Scholastic Pistol Program Wisconsin State Championship Results
Muskego, WI ? On June 14th, the first ever Scholastic Pistol Program Wisconsin State Championship was held at Schultz Resort Rod and Gun Club. The championship combined college and high school pistol teams. 61 young competitive pistol shooters ranged in age from 12 years old to college age students shooting centerfire and rimfire ammunition.
During a match, athletes shoot on four stations throughout the range, each having five ballistic steel targets set at various distances and configurations within each stage. Once the athlete approaches the shooting box, a timer is sounded and the athlete engages each of the targets. The fastest four out of five times the athlete completes each stage are recorded. A total of 200 rounds of ammunition are used for the entire course of fire. During this event, over 12,000 rounds of 9mm and .22 long rifle ammunition were expended. One of the most exciting aspects of this match is that a third of the athletes are female.
Three college teams; MATC ?Oak Creek, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Southwest Technical College and four high school teams; Burlington Demons Pistol Shooting Team, Lake County Action Shooters (Hartland, WI area), Ozaukee County Pistol Team, and Wilmot Panthers Pistol Team all competed for the state title. The schools placed:
College Division: 1st Place - Southwest Technical College
2nd Place - MATC-Oak Creek
3rd Place - UW-Platteville
High School Division: 1st Place - Ozaukee County Pistol Team
2nd Place - Burlington Demons Pistol Shooting Team
3rd Place - Lake County Action Shooters
4th Place - Wilmot Panthers Pistol Team
The overall top shot athletes and their combined score, in seconds, were:
College Division: 1st Place - Joseph Pecora (UW-Platteville) ? 58.30
2nd Place - Anders Langlo (UW-Platteville) ? 80.24
3rd Place - Adam Fritz (Southwest Tech College) ? 80.25
High School Division: 1st Place - Dylan Richman (Lake County Action Shooters) ? 66.35
2nd Place - Myles Walker (Burlington Demons) ? 71.87
3rd Place - Nick Skelton (Ozaukee County) ? 72.87
The Scholastic Pistol Program (SPP) is a national youth shooting sports development program supported by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) in partnership with the popular Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP). SPP holds state, regional, and national events. The next big event for the high school teams will be the National Championship held at the World Recreation and Shooting Complex in Sparta, IL July 15th-20th. SPP?s mission is to promote the safe and responsible handling of pistols using speed and accuracy in a competitive arena.
For more information about the scholastic pistol program in Wisconsin, contact the Wisconsin State Advisor, Jeremy Krusemark at wisconsinspp@wi.rr.com.
