National Youth Trapshooting Championship Winners
Nebraska, Tennessee, California, Colorado Youths Win National Trapshooting Championships - Record 1,564 Youths Compete in Scholastic Clay Target Program Event
VANDALIA, Ohio—Youth shooting teams from Nebraska, Tennessee, California and Colorado claimed national titles—and a total of eight states were represented among the 15 medalling teams—at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Trapshooting Championships. The competition was held Tuesday at the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships.
A record 1,564 youths in grades 12 and under competed at the event, surpassing last year’s field by more than 500 and producing the highest attendance in SCTP’s five-year history. All of these young shooters also had the chance to be a part of history, as the Grand, which will be held in Illinois next year, ends an 81-year run in Vandalia.
“It’s the end of an era, but everyone who was here to see the hundreds of young shooters knows that it’s also the beginning of a new era in trapshooting. The growth of SCTP nationwide has been phenomenal this year,” said Zach Snow of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which developed the youth program “The program’s popularity has skyrocketed thanks to the hard work and commitment of volunteers around the country and the enthusiasm of these young competitors.”
“We had a 50 percent increase in participation in one year and that is amazing,” Tom Arvis, president of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), said of the Aug. 9 youth competition. “I’m very conscious of the fact that these youngsters are the future of trapshooting.”
Click here to view the complete story, including the Final Results.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, formed in 1961, is a non-profit trade association. NSSF directs a variety of outreach programs to promote greater participation and a better understanding of the shooting sports, emphasizing safe and responsible ownership of firearms. For further information, please visit www.nssf.org. For more information about SCTP or to request photos, contact Steve Wagner, NSSF public relations director, at (203) 426-1320 or swagner@nssf.org. Visit SCTP online at www.nssf.org/sctp.
VANDALIA, Ohio—Youth shooting teams from Nebraska, Tennessee, California and Colorado claimed national titles—and a total of eight states were represented among the 15 medalling teams—at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Trapshooting Championships. The competition was held Tuesday at the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships.
A record 1,564 youths in grades 12 and under competed at the event, surpassing last year’s field by more than 500 and producing the highest attendance in SCTP’s five-year history. All of these young shooters also had the chance to be a part of history, as the Grand, which will be held in Illinois next year, ends an 81-year run in Vandalia.
“It’s the end of an era, but everyone who was here to see the hundreds of young shooters knows that it’s also the beginning of a new era in trapshooting. The growth of SCTP nationwide has been phenomenal this year,” said Zach Snow of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which developed the youth program “The program’s popularity has skyrocketed thanks to the hard work and commitment of volunteers around the country and the enthusiasm of these young competitors.”
“We had a 50 percent increase in participation in one year and that is amazing,” Tom Arvis, president of the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), said of the Aug. 9 youth competition. “I’m very conscious of the fact that these youngsters are the future of trapshooting.”
Click here to view the complete story, including the Final Results.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, formed in 1961, is a non-profit trade association. NSSF directs a variety of outreach programs to promote greater participation and a better understanding of the shooting sports, emphasizing safe and responsible ownership of firearms. For further information, please visit www.nssf.org. For more information about SCTP or to request photos, contact Steve Wagner, NSSF public relations director, at (203) 426-1320 or swagner@nssf.org. Visit SCTP online at www.nssf.org/sctp.
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