Taylor Gallegos

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Taylor Gallegos

Taylor Gallegos shooting career started with her dad at the deer lease at the age of four.  She then started shooting with a 4H group where she shot all rifle and pistol events. She then joined the Shooting Stars and has been shooting with them for three years now. Since then she has competed in multiple Air pistol and 22 pistol competitions.

She is currently serving as the Junior Delegate on the Shooting Stars Board of Directors.

Shooting Achievements

  • Current member of the USA Shooting National Junior Development Team
  • Ranked nationally among the top 15 shooters in women’s air and sport pistol events
  • 2012 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championships
  • 2012 – Silver – Women’s 25m Sport Pistol – USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championships
  • 2012 – Gold – Women’s 25m Sport Pistol – Texas State Junior Olympics
  • 2012 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – Texas State Junior Olympics
  • 2011 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – J2 age group – USA Shooting National Championships
  • 2011 – Silver – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – A Class – USA Shooting National Championships
  • 2011 – Silver – Women’s 25m Sport Pistol – J2 age group – USA Shooting National Championships
  • 2011 – Participated in the Meeting of the Shooting Hopes in Plzen, Czech Republic in Women’s 10m Air Pistol and Women’s 25m Sport Pistol with USA Shooting National Junior Development Team members
  • 2011 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – Texas State Junior Olympics
  • 2011 – Gold – Women’s 25m Sport Pistol – Texas State Junior Olympics
  • 2011 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – TCU Invitational
  • 2010 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – Texas State Junior Olympics
  • 2010 – Gold – Women’s 25m Sport Pistol – Texas State Junior Olympics
  • 2010 – Invited to attend the ISSF World Championships in Munich, Germany as part of the USA Shooting National Junior Development Team
  • 2010 – Bronze – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – J2 age group – USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championships
  • 2010 – Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – TCU Invitational
  • 2010 – Silver - Women’s 10m Air Pistol – J2 age group – USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championships
  • 2010 – Gold - Women’s 10m Air Pistol – J2 age group – USA Shooting National Championships
  • 2010 – Bronze – Women’s 25m Sport Pistol - USA Shooting National Championships
  • 2009 – Silver – Women’s 10m Air Pistol – USA Shooting Southwest Regional Championship

Major Competitions

  • Meeting of the Shooting Hopes, Plzen, Czech Republic (2011)
  • Texas Regional Completions at Rosenberg Texas  (2009)
  • 3x Air Competition at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) (2009, 2010)
  • Texas State Junior Olympic Qualifiers match  (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • National Junior Olympics at the OTC  (air pistol and sport pistol)  (2010 , 2011)
  • TCU invitational competition (air pistol) (2010, 2011)
  • Rifle/Pistol National Championships at Fort Benning 2010 (air pistol and sport pistol)
  • World Championships Munich Germany (sport pistol)
  • Pistol Fall selections at the OTC (2010)

Other Interests

Taylor was in girl scouts for eight years and organized one of the most successful fund raisers the group had.   She has been on the dance team for two years and earned her letter jacket.   She volunteered at the annual 4H, Friends of NRA and the TSRA banquets.  She has volunteered to train pistol shooting at the Dallas Safari Club Safety Extravaganza shoots.  She is in the top ten percent of her class and maintains a 3.69 GPA.   She plans to attend college after high school and major in law.