USA Shooting Shotgun Athletes Shine At 2025 Junior CAT Games

USA Shooting Junior Shotgun Team claims 10 medals at the 2025 Junior CAT Games, plus eight quotas for the upcoming Junior Pan American Games.

by
at USA Shooting posted on March 28, 2025
2025Jr Cat Games 1
The junior shotgun team earned 10 medals at the 2025 Junior Championship of the Americas (CAT) Games in Bridgetown, Barbados, March 7-17. The skeet team is shown above.
Photo by Jon Michael McGrath

USA Shooting junior shotgun athletes blew the competition out of the water with 10 medals and eight quotas earned at the 2025 Junior Championship of the Americas (CAT) Games in Bridgetown, Barbados, March 7-17.

An even greater accomplishment to note—this was the first international competition for a handful of the athletes.

The quotas the athletes earned at the CAT Games are delegated to the U.S. for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games taking place in Asuncion, Paraguay, August 9-23. Each quota earned gives the U.S. a spot to compete in the respective event. The Junior Pan American Games take place every four years and consist of athletes from countries in North America, South America and Central America.

At the CAT Games, the skeet and trap teams both earned five medals and four quotas. The skeet team kicked off the competition strong. Benjamin Keller, a two-time Junior World Champion, clinched the gold in Junior Men’s Skeet with teammate Aidin Burns, a Junior World Championship medalist, bringing home the silver. Westley Kiter finished in fourth place. Keller, Burns and Kiter teamed up to earn gold in the Junior Men’s Skeet Team event. The accomplishment marks Kiter’s first international medal.

Madeline Corbin, a three-time international medalist, topped the podium in Junior Women’s Skeet earning the gold medal. Gracie Hensley, a 2024 Junior World Championship medalist, secured a bronze medal in Junior Women’s Skeet, joining Corbin on the podium. Hensley and Corbin both earned the U.S. quotas in Junior Women’s Skeet for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games and Keller, while Burns earned the U.S. quotas in Junior Men’s Skeet.

The trap team’s performance bore just as much fruit. Team USA swept the podium in Junior Women’s Trap, showing the true strength of the U.S. shotgun team. Carey Garrison, an eight-time international medalist, shot her way to the top as the Junior Women’s Trap champion. Competing against Garrison in the final and ultimately sharing the podium, Ava Downs attained the silver medal in the event. Sidney Coffin, 2024 Junior World Cup team member, finished the star-studded podium sweep with a bronze medal. The achievement marks Coffin’s first international medal.

Downs, a two-time Junior World Championship team member, paired up with Connor Lynn in the Mixed Trap team event, where the duo worked their way to the top of the podium with a gold medal. Team USA doubled its podium presence in the Mixed Trap Team event with Kaleb Horinek and Garrison earning bronze. Lynn and Horinek both earned their first international medals at the 2025 Junior CAT Games.

Garrison and Downs both earned the U.S. quotas in Junior Women’s Trap for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games. In addition, Horinek and Lynn earned the U.S. quotas in Junior Men’s Trap.

The junior rifle and pistol athletes competed in their Junior CAT Games earlier this month, earning eight medals and eight quotas.

Here is a breakdown of all shotgun medals and quotas earned at the 2025 Junior CAT Games.

SKEET
  • Benjamin Keller: Gold, Junior Men’s Skeet
  • Aidin Burns: Silver, Junior Men’s Skeet
  • Madeline Corbin: Gold, Junior Women’s Skeet
  • Benjamin Keller, Aidin Burns and Westley Kiter: Gold, Junior Men’s Skeet Team
  • Gracie Hensley: Bronze, Junior Women’s Skeet
TRAP
  • Carey Garrison: Gold, Junior Women’s Trap
  • Ava Downs: Silver, Junior Women’s Trap
  • Sidney Coffin: Bronze, Junior Women’s Trap
  • Connor Lynn and Ava Downs: Gold, Junior Mixed Trap Team
  • Kaleb Horinek and Carey Garrison: Bronze, Junior Mixed Trap Team
2025 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES U.S. QUOTAS EARNED
  • Two, Junior Women’s Skeet: Madeline Corbin and Gracie Hensley
  • Two, Junior Men’s Skeet: Benjamin Keller and Aidin Burns
  • Two, Junior Women’s Trap: Carey Garrison and Ava Downs
  • Two, Junior Men’s Trap: Kalen Horinek and Connor Lynn

As for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, the team will be selected based on the 2025 spring selection match held earlier this year, along with the 2025 USA Shooting National Championships in May.

Learn more about USA Shooting at usashooting.org.

Latest

2025 NCAA Rifle WVU 15
2025 NCAA Rifle WVU 15

West Virginia University Wins 20th NCAA Rifle Championship Title

WVU rallies during air rifle to secure victory over Kentucky by one point at the 2025 NCAA rifle championship in March.

Springfield Armory On New Kuna 9 mm Pistol: ‘Exceptional Performance In A Portable Package’

There’s plenty to gawk at in the new Springfield Armory Kuna roller-delayed 9 mm pistol.

Team Remington’s Connor Thigpen Wins High All Around Title At 2025 Triple J Classic

Team Remington’s Connor Thigpen wins High All Around title, takes third place in High Over All at 2025 Triple J Classic.

Team USA Women Sweep Skeet Podium At 2025 ISSF World Cup Lima

Women’s Skeet podium sweep, plus five skeet event medals for USA Shooting athletes at 2025 ISSF World Cup in Lima.

Akron Rifle Team Season Wrap-Up 2025

Erin Schnupp represented Akron at the 2025 NCAA rifle championships in Lexington, Ky., in March.

New: Smith & Wesson Model 1854 Chambered In .45-70 Gov't

Smith & Wesson adds .45-70 Gov't option to Model 1854 lever-action rifle lineup.

Interests



Get the best of Shooting Sports USA delivered to your inbox.