Dead Eye Anna Coleman Wins 2 Firsts At State

The Dead Eye Shooters 4-H Club competed at the 2022 Nebraska State 4-H BB & Air Rifle Match in Mitchell last weekend. The Dead Eyes were represented by 13 BB competitors and 6 Air Rifle competitors.

The kids were coached by parents and club leaders Larry and Nicole Snyder. The BB match was held on Saturday, with over 120 kids participating from across the state. The Air Riffle match was held on Sunday, with 54 sporter air rifle participants and 27 precision shooters.

In the BB Gun Division, Anna Coleman of the Dead Eyes had an outstanding day. She placed first overall in BB Gun with a score of 473 and received an award for the high test score of 96. She also placed first and won the kneeling position in the 13-15 Year Old age group.

Sophie Coleman place 3rd in the 11-12 year old division with a score of 452.

Jalanna Krakow placed fifth in the 9-10 year old division with a score of 426 and received a medal for a high test score of 96.

The top team for Dead Eye Shooters placed 4th, just out of the medals by 18 points.

Team members were Anna Coleman, Sophie Coleman, Karsyn Chesley, Nolan Cook & Kody Carpenter.

The Dead Eye Shooters placed 3rd in the Sporter Air Rifle Division, led by Julia Winstrom with a score of 547. Julia won the 15-18 year old division along with the standing and kneeling positions. Other members of the winning team were Karsyn Chesley with a score of 462, Chris Foster with a score of 457 and Nolan Cook with a score of 434. Other sporter air rifle participants were Kody Carpenter and Lane Cook.

Julia Winstrom and Chris Foster were the only participants from Dead Eye Shooters in the Precision Division. Julia placed 3rd in the 15-18 year old division with a total score of 367. Chris Foster placed 10th in the same age division with a score of 283.