BISMARK, ND – The University of Mary Clays team is off to nationals after a strong fall season. Seven Marauders qualified to compete at the USA Clay Target League College National Championships in Bunker Hills, IL, on Saturday and Sunday, October 31-November 1.
Head Coach
Mark Sandness is travelling to nationals with
Addison Taylor,
Kylee Leingang,
Carter Ruffie,
Brett Finley,
Joseph Van Oeveren,
Wyatt Leonard and
Morgan Jensen.
A practice round is set for Friday, October 30. Competition begins Saturday at 9 am. Each shooter will have 100 targets on Saturday and another 100 on Sunday. The scholar-athlete's cumulative 200-target score is used for both individual and team competitions.
The Marauders finished third in their 7-team conference standings this fall.
Addison Taylor paced the Marauders on the women's side this fall. The freshman ranked 7
th in the conference for women with a fall season average of 23\25.
Carter Ruffie led UMary on the men's side as he was ranked 9
th this fall in the male standings with a season average of 23/25.
Two other Marauders also had top ten finishes this fall:
- Morgan Jensen was 8th in the female standings with a fall season average of 22.90\25
- Kylee Leingang finished 10th in the female standings with a fall season average of 22.6\25
Also compete for the Marauders this fall:
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