
The Jackson Parish Shooting Sports team had 29 members finish in the top ten in their respective divisions, with five qualifying for the national shoot competition, including three shooters and two team coaches.
Leading the way of local national shoot qualifiers was Nathan Pierce, who was the sole first-place winner from Jackson Parish after taking the title in FITA, 3D, & Field Senior Competition in the Archery Division.
Additional national competition qualifiers were:
Rainey Gregory – 2nd place in Slow, Rapid Fire, & Silhouette Senior Competition in Air Pistol Division
Avery Dark, – 4th place in CPR, Bullseye, & Silhouette Senior Competition in Smallbore Pistol Division
Gavin Garner – 5th place in CPR, Bullseye, & Silhouette Senior Competition in Smallbore Pistol Division
Bob Davis – National Team Coach in Air Pistol
Heath Hall – National Team Coach in Archery.
State Shooting Sports Participants in the Top 10
Archery
Evan Robinson—Modified FITA-Compound Open-Juniors 12-13—3rd Place
Kaylee Hammons—Modified FITA-Compound Open-Juniors 9-11—3rd Place
Autumn Kohler—Modified FITA-Compound Open-Juniors 9-11—9th Place
Easton Hall—Modified FITA-Compound Open-Seniors—4th Place
Jake North—3D-Compound Open-Seniors—6th Place
Easton Hall—3D-Compound Open-Seniors—8th Place
Shepard Norred—3D-Compound Open-Juniors 12-13—2nd Place
Evan Robinson—3D-Compound Open-Juniors 12-13—4th Place
Kaylee Hammons—3D-Compound Open-Juniors 9-11—3rd Place
Carter Hall—3D-Compound Open-Juniors 9-11—5th Place
Brandon Laffitte—3D-Compound Open-Juniors 9-11—9th Place
Autumn Kohler—3D-Compound Open-Juniors 9-11—10th Place
Easton Hall—Field-Compound Open-Seniors—6th Place
Nathan Pierce—Nationals (FITA, 3D, & Field)-Seniors—1st Place
Braxton Brown—National (FITA, 3D, & Field)-Seniors—10th Place
Smallbore Pistol
Avery Dark—Nationals (CPR, Bullseye, & Silhouette)-Seniors—4th Place
Gavin Garner—Nationals (CPR, Bullseye, & Silhouette)-Seniors—5th Place
Air Pistol
Rainey Gregory—Nationals (Slow, Rapid Fire, & Silhouette)-Seniors—2nd Place
Avery Dark—Nationals (Slow, Rapid Fire, & Silhouette)-Seniors—6th Place
Elsie Flynn—Nationals (Slow, Rapid Fire, & Silhouette)-Seniors—7th Place
Gavin Garner—Nationals (Slow, Rapid Fire, & Silhouette)-Seniors—10th Place
Jude Luther—2Handed Standing-Juniors—2nd Place
Kayson Greer—2 Handed Standing-Juniors—9th Place
Matthew Earl—Advanced-Juniors—4th Place
Victor Chavez—Advanced-Juniors—5th Place
Autumn Kohler—Advanced-Juniors—8th Place
Libby Luther—Basic-Juniors—3rd Place
Brandon Laffitte—Basic-Juniors—6th Place
Gabriel Gates—Basic-Juniors—10th Place
Nationals Coaches
Bob Davis – Air Pistol Team
Heath Hall – Archery Team