THE 2021 US OPEN

Following a long and difficult struggle with state mandated health safety guidelines, the US Open was allowed to return to the World Shooting and Recreational Complex (WSRC) near Sparta, Illinois on June 2-6.

Complex Director Lauren Mueller put her staff in motion to prepare for the over 600 shooters who were anxious to get back on the line. A large group of young shooters shot on Saturday as part of the Southern Illinois Youth Shooting Sports Association (SIYSSA) swelling the number of total entries to nearly 500 for the Singles championship event.

Vendors were hustling to prepare their permanent buildings in advance of the upcoming AIM and Grand American tournaments and campers took advantage of all the opened campgrounds to be able to stay close to the action.

PRELIMINARY DAYS

Wednesday kicked off the ATA program with a modest number of entries in the Budweiser Singles. Perfect scores topped the board, awarding trophies to Reid Winn (Champion), Jack Holland (Sub Junior), Dagen Voigtman (Jr-Gold), Frank Payne (Veteran) and David Sickmeyer (Class A).

Little Egypt Golf Cars sponsored the opening Handicap event where Dagen Voigtman bested all others with 95 for the Champion’s award. Kent Frost (runner-up), Tony Jones (3rd), and William Ausbrooks (4th) settled their placements after each broke 93 in the program. Kenny Wyatt placed 5th with a score of 92.

Doubles concluded Wednesday’s program, sponsored by Graf & Sons. Iowa Junior shooter Cole Henning claimed the Champion’s title with 98 while Jack Holland (Sub Junior), Jacob Duren (Junior), Dagen Voigtman (Junior Gold) and Chase Horton (Class AA) all won trophies with scores of 98.

ALL AMERICAN POINTS EVENTS

Reid Winn (Champion) continued his winning ways in the Trap & Field Singles on Thursday by breaking a 100 straight. Also taking a trophy with 100 were Ryan Loveless (Junior Gold), Frank Payne (Veteran), Joe Nehrt (Senior Veteran), Austin Jacob (Class AAA) and Michael Hathaway (Class A).

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DAGEN VOIGTMAN

sponsored Thursday’s Handicap. Dagen Voigtman only dropped two for the Championship. Jack Morris was Senior Veteran champ with 96. Austin Jacob (95) earned runner-up over Patrick Lowe (3rd). Others with scores of 95 were Chloe Jacobs (Lady I), Wyatt Newby (Junior), Kevin Polson (Sub Veteran) and Steven Moore (Veteran). Fourth and 5th places went to Breydon Paxson and Gary Gooch, respectively with 94s.

There was stiff competition in the Red Bud Chamber of Commerce Doubles. It took a perfect round by Austin Jacob to clinch the Champion’s trophy. Elise Baker (Lady I), Jack Holland (Sub Junior), Cole Henning (Junior), Hunter Spruill (Junior Gold) and Gary Gooch (Senior Veteran) each broke 99 to win their categories.

Twenty-seven category and class championships were awarded in the NRA Class Singles on Friday. Among those winning trophies with perfect scores were Landon Chandler (Sub Junior), Breydon Paxson (Junior), Don Budd (Sub Veteran) Frank Payne (Veteran) and Reid Winn (AAA).

Dagen Voigtman carded a 98 for the Champion’s trophy in the Federal Ammunition Handicap. Squad mate, Chase Horton (98) was the runner up. Additional 98s were turned in by Don Budd (Sub Veteran), Steven Moore (Veteran) and Steve Everly (Senior Veteran).

The Kubota Class Doubles Championship gave shooters the opportunity to take home a class or category trophy. Austin Jacob (AAA) and Justin Dewitt (A) left no unbroken targets to claim their classes. Shooters with 99 picked up awards in Junior (Colby Lancaster), Sub Veteran (Ed Schlotfeldt), Veteran (Bob Felber) and AAA (Caleb Fischer).

The ATA provided complimentary food and drinks following the last event on Friday and Saturday.

The Remington Handicap found Tyler Mudd and Dagen Voigtman tied

HUNTER SPRUILL

with 98. Using scores by sub-event, Voigtman was named Champion and Mudd chose the Junior champ award. Shane Heister, breaking 97, was event runner-up after Samuel Wilson opted for the Sub Junior honor. Bobby Fowler (3rd), Kenny Wyatt (4th) and Jeremy Beasley (5th) filled out the top spots, each with 96. WINCHESTER US OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH LANDON CHANDLER 200 RU CHASE HORTON 199 AAA AUSTIN JACOB 199 AA BRADLEY GRAY 199 A JAYCE WELLEN 197 B KENNY WYATT 197 C DANIEL HOLT 197 D BRADEN CLEM 195 L1 LAUREN MUELLER 199 L2 SHELLY HEITNER 195 SUB JR BRAXTON DENT 199 JR LUCAS MCVAIGH 200 JR GOLD KAMERON MARTIN 200 SUB VET MARVIN BEUMER 199 VET DEAN NEUMANN 199 SR VET MIKE JORDAN 200 CHAIR LARRY NORTON 181

CALEB FISCHER

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

The US Open Singles Championship, sponsored by Winchester, was a race that had the pace set by a Sub Junior, a Junior, a Junior Gold and a Senior Veteran. Landon Chandler, Lucas McVaigh, Kameron Martin and Mike Jordan each went to the shoot-off field with a program 200. Chandler, an Arkansas Sub Junior who had only recently broken his first ever 200 straight at the Florida state shoot, claimed the Champion’s title. McVaigh and Martin opted for Junior and Junior Gold respectively. Jordan was declared the Senior Veteran winner. Event runner-up was Chase Horton with a score of 199. A total of 17 shooters posted scores of 199.

SUNDAY

sponsored by White Flyer, had two familiar shooters going head-to-head on the same squad. Caleb Fischer and Austin Jacob broke the only 100s, with Fischer winning Champion and Jacob settling for the runner-up trophy when the shoot-off dust settled. Shooters with 99s captured category and class trophies—Cole Henning (Junior), Chase Horton (AAA), Reid Winn (AA) and Zach Bryant (AA runner-up).

At the conclusion of the US Open Handicap Championship, sponsored by Browning, there was a 3-way tie among the scores of 98. Macy Donoho, a Junior Illinois resident, took her new gun of two weeks to

LANDON CHANDLER

WHITE FLYER US OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP

CH CALEB FISCHER RU AUSTIN JACOB AAA CHASE HORTON AA REID WINN A HAYDEN MILLER

B C D

ANDREW FEIG CALEB DELP LEVI RENSING L1 LAUREN MUELLER L2 SHELLY HEITNER SUB JR JACK HOLLAND JR COLE HENNING JR GOLD RYAN LOVELESS SUB VET DAVID DEITCH VET BOB FELBER SR VET GARY GOOCH CHAIR LARRY NORTON

join Caleb Fischer and Sub Junior Landon Rainey on the shoot-off field.

MACY DONOHO

BROWNING US OPEN HANDICAP CHAMPIONSHIP

CH MACY DONOHO RU CALEB FISCHER 3RD HEATH WHITNEY 4TH ETHAN CHEEK 5TH WYATT NEWBY 6TH KEEFER STEELE 7TH CHASE HORTON L1 HANNAH MARTIN L2 SHELLY HEITNER SUB JR LANDON RAINEY JR TYLER MUDD 98 98 96 96 96 96 96 94 96 98 97

JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN SUB VET DON BUDD

97 97 VET MIKE DENNIS 94 SR VET VERNON ANDERSON 94 CHAIR LARRY NORTON 82

Miss Donoho was crowned Champion. Fischer placed as the runner-up and Rainey was Sub Junior champ.

CHASE HORTON

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Mueller was Lady I champ. Landon Rainey earned Sub Junior, Brandon Schneider took Class C and James Covert Class D. Larry Norton was the Chair champ. Kansas resident Caleb Fischer also posted a 394 to pick up the Class AAA trophy.

HOA

Ohio Resident Austin Jacob was Champion within the high-over-all rankings, sponsored by White Flyer. His 982/1000 bested squad mate Chase Horton’s 976 who ended up with the class AAA award.

Next up for the WSRC will be the National AIM tournament beginning July 30. The Grand American begins August 4. Pres-quadding is encouraged and the ATA has provided a new way to classify, squad and cashier. PRIOR to the Grand, shooters must first request classification, July 16-28, by using the link under “Latest News” at www. shootata.com Once classified (replies will be sent by August 3) remote squadding is available DURING THE GRAND at no charge. Remote

US OPEN HIGH ALL AROUND BY BROWNING

CH CHASE HORTON AAA CALEB FISCHER AA ZACH BRYANT A BRAYDEN ROUSE 387

B CALEB DELP 385

C

BRANDON SCHNEIDER 380 D JAMES COVERT 371 L1 LAUREN MUELLER 380 L2 SHELLY HEITNER 382 SUB JR LANDON RAINEY 384 JR COLE HENNING 388 JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 390 SUB VET DAVID DEITCH 386 VET DEAN NEUMANN 384 SRVET BILL DAYTON 378 CHAIR LARRY NORTON 355

US OPEN HIGH OVER ALL BY WHITE FLYER

CH AUSTIN JACOB AAA CHASE HORTON AA FRANK HAYNES A COLBY LANCASTER 953

B C BRADY DUREN

948 PAYTON WOTTOWA 928 D TIMOTHY HAYS 896 L1 LAUREN MUELLER 946 L2 SHELLY HEITNER 943 SUB-JR JACK HOLLAND 958 JR COLE HENNING 960 JR GOLD DAGEN VOIGTMAN 967 SUB-VET DAVID DEITCH 959 VET FRANK PAYNE 960 SR-VET GARY GOOCH 954 CHAIR LARRY NORTON 877

cashiering is ONLY offered for events beyond the current day’s events through the website www.presquad. shootata.com Remote classification is also available by calling DURING THE GRAND. Call 618-484-9762 (7am-5pm) and ask for a Central Handicap Committee member. n