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Valdez, Wilder Win Trap Titles at Shotgun Junior Olympics
By Mary Beth Vorwerk // USA Shooting // September 20, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 18, 2007) – The Trap portion of the 2007 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and USA Shooting Junior Olympic National Championships concluded on Monday with Richard Valdez and Miranda Wilder taking home titles.
Valdez took first place for the Junior Trap Men with a total score of 140 targets. Matthew Gossett finished second with 140, while Josh Cresswell finished right behind in third place with 139 targets.
For the Junior Trap Women, Miranda Wilder took the top spot with a final score of 134. Stephanie Martinago finished second with 125 and Kayle Browning took third with 124.
Other top finishers in the Trap Event include:
Junior Men
J2 First Place – Print Zutavern, 117
J2 Second Place – Jake Wallace, 112
J2 Third Place – William Slocumb, 112
J3 First Place – Blake Carnell, 98
J3 Second Place – Dalton Mitchell, 97
J3 Third Place – Trey Hill, 97
Junior Women
J2 First Place – Katelyn Bonn, 105
J2 Second Place – Victoria Burch, 98
J2 Third Place – Janessa Beaman, 97
J3 First Place – Ashley Carroll, 88
J3 Second Place – Shelby White, 86
J3 Third Place – Keisha Smith, 67
SCTP Individual
Intermediate
1st – Blake Carnell, 118
2nd – Dalton Mitchell, 115
3rd – Michael Flores, 114
Varsity
1st – Print Zutavern, 137
2nd – Ethan Heiden, 134
3rd – Shane Slocumb, 133
High Female - Stacy Schroeder
Female Runner-up – Janessa Beaman
High Male – Matthew Gossett, 140
Male Runner-up – Josh Cresswell, 139
Approximately 200 junior shotgun shooters from across the country are competing at the 2007 SCTP and USA Shooting Junior Olympic National Championships September 15-22. The 14th annual Shotgun Junior Olympics are being held at the International Shooting Park at Fort Carson Military Reservation.
Participants were selected by invitation and the top shooters from each state will be vying for National Junior Olympic Titles in Men’s and Women’s Trap, Men’s Double Trap and Men’s and Women’s Skeet.
The competition schedule for the remainder of the National Junior Olympic Shotgun Championships is as follows:
Wednesday, September 19
Men’s Double Trap Match and Awards
Thursday, September 20
Men’s and Women’s Skeet Training
Friday, September 21
Men’s and Women’s Skeet Match
Saturday, September 22
Men’s and Women’s Skeet Match and Awards
Results throughout the competition can be found in the Resources/Downloads section of the USA Shooting Website, www.usashooting.org, under Match Results.
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