Feb. 1, 2000

The University of Kentucky rifle team notched its first victories of the spring session on Sunday, Jan. 30, when the Cats finished fourth at the Withrow Invitational in Murray, Ky.

The Cats counted victories over Morehead and the University of Tennessee-Martin, while counting losses to Alaska-Fairbanks, Murray St. and Nebraska.

The Cats finished third in the smallbore with a season-best 4591. Freshman Crystal Hamilton shot a personal-best 1168, and junior Matt Newburn contributed a career-high 1157.

UK had a tough time in the air rifle competition, shooting a 1502 en route to a seventh place finish.

“Overall, I feel that we performed well, and the team is starting to see that they have the potential to reach their goals,” Coach Harry Mullins said. “We’re starting to put things together, and with another week of hard training, we should be on track.”

The Cats are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 5 when they head to Terre Haute, Ind. to take on the Rose Hulman Engineers.