National Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
2004
In 2004 the Lindenwood University shooting team won its first Intercollegiate National Championship in clay target shooting. The Lions had several individual national champions led by Brad Deauman who finished first in the International Skeet competition and in the Five Stand Sporting Clays. Along with Deauman, Nivia Jones won the lady’s competition in the Combined American and International Events. She hit 316 out of a possible 350 targets. On the team side the Lions were national champs in the International Skeet, American Trap, Five Stand Sporting Clays and Combined American and International Events.
2005
For the second straight year the Lindenwood Lions shooting team were the national champions of clay target shooting. The Lions won every single team competition at the event. It all started with a win in International Skeet where the team hit 274 out of 300 possible targets. Next was the American Trap competition and the Lions won with destroying all but eight of the possible 500 targets. International Trap was just as dominate as the others as the Lions only missed nine targets in a 300 target event. American Skeet and Five Stand Sporting Clays were the next two events that the Lions were victorious in and also won the Combined International and American Skeet with 1,552 targets hit out of 1,600. Not only did the Lions win team national championships but two shooters won individual titles. Cole Geisler won the Five Stand Sporting Clays event with 48 out of 50 targets hit. On the women’s side, Misty Williams was the champion of the Combined International and American Skeet with a event of 361 hits out of 400.
2006
For the third time in as many years the Lindenwood University shooting team won the Intercollegiate National Championship in Clay Target Sports. Led by Lindenwood's top gun, Mark Schutzius, the Lindenwood teams won gold in American Skeet, American Trap and International Skeet wile taking the silver in International Trap.Individual National Champions included Josh White, American Trap, Ran Cafarelli American Skeet.
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2007
The Lindenwood shooting team won its fourth straight national shooting title in 2007. The Lions finished first at the 39th Annual ACUI Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships. The Lions broke 1,513 of 1,600 clay targets for the victory over 31 other schools. Lindenwood had to hold off a strong challenge by Texas A&M, which finished just eight birds behind. Missouri-Columbia came in third at the event after hitting 1,502 targets. Individually, Randall McLelland finished second overall in the men's standings, while Jenna McLean was second in the women's standings. McLelland had a score of 380 out of 400 targets, while McLean hit 353 targets during nationals. McLelland, Camden Clayton, Mark Schutzius and Travis Mears all earned all-American honors at the event. In American Skeet, Nick Gamel, McLelland and Schutzius led the Lions with all four scoring a 100. In American Trap, four Lindenwood shooters hit 97 targets in Josh White, Tyler Smith, Travis Rudolph and McLelland. Lindenwood won the team title in International Skeet by hitting 274 of 300 targets. The Lions were led on that day by McLelland and Schutzius, who hit 94 and 92 targets, respectively. In the International trap event, Clayton scored the best among Lindenwood shooters with a 94, one more than Mears.
2008
The Lindenwood shooting team won another national championship in 2008, the fifth straight year that it has won the ACUI Intercollegiate Clay Target National Championship.The Lindenwood shooting team was in a back-and-forth battle through four days with Texas A&M. The Lions led by just two targets going into the final day and the team wrapped up the title by winning the final event, American Trap, by four shots. Lindenwood finished by hitting 1,528 out of 1,600 targets, while Texas A&M was runner-up with 1,522 targets. Individually, six Lindenwood shooters earned All-American honors by finishing in the top-10. Mark Schutzuis led the way with a third-place finish after hitting 383 out of 400 birds. Among the others, Nicholas Gamel finished fourth with a score of 378, Robert Auerbach was fifth with 375, Matthew Hoffman was eighth with 369, and Michael Hahn was ninth with 367.
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2009
The Lindenwood shotgun shooting team won its sixth straight national collegiate championship in 2009 after dominating the national championship. The Lions finished by hitting 1,562 targets, 67 more than runner-up Missouri. Lindenwood swept the top six spots in the men's rankings, led by individual champion Robert Auerbach who finished with a score of 386. The program also swept the top three spots in the women's individual rankings, led by women's champion Alexandra Chiang with 362 points. Finishing in the top ten on the men's side were Travis Mears, Jon Shockley, Camden Clayton, Nicholas Gamel, Jesse Molstre, Robby Wahlbrink, and Matt Schutzius. Mears finished four shots behind Auerbach, and the rest of Lindenwood's Top Ten was in the 367 and 375 range. Finishing behind Chiang in the women's standing were Jessica Forbes and Jenna Mclean. Forbes hit 350 targets during the event, one more than Mclean. Other individual awards included Shockley winning the overall combined American titles, Auerbach capturing the overall international events and the combined skeet titles. In the final event, international skeet, Lindenwood won the team title with 280 targets, easily defeating runner-up Missouri who had 238 targets. Chiang won her overall championship after winning the event with 98 targets. Auerbach finished second on the men's side with 95 targets.
2010
For the seventh consecutive year, the Lindenwood Clay Target Shooting team finished the national championships on top of the podium. Even though this was the seventh time the Lions were national champions, the 2010 ACUI Intercollegiate National Championships was different. The Lions made history by destroying the competition. Lindenwood would beat second place Southeastern Illinois College by a record 90 targets. The Lions won every single team event while Travis Mears won the high overall individual title on the men's side of the competition. Mears was a champion in two separate events including International Skeet and the Sporting Clays. Jenna McLean fell just short one target short on the women’s side and finished in second place. Other winners for Lindenwood were Josh Creswell and Megan Orle in International Trap, Geri Williams won the women’s American Skeet, and Jesse Moltre finished with most targets hit in the Five Stand event.
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2011
Lindenwood shotgun sports won its eighth straight team title at the ACUI Intercollegiate National Championships in San Antonio, Texas. The Lions finished 50 points ahead of the next closest competitor, Southeastern Illinois College. For the second straight year, Lindenwood won every single team event while individually, Rob Auerbach emerged as the top overall male and Sarah Hughes captured the high overall women’s title. Hughes finished first in the Five Stand event and finished second in two other events. The Lions won their first individual title in American Trap as Brendan Appel took top honors. Six out of the top 10 shooters on the women’s side were from Lindenwood with Megan Orle leading the way in second. Orle also picked up a first place individual title in International Trap. Other individual winners included Cassandra Douglas in American Skeet and Cody Reid in International Skeet. The Lions took five out of the top 10 spots in Sporting Clays with Matt Hughes leading the way in second for Lindenwood.
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