MASON, MI – Brody Lenington of Cedar Vale-Dexter High School (KS) won the crown in the final round on Sunday, July 14 of the 2024 USA High School Clay Target League Nationals. The athlete edged out a field of over 1,800 registered other high school students vying for the title of National Champion.
Lenington shot a 97 in the qualifying round the previous day, putting him at 197th place going into the final. But through perseverance and determination, the young man shot a perfect 100-straight, and then survived a shoot-off with 14 other athletes that also shot perfect scores in the day's competition. In the end, after 55 more targets without a miss, Brody came out on top to claim his spot at the peak of the podium.
Dieterich High School's Hank Sipe finished 10th in the individual championship.
Madelyn Coats of Franklin-Waverly High School (IL) claimed the title of the top female clay target shooter in the nation. Madelyn was consistent, shooting a 99 in the Saturday Qualifying Round going into the final ranked 36th, and her 99 on Sunday placed her 16th in the nation and the #1 female high school clay target athlete in America.
Oregon's Yamhill-Carlton High School won the team title in the event, coming out ahead of 259 other high school clay target teams with a score of 487 out of 500.
Athletes and teams representing 456 high schools from across the nation participated at the 2024 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship last weekend.
The event was held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason, MI and featured 3,000 athletes participating in team and individual qualifying events, culminating in a final Championship Round that awarded the top 10 male and female athletes and top five teams in the country.
The National Championship was proudly presented by SCHEELS. Additional sponsors include: the U.S. Army, the Lansing Sports Commission, Ducks Unlimited, the Bass Pro/Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, Walker’s, Do-All Outdoors, Mark Zauhar, Friends of NRA, Sportsman’s Guide, GUNS.COM, Spandau Arms, Strike Visuals, and Winchester.
Make sure to visit the USAHSCTL National Championship Facebook page for photos and videos of the event! https://www.facebook.com/USAHSCTLNationalChampionship/
There were 37,158 student athletes representing 1,795 high school teams across the country who participated in USA Clay Target League programs this spring. Only the top athletes and teams qualified to register for the National Championship, based on season averages at the completion of the spring season.
2024 USA High School Clay Target League National
Championship ResultsINDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP - NATIONAL CHAMPION
Athlete School Score
BRODY LENINGTON Cedar Vale-Dexter High School, KS 100
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP - TOP MALE ATHLETES
Place Athlete School Score*
1 BRODY LENINGTON Cedar Vale-Dexter High School, KS 100
2 ALEXANDER HILL Belton High School, MO 100
3 HENRY FINNEY Kittson County Central, MN 100
4 JUSTIN DOETSCH Armada High School, MI 100
5 ZANE HATFIELD Belfry High School, KY 100
6 OLIVER CRAN St. Croix Central High School, WI 100
7 HUNTER PROCKISH Rock Creek High School, KS 100
8 DEVON PATCHEN Copenhagen Central School, NY 100
9 FISCHER SCHAUS Mishicot High School, WI 100
10 HANK SIPE Dieterich High School, IL 100
*ties determined by shoot-off.
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP - TOP FEMALE ATHLETES
Place Athlete School Score* Reverse Run
1 MADELYN COATS Franklin-Waverly High School, IL 99 95
2 TAYLOR MADSEN Brighton High School, CO 99 89
3 BRIANNA HELSENE South Prairie High School, ND 99 87
4 KEIRA APLANALP Oregon City High School, OR 99 86
5 DAKOTA HESSOUN North Ridgeville High School, OH 99 80
6 AUDREY JONES Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, KS 99 62
7 ALEXIS STUPI Aquinas High School, WI 99 37
8 MADISON GREGOR Yamhill-Carlton High School, OR 99 6
9 BELLA MILBURN Spencer County High School, KY 99 3
10 MAKENNA PARR Fall River High School, WI 99 3
*ties determined by 'Reverse Run' - targets since last miss.
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Place Team Name Total* Squad Scores
1 Yamhill-Carlton High School, OR 487 100 - 99 - 98 - 97 - 93
2 Mount Pulaski High School, IL 487 99 - 99 - 98 - 96 - 95
3 Chaparral High School, KS 487 99 - 98 - 97 - 97 - 96
4 Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, KS 484 99 - 99 - 98 - 97 - 91
5 Cedar Vale-Dexter High School, KS 483 99 - 99 - 98 - 94 - 93
*ties determined by highest individual squad scores