05/22/2025
Over 2400 middle and high school students came together from Nebraska and surrounding states on May 1-3, 2025, for the 55th Annual Cornhusker Trapshoot in Doniphan, NE.
Kahne Packer of Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H won a shoot-off to capture the Cornhusker Cup after hitting 72 of 75 handicap targets Saturday, which tied him with 2024 Cup Winner Landen Nowak of North Platte for a two-day total of 146.
Junior competitors were first on the field Thursday, with individuals shooting for a score out of 100 targets and team aggregate scores out of a potential 500.
TOP JUNIOR PLACEMENTS
1st Place Junior Individual: Braxton Harre, Exeter-Milligan, 96
1st Place Junior Lady: Rylee Rohren, Friend, 89
1st Place Junior High Team: Doniphan-Trumbull 1 (Miles Smith, Kanton Olson, Braxton Gregg, Kasyn Hollister, Blake Bivens), 442
1st Place Junior High Ladies Team: Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H Girls (Allyssa Kotas, Brynlee Burns, Haley Norman, Tailyn Slama, Katherine Krivohlavek), 405
1st Place Junior 4-H Team: Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H 1 (Brecken Niemeyer, Taiven Slama, Camden Houser, Alex Hinkle, Bentley Myers), 426
Seniors took the field on days two and three, shooting 75 16-yard targets on Friday and 75 handicap targets on Saturday.
TOP SENIOR PLACEMENTS
1st Place Senior Individual 16-yd: Carson Tomasek, Stanton 4-H Shooters, 75 (won by shoot-off)
1st Place Senior Lady 16-yd: Sara Allard, Sidney Sharpshooters, 72
1st Place Senior High Team 16-yd: Norris One (George Lee, Zach Hennecke, Britton Petersen, Logan Schneider, J. Mason Sobotka), 359 of 375
1st Place Senior High Ladies Team 16-yd: Ashland 4-H Syren (Sara Thiellen, Lillee Ludlow, Sydney Koziel, Nevaeh James, Peyton Baker), 321
1st Place Senior 4-H Team 16-yd: Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H 1 (Kahne Packer, Kaden Togstad, Cooper Hayek, Kohen Burda, Collin Kohout), 353
1st Place Senior Individual Handicap: Nathanael Taylor, Lincoln Southwest, 72
1st Place Senior Lady Handicap: Madalyn Pedersen, Lutheran High Northeast, 69
Jim Carlisle Memorial Second Generation Individual (traveling trophy) – Landen Nowak, North Platte
1st Place Senior High Team Handicap: Beatrice 1 (Wyatt Happle, Ryan Rempel, Isaac Enns, Isaac Bruna, Hudsen Tiemann), 341 of 375
1st Place Senior High Ladies Team Handicap: Bennington Lady Badgers (Katie Musel, Hailey Wynn, Emma Huntley, Lillian Huntley, Katelyn Dossett), 310
1st Place Senior 4-H Team Handicap: Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H 1 (Kahne Packer, Kaden Togstad, Cooper Hayek, Kohen Burda, Collin Kohout), 342
1st Place Senior Individual Overall - CORNHUSKER CUP: Kahne Packer, Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H, 146 of 150 (won shoot-off)
1st Place Senior Lady Overall: Allie Hiatt, Louisville 4-H, 138
1st Place Senior High Team Overall : Norris One (George Lee, Zach Hennecke, Britton Petersen, Logan Schneider, J. Mason Sobotka), 690 of 750
1st Place Senior High Ladies Team Overall: Bennington Lady Badgers (Katie Musel, Hailey Wynn, Emma Huntley, Lillian Huntley, Katelyn Dossett), 624
1st Place Senior 4-H Team Overall: Wilber 5 Clovers 4-H 1 (Kahne Packer, Kaden Togstad, Cooper Hayek, Kohen Burda, Collin Kohout), 695
For additional results, visit https://outdoornebraska.gov/?s=cornhusker+trapshoot
Much appreciation to all participants, coaches, parents, and crew for a great event!
📷: Kyle Gaston, Shelby Isensee, Rachel Carlson
