Lakers Present 2024 USA College Clay Target National Trap Shooting Runner-Up to the LLC Board of Trustees
Mattoon- Illinois
Last night our 2024 Clay Target Team presented their runner-up trophy to the LLC Board of Trustees, while explaining the event and their accomplishments for the season.
This 2-day event was a contest where each individual on the team competed in a 200-target contest for Individual and Team Awards. Where the top 5 scores from each team is accumulated to an overall team score out of 1000 targets. The team portion of the event consisted of 17 teams both University and Community Colleges with 5-30 team members. The Team results are as Follows:
1st- Lindenwood University (Mo)-965
2nd- Lake Land College (IL)- 961
3rd- Willston State College (ND)- 940
4th- Western Michigan University (MI)- 936
5th- Western Technical College (WI)- 933
On the Individual contest I would Like to recognize 2 of our Athletes for their Individual Accomplishments at the event as I introduce the team to you, I will give you their Score out of 200 and any individual awards that they received at Nationals with the first 5 scores that were those that accumulated for the National Runner-up score.
Jaxson Wilson, Newton, IL. (Fr.)- 197- National Champion Individual, Silver Division 1st Place Male
Brandon Himes, Toledo, IL. (Fr.)- 194- Gold Division 2nd Place Male
Ethan Heuerman, Dieterich, IL. (So.)- 193
Austin Carlen, Cumberland, IL. (Fr.)- 190
Luke Ruholl, Teutopolis, IL (So.)-187
Garrett Hoene, Stewardson, IL. (Fr.)- 183
Kaiden Kohnert, Effingham, IL. (So.)- 180
Morgan Buerster, Newton, IL. (So.)- 178
Miley Britton, Dieterich, IL. (Fr.)- 174
Macie Weichman, Teutopolis, IL. (So.)- 172
I would also like to highlight our season so far leading up to the National Event. In the USA College Clay Target League season, we received 2nd place in our Fall Conference and had Austin Carlen get 2nd place male in the conference with a 24.2 out of 25 avg. We have also been competing in the Southern Illinois Youth Shooting Sports Association against Rend Lake and Southeastern college along with a few other youth programs that have college age kids but their college doesn't have a Clay Target Team. During those 3 events we have had 1 first place finish and 2 second place finishes as a team. We have also had a couple individual awards such as Ethan Heuerman received 2nd Place Overall Jr. Gold (College age range) and at the 2nd event Miley Britton received the Top Jr. Gold Lady (College age Ladies) of the event. Miley Britton also shot the teams to date longest run without missing a target at our 3rd Event hitting 125- straight targets during a 200-target event without a miss.