Pierson is individual champion at 16 yards at Cornhusker Trap Shoot

Mitchell Pierson of Lincoln Southeast survived an eight-person shoot-off Friday to win the individual title in the 16-yard competition at the 52^nd Cornhusker Trap Shoot at Doniphan, Nebraska.

Pierson and seven others each broke all 75 targets earlier, then, in the shoot-off, the champion failed to miss.

Scotlyn Kincaid of Papillion-La Vista won the ladies’ title after a three-person shoot-off after shooting a 73 earlier. The high school team crown went to Papillion-La Vista, which broke 358 of 375 targets. Malcom 4-H Blue won the 4-H team title with a 359 and Duchesne won the ladies’ team crown with a 323.

There were 1,524 shooters competing Friday. On Saturday, competitors will shoot 75 handicap targets. The high school shooter with the highest combined score from the two days will earn the Cornhusker Cup trophy as the overall champion.

Friday’s results in the 16-yard competition are:

Top 20 Individuals – 1. Mitchell Pierson, Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 75 of 75 (won shoot-off)

2. Vincent Kuehlthau, Papillion-La Vista Monarch 1, 75
3. Wyatt Nelson, Elkhorn South Blue, 75
4. Brennan Teter, Oak Creek 4-H 1, 75
5. Trevor Lesinski, Millard South A, 75
6. Tanner Muff, Lincoln Southwest Gold, 75
7. Dalton Bures, Diller-Odell 1, 75
8. Ethan Adams, Doniphan-Trumbull A, 75
9. Cody Zalesky, 5 Clovers 4-H Green, 74
10. Skye Hoyer, Blue River 4-H White, 74
11. Tyler Marshall, Lincoln Northeast Black, 74
12. Clyde Stenglein, Douglas County West Platinum, 74
13. Hunter Gilbertson, Waverly Maroon, 74
14. Nicholas Loxterkamp, Tri-County, 74
15. Richard Gunn, homeschool, 74
16. Jacob McClellan, Lincoln Lutheran 1, 74
17. Benjamin Menking, Fremont, 74
18. Jaxon Thoene, Broken Bow Karp and Krow 4-H, 74
19. Andrew Stadler, Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, 74
20. Tyce Pate, North Platte Black, 74

Top Six Ladies – 1. Scotlyn Kincaid, Papillion-La Vista 1, 73 of 75 (won shoot-off)

2. Janice Tejeda, Ashland 4-H 1, 73
3. Madelynn Oden, Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 73
4. Cori Combs, York, 72
5. Haley Johnson, Gordon-Rushville 1, 71
6. Ashley Rose, Centura Burgundy, 71

Top Three 4-H Teams – 1. Malcom 4-H Blue (Luke Beckman, Karter Kopecky, Cooper Koeppen, Griffin Anderson, Owen Savicky), 359 of 375

2. 5 Clovers 4-H Green, 357
3. Blue River 4-H White, 354

Top Three Ladies Teams – 1. Duchesne 1 (Calla Behney, Delaney Moffitt, Grace Nigro, Izzy Jansen, Ava McQuillen), 323 of 375

2. Papillion-La Vista 1, 317
3. Lincoln Southwest Pink, 316

Top Six High School Teams – 1. Papillion-La Vista Monarch 1 (Vincent Timberlake, Vincent Kuelthau, Trent Borer, Caleb Campbell, Aiden Cartwright), 358 of 375

2. Douglas County West Platinum, 353
3. Lincoln Southeast Zulu, 351
4. Millard West A, 350
5. Gothenburg, 350
6. Norris 2, 349

Jim Carlisle Memorial Second Generation Individual (traveling trophy) – Tyler Marshall, Lincoln Northeast, 74