It was only three weeks ago that the Jesuit Competitive Pistol/Rifle Shooting Team made an impressive showing at the 2026 SASP Texas State match at the Wilco Shooting Sports Range. Despite the departures of highly skilled seniors such as Miles Trujillo ’26 and Ryan Zito ’26, as well as a change in leadership following the resignation of Head Coach Mrs. Maggard, the team has left an impressive mark. They have exemplified the aspect that members of the team have nevertheless expanded their discipline, speed, and skills, despite the challenges that the team had faced earlier in the season.
Most Improved – Cole Badrina ’28
Cole Badrina ’28 joined the Jesuit Competitive Shooting Team at the start of this most recent season and has since shown some unbelievable improvement and development, as seen by his most recent times. His initial debut at the Dripping Springs Shoot held his initial Rimfire Iron Pistol and Rifle times as being 83.35s and 70.38s, respectively. However, Badrina has made excellent progress since, which was corroborated by his performance at State just three weeks ago. Badrina had a rimfire pistol time of 77.97s, which was a large departure from his earlier times at Drippings Springs. However, Badrina really shines with his performance with Rimfire Iron Rifle, as he boasts a total time of 57.22, a massive jump of 13.16 seconds. Through this progress he has made, his journey towards becoming an excellent shooter by senior year is starting to become eminent.
“Shooting has improved my focus in and outside of competition.” Cole Badrina ’28
Rimfire Iron Pistol – Ford Carey ’26 Springs To Action
Ford Carey ’26 just barely secured the lead on the team for the best Rimfire Iron Pistol time. His score of 49.91s overall on five stages encapsulates his growth as a shooter, as well as showcases his spectacular performance, especially at the end of his Jesuit shooting career. However, other athletes on the team had given Ford a run for his money, as the closest time to his was Mason Muskovich ’27‘s time of 49.99s, just nearly 0.09 seconds from overtaking Carey’s score. In addition, another athlete had a score less than half a second relative to Carey’s time. Elijah Flores ’28 cemented his talent with a time of 50.38s, having been a member of the team for only two years at the time of the shoot. All in all, the scores for the Competitive Shooting Team have shown the sharp competitive edge that the team was able to bring to State.
Rimfire Iron Rifle – Mason Muskovich ’27 Takes Initiative
With a total time for Rimfire Iron Rifle being 39.34s, Mason Muskovich has demonstrated his proficiency with the fundamentals of shooting with rifles, as well as his growth as a marksman, as he had previous times such as 54.98s during the Central Texas Freeze Shootout and 48.49s at the Lonestar Shoot earlier in the season. Additionally, both times were almost 10 seconds above what Muskovich had shot at the State Match. In terms of fastest Rimfire Rifle times, Elijah Flores and Ford Carey secured these two spots for Jesuit, with Elijah Flores having an impressive total Rimfire Iron Rifle time of 39.74, around .40 seconds above Muskovich’s time. Ford Carey’s time at the State match was 40.43s, which was about a second faster than his average time for this season of 41.44s.
Results – State Match Placements
With their exceptional performance in the State Match at Wilco, the Jesuit Competitive Shooting Team placed remarkably high when compared to all who had shot at the match. Of the 91 shooters who had shot Rimfire Iron Pistol, Athletes Ford Carey, Mason Muskovich, and Elijah Flores all clustered in the 36th, 37th, and 38th spots on the leaderboard, respectively. All of their times were roughly 17 seconds above the highest score. Overall, this puts them in the upper half of the leaderboard, which they will no doubt close, with practice, during the 2026-27 season. For Rimfire Iron Rifle, Mason Muskovich secured the 30th position on the leaderboard, followed by Elijah Flores at the 32nd position, and Ford Carey taking third place on the team at the 35th spot.
“Seeing these kids go from zeroes to disciplined shooters is my high point of the team.” -Coach Greg Lane
Concluding Thoughts
Jesuit Competitive Shooting Team Coaches Eddie Flores and Greg Lane are overall greatly pleased by the performance of the team at State. As looking back on the scores, it is apparent that the Jesuit athletes had given their all at State this year. As the season closes, it is made clear that the plans for next season are simple: the Pistol/Rifle team will continue to practice as usual, but it is to be expected that the team will be able to make it to even more matches in the 2026-27 season. As Head Coach Eddie Flores has gotten used to his new position, he will be able to effectively organize and allow the team to train to a greater extent. So as this already exceptional season ends, the Jesuit Competitive Shooting Team has set its sights on making the next season all the more exemplary.
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