Competitions
Past competitions

TTPOA has held its SWAT competition since 1992. Results before the site's own scoring were compiled from back issues of COMMAND magazine and the association's winners list; each year cites the issues it came from.

All-time leaderboard
Team 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums
1 San Antonio PD 16 4 1 21
2 Dallas PD 4 0 1 5
3 Lubbock PD 2 5 1 8
4 Plano PD 2 3 4 9
5 Austin PD 2 1 4 7
6 Houston PD 2 1 4 7
7 Garland PD 1 2 1 4
8 McKinney PD 1 1 2 4
9 Killeen PD 1 1 0 2
10 Team Florida 1 0 0 1
Overall finishes in the TTPOA SWAT Competition, ranked by titles, then 2nd and 3rd places. Multiple teams from one agency count toward that agency. Some early years record only the champion. Updated automatically when a competition's results are published.
Champions
Year SWAT Competition Location Pirkle Sniper Challenge Location
2026 Houston PD Pasadena (Les Early Firearms Training Center) Lubbock PD Conroe/FBI Training Facility
2025 Lubbock PD Conroe Lubbock PD Pasadena (Les Early Firearms Training Center)
2024 San Antonio PD Harris County Lubbock PD Conroe/FBI Training Facility
2023 Lubbock PD Round Rock / Hutto (Williamson County SO range) —
2022 San Antonio PD Conroe (Conroe PD/FBI Training Facility) —
2021 San Antonio PD Conroe —
2020 Not held —
2019 San Antonio PD Conroe (Conroe/FBI Training Facility) —
2018 San Antonio PD Waco (Tiger Valley) —
2017 McKinney PD Waco (Tiger Valley) —
2016 Houston PD Burnet (Reveille Peak Ranch) —
2015 San Antonio PD Burnet (Reveille Peak Ranch) —
2014 Austin PD Burnet (Reveille Peak Ranch) —
2013 San Antonio PD Houston —
2012 San Antonio PD Dallas —
2011 — Bryan —
2010 San Antonio PD Houston —
2009 San Antonio PD Nacogdoches —
2008 Cancelled Harris County —
2007 Dallas PD Nacogdoches —
2006 San Antonio PD Nacogdoches —
2005 Plano PD Pasadena —
2004 San Antonio PD Dallas —
2003 San Antonio PD Houston —
2002 San Antonio PD Abilene —
2001 San Antonio PD Austin —
2000 Plano PD Baytown —
1999 San Antonio PD Abilene —
1998 Team Florida Dallas David Austin (Austin PD) Bryan
1997 Dallas PD Plano —
1996 Dallas PD (A) Houston —
1995 Dallas PD (A) South Padre Island —
1994 Austin PD Abilene —
1993 Killeen PD DFW Airport —
1992 Garland PD San Antonio —
The Pirkle Sniper Challenge is held separately from the SWAT Competition, often at a different site. 1998 was TTPOA's first sniper competition, won by an individual shooter. Winners appear here once results are published.
Lubbock PD†
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD†
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD†
  3. 3rd – Houston PD†
  4. 4th – FBI Houston†
  5. 5th – Harris County SO†
Sources: TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
San Antonio PD†
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD†
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD†
  3. 3rd – Houston PD†
  4. 4th – Austin PD†
  5. 5th – Irving PD†
Sources: TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
Lubbock PD
Only the winner was recorded, from the photo caption on the 2024 competition page; scores were not entered in the site.
Lubbock PD
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Houston PD
  • Hosted by Round Rock PD at the Williamson County SO range, Oct 5–8: 36 teams, the largest field yet, from as far as California, Connecticut and Idaho. (COMMAND Winter 2023, p. 8)
  • Lubbock PD won the Rocky Riojas Trophy, ending San Antonio's run of four straight titles. (COMMAND Winter 2023, p. 8)
  • San Antonio PD then won SWAT Round-Up International in Orlando against 49 teams; Lubbock finished 7th. (COMMAND Winter 2023, p. 8)
Overall standings
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Houston PD
  6. 6th – FBI Houston
  7. 7th – Harris County SO
  8. 8th – Bryan PD
  9. 9th – Roswell PD (NM)
  10. 10th – Dallas PD
  11. 11th – North Richland Hills PD
  12. 12th – Irving PD
  13. 13th – Bexar County SO
  14. 14th – Corpus Christi PD
  15. 15th – Lewisville PD
  16. 16th – Alameda County SO (CA)
  17. 17th – Idaho National Laboratory SRT (ID)
  18. 18th – Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
  19. 19th – South Central Regional SWAT (CT)
  20. 20th – Bernalillo County SO (NM)
  21. 21st – SRRG-SRT
  22. 22nd – Grand Prairie PD
  23. 23rd – Ascension Parish SO
  24. 24th – Waco PD
  25. 25th – Region 8
  26. 26th – Ouachita Parish SO (LA)
  27. 27th – DFW Airport PD
  28. 28th – Mansfield PD
  29. 29th – North Tarrant Regional SWAT
  30. 30th – Bossier Parish SO (LA)
  31. 31st – Stanislaus County SO (CA)
  32. 32nd – Fort Bend County SO
  33. 33rd – Williamson County Tactical Medics
  34. 34th – Galveston PD
  35. 35th – Chambers County SO
  36. 36th – Sabine Parish SO (LA)
Bounding Challenge
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – FBI Houston
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
Bus Assault
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – Houston PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
O-Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Alameda County SO (CA)
Rocky's Run
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Sniper Challenge
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
Steel Scramble
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2023, pp. 8, 9; TTPOA overall winners list
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD†
  4. 4th – Irving PD†
  5. 5th – Plano PD†
Overall standings
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD†
  4. 4th – Irving PD†
  5. 5th – Plano PD†
  6. 10th – Kuwait (international team)
Bounding Challenge
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Dallas PD
Bus Assault
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – McKinney PD
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
O-Course
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
Rocky's Run
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – Dallas PD
Sniper Challenge
  1. 1st – Plano PD
  2. 2nd – DFW Airport PD
  3. 3rd – Grand Prairie PD
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
Tower Scramble
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Places 3–5 come from the association's winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Spring 2023, pp. 4, 8, 9; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2021 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Conroe · 33 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD†
  3. 3rd – Plano PD†
  4. 4th – Austin PD†
  5. 5th – Irving PD†
COMMAND did not print placings; results come from the association's winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Fall 2021, p. 4; COMMAND Winter 2023, p. 8; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2020 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Not held
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2020, p. 4
2019 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Conroe (Conroe/FBI Training Facility) · Sept 26-29, 2019 · 26 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
  • Conroe/FBI Training Facility, hosted by Houston PD, Montgomery County SO and the FBI: 26 teams from Texas, Louisiana, Florida, New Mexico and Ukraine. (COMMAND Winter 2019, p. 15)
  • The first "Rocky's Run", named for SAPD officer Rocky Riojas: teams ran and shot while carrying a 50 lb "Honor Rock". His family came to watch, and San Antonio won it. (COMMAND Winter 2019, p. 14)
  • San Antonio PD placed 2nd of 55 teams at SWAT Round-Up International. (COMMAND Winter 2019, p. 15)
Alligator Alley (Sniper)
  1. 1st – McKinney PD
  2. 2nd – Grand Prairie PD
  3. 3rd – Conroe PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Bounding Challenge
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD
  4. 4th – Lubbock PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
O-Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Abilene PD
  3. 3rd – KORD (Ukraine)
  4. 4th – McKinney PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Officer Rescue
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
  4. 4th – Abilene PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Pistol Relay
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
  4. 4th – McKinney PD
  5. 5th – Round Rock PD
Rocky's Run
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – McKinney PD
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Plano PD
Tower Scramble
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Round Rock PD
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2019, pp. 14, 15, 18; TTPOA overall winners list
2018 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Waco (Tiger Valley) · Oct 11-14, 2018 · 24 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – McKinney PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  4. 4th – Grand Prairie PD
  5. 5th – Irving PD
Overall standings
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – McKinney PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  4. 4th – Grand Prairie PD
  5. 5th – Irving PD
  6. 6th – Austin PD
  7. 7th – Lubbock PD
  8. 8th – Garland PD
  9. 9th – Baton Rouge PD
  10. 10th – Abilene PD
  11. 11th – Texas A&M Corps of Cadets
  12. 12th – Ascension Parish SO
  13. 13th – DFW Airport PD
  14. 14th – Beaumont PD
  15. 15th – Bryan PD
  16. 16th – Lewisville PD
  17. 17th – Central Texas Regional SWAT
  18. 18th – Denton PD
  19. 19th – Hidalgo County SO
  20. 20th – Hammond PD
  21. 21st – Baytown PD
  22. 22nd – Mansfield PD
  23. 23rd – Region 6 SOG
  24. 24th – Williamson County Tactical Medics
Black Out
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – McKinney PD
  5. 5th – Plano PD
Hell's Rescue
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Grand Prairie PD
  3. 3rd – Abilene PD
  4. 4th – McKinney PD
  5. 5th – Bryan PD
Mouse Trap (Sniper)
  1. 1st – McKinney PD
  2. 2nd – Baton Rouge PD
  3. 3rd – Beaumont PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Lewisville PD
O-Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Shoot N' Move
  1. 1st – McKinney PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Tunnel Rat
  1. 1st – Baton Rouge PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Grand Prairie PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Ascension Parish SO
Vehicle CQB
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Grand Prairie PD
  4. 4th – Baton Rouge PD
  5. 5th – Irving PD
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2018, pp. 8, 9; TTPOA overall winners list
2017 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Waco (Tiger Valley) · Oct 5-8, 2017 · 22 teams
McKinney PD
  1. 1st – McKinney PD
  2. 2nd – Lubbock PD
  3. 3rd – Baton Rouge PD
  4. 4th – Grand Prairie PD
  5. 5th – San Antonio PD
Only the overall top 5 was printed.
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2017, pp. 23, 24; TTPOA overall winners list
2016 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Burnet (Reveille Peak Ranch) · 28 teams
Houston PD
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – Grand Prairie PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Overall standings
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – Grand Prairie PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
  6. 6th – McKinney PD
  7. 7th – Austin PD
  8. 8th – San Antonio PD
  9. 9th – Bexar County SO (ERT)
  10. 10th – Beaumont PD
Air Assault
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Central Texas Regional SWAT
  4. 4th – Beaumont PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Bearcat Rescue
  1. 1st – Lubbock PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Garland PD
Bus Assault
  1. 1st – Round Rock PD
  2. 2nd – McKinney PD
  3. 3rd – Beaumont PD
  4. 4th – Grand Prairie PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – North Richland Hills PD
  4. 4th – Bexar County SO (SWAT)
  5. 5th – Austin PD
Shoot, Move, Communicate
  1. 1st – Irving PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD
  4. 4th – Houston PD
  5. 5th – Garland PD
Sniper Initiated Assault
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Bexar County SO (SWAT)
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
  4. 4th – Bexar County SO (ERT)
  5. 5th – Irving PD
Sniper Run
  1. 1st – Grand Prairie PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – McKinney PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Tower Rappel
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Grand Prairie PD
  4. 4th – North Richland Hills PD
  5. 5th – Austin PD
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2017, pp. 12, 15; TTPOA overall winners list
2015 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Burnet (Reveille Peak Ranch) · Sept 24-27, 2015 · 27 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD
  4. 4th – Lubbock PD
  5. 5th – Round Rock PD
Overall standings
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD
  4. 4th – Lubbock PD
  5. 5th – Round Rock PD
  6. 6th – Baton Rouge PD
  7. 7th – Austin PD
  8. 8th – McKinney PD
  9. 9th – Bexar County SO (SWAT)
  10. 10th – Plano PD
Keith Ruiz Pistol & Gas Mask
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – McKinney PD
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
  4. 4th – Baton Rouge PD
  5. 5th – Irving PD
Medic Run
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Houston PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Rifle Barricade
  1. 1st – Irving PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD
  4. 4th – DFW Airport PD
  5. 5th – Austin PD
Sniper Initiated Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Plano PD
  2. 2nd – Baton Rouge PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – Beaumont PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Sniper Run
  1. 1st – McKinney PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – Lubbock PD
  5. 5th – Austin PD
Super Spartan
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Ascension Parish SO
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – Tyler PD
The Reveille Ranch Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – North Richland Hills PD
  4. 4th – Austin PD
  5. 5th – Houston PD
Zodiac Scramble
  1. 1st – Irving PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
  4. 4th – Houston PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2015, pp. 12, 13; TTPOA overall winners list
2014 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Burnet (Reveille Peak Ranch) · Sept 18-21, 2014 · 29 teams
Austin PD
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – Houston PD
  5. 5th – Plano PD
Medic Run
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
  4. 4th – Houston PD
  5. 5th – Lubbock PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD
  3. 3rd – North Richland Hills PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Irving PD
Pistol & Gas Mask
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Lubbock PD
  4. 4th – Conroe PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Rifle & Barricades
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
  4. 4th – Dallas PD
  5. 5th – Baton Rouge PD
Sniper Run
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD
  4. 4th – Lubbock PD
  5. 5th – Grand Prairie PD
Super Spartan
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – Houston PD
Zodiac Scramble
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Denton PD
  4. 4th – San Antonio PD
  5. 5th – Baton Rouge PD
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2014, pp. 14, 18; TTPOA overall winners list
2013 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Houston · Oct 24-27, 2013 · 24 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – Baton Rouge PD
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Round Rock PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  4. 4th – Bexar County SO (ERT)
  5. 5th – Baton Rouge PD
O-Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Round Rock PD
  4. 4th – Bryan PD
  5. 5th – Travis County SO
Officer Down
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD
  3. 3rd – Garland PD
  4. 4th – Plano PD
  5. 5th – Ascension Parish SO
Pistol Relay
  1. 1st – Irving PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Baton Rouge PD
  4. 4th – Dallas PD
  5. 5th – Plano PD
Sniper Challenge
  1. 1st – Plano PD
  2. 2nd – Marion County SO (FL)
  3. 3rd – Irving PD
  4. 4th – Garland PD
  5. 5th – Round Rock PD
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – Dallas PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – San Antonio PD
Tower Scramble
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Garland PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
  5. 5th – Baton Rouge PD
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2014, pp. 18, 19 ; COMMAND Winter 2013, p. 5; TTPOA overall winners list
2012 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Dallas · Sept 20-23, 2012 · 29 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  4. 4th – Lakeland PD (FL)
  5. 5th – Houston PD
  • Dallas, Sept 20–23: 29 teams and 33 vendors, including Germany's Saxony SEK. (COMMAND Winter 2012, p. 5)
  • Saxony SEK won Super SWAT and finished 8th overall. Irving PD and Round Rock PD finished 6th and 7th, order not printed. (COMMAND Winter 2012, p. 19)
  • San Antonio placed 2nd of 51 teams at SWAT Round-Up International in Orlando; Austin finished 15th. (COMMAND Summer 2013, p. 18)
Overall standings
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  4. 4th – Lakeland PD (FL)
  5. 5th – Houston PD
  6. 8th – Saxony SEK (Germany)
O-Course
  1. 2nd – Saxony SEK (Germany)
Sniper Event
  1. 1st – Round Rock PD
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – Saxony SEK (Germany)
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2012, pp. 5, 19, 20; COMMAND Summer 2013, p. 18; TTPOA overall winners list
2011 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Results unknown
Bryan
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2011, p. 6
2010 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Houston · Oct 10-14, 2010
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
  4. 4th – Irving PD
Mystery Blue Chip (solo shoot)
  1. 1st – Garland PD
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2010, pp. 8, 9; TTPOA overall winners list
2009 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Nacogdoches
San Antonio PD
No results were printed. San Antonio's win comes from the 2010 report that it "retained their crown".
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2009, p. 6; COMMAND Winter 2010, p. 8; TTPOA overall winners list
2008 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Cancelled
Harris County
  • Cancelled after Hurricane Ike — the first cancelled SWAT competition in TTPOA history. Harris County SO and Houston PD SWAT had built the courses at the Harris County Firearms Training Facility for Sept 19–25. (COMMAND Winter 2008, p. 6)
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2008, p. 6
2007 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Nacogdoches
Dallas PD†
COMMAND printed photos but no results; the champion comes from the winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2007, pp. 6, 12, 26; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2006 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Nacogdoches
San Antonio PD†
COMMAND printed no results; the champion comes from the winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2010, p. 25; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2005 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Pasadena
Plano PD†
COMMAND printed no results; the champion comes from the winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2005, p. 3; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2004 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Dallas
San Antonio PD†
No COMMAND issues from 2004 survive; the result comes from the association's winners list.
Sources: TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2003 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Houston
San Antonio PD†
The COMMAND issue that would carry these results is missing from the archive.
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2003, p. 4; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
2002 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Abilene · Sept 15-19, 2002 · 23 teams
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Beaumont PD
Grenadier's Challenge
  1. 1st – Dustin Harber; Doug Deaton (Plano PD)
  2. 2nd – Joe Obregon; Jef Waters (San Antonio PD)
  3. 3rd – Mark Sims; John Atkins (Garland PD)
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Garland PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Lewisville PD
  3. 3rd – Beaumont PD
Sniper Initiated Assault
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD (4:09)
  2. 2nd – Plano PD (4:18)
  3. 3rd – Austin PD (4:34)
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – Frank Gutierrez (San Antonio PD)
  2. 2nd – Erik Kvarme (Beaumont PD)
  3. 3rd – Tim Ocnascheck (Randolph AFB)
Ultimate Sniper
  1. 1st – Steve Young; Steve Copling (Plano PD)
  2. 2nd – Kirk Pryor; Gary Steadman (Garland PD)
  3. 3rd – Al Johnson; Jerry LaChance (Beaumont PD)
Sources: COMMAND Summer 2002, p. 3; COMMAND Fall 2002, pp. 5, 6, 7; TTPOA overall winners list
2001 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Austin · Sept 23-27, 2001
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Garland PD
  3. 3rd – Dallas PD
2 Man Shield Tactics
  1. 1st – Travis County SO (B)
  2. 2nd – Texas DPS (1)
  3. 3rd – Plano PD (1)
6 Gun Match
  1. 1st – Plano PD
  2. 2nd – Garland PD
  3. 3rd – Dallas PD
Combat Pistol
  1. 1st – Joe Obregon (San Antonio PD)
  2. 2nd – Mark Cumberland (Hays County SO)
  3. 3rd – Mike Lane (Lewisville PD)
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Garland PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD
  3. 3rd – Beaumont PD
Sniper Challenge
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD (1)
  2. 2nd – Plano PD (1)
  3. 3rd – Garland PD (1)
Sniper Initiated Assault
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Travis County SO (B)
  3. 3rd – Travis County SO (A)
Super SWAT Cop
  1. 1st – Frank Gutierrez (San Antonio PD)
  2. 2nd – Robert Cockerill (Dallas PD)
  3. 3rd – Robbie Dudley (Garland PD)
Sources: COMMAND Winter 2001, p. 5; COMMAND Summer 2003, p. 10; TTPOA overall winners list
2000 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Baytown · Sept 10-14, 2000 · 28 teams
Plano PD
  • Baytown, Sept 10–14: 28 teams, the largest field to that point, with 25 vendors and more than 200 officers. (COMMAND Fall 2000, p. 7)
  • Houston fielded two teams, the "FNGs" and the "FOGs", and an "Over 40" team award was given. (COMMAND Fall 2000, p. 8)
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Houston PD (FNGs)
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD (FOGs)
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Plano PD
  2. 2nd – Abilene PD
  3. 3rd – Denton PD (Blue)
Open Air Assault
  1. 1st – Abilene PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Lewisville PD
Sniper Initiated Assault
  1. 1st – Plano PD
  2. 2nd – Garland PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD (FNGs)
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – Rob Schneider (Lackland AFB) (22:52:12, no penalties)
  2. 2nd – Brett Boswell (Bryan PD)
  3. 3rd – Sammy Berzoza (Odessa PD)
Only the winner was printed; 2nd and 3rd overall are not known.
Sources: COMMAND Fall 2000, pp. 7, 8, 9, 10; TTPOA overall winners list
1999 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Abilene · Sept 1999 (calendar lists Sept 12-16)
San Antonio PD
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Garland PD
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
  • The first competition run separately from the Texas Police Athletic Federation, held in Abilene in September with 180 officers and 27 vendors. (COMMAND Fall 1999, p. 18)
  • SAPD SWAT officer Rocky Riojas was on San Antonio's winning team. He was killed in the line of duty in January 2001. (COMMAND Spring 2001, p. 4)
  • Dallas PD won the Best of the West SWAT competition in Santa Clara County, California. (COMMAND Winter 1999, p. 13)
  • Plano PD's snipers placed 2nd as a team at the European Super Sniper Shootout in Austria. (COMMAND Fall 1999, p. 26)
Counter Sniper Scramble
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Irving PD
  3. 3rd – Texas DPS (2)
Grenadiers Challenge
  1. 1st – Austin PD (1)
  2. 2nd – Houston PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD (Over 40)
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Garland PD
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD (1)
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Denton PD
  3. 3rd – Harris County SO
Open Air Assault
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Garland PD
  3. 3rd – Beaumont PD
Sniper Initiated Assault
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Austin PD (1)
  3. 3rd – Plano PD
Super SWAT
  1. 1st – Sandy Wall (Houston PD)
  2. 2nd – George Grieger (Houston PD)
  3. 3rd – Steve Krystek (Lackland AFB)
Sources: COMMAND Fall 1999, pp. 18, 19, 26; COMMAND Winter 1999, p. 13; COMMAND Spring 2001, p. 4; TTPOA overall winners list
1998 TTPOA Sniper Competition
Bryan · Jan 1998 (Wed-Fri following Jan 11-13 conference)
  • The first TTPOA sniper competition, held after the annual conference in Bryan in January 1998, with more than 20 officers. Scores were out of 650. (COMMAND Spring 1998, p. 17)
Sniper Competition
  1. 1st – David Austin (Austin PD) (575 of 650)
  2. 2nd – John Cranford (Richardson PD) (505 of 650)
  3. 3rd – Jeff Peters (Bryan PD) (497 of 650)
Sources: COMMAND Spring 1998, p. 17
1998 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Dallas · June 7-11, 1998 · 22 teams
Team Florida
  1. 1st – Team Florida
  2. 2nd – Houston PD
  3. 3rd – Garland PD (1)
Dynamic Entry
  1. 1st – Garland PD (1)
  2. 2nd – Austin PD
  3. 3rd – Team Florida
Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Team Florida
  2. 2nd – Garland PD (1)
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Team Florida
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
  4. 5th – Garland PD (1)
Open Air Assault
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Garland PD (1)
Sniper Match
  1. 1st – Austin PD
  2. 2nd – Plano PD
  3. 3rd – Harris County SO
Super SWAT Cop
  1. 1st – Larry Giddens (Team Florida)
  2. 2nd – Michael Martin (DFW Airport DPS)
  3. 3rd – Mike Hallmark (Bryan PD)
Sources: COMMAND Fall 1998, pp. 5, 6, 7; COMMAND Summer 1998, p. 34; TTPOA overall winners list
1997 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Plano · June 9-11, 1997 · 17 teams
Dallas PD†
5-Gun Match
  1. 1st – Houston PD
  2. 2nd – Baytown PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (9:24)
  2. 2nd – Houston PD (9:48)
  3. 3rd – Travis County SO (10:13)
Sniper Scramble/Hostage Rescue
  1. 1st – Dallas PD
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD
  3. 3rd – Houston PD
COMMAND printed event results but not the overall standings; the champion comes from the winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Fall 1997, pp. 12, 30; COMMAND Winter 1997, p. 18; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
1996 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Houston · June 10-12, 1996 · 19 teams
Dallas PD (A)
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A)
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Five Gun Match
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A)
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD (E)
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A)
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Sniper Scramble
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A)
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD (E)
  3. 3rd – Mesquite PD (A)
Winner's Cup
  1. 1st – Bryan PD
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD (A)
  3. 3rd – Austin PD
Sources: COMMAND Fall 1996, pp. 14, 15; COMMAND Winter 1996, p. 30; TTPOA overall winners list
1995 TTPOA SWAT Competition
South Padre Island · June 5-7, 1995 · 15 teams
Dallas PD (A)
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A) (44 Pts)
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD (40 Pts)
  3. 3rd – Houston PD (37 Pts)
  4. 4th – Dallas PD (E) (34 Pts)
  5. 5th – Mesquite PD (28 Pts)
  • Held June 5–7 at South Padre Island with the Texas Police Games: shooting at the INS Bayview range, the obstacle course at Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. (COMMAND Fall 1995, p. 16)
  • 15 teams. The only year with full points published for every team; Dallas "A" won with 44 points. (COMMAND Fall 1995, p. 19)
  • Ties at 24 and 20 points were broken on total time, and three entries were placed last in an event for safety violations. (COMMAND Fall 1995, p. 19)
Overall standings
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A) (44 Pts)
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD (40 Pts)
  3. 3rd – Houston PD (37 Pts)
  4. 4th – Dallas PD (E) (34 Pts)
  5. 5th – Mesquite PD (28 Pts)
  6. 6th – Austin PD (24 Pts, tie)
  7. 7th – Travis County SO (24 Pts, tie)
  8. 8th – FBI Houston (22 Pts)
  9. 9th – Abilene PD (20 Pts, tie)
  10. 10th – Midland PD (20 Pts, tie)
  11. 11th – North Richland Hills PD (19 Pts)
  12. 12th – Killeen PD (17 Pts)
  13. 13th – DeSoto PD (13 Pts)
  14. 14th – Grand Prairie PD (12 Pts)
  15. 15th – Live Oak PD (6 Pts)
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A) (8:44.02 15 Pts)
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD (8:47.61 14 Pts)
  3. 3rd – Houston PD (8:53.11 13 Pts)
  4. 4th – Travis County SO (8:56.16 12 Pts)
  5. 5th – Abilene PD (9:42.36 11 Pts)
  6. 6th – Austin PD (9:45.55 10 Pts)
  7. 7th – Mesquite PD (10:18.58 9 Pts)
  8. 8th – FBI Houston (10:23.91 8 Pts)
  9. 9th – Dallas PD (E) (11:00.83 7 Pts)
  10. 10th – DeSoto PD (11:18.93 6 Pts)
  11. 11th – North Richland Hills PD (11:43.71 5 Pts)
  12. 12th – Midland PD (13:28.65 4 Pts)
  13. 13th – Killeen PD (15:59.39 3 Pts)
  14. 14th – Grand Prairie PD (18:16.27 2 Pts)
  15. 15th – Live Oak PD (20:00.73 1 Pts)
Pritcher Scramble
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (A) (2:32.41 15 Pts)
  2. 2nd – Bryan PD (2:35.73 14 Pts)
  3. 3rd – Houston PD (2:54.34 13 Pts)
  4. 4th – Dallas PD (E) (2:57.15 12 Pts)
  5. 5th – Mesquite PD (3:21.36 11 Pts)
  6. 6th – Midland PD (3:25.41 10 Pts)
  7. 7th – FBI Houston (3:59.01 9 Pts)
  8. 8th – Travis County SO (4:04.02 8 Pts)
  9. 9th – Abilene PD (4:08.67 7 Pts)
  10. 10th – DeSoto PD (4:39.87 6 Pts)
  11. 11th – Killeen PD (5:13.80 5 Pts)
  12. 12th – North Richland Hills PD (5:26.62 4 Pts)
  13. 13th – Grand Prairie PD (5:44.41 3 Pts)
  14. 14th – Live Oak PD (6:23.23 2 Pts)
  15. 15th – Austin PD (4:26.18 1 Pts, tie)
Three Gun Match
  1. 1st – Dallas PD (E) (1:39.85 15 Pts)
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD (A) (1:47:41 14 Pts)
  3. 3rd – Austin PD (1:54:92 13 Pts)
  4. 4th – Bryan PD (2:00.58 12 Pts)
  5. 5th – Houston PD (2:01.68 11 Pts)
  6. 6th – North Richland Hills PD (2:06.67 10 Pts)
  7. 7th – Killeen PD (2:15.84 9 Pts)
  8. 8th – Mesquite PD (2:24.99 8 Pts)
  9. 9th – Grand Prairie PD (2:53.34 7 Pts)
  10. 10th – Midland PD (2:58.44 6 Pts)
  11. 11th – FBI Houston (2:59.50 5 Pts)
  12. 12th – Travis County SO (3:07.53 4 Pts)
  13. 13th – Live Oak PD (3:30.97 3 Pts)
  14. 14th – Abilene PD (2:02.94 2 Pts, tie)
  15. 15th – DeSoto PD (3:08.94 1 Pts, tie)
Sources: COMMAND Fall 1995, pp. 16, 17, 19; TTPOA overall winners list
1994 TTPOA SWAT Competition
Abilene · June 20, 1994 · 9 teams
Austin PD
  1. 1st – Austin PD (8 pts; 24:32:51)
  2. 2nd – Killeen PD (8 pts; 27:44:61)
  3. 3rd – Abilene PD
  4. 4th – Bryan PD
  5. 5th – US Customs
  • Billed as the "third annual" SWAT meet: nine teams, hosted by Abilene PD on June 20. (COMMAND Summer 1994, p. 16)
  • Austin and Killeen finished level on points; Austin took the title on time. (COMMAND Summer 1994, p. 16)
  • Dallas PD won the 12th annual SWAT Round-Up in Orlando against 52 teams, taking Hostage Rescue, Officer Rescue and the Pritcher. Dallas sniper Mark Sittner won the sniper side event. (COMMAND Summer 1995, p. 9)
Overall standings
  1. 1st – Austin PD (8 pts; 24:32:51)
  2. 2nd – Killeen PD (8 pts; 27:44:61)
  3. 3rd – Abilene PD
  4. 4th – Bryan PD
  5. 5th – US Customs
  6. 6th – Midland PD
  7. 7th – Grand Prairie PD
  8. 8th – Cedar Hill PD
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – Austin PD
Pritcher Scramble
  1. 4th – Austin PD
Three-Gun Match
  1. 3rd – Austin PD
Sources: COMMAND Summer 1994, p. 16; COMMAND Summer 1995, p. 9; TTPOA overall winners list
1993 TTPOA SWAT Competition
DFW Airport
Killeen PD†
No results survive in COMMAND; the champion comes from the association's winners list.
Sources: COMMAND Winter 1993, p. 3; COMMAND Spring 2003, p. 6; TTPOA overall winners list
† From the TTPOA overall winners list.
1992 TTPOA SWAT Competition
San Antonio · June 10-11, 1992 · 11 teams
Garland PD
  1. 1st – Garland PD
  2. 2nd – DFW Airport DPS
  3. 3rd – San Antonio PD
  • The first TTPOA SWAT competition, held in San Antonio June 10–11 alongside the Texas Police Athletic Federation Games. 11 teams competed. (COMMAND Fall 1992, p. 15)
  • Three events made up the first competition: the Three-Gun Match, the Pritcher Scramble and an Obstacle Course. (COMMAND Spring 1992, p. 19)
Obstacle Course
  1. 1st – San Antonio PD
  2. 2nd – Garland PD
  3. 3rd – DFW Airport DPS
Pritcher Scramble
  1. 1st – DFW Airport DPS
  2. 2nd – San Antonio PD
  3. 3rd – Killeen PD
Three-Gun Match
  1. 1st – Garland PD
  2. 2nd – Dallas PD
  3. 3rd – Federal Bureau of Prisons (2)
Sources: COMMAND Spring 1992, p. 19; COMMAND Fall 1992, p. 15; TTPOA overall winners list