The Hillsdale College Shotgun Team traveled to Bald Mountain Shooting Range on August 22 to compete in the Lieske Signature Series Stop #4 NSCA shoot. The event marked the end of the week of Fall training camp and the start of competition season. Each Charger shot both the Easy 80 and Elite 80 sporting clays course, battling the rain throughout the day. Over 270 competitors took part in this open match, one of the largest in Michigan.
 
The wet morning began with the Elite 80, the more difficult of the two sporting clays courses. Sophomore David Texas Ardis hit 72/80 to tie for the 3^rd highest score of any competitor in Master class or the Junior concurrent. Senior Davis Hay's score of 70 was the top in AA Class. In A Class, senior Luke Johnson broke 69 of 80 to finish in 1^st with sophomore Zach Hinze's 66 taking 3^rd. Freshman Cameron Roberts took 1^st in B Class and Junior 2nd with 70/80 while junior Marin McKinney finished in 2^nd place in C Class with a 59. Hitting 50/80, junior Lucci Kern was 1^st in D Class with sophomore Henrik Kiledal earning 3^rd with 46/80. Senior Ava Downs was 2^nd place in the Lady's concurrent with 62/80. Senior Madeline Corbin and freshman Kinsey Duzan tied for Lady's 3^rd with 61/80.
 
Hinze broke the team's top score on the Easy 80 course with a perfect 80/80. Only 7 out of 236 shooters managed to break every target. Downs missed just a single target to finish with 79 out of 80 and tie for 1^st in A Class. She also was the top Lady competitor and tied for 2^nd amongst Juniors. Also hitting 79 were Roberts and junior Nathaniel Meloro. They tied for 1^st in B Class and 2^nd place Junior. Dale was 2^nd place Lady with 77/80 while both Corbin and Duzan hit 76/80 to tie for 3^rd.
 
There were also awards for combined scores between the Easy and Elite 80. Leading the Chargers with 150/160 was Ardis, earning both a tied for 3^rd in Master Class and the highest score of any Junior. Johnson tied for 1^st in A Class with 147 targets while Hinze was 3^rd (and 3^rd Junior) with 146. Breaking 149/160, Roberts took 1^st in B Class and Junior 2^nd. Meloro (138/160) tied for 3^rd in B Class. Kern (123) and Kiledal (119) took 2^nd and 3^rd respectively in D Class. Downs' 141/160 was the top Lady score while Duzan and Corbin's 137/160 tied for 3^rd Lady.
 
Sophomore Max Versluys also competed in the Michigan NSSA State Skeet Shoot from August 21-23. The event was hosted at Detroit Gun Club. He broke 98/100 targets in both Doubles and 12 gauge. In the former, he earned runner-up for the event as well as collegiate champion. In the latter, he was 3^rd in AA Class and collegiate runner-up. In 20 gauge and 28 gauge, Versluys hit 99 out of a possible 100 targets. He finished 1^st and AA Class and collegiate runner-up in 20 as well as event runner-up and collegiate champ in 28. After scoring 96/100 in .410 (earning 2^nd in AA class and collegiate runner-up), he was crowned as the winner of the biggest prize of the shoot: High Overall Champion. He hit a total of 392/400.
 
 
Results: https://app.scorechaser.com/tournament-0V35oKDCCARiT4
Elite 80
David Texas Ardis – t-M3, Junior 1^st
Davis Hay – AA1
Luke Johnson – A1
Zach Hinze – A3
Cameron Roberts – B1, Junior 2nd
Marin McKinney – C2
Lucci Kern – D1
Henrik Kiledal – D3
Ava Downs – Lady 2nd
Madeline Corbin – t-Lady 3rd
Kinsey Duzan – t-Lady 3rd
 
Easy 80
Zach Hinze – t-HOA, A1, Junior 1st
Ava Downs – t-A1, Lady 1st, t-Junior 2nd
Nathaniel Meloro – t-B1, t-Junior 2nd
Cameron Roberts – t-B1, t-Junior 2nd
Taylor Dale – Lady 2nd
Madeline Corbin – t-Lady 3rd
Kinsey Duzan – t-Lady 3rd
 
Combined Easy & Elite 80
David Texas Ardis – t-M3, Junior 1st
Luke Johnson – t-A1
Zach Hinze – A3, Junior 3rd
Cameron Roberts – B1, Junior 2nd
Nathaniel Meloro - t-B3
Brayden Hoppa – t-B3
Lucci Kern – D2
Henrik Kiledal – D3
Ava Downs – Lady 1^st
Madeline Corbin – t-Lady 3^rd
Kinsey Duzan – t-Lady 3rd
 
5-Stand
Davis Hay – t-AA2
 
 
Michigan NSSA State Shoot:
Max Versluys
HOA Champion
Doubles Event 2nd, collegiate 1st
20ga AA1, collegiate 2nd
.410 AA2, collegiate 2nd
28ga AA2, collegiate 1st
12ga AA3, collegiate 2nd