In April of 2011, NRAblog's Kyle Jillson was down in San Antonio for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Clay Target Championships. A collection of the best college trap and skeet shooters in the country, ACUI spent six days in the Lone Star State watching competitors from Yale, Lindenwood, Colorado State and Missouri show off their best.

Above are the top two finishers in the Women's Trap competition ... Megan Orle of Lindenwood on the left and first place finisher Alison Caselman of Missouri on the right.

To see how the shooters fared this year, check out of coverage of the 2012 ACUI Championships here.

San Antonio, Texas - In the midst of the NCAA Basketball tournaments, the Association of College Unions International and the NRA decided to have a tournament of their own during the ACUI Clay Target Championships at the National Shooting Complex.

Students were invited to enter into the NRA All-American Shootout, a unique two-man flush event that had been set up to run during the week. Nearly $4,000 in entry fees were raised for scholarship funds for graduating high school seniors who would like to continue their shooting career in college.

Participating shooters were placed into men's and women's brackets and shot in daily two-man flush events until the pool had been narrowed to an elite eight in each bracket.

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Lindenwood holds up nine fingers for their nine consecutive championships

San Antonio, Texas – With an overall team score of 2263 out of 2350, Lindenwood University captured its ninth consecutive High Overall Aggregate in the ACUI Clay Target Championships, held this past weekend at a National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Lindenwood teams went unmatched in five of the six events that comprise the championships, placing first in Sporting Clays, International Skeet, International Trap, American Skeet and American Trap.

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San Antonio, Texas - All scores are in. American Trap is almost done. The only remaining part of the day is shoot-offs. As the challenge period ticks by, the shooters about to step back on to the field are relaxing in the shade, preparing themselves for the last event; some even squeezing in homework.

In the men's championship, Fort Hays State's Damian Giles shrugged off the competition and shot a perfect 100 this afternoon to win the Men's American Trap Championship. Behind him, teammate Travis Crist joined the four Lindenwood 99s creating a five-way tie. These five shooters will soon shoot-off for second and third instead of first - thanks a lot, Damian.

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San Antonio, Texas - The last day. American Trap. Shooters started bright and early today on the last championship of this year's ACUI Clay Target Championships. A total of 474 shooters need to go through four rounds, which means a lot of occupied fields.

A little over half way done, Lindenwood's Rachel Hopkins is the sole owner of a perfect 100 score today. Behind her fall teammates Lauren Mueller and Sarah Hughes with 97s.

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San Antonio, Texas - After the American Trap finals at the ACUI Clay Target Championships this year, an awards ceremony was held for American events, overall awards and NRA Collegiate All American certificates were handed out.

In American Skeet, the day prior, Mack Davis from Southeastern Illinois College took top place in Men's with a perfect 100. On the Women's side, Lindenwood's Cassandra Douglas shot a 98 to earn the women's American Skeet title. Among teams in American Skeet, Lindenwood University-Gold, Fort Hays State University-Gold and University of Delaware-Gold took Divisions I, II and III respectively.

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San Antonio, Texas - Day three of the 2011 ACUI Clay Target Championships is American Skeet. As usual the morning has been very cloudy and there were small hints of rain, but the overcast is beginning to clear up.

The shooters are back at the lower fields of the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas competing in the American Skeet Championship. Last year's champions, Lindenwood University, have yet to shoot and defend their title from a number of schools who have already shot impressive rounds. The pressure is on to score hits when they finally get on the field.

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San Antonio, Texas - The individual finals are currently being shot, however the team scores have been tallied up and we have our final places for teams in this year's International Trap championship.

Lindenwood University, the powerhouse in past Clays championships showed their dominance again by taking the top spot in Division 1 with their Lindenwood-White team scoring a combined 288. In Division 2, Fort Hays State University-Gold team shot a solid 284 to win a gold medal, and in Division 3 University of Delaware-Gold took their second team title this year with a 250.

After the finals wrap up, the award ceremony for both International skeet and trap will be held to present the winners with their trophies and medals.

NRABlog will bring you the results tomorrow as well as coverage of the American Skeet championship. The 2011 ACUI Clay Target Championships are only half over, so keep checking back.

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San Antonio, Texas - As the day draws closer to a close, enough scores have come in that we are beginning to get a clear idea of who the top six shooters will be in the Men's and Women's finals.

The sun finally came out an hour ago and the overcast earlier in the day prevented the temperature from getting too hot, making today a pretty good one.

Blake Tripplett of Bethel University has posted a very impressive 99 to take the lead in the men's standings although there are competitors close behind him ready to take the lead in the finals. Currently there is a six-way tie for the fifth and sixth places in the finals that could come to an intense shootoff if no one elses jumps up on the leader board.

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