Larimer County Members Travel to 2022 National Competition
Left to right: Hunter Squibb, Walker Cameron, Jessica Laffey, Nicholas Freeland, William Silversmith, Daiton Crego.
Six members of Larimer County’s 4-H Shooting Sports qualified to compete at the 2022 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska from July 26–July 1, 2022.
There were 391 total participants representing 39 states.
Colorado took 4th in the sweepstakes, the overall award for states who have full teams in every discipline.
We’re so proud of how each of them represented both Larimer County and Colorado.
Following are the results for each of the members, and their discipline’s teams.
Daiton Crego – Air Pistol
Day 1: Rapid Fire = 24th Place, Team 5th Place
Day 2: Silhouettes = 42nd Place, Team 11th Place
Day 3: Slow Fire = 40th Place, Team 7th Place
Overall: 37th Place, Team 7th Place
Nicholas Freeland - Air Rifle
Day 1: 3P = 21st Place, Team 2nd Place
Day 2: Offhand = 22nd Place, Team 1st Place
Day 3: Silhouettes = 3rd Place, Team 3rd Place
Overall: 3rd Place, Team 3rd Place
Jessica Laffey – Hunting Skills
Day 1: Wildlife ID and Archery = 14th Place, Team 6th Place
Day 2: General Hunting Skills, Map Reading/Compass, and Shotgun= 3rd Place, Team 9th Place
Day 3: Decision Making, Shoot/No Shoot, Compass, Rifle = 10th Place, Team 4th Place
Overall: 14th Place, Team 7th Place
William Silversmith – Muzzleloading
Day 1: 50-Yard Bullseye = 28th Place, Team 6th Place
Day 2: 25-Yard Novelty = 50th Place, Team 6th Place
Day 3: Silhouettes = 50th Place, Team 5th Place
Overall: 46th Place, Team 7th Place
Hunter Squibb – Recurve Archery
Day 1: Field = 2nd Place, Team 5th Place
Day 2: FITA = 12th Place, Team 6th Place
Day 3: 3D = 14th Place, Team 4th Place
Overall: 9th Place, Team 5th Place
Walker Cameron – Small-Bore Rifle
Day 1: Silhouettes = 19th Place, Team 5th Place
Day 2: CMP = 3rd Place, Team 3rd Place
Day 3: 3P = 11th Place, Team 5th Place
Overall = 14th Place, Team 3rd Place