On November 8^th, the Chargers competed in their last event of the Fall semester as a full team, an NSCA-registered sporting clays shoot at Hillsdale College's own Halter Shooting Sports Education Center. The event was open to any NSCA member and featured 55 total competitors shooting 100 sporting clays, 50 super sporting, and 50 5-Stand.
 
Junior Madeline Corbin broke 92/100 targets to lead the team in the Sporting Clays event. She finished first in A Class as well as the top Lady and Junior finisher. Junior Luke Johnson and freshman Zach Hinze each hit 91 targets and finished 3^rd in A Class and 1^st in B Class respectively. Freshman David Texas Ardis and senior Davis Hay scored 89 and 88 targets to each win Master Class and AA Class.
 
Hay and Ardis again shot the same score in the Super Sporting, their 48s earning them first in AA and Master Class respectively as well as first and 2^nd Junior. Hinze was just a target behind to also win B Class and 3^rd Junior in this event. Freshman Max Versluys' 46 won the top honor in A Class and sophomore Lucci Kern finished in 1^st place for the Lady category.
 
Ardis finished the match strong with a perfect 50/50 in 5-Stand, the only one of the match. He took top honors as a Junior and in Master Class. Senior Leif Andersen broke 46 targets to win AA Class. 2^nd place Junior and first in A Class went to Versluys with a total score of 48. Sophomore Taylor Dale ended as first place in B Class and first place Lady.
 
Full results for all events can be found below.
 
"Overall and across the entire team, this was our strongest showing of the Fall in the Sporting disciplines," said head coach Jordan Hintz. "It's a phenomenal way to end the semester."
 
Eleven Chargers next travel to Tucson, AZ to compete in the USA Shooting Selection Match from November 17^th through 22^nd. This shoot selects athletes that will travel internationally to ISSF World Cups in 2026.
 
 
Results: https://app.scorechaser.com/tournament-events-P0YKBfNDPnS4W4-0YfCNDQnES4VB9
 
Sporting Clays
David Texas Ardis – M1
Davis Hay – AA1
Leif Andersen – AA3
Madeline Corbin – A1, Lady 1, Junior 1
Luke Johnson – A3, Junior 2
Zach Hinze – B1, Junior 3
Taylor Dale – B2, Lady 2
Ava Downs – B3
Marin McKinney – C2, Lady 3
Henrik Kiledal – C3
Sophia Bultema – D3
 
Super Sporting
David Texas Ardis – M1, Junior 2
Davis Hay – AA1, Junior 1
Leif Andersen – AA2
Max Versluys – A1
Kyle Fleck – A3
Zach Hinze – B1, Junior 3
Roman Barrett – B2
Taylor Dale – B3, Lady 3
Lucci Kern – C2, Lady 1
Marin McKiney – C3
Sophia Bultema – D2
Madeline Corbin – Lady 2
 
5-Stand
David Texas Ardis – M1, Junior 1
Leif Andersen – AA1
Davis Hay – AA2
Max Versluys – A1, Junior 2
Luke Johnson – A2, Junior 3
Taylor Dale – B1, Lady 1
Madeline Corbin – Lady 2