The varsity shooters ranked ninth, while JV took seventh and novice took 11th.

In the JV varsity female competition, New Ulm saw Ava Nachreiner take third as she hit 85 of her 100 targets. The Eagles also had five shooters earn patches for shooting 25 straight, those shooters being Charlie Arndt, Ben Furth, Tate Isaacson, Braxton Kiecker and Kallan Kolden.

Tate Isaacson led the top shooters on the day for New Ulm, finishing by hitting 95 of 100 targets, while Braxton Kiecker hit on 94 of 100 targets. Hunter Lewandowski was 93 for 100 also for New Ulm, while Tucker Clemon, Jace Hinderman, Brett Hutchens and Benjamin Furth each hit 92 of 100 targets.

Trayton Lage and Ian Lee also had strong showings for New Ulm, hitting 90 of 100 targets each, while Dylan Armstrong and Addysen Wieland hit 89 of 100 targets each.

Submitted photo Braxton Kiecker earned a patch after shooting 25 straight for New Ulm at the Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria on June 17.

The state tournament, which concluded this past Friday in Prior Lake, hosted the top 40 teams from the MTSC. New Ulm finished four birds short of making the top 40 and competing at the state tournament. The individual shooters at state qualified for state based on their averages throughout the entire season.

The Minnesota Skeet Shooting Championships will take place next in Alexandria on Thursday.

Submitted photo New Ulm’s Ava Nachreiner poses for a photo after taking third in the Jr. Varsity Female Category at the Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria on June 17.

Submitted photo Ben Furth earned a patch after shooting 25 straight for New Ulm at the Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria on June 17.

Submitted photo Charlie Arndt earned a patch after shooting 25 straight for New Ulm at the Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria on June 17.

Submitted photo Kallan Kolden earned a patch after shooting 25 straight for New Ulm at the Minnesota Trap Shooting Championships in Alexandria on June 17.