Will Hanley

Will began shooting when at Wellingborough School from 1998, progressing to full bore in 2000. He has represented Northants, Leicestershire & Rutland (that's all one team!) since 2007 and toured the Channel Islands with the NRA team in 2009. In the 2013 season he shot for the record-breaking Surrey RA team in the Purples Match and came second with Northants in the KGV final (a competition for which he hopes not to be eligible for much longer).

Outside of shooting, Will's main pursuits are in politics and the restaurant industry. He helped establish a new political think tank in 2012, which has fortunately gone from strength to strength thus far. His passion, however, lies in food; in the past he has been a broadcaster and freelance journalist on the subject, based in London, and he intends to get back in the saddle as soon as possible by undertaking an intensive diploma at one of the UK's leading facilities.

This will be Will's first national tour and his first visit to the west coast of the USA. He is very much looking forward to the high standard of competition and, of course, the gastronomic opportunities along the way.