Bio

Duane Kashmark was named the head coach for the inaugural Concordia clay target program in December of 2023. The Cobber clay target team is set to begin competition in the fall of 2024.

Concordia will compete in the USA College Clay Target League, which features over 35 teams and 400 student-athletes. It is a co-ed sport with college clay target consisting of four different shooting disciplines: trap shooting, skeet shooting, sporting clays and 5-stand.

Kashmark has been the head coach of the Moorhead clay target team since 2019.

Kashmark is a 1992 Concordia graduate who was the assistant coach for the Moorhead clay target program for two years before becoming the head coach. His experience in the sport will help with the inaugural season for the Cobbers in the fall of 2024.

Kashmark and his wife Maret are ’91 graduates of Concordia and both work at Moorhead High School. They reside in Sabin, Minnesota and they have two children, Ryan and Nathaniel. 

“I am excited to start and build a new program at Concordia that will give students the ability to continue a sport they are passionate about,” Kashmark said. “Being the first coach at Concordia gives me the opportunity to set the tone and direction for the program and its future. Clay Target is a life-long activity, and having the ability to compete at the collegiate level gives athletes the opportunity to compete against the highest level of competition.”