The Hillsdale College John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Center, in collaboration with Springfield Armory, hosted a USPSA Collegiate competition at Hillsdale’s Ailes Action Shooting Range from September 28-29, 2024.
The match aimed to introduce collegiate shooters to the USPSA discipline. All collegiate-level shooters could compete in two divisions: limited and open. A level 1 USPSA match, the competition at Hillsdale included 12 stages and ended with an awards ceremony.
Below are the results of the match by division.
Individual Men’s Limited Division
- Cole Whittaker, Bowling Green University
- Taylor Chen, Hillsdale College
- Alexander Vietor, Hillsdale College
Individual Women’s Limited Division
- Kayla Mullin, Hillsdale College
- Clara Bozzay, Hillsdale College
- Jianna Coppola
Individual Men’s Open Division
- Sabastion Alora, Pasadena City College
- John Beecher, Hillsdale College
- Eli Hudson, Hillsdale College
Individual Women’s Open Division
- Abby Jackley, Gateway Technical College
- Olivia Montoya, Clemson University
Team Limited Division
1st place: Hillsdale College
- Taylor Chen
- Alexander Vietor
- Jonah Kirstein
- Kayla Mullin
2nd place: United States Naval Academy
- Luke Parker
- Same Reece
- Jack Newcomb
- Cole Petrusha
Team Open Division
1st place: Hillsdale College
- John Beecher
- Eli Hudson
- Joseph Grohs
- Brendan Burnham
2nd place: Michigan Technical University
- Jaden Bayer
- Trever McLeod
3rd place: Clemson University
- William Connelly
- Olivia Montoya
“Hillsdale College was honored to host the first ever USPSA Collegiate Championship,” Adam Burlew, head coach of the Hillsdale College Action Shooting Team said. “We are grateful to USPSA and Springfield Armory for their support and proud of our team for their dedication. We look forward to hosting many more competitions in the future.”
See the full results of the match at the Practiscore website.
Learn more about Hillsdale College at hillsdale.edu.
