The shotgun sports team trailed Texas A & M by one target with just American Skeet remaining for both squads, but Lindenwood outshot the Aggies by four in the final event on Saturday to claim the 15^th straight title for the program at the ACUI Collegiate Clay Target National Championships at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.  The Lions finished with an overall score of 2,492 compared to Texas A & M with 2,489.  It was the smallest margin of victory for Lindenwood in any of its national championships.   
 
With the top two teams so close heading into the final day, both had great pressure to perform in American Skeet, and the Lions delivered with 497/500, compared to 493 for the Aggies.  Senior Shawn Kemeter and junior Ryan Osborne led Lindenwood with two perfect scores of 100, followed by multiple scores of 99/100 from Lakota Adams, Jason Varozza, and Matt Griffiths. Michael Blazek also posted a score of 99 for the Lions.  Gabriella Griffin and Julia Stallings were the top females for Lindenwood, each with a score of 98/100. That earned them a spot in the shoot-off for second place.  Griffin ultimately took third while Stallings finished fourth.  Kemeter and Osborne also had to shoot-off for Men's American Skeet Champion against 12 other competitors with perfect scores.  At the conclusion, Kemeter finished third and Osborne took seventh.   
 
In addition to the High Overall School title, the Lions also claimed the Division I School American All-Around championship, a new category introduced this year that combined team scores from American Trap, American Skeet, Sporting Clays, and the Super Sporting events.  Lindenwood finished with 1,917/2,000, also edging Texas A & M by four targets. 

 
Several Lions earned trophies in individual High Overall competition.  Shawn Kemeter won the entire event with a score of 572/600 for the week.  Matt Griffiths took third with 569.  Ellie Winder was the top Lady Lion with 536/600, taking fourth overall in Women's High Overall competition.
 
Lindenwood amassed several other team and individual trophies throughout the week including the following:
American Skeet Team Champion (497/500) with scores from Shawn Kemeter, Matt Griffiths, Lakota Adams, Ryan Osborne, and Jason Varozza.
Kemeter took third place in Men's American Skeet while Gabriella Griffin earned third place in Women's American Skeet.  
American Trap Team Champion (497/500) with scores from James Barnard, Patrick Hopson, Matt Griffiths, Evan Mood, and Drew Strohecker.
Barnard took second in Men's American Trap, followed by Hopson in third place.  Julia Stallings finished fourth in Women's American Trap.
International Skeet third place team (280/300) with scores from Carlos Garcia, Quincy Winship, and Matt Griffiths. Winship took second Women's International Skeet.
International Trap Team Champion (295/300) with scores from James Barnard, Gavin Scott, and Ethan Boyer. Barnard finished second in Men's International Trap, followed by Boyer in third. 
Super Sporting team second place (455/500) with scores from Matt Griffiths, Shawn Kemeter, Brennan Lirette, Michael Blazek, and Gavin Scott. Griffiths took third in Men's Super Sporting, followed by Kemeter in fourth, and Lirette in fifth. 
For the Combined American Event (American Trap and American Skeet), Ryan Osborne took second in men's competition with 199/200, followed by Matt Griffiths in third with a 198/200. Julia Stallings took second in the women's category with 197/200.
Shawn Kemeter was the champion of the Combined Clay Events (Sporting Clays and Super Sporting) with 192/200.  Ellie Winder finished third in the women's division with 172/200.
Julia Stallings won the Women's Combined International Event (International Trap and International Skeet) with a 185/200.  James Barnard finished third in Men's Combined International Events with 191/200, followed by Matt Griffiths in fourth with 190/200.
Julia Stallings took third in the Women's Combined Skeet event (American Skeet and International Skeet) with 187/200. 
James Barnard won the Combined Trap event (American Trap and International Trap) with 199/200, followed by Matt Griffiths in third with 196/200, and Patrick Hopson in fourth, also with 196/200. Julia Stallings took third in Women's Combined Trap with 195/200.
 
The ACUI Collegiate Clay Target National Championships marks the end of the season for Lindenwood shotgun sports.  For complete results on the 2018 event, visit the ACUI website.

2018 ACUI Collegiate Clay Target National Championships
Lindenwood Placement and Score Summary

American Skeet

• Team First Place: 497/500
  • Shawn Kemeter, Ryan Osborne, Matt Griffiths, Lakota Adams, Jason Varozza
• Men's Third Place: Shawn Kemeter, 100/100
• Men's Seventh Place: Ryan Osborne, 100/100
• Women's Third: Gabriella Griffin, 98/100
• Women's Fourth: Julia Stallings. 98/100

American Trap

• Team First Place: 497/500
  • James Barnard, Patrick Hopson, Matt Griffiths, Evan Mood, Drew Strohecker
• Men's Second Place: James Barnard, 100/100
• Men's Third Place: Patrick Hopson, 100/100
• Women's Fourth Place: Julia Stallings, 99/100

International Skeet

• Team Third Place: 280/300
  • Carlos Garcia, Quincy Winship, Matt Griffiths
• Women's Second Place: Quincy Winship, 93/100

International Trap

• Team First Place: 295/300
  • James Barnard, Gavin Scott, Ethan Boyer
• Men's Second Place: James Barnard, 99/100
• Men's Third Place: Ethan Boyer, 98/100

Super Sporting

• Team Second Place: 468/500
  • Shawn Kemeter, Jake Hamm, Tim Minkel, Taylor Wagner, Evan Mood
• Men's First Place: Shawn Kemeter, 100/100
• Women's Fifth Place: Gabriella Griffin, 88/100

Sporting Clays

• Team First Place: 455/500
  • Matt Griffiths, Shawn Kemeter, Brennan Lirette, Michael Blazek, Gavin Scott
• Men's Third Place: Matt Griffiths, 93/100
• Men's Fourth Place: Shawn Kemeter, 92/100
• Men's Fifth Place: Brennan Lirette, 92/100

Combined American Events

• Men's Second Place: Ryan Osborne, 199/200
• Men's Third Place: Matt Griffiths, 198/200
• Women's Second Place: Julia Stallings, 197/200

Combined Clays Events

• Men's First Place, Shawn Kemeter: 192/200
• Women's Third Place: Ellie Winder, 172/200

Combined International Events

• Men's Third Place: James Barnard, 191/200
• Men's Fourth Place: Matt Griffiths, 190/200
• Women's First Place: Julia Stallings, 185/200

Combined Skeet Events

• Women's Third Place, Julia Stallings, 187/200

Combined Trap Events

• Men's First Place: James Barnard, 199/200
• Men's Third Place: Matt Griffiths, 196/200
• Men's Fourth Place: Patrick Hopson, 196/200
• Women's Third Place: Julia Stallings, 195/200

HOA

• Division I Champion: 2492/2600
• Men's HOA Champion: Shawn Kemeter, 572/600
• Men's HOA Third: Matt Griffiths, 569/600
• Women's HOA Fifth: Julia Stallings, 535/600

AAA

• Division I Champion: 1917/2000