Peiser Makes Smallbore Final, Rifle in Third After Day One
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky rifle senior Braden Peiser qualified for the smallbore individual final, finishing fourth as the Wildcats posted a 2342 smallbore team score to sit third overall after Saturday’s competition at the WVU Fall Classic in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The Wildcats scored a 2342 as a team Saturday, sitting third behind host WVU at 2363 and TCU at 2343. Nebraska sits fourth at 2338 while Ole Miss was not able to make the trip due to travel.
The two-day event will continue Sunday with air rifle competition starting at 8:45 a.m. ET. The second relay is expected to get underway around 10:45 a.m. ET. Live targets and a NCAA scorecard will be available online at UKathletics.com.
“We saw some good things today but need to just keep getting better and improve at the little things if we want to be our best,” UK head coach Harry Mullins said. “We will regroup tonight and hit the range hard tomorrow trying to put up a big score. Go Cats!”
Peiser was the star for Kentucky in day one, scoring a 589 smallbore to qualify for the eight-person individual final, where he would finish fourth. Peiser posted a 195 in kneeling, 198 in prone and 196 in standing with 33 total centers.
Junior Sam Adkins finished just behind him with a 586, scoring a 196 in kneeling, 199 in prone and 191 in standing with 33 total centers. Liz Peiser scored a 585 with a 195 in kneeling, 196 in prone and 194 in standing with 29 centers. Freshman Noah Abzug scored a 582 with a 198 in kneeling, 197 in prone and 187 in standing with 30 centers, while sophomore Elisa Boozer scored a 577 with a 189 kneeling, 198 prone and 190 standing with 21 centers.
Uncountable Wildcats that competed Saturday were freshman Maggie Palfrey, who scored a 595 with 31 centers, while fellow freshman Iva Rakonjac posted a 577 with 30 centers. Sophomore Jacob St. Hilaire scored a 574 with 15 centers.
Following Saturday’s match, Kentucky will head west to Alaska for two matches with Air Force and Alaska.
