UK Rifle in Third at GARC after Day One Smallbore
AKRON, Ohio – The Kentucky rifle team sits in third place after a 2309 smallbore score on Friday, the first of two days at the Great American Rifle Conference Championships inside Akron’s Stile Athletics Field House.
West Virginia leads after a 2342 on Friday, and Nebraska is second (2319).
UK’s Friday smallbore total ranked No. 13 out of its outputs in that discipline this season.
Air rifle will begin on Saturday around 8:15 a.m. ET. The final is scheduled for 2:45 p.m.
Notes
The GARC is composed of Akron, Army, Kentucky, Memphis, Navy, Nebraska, North Carolina State and West Virginia.
UK, West Virginia, Navy and Army are four of the eight teams that qualified for the NCAA Championships, which will be hosted by West Virginia in a fortnight. All nine GARC teams rank among the top 20 nationally.
UK took second to last year’s host West Virginia at the GARC Championships. The Wildcats placed third the last time the competition was held inside Stiles Field House in 2017.
Kentucky (11-1, 7-1 Great American Rifle Conference) finished second in the GARC regular-season standings.
UK Friday Smallbore Results
8. Will Shaner: 581
17. Richard Clark: 578
22. Hailee Sigmon: 576
23. Mason Joachim: 576
27. Jason Spaude: 575
29. Cathryn Papasodora: 574
31. Hanna Carr: 574
35. Ian Foos: 572
41. Morgan Duerr: 570
55. Carmen Fry: 566
63. Ruby Gomes: 563
Smallbore Team Standings
1. West Virginia – 2342
2. Nebraska – 2319
3. Kentucky – 2309
4. Ole Miss – 2302
5. Akron – 2302
6. Memphis – 2300
7. Navy – 2298
8. Army – 2286
9. NC State – 2281
2019 GARC CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
Stile Athletics Field House | Akron, Ohio
Saturday, Feb. 23 – Air Rifle
6:30 AM – Doors Open
7:45 – Relay 1
9:45 AM – Relay 2
Noon – Relay 3
2:45 PM – Air Rifle Finals
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