Statesmen Close Fall with Win at Home Line Game Shoot
New Virginia–The William Penn shotgun sports team wrapped up its fall campaign with a win as it hosted the William Penn Line Game Shoot last Saturday and Sunday.
In what was essentially a dual against Midland, the Statesmen posted a winning score of 1,919-for-2,000, while Midland had a score of 1,784-for-2,000.
The event included the disciplines of Trap, Doubles Trap, Skeet, and Doubles Skeet. WPU finished first in each discipline, and by a wide margin.
The navy and gold managed a Trap score of 491-for-500 with Wyatt Kresser (Sr., Independence, Iowa, Public Accounting) leading all shooters with a perfect 100-for-100.
The trio of Ian Darragh (So., Eagle, Idaho, Business Management), Colton Heintz-Kuderer (Sr., Mabel, Minn., Master’s of Organizational Leadership), and Collin Whitehead (Fr., Puryear, Tenn., Business Management) were next at 98-for-100, while Jakob Moesgaard (Fr., Burlington, Wis., Mechanical Engineering) and Izaac Zihlman (So., Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Business Management) wrapped up the scoring at 97-for-100.
Evie Petersen (Fr., Tipton, Iowa, Nursing) paced the female shooters at 96-for-100.
WPU also tallied a score of 491-for-500 in Skeet as Kresser again managed another perfect 100-for-100.
Dylan Uitermarkt (Fr., Pella, Iowa, General Accounting) was one shot off at 99-for-100, while Trenton Giese (Jr., Muskego, Wis., Mechanical Engineering) had a 98-for-100 score.
The quartet of Darragh, Moesgaard, Morgan Hodge (Sr., West Liberty, Iowa, Nursing), and Hayden Lund (Jr., Beaverdam, Wis., Sports Management) contributed to the Skeet score at 97-for-100. Hodge guided all females in the field.
Heintz-Kuderer and Uitermarkt tied for first in Doubles Skeet at 97-for-100, while the Statesmen managed a team score of 477-for-500.
Kresser connected on 95 of 100 targets, while Giese and John Duld (Fr., Shawnee, Kan., Mechanical Engineering) both finished at 94-for-100.
A Doubles Trap score of 460-for-500 was headlined by Addison McGehearty (Jr., Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Business Management) at 96-for-100.
Kresser and Lund were next at 92-for-100, while Zihlman and Emily Sjoberg (Jr., Citrus Heights, Calif., Business Management) factored into the team score at 90-for-100.
Kresser topped the entire High Overall Athlete standings at 387-for-400, while Sjoberg was the best female HOA shooter at 368-for-400.
“This shoot was a great way to finish our fall season,” Head Coach Colten Uitermarkt said. “This fall season had plenty of highs and lows. Our upperclassmen stepped into leadership roles, while our large group of freshmen got their footing. This team is immensely talented, and there were so many things to be excited about. There were so many PRs this season; the development was great to see. I am so proud of each and every member of the team.”
