Sports Shooting Team Competes in First Meet of Season at Blackhawk Invitational
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
CALMAR鈥擲A国际传媒鈥檚 (SA国际传媒) Sports Shooting team competed in its first meet of the season at the Southeastern Community College Blackhawk Invitational on Sept. 17 in Montrose.
SA国际传媒 athletes participating in the meet included: Leo Balk, of Waucoma; Eric Blum, of Zwingle; Melody Gossman, of Rose Creek, Minn.; Tommy Pecinovsky, of Calmar; Adam Reinertson, of Fayette; Christian Schwickerath, of New Hampton; and Kyle Townsend, of Dubuque. All are first-year team members, with the exception of returning athletes Leo Balk and Pecinovsky.
Southeastern Community College Blackhawk Invitational results:
- The SA国际传媒 Blue Squad placed 11th
- Female individual: Melody Gossman, 10th place female, 89 out of 100 clay pigeons hit. Top female score was 95
- Male individual: Christian Schwickerath, tied for 7th place male, 96 out of 100. The top score male score was 99
Adam Reinertson, student athlete, viewed the season opener as an opportunity to adjust and improve his shooting skills as the year progresses. 鈥淚t was great to shoot at the meet to see exactly what areas I need to improve on in practice; I鈥檓 ready to get to it,鈥� he said.
Anthony Sisneros, SA国际传媒 Sports Shooting team head coach was pleased with the athletes鈥� performances, especially at the first meet and with many first-year team members.
鈥淕reat shooting this past weekend for our first meet of the season,鈥� Sisneros expressed. 鈥淚鈥檓 very impressed with the athletes鈥� efforts and excited to see their progress.鈥�
The team visits Ottumwa next for the Indian Hills Community College Invitational on Sept. 29.
Tags: Sports Shooting