NIC skeet, trap club earns $11,250 at contest
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 2 months AGO
The North Idaho College Breaking Clays Club shined at the Upper West Coast Conference Clay Target Championships held recently in Spokane with several students taking home first-place awards.
"Everyone shot really well," said Larkin Henkel, club president. "This was our first time shooting together as a team. I'm proud of everyone."
The competition is coordinated by the Association of College Unions International and hosted at Double Barrel Ranch Sporting Clays and the Spokane Gun Club. The NIC club earned $11,250 in prize money during the three-day event. That money will be put toward the club's endowment fund.
NIC students who earned awards at the competition include:
• Jon Thurman, Coeur d'Alene, overall high score, male division;
• Larkin Henkel, Coeur d'Alene, overall high score, female division;
• Tony Palin, Corvallis, Mont., high score for the weekend, first-place in Trap (hit 98 out of 100 targets);
• Grant Thurman, Coeur d'Alene, first, Skeet, male division; and
• Nick Higgs, Coeur d'Alene, third, Skeet, male division.
"Starting the club has improved my college experience by putting me in contact with people who I would not normally meet," Henkel said. "It's helped me get involved on campus and learn about other student groups and organizations."
Information: Jacob Rothrock, 769-5941