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Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program, Inc. (Iowa SCTP) & Iowa Scholastic Action Shooting Program (Iowa SASP)
ABOUT
The Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program, Inc. (Iowa SCTP, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2006. Its mission is to support youth, high school, and collegiate clay target and action shooting programs across Iowa by raising funds and providing financial assistance to shooting sports programs, student-athletes, and coaches.
With help from sponsors and a volunteer board, the organization offers several key forms of support:
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Training & Education: Provides training opportunities, reimburses a portion of clinic registration fees, and subsidizes costs (including targets, ammunition, food) for coach certification courses. This includes the annual Iowa SCTP Coach Conference, SASP athlete/coach education, NRA/USA Shooting Level I courses, NSSA instructor and student clinics, NSCA Sporting Clays clinics, and International Trap/USA Shooting programs.
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Championship Awards: For 20 years funds from T-Shirt sales at the Iowa State Trap Championship has assisted to pay for awards for Iowa State Championship programs.
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Fundraising Support: Helps local teams raise money through Midway USA Foundation raffles, which provide both immediate seasonal cash and long-term growth for teams’ Scholastic Shooting Trust Accounts.
The Iowa SCTP, Inc. works to expand opportunities and resources for Iowa’s scholastic shooting sports community.
Please consider participating in this program or donating to keep the legacy of shooting sports active in the state of Iowa.
MISSION
Iowa SCTP, Inc. student athletes
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Are involved in multiple disciplines during the season from action shooting (ie. pistol and rifle) to international skeet and bunker trap.
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Season Schedule:
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The season officially begins in September each year.
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Iowa State Championship events are held from late May through July.
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Lifelong skills
This sport fosters growth of student atheltes.
Scholastic shooting sports help develop responsible, focused, resilient, and well-rounded young adults while providing an enjoyable team activity.
The skills learned on the range - discipline, integrity, sportsmanship, and focus - serve participants well in school, careers, and life.
Education & Financial Support
The Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program, Inc. is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization who is committed to supporting organized youth, high school, and collegiate clay target shooting programs across the state of Iowa through continued education for coaches and athletes.
Click here to see examples of training hosted for Iowa SCTP coaches and athletes.
IOWA SCTP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) are team-based clay target shooting programs that are changing the lives of shooting sports athletes from elementary to college in Iowa. Through organized clay target and action shooting, student-athletes learn lifelong skills such as firearms safety, teamwork, respect for self and others, mental focus, and self-discipline. The Iowa SCTP, Inc. Board of Directors (BODs) supports Scholastic Shooting Sports programs in Iowa. The Iowa SCTP Inc. helps to plan the annual Iowa Shooting Sports Coaches conference, provides educational opportunities and skill enhancement for coaches and athletes, sponsors awards for state championship events, communicates with national and state partners, and enhances the experience of shooting sports in Iowa.
Tina Elwood Gehrke
President
Cal Norris
Vice-President
Larry Gay
Treasurer
Jeremy Rydl
Secretary
Kolton Manning
Board Member
Mark Bruxvoort
Board Member
Tina
Tina Elwood Gehrke is a longtime advocate for outdoor recreation and shooting sports in Iowa. A certified trapshooting coach and CMP instructor/range officer, she has been instrumental in developing safe, structured shooting opportunities for youth and adults.
She leads the Ely American Legion Sharpshooters and coaches the Corridor Clay Crushers, mentoring student-athletes across Eastern Iowa, and has played a key role in establishing the trapshooting team at Kirkwood Community College while supporting SCTP teams at nearly a dozen area schools.
Tina has served on the Iowa SCTP, Inc. Board since 2016 and continues to advance outdoor education, conservation, and youth development across the state.
Kolton
Kolton Manning is a former Maquoketa SCTP athlete and collegiate shooter for Iowa Central Community College who understands firsthand the positive impact shooting sports can have on young people. Having grown up in the Iowa SCTP program, Kolton is passionate about helping youth build confidence, responsibility, and lifelong skills through safe and structured shooting sports.
Kolton is committed to mentoring young athletes and supporting coaches by sharing his knowledge and experience. His goal is to create positive opportunities for youth to learn, grow, and succeed—both on and off the range—while fostering a strong, supportive shooting sports community.
Cal
Cal became familiar with trap shooting and bird hunting at a young age. His involvement in organized shooting sports, however, didn’t begin until his middle-schooler began participating in SCTP as a 7th grader. Cal served as an assistant coach for the Jefferson J-Hawks in Cedar Rapids from 2019 to 2021, taking the reigns as their head coach from 2022 to 2024. He now serves the J-Hawks in an advisory role and assistant coach. In his free time, Cal enjoys shooting ATA Trap, woodworking, and officiating High School and College Football. Cal is also on the board of Otter Creek Sportsman’s Club in Cedar Rapids, serving as Treasurer, IT Director, and liaison to SCTP teams. Cal has been on the Iowa SCTP, Inc. board since 2025.
Jeremy
Jeremy Rydl is a co-founder of the Gilbert Clay Commanders Youth Shooting Club and avid outdoorsman. Serving as head coach for 10 years, he has dedicated over a decade to developing young athletes in the world of shooting sports from trap, skeet, and 5-stand to his personal favorite, sporting clays. His passion lies in mentoring youth, fostering excellence in all facets of life with a deep commitment to putting young athletes first. Through this leadership, he continues to help shape countless young shooters, instilling discipline, sportsmanship, and lifelong appreciation for the outdoors. Jeremy dedicates his time and energy to guiding and inspiring the next generation both on and off the field.
Larry
Larry Gay has been a long time advocate of youth shooting sports. Larry is currently co-head coach of the Oskaloosa Shooting team, a school-based team shooting trap, skeet, sporting clays and international/bunker trap. Larry has been a solid supporter of youth expansion as president of his Izaak Walton League chapter and has been a driving force behind the international skeet expansion in Iowa.
Larry has been on the board since 2007.
Mark
As a dedicated shooting coach, Mark serves as head coach for the Pella Shooters, where he leads athletes in the disciplines of trap, skeet, and sporting clays. He also serves as head coach for the Montezuma Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP), guiding youth athletes through safe, competitive, and structured shooting sports. Mark is passionate about developing shooters of all abilities, emphasizing confidence, sportsmanship, and personal growth both on and off the range.
Through strong leadership and an athlete-first coaching philosophy, he continues to build programs that promote excellence, responsibility, and a lifelong appreciation for the shooting sports.
