The ACUI Awards Scholastic Clay Target Champions with Endowment Money
OutdoorHub 07.09.13
The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) gave $22,500 in endowment money to college teams that participated at the recent Scholastic Clay Target Texas State Championships. The Youth Target Foundation organized the championships, June 15–16 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.
ACUI gave $2,500 each to the three college teams that attended and participated in the event—El Paso Community College, New Mexico State University, and Midwestern State University. These teams were also awarded $5,000 as new collegiate teams competing at their first competition. These endowment funds are a way for ACUI to help developing teams to kick-start endowment accounts. The Association has supported nearly 30 teams for the 2012–13 shooting year.
“We are excited about cooperating with the Youth Target Foundation to support college shooting in the state of Texas,” said ACUI Shooting Sport Consultant Russ Arnold. “The more that all youth and college shooting organizations work together, the more good we can do and the faster we can grow the respective programs.”
The endowment funds will be deposited into the school’s Scholastic Shooting Trust Account at MidwayUSA Foundation. Grants are awarded from these funds to assist new teams with travel, practice rounds, and other related expenses for competition.
ACUI has organized the Collegiate Clay Target Championships for 46 years. The CTC Shotgun Bowl Series was created to provide additional opportunities for competition closer to participating campuses, allowing more team members to participate.
To learn more about ACUI or the competiton, call 4422.ACUI.CT (442.222.8428) or visit www.acui.org/claytargets.
