Athletes & teams representing 469 high schools from across the nation are scheduled to participate at the 2026 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship this week!
The USAHSCTL National Championship will be held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason, MI July 8th–12th. The Championship features nearly 3,000 athletes participating in team and individual qualifying events, culminating in a final Championship Round to award the top ten male and female athletes and top five teams in the country.
The National Championship is proudly sponsored by: Ducks Unlimited, GAIM Inc, the Lansing Sports Commission, the 1791 Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the U.S. Army, Friends of NRA, Strike Visual, the U.S. Air Force, Winchester, SoundGear, Do-All Outdoors, Walker's, SCHEELS, and Mark Zauhar.
Make sure to follow the USAHSCTL National Championship Facebook page for daily photos and videos! https://www.facebook.com/USAHSCTLNationalChampionship/
The Digital Program for the event is available at https://bit.ly/2026USACTLNATCHAMPPROGRAM
Wednesday & Thursday, July 8th & 9th: Check-in & Practice Days. Thursday features special CHAMPJAM festivities including live radio, live music, games, an Annie Oakley competition with prizes from Do-All Outdoors, and free ice cream courtesy of the Lansing Sports Commission.
Friday, July 10th: Team Championship Qualifier – 236 high school teams of 5 athletes will shoot 500 targets (100 targets each) and the top 80 teams by score will qualify to compete in Sunday's Team Championship Round.
Saturday, July 11th: Individual Championship Qualifier – 1,800 high school athletes representing 458 schools from across America will each shoot 100 targets, and the top 400 scorers will qualify to compete in Sunday's Individual Championship Round.
Sunday, July 12th: Championship Rounds. Qualifying athletes & teams will compete for the title of National Champion! The Team Championship Round is held in the morning, followed by the Individual Championship Round.
Over 40,000 student athletes participated on over 2,000 high school teams in USA High School Clay Target League programs this spring. Only the teams and athletes that had the highest final season averages at the completion of the spring season qualified to register for the National Championship.
About The USA Clay Target League
With over 57,000 participating athletes expected in 2026, the non-profit USA Clay Target League is America's largest clay target shooting organization. The League offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, and 5-stand leagues to secondary and post secondary schools across the country.
The League is the only 100% school-approved clay target shooting sport program in America. Every team must have school approval to participate. Most participating schools have lettering programs as well as yearbook inclusion for the teams. In addition, tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships are provided to qualifying seniors by the League and post-secondary institutions each year.
The League's co-ed and adaptive nature are key attractions to schools nationwide: it's fully Title IX compliant with both male and female athletes competing on the same team, and it's an 'adaptive' sport, which allows students with physical disabilities to take part.
The League's priorities are safety, fun, and marksmanship – in that order. The League is the safest sport in school, with not one reported injury since the inception of the League in 2001. Each athlete must complete firearm safety certification before participation.
Visit https://highschool.usaclaytarget.com/usahsctl-national-championship/ for more information.