Rifle– Behind gritty performances from veterans Heather Greathouse and Ethan Settlemires, the Kentucky rifle team won the overall national title at the 2010-11 NCAA Championships. After UK won the smallbore NCAA Title on Friday in the first day of competition, the Wildcats held off West Virginia’s charge in air rifle on Saturday to secure the first national championship inprogram history, finishing with a 4700 team total score.-  Kentucky entered the final day of competition on Saturday owning a seven-point lead. UK claimed its first-ever NCAA Championship in smallbore on Friday, totaling a 2336 team score, led by Settlemires and Greathouse. Settlemires won the NCAA individual championship on Friday with a 590 in smallbore, becoming the first individual NCAA Champion in smallbore in program history.Men’s basketball– Kentucky won its league-leading 27th SEC Tournament championship, defeating Florida 70-54 in the championship game. Darius Miller was named the tournament MVP and the Wildcats placed Miller, Josh Harrellson and Brandon Knight on the SEC All-Tournament team.- UK will be making its NCAA record 51st appearance in the NCAA Tournament, taking on Princeton in the second round of the tournament in Tampa, Fla.Women’s basketball– The No. 17/16 Kentucky women’s basketball team earned its eighth bid to the NCAA Tournament with a No. 4 seed in the Spokane Regional. UK will play 13th-seeded Hampton on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Albuquerque, N.M.- It is the eighth overall NCAA Tournament berth for the Cats and their first back-to-back appearances since the 1982-83 seasons. UK is 7-7 all-time in the Big Dance, including a 3-1 mark under Matthew Mitchell. Softball– Behind a pair of comeback victories, the 23rd-ranked softball team defeated No. 7 Tennessee in two out of three games to capture the series to begin SEC play. It marked the first time since 2000 UK had won the series with its border-state rival.- Senior Megan Yocke batted .556 on the weekend, which included a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings in the rubber match between the two teams. She was then intentionally walked in the bottom of the 10th to set the stage for Kara Dill’s walk-off RBI-single.Baseball– The Wildcats posted four wins on the week, totaling a staggering 1.40 ERA as a team in 45 innings pitched, walking just 13 and striking out 45. UK got stellar starting pitching during the week, including quality starts from four of five starters a complete-game shutout from junior Alex Meyer on Saturday.- Kentucky has been a well-rounded team, totaling a .295 batting average and a 3.51 team ERA, fielding at a .978 clip. The Wildcats have been led by center fielder Brian Adams, who has hit .368 with five doubles and five RBI.Gymnastics– The gymnastics team scored three wins over the weekend, defeating William and Mary on Friday and North Carolina and George Washington on Sunday. Kentucky was led in both meets by senior Phylicia Reshard, who won the all-around against William and Mary and finished second in the all-around in Sunday’s quad-meet.- The Wildcats defeated William and Mary on each event, with junior Storey Morris winning the uneven bars title, Reshard winning the vault title, seniors Jasmine Minion, Andrea Mitchell and Reshard winning on floor, and Mitchell grabbing event honors on beam.Men’s tennis– The Wildcats were led by impressive play in doubles, taking the doubles point from both Tennessee and Georgia. Against Tennessee, Kentucky got upset wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles with senior Alberto Gonzalez and freshman Tom Jomby taking down the 55th-ranked doubles tandem in the nation, while junior Alex Musialek and sophomore Anthony Rossidefeated the 52nd-ranked team. UK was equally impressive against Georgia in doubles with junior Eric Quigley and senior Brad Cox knocking off the sixth-ranked doubles team in the nation and Gonzalez and Jomby posting a win over the 36th-ranked doubles team. UK dropped the overall matches to nationally ranked Tennessee and Georgia.- In singles, Musialek led the UK charge with a convincing win over No. 24 Javier Garrapiz, while Rossi and Jomby also posted singles wins.Swimming and diving– Freshman diver Greg Ferrucci and senior diver Lisa Faulkner earned spots in the men’s and women’s NCAA swimming and diving championships, respectively, thanks to their performances in the Zone C Diving Championships.- Ferrucci recorded a score of 339.60 in the preliminaries and finished with a mark of 716.35 in the finals to finish in second place on the men’s one-meter and earn his spot in the NCAAs. Faulkner earned a score of 296.35 in the women’s one-meter preliminaries and finished with a score of 581.15 in the finals to finish in fifth place and earn a spot in the NCAA championships.Track and field– Kentucky track and field junior Keith Hayes capped off an incredible three-week run leading up to the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships with a seventh-place finish in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, grabbing two points for the Wildcats.- Hayes earned his first All-America honor for his top-eight performance in the finals Saturday.Men’s golf– Behind impressive final rounds from sophomore Chase Parker and freshman Cody Martin, the UK men’s golf team moved up four spots on the leaderboard to finish 13th in the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate. Martin (80-70-69-219) and Parker (78-72-70-220) led the Wildcats, posting solid scores on the final day to earn a top-25 finish.- Martin carded the lowest UK round of the day Tuesday, earning a 1-under-par 69 to move 36 spots up the leaderboard. He finished the tournament in a tie for 21st, totaling a 9-over-par 219 after a 10-ove-par 80 in the opening round and an even-par 70 in the second round.Women’s golf– The Cats competed in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic and finished in 18th place with a final score of 95-over-par 959.- Sophomore Heather Lott led the Wildcats with a final score of 12-over par to finish the tournament in a tie for 31st among the 111 competing golfers.Women’s tennis– The Cats dropped a pair of SEC road matches over the weekend to Tennessee and Georgia. The Wildcats fell 6-1 in each match.- Freshman Khristina Blajkevitch won a thrilling victory over UT’s Kata Szekely 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10). Senior Megan Broderick topped Chelsey Gullickson of Georgia after the 48th-ranked player had to retire.Upcoming scheduleTuesday, March 15Baseball hosts Murray State – 4 p.m.Wednesday, March 16Softball at Arkansas (DH) – 5 p.m.Women’s tennis at Baylor • 5:00 p.m.Thursday, March 17Men’s tennis hosts Notre Dame – 1 p.m.Women’s tennis at TCU – 2 p.m.Men’s basketball vs. Princeton – 2:45 p.m. (Tampa, Fla.)Men’s tennis hosts Butler – 7 p.m.Women’s swimming and diving at NCAA Championships (Austin, Texas)Friday, March 18Baseball hosts Tennessee – 6:30 p.m.Softball at LSU – 7 p.m.Women’s swimming and diving at NCAA Championships (Austin, Texas)Men’s golf at Schenkel Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.)Saturday, March 19Women’s tennis at Texas Tech – 10 a.m.Baseball hosts Tennessee – 1 p.m.Men’s tennis hosts Alabama – 1 p.m.Softball at LSU – 4 p.m.Women’s basketball vs. Hampton – 6:30 p.m. (Albuquerque, N.M.)Men’s basketball vs. West Virginia/Clemson/UAB – TBA (Tampa, Fla.)Gymnastics at SEC Championships (Birmingham, Ala.)Women’s swimming and diving at NCAA Championships (Austin, Texas)Men’s golf at Schenkel Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.)Sunday, March 20Baseball hosts Tennessee – 1 p.m.Softball at LSU – 2 p.m.Men’s golf at Schenkel Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.)