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SCTP National Team Trains in Ohio

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The 2018 SCTP National Team recently completed its fourth training camp at Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association in Cincinnati, Ohio.  This was the last scheduled training camp for the team and team members Madeleine Taylor, Mark Shields, and Trevor Evelhair (not pictured) took advantage of one last opportunity to work with coaches Terri DeWitt and Joe Buffa. Because not all of the SCTP National Team members could attend this 3-day training camp, available training spots were filled with local (and not so local) athletes coming from Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Montana. Next up for most of these international trap and skeet competitors is the USA Shooting Junior Olympic Championships in Colorado Springs.  July will see them back in Colorado Springs for the SCTP International National Championships where the 2019 SCTP National Team will be selected.

International Championships Registration Open June 15

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The SCTP, in conjunction with USA Shooting, is hosting the Scholastic Clay Target Program’s International Style National Championships on July 22-27, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Registration by SCTP team coaches opens on Friday, June 15 in the SHOT System. Here is the event schedule for the competition: Sunday July 22nd – Open Training for Bunker and Skeet Monday July 23rd – Open Training for Bunker and Skeet Tuesday July 24th – I-Skeet Competition 75 Targets Wednesday July 25th – I-Skeet Competition 50 Targets & Finals (followed by awards) Thursday July 26th – Bunker Trap 75 Targets Friday July 27th – Bunker Trap 50 Targets & Finals (followed by awards) Coaches: The competition registration will open on June 15th for this tournament. You will need to squad your athletes prior to Thursday, July 19th so that they can be placed on random shooting squads for the competition. Walk on’s will generally not be allowed unless there is room available. Top 3 placing athletes in Men’s and Ladies Bunker Trap as well as top 3 placing athletes in International Skeet (12 total athletes) will earn a spot on the 2019 SCTP National Team. Athletes must meet a minimum qualifying score (MQS) of a 90 x 125 or better in the qualification rounds, regardless of finals placing, in order to be eligible for a National Team spot. If all athletes in the final have achieved the MQS, then finals placement will determine the top 3 athletes. However, if there are athletes in a discipline final who have not attained the MQS, those athletes will not be eligible for the National Team, regardless of finals placement. At their discretion, The Head Coach and National Director will then fill any open Team slots with eligible athletes. Due to USA Shooting’s scheduling of the Fall Selection match immediately following the SCTP Nationals, we will not host an awards banquet following this year’s International Nationals to allow athletes time for travel to the Fall Selection. We will award all medals/trophies at the range following the events. Hope to see you all in Colorado Springs in July!! A limited block of hotel rooms has been secured and are available for immediate booking at the Hotel Elegante’ – Colorado Springs. Room rates are $99 for a single or a double. Please contact the Hotel Elegante’ directly at 1-719-576-5900 or 1-800-981-4012. When making your reservations, please reference “USA Shooting / SCTP Nationals”, code #2226494. (this includes breakfast) The cutoff date is July 1st but we would not recommend waiting that long as these rooms will fill up fast, especially at these prices! You can upgrade to different rooms at additional price. See additional information for booking your room and about the Hotel Elegante. Hope to see you all in Colorado Springs in July!!

2018 SSSF/NRA All-Scholastic Team Announced

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The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation(SSSF) and National Rifle Association (NRA) Competitive Shooting Sports division are proud to announce members of the 2018 All-Scholastic Team! Over 230 student athletes from 25 states have been named to the team this year and will be recognized at the opening ceremonies of the SSSF/SCTP/SASP Team Championship event on July 18 in Marengo, Ohio. 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, 2018 All-Scholastic Team Members have proven academic excellence by posting 3.0 or better grade point averages, shooting excellent scores in recent competition (95% in trap or skeet, 85% in sporting clays, 88% in international trap/skeet or 75 seconds or less for SASP) and by demonstrating outstanding community involvement. See the state-by-state athlete profiles for the 2018 All Scholastic Team members and learn more about how the SCTP and SASP are working to improve the lives of young people across the country. Congratulations to all qualifying team members!

Congratulations to 2018 Scholarship Recipients

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Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2018 recipients in its Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Scholarship Program. One hundred thirty three student athletes from 25 different states will receive scholarships totaling $83,300. From 2013 to date, SSSF has awarded nearly $400,000 in scholarship funds benefiting over 400 student athletes in the Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting programs. Athletes who are graduating from high school in 2018 and will enroll in college this year were eligible to apply for this year’s scholarships. Awards are based on SCTP/SASP participation, academics, need, essays and other factors. The scholarships are being funded by generous shooting industry sponsors, as well as supporters and donors who provide the SCTP with funds through national fundraising banquets. Congratulations to the following 2018 Scholastic Action Shooting Program scholarship recipients:
StateNameSponsor
IAZachary HenryGLOCK
KYAustin ArnoldSASP
TNAnders RiderSASP
WIKiera WoodGLOCK
WITeagan RichmanSASP
WIEmily RasmussenTaurus
Congratulations to the following 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program scholarship recipients:
StateName
AZHanna Hughes
AZKira Cornell Dean
AZCody Gill
AZLewis Aul
CALauren Hamada
CAWyatt Hambly
CAIsaac Smith
CAAlexander Ke
COMason Wolfe
CODalton Kirchhoefer
COBryon Baca
GACharles Toms
GAKevin Bandt
IADain Stolba
IABailey Beckman
IAAlexis Berte
IAAllison Pettinger
IABrooke Willson
IASydney Pierson
IADayton Harson
IAGarett Tierney
IASarah Jordan
IAStephanie Vipond
IATrenton Kruse
IAChristopher Mott
IAAshton Lamborn
IALucas Schmitz
IAJenna Kinch
IABailey Schmitz
IACaleb Williams
IAZachary Henry
IACole Baskerville
IAAugust Helgeson
IADayne Crouch
IANicole Breese
IACarter West
IAKyle Myers
IASloan Volkman
IAWillam Hurd
IAMichael Mohr
IACarl Preston
IARebecca Crawford
ILJesse Stevens
ILRyan St. Peters
ILIsaac Barnes
INJacob Eggebrecht
INSpencer Jordan
INTyler Eggert
MAAndrew Worringham
MAMeagan Wyson
MAAlexia Davos
MADevereux Marshall
MDChase Tyeryar
MIMegan Scholl
MIJoshua Bush
MNMegan Ringate
MNAustin Swan
MOTom Browne
NEAnna Denman
NMPatrick Lasher
OHJulia Horner
OHDerek Sinclair
OHCourtney Leszczynski
OHEugene Koczwara
OHQuinton Taylor
OHNolan Andrasik
OHKathryn Taylor
OHCarson Ledford
OHDavid Spradlin
OHMatthew Le Cras
PAMauren Mitchell
PADylan Henkins
PANathan Metzger
SCMary Gregory
SCBenjamin Tillman Kinney
SCAubrey Cromer
SCJessica Knox
SCTangie McFee
SCCarrie Haltiwanger
SCAbigail Milling
SDKjerstin Aspaas
TNJacob Pinson
TNAnastasia Zimmerman
TNEvan Fleet
TNTori Brown
TNJames Hartman
TNLauren Thomas
TNMikaela Messer
TNKincaid Gillespie
TXDakota Brown
TXCharles Buckin III
TXVictoria Scott
VAZachary Wells
WIZachary Becker
WIJack Meixelsperger
WILea Beckman
WISunny Rufsholm
WILaura Behr
WIAndrew Grady
WIMegan Cernohous
WIRebecca Reeves
WIJason Brewer
WIRiley Hammer
WIAimee Spiering
WIJosie McHugh
WIKorryn Clint
WIMatthew Bougie
WITy Flannery
WISteven Klika
WIWilliam Zajkowski
WIMatthew Wells
WIHarlan Schwanebeck
WIReed Miller
WIEthan Jensen
WIGeorge Carlo Clark
WISamuel Coates
WIEaston Meier
WINicholas Mader
WIEdie Keung
WIHunter Sadler
WIJordan Marvin
WICasey Lucas
WIAdam Hilger
WIMatthew Young
WISarah Schwacher
WIIan Walton
WYReese Romero

Reserve Golf Carts and Pre-Order Ammunition for Nationals

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Do you or  your team need to reserve golf carts or pre-order shotgun ammunition prior to the 2018 National Championships in Marengo, OH? If so, please follow the links below to reserve your carts from Eagle Golf Carts or pre-order ammunition from the Sportsman's Den. Golf Cart Information and Reservations Ammunition Pre-Order Information The complete event program will be available soon - in the meantime please refer to the event information and schedule of events posted to our website. We look forward to seeing you in July!

Hollywood Comes to the SCTP Nationals

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For several months now, we’ve been working with some folks in the movie world who are interested in what we do here at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP). I am very pleased to announce that at the 2018 SCTP National Championships being held at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio, they will begin filming a major motion picture that’s going to be the first of its kind in the clay shooting world! This movie has a great story line and the SCTP staff, coaches and athletes will be featured throughout the show. We’ll be releasing more details over the next couple months but for now make your plans to be at this years National Championships in Marengo, Ohio July 14-21. You never know, you might end up on the ‘big screen’!! Check out the trailer on our YouTube channel and stay tuned, much more to come! Tom Wondrash SCTP National Director

Nearly 2,700 to Attend Iowa SCTP Trap Championships

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Cedar Falls, IA - Starting Wednesday, June 6th the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State Trapshooting Association (ISTA) will be hosting the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) state trapshooting championship event at the ISTA home grounds just north of Cedar Falls. Middle school and elementary aged athletes will begin the competition on Wednesday with high school athletes competing Thursday through Sunday. Over 630,000 clay targets will be fired at during the five days of competition with 2,639 youth from 117 Iowa teams scheduled to participate. This week’s trap championship event is the first culminating event to a season of trap, skeet and sporting clays competitions that started last fall where Iowa teams logged 800 competition events from September 1 through the end of May. Iowa youth have fired at nearly 1.7 million clay targets in these local competitions alone. Event Details Wednesday, June 6th – Rookie and Intermediate Divisions (Grades 8 and under) Thursday, June 7th – Doubles and Handicap (i.e. added distance) Events, All Ages Friday, June 8 through Sunday June 10 – High School Divisions Iowa State Trapshooting Association Home Grounds 6138 W Cedar Wapsi Rd, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Event Program, Schedules and Results Complete event program can be found at: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Law%20Enforcement/2018eprogram.pdf Interactive squad schedules may be viewed by going to http://shot.sssfonline.com/shot/bin/comp/report/schedule.asp?id=1724 then navigating to the event you would like to see the squad schedule for. Results leaderboards can be found at: http://shot.sssfonline.com/shot/bin/comp/report/leaderboard.asp?id=1724 Scheduled Teams and Athlete Hometown List https://sssfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Iowa_State_Trapshoot_AthleteList_2018.xlsx https://sssfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Iowa_State_Trapshoot_AthleteList_2018.pdf Media Contact Chris VanGorp, Shooting Sports Coordinator, Iowa DNR Chris.VanGorp@dnr.iowa.gov 515-313-8048 Download the complete media advisory here.

Blaser USA to Partner with SCTP again in 2018

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Blaser USA makers of fine shotguns like the F3 and now the F16 have agreed to support the Scholastic Clay Target Program yet again in 2018 as a Platinum member! Passionate about perfection – The next generation of game and competition shotguns has arrived with the introduction of the new Blaser F16. Only through the restless pursuit of perfection is it possible to create a perfectly balanced over and under shotgun with the lowest profile action on the market! The renowned jury of the British Shooting Industry Awards – consisting of journalists and industry experts – voted the F16 best shotgun 2017! With this official acknowledgement, the F16 has lived up to its claim, to be the best... “Blaser USA is very proud to support the SCTP,” commented John “Mo” Parsons, Blaser USA’s Shotgun Product Manager. “Blaser USA believes in the SCTP’s mission, values and structure. They continue to be a positive and strong growing youth organization, a quality we like to see and support in a youth program!” “It’s a little overwhelming and exciting to have great Industry sponsors like Blaser USA supporting us at a very high level. They truly understand how important good youth programs are to the future of shooting sports,” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director. “We see Blaser USA’s presence continue to grow in the firearms industry and hope that our program has helped them with that. We appreciate their decision to continue supporting the SCTP and look forward to a long lasting relationship with them!” Are you or your company interested in being part of or supporting the largest competitive youth shooting program in the world? Then contact Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director at twondrash@sssfonline.com or check out our 2018 Media Guide at: https://sssfonline.org/about-sssf/advertise-us/.

SCTP National Team Trains in Colorado

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The first weekend in May, four of the SCTP’s National Team members – AJ Nomina, Mark Shields, Madeleine Taylor, and Tyler Thiede – met coaches Terri DeWitt and Joe Buffa in Colorado Springs for the third National Team training camp this year.  This camp was intended to coincide with the Colorado State Junior Olympic (JO) Championships in order to offer National Team members an opportunity to compete in a training match. Not only was this particular camp an opportunity to train on the home range of USA Shooting’s National JO Championships as well as the SCTP’s International National Championships, it gave National Team members a chance to test their training under true match conditions. Coach DeWitt explains, “You can never quite replicate match pressure in a training environment, which is what makes ‘practice’ matches like these so valuable.” The results speak for themselves. All four SCTP National Team athletes made the finals in their respective events and two of them came away with medals; AJ Nomina took home a Bronze medal in Skeet and Tyler Theide battled his way to the Silver medal in Trap. National Team (NT) athletes earned their spot via participation and placement in the 2017 Scholastic Clay Target Program International Championships held July 23-29, 2017. 2018 national team members receive ongoing coaching in the international shooting disciplines, a USA Shooting jacket, paid fall selection match fees and ammo, along with an SCTP National Team vest, five cases of NobelSport Quattro Finest International ammunition and more! The 2019 National Team will be selected based on scores from the 2018 Scholastic Clay Target Program International Championships to be conducted July 22-27 in Colorado Springs.