Falcons Shine at Valentine’s Classic Virtual Competition
MEQUON, Wis. – The CUW shooting sports team performed well in the Valentine's Classic Virtual competition, securing several high finishes across different individual and team events.
In the centerfire pistol optic, the Falcons claimed first place as a team as the squad comprised of senior Nathan Fingeroos (Cedarburg, Wis.), Andrew (AJ) Theisz (Lake Geneva, Wis.), junior Mason Schulteis (Kewaskum, Wis.), and senior Hank Bell (Saukville, Wis.) finished with a score of 205.24.
Individually, Nathan Fingeroos took first in the men's division, registering a time of 43.81 seconds.
Meanwhile, in the centerfire pistol, that same squad claimed another first-place finish with a total score of 245.31 points. Like the previous event, Fingeroos also led the Blue and White, compiling a time of 51.63 seconds. Also in the top 10 was Mason Schulteis at 58.11 seconds, while Hank Bell recorded a time of 64.16 seconds, good for seventh overall. Behind Bell, Andrew (AJ) Theisz was in eighth place, with a time of 71.41 seconds.
CUW's squad also took second in the optics rifle event, totaling a score of 146.62 points, while individually, Fingeroos and Bell led Concordia with a time of 34.16 and 36.33 seconds, respectively, for sixth and eighth place.
The Falcons also performed well in the pistol caliber carbine event. CUW claimed first as a team with a score of 144.47 points, while Nathan Fingeroos took first at 33.4 seconds. Hank Bell finished in third with a time of 35.12 seconds, while Mason Schulteis had a top-10 finish, securing ninth with a time of 37.56 seconds.
Concordia Wisconsin continued to rack up top-10 finishes, as Nathan Fingeroos took fifth in the iron rifle event with a time of 34.61 seconds. Fingeroos also led the team in the rim-fire pistol with a sixth-place finish, while senior Alexander Steiner (Kewaskum, Wis.) took ninth.
Meanwhile, Alexander Steiner led CUW in the rimfire pistol event, recording a time of 61.19 seconds.
The Falcons will look to build on this success for the remainder of the season as they compete in the USA Clay Target Virtual League from April to May.
