Ridge Pearson used a solid 95 and impressive shooting in a tightly contested shoot off to earn NC Junior State Champion honors for 2024 recently at Rowan County Wildlife Association in Salisbury, NC.

Pearson outlasted fellow junior Addison Wallace in the shootoff. Jacob Meads finished third.

Wallace’s strong day did lock up top junior lady honors in the tournament, edging Kate Harrill for the title.

Nolan Ivie, shooting in his third state championships, finished with a 92 to earn his second Sub Junior championship in as many years. Colton Dull finished runner-up with Reid Culbert taking third in Sub Junior by way of winning a shoot off with Easton Davenport.

Past Junior State Champion, Corrie Cloninger, ended the day with the best overall score to win the Collegiate State Championship. Vaughn Klosowski and Marshall Tomchik rounded out top-3 honors among Collegiate shooters.

The NCSSA congratulates all participants for a fantastic event. Additionally, the organization would like to thank the volunteers and donors who help make this a strong event each year.

Please visit our results page for all results from the event.