Rifle Travels to Navy for Dual-Match vs. Midshipmen
LEXINGTON, Ky. – After an impressive start to its 2025-26 season, the No. 2 University of Kentucky rifle team will look to continue its momentum as it travels to Annapolis, Maryland, for a dual-match with Navy on Saturday.
Smallbore is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET, while air rifle will follow at approx. 11:30 a.m. ET. Only one relay will be competed Saturday.
Live targets can be found at UKathletics.com. NCAArifle.org will have a live scorecard for the match and final results.
“Good start last weekend, with some really good performances and some things we need to work on,” UK head coach Harry Mullins said. “I like how this group handled being on the road last weekend and hopefully they can do it again. It seems to be a really good group inside and out of the range and I look forward to seeing them compete again Saturday.”
Kentucky put together a total team effort in its first match of the season, defeating Ohio State and Memphis in a tri-match at Ohio State. UK posted a 2350 in smallbore and 2390 in air rifle for a 4740 aggregate. The high air rifle score is the second-best score in the nation in that discipline this season, while the aggregate score is tied for the third-best in the nation.
Junior Braden Peiser led Kentucky in the opening match, scoring a 594 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle for a 1192 aggregate. Senior Sofia Ceccarello posted a 588 in smallbore and 597 in air rifle for a 1185 aggregate. Sophomore Sam Adkins also performed well, scoring a 586 in smallbore and 597 in air rifle for a 1183 aggregate.
Freshmen Elisa Boozer and Jacob St. Hilaire busted onto the scene with impressive rookie debuts. Boozer scored a 579 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle for a 1177 aggregate, while St. Hilaire posted a 581 in smallbore and 595 in air rifle for a 1176 aggregate.
Wrapping up UK’s strong start was Brandon Evans, who scored a 582 in smallbore and 592 in air rifle, while sophomore Hannah Todd posted a 568 in smallbore and 590 in air rifle.
This will be the second match of the season for Navy, who scored a 4715 back in September in a quad-match with TCU and VMI. The Midshipmen scored a 2332 in smallbore a 2383 in air rifle in the match. Parker Haydin scored a 589 in smallbore and 597 in air rifle to lead the team.
Kentucky is in the midst of a four-match road trip to start the 2025-26 season. After Saturday, UK will travel to West Point, New York for two matches with Army and Nebraska.
For more information on the Kentucky rifle team, visit UKathletics.com.
