A complicated scoring system pits competitors in contests around the globe against each other. The Grinnell club calls itself the World's First Collegiate Atlatl Team, but it isn't the only one. A group at Luther College in Decorah will also take part in the Raging Cow meet. Whittaker expects 40 to 50 entrants from Iowa and Missouri. Competition is expected to be more laid back than the event's name suggests, though.
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