Student competes at shotgun World Cup

By Aubrey Gulick

Senior Reporter

Hillsdale sophomore and shotgun team member

Joshua Corbin competed internationally at the World Cup in Morocco last month for USA shooting’s men’s skeet team.

“Joshua is right on the brink of success internationally,” said head coach of the shotgun team Jordan Hintz. “If he continues on the same path he is currently on, there is no limit to what he will accomplish in the near future.”

Corbin competed for the United States at the International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 13-15. Participating in the World Cup may allow Corbin to qualify for Olympic trials for the 2024 summer Paris Olympic Games.

“I was competing in fourth position for America at this World Cup, and only the top three people were competing for medals, so I couldn’t win a medal personally; I was just there for the ranking points,” Corbin said.

Competing internationally requires immense mental preparation, according to senior Ida Brown, who participated in a 2022 World Cup.

“Competing on the international stage is both physically and mentally demanding,” Brown said. “You spend days traveling and then you get off a plane and are expected to be ready to shoot. It takes a lot of mental strength to perform well in a place where you’ve never shot with very little practice.”