Veldhuizen Shoots at Nationals
Pictured: Aaron Veldhuizen at the High School National Clay Target championship. (Submitted photo)
By Aaron Veldhuizen
The 2022 US High School Clay Target League National Championship was held in Mason, Mich., on July 6-10. The shooting range, run by The Michigan Trapshooting Association, consists of 40 trap houses spanning well over half a mile end-to-end.
The first day of shooting was open to everyone for practice, either as a team or individually.
The second day was for team competition, while the third day was for individuals.
In my first 50 targets I shot a 22 and a perfect 25. In the afternoon 50 targets I got a 20 and finished with a 23, which put me in 731st out of 1716.
The top 400 individual shooters and the top 80 teams moved on to the championship round on Sunday.
It was a great experience meeting and shooting with trap shooters from many states. I am thankful for the opportunity to go to Nationals and see some of the best high school shooters.
