Murray State University Athletics
Racers win OVC smallbore competition, Hicks named OVC Smallbore MVP
2/21/2004 6:00:00 AM | Rifle
Murray State senior Morgan Hicks was named the smallbore Most Valuable Shooter, with a competition-high 1174 out of a possible 1200. Hicks has earned the title in each of the last three years.
Also named to the All-OVC Smallbore Team were James Hall of Jacksonville State, Robert Purdy of Murray State and Kari Baldwin of Jacksonville State, all of whom shot an 1166, and Justin Sparks of Murray State, who shot an 1159.
Jacksonville State placed second in the team standings in smallbore with a 4623. Tennessee Tech was third at 4581, followed by Tennessee-Martin's Mixed team at 4498, Morehead State's Men's team at 4462 and Morehead State's Women's team at 4374.
Tomorrow (Sunday), two relays of air rifle competition will determine this year's OVC champion. The relays will be held at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range at Murray State's Roy Stewart Stadium. Teams that did not compete in smallbore but will compete in air rifle include Austin Peay and Tennessee-Martin's Women's team.
Each team's air rifle scores will be added to its smallbore score for an aggregate (combined) score. The team with the highest aggregate score is the OVC rifle champion.
