TTA Hall of Fame Inductee Darin Clawson
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Darin Clawson starting shooting trap in 2001 at the San Angelo Claybird Gun Club. To date, he has registered over 135,000 targets in all three disciplines. He was the Texas State Doubles Champion in 2006 with a lone 99 and has been in the hunt for State Championship titles for the last 16 years. Darin has placed on the Texas State Team six times.
He served as a TTA officer from 2008 to 2010, was President of the TTA in 2010 and served on the Hall of Fame committee for an additional 5 years.
He has led the San Angelo trap program and continues to be instrumental in running, scoring and cashiering tournaments throughout West Texas. He has also served as target setter and trap mechanic at shoots all over Texas.
TTA Hall of Fame Inductee JR Long
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JR Long has a long history of many years of dedication to the Texas Trap Association and has held the following positions:
- TTA President 1990
- TTA Director for 15 years
- ATA Alternate Delegate 1986
- Zone II President, Vice President and Secretary & treasurer several times
- Served on numerous state committees
- Conducted national survey on ladies state teams resulting in Texas expanding ladies team to 5 members
- Served as auctioneer at State, Zone, Southwestern Zone special events
JR long began registered in 1974 and acheived his first 100 Singles straight on 2/8/76, first 200 Singles straight a month later on 3/13/76. He made the 27 yard line two years later on 5/21/78. He ran 100 Doubles in June 1988 and completed his Grand Slam with a 100 straight from the 27 yard line in September, 1990!
ATA Hall of Fame Inductee Jennifer Wilburn
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Jennifer Rutger of Boerne, TX, was inducted into the ATA Hall of Fame in 2022. Jennifer has been attending trapshoots before she was born; her mom shot non-registered events while she was pregnant. Jennifer started regular practice at age nine, and her ATA career began at the 1984 Southern Grand. Shortly after she won first trophy in a singles event at a weekend shoot in Orlando.
Jennifer competed at the Grand for the first time in 1984, shooting only singles. Two years later she won her first trophy there, placing third among sub-juniors in the Singles Class Championship. Since then she has won more than 85 Grand trophies, including women's titles in the 2001 Doubles; 1999 All-Around; plus the 2005 and 2007 HOAs. In 2015 she claimed the Lady I HOA crown.
2023 Grand American Trophy Winners Report
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There were a total of 3,047 shooters from all over the USA and also from Canada, Australia, Brazil, England, New Zealand and South Africa at the 2023 ATA Grand American World Trapshooting Championships held August 2nd to 12th, 2023 at the World Shooting & Recreational Complex in Sparta, IL.
Texas was well represented by 79 shooters attending the AIM Grand and the Grand American. Between them they brought home a total of 52 trophies and a great time was had by all! A big "Congratulations!" on all their acheivements.
2023 Grand American Team Texas
1st row l-r - Steve Bradbury, Tommy Hunter, Jay Willson, Jennifer Wilson, Colton Fryman, Billy Hopson, Seth Cooper, Jeff Web, Joe Julien, George Murray,
2nd row l-r - Danny Thomason, Dieter Becker, Patricia Todd, Yaani-Mai Gaddy, Jerri Webb, Bridget Bearden, Charles Killion, Colton Christian
3rd row l-r - Marc Cunningham, Don Rackley, Gary Anderson
4th row l-r - Larry Tagtmeyer, Randall Boeding, Patrick Crawford, Scott Hanes, Drew Fryman
5th row l-r - John Spangler, David Kay, Pat Thomason, Troy Collier, Buddy Huff, Charlie T Long
Not Pictured - JR Long, Jennifer Rutger, Cary Scaggs, Marvin Allbright, Kathy Allbright, Ray McNeice, Mike Whittaker, Cody Renkoski, Greg Serber, Ronald Todd, Steve Fronterhouse, Stormy Weatherford, Doug Strange, John Scott, Levi Moody, John Murphy, Gavin Larson, Ronald Penix, Gary Sherrod, Joseph Stevenson, Charlie W Long, Autumn Stevenson, William Jarzombek, Matt Nicol, Bruce Kyles, Thomas Hunter Jr, Scott Steinkruger, Robson Cupples, Mike Hampton, Robert Youngblood, Richard Chandler, Hunter Fryman, Cooper Caswell, Max Bradlo, Swayde Campbell, Colton Clark, Cooper Jennings, Ruger Clark, Oliver Meador, Olivia Simmons, Stormi Waters, Codi Waters, Coleman Barge, Rankin Pool, Pecos Ballard, Weston Farmer, Corbin Farmer.
The following is a list of the Texas trophy winners at the 2023 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships in Sparta, IL.
2023 AIM Grand National Youth Trapshooting Championships
AIM Handicap Championship
Pre-Sub 9th - Rankin W Pool 92
AIM Doubles Championship
Pre-Sub Class C 3rd - Pecos L. Ballard 89
AIM Singles Championship
Junior Class AA 3rd - Cooper Caswell 198
2023 Grand American World Trapshooting Championships
Event 2 - Trap & Field Handicap
Event 8th - Drew Fryman 98
Event 5 - Trapshooting USA Handicap
Lady I 3rd - Jennifer Rutger 98
Event 6 - Precision Fit Stocks Doubles
Sr Vet 3rd - Larry Tagtmeyer 98
Event 7 - Sterling Cut Glass Singles
Sr Vet 3rd - Larry Tagtmeyer 100
Event 8 - Gibson Ricketts Handicap
Lady II 3rd - Patty Todd 95
Event 9 - SOS Clays Doubles
Class D Runner-up - Randall J Boeding 95
Lady II Runner-up - Jerri L Webb 95
Event 10 - NRA Singles
Sr Vet Champion - Larry Tagtmeyer 199
Class AA 3rd - Bridget Bearden 199
Lady I 3rd - Jennifer Rutger 200
Event 13 - Blaser Handicap
Sub Vet Champion - George Murray 99
(21.0 - 22.5) Runner-up - Gavin D Larson 96
Veteran 3rd - Troy Lee Collier - 97
Event 14 - All American Woodworking Doubles
Veteran 3rd - Troy Lee Collier - 100
Event 15 - Winchester AA Class Singles Championship
Sr Vet Champion - Larry L Tagtmeyer - 199
Sr Vet Runner-up - Marvin Allbright - 197
Event 17 - Wenig Doubles Class Championship
Class A 3rd - Patrick Crawford 98
Event 20 Kubota Doubles
Veteran Champion - Troy Lee Collier - 100
Sub Vet 3rd - Billy C Hopson - 99
Event 22 - ATA World Doubles Championship by Kolar
Sr Vet Runner-up - Marvin Allbright - 98
Class B 3rd - Greg B Serber - 98
Class C 4th - Jerri L Webb - 96
Event 23 - Caeser Guerini Preliminary Handicap
Lady II 3rd - Yaani-Mai Gaddy - 95
Zone Singles Champion of Champion
Southwestern Zone Sr Vet Champion - Robert Youngblood 199
ATA 2600 HOA Championship by White Flyer
Class B Champion - Seth Cooper 2485
Class C Champion - Steven C Bradbury 2408
ATA HOA Prize Posessions - 1000 Targets
Class B Champion - Greg Serber 951
Class A Runner-up - Seth Cooper 961
Class D Runner-up - Bruce Kyles 933
Sr Vet 3rd - Marvin Allbright 960
ATA World HAA Champion by E-Z-Go
Class D Champion - Bruce Kyles 382
Excel Bottling Company Super 500 Doubles
Sr Vet 3rd - Larry Tagtmeyer 480
Negrini Preliminary HOA 1,000 Targets
Class B Champion - Seth Cooper 956
Class C Champion - Steven C Bradbury 935
Sr Vet 3rd - Larry L Tagtmeyer 957
White Flyer HOA 1,500 Targets
Class B Champion - Seth Cooper 1431
Winchester Super 500 Singles
Sr Vet 3rd - Larry L Tagtmeyer 494
National Team Race
Senior Vet Runner Up - Team Texas
Larry Tagtmeyer 292
Marvin Allbright 289
Randall Boeding 279
Lady II 3rd - Team Texas
Jerri Webb 271
Patricia Todd 269
Yaani-Mai Gaddy 264
Fiocchi Annie Oakley Shootout
3rd Place - Seth Cooper
Zone Doubles Team Champion
Southwestern Runner-up
Scott J Obenchain, CO - 99
Billy C Hopson, TX - 98
Jerrod Lies, KS - 97
Troy Lee Collier, TX - 97
Brayden Bliss, OK - 95
We are very proud of the following Texas shooters who had perfect scores in the following events:
The following lone TX shooter shot 200 straight:
Jennifer M Rutger - Event 10 NRA Singles
The following 3 TX shooters shot 100 straight:
John C Scott - Event 4 MEC Outdoors Singles
Jeff H Webb - Event 4 MEC Outdoors Singles
Jeff H Webb - Event 7 Sterling Cut Glass Singles
Troy Lee Collier - Event 14 All American Woodworking Doubles
Troy Lee Collier - Event 20 Kubota Doubles
Complete event results and trophy lists can be viewed here
