Team Biographies
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Classification: High Master
Time with the Grizzlies: Currently 8 years
Goals:
- To beat personal aggregates of 494-26x and 792-33x
- To be the next Junior National Champion in 2010
Accomplishments:
- 2006 High Power Rifle Junior Champion
- 2007 High Power Rifle Junior Champion
- 2007 High Junior Champion at Inaugural M1A Match at Camp Perry
- Currently 26 points towards Distinguished Rifleman Award
- National Record Holder in: 200 yds Sitting Rapid Fire-Junior category/score: 200-16x
- 100 yds Prone Rapid Fire-Open, Civilian, Junior category/score: 200-13x
- 2008 National Junior Infantry Trophy Team Award
- 2008 National Minuteman Trophy Team Award
- 2008 Presidents Hundred Award
- 2008 Fred Edgecomb Trophy
- 2009 California High Power Rifle State Junior Champion
- 2009 Distinguished Rifleman Award Badge #1962
- 2009 Infantry Trophy Award (Firing Member)
- 2009 Junior Infantry Trophy Award (Firing Member)
- 2009 Leatherneck Trophy Award (Firing Member)
- 2009 Minuteman Trophy Award (Firing Member)
Other Info: Chad is currently attending college and in his free time he likes to shoot trap and high-power.
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Time with the Grizzlies: 2 years
Other Info: Shelby is 17 years old and lives in Jamestown, CA. She has been shooting for 1 1/2 years and one of her main goals in shooting is to move up in the classification rankings to High Master. Shelby has already accomplished one of her goals by making it on the California Grizzlies team. Besides shooting, Shelby enjoys horseback riding and raising beef and sheep for 4-H. Shelby will be graduating from high school in June and hopes to attend a four year university majoring in Ag education. After college she would like to become an Ag teacher at either high school or college level.
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Time with Grizzlies: 1 year
Accomplishments:
- High Junior - 2006 Western Games CMP Springfield Match
- Top 50% in Marksman Class - National Championships, Ohio
Other Info: T.J. is 17 years old and lives in Valley Center, CA. T.J. has been shooting for approximately 6 years but has only been shooting high power for three years. T.J. also participates in trap, skeet and conventional outdoor pistol. When not shooting, T.J. practices martial arts as a black belt, he is the top member of his video club and is the editor for their morning announcements. He also does major work on his clubs feature films and he enjoys spending time with friends. His personal goals include going to college and majoring in either the aviation field and pursue a career as a pilot or major in film and become an editor.
Time with Grizzlies: 5 months
Accomplishments:
- High Junior - Springfield Match
- High Marksman - 2007 Creedmoor Cup
Other Info: Jim is 15 years old and lives in Valley Center, CA. He has been shooting a little over two years now and has been on the Grizzlies for 5 months. Some of his hobbies include being lazy and horses.
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Time with the Grizzlies: --
Accomplishments:
- 8-First Place Junior Awards, Sparks, NV
- 2nd Place Marksman Class - Scott Trophy
- 1st Place Marksman Class - Vandenberg Trophy
- 1st Place Marksman Class - Army Cup
- 1st Place Marksman Class - Members Trophy
- 3rd Place Marksman Class - Scott Trophy
Tanner is 15 years old and his home town is Fallon, NV. Tanner has been shooting for 7 years but has been shooting competitively since the
spring of 2007. Some of his goals for shooting includes becoming a Distinguished Rifleman and receiving his High Master classification. When Tanner is not shooting he enjoys horseback riding and backpacking.
Age: 16
Classification: Sharpshooter
Other Info: Brandon enjoys all types of shooting, but mainly long-range rifle shooting. He’s been shooting all his life but started the .22 Program at the Mother Lode Gun Club in the fall of 2004. Besides shooting, he likes to hunt, fish, hike in the Sierra Nevada’s, 4 wheel and pretty much everything else that has to do with the outdoors. He is a freshman at Sonora High School and his main goals are to graduate high school, eventually earn a High-Master classification and later get accepted into the Marine Scout/Sniper Training School and graduate from the School. After the Marines he plans to continue competitive rifle shooting and get a job with Cal Fire or the US Forest Service.
Time with Grizzlies: 1st Year
Age: 15
Other Info: Sagen lives in Groveland and her love of shooting started with the .22 program and in January of 2009 her goal of becoming a member of the California Grizzlies was accomplished. One of her new goals is earning the rank of High Master. Along with shooting, Sagen enjoys horseback riding in the mountains and raising meat goats. She has been a member of a 4-H for 7 years. In the future Sagen plans on earning an equine degree in horsemanship.
Time with Grizzlies: 2nd year
Other info: Zach is 18 years old and has been competitively shooting high powered rifles for 1 year. His current goal in shooting is to get better. He says his biggest accomplishment is that he is”…ranked third expert in the nation in two events.” In his free time he enjoys drawing and listening to music. Zach is in 12 grade, and after high school he plans on going to community college in the bay area.
Time with Grizzlies: 2 ½ years
Accomplishments (to name a few):
- Ranked 41 on President's 100 (7th on Junior ranking)
- Nationally Distinguished
Other Info: Cheyanne is 17 years old and is a Senior in high school. She plans on going to community college and getting a job after graduation. When asked what she enjoys doing during her free time she responded, “I have two AP and 1 Honors class and I shoot every weekend. I don’t have free time.”
Age: 16
Hometown: Copperopolis
Classification: Sharpshooter
Goals:
- To have fun and excel in shooting
Interests: Bradley is a die hard skier and in winter, if he's not on the range than he's on the slopes. This is his first year on the Grizzlies and went to Camp Perry for the first time this past August. He enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to music, shooting, skiing, and long walks on the beach! (haha) Bradley had a great time at Perry and it was a worth while trip for him and is very excited to be going back next year.
Age: 19
Hometown: Sonora
Classification: Master
Goals:
- To graduate from school with a Masters in BioChem & BioMolecular
- Get his Doctorate and be a physician for the Army
Interests: Shooting, Snowboarding, Swimming, Wakeboarding, Hiking, Water Polo, and Girls of course! (haha) Camping, listening to hip-hop, classic rock, country & reggae. Some artists Anthony enjoys listening to are Andre Nickatina, 2Pac, Bob Marley J.U.S.T.C.E, Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift.
Other Info: Anthony currently attends U.C.S.C and played waterpolo his freshman year. He is also the Grizzlies Team Captain.
Age: 18
Hometown: Mi Wuk Village
Classification: Marksman
Goals:
- To "clean" 600 yards
- Get High Master Classification
Interests: Archery, raising/showing rabbits, soccer, shooting, Jujitsu
Other Info: Kayla has been to Camp Perry 3 times with the Grizzlies and loves being the team.
Hometown: Jamestown
Classification: Den Mom!
Goals:
- To make sure the team is in good shape and can put their energy into their shooting
- To help them be the be the very best young adults they can be, on and off the range
Other Info: "It is my pleasure to work with and to help these young adults. It is great to watch them grow with each year. They are our future, we all need to do what we can to help them grow up to be smart, responsible adults."
Goals:
- Become High Master by Camp Perry 2010
- Become Distinguished in Rifle
- Become Distinguished in Pistol
- Become NRA Distinguished in Revolver
- And Internationally Distinguished
I like shooting and really anything that has to be precise. I started shooting at age 10 and started my highpower career through the local CMP program. I have been shooting XC and MR matches since January of 09. I am a Master in XC and a SS in MR. I enjoy shooting, playing guitar, sleeping, and gunsmithing. My goals are to become HM, (by perry 2010), become distinguished rifle, distinguished pistol shot, NRA distinguished revolver, and internationally distinguished. I will be going to Lassen CC to become a gunsmith.