Skip to content
SIClogobluehighres-white
  • Falcon Portal
  • Technical Support
  • Give to SIC
  • Request Information
  • Apply Now
  • About SIC
    • ABOUT SIC

      • About SIC
      • Academic Calendar
      • SIC Viewbook
      • Directory
      • Mission Statement
      • Institutional Effectiveness
      • President’s Welcome
      • Connect With SIC
    • BOARD OF TRUSTEES

      • Board of Trustees
      • Board Election Information
      • Board Minutes Archive
      • Board Policies
      • Contact the Board Chair
      • Public Notice
    • FACTS & HISTORY

      • Facts and History
      • Financial Information
      • History
      • Legends and Lore
      • Southeastern Fast Facts
    • Maps & Directions

      • Maps & Directions
      • Extension Sites
      • Parking
      • District Map
  • Admissions
    • Admissions

      • Admissions
      • Student ID Card
      • Parents Information
      • FERPA
      • Placement Testing
      • Recruiter Request
      • Future Students
      • High School Students
      • Why SIC?
  • Academics
    • Academics

      • Academic Calendar
      • Programs by Department
      • Program Curriculum Guides
      • Transfer Curriculum
      • University Partners
      • Adult Basic Education
      • Community Education
      • Online Learning
      • Online Student Complaint Procedures
    • Programs by Department

      • Applied Technology
      • Career and Technical Education
      • Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Arts
      • Math, Science, & Technology
      • Nursing and Allied Health
      • Workforce and Community Education
      • View All Programs by Department
      • Online Courses and Programs
  • Financial Aid
        • Financial Aid

          • Financial Aid
          • Cost of Attendance
          • Tuition & Payment
          • Student Loans
          • Student Worker Job Postings
        • Scholarships & Grants

          • Scholarships and Grants
          • Grants
          • SIC Scholarships
          • Fresh Start Scholarship
          • Foundation Scholarships
          • Outside Scholarships
        • Veteran Services

          • Veteran Services
          • Veteran Admissions
          • Federal Veteran Benefits
          • Illinois Veterans Benefits
          • Scholarships & Financial Aid
          • Resources
          • Tuition Assistance
        • Resources

          • Forms
          • Policies
          • Net Price Calculator
          • FAQ
          • Myths About Financial Aid
          • Don’t Get Scammed
  • Student Services
    • Student Services

      • Student Services
      • Academic Advising
      • Bookstore
      • Career Services
      • Disability Services
        • ADA Compliance
      • Fitness Center
      • Food Services
      • Illinois Worknet Center
      • Promotions and Discounts
      • Public Transportation
      • Records and Transcripts
      • Graduation
      • Recruiter Request
      • Voter Registration
      • Technology Services
      • Title III
    • Student Success Center

      • Student Success Center
      • Perkins Services
      • Testing
      • Tutoring
    • TRiO Student Support Services

      • TRIO Student Support Services
      • What Is TRIO?
      • Program Eligibility
      • Program Services
      • Staff
      • Trio Events and Calendar
      • Student Resources
      • TRIO Director’s Page
    • Technology Services

      • Technology Services
      • Student Account Setup
      • Student Name Changes
      • Email Sync
      • Technology Policies
      • Office 365
      • O365 Account Transfer
      • Online Learning
      • Open Access Labs
      • Printing Services
      • Wireless Access
  • Campus Life
    • Athletics

      • Baseball
      • Men’s Basketball
      • Bowling Team
      • Golf
      • Women’s Softball
      • Volleyball
    • Competitive Teams

      • Archery Team
      • Clay Breakers
      • Faction of Gamers
      • Forensic Falcons
      • Model Illinois Government (MIG)
      • Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society)
    • Clubs & Organizations

      • Brothers and Sisters in Christ
      • Circle K (Kiwanis) Club
      • SIC Community Chorus
      • Computer Organization
      • SIC Concert Choir
      • Diesel Technology Club
      • Math and Science Club
      • Nursing Club
      • Phi Theta Kappa (Honor Society)
      • StrategIC
      • Student Government
      • Theta Sigma Phi
      • Welding Organization
  • Community & Alumni
    • Community & Alumni

      • Community & Alumni
      • Alumni & Friends Association
      • Distinguished Alumni
      • Community Education
      • Ella Elizabeth Hise Museum of Regional Art
      • Mary Jo Oldham Center for Child Study
      • Small Business Development Center
      • Visual and Performance Art
    • SIC Foundation

      • SIC Foundation
      • Giving Levels
      • Giving Opportunities
      • Foundation Board
      • Donor Bill of Rights
      • Strategic Plan 2017-2022
      • Privacy Policy
      • FAQ
      • Alumni & Friends Association
      • Distinguished Alumni
      • Contact Us
      • Community & Alumni
    • Give to SIC

      • Give to SIC
      • Giving Opportunities
        • Amazon Smile
        • A Gift of Life Insurance
        • A Bequest
        • Charitable Gift Annuity
        • Charitable Remainder Trust
        • Establish an Endowment
        • Estate & Planned Giving
        • Gift Acceptance Policy
        • Gift in Kind
        • Matching Gift
        • Memorial & Tribute Gift
        • Real Estate
        • Retirement Assets
      • FAQ
      • Give Now – Online Donation
      • Community & Alumni
  • Falcon Portal
  • Give to SIC
  • Technical Support
Apply Now
Request Info

SITE SEARCH

SIC>News>Clubs & Competitive Teams>SIC Shotgun Team Wins Four SCTP National Team Championships

All News

Alumni
Archery
Athletics
Basketball
Blogs
Bowling Team
Clubs & Competitive Teams
Columns
Community Education
Esports - Falcons FoG
Events
Forensic Falcons
General
Hise Museum
Honors and Awards
MIG
Programs
SIC Foundation
Softball
Visual & Performing Arts
WISBDC

SIC Shotgun Team Wins Four SCTP National Team Championships

Clubs & Competitive Teams//Honors and Awards
August 4, 2014

Bruce Hering, coach of Southeastern Illinois College’s nationally ranked shotgun team, has been busy this summer. At the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Championships held July 14-19 in Sparta, Illinois, Hering’s team added four national collegiate team championships and four national individual titles to the school’s trophy case.

When the smoke cleared after six days of shooting, the SIC men had garnered gold in American Skeet, Doubles Skeet, Doubles Trap, and Handicap Trap.  In individual competition, SIC’s Quinton Smith of Minford, Ohio won the Doubles Skeet title with James Barnard of Ballwin, Mo. taking second place. Tony Fortino of Kankakee, Illinois, won titles in Doubles Trap and Handicap Trap, and Jessica Farthing of Pinckneyville, Illinois, won the ladies title in Doubles Trap.

Southeastern competed against such four-year schools as University of Iowa, University of Tennessee, Jacksonville University, Bethel University, Eastern Kentucky University, and Lindenwood University.

“More than 2500 young shooters, along with thousands of coaches, family members, and supporters, descended upon the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta for the largest youth shooting event ever held, the SCTP National Championships,” said Sherry Kerr, media contact for the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation, which sponsors the annual event.

The event is a major venue for shotgun teams from high schools and colleges across the nation. Competitors shot 715,000 targets, a 35 percent increase over last year. Shooters from 175 SCTP teams came from 26 states.

“Overall. I feel like Southeastern performed quite well,” said Hering.  “We could have had a few more birds on sporting clays and trap, but when you look at everything else the team did, it was outstanding.”

“Winning the new event of Doubles Skeet with Quinton shooting a perfect score of 100 straight and James backing that up with a 99 and Alex Aguilar (McAllen, Texas) putting up a 96 was just great, and then Quinton and James and Preston Crandell (Paris, Illinois)won the regular skeet event, wow!” said an exuberant Hering.  “We had three students, Jessica, Alex, and Preston, shoot a 192 in skeet, and the tie for the placement was broken by a long run.” 

Hering added that his trap squads were outstanding in doubles and handicap, winning both events, and that Farthing performed extremely well throughout the event, finishing as tournament runner-up in Ladies HOA (High Overall Average), which according to Hering is “no small accomplishment.”

As a team, SIC also finished as HOA National Runner-up in 200 Target American Skeet, 200 Target Sporting Clays, and 200 Target 16 Yard Trap.

“As this is rather a transition year for the team, I am quite pleased with the team’s performance,” Hering emphasized. “This group of shooters is now the foundation for our team going forward.”

College president Dr. Jonah Rice had high praise for Coach Hering and his team. “SIC has a long-standing tradition of national caliber sport shooting champions, and this most recent set of victories demonstrates that we continue that distinctive tradition.  We are so proud of the team and coach for yet another series of championships.”

Rounding out the list of competitors for SIC were Justin Schwankhaus of Okawville, Illinois; Ben Wallace of St. Clair Shores, Michigan; and Stephanie Beardsley of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. 

 

Complete Individual Scoring Results

Jessica Farthing – Collegiate Ladies Sporting Clays 2nd Place, Collegiate Ladies American Skeet 2nd Place, Collegiate Ladies Doubles Trap 1st Place, Collegiate Ladies HOA 2nd Place

Stephanie Beardsley – Collegiate Ladies American Trap 3rd Place

Tony Fortino – Collegiate Men Doubles Trap 1st Place, Collegiate Men Handicap Trap 1st Place

Quinton Smith – Collegiate Men Doubles Skeet 1st Place, Collegiate Men American Skeet 2nd Place     

 James Barnard –  Collegiate Men Doubles Skeet 2nd Place, Collegiate Men American Skeet 3rd Place

Justin Schwankhaus – Collegiate Men Handicap Trap 2nd Place, Collegiate Men Doubles Trap 3rd Place

Alex Aguilar – Collegiate Men Doubles Skeet 3rd Place

Preston Crandell – Collegiate Men Handicap Trap 3rd Place

###

Posts navigation

PREVIOUS
NEXT

START YOUR COLLEGE JOURNEY AT SIC

Apply Now
Play Video

Tour Southeastern Illinois College

Check out our 2021 SIC Virtual Tour to get the inside look at all that Southeastern Illinois College has to offer. Want to see it all in person? Contact us today to visit our campus.

Visit SIC
SIClogobluehighres-white
  • 3575 College Rd.
    Harrisburg, IL  62946

  • info@sic.edu

  • 618.252.5400 / 866.338.2742

  • Maps & Directions

  • Accountability
  • Catalog
  • Consumer Information
  • Emergency/Security
  • Mission Statement
  • Library Resources
  • Accreditation
  • Academic Calendar
  • Course Schedule
  • Bookstore
  • Employment
  • Directory
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Supporting Our Veterans
Property Sale Graphic

Succeed. Inspire. Connect.

Apply Now
Request Information
Mar 21, 2023 | 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Board of Trustees Meeting
Mar 23, 2023 | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
PN/ADN Advisement Meetings
Mar 24, 2023 | 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Pre-K Screenings
View All Events

© 2023 Southeastern Illinois College  |  Privacy Statement  |  Accreditation