Frazier Simplex well represented at the 2013 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational on June 23-28

Fifteen 4-H members represented Pennsylvania at the 2013 4-H National Shooting Sports Invitational during the week of June 23-28 in Grand Island Nebraska. The Pennsylvania Teams participating in the event were .22 Rifle, Air-Rifle, Shotgun and Compound Archery.

The .22 Smallbore Team composed of Nicolle Thiry and Taylor Tennant from Frazier-Simplex 4-H, Washington County, and Sarah Sroka and Hannah Rohrer from Somerset County 4-H placed second and was awarded the Silver Medal in the NRA 3-Position Match with a score of 1549.

A team from Louisiana won first place with a score of 1552. All four members of Team Pennsylvania placed in the top 10 on an individual level. Nicolle Thiry placed 3rd, Sarah Sroka placed 7th, Taylor Tennant placed 8th and Hannah Rohrer placed 9th.

The Pennsylvania Air-Rifle Team composed of Morgan Duerr, Sylvia Dreistadt and Kaylee Hobgood from Frazier-Simplex, Washington County, placed 4th in the 40 Shot Standing Match. Morgan Duerr placed 4th in the individual standings.

In Compound Archery, Brendon Smith of Cambria County placed 8th in the individual archery standings.

The National Competition will be held in Grand Island, Nebraska for the next three years. 15 members from the Frazier-Simplex 4-H Rifle Club will participate in the Penn State 4-H Achievement Days on August 7, 2013, in an attempt to qualify for a place on a Pennsylvania Team in the 2014 National Invitational.

Smallbore Team l-r: Hannah Rohrer, Nicolle Thiry, Sarah Sroka, Taylor Tennant

Air Rifle-Team l-r: Kaylee Hobgood, Morgan Duerr, Sylvia Dreistadt