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USHA Team Members
Rick Mein
Hometown: Walnut, Kansas
Gun: Krieghoff K-80
A successful competitor across many shotgun
disciplines, Rick has won numerous national and international awards. He
is known for his consistency and positive attitude. Rick has two sons:
Derrick, who also shoots, and Trenton, an avid golfer.
Bio:
My name is Rick Mein and I am
from a little town in southeast Kansas called Walnut. I grew up on a farm
and still farm for a living. As a kid growing up on a farm I had plenty of
chances to fine tune my shooting skills. First with a BB gun then a pellet
gun , then a 22, then a shotgun. It wasn't until I was 40 years old that I
started shooting competitively. I first shot sporting clays, a few trap
shoots, a flyer shoot or two, and then I found ZZs. They are the most
difficult of all the shotgun sports. That is what makes them so
interesting to me. If you beat a ZZ, then you know you have done
something!
I have had
great success shooting ZZ's. I am a 3 time and current National Champion.
I placed 4th in the world championships this year in Argentina and won a
bronze medal in Gedhi, Italy in 2004. I have been fortunate to have been
on the US Helice Team 4 times. My team members and I won 3 silvers and one
gold medal in those years.
My gun of
choice is a Krieghoff K-80 which I am very proud of. I have a custom stock
on it made by Wenig Gunstocks of Lincoln, Missouri. It is made out of
Birdseye Maple and I get a lot of comments on it. I shot Bornaghi shells
for quite some time, but they aren't available any more so I a will
probably be shooting Federals now.
If anyone
hasn't tried ZZ's by now, I encourage you to do so. They are very
challenging, but OHHHH the satisfaction of smashing one to smithereens!
Jennifer Paul
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Number of Years on
Team: 2
Gun: Perazzi MX 2000
Preferred Shells: Bornaghi (3 and 3 1/4 dram)
Bio: I
started out shooting skeet with my mom and dad, then my dad built a ZZ
ring in Stockton and I started shooting that. When I am not shooting, I am
singing in the Chamber Choir at St. Mary's High School, or helping my dad
and brother at the go kart track. The farthest I have traveled is Buenos
Aires, Argentina, and Bologna, Italy. My favorite place to shoot would
have to be the Ring at Stockton at the Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club.
My accomplishments: US team two years, All State Honor choir and Regional
Honor Choir, as well as the San Joaquin County Honor choir for three
consecutive years (hoping for a fourth year, to get the four year award.)
Jane Vujovich
Hometown: Oxnard,
California
Gun: Perazzi
Notables: World
Champion (Portugal)
An avid outdoorswoman,
Jane has been a force to be reckoned with in many competitive shotgun
disciplines. Jane is one of the few helice shooters in the U.S. who
shoots using a low-gun approach. It’s obviously effective, as she is a
helice World Champion.
Mike Bogetti
Hometown: Vernalis,
California
Gun: Krieghoff
Shooting is a family
affair for the Bogetti’s, as Mike, his brother, and father are all
competitive shooters. Mike is a huge promoter of the sport of helice and
is the FITASC representative for the United States. He has been a member
of the U.S. Helice Team on numerous occasions.
Weldon Nichols
Hometown: Big Spring,
Texas
Gun: Kemen
Notables: U.S. National
Champion
Weldon’s outstanding
hand-eye coordination makes him successful in almost every sport he
attempts, and shooting is no exception. But, if you’re going to watch,
you better pay close attention—he’s also one of the fastest helice
shooters in the U.S.
Mimi Wilfong
Hometown: Malakoff, Texas
Gun: Perazzi MX8
(special duct tape stock edition)
Preferred Shells: B&P
Bio:
I started shooting trap and skeet with my
brother and his friends in 4-H when I was 12 years old. I began shooting
Olympic trap when I was in high school and tried helice soon thereafter. I
was fortunate to be able to shoot while I was in college at Texas A&M
(Class of ’08—WHOOP!). I’ve been able to travel all over the world
thanks to shooting (and experienced some success: have won a few national
championships, made world championship teams with other excellent
shooters, and even beat some of the guys a few times….ha!), met tons of
great people, and had great opportunities become available. I’m
constantly learning new things!!
If you’ve never tried
helice, I encourage you to….NOW! It’s a great sport, very challenging,
and I guarantee you will meet some great people and have a lot of fun.
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