Rifle Team Accomplishments
2012
On 25 January, 2012 the team hosted a match in our range with the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders. The Cadet’s team, consisting of all first-year shooters (M. Chapman ’15, P. Cramer ’14, J. Benedict ’14, N. Caspers ’15 and S. Supplee ’15), scored the victory, 1252-1095.
2012
On 21-22 January, 2012, the team competed in the Minnesota State Junior Olympic Shooting Championship. In the Sporter Class, STA took first place in the team division. STA team members M. Chapman '15, P. Cramer '14 and Z. Gilliland '15 placed first, second and third, respectively, in the Sporter "new shooters" class. Co-captain C. Nordstrom '12 placed second overall in the competition.
2012
Team members C. Nordstrom '12 (co-captain), T. Johnson '13 (co-captain), P. Cramer '14 and M. Chapman '15, traveled to Cretin-Derham Hall on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. This was the first time in three years the teams had faced one another in a shoulder-to-shoulder competition. After the smoke cleared the Cadets walked away with a victory, shooting 1054-943.
2011
Congratulations to T. Johnson '13 who finished 19th overall (out of more than 2,000 individual competitors) in the U.S. Army JROTC National Air Rifle competition. The team finished ninth with more than 200 teams competing. Next stop is Camp Perry for the National Service Championship in February 2012.
2011
American Legion Junior Air Rifle State Championship, Sporter Class (fourth consecutive),
sponsored by Post #424 in Inver Grove Heights; overall Region 9 champions
2011
U.S. Army JROTC Service Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio: the team placed second at Camp Perry and tenth overall in the nation. S. Loufek '11 - finished 8th at Camp Perry and 30th in the overall national competition; C. Nordstrom '12 - finished 16th (CP) and 57th (N); C. Ahern '11 - finished 28th (CP) and 77th (N); C. Harley '11 - finished 29th (CP) and 79th (N); N. Boerboon '11 - finished 34th (CP) and 93rd (N).
2011
U.S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle Championships: fifth consecutive gold medal in state; first place in Nortwest States Region; first place in state for C. Nordstrom '12; second place in state for C. Harley '11 (other team members are C. Ahern '11 and T. Johnson '13).
2010
Qualified to advance to the 2011 National Championship
2010
American Legion Junior Air Rifle State Championship, Sporter Class (third consecutive),
sponsored by Post #424 in Inver Grove Heights
2010
U.S. Army JROTC Army Service Championship, Sporter Class; 2nd in Brigade;
C. Ahern '11 advanced to the National Championship at Camp Perry, Ohio
2010
Minnesota Junior Olympic Championship, Scholastic Sporter Class, First Place overall in
Sporter Team Category
2010
U.S. Army Open Air Junior State Champions, Sporter Class
2009
U.S. Army Junior Open Air Rifle Championship, Sporter Team, at Fort Benning, third place nationally
Individual second (Bowersox), 15th (Sullivan), 22nd (Zimmermann) and 27th (Loufek)
2009
American Legion Junior Air Rifle State Championship, Sporter Class (second consecutive)
sponsored by Post #424 in Inver Grove Heights
2009
U.S. Army JROTC Army Service Championship, Sporter Class, 13th place nationally
2009
Minnesota Junior Olympic Championship, Sporter Class
Individual first (Sullivan), second (Bowersox), and third (Zimmermann)
First Place overall in Sporter Team Category
2009
U. S. Army JROTC 11th Brigade first place qualifier for the 2009 U.S. Army JROTC Service Championship
2009
Minnesota American Legion State Champions Sporter Class
First Place Team (Sullivan, Bowersox, Zimmermann, Mitchem)
2008
U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle National Championship, Sporter Class, 7th place nationally
Individual finishes: 11th (Sullivan), 13th (Bowersox), 30th (Mitchem) and 31st (Zimmermann)
2008
Minnesota NRA National Junior Rifle Indoor Sectional Championship, Sporter Class, Scholastic Division
First Place Team (Sullivan, Bowersox, Zimmermann and Boerboon)
Individual finishes, second (Sullivan) and third place (Zimmermann)
2008
U.S. Army JROTC 11th Brigade first place qualifier for the 2008 U.S. Army JROTC Western Regional Championship
2008
U.S. Army JROTC Western Regional Championship, Sporter Class, tenth place overall team finish
2008
U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle Championship, State Gold Medal Champions
First Place Team, Sporter Class (Sullivan, Bowersox, Zimmermann and Mitchem)
Ranked fourth nationally to qualify for the National Championship
2008
Minnesota American Legion State Champions Sporter Class
First Place Team (Sullivan, Boxwersox, Zimmermann, Mitchem)
2008
Sergeant Louis Reyes Memorial Marksmanship Match, First Place Team, Sporter Class
2007
U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle Championship, State Gold Medal Champions
First Place Team, Sporter Class (Gavic, Seifert, Sullivan and Bowersox)