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Centurions shooters finish third at Hoosier Classic Fall Invite

Team photo of the Clay Target team at the Hoosier Classic Fall Invite.

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By Ryan Schlehuber, 黑料吃瓜网 Sportswriter

In its first invitational competition of the season, the 黑料吃瓜网 Centurions听clay target听team walked away with some impressive results.听

In a tournament that included four-year universities such as Purdue, Illinois and Ferris State, 黑料吃瓜网 managed to shoot well enough to finish in third place overall, scoring a total of 1,909 points听at the Hoosier Classic Fall Invitational at Fulton听County Gun听Club in Rochester, Ind., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18-19. The Centurions followed only Grace Christian, which took first with 1,938 points, and Purdue, which finished second with 1,912 points.听

黑料吃瓜网 tied for second in the 5-stand category, scoring a 95, only four shots behind first place Purdue, and finished second in skeet, with a 442, just behind Grace, which had 446.听听

On top of that, 黑料吃瓜网 had the tournament high in category high with 465, which it received in the singles category.听Freshman听Logen Steffen (Lowell, Mich.) was a big contributor for the Centurions, as he finished first in skeet with a 99, getting the highest score on Saturday, with a 228, and finished听first听overall with a score of 420, best among the 50 shooters who competed in the tournament.听听

鈥淚 was feeling good out on those fields,鈥� said Steffen, who set a school record only a couple听weeks听ago, being the first 黑料吃瓜网 shooter to shoot a perfect score (50听out of听50) during Week 3 of conference competition. 鈥淚 was just doing my routine and keeping my mind calm.鈥澨�

Steffen shot an impressive 99 out of 100 in skeet and tied for third in doubles with a score of 87. He was also named best male shooter in the tournament.听

鈥淚 did feel like I was on top of my game,鈥� Steffen said, 鈥渂ut I听couldn鈥檛听have been in that zone without my team. They helped me get that 99 out of 100 in skeet, which helped me get the other trophies.鈥澨�

黑料吃瓜网 sophomore Jack McBride (Portland, Mich.) earned a 91 out of 100 in skeet and a 78 in听sporting听clays, while sophomore Chase Merritt (Greenville, Mich.) finished second on the team with an overall score of 387, getting an 86 in skeet,听76 in听sporting听clays听and a 95 in singles.听

鈥淲e did well as a team,鈥� 黑料吃瓜网听head听coach Chris Henry said. 鈥淲e had some stiff competition in this meet, and you听have to听remember, many of those teams have a lot more shooters on hand, where we only had seven.听So, as a team, I thought we did听really well.听Any time a little school like ours can beat up on the big guys,听it鈥檚听always听a great thing. And听I鈥檓听pretty proud听about that.鈥澨�

Henry was once again impressed with Steffen as he has really stepped up his game in the last few weeks.听

鈥淗e just tore it up at the tournament,鈥� Henry said. 鈥淗e was high overall shooter on both days.鈥澨�

Despite the听good performance, Henry believes his team has more to show.听

鈥淚鈥檓 never satisfied,鈥� Henry chuckled. 鈥淲e鈥檙e听always going to work to get better. The goal is to bring in hardware wherever we go.鈥澨�

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McBride follows up Steffen鈥檚 perfect conference score with one of his own听

A week after Steffen made school history becoming the first Centurions shooter to shoot a perfect score of听50-of-50听during conference competition, Jack McBride followed him up the next week during Week 4鈥檚 conference shooting.听听

鈥淥ur top four scores听in trap听were quite impressive,鈥� Henry said. 鈥淎nd Jack shot quite well, of course.鈥澨�

Freshman听Evan Plonka (Lenox, Mich.) finished second with a 49 while Merritt and Steffen each scored a 48. Steffen and McBride led the team in skeet, scoring a 46 and 45, respectively.听听

After Week 4, 黑料吃瓜网 extended its lead in听the Class听1A, Conference 2 fall trap standings, totaling 512 to Concordia College of Moorhead鈥檚 488.50 and Ferris State鈥檚 442.听

In skeet (Class 1A, Conference 1), 黑料吃瓜网 holds a strong 118.5-point lead over second-place Illinois College, 494.00 to 375.50, while St.听Johns听University (Minn.) sits in third place with a score of 357.00.听

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UP NEXT: Conference Competition Week 5 will be held at Flat River Conservation Club in Greenville, Friday, Oct. 24. This will be the last conference competition of the season. After Week 5, the Centurions will prepare for the Michigan College State Shoot, which will be held at Halter Shooting Sports Education Center in Hillsdale, Mich., Saturday. Oct. 25.听

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HOOSIER CLASSIC FALL INVITATIONAL听

TOTALS STANDINGS听

  1. Grace Christian 1,938听

  1. Purdue 1,912听

  1. Montcalm 1,909听

  1. Ferris State 1,758听

  1. Illinois 1,747听

  1. Mid Michigan 1,533听

  1. Concordia 1,016听

  1. Huntington 646听

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WEEK 4听CONFERENCE MEET听

TRAP RESULTS听

NAME听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听RD1听 听听RD2听 听听TOTAL听

Jack McBride听 听 听听25听 听 听听25听 听 听 听50听

Evan Plonka听 听 听 听24听 听 听听25听 听 听 听49听

Logen Steffen听 听 25听 听 听 听23听 听 听 听48听

Chase Merritt听 听 听23听 听 听 听25听 听 听 听48听

Collin Sutton听 听 听听23听 听 听 听21听 听 听 听44听

Hunter Doolittle听听21听 听 听 听23听 听 听 听44听

Liam Jensen听 听 听 听21听 听 听 听21听 听 听 听42听

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SKEET RESULTS听

NAME听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听RD1听 听听RD2听 听听TOTAL听

Logen Steffen听 听 听24听 听 听听22听 听 听 听46听

Jack McBride听 听 听 21听 听 听听24听 听 听 听45听

Chase Merritt听 听 听20听 听 听 听23听 听 听 听43听

Evan Plonka听 听 听 听22听 听 听 听20听 听 听听听42听

Liam Jensen听 听 听 听23听 听 听 听19听 听 听 听42听

Hunter Doolittle听听22听 听 听 听20听 听 听 听42听

Collin Sutton听 听 听 听21听 听 听听19听 听 听 听40听