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TUCSON, Ariz. – Nine past or present members of the Concordia University Shooting program took advantage of an opportunity to showcase their talents at the 2022 Shotgun Selections event hosted by USA Shooting in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 11-16. The results included three medals for current Bulldogs as Sam Blevins took home the men’s trap junior bronze medal, Sophia Bultema earned the women’s para silver medal in trap and Jack Nelson emerged with the men’s collegiate trap silver medal. Concordia put more competitors in the event than any other collegiate shooting sports team in the nation.
As an official collegiate shooting team, Concordia last competed back in mid-October at the Hastings Bronco Invitational. During the fall, Head Coach Scott Moniot guided the Bulldogs to two team event championships and to a pair of second-place claims. Moniot was called to be with the Lord on Nov. 20, 2021. The Bulldogs will resume their season in late February while carrying on Moniot’s memory.
Moniot would have been proud of what took place in Tucson. Additional past and present Concordia shooters at the Shotgun Selection match included Jessica Ciezki, Monica Dale, Blake Greckel, Erin Lokke, Emily Rasmussen and Emma Van Donselaar (see results at bottom). The most accomplished competitor in school history, Lokke shot a 229 in skeet at the selection event and placed fifth out of all shooters in a discipline that featured some of the very best in the world.
Blevins and Nelson had previously earned spots on the USA Shooting Junior Team and are hopeful of making their way onto the National Junior World Travel Team. The selection in Tucson was the first step towards determining team members in the junior category (under 21). Another event will be held in Kerrville, Texas, in March. The January selection featured 250 targets while the upcoming shoot in March (March 2-7) will feature 125 targets. National Junior World Travel Team members will have the honor of shooting in Suhl, Germany, in May.
Past/Current Bulldogs at USA Shooting Shotgun Selection (Jan. 11-16)
· Sam Blevins – 214 in trap (Bronze Junior Medalist)
· Sophia Bultema (Para Silver Medalist in trap)
· Jessica Ciezki – 169 in trap
· Monica Dale – 179 in trap
· Blake Greckel – 192 in trap
· Erin Lokke – 229 in skeet
· Jack Nelson – 210 in trap (Collegiate Men Silver Medalist)
· Emily Rasmussen – 206 in skeet
· Emma Van Donselaar – 219 in skeet
