2024 Big Tex Clay Shoot Classic Breaks All-Time Fundraising Record; State Fair of Texas Supporters Raise More Than $320,000 for Texas Students

DALLAS - May 7, 2024 - The Annual Big Tex®Clay Shoot Classic event raised a record-breaking $322,585, with all event proceeds going to Texas youth participating in the State Fair's Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction and Scholarship Program.

The Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction and Big Tex Scholarship Program supports graduating high school seniors around the state of Texas who have participated in competitive youth livestock events held at the State Fair and graduating seniors from six Dallas ISD high schools in the Fair Park area, and seasonal employees of the State Fair of Texas or their dependents. Scholarship recipients attend Texas colleges, universities, or accredited trade schools.

The event was held Friday, April 26, at the Dallas Gun Club in Lewisville, Texas. Approximately 560 shooters registered to compete at the event. For the second year, the annual Big Tex® Clay Shoot Classic offered a morning flight and afternoon flight, allowing more shooters and teams to take part in the competition. First-place and second-place teams from each flight on the green, blue, and orange courses were recognized.

Earning first-place honors for the MORNING FLIGHT, Top Teams: Orange Course Winners:Ben E Keith Beverages Team #1: Randy Kvapil, Jonathon DelValle, Cody Fisher, William Troy Berry, Scott Douda, Blue Course Winners:AgTrust Farm Credit Team: Matt Manuel, Ben Clark, Hunter Mathews, William Harlan Ray, Walker Dailey, and Green Course Winners:Aon Risk Services Southwest, Inc. Team: Rick Reyna, Don Cornell, Steven Turner, Brian Campbell, Matt Campbell.

for the AFTERNOON FLIGHT. Top Teams: Orange Course Winners: Dalrock Plumbing Company, Inc. Team: Brent Schrade, Josh McEntee, Chad McEntee, Tim Tuttle, Chad Todd, Blue Course Winners:Antler Creek Ranch Team: Mark Strickland, Mark Durso, Brian Bessellieu, Kirk Williams, John Goodwin, and Green Course Winners: Sophie Alford Team: Sophie Alford, Kyle Hall, Eli Laird, Ben Robinett, Lindsay Brown.

The top individual MORNING FLIGHTshooters: Orange Course: Brian Burns and Zack West tied (89 of 90 targets hit), Blue Course: Darian Mock and Drew Walling tied (87 of 90 targets hit), and Green Course: Ethan Burns (88 of 90 targets hit). Each winner received a custom State Fair of Texas belt buckle created by Gist.

The top individual AFTERNOON FLIGHTshooters: Orange Course: Joe Grant (86 of 90 targets hit), Blue Course: Mike Rogers and Marshall Moore tied (86 of 90 targets hit), and Green Course: Brandon Berger (88 of 90 targets hit). Each winner received a custom State Fair of Texas belt buckle created by Gist.

A special thanks to the following organizations and individuals:

• 2024 Presenting Sponsor: United Mechanical
• 2024 Title Sponsor: Madden Electric
• 2024 Benefactors: 13624 Floyd Circle and 3 Queens Land & Cattle, Winston Watercooler, Lonesome Quail Ranch
• Shooter Gear Sponsor: Park Cities Quail Coalition
• Shooter Hat Sponsor: Heritage Land Bank
• Shooter Shirt Sponsor: Marsh & McLennan
• Helice Game Sponsor: Watkins Construction
• Pavilion Sponsor: ACT
• Breakfast Sponsor: Texas Building Controls
• Lunch Sponsor: Texas First Rentals
• Hospitality Cart Sponsor: Sewell Automotive
• Raffle Sponsor: Venture Mechanical
• Day Sponsor: Beck Group
• Team Photo Sponsor: Ruddick Construction
• Beverage Sponsor: Ben E. Keith
• Course Sponsors:
  • Blue Course: Complete Land Management Services, Frost Bank, Morley-Moss, Rad-Rides Brand (Planet Ford (635), and Texas Farm Credit.
  • Orange Course: Holleman Construction, Lockton Companies, Prime Source Building Products, SteelFab Texas Inc., and Texas Air Systems.
  • Green Course: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bobcat Contracting, JMEG LLC, and Larry Sauls & Friends.
• More than 50 valued volunteers.

Shooting station sponsors included: AgTrust Farm Credit, Antler Creek Ranch, Aon, Dalrock Plumbing Company, Dennis Reese, Eastern Plumbing, Elements of Architecture, Good Cap Ventures, Hargrove Electric, Higgins Branchini Shooting Foundation, Housley Group, HP Envirovision, Inter Electric, Lockton Companies, Mainline Storage, Master Construction, McCarthy Partners, MIINC, Moore Supply, Murray-Ward Contracting, New York Life, Novel Builders, Precision Demolition, Quail Coalition, and Wright Construction.

Teams participating in the shoot: 5555 N Beach, ACT, Sophie Alford, Assured Comfort Services, Bank of Texas, Beck, Ben E Keith, Bobcat, D. Harold Bryd III, David Bryd, Clay Shooters Supply, Davis Crane, Bobby Crotty, Direct Retail Partners, Eastern Plumbing, Everline Roofing, Expedition Capital Advisors LLC, First Trust, Frost Bank, John de la Garza, Good Cap Ventures, Heritage Land Bank, Higgins Branchini Shooting Foundation, Housley Communications, Housley Group, J. Alexander Law Firm, JMEG LLC, Katten Munchin Rosenberg, Larry Sauls & Friends, Lockton Companies, Madden Electric, Marsh & McLennan, McCarthy Partners, MIINC, Moore Supply, Morley-Moss, NexBank, North Texas Ductwork (NTD), Northwest Insurance Agency, Joey Nuchereno, Park Cities Quail, The Parks at Legacy, PKJ Investments, Prime Source Building Products, Primera Companies, PROHunters, Raggio & Raggio, Reliable Chevrolet, Rockport Construction Group, Rudick Construction, Sapphire Gas Solutions, Silver Fox Resources LLC, Scheels, Scrap-It, Dr. Dick Shepherd, State Fair of Texas Chairman's Taskforce, SteelFab Texas Inc., Sterling Resources, Sterling Roof Systems, Sweeney Lumber, Talley-Riggins Construction, Taurus Commercial, Taylor Farms, Texas Building Controls, Texas Farm Credit, United Healthcare, United Mechanical, United Rentals-Facilities Sponsor, Venture Mechanical, and Watkins Construction.

Our generous, in-kind event donors included: Ben E. Keith, Emergency Ice, Grapevine Golf Cars, Keurig Dr Pepper, United Mechanical, and United Rentals. Our live auction and raffle donors included: AgTrust Farm Credit, Blue Dream Wake Surfing, Ferguson, Four Seasons Fishing and Hunting, Lowes, Dick McCallum, Tim McCreary, Milwaukee Tool, Shea Self, Springfield Armory, United Mechanical, and Wylie's Gun Shop.

For more information on the Big Tex Clay Shoot Classic, please visit BigTex.com/Clayshoot.

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