Rifle Set to Begin GARC Championships Saturday at Army West Point

LEXINGTON, Ky. –  Postseason competition is here for the No. 1 University of Kentucky rifle team as the Wildcats head to Army West Point this weekend for the 2026 Great America Rifle Conference Championships.

Competition will begin Saturday with smallbore and conclude Sunday with air rifle. Each day is set for an 8:30 a.m. ET start with Saturday’s second relay beginning at 10:45 a.m. ET and Sunday’s second relay starting at 10:30 a.m. ET. An eight-person individual final will be held at the conclusion of each day in the respective disciplines. Live targets and a NCAA Scorecard will be available online at UKathletics.com.

Kentucky will be joined at the event by Akron, Army, Navy, Memphis and West Virginia.

“Excited to get postseason competition underway and it’s always a good trip to Army West Point,” UK head coach Harry Mullins said. “Now that the NCAA Championships are set, we have one more chance to all be in the range together and compete. It is important for the team to really lock-in this weekend and get in the flow of the two-day, split-relay format because that is what faces us at NCAAs as well.”

Last weekend, Kentucky posted a 4744 team score at NCAA Qualifiers, defeating Georgia Southern and Morehead State inside the UK Rifle Range. Junior Braden Peiser was the top performer from the match, scoring a 595 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle for a 1193 aggregate. Sophomore Liz Probst stole the show in air rifle with her second perfect 600 score of the season in the discipline. She finished with a 1187 aggregate, which was good for third overall.

Peiser is having an incredible season for Kentucky, averaging a 595.3 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle for a 1193.3 aggregate average. Sophomore Sam Adkins is second on the team with a 587.833 smallbore and 596.75 air rifle average, while senior Sofia Ceccarello is third with a 587.364 smallbore average and 596.545 air rifle average. Probst is having a great season with a 585 smallbore average and 596.6 air rifle average.

Seniors Brandon Evans and Martin Voss are having good years in their final season at UK. Evans is earning a 583.083 smallbore average and 592.167 air rifle average, while Voss is earning a 583.273 smallbore average and 590.364 air rifle average.

Freshmen Elisa Boozer and Jacob St. Hilaire are having good rookie seasons with UK. Boozer is earning a 574.417 in smallbore and 593.667 in air rifle, while St. Hilaire is averaging a 576.1 in smallbore and 592 in air rifle. Sophomore Hannah Todd is earning a 566.889 in smallbore and 587 in air rifle, while senior AJ Hotko is posting a 567.833 in smallbore and 580.167 in air rifle and junior Emily Marne a 556 in smallbore and 572.8 in air rifle.

Kentucky earned the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Championships earlier this week by posting an impressive NCAA qualifying score. The Championships will be March 13-14 in Columbus, Ohio.