Jeff began shooting shotguns at age eight in Levelland, Texas. He started competing in turkey shoots at age ten and shot in his first registered ATA shoot in 1994 at the Texas State Shoot in Amarillo, Texas. He won his first trap award at a 4-H shoot in 1995 at South Plains Gun Club. In 1997, he held the highest handicap average by a Junior or Sub-Junior with a minimum of 1500 targets.
Some of his accomplishments include five Texas State titles:
- Handicap Champion 2014
- High All- Around 2015
- Singles Champion in 2016
- High Over All in 2017 and 2018.
Jeff has been on the Texas Men’s First Team the past eight years (2016 to 2023).
At the Grand American, he was the 2016 Zone Team Race Team Champion and placed third in AAA class in Downrange Mfg Class Doubles in 2018.
He has received numerous other trophies at the Texas State Shoot, Texas zone shoots, as well as at other state shoots, South-West Zone shoots and Satellite Grands.
He received his AA27AA pin in 2017, his AAA27AAA pin in 2018 and completed his Grand Slam (#494) at the Grand American on August 8, 2018.
Jeff has served as Zone 1 President as well as a target setter for the Texas State Shoot.
