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From: Scholastic Clay Target
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To: Howard j. Potash<mailto:hpotash@...>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 10:21 AM
Subject: Teens Selected for Olympic Evaluation in Trap, Skeet


Media Contact: Bill Dunn, National Shooting Sports Foundation, (203)
426-1320 or bdunn@...<mailto:bdunn@...>



Teens Selected for Olympic Evaluation in Trap, Skeet


U.S. OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER, Colorado Springs, Colo.--The Olympic torch
in Beijing has barely cooled but preparation is already underway for the 2012
games in London. Eighteen shooting-sports hopefuls from 11 states have been
selected for intensive training and evaluation Oct. 8-12 at the U.S. Olympic
Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Teen trap and skeet shooters selected for the 2008 Junior Olympic
Development Camp include:

Arizona--Adam DiCerbo, 16, Scottsdale (skeet); Nicolas DiCerbo, 13,
Scottsdale (skeet); Kyle Johnson, 16, Phoenix (skeet).

Arkansas--Cord Riley, 17, Hindsville (trap).

California--Ashley Carroll, 14, Solvang (trap); Richard Riddle, 15,
Bonsall (skeet); Wesley Scoble, 17, Oakland (trap); Tristan Woolacott, 15,
Sacramento (trap).

Connecticut--Trevor Harvey, 18, New Canaan (trap).

Idaho--Shawn Cahoon, 15, Pocatello (trap).

Illinois--Brett Bachmann, 16, Highland Park (trap); Kelcey DePatis, 17,
Donovan (trap).

Michigan--Nicholas Sage, 15, Saranac (skeet).

New York--Kevin Corser, 18, Holly (skeet).

Pennsylvania--Jacob Gogno, 18, Pottsville (trap).

Tennessee--Cory Smith, 15, Shelbyville (trap); Ryan Stewart, 17, Nashville
(trap).

Texas--Shelby White, 15, Littlefield (trap).

"All of these top young talents were selected from the Scholastic Clay
Target Program (SCTP), the eight-year-old national shooting league that produced
two medalists for the U.S. in Beijing," said Zach Snow of the National Shooting
Sports Foundation, which selected camp attendees in partnership with USA
Shooting.

SCTP alumni Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.) and Corey Cogdell (Eagle
River, Alaska) won gold in men's skeet and bronze in women's trap, respectively,
in Beijing. Their medals were two of the six won by the U.S. in shooting sports.

In 2008, 9,135 youths competed and 1,562 adults volunteered as coaches and
directors--both new records for SCTP. Selection for the Junior Olympic
Development Camp involved an application and interview process.

At the camp, athletes will work with U.S. Olympic coaches to hone skills
in the international style of skeet and trap shooting. Daily training starts
early and goes late. Daytime drills help shooters fine-tune skills and help
coaches identify athletes with special aptitude as well as attitude. Evening
classroom work teaches goal setting, team structure and preparing physically and
mentally for high-level competition.

Attendees will be housed in the Olympic athlete dormitories and fed in the
athlete cafeteria alongside scores of other Olympic hopefuls from many different
sports.

Seven volunteer SCTP coaches from five states also have been invited to
attend the camp to learn advanced skills in coaching shooting sports. Invitees
include:

Arizona--Scott Fritz, 42, Mesa (skeet); Thomas Slaughter, 71, Tempe
(trap).

Arkansas--Steven Johnson, 37, Mountainburg (trap).

California--Laurence Sifers, 52, Huntington Beach (skeet).

Illinois--Brian Bachmann, 50, Wilmette (trap); William Marquardt, 52,
Deerfield (skeet).

Washington--Tom Langley, 64, Bellingham (trap).

The National Shooting Sports Foundation directs a variety of outreach
programs to promote greater participation and a better understanding of shooting
sports, emphasizing safe and responsible ownership of firearms. For more
information, visit www.nssf.org and www.nssf.org/sctp.

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