The Scholastic Clay Target Program held championship events for International Skeet and International Bunker Trap on May 17-18. These events are the same as what are competed in at the Olympics. International Skeet was held at the New Pioneer Gun Club, while the International Bunker Trap Championship was held at the AVAD Hunt Club, near Coon Rapids.
In the International Skeet competition, Dawson Wiemann, from the Des Moines Clay Crushers won the men’s non-collegiate division and Madalynn Schroder from Pella Shooters Club, Inc. won the women’s non-collegiate division. Final results are below.
International Skeet Championship
Men’s Individual
- Dawson Wiemann, Des Moines Clay Crushers: 89
- Dalton Bruxvoort, Pella Shooters Club, Inc.: 71
- Owen McConville 5th, Des Moines Clay Crushers: 68
Women’s Individual
- Madalynn Schroeder, Pella Shooters Club, Inc.: 87
- Megan Vos, Oskaloosa Shooting Team: 87
- Lauren Harmon, Ankeny Centennial Jaguars Shooting Sports: 51
International Skeet Team Standings
- Oskaloosa Shooting Team: 216
- Pella Shooters Club, Inc.: 158
- Des Moines Clay Crushers: 157
International Bunker Trap Championship
At the International Bunker Trap Championship, Gavin Wulf and Lexi Henning, from Wilton Trap Team, won the men’s non-collegiate and ladies non-collegiate, respectively. Cole Henning, from Wilton Trap Team/William Penn University, won the men’s collegiate division. Upon completion of the events, athletes were invited to the National Junior Olympic Match, in Hillsdale, Mich., in July. The final results are below.
Men’s Individual
- Gavin Wulf, Wilton Trap Team: 106
- Benjamin Randall, Gilbert Clay Commanders: 101
- Camden Eggert, Gilbert Clay Commanders: 92
Women’s Individual
- Megan Swartzendruber, Iowa City Trap Club: 97
- Evelynn Erhardt, Cedar Valley Shotgunners: 92
- Lexi Henning, Wilton Trap Team: 89
Men’s Collegiate Individual
- Cole Henning, Wilton Trap Team/William Penn Shotgun Sports: 103
International Bunker Trap Team Standings
- Carroll County Shooting Sports: 254
- Wilton Trap Team:249
- Kennedy Trap Club: 249
The Scholastic Clay Target Program allows student athletes from elementary through high school and college the opportunity to compete in sports such as trap, skeet, and sporting clays, as well as Olympic disciplines like bunker trap and international skeet. The next championship competition is the Trap Championship, June 2-8, at the Iowa State Trapshooting Association Homegrounds, in Cedar Falls.
The Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Action Shooting Program are youth development programs that promote shooting sports and competitive shooting as a means to help young individuals achieve their highest potential and become their best selves. The program's goal is to instill personal values and character traits, such as fair play, compassionate understanding, individual responsibility, sportsmanship, self-discipline, and personal commitment in young people.
For more information on the Scholastic Clay Target or Action Shooting Programs in Iowa, contact Jonathan Jones at 515-313-8048 or Jonathan.Jones1@dnr.iowa.gov.