Baschieri & Pellagri USA, manufacturer of premier shotshells for sporting clays and hunting, has just signed Lance Thompson to the B&P shooting team.

Thompson, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, is a student at Jacksonville University, where he has been a member of the university’s varsity shooting team since the fall of 2020 under a full scholarship.

“I started shooting when I was 9 years old,” said Thompson. “I started by taking an NRA shotgun safety course. It was suggested, during that class, that I try competitive shooting. I was soon introduced to the sport of Olympic trap shooting. I loved it so much I decided to completely dedicate myself to becoming the best Olympic trap shooter in the world. I have been training and competing ever since.”

Thompson is on the fast track to becoming one of the top collegiate trap shooters in the country, having won numerous gold, silver, bronze and HOA awards in competitions around the country over the last two years. The young shooter has also competed in Italy, France, Germany, Malta and Canada, and made the USA Junior Olympic team in 2018. Last year, Thompson won the USA Shooting Collegiate National Champion title and contributed to Jacksonville University’s win of the National SCTP Championship.

“Lance Thompson is an incredibly talented Olympic trap competitor,” said Holly Hammond, marketing manager of B&P. “It is always an honor and a pleasure to partner with dedicated young shooters and support them as their competitive careers ascend. We wish Lance tremendous success in this year’s competition season and look forward to him achieving his goal of making the U.S. Olympic team for the 2024 games.”

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