Nearly 2,000 Register for SCTP Nationals on First Day of Registration
Staying up until midnight on June 1 is becoming an annual tradition for many Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) coaches across the country, as it marks the opening day of registration for the annual SCTP National Team Championships. In the first 24 hours of open registration for the July 9-16 tournament, the program saw 113 teams from 20 different states register 1,905 athletes. Combined registrations in all SCTP events totaled 3,804 compared to 2,026 for the first 24 hours of tournament registration one year ago. “These numbers are absolutely incredible!” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP national director. “We had almost as many athletes and registrations in one day this year as we had in total at last year’s National Championships! People are excited about this year’s tournament for sure!” The 2016 event at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio, is on track to outpace the 2015 SCTP National event, which finished with 2,432 athletes and 4,484 event entries. While the numbers are already up significantly from last year’s registrations, Wondrash points out that there is still room at the spacious Cardinal Center. "There are many times and dates still available for this year’s National Championships, teams can register up to July 5th!” The Scholastic Action Shooting Program will also hold its National Junior/Senior Championships in conjunction with the SCTP tournament. Additional facilities including 14 new action shooting bays have been constructed at the Cardinal Center for the event. SASP Nationals registration begins for teams on the SSSF SHOT data-system on June 3rd. 