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Senior Breydon Paxson (photo by Alyssa Whitham)
Senior Breydon Paxson (photo by Alyssa Whitham)

Storm claim third at Iowa State Championship

WAUKEE, Iowa - The Simpson College shooting sports team placed third out of six teams at the Iowa State Championship at the New Pioneer Gun Club.

The Storm collected 1,509 total points across the four disciplines of skeet, trap, sporting, and super sporting. Cannon Roberson also collected the bronze medal for the Storm in trap, shooting a 99 out of 100.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Roberson's performance in trap meant he finished third out of 98 total competitors in the discipline.
  • Breydon Paxson paced the Storm overall, finishing in with a total score of 311 across all four disciplines.
  • Paxson was the top Storm performer in skeet (98), sporting (79), and super sporting (39).
  • Paxson's 39 (out of 50) also put him into a tie for third in the super sporting event.
  • The 476 total score in the skeet discipline was the best from the Storm this season.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. William Penn - 1,588
2. Wartburg - 1,543
3. Simpson - 1,509
4. Coe - 1,481
5. Grand View - 1,427
6. Waldorf - 1,204

HIGH ATHLETE OVERALL - 1,509
Breydon Paxson - 311 (fifth overall)
Riley Ericson - 307
Cannon Roberson - 299
Bradley Saylor - 285
Audrey Gordon - 279

SKEET - 476
Breydon Paxson - 98
Carson Cummings - 97
Riley Ericson - 97
Audrey Gordon - 92
Wyatt Heisterkamp - 92

TRAP - 479
Cannon Roberson - 99 (third overall)
Riley Ericson - 96
Audrey Gordon - 95
Breydon Paxson - 95
Gracie Schneider - 94

SPORTING - 374
Breydon Paxson - 79
Riley Ericson - 76
Bradley Saylor - 75
Cannon Roberson - 74
Mike Owens - 70

SUPER SPORTING - 180
Breydon Paxson - 39 (tied for third overall)
Riley Ericson - 38
Cannon Roberson - 36
Mike Owens - 34
Ava Lowden - 33