Reprinted with permission from the Collegian.
Since Bob Jones University reentered intercollegiate sports in 2012, several new teams have been added to the Bruins athletics including intercollegiate shooting.
Dr. Mike Wilkie, coach of the Bruins shooting team, brings an extensive amount of experience to his coaching. Since 1988, Wilkie has served in several different law enforcement positions, including training with the Israel State Police as a delegate of the 17th Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, serving on the executive board of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, and serving as president of the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association. Adding a shooting team to the university’s intercollegiate sports gives a different angle on recruitment for BJU.
“We offer something some schools don’t,” Dr. Wilkie said.
In the spring of 2015, the Bruins formed a shooting sports club with the intention of eventually forming an intercollegiate team.
In Talladega, Alabama, the Bruins competed at a national shooting competition in March. They competed alongside several prominent schools such as West Point, Michigan State, Florida, Texas A&M and Kentucky.
The Bruins shooting team will be using .22 caliber and 9mm handguns as well as .22-caliber rifles. Some of the team will be shooting Glock 9mms as well as a SIG Sauer SP2022. They will shoot at steel targets, which are standard for intercollegiate shooting.
“Just like any college sport, shooting has its own culture,” Dr. Wilkie said.
David Smith, captain of the shooting team, added that everyone in intercollegiate shooting is friendly, and that most are eager to learn from their fellow competitors.
Smith said he joined the team because he likes to shoot and he also plans on having a career in law enforcement.
Nathanael Seibert, Stephen Snow and Nathaniel Haefka attributed people and camaraderie as their reasons for joining the team.
Dr. Wilkie said the goals for the shooting team are to honor Christ as they compete with other universities, to connect with others in the firearms community and most importantly, to make the shooting team a ministry platform to let the Gospel’s light shine.
Reprinted with permission from Scouting Magazine The Boy Scouts of America has selected two young people to serve as the 2016-2017 NRA/BSA Brownell Youth Ambassadors. In this role, the pair will represent all Boy Scouts and Venturers at a variety of shooting sports industry events. They’ll work in support of the BSA and the National Rifle Association to promote responsible shooting sports activities within Scouting. At Scout camps across the country each year, hundreds of thousands of Scouts and Venturers participate in shooting sports activities — archery, rifle shooting, shotgun shooting and more. Trained adult volunteers ensure they have safe and rewarding experience. Shooting sports are one of the many ways that Scouting teaches character to young people. The activities are known to both attract and retain youth in the Scouting movement. The two NRA Youth Ambassadors are Jamie Lear, 18, of the Amarillo, Texas-based Golden Spread Council; and Keaton Sharp, also 18, of the Houston-based Sam Houston Area Council. Their first major assignment is to represent the BSA and the NRA at the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show in January in Las Vegas. They’ll attend meetings, visit and thank sponsors, and support the mission of the BSA. In April, they’ll again represent the BSA at a big event — this time the NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta. All this in addition to writing articles for the NRA’s blogs, NRA magazine and other shooting sports publications.
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The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is pleased to announce the election of Barry Rich to its board of directors. Rich resides in Nashville, is recently retired from the banking industry and has previously served in numerous volunteer positions with the National Skeet Shooting Association and co-chair of the Ladies Charity Skeet Classic for seven years. "We welcome Barry to the SSSF Board!” said Louise Terry, SSSF chairperson. “I have known Barry for almost 15 years and we have worked together on a number of shooting projects. I'm looking forward to continuing our efforts to promote youth and the shooting sports." Rich has been a strong supporter and benefactor of the SSSF and is currently co-owner of Double Guns of Nashville, a dealer in competition shotguns and fine double guns. "I am honored to serve on the SSSF board,” Rich said. “The work of this foundation is critical to introducing the shooting sports to the youth of America, and ensuring their continued involvement." Rich’s election fills the board seat vacated by Carlton Nether on the eleven-member board.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) recently donated $388,800 to Team Endowment Accounts at the MidwayUSA Foundation. The donation will benefit 55 teams participating in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across 27 different states. The donations from SSSF to MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Accounts are made possible by generous grants to the SSSF. The SSSF provides SCTP and SASP member-teams the opportunity to earn MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account funds through placements in SSSF-sponsored competitions and by participating in SCTP and SASP fundraising activities benefiting local shooting sports communities. The Team Endowment Account Program at the MidwayUSA Foundation gives a community the ability to financially support a competitive youth shooting sports program or financially assist in the start-up of a new youth shooting sports program. The team can then request a grant of up to 5% of their endowment account balance once each year, in either December or June, to pay for team expenses. There are no fees associated with a MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account. About MidwayUSA Foundation The MidwayUSA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity working to sustain the shooting sports industry by providing long-term funding to youth shooting teams. Every donation made is 100% tax deductible and supports the mission to help communities and organizations raise funds to support their youth shooting team. For more information about the MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc., please visit www.midwayusafoundation.org or call 1-877-375-4570.
By supporting SSSF with a tax-deductible donation on #GivingTuesday, you are supporting youth development through the shooting sports via the 900 teams, 15,000 youth and 3,500 adult volunteers involved in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP)! Here are 5 easy ways to support youth in the shooting sports today!
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