But 15-year-old Ben Cleland, of the Cleland family of shooting champions, has been to all three states and is headed overseas to Turkey for the 2008 World Games next month, all because he consistently is able to shoot arrows into very tight clusters on bull’s-eye targets.

“He’s got more talent with a bow that I did at his age,” said Matt Cleland, a former champion archer and Ben’s uncle. His dad, Chad, is a champion rifleman. Their family operates Cleland’s Outdoor World on Airport Highway.

“Ben is a kid that has the uncanny ability to commit himself to a goal,” said Chad. “I never have to tell him to practice, If he is not shooting his bow, he is shooting a rifle or a shotgun. He prepares all his own equipment for a tournament.

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