Ohio State's pistol team continued its dynasty tonight in Missouri, recording a sixth consecutive national title and the program's seventh since 2018, all coming under the direction of head coach Emil Milev.
For the 6th consecutive year, the Buckeyes are National Champions @OSU_PISTOL | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/au7ojQTbPK
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) March 28, 2026
Ohio State won the Aggregate Team championship by 330 points over second-place West Point, with the U.S. Naval Academy placing third. The Buckeyes boasted the top eight shooters in the aggregate competition, led by Ada Korkhin, Marcus Klemp and Blaine Simpson. Fourth through eighth place featured Johnathan Dorsten, Ankita Deokule, Evan Langerak, Riya Salian and Maral Gantsooj.
The Buckeyes placed first in the Air Pistol team competition as four shooters slotted in the top five: Korkhin (2nd), Klemp (3rd), Salian (4th) and Simpson (5th).
OSU also won the Sport Pistol team competition in dominant fashion, holding down the top eight spots. Deokule took top honors, followed by Korkhin, Dorsten, Langerak, Simpson, Klemp, Abbie Leverett and Salian.
Lastly, the Buckeyes won the Standard Pistol team competition while sweeping the top nine spots. Leverett was the top shooter here, followed by Simpson, Gantsooj, Klemp, Dorsten, Langerak, Korkhin, Deokule and Salian.
