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Emily Stack Davis | 517-803-3745 | PR@hillsdale.edu

John A. Halter Center to Host Para Trap Grand Prix

HILLSDALE, Mich. — The John A. Halter Shooting Sports Education Center will host the 2022 Para Trap Grand Prix from May 10-15. Para trap shooters from USA Shooting and overseas will complete. The event is open to the public.

WHEN:

Tuesday, May 10, to Sunday, May 15

Daily start time is 10 a.m. ET

Tuesday, May 10, and Wednesday, May 11

Para Classification Course open to medical personnel interested in becoming legal classifiers of para shooting

Thursday, May 12

Unofficial training and athlete classification

Friday, May 13

Official training

Saturday, May 14

75 competition targets

Sunday, May 15

50 competition targets

Finals begin at 1 p.m. ET (awards to follow)

WHAT:

The Para Trap Grand Prix is open to athletes who have a physical impairment. The discipline of Para Trap Shooting is based on the Olympic Trap discipline. Athletes use a shotgun to hit 'clays' that are propelled into the air from machines on the ground. Athletes strive to make as many 'hits' (when a clay is broken) as possible. Through the competition, athletes shoot from across five central positions on the range. Athletes shoot at 125 clays in the qualification round.

WHERE:

John A. Halter Shooting Sports Education Center

4390 Bankers Rd.

Hillsdale, MI

About the John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center

The Halter Center is a state-of-the-art shooting facility located five miles from the Hillsdale College campus. Opened in 2008, the Center aims to introduce individuals to shooting sports and encourage interest across all levels of experience. The Halter Center also serves an educational purpose by promoting the principles of the Constitution and teaching beginner and experienced shooters in various classes. Home to Hillsdale College’s collegiate shooting teams, the Halter Center is also a resource for the public through camps, conferences, and other programming. For more information, visit shootingsports.hillsdale.edu.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent, nonsectarian, Christian liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 6.3 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.