LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tom Csenge fired a team-high 591 air rifle score and a team-best 583 in smallbore, to lead the Kentucky rifle team to a 4657-4620 win over Jacksonville State, Sunday at UK?s Barker Hall.
?I was pleased with our effort, we had a chance to post some really good scores, but let it get away,? Kentucky head coach Harry Mullins said. ?Overall though, I was very happy with the weekend. We had a few 200?s in prone and our prone scores are still very good as a team. We started out with some weak scores in air gun today, but we closed it out strong. If we can start out stronger, we can pick up 10 or 15 points in our team score.?
Kentucky (11-2) wrapped up its regular season schedule with a pair of weekend wins, beginning Friday with a dominating victory over Rose-Hulman. UK faced a stiff opponent Sunday with Jacksonville State, regarded as one of the top eight teams in the nation. Csenge came out with solid scores to lead UK in both guns, with sophomore Jen Pason following along closely with a 580 in smallbore and a 586 in air rifle. Junior Andrew Roland posted a 582 in air rifle and a 579 in smallbore, while sophomore Ashley Jackson totaled a 576 smallbore and a 580 air rirlfe score.
Saturday, senior Ray Geyer posted a match-high 589 air rifle score, to lead UK to a 4592-4386 win over Rose-Hulman. Freshmen Sarah Broeker and Clint Sejkora had an excellent day in the starting lineup, with Broeker posting a 561 air rifle total and a 573 smallbore score. Sejkora also finished with a 573 smallbore, as well as notching a 577 air rifle total.
The match wraps up the regular season slate for UK, with eyes fixed on the NCAA Qualifier, hosted by Kentucky, Feb. 16-17 at Barker Hall.