02/20/19
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays State Shotgun Team picked up first place honors at the ACUI Lower East Coast Conference Championship in Savannah, Ga.

Five students earned individual honors.

Jerrod Lies, Minneola senior majoring in agricultural business, earned first place in Men’s Trap with a perfect score.

Jenny Schoenecker, Akron, Colo., senior majoring in agricultural business, earned first place in Ladies Trap.

Austin Svoboda, Burwell, Neb., senior majoring in industrial technology, earned second place in Men’s Trap and Men’s Skeet.

Heather Gordon, Pine Valley, Calif., junior majoring in criminal justice, earned third place in Ladies Trap.

Jake Whipple, Cambridge, Neb., senior majoring in agricultural business, earned third place in Men’s Skeet.

For the weekend, FHSU’s team had five of the top eight men shooters and two of the top six women shooters.

Twenty-four colleges and universities competed.