Posted November 21, 2016 10:21 am by Comments

By AmmoLand Editor JE

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation

Reprinted with permission from the Collegian.

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Since Bob Jones University reentered intercollegiate sports in 2012, several new teams have been added to the Bruins athletics including intercollegiate shooting.

Dr. Mike Wilkie, coach of the Bruins shooting team, brings an extensive amount of experience to his coaching.

Since 1988, Wilkie has served in several different law enforcement positions, including training with the Israeli State Police as a delegate of the 17th Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, serving on the executive board of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, and serving as president of the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association.

Adding a shooting team to the university’s intercollegiate sports gives a different angle on recruitment for BJU.

“We offer something some schools don’t,” Dr. Wilkie said.

In the spring of 2015, the Bruins formed a shooting sports club with the intention of eventually forming an intercollegiate team.

In Talladega, Alabama, the Bruins competed at a national shooting competition in March.

They competed alongside several prominent schools such as West Point, Michigan State, Florida, Texas A&M and Kentucky.

The Bruins shooting team will be using .22 caliber and 9mm handguns …Read the Rest

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