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University Of Michigan Rifle Team Receives Grant From Scholastic Shooting trust
Posted by Junior Shooters
By: Andy Fink
Press release by: Curt Morgret, Scholastic Shooting Trust
We need to keep our youth involved in the shooting supports even when they go off to college. One way of doing this is by supporting your college shooting team, or becoming involved in starting a shooting team at your college. Junior Shooters magazine includes juniors of all ages, up to and including 21 years of age. Naturally, college shooting teams are something we are very interested in.
College shooting teams are becoming more active and there are a variety of ways to acquire funding to help support these teams. Whether your team is involved in shooting precision airgun, rifle, pistol, trap, skeet or sporting clays, there are opportunities out there. One such is the Scholastic Shooting Trust set up by Larry and Brenda Potterfield of Midway USA. They just announced a grant given to the University of Michigan.
Since 2007, the University of Michigan Rifle Team, along with Coach J. Micheal O’Connor, has worked to restore prominence and competitiveness to the team. Due to a donation from a Michigan alumnus to the Scholastic Shooting Trust Fund, they will now have help. The team has lived through many changes, including the elimination of the sport from the Big Ten and the demolition of the on-campus indoor range. The team now practices at the Jackson County Sportsman’s Club and competes in the Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference. With the grant from the Scholastic Shooting Trust Fund to help cover ammunition and travel expenses, the team will now be able to increase competitiveness.
The Michigan team is a 3-position smallbore (.22 lr) and air rifle team. Anyone taking classes at the University is welcome to join. The necessary gear and instruction is provided. These are the same events that are shot at the Olympics! Check out what your college has to offer. Contact: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rwjohnst/rifleteam/
The Scholastic Shooting Trust was formed to provide funding for shooting sports education in traditional public and private high schools, colleges and universities, so that participating students can improve their confidence, discipline and leadership skills. Alumni, families of team members and community members fund the grants through donations to the Scholastic Shooting Trust so that youths have a better opportunity to compete in the shooting sports. The Trust (www.scholasticshootingtrust.org) is a mission of the MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. started by Larry and Brenda Potterfield in 2007 to support education in shooting sports, hunting, firearms safety and outdoor skills.
Scholastic Shooting Trust
For Further Information Contact:
Curt Morgret, Executive Director For Release: Upon Receipt
(573) 447-5158 cmorgret@midwayusafoundation.org
5875 W. Van Horn Tavern Rd. Columbia, Missouri 65203 www.scholasticshootingtrust.org 1-877-375-4570
Copyright & Published By: Junior Shooters & Junior Sports Magazines Inc. June 2009
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Thanks Sharen. Glad you like the site.