[Bob Schultz]

Record-Breaking Turnout at
College Clay Target Championships

ACUI Tournament Gets Under Way in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO -- It may not get the amount of attention that college basketball's March Madness receives, but for a record 37 schools and 337 clay target shooters, it is the biggest event of the year.

The 41st ACUI Clay Target Championships kicked off today in San Antonio with the best turnout in the event's history. The tournament added seven new schools this year and saw an 11 percent jump in participation over last year's record-setting event.

The championships will be held today through Sunday at the National Shooting Complex. Shooters will compete in five shotgun disciplines, including international trap and skeet, American trap and skeet and 5-Stand -- held in men's, women's and team divisions. Scholarships and spots on Olympic development teams will be awarded.

ESPN U will televise the competition at future dates, with major sponsorship from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).

Sponsors of the championship include the Association of College Unions International (ACUI), NSSF, Winchester, National Rifle Association and USA Shooting.

Schools represented this year include:

Colorado State University
Eastern Kentucky University
Fort Hays State University
Franklin Pierce University
George Mason University
Iowa State University
Kansas State University
Lindenwood University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Northern Arizona University
Northern Oklahoma College
Oklahoma State University
Purdue University
Radford University
Sam Houston State University
Schreiner University
Southeastern Illinois College
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Trinity University
United States Military Academy
University of Central Missouri
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Delaware
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University Of Louisiana-Lafayette
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Tennessee-Martin
University of Texas-Arlington
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Wyoming
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
Weatherford College
Yale University

Get results from the ACUI Clay Target Championships and learn more at http://www.acui.org/content.aspx?menu_id=14&id=380.

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[jhoward]

Slightly easier to read list...

Colorado State University

Eastern Kentucky University

Fort Hays State University

Franklin Pierce University

George Mason University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Lindenwood University

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Northern Arizona University

Northern Oklahoma College

Oklahoma State University

Purdue University

Radford University

Sam Houston State University

Schreiner University

Southeastern Illinois College

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Trinity University

United States Military Academy

University of Central Missouri

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Delaware

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University Of Louisiana-Lafayette

University of Missouri

University of Nebraska-Omaha

University of Tennessee-Martin

University of Texas-Arlington

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

University of Wyoming

Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Tech

Weatherford College

Yale University

 

[timb99]

Guys,

Two weeks ago at our home club, Powder Creek in Lenexa, KS, we hosted a collegiate shoot with many of these same schools attending. Along with a dedicated group of volunteers, I helped plan the event, but unfortunately, I was out of the country on a business trip when it happened.

We had 136 shooters at our event, our biggest turnout ever. And, (I believe) our event is second only to the ACUI event in number of participants.

Its a great thing to watch these kids compete.

We had kids from:

University of Arkansas

Colorado State University

Fort Hays State University

Iowa State University

Kansas State University

Lindenwood University

Purdue University

Texas A&M University

University of Missouri

Missouri State University

University of Nebraska-Omaha

University of Wyoming

 

[Phil Kiner]

GO WYO

 

[questions]

thanks for the info, does anyone know where to find scores posted for this and the PowderCreek shoot ?

 

[timb99]

questions,

Send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll e-mail you the Powder Creek results.

Tim

 

[stockguy]

I wish them all good luck and I know they'll have fun, but I've got to root for my home state schools, Kansas State Univ. and Ft. Hays State Univ.---!

Have fun guys and gals!

Greg Hissem

 

[acss]

i am very proud to say that one of the missouri shooters started busting clay targets behind my barn and then his intrest prompted me to get organized for throwing trap? he shot sunday for practice at my farm and really was looking forword to san antonio! you know when you are from a town of 1200 people,thats a "big" deal!!

 

[BNicely]

The american trap competition was Friday (today). The NRA website has a blog that is following the events. The top ten shooters and teams are as follows:

American Trap Men’s Results
Rank ID Name Univ. Scores Total
1 62 Dean Dierksen Kansas State Univ 25+25+25+25 100
2 323 Jason Gilliland Yale Univ 25+25+25+25 100
3 42 Seth Scheuerman Fort Hays State Univ 25+25+25+25 100
4 71 Dillon Stum Kansas State Univ 25+25+25+25 100
5 175 Mack Davis Southeastern Illinois College 25+25+25+25 100
6 112 Jason Parker Lindenwood Univ 25+25+25+24 99
7 268 Brian Thompson Univ of Missouri 24+25+25+25 99
8 257 Ryan Denbigh Univ of Missouri 24+25+25+25 99
9 120 Tyler Smith Lindenwood Univ 24+25+25+25 99
10 123 Tim Varble Lindenwood Univ 25+25+25+24 99

American Trap Ladies’ Results
Rank ID Name Univ. Scores Total
1 267 Stephanie Walters Univ of Missouri 24+24+24+25 97
2 96 Sara Simpson Lindenwood Univ 25+25+23+23 96
3 35 Jennifer Newman Fort Hayes State Univ 21+24+25+25 95
4 220 Katherine Fichtner USMA 22+24+25+24 95
5 46 Danielle Shuster George Mason Univ 20+24+25+25 94
6 332 Austen Kassinger Yale Univ 24+23+25+22 94
7 90 Jenna Mclean Lindenwood Univ 23+23+25+23 94
8 85 Jessica Forbes Lindenwood Univ 23+22+24+24 93
9 194 Katelyn Lenderman Texas A&M Univ 24+23+23+23 93
10 183 Cassi Roberts Southeastern Illinois College 21+23+23+25 92

American Trap Team Results
1 University of Missouri 490
2 Lindenwood University 489
3 Fort Hays State University 485
4 Kansas State University 485
5 United States Military Academy 478
6 Yale University 477
7 Southeastern Illinois College 471
8 Texas A&M University 467
9 Trinity University 467
10 Virginia Tech 463

Apologies for the formatting, I'm cutting and pasting. They use a progressive yardage shootoff system for ties, start at the seventeen yard line and move back. The final two shooters ended up at the 27. The link for the blog is: http://www.nrablog.com/post/2009/03/20/ACUI-Clay-Targets-Top-Ten.aspx

Brian

 

[BNicely]

Reading more of these blogs the mens individual order of finish listed above may be incorrect. I think Dierksen from KSU did win but the other placings are out of order. Mack Davis from SIC should be 2nd, then Scheuerman, Gilliland and Stum in 5th.

 

[stockguy]

Congratulations to Dean Dierksen of Kansas State Univ. for winning a 5 way shootoff for Men's American Trap Individual Championship after 100 straight!

It sounds like their shoot-off format is a very interesting crowd pleaser where they move further back in increments until a winner is decided.

Good shooting to the rest of the shoot-off participants, also. It's great to see that high level of competition at the college level.

These aren't beginner shooters. Many of these young shooters started out shooting on 4H, SCTP, or AIM teams in their local areas in their early or mid teens. So, there's hope for many of those young shooters just starting out at that local level that shooting in college and becoming a National Collegiate Champion or shooting on a championship team is a possibility.

Best of luck to all of the individuals and teams in the upcoming events.

Way to go, Dean!

Greg Hissem

 

[Ruck]

I'd like to say a couple of things about this shoot. First, a hearty CONGRATULATIONS! to all the participants !!! (And a big THANK YOU to all their coaches and sponsers)!! Second, I am very disappointed by the lack of vendor support here at the Complex for these fine young ladies and gentlemen. There are only 4 vendor shops open: Winchester, Remington, Trainer Hale Supply and me . Is this shoot a big money maker for me? No. But I come every year to support the future of our shooting sports. I'm the only person here this year to help when a gun breaks down or a shooter needs a gun re-fit. So far this week I've done 7 repair jobs that kept someone shooting their primary gun. These folks would have either had to drop out or shoot a different gun than they were used to. And, beyond that, yes, I have installed a few Bump-Busters, combs and pads. What I'm trying to say is this: Vendors....it ain't always about the money you make today! Sometimes it's about doing what's right for our sport and preparing for the future......both ours and these great American young people here competing this week. Thanks for letting me rant.

Ken Rucker...Speedbump Stockworks

 

[shotgunfun]

Congratulations to all the competitors!! A special congrats to Dean Dierkson........great shooting Dean.......

Lorna Hull

 

[2labman]

Congratulations Dean, and he did it being very out of practice coming out of the winter........GREAT SHOOTING..........

Mark Fairbanks

 

[blandgraf]

Congratulations to all the shooters, but a great BIG CONGRATS to the young shooters from KANSAS----way to go, gals and guys. Yeah, Fort Hays State and Kansas State Shooting Teams!!! Good shooting, Dean Dierksen and Dillon Sturm.

Beccy Landgraf

 

[blandgraf]

....ooops! I looked right over Seth Scheuerman's name as #3 Men's shooter amongst the Kansas shooters on the winner's list. Congrats to you, Seth, to Jennifer Newman, as well on the ladies list & to the Fort Hays State team. Job well done. Look forward to seeing you all at the Kansas State Western Zone at Hays in May and the State shoot in June.
Beccy

 

[Phil Kiner]

Congrats to all- they are our future!!

 

[creteham]

So what happened with UNO?

Terry

 

[timb99]

Denny,

That must be it. There could be no other plausible explanation.

 

[questions]

I just heard that Lindenwood won again.....