land of Swazi.

"She talked about it on our first day at school which was really cool," said La Crescent sophomore Allison Stoeffler, one of Martin's former students.

"On the first day she gave us a background on her life and every once in a while she would tell us stories of her trip and her experience," said La Crescent sophomore Rachel Schuster one of Martin's former students.

"I love how the kids are so eager to get involved in something. That's probably been the most encouraging part," said Martin.

Even though they were only freshmen, a group of students in Martin's class decided just hearing the stories wasn't enough.

"I kind of thought to myself, we have it really easy over here and they don't have much over there, so I thoughtSixteen-year-old Aislin Jones is poised to become the youngest shooter to represent Australia at the Olympic Games after being named in the 16-strong shooting team to take part in the 2016 Rio Games, which starts in August.

The selectors have opted for a mix of youth and experience, with 18-year-old Jack Rossiter and James Willett, 20, standing along with Victorian Skeet shooter Jones as the untried faces of the squad. At the other end of the scale, they will be joined by 54-year-old Warren Potent, who is the current world champion. This will be Potent’s fifth appearance at the Olympics and his inclusion makes him the oldest Australian to be called up for Rio so far. Belarussian-born Lalita Yauhleuskaya will be making her sixth trip to the Olympics, while