Well the Alex trap team did really good and will go down to the cities as one of the top 40 teams to compete for the championship. They were awesome on their first 2 rounds but had to shoot in a downpour in their last 2 rounds so they were down a bit and finished with a 487/500. Not bad, but they had hopes of breaking the all time record I think. My daughter started slow and finished about at her average. Some great shooters out there that is for sure. if you shot a 98/100, you weren't even in the top 3 for that DAY! Over 8,000 high school shooters at the 9 day tourney. Pretty cool.
I'm one of the coaches of our trap team. Our state shoot was the same day as MN. It was our first year and we only had a squad of 5. My boy and and 2 others shot 25 straights, but had some losses in other rounds. The team ended up missing 3rd by 1 bird. Not bad for a team of 5 going against 43 other teams with many times that amount. Everyone qualified for Nationals, but only a few are going because of work and vacations. The shoot is in Mason, MI about in the middle of the mitten. 50 fields I think.
There are some VERY good trap shooters out there that are barley old enough to shave. The one girl on our team took 2nd individually. She only took up the sport this year and can shoot as well as me and then some. Congrats to the MN trap competitors! These kids have my respect!
