Deleana Saylor

Deleana Saylor, at 12 years of age and winner of the Pre-Teen Division of the 2007 & 2008 Steel Challenge, has been involved with firearms both long guns and handguns since she was six years old. She started helping her older brother (see Chris above) to prepare for matches by helping with the reloading process, i.e.,filling primer tubes, cleaning and sorting brass, and eventually helping at the range. By the time she was seven, she was able to demonstrate to older female students how to overcome their fear of firearms. At nine years of age she demonstrated how to safely handle, fire, clear a jam, reload, complete a course and safely unload a firearm to an audience of 30 Naval Sea Cadets. At 10 years of Age, with only one IPSC match under her belt, Deleana trained diligently with her Dad and older brother and safely and successfully competed in her first Steel Challenge Championship. Her goal is to win the pre-teen event (Her Brother won it in 2006). CED welcomes Deleana to the CED Junior Team.