Freshman Zach Hinze competed at the home opener Courtesy | Daniel Johnson The Hillsdale shotgun team filled the podium in the Chargers Classic NCSA competition at the John Halter Shooting Center over the weekend. The Chargers competed in three different sporting clays events Sept. 12-14, vying for the top spots in each. “We had a...
Ava Downs, Olivia Krauss, and Joy Chen at competition Courtesy | Ava Downs At 7 years old, Ava Downs went to a shooting range with her dad and uncle to pull clays for them. A few weeks later, she began learning how to shoot. Now in her third year at Hillsdale and a star on...
Senior Leif Andersen at a meet last season. Courtesy | Hillsdale Athletic Department Five freshmen joined the Hillsdale shotgun team, making it one of the team’s largest recruitment classes, with one placing third overall in the highest class at the team’s first meet of the season at the Bald Mountain Shooting Range in Lake Orion,...
The Charger shotgun team took third place overall in NCAA Division II after a week-long championship tournament in San Antonio, Texas. After winning the NCAA DII championships in 2024, the Chargers were beaten this year by Fort Hays State University and William Penn University. William Penn won with a team total of 2,840 targets hit...
The Hillsdale shotgun team opened its spring season by beating Ferris State University, Grace College, and Michigan State University at the Hillsdale College Shotgun Invitational Feb. 22. The top five Chargers in each event shot a total of 1,061 targets between singles trap, doubles trap, doubles skeet, and 5-stand events, beating out second place Grace...