06/03/2026
From Ryan Wetzel, here is a breakdown of how the Illini West Trap Team did at the state competition.
Oren Bergmann shot 87/100
Bentley Brown shot 93/100
82 male varsity
Devin Bruns shot 83/100
Kane Burgdorf shot 79/100
Tegan Burgdorf shot 50/100
Jakob Carle shot 78/100
Maeson Cox shot 78/100
Marshall Cox shot 91/100
Dylan Cramer shot 97/100
Shot two 25 straights
15th best male varsity
Cody Dietrich shot 88/100
Braxton Dickerson shot 99/100
Shot 75 straight
5th best male shooter in varsity class
Connor Finch shot 97/100
Shot a 25 straight
16th best male shooter varsity
Gavin Jones shot 28/100
Carson Kelly shot 88/100
Gunner Maynard shot 78/100
Aubree McCoy shot 76/100
finished 3rd place novice female
10th place overall novice male and female
Collin Meyer shot 74/100
Had an average of 11.1 for the spring season managed to pull his best best shooting he has ever done and finished with a 77/100
Finished 10th best male in novice class
finished 14 over all in novice class
Kiptyn Moss shot 82/100
Brigham Nelson shot 77/100
Victoria Reynolds-Ayala shot 85/100
Nathan Stonger shot 80/100
Tanner Stonger shot 96/100
Shot 53 straight
34 best male varsity
Carson Walker shot 94/100
Shot 60 straight
77 best male varsity
Mason Williams shot 73/100
Lukas Wilson shot 62/100
Out of all 19 varsity shooter they all placed top 399 or better out of 424.
Squad 1 they set the bar high with their first set of scores turned. The rest of the day everyone chased us.
Dylan Cramer, a Senior, shot a 97/100 with a 38 straight and a 34 straight. A reverse run of 34.
Connor Finch, a Junior, shot 97/100 with a 26 straight
Tanner Stonger, a Junior. shot a 96/100 with a 50 straight and a 32 straight. With a reverse run of 26.
Braxton Dickerson, a Freshman, shot 99/100 with a 75 straight and a reverse score of 24
The kids showed up on Saturday a day early and practiced off and on while 1A Schools shot their Tournament until 7:00pm when they told us to go home. They showed back up at 6:30 am the day of the tournament to practice even more. Our school was on the practice range more than any other school. Their dedication to prove they are Team to watch out for.
There was a total of 768 shooters in our 2A High School State Championship. With 31 schools. They took 2nd place at State our first year out.
We shared our field with another team. Squad 1 consisted of one Senior Dylan Cramer, 3 juniors Connor Finch, Tanner Stonger, and Carson Walker and a freshman Braxton Dickerson. Braxton earned his upperclassmen’s respect when he finished with a 99 for the day.
Our school shot 50 rounds, then the other school shot their 50.
When our first squad walked back to the line our viewing area was full of people we didn’t know. They came to watch our team because of their first score card that was turned in. Out of 250 possible birds they only missed 8. On their second score card out of another 250 birds they only missed 9. The applause and respect our first squad got from their teammates and parents and other teams competing against us that came to was them finish was unexplainable.
Coaches that showed up were Clay Hindenliter scorer
Lenny Chase and Ron Wetzel Range Safety Officers
