Local Cameron Ford is all smiles with his trophy for claiming the Australian Junior Single Barrel Title.
Local shooter, Sacred Heart College year 11 student Cameron Ford is needing to build a bigger trophy cabinet after taking out a number of nationals titles in barrel and trap shooting.
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Last weekend in Wagga, Cameron won the Australian Junior Single Barrel Title and came second in the Australian/New Zealand Trap Championship Junior Points score.
From being the top Junior qualifier in the Junior Mackintosh Team, Cameron also earnt himself a gold medal.
On the Saturday he shot a further 100-point score which the result combined to his final tally from the Double Barrel, Single barrel and Points score.
As a result, he finished second and qualified to represent Australia in the World Titles in Paarl South Africa in March 2023. The Junior Team is for people under 21.
Cameron was also the top Junior qualifier in the Junior Mackintosh Team.
Cameron’s mum Jo-Anne is extremely proud of her son and explained how he made it to the national championships.
“This was Cameron’s first nationals after he began shooting in 2019,” mum Jo-Anne said.
“He has won North East zone School persons championships last year and has won many overall titles and overall high guns in the last 18 months.
“He has been a member of the Bendigo Academy of Sport for two years.
“To make it to the championships he attended the NSW State titles on Friday, March 25 which was a selection for the NSW Teams for the Australian Championships the following week.
“Normally they are held in October prior to the nationals but with Covid it got postponed.
“He has been shooting around Australia in the last few months. In January this year he attended the Tasmanian State DTL titles where he won the Tasmanian Junior Double Barrel and Points score as well as the Junior Overall High gun for the four days.
“In February he attended the South Australian State Titles and won the SA Junior Points Score Championship.”
Congratulations to Cameron and good luck for the World Titles next year.
