Storm compete in St. Louis at Lindenwood Open

ST. LOUIS - Highlighted by Breydon Paxson claiming gold in the men's sporting competition, the Simpson College shooting sports team headed down to St. Louis for the Lindenwood Open.

Paxson has been a standout for the Storm this year, with his score of 93 in the shooting event his second-best score of the year in the discipline. Showing off his versatility, Paxson previously won the men's trap event at the NCSSAA Regional Qualifier with a perfect score of 100 and also took home the high athlete overall gold medal. The junior from Indianola also claimed gold in men's skeet at the Iowa 4-Year Collegiate Championship, meaning he has won every event and overall competition at least once this season.

Kylie Tierney was the top woman for the Storm, including a second-place finish on the team in skeet with a score of 93. Riley Ericson finished in second on the team in trap (94), sporting (79), and high athlete overall (265).

Carson Cummings joined Tierney, Ericson, and Paxson as Storm shooters that finished in the top five on the team in each event and the overall competition.

Skeet - 455
Breydon Paxson - 94
Kylie Tierney - 93
Riley Ericson - 92
Carson Cummings - 88
Anna Lopez - 88

Trap - 457
Breydon Paxson - 97
Riley Ericson - 94
Carson Cummings - 91
Anna Lopez- 88
Kylie Tierney - 87

Sporting - 394
Breydon Paxson - 94 (first overall)
Riley Ericson - 79
Carson Cummings - 75
Wyatt Heisterkamp - 75
Kylie Tierney - 72

High Athlete Overall - 1303
Breydon Paxson - 284 (fifth overall)
Riley Ericson - 265
Carson Cummings - 254
Kylie Tierney - 252
Anna Lopez - 248