Shooting Sports Team Competes at ACUI National Championship
San Antonio, Texas, (March 25, 2024)- The Missouri Valley College shooting sports team competed at the ACUI Collegiate National Championship at the National Shooting Sports Complex in San Antonio, Texas. The team competed in six disciplines throughout the week and finished at No. 11 overall in the Division II competition at the event.
In American trap, the Vikings placed at No. 11 overall with a total score of 481/500. Freshman Jack Duffin (Novato, Calif.) led the team with a 98/100 in the event, followed by a 97/100 from Junior Blayne Kolb (Maysville, Mo.) and a 96/100 from Freshman Kaina Fiel (Brazil). Junior Charlie Maddox (Forest, Va.), Junior Kilee Bradley-Robinson (Downing, Mo.), Freshman Paige Burns (Trail, Minn.) and Senior Kimmie Browne (New Melle, Mo.) each finished with scores of 95/100.
In skeet, the team placed at No. 11 overall with a total score of 483/500. Both Maddox and Kolb finished with scores of 98/100, followed by scores of 96/100 for both Sophomore Josie Stuver (Carrollton, Mo.) and Browne. Burns added a 95/100 to the team score.
In sporting clays, the Vikings placed at No. 13 with a total score of 413/500 in the event. Browne led the team with an 87/100, with Maddox at 85/100. Kolb finished with an 82/100, followed by an 80/100 from Freshman Dakota Zaugg (Santa Maria, Calif.) and a 79/100 from Sophomore Hunter Sims (Sweet Springs, Mo.) to finish out the team scorers.
The Vikings placed No. 13 overall in double trap, finishing with a score of 431/500. Duffin led the team with a 96/100, while Maddox had an 87/100 and Kolb ended with an 84/100. Sims and Freshman Dylan Kempker (Eldon, Mo.) both added an 82/100 to finish out the team scorers.
In double skeet, Missouri Valley placed No. 14 with a total of 438/4500. Maddox led with a 96/100 and Stuver had an 89/100. Both Burns and Browne added scores of 85/100 and Zaugg totaled an 83/100.
Finally, in super sporting, the team finished No. 13 in the standing with a total of 442/500. Duffin led with a 93/100 and Kolb added a 92/100. Maddox followed at 88/100, Stuver at 85/100 and Kempker rounded out the team scorers with an 84/100.
In individual competition, Missouri Valley produced a number of top ten finishers in the six disciplines.
In American trap, the trio of Bradley-Robinson, Burns and Browne all finished with scores of 95/100 to tie for tenth overall in the women's standings. The men's team was led by a No. 14 finish by Duffin with a 98/100.
In skeet, Both Maddox and Kolb finished in a tie for third with scores of 98/100 each.
In sporting clays, Browne led with a third place finish in the women's standings, at a total of 87/100. Maddox was the highest placing men's individual at No. 29 with an 85/100.
Double trap results included Duffin placing fourth overall with a 96/100 and Bradley-Robinson came in at tenth in the women's standings with an 86/100.
In double skeet, the team was led by Maddox at fourth overall with a 96/100, and Stuver was ninth in the women's standings with a 96/100.
The super sporting results included a ninth place finish for Duffin with a 93/100 and a tenth place finish for Kolb with a 92/100. Stuver was ninth in the women's standings with an 85/100.
As a team, Missouri Valley placed at No. 11 overall with a final score of 2,688. Hillsdale won the team title with a final score of 2,899.
"This was the most student-athletes Missouri Valley College has brought to the National Championship, and the first time competing at the Division II level," said Head Coach Reba Kingsley. "The team had a good showing with various student-athletes stepping up and contributing to the team score. The team worked all week to execute the foundation laid throughout the year. With one medaling, others were in shoot-offs, fourth place finisher and top fifteen finishers. While there are seniors graduating we are returning depth as well as incoming students."
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