2017 VYTL Final Results

The 2017 Virginia Youth Trapshooting League Regular Season has finished, with 75 Virginia youth participating in the weekly competitions.  This was the third season for the league.  Total targets thrown were 26,050 (21,350 in 2016), a 22.5% increase with a league-wide average of 71.14%.  There were 521 (427 in 2016) ATA “Big 50” entries during the 2016 season.

Every coach and shooter should be commended for their efforts in helping the VYTL grow.  We hope everyone enjoyed the competition and camaraderie, as well as improved their shooting skills throughout the 9+ weeks.

The race for the top three positions in the end of season standings came down to the wire, with 4 shooters in contention going into the final week.  For weekly results and scores for every shooter, click here:2017 Week 9

The Top 5 standings are as follows:

Place      Name                       Club                          Average        Target Count

1st             Hunter Shoemaker  Frederick                   48.17                289

2nd           Jacob Griffin             Frederick                   47.17                287

3rd            Ian Walker                IWLA Arl-Fairfax     47.00              285

4th            Eric Swahn                IWLA Arl-Fairfax     46.83              284

5th            Nick Sarmanian       IWLA Arl-Fairfax     46.33              280

The top shooters in each category are listed below.  In addition to the Top 3 Overall, the following shooters will receive awards at the AIM-VYTL State Championship held on June 11th in Winchester, VA.

Junior Gold:

Place      Name                       Club                          Average        Target Count

1st            Joseph Parker           NVGC                          33.00               198

 

Junior:

Place      Name                       Club                         Average        Target Count

1st             Eric Swahn               IWLA Arl-Fairfax    47.33                284

2nd           Nick Sarmanian      IWLA Arl-Fairfax    46.67               280

3rd            Zack Morris             Clark 4-H                  46.50                279

 

Sub Junior:

Place      Name                       Club                     Average        Target Count

1st             Ryan Bucher             Frederick              45.50                273

2nd           Jordon Stevens        NVGC                    45.33                272

3rd           Ashton Pitcock         Frederick              44.33                 266

 

Pre Sub Junior:

Place      Name                       Club                                    Average        Target Count

1st             Andrew Marsh         Flight Control                      40.67                244

2nd           Louis Marangoni     Stafford Clay Shooters       36.83                221

3rd            Walter Asbury         Flight Control                       34.00               204

 

Weekly overall winners (3) and runner-ups (2), in addition to the category high guns (1) all receive shells as prizes for their accomplishments.  For the entire season, the following shooters won ammo.  Please attend the state shoot to receive your awards!

Hunter Shoemaker (14)

Ian Walker (8)

Jacob Griffin (7)

Andrew Marsh (7)

Joseph Parker (6)

Ryan Bucher (4)

Justin Ledbetter (3)

Hunter Pugh (3)

Nick Sarmanian (3)

Eric Swahn (3)

Dalton Earhart (2)

Jordon Stevens (2)

Josh Anthony (1)

Robert Judy (1)

Gage Kesner (1)

Dalton Krossman (1)

Louis Marangoni (1)

Ryan Marsh (1)

Brandon McDonald (1)

Ashton Pitcock (1)