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Hillsdale College’s John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center Hosts Para Trap Grand Prix
Sophia Bultema ’26 took home a silver medal.
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Hillsdale College’s John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center hosted a Para Trap Grand Prix June 23-26. Sophia Bultema ’26, a member of the Hillsdale College Shotgun Team, took home a silver medal.
“Despite having physical disabilities, para trap athletes compete in the same bunker trap as their Olympic counterparts — and often rival their scores,” said Range Manager Matt Little. “It is an honor for the Halter Center to host these determined athletes and give them a platform for world-class competition.”
Bultema took silver in PT3 Mixed Trap Standing Upper Limb, breaking 100 out of 125 targets in the qualification rounds and placing second in the final. Bultema is also the Junior World record holder in para trap and the only woman to make a World Cup final.
“The goal is to see para trap included in the Paralympics,” Little said. “This will unlock broader funding opportunities for para trap athletes and allow them to compete in the 2028 games in Los Angeles.”
Para-PT1-Mixed-Trap Seated SG-S
Gold: Zachary Jones
Silver: Tony Kim
Bronze: Ryan Harrison
Para-PT2-Mixed-Trap Standing (Lower Limb) SG-L
Gold: Zeren Yu
Para-PT3-Mixed-Trap Standing (Upper Limb) SG-U
Gold: Albert Fiori
Silver: Sophia Bultema
Bronze: Steven Neuman
For official photos from the competition, click here. For photos from previous events at the Halter Center, click here. For photos of Hillsdale College, click here. For a high-resolution copy of the Hillsdale College clocktower logo, click here.
About the John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center
The Halter Center is a state-of-the-art shooting facility located five miles from the Hillsdale College campus. Opened in 2008, the Center aims to introduce individuals to shooting sports and encourage interest across all levels of experience. The Halter Center also serves an educational purpose by promoting the principles of the Constitution and teaching beginner and experienced shooters in various classes. Home to Hillsdale College’s collegiate shooting teams and the USA national team, the Halter Center is also a resource for the public through camps, conferences, and other programming. For more information, visit shootingsports.hillsdale.edu.
Hillsdale College has been the home of the USA Shooting National Team since 2019 and has hosted USA Shooting Junior Olympic trap and skeet development camps and championships. The Center boasts 113 range acres, four international skeet fields, a 23-station sporting clays course, five international bunkers, an action shooting range, an enclosed and climate-controlled five-stand range, an international archery range, eight American trap fields, the AcuSport Lodge and Grille, and six cottages to accommodate overnight lodging. A 62,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor rifle and pistol building will be completed in summer 2025.
About Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College is an independent, nonsectarian, Christian liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 6.8 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.