Shooter takes aim at the 2011 ACUI International Trap Championships

San Antonio, Texas - Today is pretty overcast at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio. As weather is wont to do, it did not cooperate with the sunny forecast but as long as there's no rain the championships will manage.

The International Trap championship is currently being fired and will conclude this evening when awards are given out for both International skeet and trap disciplines.

Scores are coming in a lot quicker today as trap moves along at a faster pace than skeet, so we have a better idea of the top scorers earlier in the day.

Current standings are as follows: More

 international skeet at acui international championships in san antonio, texas

The finals for International Skeet occured late in the evening yesterday, due mainly to a fog delay in the morning which pushed everything back.

The men's and women's finals were held at the same time two fields apart and large crowds were gathered at both to see who would become the 2010 champions.

In Men's, Cody Reid of Lindewood University won by one point with a total of 92+24. Logan Gaskins of Texas A&M and Rob Auerbach of Lindenwood tied with 23s in the finals and participated in a very intense shootoff where Logan edged out Rob 11 to 10.

On the Women's side, Emily Blount of Purdue University shot an impressive 91 during the day and had a sizeable lead entering the finals. She finished with a total score of 91+20, five ahead of Ali Chiang from the Fashion Institute of Design-San Francisco.

In team standings for International Skeet, Lindenwood University-Black took Division 1 with a score of 276, while the University of Louisiana-Lafayette-Team A won Division 2 with a 240. In Division 3, the University of Delaware-Gold put up 199 to earn them a first place finish.

When the finals had concluded everybody was exhausted and high-tailed it back to their hotels for some much needed rest. International Trap starts bright and early tomorrow and NRABlog will be there again to watch it unfold.

Results after the break. More

international skeet on the open field at the acui clay target championships

San Antonio, Texas - Here are a collection of photos from today's International Skeet championship in San Antonio, Texas.

If you're wondering about the difference between International and American versions of skeet, here is a quick distinction between the two. 

Compared to American skeet, International skeet (also known as Olympic skeet) uses clays that are slightly larger in diameter, thinner in cross section and have a thicker dome center which make them harder to break. International targets are also thrown a longer distance from similar heights as American skeet, resulting in a faster target speed.

We also have a score update for individual competition as the day draws to a close and more flights are reporting in.

Scores below the jump.

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Shooters take aim at the 2011 ACUI Clay Target Championships in San Antonio, Texas on NRAblog

San Antonio, Texas - Today's competition started off at 8 am with an overcast sky that became bright and sunny by noon. The fields have been filled with students all day and will continue until the finals this evening.

Scores are recorded on paper and come in periodically, but we've received enough to give you some initial results for men's and women's International Skeet.

Results listed after the jump. More

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