The 2016 Virginia Youth Trapshooting League Regular Season has finished, with 81 Virginia youth participating in the weekly competitions. This season grew at a remarkable rate – a 98% increase – in only the league’s second season. Total targets thrown were 21,350 with a league-wide average of 70.66%. There were 427 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 8+ weeks.
The race for the top three positions in the end of season standings came down to the wire, with 5 shooters in contention going into the final week. Two shooters (Camden Newlin and Mason Angel) shot 50s in the last week to solidify their places atop the leader board. For weekly results and scores for every shooter, click here: 2016 VYTL Scores – Week 8
The Top 5 standings are as follows:
Place Name Club Average Target Count
1st Camden Newlin Independent 48.17 289
2nd Mason Angel Stonewall 47.17 283
3rd Robert Judy Frederick 4-H 47.00 282
4th Eric Swahn IWLA Arl-Fairfax 46.83 281
5th Steven Keating Frederick 4-H 46.33 278
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 5th in Winchester, VA.
Junior Gold:
Place Name Club Average Target Count
1st Steven Keating Frederick 4-H 46.33 278
Junior:
Place Name Club Average Target Count
1st Eric Swahn IWLA Arl-Fairfax 46.83 281
2nd Kendall Rhodes Northern VA GC 46.00 276
3rd Dominic Cox Frederick 4-H 45.67 274
Sub Junior:
Place Name Club Average Target Count
1st Levi Bolan Arrowhead 45.67 274
2nd Hunter Shoemaker Frederick 4-H 44.67 268
3rd Paul Sevier Northern VA 41.17 247
Pre Sub Junior:
Place Name Club Average Target Count
1st Ryan Marsh Flight Control 40.67 244
2nd Dannie Wilson Frederick 4-H 40.50 243
3rd Ashton Pitcock Frederick 4-H 39.50 237
Weekly overall winners (4) 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!
VYTL shooters brave the rain and cold during Week 8 competition
Camden Newlin (14)
Eric Swahn (12)
Mason Angel (9)
Steven Keating (7)
Robert Judy (6)
Levi Bolan (5)
Hunter Shoemaker (5)
Ryan Marsh (4)
Dominic Cox (3)
Ashton Pitcock (3)
Kendall Rhodes (3)
Austin Asbury (2)
Zack Morris (2)
Josh Anthony (1)
Trevor Goin (1)
Brandon McDonald (1)
Avery Pitcock (1)
Dannie Wilson (1)
About the Virginia Youth Trapshooting League:
The VYTL is an 8 week high school trap shooting competition for Virginia youth up to 22 years of age. Our unique format provides shooters throughout Virginia with the opportunity to compete at their local clubs and have their scores compared with peers from throughout the state.
New clubs/teams this year include Alexandria IWLA (Stafford Clay Shooters), Northern Virginia Gun Club, Arrowhead, Blue Angels Shooting Team and Stonewall. Returning from 2015 are Appomattox, IWLA Arlington-Fairfax, IWLA- Lynchburg (Flight Control), and Winchester Gun Club (Frederick County 4-H).