Varsity Shooting team Runner-Up at JAX Southeast Collegiate Invitational

The Varsity Shooting team recently co-hosted its sixth Jax Southeast Collegiate Invitational (Regional) Championship Shoot, with the squad coming in as runner-up Main Event Champion among 124 collegiate athletes from nine universities.

The performance follows the team grabbing HOA (High Overall) National titles in Handicap Trap and Trap Doubles at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championships (www.shootsctp.org) this past July in Ohio, as well as Runner-Up in Sporting Clays, Third in Trap and Fourth in Skeet.

JU, SCTP and JAX Clay Target Sports hosted the invitational Oct. 21-23, and it is one of the largest collegiate regional shoots in the country.

Bethel University took the HOA Championship Team honors in Saturday’s Main Event, with JU second. JU, coached by David Dobson, is a nine-time ACUI and SCTP National Event Champion across all divisions. Rounding out the field for third, fourth and fifth on Saturday were Virginia Tech University, Stetson University and Florida State University. Eastern Kentucky University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the University of North Florida and the University of Delaware filled out the balance of the collegiate field. (Full results below.)

On Sunday, Bethel edged out JU by one target in the Sporting Clays event, followed by Virginia Tech, FSU and EKU. All schools competed in American Skeet, American Trap & International Wobble Trap on Saturday and Sporting Clays on Sunday.

JU Shooting Team members and Jax Gun Club members volunteered to referee and pull targets.

The tournament is made possible with funds from the Scholastic Clay Target Program (www.shootsctp.org), funded by the Midway USA Foundation (www.midwayusafoundation.org). The shoot is hosted by JU and the SCTP and is held every fall and spring at JAX Clay Target Sports, with the next shoot March 10-12 of next year.

For more information about the JU Varsity Shooting Team, click here or contact David Dobson at ddobson1@ju.edu.

RESULTS:

Top Five Teams in Saturday’s Skeet, Trap & I-Wobble Events:

Tourney HOA Champion: Bethel University (726)

Tourney RU: Jacksonville University (669)

Tourney Third: Virginia Tech (660)

Tourney Fourth: Stetson University (646)

Tourney Fifth: Florida State University (626)

Top Five Individual Champions:

High Overall Tournament WOMEN’s Champion (HOA): Tara Steffen (BU)

High Overall Tournament WOMEN’s Champion (RU): Elizabeth Faulkner (BU)

High Overall Tournament WOMEN’s Champion (Third): Molly Brewer (BU)

High Overall Tournament WOMEN’s Champion (Fourth): Shelby Reynolds (JU)

High Overall Tournament WOMEN’s Champion (Fifth): Samantha Malone (VTECH)

 

High Overall Tournament MEN’s Champion (HOA): Nathan Ford (BU)

High Overall Tournament MEN’s Champion (RU): Tyler Hickman (BU)

High Overall Tournament MEN’s Champion (Third): Brandon Hudgins (BU)

High Overall Tournament MEN’s Champion (Fourth: Sam Hayden-Kaplan (BU)

High Overall Tournament MEN’s Champion (Fifth): Zach Stillwell (VTECH)

SKEET (Women’s):

HOA: Elizabeth Faulkner (BU)

RU: Tara Steffen (BU)

Third: Molly Brewer (BU)

Fourth: Kalie Jones (JU)

Fifth: Marissa Biggie (JU)

SKEET (Men’s):

HOA: Nathan Ford (BU)

RU: Parker Woodring (JU)

Third: Bobby Jacobs (JU)

Fourth: Zach Metz (BU)

Fifth: Benji Felder (JU)

TRAP (Women’s):

HOA: Tara Steffen (BU)

RU: Elizabeth Faulkner (BU)

Third: Molly Brewer (BU)

Fourth: Marissa Biggie (JU)

Fifth: Samantha Malone (VTECH)

TRAP (Men’s):

HOA: Brandon Hudgins (BU)

RU: Tyler Hickman (BU)

Third: Nathan Ford (BU)

Fourth: Cory Mathis (BU)

Fifth: Andrew Cobb (EKU)

International Wobble Trap (Women’s):

HOA: Elizabeth Faulkner (BU)

RU: Tara Steffen (BU)

Third: Shelby Reynolds (JU)

Fourth: Torie Beckman (EKU)

Fifth: Samantha Malone (VTECH)

International Wobble Trap (Men’s):

HOA: Nathan Ford (BU)

RU: Tyler Hickman (BU)

Third: Hagan Holland (BU)

Fourth: Ben Edwards (FSU)

Fifth: Terry Carr (BU)

Sporting Clays (Sunday)

HOA: Bethel University (456)

RU: Jacksonville University (455)

Third: Virginia Tech University (444)

Fourth: FSU (408)

Fifth: EKU (367)

Sporting Clays (Ladies):

HOA: Elizabeth Faulkner (BU)

RU: Molly Brewer (BU)

Third: Kalie Jones (JU)

Fourth: Tara Steffens (BU)

Fifth: Samantha Malone (VTECH)

Sporting Clays (Men’s):

HOA: Zach Metz (BU)

RU: Kelby Seanor (JU)

Third: Sam Hayden-Kaplan (BU)

Fourth: Zach Stockwell (VTECH)

Fifth: Joel Foley (VTECH)