Clemson University Shotgun Club team wins four national championships

Published: May 15, 2012

The Clemson Shotgun Club, from left to right: coach Ed Prater, Brandon McMenemy, Katie Stansell, Lillie Dukes, Austin Mogy, Hunter Baughman, Player Aston, David Tucker, Jack Rogers, Austin Rodgers and coach Rick Willey. image by: Clemson University

CLEMSON — The Clemson University Shotgun Club won four national championships at the Association of College Unions International Target Championships at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas, this spring. Competing in the event were 57 colleges and 520 individual shooters.

Clemson’s team was Brandon McMenemy of Columbia, civil engineering; Katherine Stansell of Damascus, Md., biological sciences; Elizabeth Dukes of Columbia, psychology; Austin Mogy of Florence, general engineering; Hunter Baughman of Summerville, microbiology; Player Aston of Latta, wildlife and fisheries biology; David Tucker of Columbia, economics; Jack Rogers of Rock Hill, agricultural engineering and business; and Austin Rodgers of Ridge Spring, construction science. Team coaches are Rick Willey, School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agricultural, Forestry & Life Sciences; and Ed Prater of the department of parks, recreation and tourism management in the College of Health, Education and Human Development.

The Clemson team won national championships in International Skeet, International Trap, American Skeet and American Trap events. The team placed second in Sporting Clays and 5-stand. Overall, the team was runner-up in the overall Division III National Championship (all events combined).

 "I am very proud of all the team members both on the range and off,” Willey said. “They worked very hard for this event and their hard work paid off. They all returned to Clemson ready to practice even more to be better prepared for next year.”

The Clemson University Shotgun Club is supported by the School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences. The team practices at the Pickens Bend range, which is made available for their use by the department of parks, recreation and tourism management.

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