POLK CITY, Iowa — More than 55 athletes from grade school through high school competed last weekend in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program’s Iowa State Championship match here at the Olofson Shooting Range.
The Scholastic Action Shooting Program combines precision and speed as contestants shoot a series of five different targets in four stages for a timed score. Athletes compete with rimfire pistol, rimfire rifle, centerfire pistol and pistol caliber carbine.
Squads from Baxter Shooting Sports, Carroll Action Shooting Sports, East Iowa Lead Heads, Montezuma SASP and the Steel Shooters of Traer competed in rimfire pistol, rimfire pistol optics, centerfire pistol, centerfire pistol optics, pistol caliber carbine, 1911, iron rifle and optics rifle disciplines. Complete results can be found online.
Lucas Reising of Carroll Action Shooting Sports was the High Over All Rimfire Pistol Iron shooter, with a time of 43.93 seconds. Gwen Wical of Steel Shooters in Traer won the Ladies High Over All Rimfire Pistol Iron, with a time of 55.38 seconds to complete all four stages.
Michael Hudnut, from Montezuma Shooting Sports Club (SASP), won Pistol Caliber Carbine with a time of 32.94 seconds, 1911 Model with a time of 48.86 seconds and Centerfire Pistol with a time of 53.47 seconds.
Porter Snyder, from Carroll Action Shooting Sports, was the High Over All Rifle shooter with a time of 34.72 seconds in Optics Rifle. Wical of Traer was the top Ladies Optics Rifle shooter with a time of 37.93 seconds.
The Men’s Iron Rifle competition was won by Quinten Polking of Carroll Action Shooting Sports, with a time of 37.99 seconds. Wical of Traer was the top Ladies Iron Rifle shooter with a time of 41.89 seconds.
“All SASP activities incorporate two key elements – safety and fun,” said Jonathan Jones, shooting sports and range development coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “The Scholastic Action Shooting Program provides an opportunity to Iowa’s shooting sports athletes to learn to safely handle, use, and maintain firearms while also learning to compete in these sports.”
Jones said the Scholastic Action Shooting Program and Scholastic Clay Target Program promote shooting sports and competitive shooting as a means to help young people 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.
