Four-time Olympian

Birthplace: Bennington, Neb.
Hometown: Bennington, Neb.
Resides: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Erickson started shooting American Trap with his father at the age of 10 and shot International Trap and Double Trap competitively from 1984 to 2008. He graduated from Midland College in 1982 with a degree in Business Administration and joined the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) the following year. He retired from the USAMU in 2005 and most recently managed the Willawalla Creek Shooting Center in St. Jo, Texas, where he coached developing juniors and worked with the local 4-H.

During his competitive shooting career, Erickson was a member of four Olympic teams (1992, 1996, 2004, 2008), was on the USA Shooting National Team for 25 years and was a six-time USA Shooting National Champion. He was a 1990 World Champion in Double Trap, a four-time World Championship medalist and is a multiple World Cup and Pan American Games medalist.

As the National Coach, Erickson manages the shotgun Resident Athlete Program at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, he coaches the USAS National Team, National Development Team and National Junior Team athletes as they pursue their goal to win Olympic and international medals. He also works with Regional Training Centers and other shotgun coaches around the country.