News and Notes
10.9 Day Shooting Suit Giveaway From McKenna Shooting Sports
During our 10.9 Day (Oc-
tober 9) celebration, McK- enna Shooting Sports gen- erously donated a junior shooting suit to be given away to an athlete who told us about his/her 10.9 jour- ney in a short essay – What are they doing to become better at our sport? Who has helped them? Who do they look up to? With more entries re-
ceived than we could have dreamed of, 12-year-old Clayton Peay of Spicewood, Texas (pictured) was se- lected as the winner! Here’s Clayton’s winning entry: “My name is Clayton Peay and I’m 12. I love shooting because it is fun, you will like it if you try it. I have been in shooting sports for 4 years at our local 4-H. This is my second year shooting inter- mediate.
I currently shoot
with an Anschutz 1903J on loan from our club. I am get- ting all my gear together one piece at a time. Before I started shooting
I played baseball with the local league. I attended a local 4-H meeting and they asked for people to sign up for shooting sports. They only had a few spots left and I lucked out and got placed. I began with prone position DQG P\ À UVW HYHU VFRUH ZDV 9 on 50 feet. Today it’s an 87!
Practice a lot so you can
get better. Practice at home mentally, is just as good as the range. Your mind men-
tally prepares the shot and it helps with muscle memory. Take your time with shoot- ing; some days are bad some days are good. You must give it 100 percent ev- ery time. It’s not about the perfect practice, but the per- fect effort.
Mom and dad help a lot,
and my coach. The rest is up to me.
Currently, my
future just focuses on one match at a time. Ultimately, I would like to be a part of a XQLYHUVLW\ ULÁ H WHDP DQG WKH Olympics. The person I look up to a lot would be my dad. He’s at every practice and he studies everything about shooting sports, he’s full of information and guidance.” Shawn McKenna, own-
er of McKenna Shooting Sports, donated the suit in honor of one of his mentors. “Jim Starr was one of the
few men I had the honor to have in my life,” McKenna said. “He was always will- ing to give anything to let you see your true potential. Jim spent countless hours and money allowing me to develop into the man I am today, both in shooting and in life and I will never forget that. Jim’s legacy is that a ju- nior’s journey is one of great importance and is always worth supporting.” Congrats to Clayton and
thank you to McKenna Shooting Sports!
Sharee Waldron Joins USAS Staff
Sharee Waldron recently joined USA Shooting as the new Youth Programs Coordi- nator. Waldron’s experience as a High School Athletic Director for over 10 years EULQJV VLJQLÀ FDQW YDOXH WR Youth Programs along with an understanding of working with youth and coaches.
She has a strong background with shotgun, includ- ing being a past member of the U.S. National Team. :LWK WKH KHOS RI WKH 5LÁ H DQG 3LVWRO FRPPXQLW\ VKH LV excited to learn what she needs to know to manage those youth programs and develop new programs to help increase the number of juniors on the Olympic path.
Sharee is married to Jay Waldron, USAS National Assistant Coach. They moved to Colorado Springs from Pleasant Hill, Oregon where they raised three children. Nate and Dustin reside in Portland, Oregon while daughter Jenna has joined them in Colorado.
Year in Review 2015 | USA Shooting News 9
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