Skeet and Trap Near Sweep

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Clik here to view.The Army West Point Skeet & Trap Team stunned Navy and other collegiate rivals by nearly sweeping the competition at the first annual Blue & Gold Back to School Shoot, hosted by the University of Delaware. The competition consisted of 100 skeet targets and 100 trap targets, and the cadets resolute-ly asserted their dominance in each event. Army took first place in the combined team competition, breaking an impressive 933 out of 1,000 targets. They also took first place in the team skeet competition as well as the team trap competition. The cadets also took home several individual awards. In the individual trap competition, CIC emeritus Mitch Koellner ’17 took first place, while Carolee Schwarzer ’17 and Alejandro Alderete ’17 tied for third place. On the skeet fields, Koellner took second place, with Schwarzer close behind in third place. When all the individual scores were tallied for both events, Koellner stood on top as the tournament champion, with Schwarzer taking the trophy for third place overall. In addition to Navy, the competition included teams from the Univ. of Delaware, Univ. of Maryland, George Mason University, VMI, and Washington College.