Oliver Skene on target for College first
11 Mar 2024
Year 11 student Oliver Skene (pictured front right) is the first Christ’s College student to win a place in the national junior Mackintosh DTL team following an outstanding showing at the National Clay Target Club Championships held at the Canterbury Clay Target Cub.
Along with Oliver, fellow Year 11 student Harrison Johnstone and Year 10 student Harry Wilson have impressed at the individual championships, recording an array of superb results and finishing 1st in B Grade and C Grade sections, respectively. Year 13 student Kieran Christey has also competed strongly in the tough A Grade section.
During the intense three-day competition, Oliver has achieved a 238/250 Mackintosh score and a place in the team that shoots a 100-target postal match against Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, and South Africa. Oliver’s 291/300 score is a personal best. For the junior team, the best four scores count, with the New Zealand side scoring 1174/1200 to deliver one of the best results in recent years.
Results
Harrison Johnstone
2nd place in B Grade – 50-target Handicap by Distance event (18m) – 46/50
HOA Junior and 3rd in B Grade in the 18m 45-target Triples event – 72/75
1st place in B Grade – 50-target Single Barrell – 49/50
Oliver Skene
3rd place in C Grade in the NZ Ball Trap Championship – 41/50
2nd place in C Grade Double Rise Trophy match – 21/30
3rd place in C Grade – 50-target Single Barrell – 46/50
2nd place in C Grade – 25-target Points Score Trophy match – 75/75
1st place in C Grade – 50-target Points Score Championship – 147/150
Three-day Mackintosh score 238/250, and a place in the national Mackintosh team – shot 99/100 target and 291/300 total score
Harry Wilson
1st place in C Grade – 50-target Single Rise Championship – 48/50
