SPARTA, Ill.—Wartburg Clay Target Sports placed seventh overall at the Collegiate Fall Central Midwest Conference Championships (ACUI/SCTP) held at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex last weekend. In total, the Knights competed in all six disciplines and shot 450 targets, 100 singles trap, 100 American Skeet, 100 Sporting Clays, 50 Doubles trap, 50 Doubles Skeet, and 50 Super Sporting Clays.
Team scores
7
th Skeet 488/500
10
th Trap 478/500
9
th Sporting Clays 442/500
8
th Doubles Skeet 232/250
7
th Doubles Trap 229/250
10
th Super Sporting 226/250
Team HOA standings
- Hillsdale 2203
- Lindenwood 2200
- Fort Hays State 2184
- UT Southern 2148
- Bethel University 2144
- Drury 2132
- Wartburg 2095
- Connors State 2059
- Alabama 2050
- Arkansas 1957
- Redlands 1919
- Tennessee-Martin 1813
- Central Missouri 1807
- Illinois 1726
- Missouri Valley 1597
- Mississippi State 1398
- University of the Ozarks 1387
- Oklahoma State 1379
- Eastern Kentucky 1357
- State Fair CC 1356
- Grand View 1355
- William Woods 1303
- Mizzou 1296
- Missouri S&T 1256
- Hannibal-LaGrange 1154
- Northeast Iowa CC 485
Skeet
Trap
Sporting Clays
Doubles Skeet
Doubles Trap
Super Sporting
Coach's comments:
"This was the first event of the year where they completed in any doubles or super sporting so they had their work cut out to practice and prepare for this event over the course of the last two weeks," said head coach
Wyatt Hambly. "This was a new facility for most athletes to shoot at, so they were excited to see the grounds and targets being thrown. I have to say, this is the best competition I have seen from the group. Given we took nine athletes, we were able to post exceptional score in every discipline. This regional event brought together the best teams in the country, and we stood our ground battling the good scores being posted."
Tristan Straight had an amazing weekend as he posted a 422/450, tying for 31st of 165 athletes. Tristan was consistent with his scores, and was crushing targets in every discipline, having the team's highest score in sporting clays and tied in skeet. He additionally posted a top-five score for our team in every discipline.
Cody Sharp,
Case Harmston, and
Tyler Portwood also shot lights out, bringing in high 90s and 40s in almost all disciplines.
With a team score of 488/500 in skeet, and a 1,408 total team score in the main three disciplines, I believe this is a record-setting weekend for the teams score in the main three disciplines. A score in the 1,400's is a great step in the right direction, especially at a major shoot like this one. I am proud of all of the athletes who attended this event for their scores, attitudes, and adaptation to changes and running around. This was overall a fantastic weekend, increasing our confidence and abilities going into the state tournament in a couple of weeks.
Next event
The Knights are off from competition until the State Championships Nov. 2-3.
