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| Colleges to Shoot for National Titles in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO -- Two college sports events -- the Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships and men's basketball Final Four -- will team up to draw thousands of fans to San Antonio next week.
More than 255 shooters from 33 colleges and universities will shoot for a national title in shotgun sports April 10-13 at the National Shooting Complex.
At the basketball event, only 20 starters from four schools will shoot for the championship.
"We're having fun with numbers, but for the 5.5 million Americans who enjoy shotgun sports either recreationally or competitively, the collegiate national championships really are a big deal," said Chris Dolnack of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a major sponsor of the annual championship event.
Dolnack added, "Our sports don't have 44,000-seat arenas, but if fans want to see Olympic-style shooting by great college athletes, admission is free."
The championship will consist of four disciplines including international trap and skeet and American trap and skeet. Competition will be held in men's, women's and team divisions. Scholarships and spots on Olympic development teams will be awarded.
Lindenwood University will compete for its fifth straight team championship. Standing in the way, though, are pre-registered shooters from:
Blinn College Colorado State University Folsom Lake College Fort Hays State University George Mason University Iowa State University Kansas State University Mississippi State University Missouri University of Science and Technology Oklahoma State University Ozarka College Purdue University Radford University Sam Houston State University Schreiner University Southeastern Illinois College Texas A&M University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Trinity University United States Military Academy University of Arkansas-Fayetteville University of Central Missouri University of Florida University Of Louisiana-Lafayette University of Missouri-Columbia University of Nebraska-Omaha University of Tennessee-Martin University of Texas-Arlington University of Virginia University of Wyoming Virginia Tech University Yale University
Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships sponsors include the Association of College Unions International, NSSF, Winchester, National Rifle Association, Amateur Trapshooting Association and Hall of Fame, USA Shooting and National Skeet Shooting Association/National Sporting Clays Association.
ESPN U and ESPN2 will televise the competition at future dates, with major sponsorship from NSSF and Safari Club International.
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