The NDSU Marksmanship Club Rifle and Pistol Teams practice at the Red River Regional Marksmanship Center in West Fargo.
The NDSU Marksmanship Club Rifle teams competed in the 2024 Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship Matches, March 23-24, held at the X Count range in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and sanctioned by the American Smallbore Shooting Association.
Competition included both air rifle and smallbore rifle (.22 caliber).The smallbore team consisting of Sara Bauman, a senior in interior design form Valdez, Alaska; Garrett Langerud, a senior in biological and microbiological sciences from Bismarck, North Dakota; Clay Sell, A freshman in natural resources management from Winner ,South Dakota; Jacob Vaagen, a junior in civil engineering from Devil’s Lake, North Dakota; and Michele Weigel, a freshman in animal science/pre-vet from Bismarck, North Dakota took third place with a score of 2,156 out of 2,400 points and the bronze medal.
The Air Rifle team consisting of the same five individuals also took third place with a score of 2,263 out of 2,400 points and the bronze medal in Air Rifle Competition. The combined overall aggregate score of 4,419 out of 4,800 points also gave third place and a third bronze medal to the NDSU shooters.
Joe Eisenberg, a senior majoring in industrial engineering and management from Champlin, Minnestota, also competed as an individual. Shooters and teams are selected through regional qualifying regional sectional matches held in early February.
Other honors received by the individual shooters included Vaagen being named to the Second Team Allstars for Smallbore Rifle, Air Rifle and Overall Aggregate while Bauman receiving Second Team Allstars honors in Air Rifle and Overall Aggregate. The teams are coached by Mitchell Godbout of Casselton, North Dakota and Dakotah Faught and Amanda Hintz of Fargo.
The NDSU Marksmanship Club Pistol teams also competed in the 2024 National Collegiate Pistol Championships at Ft. Moore, Georgia. Emily Yoder, a sophomore art major from Wolford, North Dakota placed fifth in the Air Pistol Super Finals and received an honorable mention as an Air Pistol All American. The pistol teams are coached by Eric Pueppke of Amenia, North Dakota; James Ladwig of Argusville, North Dakota and Jared Zollner of Wahpeton, North Dakota.
The NDSU Marksmanship Club Rifle and Pistol Teams practice at the Red River Regional Marksmanship Center in West Fargo.
