Shooting Sports Competes at SASP Nationals

The CUW shooting sports team had a successful showing at the Scholastic Action Shooting Program Collegiate National Championships amid rainy conditions and stiff competition.

The best individual performance came courtesy of senior Nathan Fingeroos (Cedarburg, Wis.) in the pistol caliber carbine event, as he took third place overall with a time of 37.92.

As a team, the Blue and White also shined in the pistol caliber carbine event, as the team comprised of seniors Hank Bell (Saukville, Wis.), Nathan Fingeroos, Andrew (AJ) Theisz (Lake Geneva, Wis.), and Alexander Steiner (Kewaskum, Wis.) recorded a score of 171.39, snagging second place overall.

This squad also claimed fourth overall in the iron rifle, recording 197.23 points.

Meanwhile, the rimfire pistol event saw the Blue and White take sixth place with a total of 358.66 points while freshman Acoya Hotchkiss (Waukesha, Wis.) led the Falcons on the individual level in the rimfire pistol with a time of 62.71 seconds.

Nathan Fingeroos also led the flock in the centerfire pistol, taking seventh overall with a time of 52.54 seconds, and in the optics rifle event, finishing at 36.96 seconds. Fingeroos also took sixth in the centerfire pistol optic, claiming sixth overall with a time of 48.17 seconds.

The Falcons also placed fifth in the optics rifle event as a squad, scoring 171.09.

Another top-five finish came in the rimfire pistol optic, as Concordia Wisconsin's squad amassed 223.17 points, locking up fourth place. CUW also secured fourth place in the centerfire pistol optic with 261.22 points.

To wrap up the spring season, the Falcons will return to practice and compete in the USA Clay Target Virtual League from April to May.