LINCOLN, Neb. – Midland University’s shotgun team was back in action this weekend as they competed in the Doane Invitational. The two-day tournament featured eight schools including Wayne State College, Concordia University, Hastings College, Iowa Western Community College, Fort Hays State University, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, and host-school Doane University. The Warriors finished runner-up overall and runner-up in the Skeet, Sporting Clays, and American Trap team events.
A Warriors team of Canyon Ferris (98), Dino Manuel (98), Dalton Wilcox (98), Hunter Reinig (96), and Kaleb Scherer (96) scored a total of 486 in the Skeet team event finishing behind only FHSU who won the event with 495 total points.
In the Sporting Clays team event, Warriors Ben Lowe (92), Dino Manuel (91), Dalton Wilcox (88), Canyon Ferris (88), Hunter Reinig (88) combined for a score of 450 to earn a second-place finish behind FHSU’s 469 total points.
Warriors Adin Doll (99), Callahan Healy (99), Hunter Reinig (99), Jace Garza (98), Dino Manuel (97) finished the American Trap event with a score of 492. After tying with FHSU for first place, the Warriors fell short in the shoot-off 39/50 to 27/50.
The Warriors team of Dino Manuel (286/300), Dalton Wilcox (284/300), Hunter Reinig (283/300), Canyon Ferris (281/300), and Callahan Healy (278/300) finished as the second-place team for the Highest Overall Award.
Head coach Jake McThenia was encouraged by his team’s efforts but hopes to aim higher in the coming weeks, “We had some solid scores come from Saturday’s Skeet and Sporting events but we all could have picked up a few here and there. Sunday was windy and gave everyone a challenge. We stepped up there and had some more solid scores. I am still proud of this group and we look to get better for Nationals in two weeks.”
The Warriors will compete again this weekend, this time in the Fort Hays State Shoot in Hays, Kansas. The two-day event is set for March 6-7 and will mark the Warriors’ last shoot before the ACUI Nationals Championships March 22nd-28th in San Antonio, Texas.
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