Editor's note: Today's feature is from the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. (SAN ANTONIO, TX) - The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) in conjunction with USA Shooting (USAS) are proud to announce the inaugural members of the 2017 Scholastic Clay Target Program / USA Shooting National Skeet Team! This newly formed team is comprised of athletes placing in International Skeet at the SCTP's National International Style Championships being held in Colorado Springs, CO July 23-29, 2017. MEN: Cole Barrett – Ivy, GA – Bridge Creek Clays Mark Shields – O'Fallon, MO – Gateway Claybusters Anthony (AJ) Nomina – Berthoud, CO – TSSC Bears LADIES: Molly Sheehan – Marblehead, MA – Minuteman Sharpshooters Sarah Schwacher – Waterford, WI – Waterford Wolverines Shooting Team Aimee Spiering – Union Grove, WI – Union Grove Broncos Shooting Club Bunker trap athletes will be named later this week and the top three men and ladies in Bunker Trap and International Skeet (12 total athletes) will make this national team and be recognized at the awards banquet and ceremony on July 29, 2017, at the Double Tree hotel in Colorado Springs. These athletes will receive a USA Shooting jacket, paid fall selection match fees and ammo, along with an SCTP National Team vest, five cases of NobelSport Quattro Finest International ammunition and more! Details concerning the training camps and the naming of a head coach for this team will be forthcoming. These 12 spots will be re-earned at each year's SCTP International Nationals. The Scholastic Clay Target Program is the official youth shooting program to USA Shooting and provides a pipeline for future international shotgun competitors. Please watch for a more detailed list of qualifications and information at www.sssfonline.org About Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is 501(c)(3) public charity responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across the United States. SCTP and SASP are youth development programs in which adult coaches and other volunteers use shooting sports to teach and to demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and other positive life skills. SCTP was developed as a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) until the SSSF was created in 2007 to operate the SCTP. In 2012, SSSF created the SASP and became the managing foundation of both programs. For more information about SSSF, visit www.sssfonline.org. Ben Berka SSSF Executive Director bberka@sssfonline.com