MMA Rifle Team Competes at 2025 Sectionals Championship in Camp Perry, Ohio

Three Missouri Military Academy (MMA) rifle teams competed in the Civilian Marksmanship Program JROTC Regionals Championship, held in Camp Perry, Ohio, from February 12 to 16.

Led by rifle head coach CW4 Jason Landrum, USA (Ret), MMA’s Team 1 secured an impressive fifth-place finish among 27 regional teams, while Team 2 placed 11th and Team 3 finished 22nd. Individually, out of 108 competitors, Cadet Aaron Elford (post-graduate) placed seventh, and Cadet Duane Thompson ’26 finished 16th.

MMA Team 1

• Cadet Aaron Elford (post-graduate) – Eugene, Oregon
• Cadet Buyankhishig Batbold ’25 – Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia
• Cadet Erdembayar Munkhbolor ’25 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Cadet Tru Jones ’27 – Lee’s Summit, Missouri

MMA Team 2

• Cadet Duane Thompson ’26 – Troy, Missouri
• Cadet John Trippe ’26 – Cleveland, Tennessee
• Cadet Bret Sietsema ’27 – Saint Cloud, Minnesota
• Cadet William Larson ’27 – Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

MMA Team 3

• Cadet Carter Munsch ’28 – Loveland, Colorado
• Cadet Alvaro Gonzalez Farre ’25 – Atizapan, Mexico
• Cadet Amarbayasgalan Enkhbaatar ’27 – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Cadet Henry Westerman ’25 – Eagan, Minnesota

Great job to all cadets for their hard work and outstanding performance at the championship! A special thank you to Jason Laron, Cadet Larson’s father, for all of his help during the trip.