TMI student named All American shooter

TMI freshman Michael Galo was named captain of the National Skeet Shooting Association’s Sub-Junior All-American Team, based on 2012-2013 performance.
PHOTO BY LAL D. THRELKELD

Michael Galo, a freshman at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, was named captain of the Sub-Junior All-American Team (ages 14 and under) of the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA). Galo had the highest number of points of all Sub-Junior shooters in registered skeet shoots across the country between Nov. 1, 2012, and Nov. 1, 2013, as well as the highest overall average based on scores in the 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, 410 bore and doubles events.

He has been competing since age 12 in youth and open competitions across Texas, Louisiana, California and Georgia and is classified as a AAA shooter, the NSSA’s highest classification. Galo ranks 17th among all skeet shooters in Texas and was named to the All Texas Open Second Team by the Texas Skeet Shooting Association.

The National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA), the governing body for competitive American skeet shooting.