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Pat Laib attended his first registered
trapshoot in 1974. He broke his first 100 straight at the 1978 Sioux
Indian Shoot at Anoka. He then broke his first 200 straight in the
Minnesota Singles Championship in 1987, going on to place as runner-up.
Pat's first State Championship was the Doubles Champion in 1982 in which he
broke 97X100 and won the shoot off over George Jacobson. His Minnesota
State Shoot wins are 1980 Singles runner-up, 1982 Doubles Champion, 1986 Men's
Champion of Champions, 1987 Singles runner up, 1990 Singles Runner-up, 1990
High-Over-All and All-Around and 1992 High-Over-All State Champion. His
out of state records are 1988 North Dakota State Single Champion NR and 1996
North Dakota H.A.A. Champion - NR. While attending 18 Grand Americans, Pat
captured 3 trophies. These were the 1983 Class A Doubles Runner-up, 1987 Clay
Target AA Champion and the 1990 State Team Co-Champions.
Overall, Pat has been selected to the Minnesota State Team 10 times. He
shot a total of 55,075 singles, 48,850 handicap and 28,300 doubles targets in his
career, so far! Other accomplishments are the 1981 Kouba Singles
Championship at the Billy Fawcett Shoot. 1987 HOA Championship Billy Fawcett
Shoot and in 1990 became the second person in Minnesota to average over 95% on
all qualifying targets for the State Team.
Pat enjoys the sport as well as being able to help others to shoot better
through his shop's professional gunsmith services. There is a
tremendous amount of satisfaction that comes with someone's else's victory if
you can have a part in it. Pat lives in Spicer, MN with his wife, Mary,
and their two sons, Trevor and Aaron.
