The Hillsdale College Shotgun Team has brought home its third ACUI Collegiate Division 3 National Clay Target Championship in four years, winning the title at the recent ACUI event at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. This year, over 600 shooters representing 73 colleges competed in the ACUI Clay Target Championships, including 34 teams in Division 3. Joe Kain and Drew Lieske competed in the International Skeet event and made the finals, with Joe finishing fourth. In the International Bunker Trap event, Jordan Hintz and Clay Moniot made the finals and would finish second and third.
The team portion of the week started off a little tough, with sporting clays scores that did not meet shooters' expectations. Schreiner University showed they would be tough competition for the Chargers early in the week. By the end of day 3 and the International Skeet event, Schreiner was up by 11 targets.
Day 4 would see the Chargers come back through the International Wobble Trap event. Clay Moniot led the team with a 96/100, and the entire Schreiner lead was erased, giving Hillsdale a one-target advantage. In addition, Casey Inks and Anna Pfaff would finish first and second in the Ladies Division.
Both teams shot identical scores in the day 5 American Skeet event, with Kie Kababik leading the Chargers with his first perfect 100/100.
Sunday is American Trap day, and Hillsdale has never failed to shine on this last day of the tournament. Both Kie and Clay would shoot perfect 100's. In a pool of 13 perfect scores (that included six shooters from 11-time Division 1 National Champions, Lindenwood University), these two would outlast all the others through two rounds of shoot-offs. Clay would finish the day perfectly, with Kie just one target behind to go first and second overall for Men. Casey would also add a 99/100 to the team score and seal the National Championship for Hillsdale College. She dropped just one target in the Ladies shoot-off and would take second overall for Ladies.
With perfect 100's in both American Trap and Skeet, Kie Kababik would take top honors for all shooters in Combined American events, and Clay Moniot, with his great trap scores, would take top honors for Combined Trap events. Jordan Hintz and Drew Lieske made 2nd Team All-American. They are the first Chargers to attain this level.
"Great senior leadership from Joe Kain and Jason VanDeWeghe helped the team create the focus required to excel on the final day of the tournament," said coach Mike Carl. "It was a total team effort that led to a seven-target victory over second place Schreiner University."
Coach Mike Carl and Adam Burlew have seen the team through great growth this year. Congratulations to the Chargers Shotgun Team for a job well done and representing Hillsdale College (and SCTP) so well. -- Reported by Perry Hintz
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The Hillsdale College Shotgun Team has brought home its third ACUI Collegiate Division 3 National Clay Target Championship in four years, winning the title at the recent ACUI event at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. This year, over 600 shooters representing 73 colleges competed in the ACUI Clay Target Championships, including 34 teams in Division 3. Joe Kain and Drew Lieske competed in the International Skeet event and made the finals, with Joe finishing fourth. In the International Bunker Trap event, Jordan Hintz and Clay Moniot made the finals and would finish second and third.
The team portion of the week started off a little tough, with sporting clays scores that did not meet shooters' expectations. Schreiner University showed they would be tough competition for the Chargers early in the week. By the end of day 3 and the International Skeet event, Schreiner was up by 11 targets.
Day 4 would see the Chargers come back through the International Wobble Trap event. Clay Moniot led the team with a 96/100, and the entire Schreiner lead was erased, giving Hillsdale a one-target advantage. In addition, Casey Inks and Anna Pfaff would finish first and second in the Ladies Division.
Both teams shot identical scores in the day 5 American Skeet event, with Kie Kababik leading the Chargers with his first perfect 100/100.
Sunday is American Trap day, and Hillsdale has never failed to shine on this last day of the tournament. Both Kie and Clay would shoot perfect 100's. In a pool of 13 perfect scores (that included six shooters from 11-time Division 1 National Champions, Lindenwood University), these two would outlast all the others through two rounds of shoot-offs. Clay would finish the day perfectly, with Kie just one target behind to go first and second overall for Men. Casey would also add a 99/100 to the team score and seal the National Championship for Hillsdale College. She dropped just one target in the Ladies shoot-off and would take second overall for Ladies.
With perfect 100's in both American Trap and Skeet, Kie Kababik would take top honors for all shooters in Combined American events, and Clay Moniot, with his great trap scores, would take top honors for Combined Trap events. Jordan Hintz and Drew Lieske made 2nd Team All-American. They are the first Chargers to attain this level.
"Great senior leadership from Joe Kain and Jason VanDeWeghe helped the team create the focus required to excel on the final day of the tournament," said coach Mike Carl. "It was a total team effort that led to a seven-target victory over second place Schreiner University."
Coach Mike Carl and Adam Burlew have seen the team through great growth this year. Congratulations to the Chargers Shotgun Team for a job well done and representing Hillsdale College (and SCTP) so well. -- Reported by Perry Hintz 