In just her second year of competitive shooting, Wendy McMaster is now rolling with the big boys.

McMaster joined six-time national champion Shaun Barnes in sweeping the top prizes at the Jamaica Skeet Club (JSC) awards banquet following their impressive exploits over the past season of the National Shotgun Championships.

The two combined cop 16 of the numerous awards that were presented on the night, including the overall male and female accolade at the Jamaica Pegasus on Tuesday.

Having now found her footing in the male-dominated sport, McMaster staked her claim on 10 awards between the hunters and female class, the latter being her biggest accomplishments.

Along with the newly introduced female title — yet to be named — she also won the top awards in both categories of the five-stand and 200 sporting disciplines. She is tops in the ladies and second in the hunters class of the super sporting and third in both categories of the Fitasc discipline.

She was runner-up in the ladies section of the Tony Kelly Classic.

McMaster, in attributing hard work and persistence to her success in both categories, expressed her intentions of making an even bigger impact next season.

“This means a lot to me, this is one of the biggest achievements in my lifetime and I am really happy that I have made it this far and I wish to go further. I intend to keep putting in the work in order to get to another class next year,” she told reporters.

“In everything you do you must be disciplined and you must be determined to endure whatever circumstances you are faced with until you achieve your goals. It takes a lot of hard work and practice, so if you want to get to the top, you have to press toward the mark,” she added.

Meanwhile, Barnes, who won the national title in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, before being dethroned by Christian Sasso in 2015, has now commenced another winning streak, having successfully retained his championship status from last year.

The coveted JC Thwaites Crystal for Overall Champion was among his six awards. He also received the Clem Tavares Memorial Trophy for his championship exploits in the five-stand, where he outgunned Geoffrey Ziadie, and also copped the top award for the 200 sporting, after finishing ahead of Christian Sasso.

However, he had to settle for the runner-up spot in the Fitasc and super sporting categories, which were won by Geoffrey Ziadie and Robert Yap Foo, respectively. Barnes’s other award was in the Tony Kelly Classics where he was crowned A Class champion.

Najeeb Haber was the High Overall champion in the tournament ahead of Brett Thwaites.

Barnes, who will now turn his focus to the Commonwealth Games preparation for next year, pointed out that a few sessions with US national champion Gebben Miles assisted in his success this year.

“Every win is a good experience but this one was really challenging, everyone who I competed against really gamed up this year and it forced me to concentrate even harder. The mental game has improved and the shooting and Jamaican shooters have improved significantly, so there was no room left for any flaws from me this year,” Barnes told journalists.

Additionally, Barnes also achieved his Level One National Sporting Clays Association coaching certificate with the assistance of Craig Porter.

“This year has been one of my most rewarding years for me in shooting and all these accomplishments will forever be etched in my mind. Watching my local rivals outperform themselves at the World English Championships proved what I have been stating for some time… we are considered recreational shooters, but we are some of the best shooters in the world,” he stated.

“The beauty about our sport is not only about the camaraderie but the challenges we get from our competitors, challenges in our own mind and the challenges to execute every single plan and every single shot to the best of our ability and with these challenges I look forward to facing you all in the next season,” Barnes ended.

Christian Sasso took home the Hugh Croskery Cup as runner-up in the overall standings, while Geoffrey Ziadie walked away with the Best Dressed Chicken Cup for A Class honours.

Jordan Thwaites and Peter Mahfood were awarded the Peter McConnell Cup and Khaleel Azan Cup as B and C Class winners, with Brandon King taking the Errol Ziadie Cup as the D Class champion.

Meanwhile, young shooter John Chin, who was another decorated awardee on the night, won the Tony Kelly Cup as the E Class winner, as well as the top prize for sub-juniors class.

JJ Ralston and Matthew Josephs were named top shooters in the hunters and juniors category, respectively.