U.S. SHOTGUN TEAM QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024
By Brittany Nelson, USAS Public Relations & Communications Manager
COLO SPRGS, CO (March 19, 2024) – Eight shotgun athletes, Rachel Tozier, Ryann Phillips, Derrick Mein, Will Hinton, Vincent Hancock, Conner Prince, Austen Smith, and Dania Vizzi have qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 after the conclusion of the U.S. Olympic Trials- Shooting Shotgun Part 2 in Tucson, Arizona, March 11-17.
The qualified trap and skeet athletes are as follows:
Rachel Tozier: Women’s Trap
Pattonsburg, Missouri
Qualified for her first Olympic team
2023 Pan American Games bronze medalist
Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit
Ryann Phillips: Women’s Trap
Gail, Texas
Qualified for her first Olympic team
2024 CAT Games bronze medalist
2023 junior world champion
Currently attending University A&M Corpus Christi
Derrick Mein: Men’s Trap
Paola, Kansas
Olympian (Tokyo 2020)
2024 CAT Games gold medalist
2022 world champion
Will Hinton: Men’s Trap
Dacula, Georgia
Qualified for his first Olympic team
2022 CAT Games champion
Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit
Vincent Hancock: Men’s Skeet
Eatonton, Georgia
Four-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016,2020), 3-time Olympic gold medalist
Could become the sixth athlete ever to win the same individual Olympic event four times and only the fourth American to do so after Al Oerter, Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps (and the first in shooting).
2023 Pan American Games champion
Over 24 International Medals
Conner Prince: Men’s Skeet
Burleson, Texas
Qualified for his first Olympic team
2023 World Cup gold medalist in Mixed Team Skeet
Was coached by Vincent Hancock
Austen Smith: Women’s Skeet
Keller, Texas
Olympian (Tokyo 2020)
2023 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist in Mixed Team Skeet
Was coached by Vincent Hancock
Dania Vizzi: Women’s Skeet
Odessa, Florida
Qualified for her first Olympic team
2023 Pan American Games gold medalist in Mixed Team Skeet
2023 World Championship silver medalist
View all official results from the U.S. Olympic Trials- Air Gun Shooting below:
Trap Scores
Skeet Scores
View photos from the competition here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usashooti ... 0315401222
The U.S. Olympic Trials- Smallbore Shooting is currently being held for rifle and pistol this week.
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 take place in Paris, France, July 26- Aug. 11, 2024.
The final Team USA roster for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 will be announced this summer, pending approval by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
Follow @USAShooting on Facebook and Instagram for all updates on the team’s Path to Paris.