Mt. Pulaski Shooting sport program takes state championship

 

[June 21, 2024] 

For the 2024 Spring season the Illinois High School Clay Target League offered four events for schools to participate in: Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays and Five Stand Sporting Clays.

Mount Pulaski was the only High School to compete in every event.

The league places competitors in a conference based on the roster size and number of schools competing in each event. Mount Pulaski was able to finish first in their assigned conference during the regular season in Trap, Skeet and Five Stand Sporting Clays.

They finished 3rd in the Sporting Clays conference. There were 38 kids register for Trap, 33 register for skeet, 12 for Sporting Clays and 8 in Five Stand Sporting.

At the Tournament each athlete shoots at 100 targets, they take your top 5 scores and the team with the highest total is the winner.

For the Skeet Tournament Mt. Pulaski broke 469/500 targets.

Clay Leonard 95/100
Kyle Martin 95/100
Jameson Lowe 94/100
Jackson Geriets 93/100
Hawken Clampet 92/100

Effingham High School finished 2nd with a 453/500 and Staunton High School finished 3rd with a 438/500.

Every year the number of schools competing in trap continues to grow. Due to this growth the state Trap Tournament was divided into two classes and held on June 1 (class 1a) and June 2 (class 2a).

Mt. Pulaski competed in 2a this year because of our large roster size. We were able to break 484/500 and finished second behind Teutopolis High Schools 485/500. Effingham High School finished in 3rd with 481/500.

The Mount Pulaski top five scores:

Alec Martin 99/100
Beau Tschantz 98/100
Hayden Hartman 97/100
Hawken Clampet 95/100
Owen Pulliam 95/100

Mount Pulaski has had some good success in the shotgun sports since we started the program in 2017.

2017 Established
2018 Trap State Champions
2019 Skeet State Champions
2020 Covid lockdown cancelled the tournaments
2021 Skeet Champions
2021 Trap 3rd Place
2022 Skeet Runner-up
2023 Skeet Runner-up
2024 Skeet Champions
2024 Trap Runner-up
2024 Sporting Clays (TBD)

Hilltoppers earn 2024 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in Sporting Clays!

The Sporting Clays season came to a close and the success of this program wouldn’t be possible without the support of so many: the parents of our athletes, the volunteer coaching staff who keep this program rolling, the Mount Pulaski School Board for allowing the program to grow, and the Decatur Gun Club for providing the facilities. Well done team on your 2024 success!
Mt. Pulaski Top Five Squad:
Colton Romines 89/100
Hawken Clampet 84/100
Beau Tschantz 83/100
Isaac Pulliam 82/100
Alec Martin 81/100

Individual State Competition Awards:

Colton Romines - 1st place male and High Overall
Beau Tschantz - 2nd place Jr. varsity male
Isaac Pulliam - 3rd place Jr varsity male

State Sporting Clays Tournament appearances:
2024 Champions
Building Tradition One Championship at a Time!
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[Ryan Mott]