Join us for our 2nd annual Warnell Alumni & Friends Sporting Clays Tournament during Warnell Weekend. The Young Alumni Committee (YAC) is partnering with the Georgia R3 Initiative to host the tournament, and all are invited to participate! Teams will be formed after registration closes and will be comprised of a mixture of alumni, professionals, friends, and current students. This is an excellent opportunity for networking, introducing students to shooting sports, and a little friendly competition. Prizes will be awarded!
Location: Elbert County Gun Club
Date: Friday, April 13, 2018
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration is at capacity. Contact April McDaniel at aprilmcd@uga.edu or 706-542-7602 to be added to the wait list.
Registration Categories
Student: New Shooter ($10)
Students with limited or no firearm experience are encouraged to attend. Additional training, shotguns and ammunition will be provided for students with little to no experience.
Student: Experienced Shooter ($10)
Students with shooting experience are encouraged to attend. You will need a shotgun, at least one hundred rounds of ammunition, eye protection, and ear protection to complete the course. Ammunition, eye protection, and ear protection are all available for purchase at Elbert County Gun Club.
Non-student ($30)
Alumni, natural resources professionals, and friends are all encouraged to attend. You will need a shotgun, at least one hundred rounds of ammunition, eye protection, and ear protection to complete the course. Ammunition, eye protection, and ear protection are all available for purchase at Elbert County Gun Club.
Thank you to our partners
The Georgia R3 Initiative aims to recruit, retain, and reactivate hunters and shooting sports enthusiasts, and was created through a partnership between the Georgia Wildlife Federation, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Quality Deer Management Association, Safari Club International, and National Wild Turkey Federation. Additional support from the Ervin Industries, Inc. will provide ammunition for students that have limited or no firearm experience.
For information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Whitney Della Torre 706-254-7317.
Any additional proceeds from the tournament will be donated to support the YAC undergraduate scholarship endowment.
Warnell Night at Southern Brewing Company
All are invited to join us following the tournament for a social at Southern Brewing Company. The brewery provides a fun family atmosphere with tons of yard games and everyone is welcome to attend. Should you wish to sample the adult beverages on-site, $12 will provide you a Southern Brewing Company glass, facility tour, and six pours of your choosing, or you can purchase beverages by the pint or half pint.
Warnell will be joined by a group from Advancing Georgia's Leaders in Agriculture and Forestry (AGL), so it's a great chance to support Warnell's AGL participants and network with some of our alumni and friends from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences!
Special thanks to the tournament planning committee:
Cory Dukes (BSFR '10, MS '12), YAC member
Whitney Della Torre (AB '10, MS '13), YAC member
Swanny Evans (BSFR '12, MS '15), R3 Coordinator
We are very grateful for our inaugural tournament chairs Elizabeth Miller and Clint McNeal for assisting with the second tournament.
This page will continue to be updated in the coming weeks as additional details are finalized.
Additional thanks to our tournament sponsors:
