July 15, 2021
Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports Teams Participated in National Championships
The 2021 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships was held June 20-25 in Grand Island, Nebraska and was hosted by Nebraska 4-H. 4-H youth from all across the country competed in compound archery, recurve archery, air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle, .22 pistol, shotgun, muzzle loading, and hunting skills. Kansas 4-H youth and volunteers were in attendance and we wish to congratulate them on a job well done!
54 individuals completed in Air Pistol at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Abby Lawrenz, Rank 7
Chase Eccles, Rank 13
Tate Dwyre, Rank 15
65 individuals completed in Air Rifle at the national level.. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Ben Rogers, Rank 1
Eric Bird, Rank 5
Logan Taylor, Rank 8
Elisabeth Efken, Rank 65
The Kansas Team placed 1st overall out of 16 teams.
82 youth participated in Compound Archery at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Justis Davis, Rank 4
Wyatt Thayer, Rank 51
Gavin Seller, Rank 52
Moriah Carman, Rank 53
The Kansas Team placed 12th overall out of 21 teams.
46 youth participated in Muzzle Loading at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Isaac David, Rank 16
Jacob Smith, Rank 20
Stetson Shook, Rank 39
The Kansas Team placed 9th overall out of 10 teams.
56 youth participated in Recurve Archery at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Josh Reece, Rank 4
Nathan Schmidt, Rank 21
Becca Adair, Rank 27
The Kansas Team placed 6th overall out of 13 teams.
108 youth participated in Shotgun at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Cody Eye, Rank 6
Justin Stanyer, Rank 17
Braden Hays, Rank 23
Wyatt Santoyo, Rank 68
The Kansas Team placed 5th overall out of 27 teams.
49 youth participated in Small Bore Pistol at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Bryce Beckman, Rank 1
Kent Deterding, Rank 2
William Clark, Rank 17
Elle Retzlaff, Rank 32
The Kansas Team placed 1st overall out of 12 teams.
80 youth participated in Small Bore Rifle at the national level. Kansas 4-H delegates placed:
Titus Mill, Rank 11
Abigail Klausmeyer, Rank 20
Jacob Gibbs, Rank 30
Carly Collins, Rank 55
The Kansas Team placed 7th overall out of 21 teams.
A special thank you to our Kansas 4-H Shooting Sports volunteers who work with 4-H youth to learn marksmanship, the safe and responsible use of firearms, the principles of hunting and archery, and so much more!