2019 NORDIC VORTEX TRI-GUN
The 2019 Nordic Components & Vortex Optics Tri-Gun presented by the Minnesota 3Gun Group was held on June 21st-23rd, 2019 at the Forest Lake Sportsmen’s Club. A huge thanks to all the match sponsors:
Co-Title Sponsors: Nordic Components and Vortex Optics
Platinum Sponsors: Hiperfire, JP Rifles, Luth AR, and Thunder Beast Arms
Gold Sponsors: American Defense Manufacturing, Arnzen Arms, Federal Premium, Hornady, KelTEc Weapons, Nine Line Apparel, and Wild Ear.
Silver Sponsors: 3M Peltor, Gunfighter Targets, Hawkeye Ordnance, Hodgdon Powders, Hunters HD Gold, King of the Mountain, Obsidian Arms, ORM Tech Ammo, Real Avid, Rise Armament, Rubber City Armory, Savage Arms, SCCY Firearms, Shoot Steel, TACCOM, and XS Sights
Bronze Sponsors: Dunaway Custom Arms and Range Tactical Gear
Contributing Sponsors: Bar-Sto Machine, Beise Customs CNC, Benelli USA, Brownells, Burris, Decot Hy-Wyd, Montana Gold Bullet, Redding Reloading, Starline Brass, Warne Scope Mounts, Wiley X, XSteel Targets, and Zero Bullets
2019 Nordic Vortex Tri-Gun Results
232 Shooters (from 23 states of the USA, Canada, and Finland) competed in this year’s match. Congratulations to the winners:
Open Division:
1st Place: Jon Wiedell
2nd Place: Joel Turner
3rd Place: Reuben Aleckson
Tactical Optic Division:
1st Place: Jake Latola
2nd Place: Nate Staskiewicz
3rd Place: Nicholas Molina
Tactical Limited Division:
1st Place: Riley Kropff
2nd Place: Nathan Payne
3rd Place: Aaron Hayes
Heavy Optic Division:
1st Place: Scott McGregor
2nd Place: Jason Carillo
3rd Place: Robert Strange
Heavy Limited Division:
1st Place: Samuel Rydberg
2nd Place: Chris Hoppe
3rd Place: Sean Koopman
Special Category Winners:
Top Lady: Dakota Overland
Top Junior: Jon Wiedell
Top Senior: Bob Sanchez
Top Super Senior: Kurt Nelson
Top LEO: Nathan Payne
Top Military: Nate Staskiewicz
Nordic Components, Vortex Optics, and the MN 3Gun Group also teamed up to put together a raffle to benefit the Task Force Dagger Foundation. Congratulations to John Gomez for winning the raffle for the Nordic Components Rifle with a Vortex Optics Razor AMG UH-1. The raffle raised approximately $2,270, and with an additional $500 donation from the MN 3Gun Group, a total of $2,720 was donated to the Task Force Dagger Foundation.
And last but certainly not least, thank you for our hard working match staff. Without them, this match would not be possible nor could it uphold its reputation of being a premier event and the most sought after match in the nation.
Sponsorship and Stats Coordinator: Tiffany Overland
Social Media and Video Productions: Dustin Sanchez and Shawn Nelson
Photography: Pathum Karunaratne
Range Facility Manager: Ron Westberg
Stage 1 Range Officers: Gary Bibeau and Ryan Rieckman
Stage 2 Range Officers: Robert Gale and Bob Meinert
Stage 3 Range Officers: Chris Oakley and George Bridenstine
Stage 4 Range Officers: Rachel DePouw, Adam Maxwell, and Cody West
Stage 5 Range Officers: Pete Carroll and Chad Swartout
Stage 6 Range Officers: Fields Family: Brent, Jenny, and Sam
Stage 7 Range Officers: James Leffler and James Niedt
Stage 8 Range Officers: James Shaw and Dawn Westberg
Stage 9 Range Officers: Trevor Armbruster and Alex Cady
Side Shotgun Match Range Officers: Steve Schultz and Steve Shimek
Thanks again to all of you that attended and supported the match. Planning for the 2020 Nordic Vortex Tri-Gun started right after the match. See you all next year.
Jomar Villamor – Co-Match Director
Jay Schmitt – Co-Match Director
Chris Cazin – Range Master
