The University of Minnesota Crookston trap team finished second in the USA College Clay Target League 1A-Conference 2 final standings released in November. The Golden Eagles have earned second-place finishes in each of their first two seasons in the USA College Clay Target League.
UMC had a final 2020 season score of 738.0 to place in second behind Southwest Wisconsin Technical College with 1,055.5 points. The Golden Eagles bested Mount Aloysius College (536.0 points) and Mitchell Technical Institute (310.5 points). Crookston carded a week five score of 149.0.
Hailey Olson (Fr., Albertville) had the third-best season average of any female in 1A-Conference 2 with an average of 20.7 on the season. Olson finished eighth in the USA College Clay Target League for females. Alyssa Kasprick (Jr., Thief River Falls) was 10th among all females in the USA College Clay Target League with an average of 20.2.
Colton Schrempp (Jr., Victoria) was seventh in 1A-Conference 2 for the 2020 season with a season average of 23.3.
The Golden Eagles were able to report two rounds of 25 attempts each week for five weeks. The final average is taken based on what the shooters did on their 50 attempts for the week. UMC shot their five rounds earlier this season with the USA College Clay Target League releasing the results daily November 18-22.
Minnesota Crookston has gotten off to a great start as a program through their two seasons since starting the program prior to the 2019 season.
Bismarck State College won 1A-Conference 1 with a final tally of 912.0. They bested Central Lakes College by 89 points. The 13 teams in the USA College Clay Target League were split into two conferences based on size.
Top 10 UMC Averages (Shooters that shot all five weeks of 2020 season)
1. Colton Schrempp, 23.3
2. Dan Rowe, 21.6
3. Jaeden McCleary, 21.3
4. Peyton Verbout, 21.2
5. Nick Grams, 20.9
Karl Kosak, 20.9
7. Hailey Olson, 20.7
8. Garret Horak, 20.6
9. Jesse Mayry, 20.4
10. Alyssa Kasprick, 20.2
