Minnesota Trapshooting Association
MTA Hall Of Fame
MINNESOTA TRAPSHOOTING ASSOCIATION
Minnesota Trapshooting Hall of Fame
Eric Munson
Cokato, MN
Elected: 2005
Shooting Member
Eric began shooting registered trap in 1981 at the 1st youth program at the Minnesota State Shoot. Eric’s scores that day were; singles 80, handicap 83, and doubles 65. In 1982, Eric won his first handicap yardage at the Iowa State Shoot.
On August 4th, 1984 at the Central Zone Shoot, held in St. Cloud, Eric ran his first 100 straight in singles.
On June 14th, 1985 Eric made it to the 27 yard line at the Mile Hi Shooting Park, Colorado, at the age of 16.
On July 2nd, 1988 while shooting in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, at the Canadian Nationals, Eric ran his first 200 straight in singles. Eric shot his first 100 straight in doubles on July 21, 1990 at the North Dakota State Shoot. Eric’s shooting accomplishments are as follows:
Minnesota State Championship Trophies
1991 Minnesota Singles Champion
1991 Minnesota Doubles Champion
1999 Minnesota Singles AA champion
2002 Runner-up Minnesota Singles Championship
2002 Minnesota Singles Class AA Champion
2002 Minnesota AA Doubles Class Champion
2003 Minnesota Doubles Champion
2003 Minnesota AA Doubles Class Runner-up
2003 Minnesota Handicap Championship 6th Place
2004 Minnesota Doubles Champion
Minnesota State High-Over-All Trophies
1997 Champion
1999 Champion
2000 Champion
2002 Champion
2004 AAA Champion
Grand American Trophies
1998 Class AAA 3rd Championship Singles
2000 Kay Ohye AAA Doubles Champion
2001 Runner-up Dayton Homecoming Singles
2002 Krieghoff Singles Champion
2002 Dayton Homecoming Singles Champion
2002 Grand American Doubles Champion
2003 Singles Class Championship AAA 3rd
2003
Krieghoff 100 AAA Singles Champion2003 Presidents Handicap 10th Place
2003 AAA 3rd Class Champion Doubles
2004 AAA Class Doubles Champion
2004 Grand American Doubles Champion
2004 AAA High-All-Around Runner-up
ATA Central Zone Trophies
1994 Doubles Champion
2004 Doubles Champion
Southwestern Grand Trophies
2003 Doubles Champion
2004 Doubles Champion
Trap & Field All-Around Average Leader
2003 5th Place Average 97.71%
2004 5th Place Average 97.50%
Other Accomplishments
All American 5 times-1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Minnesota State Team 18 times-Captain 2004
2004 Doubles Average 99.26%
26 – 200 straights in Singles
47 – 100 straights in Doubles