Emily Holsopple (right) works with Shooting Industry Masters participants during First Shots.
dustry and our supporters to rally behind our team. We sincerely thank all those in- volved for making this event successful.”
Planning is already un-
program. That program, plus auctions both on-site and via
GunBroker.com, raised near- ly $30,000 for the team. “This support is just the
jump start we need in help- ing prepare our team for the next Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” said Director of Resource Development Corrie West. “We are unbelievably grate- ful to FMG Publications for the lengths they go to in- clude our athletes in this event and raise our stature within the industry. A special thanks to
GunBroker.com for the special auctions they fa- cilitate on our behalf during this time, for those that bid on all the auction items that support us, and to the par- ticipating teams who draft our athletes and allow them to participate in the fun.”
Inaugural National Sporting Clay Cup Fun- draiser Garners Quarter Million for USA Shooting Team’s Push to Rio USA Shooting Team ath-
letes will benefi t from the $250,000 raised as part
of the inaugural National Sporting Clay Cup, July 10- 12, at the American Shoot- ing Center in Houston, Tex- as. The national fundraiser, chaired by USA Shooting Board member and Vice President Butch Eller, was the fi rst major philanthropic push on behalf of a team that has one enthusiastic goal in mind: medal success in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “We couldn’t be more
impressed with the enthusi- astic support this fi rst-year event received,” said USA Shooting Executive Director/ CEO Bob Mitchell. “The cost of success is always increas- ing and our ability to improve as a Team and organization is reliant on the goodwill of those who choose to sup- port USA Shooting.
derway for a 2016 National Sporting Clay Cup in June of that year to help prepare our 2016 U.S. Olympic and Para- lympic Teams for medal suc- cess in Rio de Janeiro. Fifty teams participated
in the VIP Sporting Clays Shoot on July 11 with two different courses of fi re. The Team of Montie Sims, Clark Walraven, Byron Justin and Ron Honefenger took the win on the Gold Course with Doug Ward’s 97/100 captur- ing High Overall. The White Course was dominated by Alan Joiner and his score of 97/100 that led him to the individual bragging rights while also leading his team of JD Wilbanks, Clay Shock and Jeff Birmingham to the overall team victory. The main event took place
July 12 as a diffi cult 75-tar- get
Sporting Clay course
greeted patrons upon arriv- al. Enthusiasm was boosted by the announcement that a brand new Rolex watch was available for the High Indi- vidual award winner. That energized Diego Duarte enough to shoot a clean round of 75 and take the overall win following a shoot- out with Clark Walraven. The winning team, with a score of 284/300, included Wil- lie Hinz, Chris Keyser, Keith Moore and Craig Hill. Special thanks to the fol-
lowing organizations and individuals who took
the
initial steps to ensuring USA Shooting success: Fayez Sa- rofi m & Co., American Shoot- ing Centers, National Shoot- ing Sports Foundation, Dr. James Lally, Catherine and Corey Kruse, Smith & Wes- son, Colonel D. D. Behrens, Main Street Capital, Blocker Drilling, Coppell Construc- tion, David Mafrige Real Es- tate, Womble Company Inc., Alliance Graphics, Extreme Energy Services, Houston Safari Club, AAR, Inc., Briley Manufacturing, and Oasis Energy.
It is our
desire that these types of events create opportunities for the shooting sports in-
Athletes who participated in the National Sporting Clay Cup fundraiser.
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