Gary began his shooting career in 1978 when active
members of the Cottage Grove Gun Club encouraged
him. Always an enthusiastic sportsman, he joined the
club and began shooting registered PITA targets in
1980. Gary won the first of his many Oregon State
trophies the following year. By watching and
learning from other shooters, and with lots of hard
work and practice, Gary made the 27 yard line in
1984.
In 1986 Gary made the PITA All-Star team for the
first time and has been selected for the team every
year since. He ranks among the men’s all-time
leaders.
Gary has given back to the sport he loves so much by
serving two terms as the President of the Cottage
Grove ~ Eugene Sportsmen’s Club and being active on
the Board of Directors.
Gary has also served as a member of the Oregon State
Trapshooting Association and has taught classes for
new shooters and given instruction to help
established shooters for more than 8 years now.
The US Olympic training staff contacted Gary to
coach Lacy Holtz and Kyndra Hogan before their first
Olympic training camp and he was invited to
participate in coaching Junior Olympic shooters at
Colorado Springs.
Gary has shot over 120 one hundred straights and
about 20 two hundred straights in singles and also
has several hundred straights in doubles.
Gary has registered over 100,000 PITA targets and
has a long list of wins at the Oregon State Shoot,
the Grand Pacific, and many other shoots both large
and small.
Gary has demonstrated the ability to compete at the
highest level and has also proved his appreciation
and promotion of the sport by his service to others.
