CMP recently announced the new manager of the CMP Competition Center in Anniston, Alabama, is JT Schnering, a former University of Alaska-Fairbanks rifle team shooter and University of Nebraska rifle team coach.
As the CMP Competition Center Manager, Schnering will oversee several functions, such as the coordination of events and competitions, weekly Open Public Marksmanship timeslots, operating Laser Shot simulators within the building, promoting offered programs and, most importantly, ensuring a pleasant and positive experience for all those who visit the facility.
Schnering brings an abundance of experience in marksmanship as both an athlete and a coach. Though he has recently been hired as a full-time staff member, he has previous connections to the CMP as a camp counselor for the summer CMP Junior Rifle Camps while in college.
“I decided to join the CMP because of my involvement in the summer camps and because of the company’s mission,” he said. “I believe it’s important to bring young people into the shooting sports and learn the valuable skills it has to offer.”
Raised in Alaska, Schnering began his involvement in the marksmanship community while in high school, where he earned three First Team merits in air rifle from the Alaska School Activities Association, as well as another First Team title in smallbore. He went on to become a member of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks rifle team from 2015 to 2019. While with the Nanooks, he claimed multiple All-American distinctions, four NCAA National Rifle Championship appearances and was named Alaska-Fairbanks’ Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year in 2019.
In July 2021, Schnering became assistant coach of the University of Nebraska rifle team after also aiding the program at Alaska-Fairbanks and at his home club in Fairbanks.
Now, Schnering is ready to again inspire individuals on the range, taking encouraging steps toward even more valuable opportunities for juniors, newcomers and all who enter the doors of the CMP Competition Center in Alabama.
“My goal is to bring more youth athletes into the sport,” he said. “Shooting gives an amazing and safe, way to allow kids to be involved in something unique and fun. I bring a lot of shooting experience in air gun and smallbore as well as coaching experience and connections to the shooting community. I look forward to building a club team at the CMP South location, meeting new people and teaching others about the shooting sports.”
The CMP Competition Center in Anniston, Alabama, has an 80-point air gun range that is equipped with electronic targets.
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