USA Shooting’s Fall Selection Results Set National Team Rankings

Gunfire Magazine · October 13, 2026 · 2 min read

USA Shooting reported the completion of its 2026 rifle and shotgun Fall Selection Matches on September 30. Rifle competition ran August 19–23 in Colorado Springs, while skeet and trap followed at Fort Carson. The federation’s roundup explains that results were combined with the National Championships to determine team rankings.

Among the Fall Selection match winners were Alison Weisz in women’s air rifle, Griffin Lake in men’s air rifle, Katie Zaun in women’s three-position rifle and Braden Peiser in men’s three-position rifle. The report also records nearly 200 registered athletes for trap. These are match outcomes and participation figures, not a standalone Olympic team announcement.

Selection reporting is easy to oversimplify. A first-place finish at one match, a place on a national roster and selection for a particular international trip can be different statements. Readers should look for the governing body’s named process rather than assuming one headline establishes all three. The distinction is especially important when scores from several competitions contribute to a ranking.

For families and fans following the pathway, a practical reading method is to create three columns: competition result, combined selection standing and formally announced team. Fill each only from the relevant official document. That approach makes room for the athlete’s achievement while avoiding promises the document does not make. Gunfire’s interpretation is that a transparent pathway deserves as much attention as the final podium. This account summarizes the September release without attempting to reproduce every team list or predict future nominations. Use the linked federation page as the entry point for full results, and recheck subsequent official announcements before treating a roster as current for a later event.

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