Washington College

Doug Pfaff, a 2010 graduate of Washington College, serves as the College's trap and skeet head coach and helped guide the team's transition from club to varsity status. In the program's first season as a full varsity sport in 2018-19, WCTS finished 16th of 27 team in Division III at the ACUI Collegeiate Clay Targets Championships.

In 2021-22, Pfaff led the squad to its then best-ever performance at the ACUI East Coast Conference Championships. The team won the championship in Team Skeet, Doubles Skeet and Doubles Trap while picking up the runner-up trophy in Team Trap and Super Sporting.Washington College finished second to Liberty in the overall (HOA) event and also set another team skeet record improving from 481(GMU Invite) to a 485 total.

The 2022-23, the team captured a National Championship in the Division III Super Sporting Clays at the 2023 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships and earned a fifth place overall finish as seven different individuals earned a medal. In the fall at the 2022 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships, the team won its first ever conference crown.

In 2023-24, Washington repeated at the 2023 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships in November. At the 2024 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships and placed ninth. 

Pfaff's squad in 2024-25 won its third consecutive ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships in November as the team swept the HOA by having the the top team, top men's shooter and top ladies' shooter. In March, at the 2025 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships, WCTS finished ninth. 

The 2025-26 season saw another National Championship as Chris Johnson won the American Doubles Skeet in Class B as the team finished 16th overall at the 2026 ACUI-SCTP Collegiate Clay Target National Championships. In the fall, the squad won its fourth straight ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Upper East Coast Conference Championships.

Pfaff was a member of the team when it began to move from a small club to a nationally-competitive team. Pfaff began his shooting career at age nine like most, shooting clays off a backyard trap. Once in college, his competitive career began and, after graduation, he began shooting in ATA competitions and became an off-campus advisor to WCTS. Pfaff was asked by a group of students to coach the team in 2013 and began coaching at practices and took the team to its first ACUI Clay Targets National Championship in 2014. While Pfaff’s first love was trap shooting, he has grown to love all of the sports and has immersed himself in learning as much as possible about all disciplines of clay target shooting. His current focus is sporting clays and he has studied with Dan Carlisle and Diane Sorantino. 

Certifications

Certified NRA Shotgun Instructor

Certified NRA Shotgun Coach Level 2

Certified NRA Range Safety Officer

ATA Certified Shotgun Coach

NSSA Level 1 Instructor

Accomplishments

2013 Virginia State Trap Shoot B Class High All Around 

2014 New Jersey State Trap Shoot High All Around Open A Class

2015 Pennsylvania State Trap Shoot Singles Championship AA Champion

2015 Pennsylvania State Trap Shoot All Around Non Resident AA Champion 386x400

2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Singles Champion

2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Doubles Champion

2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot Handicap Runner-up

2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot High All Around Champion 379x400

2015 Maryland State Trap Shoot High Over All Champion 957x1000

2015 Virginia State Trap Shoot High All Around Non Resident Champion 389x400

2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot AA Singles Champion

2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot AA Doubles Champion

2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot High All Around Runner-up 389x400

2015 Westy Hogan Trap Shoot Challenge Cup Champion 194x200

2015 Trap Season Ending AA-27-AA

2015 Maryland State First Team Trap Overall Average 93.63%

2017 Metcalf Skeet Shoot 12Ga D 3rd, 20Ga C 3rd

2018 Delmarva Open Skeet Shoot 12Ga C 1st, 20Ga C 1st, 28Ga D 1st, .410 TSCH, Doubles C 1st

2018 Maryland State Sporting Clays D Class Prelim Champion

2018 Delaware State Sporting Clays D Class Main Event Champion

2024 - Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Singles Champion

2025 - Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Singles Champion

2025 - Maryland State Trap Shoot AA Resident Doubles Champion

2025 - WTA Silver Buckle Doubles Champion