State Match Records
South Dakota 4-H proudly recognizes the outstanding marksmanship of state record holders across all shooting disciplines. State records are recorded each year at the annual South Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports State Shoot. The format for the records listed below is Record: Name, County, Score (Year).
BB Gun
- Off Hand: John Kallemeyn, Hughes, 98.06C (2000)
- Kneeling: Roberta Forman, Hughes, 99.08C (2009)
- Sitting
- Michael Stenson, 100.07C (1997)
- Makenzie Maxwell, Marshall, 100.07C (2010)
- Prone: Colby Olauson, Brookings, 100.09C (2016)
- Total Score: Justin Merriam, Hughes, 389.21C (2017)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Hughes County, 1139.47 (2021)
Air Rifle (switched to 60-shot match in 2022)
- Prone: Rylie Stoeser, Hughes/Stanley, 194.11 (2023)
- Standing: Josiah Hays, Hughes/Stanley, 181.05 (2023); Zoe Dissing, Minnehaha, 181.05 (2024)
- Kneeling: Rylie Stoeser, Hughes/Stanley, 186.07 (2023)
- Total Score 3-P: Rylie Stoeser, Hughes/Stanley, 551.20 (2023)
- Total Team 3-P: Hughes/Stanley County, 1614.52 (2022)
Air Pistol
- Bullseye: Marshal Matters, Meade, 185 (2011)
- Timed Fire: Seth Shorb, Custer, 89 (2017)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Sanborn County, 500.01 (2021)
CMP (position record keeping began in 2015)
- Prone (Slow Fire): Skyler Ruth, Hughes/Stanley, 100.1 (2023)
- Prone (Rapid Fire): Luke Dangel, Charles Mix, 100.07 (2024)
- Standing (Slow Fire): Rylie Shull, Pennington, 100 (2017); Bradley Dangel, Charles Mix, 100 (2022); Alexander Schelske, Sanborn, 100.05 (2024)
- Standing (Rapid Fire): Rylie Shull, Pennington, 99 (2015); Dilyn Brooks, Sanborn, 99.05 (2022)
- Kneeling (Slow Fire): Nicholas Rybak, Brule, 100.08 (2024)
- Kneeling (Rapid Fire): Rylie Shull, Pennington, 98 (2015); Dana Schelske, Sanborn, 98 (2022); Abbie Culver, Butte, 98 (2023)
- Total Score - O Class: Collin Fuller, Clark, 532.09 (2021)
- Total Score - Tactical Class: Jayden Lick, Roberts, 576.24 (2024)
- Total Score - Telescopic Class: Aiken Crowley, Lawrence, 581.22 (2019)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Lake County, 1712.53 (2024)
Smallbore Rifle Precision (60 shots began in 2019)
- Prone: Ashley Tieszen, Turner, 199.1 (2023)
- Standing: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 198.1 (2023)
- Kneeling: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 200.13 (2021)
- Total Score: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 591.27 (2023)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Hughes County, 1678.52 (2023)
Smallbore Pistol-.22 Pistol (60 shots began in 2024)
- Total Score: Dylan Vande Kop, Brookings, 534.05 (2024)
- Total Team: Brookings County, 1477.10 (2024)
Archery
- RWOS: Bryce Pick, Minnehaha, 130.08x (2006)
- RWOS Team: Hughes County, 307.04x (2002)
- RWS: Courtney Anderson, Brookings, 140.07x (2012)
- RWS Team: Hughes County, 356.14x (2002)
- CWOS
- Trent Withers, Hughes, 132.08x (2002**(fingers))
- Aaron Rogers, Beadle, 133.05x (1995)
- CWOS Team: Hughes County, 352.15 (2002)
- CWOS-R: Nathan Wagner, Hughes, 141.1 (2002)
- CWOS-R Team: Hughes County, 381.16 (2002)
- CWS: Jacob Foiles, Brookings, 142.10x (2012)
- CWS Team: Clark County, 419.28x (1996)
- CWS-R
- Dan Norby, Lake, 150.27x (2010)
- Matt Peterson, Meade, 150.27x (2017)
- CWS-R Team: Turner County, 449.64 (2024)
- Compound Open: Grady Kane, Lake, 150.30 (I/O 24) (2023)
- ComOpenTeam: Pennington County, 448.67x (2017)
- Recurve Open: Trent Withers, Hughes, 148.16x (2003)
- Recurve Open Team: Butte, 343.12 (2023)
Muzzleloader (Records Began in 2019)
- Bullseye: Adalynn Roark, Roberts, 90.01 (2024)
- Bottles: Adalynn Roark, Roberts, 69 (2024)
- Critters: Mya Heinje, Roberts, 89.03 (2023)
- Total Score: Adalynn Roark, Roberts, 246.04 (2024)
- Total Team: Roberts, 609.1 (2024)
BB Gun
- Off Hand: Roberta Forman, Hughes, 97.06C (2007)
- Kneeling: Natalie Mohr, Hughes, 99.08C (2016)
- Sitting: Eric Krizan, Minnehaha, 100.09C (2006); Aubrey Chamberlin, Hughes, 100.09 (2023)
- Prone: Korey Fischer, Stanley, 100.09C (2000)
- Cassandra Ryckman, Hughes, 100.09C (2013)
- Julia Ivey, Minnehaha, 100.09 (2017)
- Total Score: Sutton Plucker, Minnehaha, 391.24 (2024)
- Total Team: Minnehaha County, 1154.62 (2023)
Air Rifle (switched to 60-shot match in 2022)
- Prone: Ema Dissing, Minnehaha, 193.08 (2023)
- Standing: Ema Dissing, Minnehaha, 162.02 (2024)
- Kneeling: Amelia Crawford, Marshall, 179.04 (2024)
- Total Score 3-P: Ema Dissing, Minnehaha, 522.11 (2024)
- Total Team 3-P: Roberts County, 1493.23 (2023)
Air Pistol
- Bullseye: Joseph Schnetzer, 181 (1999)
- Timed Fire: Riley Spatz, Roberts, 87 (2024)
- Total Team: Roberts County, 479.04 (2024)
CMP (position recordkeeping began in 2015)
- Prone (Slow Fire): Brady Nutter, Brookings, 100.06 (2024)
- Prone (Rapid Fire): Dana Schelske, Sanborn, 98 (2018); Rylie Metz, Roberts, 98 (2023)
- Standing (Slow Fire): Brennen Lick, Roberts, 100.06 (2023)
- Standing (Rapid Fire): Kammi Pelzel, Roberts, 98.03 (2024)
- Kneeling (Slow Fire): Remi Crago, Butte, 99.06 (2024)
- Kneeling (Rapid Fire): Joshua Main, Butte, 97 (2023)
- Total Score - O Class: Jacob Roghair, Jones, 530.06 (2024)
- Total Score - Tactical Class: Remi Crago, 583.23 (2024)
- Total Score - Telescopic Class: Brennen Lick, Roberts, 575.14 (2024)
- Total Team: Butte County, 1696.44 (2024)
Smallbore Rifle Precision (60 shots began in 2019)
- Prone: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 200.14 (2019)
- Standing: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 188.02 (2019)
- Kneeling: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 197.08 (2019)
- Total Score 3-P: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 585.24 (2019)
- Total Team 3-P: Brookings County, 1558.23 (2024)
Smallbore Pistol-.22 Pistol
- Total Score: Zane Baker, Butte, 524.06 (2024)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Butte County, 1462.11 (2024)
Archery (moved to 15 yards in 1993)
- RWOS
- Aaron Rogers, Beadle, 137.05x (1993)
- Colton Michalek, Brule, 128.04x (2018)
- RWOS Team: Sully County, 339.09x (2004)
- RWS: John Bush, Sully, 136.09x (2004)
- RWS Team: Beadle County, 394.16 (2021)
- CWOS
- Kiyle Leichtnam, Pennington 140.10 (2019)
- Tim Sherman, 138.12x (1993)
- CWOS Team: Pennington County, 361.19x (2019)
- CWOS-R: Nathan Wagner, Hughes, 138.12x (1997)
- CWOS-R Team: Marshall County, 381.15 (2002)
- CWS
- Adam Kloos, Grant, 146.13x (2007**(fingers))
- Nathan Oines, 148 (1991)
- CWS Team: Clark County, 416.21x (1996)
- CWS-R: Grady Kane, Beadle 150.28 (2021)
- CWS-R Team: Pennington County, 444.53 (2023)
- Compound Open:
- Grady Kane, Beadle, 150.30 (2021)
- Ethan Bartholow, Beadle, 150.30 (2019)
- ComOpen Team: Hughes County, 447.60x (2007)
- Recurve Open: Trent Withers, Hughes, 147.16x (2001)
- Recurve Open Team: Beadle County, 403.31 (2021)
Muzzleloader (records began in 2019)
- Bullseye: Addison Heinje, Roberts, 89.02 (2021)
- Bottles: Ella Hanson, Lake, 52 (2022)
- Critters: Adalynn Roark, Roberts, 96.03 (2023)
- Total Score: Adalynn Roark, Roberts, 223.03 (2023)
- Total Team: Roberts County, 541.05 (2023)
BB Gun
- Standing: Peyton Arbach, Minnehaha, 99.01C (2013)
- Kneeling: Nathan Wagner, Hughes, 97.06C (1993)
- Sitting: Elyk Swiden, Hughes Conty, 99.07 (2019)
- Prone: Katie Cowen, 100.04C (1997)
- Total Score: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 382.20C (2016)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Roberts County, 1111.352 (2023)
Air Rifle (switched to 60-shot match in 2022)
- Prone: Joseph Rybak, Brule, 176.03 (2023)
- Standing: Izabell Ceroll, Roberts, 147 (2023)
- Kneeling: Bodie Bramblee, Hughes 171.02 (2024)
- Total Score 3-P: Izabell Ceroll, Roberts, 491.05 (2023)
- Total Team 3-P: Roberts County, 1305.11 (2023)
Air Pistol
- Bullseye: Cade Hoffman, Douglas, 182.02 (2022)
- Timed Fire: Evan Koerner, Brookings, 90.02C (2013)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Butte County, 508.04 (2022)
Archery
- RWOS: Trent Withers, Hughes, 141.09x (1998)
- RWOS Team: Douglas County, 340.10x (2018)
- RWS: Trent Withers, Hughes, 144.10x (1998)
- RWS Team: Hughes County, 359.14x (1998)
- CWOS: Ethan Cole, Marshall, 143.09x (2000)
- CWOS Team: Marshall County, 405.26x (2000)
- CWS: Trent Withers, Hughes, 150.14 (1998)
- CWS Team: Beadle County, 413.23x (1996)
- CWS-R
- Nate Buscher, Hughes, 150.30x (2005)
- Cody Honeywell, Hughes, 150.30x (2005)
- CWS-R Team: Hughes County, 450.83x (2005)
- CWOS-R: Ethan Cole, Marshall, 140.10x (2000)
- CWOS-R Team: Marshall County, 400.18x (2000)
- R-Open
- Terissa Taylor, Moody, 145.13 (2019)
- R-Open Team: Harding County, 333.05 (2024)
- ComOpen
- Nate Buscher, Hughes, 150.30x (2004)
- Cody Honeywell, Hughes, 150.30x (2005)
- Kadin Nelson, Pennington, 150.30x (2015)
- Ethan Bartholow, Beadle, 150.3 (2017)
- ComOpen Team: Hughes County, 449.81x (2005)
The following state records have been archived due to changes in shooting parameters and competition format.
Seniors (Ages 14–18)
- BB Gun
- Total Team: Pierre JR Shooters, 1531.45C (2003)
- Air Rifle
- Prone: Jessica Hays, Hughes, 97.06 (2021)
- Standing: Jenna Kruger, Hughes, 86.01 (2021)
- Kneeling: Justin Merriman, Hughes County, 94.03 (2019)
- Total Score 3-P: John Kallemeyn, Hughes County, 280.01 (2002)
- Total Team 3-P: Hughes County, 1048.2C (2019)
- Total Score
- Julie Jones, Hughes County, 375 (1999)
- Michelle Scarborough, Stanley County, 377 (1985)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Hughes County, 809.23 (2021)
- Total Score: Julie Jones, Hughes, 375 (1999); Michelle Scarborough, Stanley 377 (1985)
- Total Team: Minnehaha County, 1368.37 (2003); Hughes County, 1048.2C (2019)
- Air Pistol
- Total Team: Meade County, 649.03C (2010)
- 22 Rifle (Precision)
- Off Hand: Kelsey Emme, Meade, 98.72C (2010); Rylie Shull, Pennington 96.01C (2017)
- Kneeling: Shelby Freeman, Marshall, 100.09C (200*); Rylie Shull, Pennington 98.04C (2017)
- Sitting: Brian Beaman, Walworth, 100.07C (2003)
- Prone: Eric Krizan, Minnehaha, 100.92C (2010); Ryan Habeck, Hughes 100.06C (2017)
- Total Score: Rylie Shull, Pennington, 293.08C (2017)
- Total Team: Pennington County, 1047.16C (2016)
- Total Score 3-P: Kelsey Emme, Meade 297.21C (2016)
- Total 3-P Team: Minnehaha County, 1120.39C (2005)
- Total Score: Brian Beaman, Walworth, 394.25C (2003)
- Total Team: Pennington County, 1447.41C (2001)
- Smallbore Rifle (Precision 60 Shots Began in 2019)
- Total Team: Brookings County, 2003.14 (2019)
- CMP Position (Record Keeping Began in 2015)
- Total Team: Pennington County, 2259.52C (2015)
- Total Score: Sondra Coldman, Minnehaha, 591 (2005) (total score per division started to be recognized in 2021)
- Smallbore Pistol-.22 Pistol
- Total Score: Cory Slunecka, Faulk, 288.11 (2009)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Tripp County, 763.06 (2021)
- Total Team: Tripp County, 998.05C (2019); Brookings County, 990.09C (2007)
- Archery
- CWOS: Aaron Rogers, Beadle 133.05X (1995)
Juniors (Ages 11–13)
- BB Gun
- Total Team: Douglas County, 1519.65C (2015)
- Air Rifle
- Prone: Josiah Hays, Hughes County, 97.06 (2019)
- Standing: Zoe Dissing, Minnehaha County, 86.01 (2019)
- Kneeling: Zoe Dissing, Minnehaha County, 91.04 (2019)
- Total Score 3-P: Holly Coldman, Minnehaha County, 268 (2004)
- Total Team 3-P: Hughes County, 1002.22C (2018)
- Total Score: Holly Coldman, Minnehaha County, 350.12 (2003)
- Total Team: Minnehaha County, 727.12 (2021)
- Total Score: Holly Coldman, Minnehaha 350.12 (2003)
- Total Team: Marshall County, 1189.06C (2000); Hughes County, 1002.22C (2018)
- Air Pistol
- Total Team: Douglas County, 664.05C (2014)
- 22-Rifle (Precision)
- Off Hand: William Zebroski, Hughes, 99.09C (2011); Zane DeRynck, Brookings, 79 (2017)
- Kneeling: Kaycee Szmanski, Pennington, 98.05C (2012); Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 89.01 (2012)
- Sitting: Thomas Kallemeyn, Hughes, 95.05C (2001)
- Prone: Eric Krizan, Minnehaha, 100.10C (2008); Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 96.04C (2018)
- Total Score: Nicolette Hoffman, Douglas, 260.05C (2018)
- Total Team: Brookings County, 872.10C (2017)
- Total Score 3-P: Kaycee Szmanski, Pennington, 284.09C (2012)
- Total 3-P Team: Pennington County, 1070.13C (2013)
- Total Score: Jared Namken, Hamlin, 347.02 (1998)
- Total Team: Hamlin County, 1147.11C (2001)
- CMP (Position Record Keeping Began in 2015)
- Total Team: Pennington County, 2103.22C (2012)
- Total Score: Kyle Jacobson, Charles Mix, 592.37 (2005) (total score per division started to be recognized in 2021)
- Smallbore Pistol-.22 Pistol
- Total Score: Rose Smith, Lawrence, 286.10C (2017)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Douglas County, 753.06 (2023)
- Total Team: Tripp County, 1002.17C (2018)
- Archery
- CWS: Nathan Oines, 148 (1991)
- RWOS: Aaron Rogers, Beadle, 137.05X (1993)
- CWOS: Tim Sherman, 363.14X (2001)
Beginners (Ages 8–10)
- BB Gun
- Total Team: Stanley County, 1439.06C (1993)
- Air Rifle
- Prone: Alexis Hoffman, Douglas County, 94.04 (2019)
- Standing: Alexis Hoffman, Douglas County, 71.0 (2019)
- Kneeling: Ema Dissing, Minnehaha, 83.02 (2021)
- Total Score 3-P: Savanna Bloom, Day County, 252 (2013)
- Total Score: Brian Beaman, Walworth County, 304 (1995)
- Total Team (three-person teams began in 2020): Brule County, 555.03 (2021)
- Total Score: Brian Beaman, Walworth, 304 (1995)
- Total Team: Brookings County, 683.01C (2013)
- Air Pistol
- Total Team: Hamlin County, 656.07C (2010)
National Championships
The 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships are held yearly in Grand Island, Nebraska. South Dakota youth must qualify at one of three competitions to compete at nationals. Competitors can only participate in a division once at nationals but can return to nationals in other divisions.
