For the past four years, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) has proudly hosted the Intercollegiate Pistol Championships, continuing its commitment to growing Olympic-style pistol shooting opportunities for athletes of all ages. This national-level competition brings together top collegiate talent from across the country, giving student-athletes a chance to showcase their skills on one of the sport's biggest stages.
Beyond championship events, SSSF supports and recognizes collegiate club pistol teams at a variety of universities nationwide. These programs offer students a chance to compete, train, and grow within a structured team environment—even if their school doesn’t offer a varsity shooting team. Several of these colleges also provide scholarship opportunities related to marksmanship and participation, creating meaningful pathways for athletes to continue their shooting careers while pursuing higher education.
Whether you're a current high school shooter looking ahead to college or a university student interested in starting a team, the SSSF is a valuable resource for navigating collegiate shooting sports.
To learn more about SSSF’s involvement with collegiate programs and International Pistol and Action shooting, visit the College Corner on the SSSF website: https://mysasp.com/college-corner/
As part of its commitment to youth development and advancement of its members, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) announces the recipients of the newly established SSSF BRUNO BUTTI & MAE (DOMENICA CARERI) BUTTI SCHOLARSHIP FUND. Recipients are youth shooting sports athletes of the SSSF's Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program. Each recipient has been awarded $3000 each thanks to the incredible generosity of the Butti family.
Athlete Name
Team
State
Colton Jackson
River Region Clay Crushers
Alabama
Isabelle KC Sparlin
Tucson Straight Shooters
Arizona
Camille Fuson
Hawks
Florida
Carter Vaughn
Arnold Junior Shooters
Missouri
Kaylee A. Shaner
Lawrence County Young Gun Range Racer
Pennsylvania
Braydon Sargent
William Blount
Tennessee
Derrick Gray
Central Texas Shooting Team
Texas
Samantha Weber
Katy Dusters
Texas
Sadie Richter
Hudson Raiders
Wisconsin
Wade Congdon
Hudson Raiders SASP Shooting Team
Wisconsin
Since 2013, the SSSF has awarded over $1,231,500 in scholarship funds benefiting over 1,290 student athletes, from nearly all 50 states in the Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting programs. To donate to support youth shooting sports click here: https://sssfonline.org/donate/
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is raising money to invest in our Forever Fund Endowment, managed by the MidwayUSA Foundation. Our goal is to build our endowment to $25 Million, an amount that ensures the future of our youth development programs “Forever”. Our partners at the MidwayUSA Foundation are ready to match all donations1:1, further leveraging your support towards the goal of guaranteeing the future of youth shooting sports.
People wishing to support this effort may make donations directly into our Forever Fund at https://bit.ly/SSSForever24 Every little bit helps! The small effort of sharing this link with fellow supporters of youth sports and the 2nd amendment will yield big results. You'd be surprised by who is willing to give a matched donation to this cause!
We also have a Forever Fund Raffle with great prizes donated by our industry sponsors Winchester Safes, GLOCK, Bettinsoli, Ruger, Hodgdon Powders, Silencer Central, RCBS, and SK Guns. Your local youth shooting sports team benefits from these raffle ticket sales, but if you do not have a team in your area to buy tickets from, you can get them here:
The focus of the SSSF and its youth development programs is just that: to produce high quality citizens for our country and communities. We are proud of former Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program athlete, Talo Marston. Talo stepped up in a situation when needed most!
"Definitely just immediately ready to help," Marston said. "I mean, you know I'm definitely not gonna say no to helping those guys out, because fellow duck hunters, we're a big community and we gotta help each other out."
Another record-breaking season was set in July at the 2022 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) National Championships. Hosted at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, the annual youth shooting sports competition once again set the mark for the largest shoot in Cardinal Center history. Between the two youth programs, 39 states were represented at the National Championships.
SASP participation continues to grow throughout the nation and had a strong presence at the National Championship. Once again in 2022, the SASP broke the record for the largest action shooting event in the world. With over 2,200 entries, athletes safely fired over 500,000 rounds of ammunition without incident. SCTP participation surged as well with nearly 3,000 athletes and over 8,000 event entries during the twelve-day event schedule. This marks the largest national championship the SCTP has ever conducted, with over 1.5 million targets being thrown in competition and tens of thousands more being thrown in practice and side competitions.
A staple of additional activities at SCTP Nationals is the Last Competitor Standing or "Annie Oakley" event. This massive scale elimination event saw well over 700 clay target athletes lined up across the length of two-dozen trap fields to determine who would come home with bragging rights and impressive prizes from SCTP sponsors.
SCTP and SASP members benefit from a year-long season, with local, state, and regional events, culminating in the National Championship each July. As the largest youth shooting sports event in the world, the youth development programs hold industry-wide support, with many sponsors present on site to support the event such as GLOCK, CZ-USA, Browning, Kolar, Beretta, Ruger, and more. Both programs serve as official youth feeders for the respective sports of USA Shooting. Athletes competing in the international disciplines of the SCTP and SASP often have Junior Olympic and Olympic goals in mind, with the youth feeding programs fostering those ambitions with additional opportunities.
Shooting sports continues to be a level-playing field where winning can be achieved without being the strongest or the fastest runner. Athletes come from a wide range of backgrounds and some that do not find their place in traditional ball sports often find success in shooting sports as well as socially. Athletes also find enormous success in youth shooting sports, regardless of gender. 1 out of every 3 of the programs' action shooting, international skeet, and bunker trap athletes are female, with many out-shooting the males outright for high overall awards. The SASP and SCTP programs focus on team-based youth shooting sports as the catalyst for youth development into high-quality, responsible young adults.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHOOTING SPORTS ATHLETES OF THE 2022 SCHOLASTIC SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION ALL-SCHOLASTIC TEAM!
The All-Scholastic Team recognizes the top student-athletes in the SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting Program for their achievements in the classroom, on the range, and in their communities.
Through an application process, 2022 All-Scholastic Team Members prove academic excellence by posting 3.0 or better grade point averages, shoot excellent scores in recent competition (95% in trap or skeet, 85% in sporting clays, 80% in international trap/skeet or 65 seconds or less for SASP) and by demonstrating outstanding community involvement.
All Scholastic Team Members attending the 2022 National Championships will be honored with a certificate, pin, and be listed on the All Scholastic Team banner in front of the Central Events Building at the Cardinal Center.
In an effort to engage with the public about firearm safety, the The Arizona WildGats, a Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) team, put on a "1st Shots" educational event. This National Shooting Sports Foundation | NSSF-sponsored program creates responsible new firearms owners via training received from experienced coaches and athletes currently participating in the SASP. This shows our mission of youth development through shooting sports reaches beyond our youth organizations and provides positive change in local communities.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to providing shooting-sports education and opportunities to school-age youths around the United States to encourage young athlete personal growth and development. Tax-ID number 20-8484121.
