If you haven't heard, COVID-19 has thrown a wrench into college athletics. The same goes for the non-traditional sports, like Southwestern's Sports Shooting team. While the fall Iowa Community College Athletic Conference schedule will be shot "virtually" this year, that didn't throw the Spartans off. 

A virtual shoot takes some coordination as both teams will shoot at their home ranges, but will face each other head-to-head. Each team shoots at their home venue on a day and time selected by each team, submits their scores to the ICCAC, and final results are shared when all schools are complete.

The Spartans earned victory #1 on the year, leading the entire athletic department, over Northwest Iowa Community College. Southwestern shot a team score of 462, which Northwest Iowa shot a score of 426. "They shot well for their first shoot," says Josh Purdy, head coach. "Nerves play a big part during competition. If we could get them to shut that off, we will have some better scores. They are only going to get better from here!"

Leading the Spartans:

Tyllar Roesener - 94

Morgan Pierce - 93

Wyatt Baker - 92

Courtney Nielsen - 92

Carter Griffin - 91

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