Tim Reed

Tim Reed grew up in Bath, SD, on the 800 acre working farm passed down by his family for generations. It was these early years that his free time was spent, BB gun in hand, developing finely tuned instincts that would serve him well for a lifetime. Tim's father was no stranger to the sport, as he regularly shot at a small club in Columbia; so too did Tim become familiar with the sport at a young age.

Since those early years, Reed has established an impressive shooting resume. He has secured All-American Team placements 18 times since 2005. He reached AA-27-AA status in 2002 and made AAA-27-AAA the next year. Reed completed his ATA Grand Slam in 2005 with 100 from the 27-yard line. In total he he’s broken perfect centuries from the back fence 12 times, including Prelim Friday of the 2011 Grand, completing his Grand American Grand Slam.

Reed has run 100 in doubles during the Grand 19 times, which is the 12^th most of all shooters. His 200s at the Grand total 26.

In 2010 Reed was runner up in the Grand’s All-Around and High-Over-All. He won the 2022 sub-vet All-Around title with a record 396 and captured the age-group HOA crown in 2018 and 2022. In 2011 he topped the Prelim Week All-Around.

During the 2006 Champion of Champions, he landed the runner-up spot after 100 in the program and a 19-round shootoff. The tie-breaker stands as the Grand record for one-day shootoffs. Reed was Zone Champion of Champions winner in 2005 and 2006 Clay Target Championships. He has been a member of winning state zone teams numerous times.

In Satellite Grand competition, Reed has captured high-over-all titles at the Heartland Spring and Southwestern tournaments. He has twice champion in the Western Grand feature singles and once won the sub-vet HOA. He has claimed the sub-vet handicap and HOA crowns at the Southwestern Grand.

Reed’s ATA Central Zone titles include two singles, one doubles, and two all-around.

In total Reed has won 22 South Dakota state tiles over the field. In 2008 he swept all four main championships, establishing an all-around record of 398x400. He has won the HOA four times since 1987.

Reed has led the association in annual handicap average wtice and has entered singles averages of 99%+ 16 times since 2003.

Having won Trap & Field All-Around Average Awards in the open category six times, his 2013 average of .9825 places fourth in the record books. As a sub-vet, he has collected two All-Around Average Awareds. His 2018 average of .9663 ties for the highest on record for the category, while his 2022 average is fifth on the all-time list. He has also posted singles and doubles averages that place the sub-vet top 10 list.

Reed fondly recounts shooting on the last 500x500 squat at the Grand in Vandalia (2005). The same squad was first to go 500x500 at the Grand in Sparta (2006).

He and wife Cheryl now enjoy cheering on their grand-daughter Mallory, who is following in Tim’s footsteps shooting trap with her grandfather’s old BT-99, ensuring the sport for future generations.