North Dakota 4-H groups earned recognition within the 4-H Nationwide Taking pictures Sports activities Championships. Pictured are, from left, entrance row: Ty Awender, coach Pat Awender, coach Josh Entzel, coach Jim Gebhardt, coach Brent Christ, Hint Christ, coach Lee Hetletvedt and coach Penny Hetletvedt; entrance row: Kadin Beneke, Kaden Schafer, Josh Entzel, Jack Gebhardt, Bennet Schuler and Hatley Hetletved.
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North Dakota’s 4-H taking pictures sports activities archery crew positioned third and the shotgun crew positioned 14th within the 4-H Nationwide Taking pictures Sports activities Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska.
This 12 months was the biggest competitors within the occasion’s 23-year historical past. Groups from 42 states and 718 athletes met to check their abilities. The competition is a three-day competitors with youth ages 14 to 18 competing in a distinct occasion of their division every day.
The highest three scorers on the state championship crew certified to take part within the nationwide occasion. The person state champion additionally joins the state championship crew if not already a member.
Members of the North Dakota archery crew had been Bennet Schuler, Hatley Hetletved and Kadin Beneke from Morton County and Hint Christ from Stutsman County. Members of the shotgun crew had been Josh Entzel, Jack Gebhardt and Kaden Schafer from Morton County and Ty Awender from Dickey County.
The nationwide archery competitors had 111 archers with 32 groups. Within the particular person standings, Schuler completed third place total and was nationwide area archery champion. Beneke positioned 14th, Hetletvedt positioned thirty sixth and Christ positioned 62nd.
The nationwide shotgun competitors had 131 opponents with 34 groups. Within the particular person standings, Awender positioned nineteenth, Entzel positioned forty ninth, Schafer positioned 66th and Gebhardt positioned 81st.
Group and particular person outcomes by day and occasion
Day 1
The North Dakota archery crew positioned sixth in Federation Internationale de Tir a l’Arc archery. Particular person placements had been:
Schuler – eighth with a rating of 676
Hetletved – fifteenth with a rating of 661
Beneke – forty third with a rating of 639
Christ – 63rd with a rating of 620
The North Dakota shotgun crew positioned fifteenth in sporting clays. Particular person placements had been:
Entzel – twenty ninth with a rating of 69
Awender – thirty seventh with a rating of 65
Gebhardt – 86th with a rating of fifty
Schafer – 93rd with a rating of 48
Day 2
The archery crew positioned first in area archery. Particular person placements had been:
Schuler – nationwide champion with a rating of 275
Beneke – 14th with a rating of 262
Hetletved – fifteenth with a rating of 262
Christ – 66th with a rating of 244
The shotgun crew completed 14th in skeet. Particular person placements had been:
Awender – thirteenth with a rating of 97
Entzel – forty ninth with a rating of 89
Schafer – 73rd with a rating of 84
Gebhardt – 84th with a rating of 80
Day 3
The archery crew positioned third in 3-D archery. Particular person placements had been:
Schuler – fifth with a rating of 267
Beneke – tenth with a rating of 256
Hetletved – forty sixth with a rating of 222
Christ – 53rd with a rating of 215
The shotgun crew completed eighth in entice. Particular person placements had been:
Schafer – tenth with a rating of 95
Awender – nineteenth with a rating of 93
Gebhardt – 58th with a rating of 86
Entzel – 112th with a rating of 75
Full outcomes can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports/national-results-images.
Taking pictures sports activities is sponsored by Scheels, a supporter of the North Dakota 4-H Basis.
NDSU Agriculture Communication – July 20, 2023
Supply: Adrian Biewer, 701-231-6184, adrian.biewer@ndsu.edu
Editor: Elizabeth Cronin, 701-231-7881, elizabeth.cronin@ndsu.edu
