Murray State University Athletics
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NCAA Championships
Racers Compete In NCAA Rifle Championships
3/19/2008 5:00:00 AM | Rifle
Two Murray State riflers took part in the 2008 NCAA Championships, held March 14-15 in West Point, N.Y.
Senior Cameron Hicks shot a 579 out of a possible 600 in smallbore, tying for 12th. Hicks shot 99s in both prone targets and a 98 in one of the two standing targets.
Sophmore Kasey Meyer shot a 582 out of a possible 600 in air rifle, tying for 19th. Meyer shot a perfect 100 in one of his two kneeling targets.
Junior Kevin Witbrodt was named to the NRA All-American Second Team from Murray State.
In the team competition, Alaska-Fairbanks won its third straight NCAA title with an aggregate (air rifle and smallbore combined) score of 4662 out of a possible 4800. Host Army was second with a score of 4652, followed by Texas Christian at 4627, Nebraska at 4625, Kentucky at 4623, West Virginia at 4616, Navy at 4610 and Nevada-Reno at 4591. Nebraska is coached by Murray State graduate Morgan Hicks.
