By David T. Dobson

JU Varsity Shooting Coach

JU’s Varsity Shooting Team faced some serious talent – including Olympic Qualifier Alex Rennert of UF – but still wound up as the Southeast Regional Sporting Clays Champions at the recent Jacksonville Southeast Fall Invitational College SCTP Shoot. (See photo gallery below).

The Shoot was hosted by Jacksonville University, Jacksonville Skeet & Trap and the Scholastic Clay Target Program.

This was the biggest Jacksonville SE Invitational Collegiate Regional to date – 116 athletes and 10 teams from the University of Kentucky, Clemson, Emmanuel College, ABAC, UF, FSU, Stetson, UNF, Embry-Riddle and JU.

The four-target spread between JU (Runner-up) and Clemson (Champ) for High Overall Average (HOA) Collegiate Champ on Saturday, Oct. 19, meant the competition was neck and neck. Add in the fact that JU went last in the day and had to shoot the International Wobble Event in the rain, where it was hard to see the targets, and I could not be more pleased. It’s a game of inches. Not one JU shooter complained – very professional.

On Sunday, Oct. 20, JU dominated the other teams, earning the title of SE Regional Sporting Clays Champions by a good margin.

Congratulations to all team members.

We are grateful to the SCTP & MidwayUSA for funding this event each fall and spring, as well as to the NWTF, our army of volunteers and the Jacksonville Gun Club for being our home and our friend.

Congratulations to the following:

Ladies Overall Performance:

Shelby LoPresto: HOA Ladies Tournament Champion Saturday & Sunday

Erin Felker: Ladies HOA 4th on Saturday & Ladies HOA 4th Sunday

Julianne Evans: Ladies HOA 3rd on Sunday

Ladies Skeet (Saturday):

Shelby LoPresto (4th)

Erin Felker (5th)

Ladies Trap (Saturday):

Shelby LoPresto: Champ

Erin Felker Runner-up

Ladies International Wobble (Saturday):

Shelby LoPresto: Champ

Mens Overall Performance:

Nick D’Asto: HOA Men’s Tournament Runner-up Champion on Saturday

Tyler Hilterbrand: Sunday for HOA 3rd

Scott Hensley for: Sunday HOA 4th

Men’s Skeet (Saturday):

Scott Hensley (5th)

Men’s International Wobble (Saturday):

Scott Hensley (3rd)

Nick D’Asto (5th)

For more information about the Jacksonville University Sporting Clays, Skeet and Trap Team, visit http://ju.edu/jusstc or contact Head Coach David Dobson at ddobsonpvb@aol.com or ddobson1@ju.edu.

 

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