The inaugural Smashtown Skeet Classic took center stage at Nashville Gun Club this past weekend, bringing together 190 athletes from 31 teams for a skeet-focused competition.
With American Skeet (200 targets) as the main event and Skeet Doubles (100 targets) as the side event, athletes had a lively weekend in the first leg of the Triple Crown series.
Spring arrived in full force at the Smashtown Skeet Classic.
Saturday’s ideal shooting conditions set the stage for strong performances, while Sunday’s storms added a dramatic twist to the final scores. Lightning prevented traditional shoot-offs, leading to ties being decided using reverse runs—a method where the longest sequence of consecutive hits, counted backward from the last target, determines the winner.
Oaklee Evans, Haywood Young Guns (left) and Morgan Hilliard, McKenzie Shooting Sports (right) tied in Varsity Ladies Double Skeet.
“It was great to see such close competition on the leaderboards. It’ll only add to the excitement as we move through each event in the Triple Crown series,” said Dillon Barnes, Tennessee SCTP manager.
The series challenges athletes across multiple disciplines, with scores from the 200-target main events at the Smashtown Skeet Classic (American Skeet), Bigfoot Blast (Sporting Clays), and Muletown Trap Showdown (American Trap) combined for a total of 600 targets. The top competitors in each category will be recognized as Triple Crown Champions at the State Championships in June.
With Bigfoot Blast scheduled for April 4-6, athletes will soon have an opportunity to build on their performances from Smashtown. The high over all (HOA) winners from this weekend are as follows, and for the full list of winners, click here.
2025 HOA Smashtown Skeet Classic Awards
HOA Grand Champion: Taylor Sims, Columbia Academy GunDawgs (292)
HOA Varsity Team Champion: Unaka Shooters – Jacob Sexton, Robby Hinman, Reed McCown, Scott Dunn, Seth Black (863)
HOA Varsity Team Runner Up: Columbia Academy GunDawgs – Taylor Sims, Drew Wooldridge, Boone Pollard (850)
HOA Intermediate Team Champion: Unaka Shooters – Lauren McCown, Hamilton Cole, Charlie Cox (764)
HOA Intermediate Team Runner Up: HSSC Crush – Max Thorsby, Drake Owens, Beckett Brandon (751)
HOA Collegiate Champion: Kenley Brogdon, South Gibson County Shooting Sports (283)
HOA Collegiate Runner Up: William Hunt, Monroe County (281)
HOA Varsity Men Champion: Ben Yarbrough, HSSC Crush (291)
HOA Varsity Men Runner Up: Scott Dunn, Unaka Shooters (288)
HOA Varsity Ladies Champion: Morgan Hilliard, McKenzie Shooting Sports (287)
HOA Varsity Ladies Runner Up: Oaklee Evans, Haywood Young Guns (274)
HOA Intermediate Men Champion: Hamilton Cole, Unaka Shooters (265)
HOA Intermediate Men Runner Up: Jack Roop, CCTA NO Option (264)
HOA Intermediate Ladies Champion: Taylor Hilliard, McKenzie Shooting Sports (290)
HOA Intermediate Ladies Runner Up: Lauren McCown, Unaka Shooters (277)
HOA Rookie Champion: Jaxon Price, Clarksville Academy (238)
HOA Rookie Runner Up: Mason Smith, McKenzie Shooting Sports (160)
Feature photo by Clarksville Academy Shooting Team
