Clay Targets
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2012 event registration
We will be back at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio for the 2012 Championships March 27-April 1.
2012 schedule of events for the ACUI 44th Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships in San Antonio, Texas :
Tuesday, March 27 –
9am Registration open
10am Practice for all events except 5-stand
Noon squad times for 5-stand and Sporting Clays Competition
4pm Coaches meeting at the clubhouse (mandatory one representative per school)
6pm Dinner at the Beretta Pavilion
7pm Mandatory safety meeting for competitors
Wednesday, March 28 –
8am Registration reopens
Competition continues for 5-Stand (9am-6pm) and Sporting Clays (9am, Noon and 3pm)
Practice available for all events except 5-stand
Thursday, March 29 –International Skeet, 5-stand and Sporting Clays Competition
Friday, March 30 – International Trap
Saturday, March 31 – American Skeet Competition
Sunday, April 1 – American Trap Competition
Monday, April 2 – Check out and travel
Program information for the 2011 competition will help you plan for next year's event.
About the program
The ACUI Clay Target Championships program provides a quality experience for students that teaches them fair play, concentration, logic skills, and enhances interpersonal relationships. This furthers ACUI's goal of creating meaningful communities. For over 40 years, ACUI has partnered with the host facility, sponsors, and schools from across the United States for this event.This is the only collegiate event featuring all six events: International Skeet and Trap, American Skeet and Trap, five-stand and sporting clays. Registration is based on a first come, first serve basis and has fees associated with each event. All students are required to prove they meet eligibility requirements by submitting a form approved by the school registrar and submit a signed code of conduct which are links provided as part of registration.
Schools represented in the championships vary from one to 60 students. One student can proudly display their school banner at the championship even if the school does not have a recognized club or team. Coming to the shoot gives students tools to work on developing a team at their home campus, opens doors to the shooting industry for them, and provides leadership opportunities. Read below about more information on starting a team.
To get an idea of the event, please view this video. For nearly 20 years, ACUI events have occurred at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas, a full-service facility located 30 minutes from the airport and near shopping, restaurants and hotels.
The 2011 program featured 439 students representing 50 schools from across the United States. This is double the number of students who participated three years ago. The majority of the participants shoot three or more events and those who shoot in all six disciplines will then qualify for the High Overall Awards. In 2011, 88 percent of students participated in American Trap, the tournament’s top event. The biggest growth year on year was the 42% seen in sporting clays participation. This is the first year that sporting clays scores have been included in the HOA calculation and the 2nd year that ACUI has included sporting clays as part of its competition.
Find out more about ACUI Intercollegiate Clay Target Championship Partners.
Sponsors
Many thanks to the sponsors of the 2011 ACUI Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships:
Media coverage in the past has been provided by ESPN-U, ESPN2, NRA—Cam & Company, the web and Sirius as well as in the Shooting Sports USA magazine and NRAblog.com. The National Shooting Sports Foundation's website has both stories and videos. We've even gone viral with video on YouTube and a group on Facebook. More about our competition is viewable in this video clip from 2007 event [wav file]
Historical results
2010 news
2009 news
2008 event in the News
Other information about shooting sports education
How to start a club [pdf]
Example of a powerpoint presentation for gaining approval to start a club [ppt]
NSSF Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative
ACUI highly recommends all teams have a minimum Level I credential coach on staff to participate at the national competition.
Level I coaching information
Upcoming coach training schools
ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Championship Contact information
Michelle Smith
Director of Meetings
mjsmith1@acui.org
812.245.8055
Updated Jan. 13, 2012