Laker Nation News Clay Target Team Impresses at USA College Clay Target Nationals Posted on November 7, 2024 The Lake Land College Clay Target Shooting team was named the National Trap Shooting Champion Runner-Up Team at the USA College Clay Target Nationals. Multiple Lakers also received individual honors during the event. Jaxson Wilson, Newton, was named National Individual Champion with a score of 197/200. Wilson also placed first in the High Silver Male Category. Brandon Himes, Toledo, placed second in the High Gold Male Category with a score of 194/200. The Lake Land Clay Target Shooting team was added to the College’s athletic lineup in Fall 2023. In just its second year of competition, the team impressed against the 18 colleges and universities across the nation that participated in nationals tournament. “I am very proud of our team’s accomplishment. Being just our second year as an athletic program on campus, this achievement definitely sets the bar high for future years,” Clay Target Shooting Head Coach Josh Fulk said. “Coming in second at Nationals to a program that is well known in the trapshooting community with years of history is definitely a huge accomplishment. I look forward to the future and what we will accomplish.” The 2024-2025 Lake Land College Clay Target Shooting team consists of the following students: Name Year Hometown Miley Britton Freshman Dieterich Morgan Buerster Sophomore Newton Austen Carlen Freshman Cumberland Ethan Heuerman Sophomore Dieterich Brandon Himes Freshman Toledo Garrett Hoene Freshman Stewardson Kaiden Kohnert Sophomore Effingham Lucas Ruholl Sophomore Teutopolis Macie Weichman Sophomore Teutopolis Jaxson Wilson Freshman Newton To learn more about the Lake Land College Clay and Trap Shooting team, contact Fulk at 217-234-5073 or jfulk@lakelandcollege.edu. The Lake Land College Clay Target Shooting team was named the National Trap Shooting Champion Runner-Up Team at the USA College Clay Target National Championship.Front row (from left to right): Clay and Trap Shooting Head Coach Josh Fulk; Lucas Ruholl, Teutopolis; Jaxson Wilson, Newton; Brandon Himes, Toledo; Ethan Heuerman, Dieterich; Austin Carlen, Cumberland.Back row (from left to right): Morgan Beurester, Newton; Macie Weichman, Teutopolis; Garrett Hoene, Stewardson; Miley Britton, Dieterich; Kaiden Kohnert, Effingham. -30- Read More Laker Nation News