Southlake Carroll Target Team
2022 SCTP Nationals
Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio July 5-16, 2022
SCTT team participated 7/13-7/16

12 SCTT team members traveled to Marengo, Ohio on 7/12/22 to compete at the 2022 SCTP National Championships. This is the largest youth shooting competition in the world and 2022 was a record breaking attendance year with over 3,500 youth athletes, representing over 300 teams from more than 30 states. To put it in perspective, 12+ semi trucks of clay targets were thrown and over 2.5 Million rounds were fired.

Of the 12 team members who attended, the team wants to have a special recognition and thank Braeden Patterson. He was the only senior that attended Nationals this year and he is off to Purdue. Thanks for your years on the team Braeden!

SCTT performed great and a special shout out goes to Gunnar Reed who achieved an individual National Champion title in Doubles Skeet in the Intermediate Advanced division! Congratulations to Gunnar!

At the Texas State SCTP tournament (San Antonio June 2022), Gunnar Reed finished in the Top 5 across multiple disciplines. Gunnar represented the state of Texas at Ohio Nationals and wore a “SCTP All State” jersey with all others from across the country that qualified for their states. Congratulations to Gunnar for achieving Top 5 in Texas and representing SCTT very well!

SCTT also participated in fun side games, Shoot the Flurry and Make a Break. We had a storm delay during a round of Sporting Clays and we missed “Last Competitor Standing” with Trap… but there’s always next year! In another side game, Richard Cismas was selected based on his Doubles Skeet score to compete in Make A Break and attempted to win a new Bettinsoli shotgun. This was a new event this year and even though Richard didn’t win, he made a great effort!

During dinner one night, the team Facetimed with Connor Daily (Skeet Captain) to check in on him after his surgery. He seemed to be doing great and was on the road to recovery before heading off to Texas Tech for his freshman year.

I firmly believe there’s a special bond that occurs with the athletes that travel to Ohio and endure some tough shooting conditions. In general, our team shoots 200 rounds per day (or more) for 4 days straight. They cheer each other on with many fist pumps from our own team and the other teams and parents love to watch them all compete. We dined, laughed, and shared many memories together. The parents also create a special bond with each other. No stories will be shared; however we sure laughed A LOT.

Results per Shooter are listed below. If shooters had the same score, the names are listed in order of grade in school (seniors listed first, then juniors, etc.) and then alphabetical by last name. A ranking is provided for any shooter who placed in the Top 20 Nationally by their classification.

HOA:
Gunnar Reed – Ranked 4th in HOA nationally (Intermediate Advanced)

200 American Skeet Singles Results:
Dominic Marotta: 192 – Ranked 17th place nationally (Junior Varsity)
Gunnar Reed: 192 – Ranked 14th place nationally (Intermediate Advanced)
Colin Gray: 189
Alex Koning: 182
Richard Cismas: 180
Sam Martin: 180
Riley Franks: 177
Garrett Briggs: 175
Jake Farrand: 173
Natalie Briggs: 173
Braeden Patterson: 172
Andy Shahidi: 164

Skeet Achievements:
• Gunnar Reed – Shot 99, a Personal Best
• Dominic Marotta – Shot 2 96s, tied his Personal Best
• Dominic Marotta – Shot his first 50 straight in Skeet
• Garrett Briggs – Shot his first 25 straight in Skeet
• Andy Shahidi – Shot his first 25 straight in Skeet

200 Trap Singles Results:
Gunnar Reed: 193 – Ranked 10th place nationally (Intermediate Advanced)
Jake Farrand: 185
Colin Gray: 179
Andy Shahidi: 178
Alex Koning: 177
Natalie Briggs: 177
Dominic Marotta: 177
Riley Franks: 174
Garrett Briggs: 171
Richard Cismas: 165
Braeden Patterson: 163
Sam Martin: 154

Trap Achievements:
• Gunnar Reed Shot 99 and Set the SCTT’s Trap record – now set at 99
• Jake Farrand – Shot 98, a Personal Best
• Andy Shahidi – Shot 93, a Personal Best
• Natalie Briggs – waited until the very last day on her last Trap event to achieve a 92, a Personal Best, plus she earned her varsity letter for a 2nd year
• Gunnar Reed – Shot his first 75 straight in Trap
• Andy Shahidi – Shot his first 25 straight in Trap
• Dominic Marotta – Shot his first 25 straight in Trap

200 Sporting Clays Results:
Gunnar Reed: 173 – Ranked 13th place nationally (Intermediate Advanced)
Riley Franks: 168
Colin Gray: 160
Sam Martin: 160
Alex Koning: 159
Dominic Marotta: 153
Jake Farrand: 151
Richard Cismas: 147
Garrett Briggs: 142
Braeden Patterson: 140
Andy Shahidi: 135
Natalie Briggs: 113

100 Skeet Doubles Results:
Gunnar Reed: 97 – Grand Champion with 1st place nationally (Intermediate Advanced)
Colin Gray: 94
Richard Cismas: 91
Dominic Marotta: 91
Jake Farrand: 86
Alex Koning: 86
Natalie Briggs: 84
Riley Franks: 82
Garrett Briggs: 80
Braeden Patterson: 78
Sam Martin: 78
Andy Shahidi: 75

Skeet Doubles Achievements:
• Colin Gray – Shot 94, a Personal Best, AND shot 49 of the first 50
• Dominic Marotta – Shot 91, a Personal Best

For any team member interested in joining SCTT next year at the Cardinal Center in Marengo Ohio, please reach out to any athlete (or parent of the athlete) listed above. I’m sure they each can give you their own perspective of the events and the overall championship. We’d LOVE to have a large showing in 2023 from SCTT!

2023 National Championship dates are July 4-15, 2023.
Hold the dates for the team will most likely be: 7/11-7/15 (check out 7/15 or 7/16).