Hawkeye RedTail Sports Shooting claimed numerous awards, including team titles in Trap-Singles and Trap-Doubles, and High-Over-All Runner-Up at the 2023 ACUI/SCTP College Nationals held March 20-25, at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.
"We shot really well for this being these RedTails first time at the National Shooting Complex," said head coach Troy Emley. Some 770 student-athletes representing nearly 75 teams from 29 states competed across six days, including 11 RedTail student-athletes.
The RedTails claimed their fifth national Trap-Singles team title, setting a new school record at nationals with 492 targets. The five-person Trap Singles team was led by Blaedyn Benscoter, whose perfect 100 helped rank him seventh among the 584 Trap-Single shooters. Braden Brown and Colton Crooks each scored 99, with Britlynn Klaas and Mathew Rippel each hitting 97.
The Trap-Doubles team title resulted from a shoot-off with Connors State College after both teams hit 433 targets. In the shoot-off, Hawkeye hit 77, putting them two shots ahead of Connors and clinching the championship. The RedTails also placed third in Sporting Clays (348), Doubles Skeet (446), and Super Sporting (424), and came in third in American Skeet (462).
Trap-Singles (First)
Blaedyn Benscoter 100
Braden Brown 99
Colton Crooks 99
Britlyn, Klaas 97
Matthew Rippel 97
Trap-Doubles (First)
Colton Crooks 92
Zachary Erpelding 90
Devan Myers 88
Connor Ehlert 82
Blaedyn Benscoter 81
Trap-Doubles (First)
Devan Myers 88
Matthew Rippel 87
Haley Starmer 84
Colton Crooks 84
Zachary Erpelding 81
Sporting Clays (Third)
Devan Myers 77
Zachary Erpelding 71
Matthew Rippel 70
Colton Crooks 65
Haley Starmer 65
American Skeet (Third)
Devan Myers 98
Colton Crooks 95
Haley Starmer 93
Braden Brown 91
Matthew Rippel 85
Doubles Skeet (Second)
Colton Crooks 97
Devan Myers 89
Haley Starmer 87
Zachary Erpelding 87
Matthew Rippel 86
In High-Over-All, which includes scores from American Skeet, Doubles Skeet, Sporting Clays, Super Sporting, Trap Singles, and Trap Doubles, the RedTails hit a combined 2,605 targets to earn the number two spot. Myers led the totals at 536, followed by Crooks (532), Zachary Erpelding (507), Rippel (504), and Brown (469).
"Our upperclassmen shined throughout the championships," Emley said. "Our future looks bright from the performances of our underclassmen."
National Championship Roster
Blaedyn Benscoter, Freshman, Conrad, Iowa BCLUW
Braden Brown*, Sophmore, Dike, Iowa Dike-New Hartford
Colton Crooks, Freshman, Charles City, Iowa Charles City
Connor Ehlert, Junior, Bricelyn, Minnesota, United South Central
Zachary Erpelding, Freshman, Aurelia, Iowa, Alta Aurelia
Britlynn Klaas, Sophmore, Beaman, Iowa, BCLUW
Devan Myers*, Sophmore, Preston, Iowa, Easton Valley
Matthew Rippel, Sophmore, Mt. Auburn, Iowa, Vinton-Shellsburg
Gavin Sims, Freshman, Decorah, Iowa, Decorah
Samuel Singewald, Freshman, Lawler, Iowa, New Hampton
Haley Starmer, Freshman, Harvey, Iowa, Pella
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