Daniel Sarver, Extension Specialist

9 Tennessee 4-H members competed in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships as a member of the Tennessee State 4-H Team. The national competition was held on June 24 – 29, 2018 in Grand Island, NE.  Aaron Spurling, Extension Agent from Rhea County, led the Tennessee 4-H delegation. Other coaches were Mark Swaw, Volunteer, Dickson County; Merry Naramore, Volunteer, Macon County; and Shannon Rea, Volunteer, Weakley County. For a picture of the delegation, please visit our 4-H website.

Tennessee 4-H youth competed in the disciplines of Air Rifle, Compound Archery, Recurve Archery, and Shotgun. Over 675 youth from 37 states participated in this National 4-H event.

Donors, sponsors and supporters for the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships include: Vista Outdoor- Federal Ammunition, Champions Traps & Targets, Bushnell, RCBS, Savage Arms; Larry & Brenda Potterfield-Founders & Owners of Midway USA, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Hodgdon Powder Co., Hornady Mfg., National Wild Turkey Federation, CZ-USA, Whitetails Unlimited, Archery Advocates Association, and the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

All of the results can be found on the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships website.

The members and adult coaches of the team are:

First	Last	County	Discipline	Role
Mark	Swaw	Dickson	Air Rifle	Coach
Kendal	Penick	Weakley	Air Rifle	Competitor
Morgan	Smith	Dickson	Air Rifle	Competitor
Aaron	Swaw	Dickson	Air Rifle	Competitor
Aaron	Spurling	Rhea	Compound Archery	Coach and State Coor.
Coleman	Hamilton	Rhea	Compound Archery	Competitor
Riley	Swafford	Rhea	Compound Archery	Competitor
River	Swafford	Rhea	Compound Archery	Competitor
Merry	Naramore	Macon	Recurve Archery	Coach
Amber	Naramore	Macon	Recurve Archery	Competitor
Shannon	Rea	Weakley	Shotgun	Coach
Caleb	Clayton	Maury	Shotgun	Competitor
Will	Rea	Weakley	Shotgun	Competitor