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3 days 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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