smaller version of these classes held at various ranges across the United States.
Rifle Marksmanship 101 November 2024

Dec 12, 2024 | dvidshub.net | Serena Juchnowski

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NRA Family | Rising Shooting Stars: Charlotte Carroll

Dec 5, 2024 | nrafamily.org | Serena Juchnowski

“It couldn’t possibly be all that bad, so I asked to shoot it.”When Charlotte Carroll heard her older brother and friends complaining about how “awful” the M1 Garand was to shoot, she couldn’t resist the challenge. At 10 years old, she not only met the challenge but destroyed it. Now 17, Charlotte has branched into high power service rifle and continues to excel in vintage rifle matches. Charlotte first learned to shoot when she was about eight years old.