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MSU Wins OVC Rifle Championship
2/7/2010 9:31:00 PM | Rifle
The Murray State Racers won their ninth Ohio Valley Conference Rifle Championship Sunday at the Pat Spurgin Range in Murray, Ky.
The Racers, who led by four points over Jacksonville State after Saturday's smallbore competition, brought home the OVC title when they posted a 2322 and a total of 4595 which was good for an 18-point win over the Gamecocks who finished at 4577.
MSU was led in air rifle by Emily Quiner and Kasey Meyer who posted scores of 587 and 582, while Daniel Sojka added a 580 and MSU got a 573 from Caroline Barber.
The Racers' ninth OVC title comes after they won it last in 2004.
Quiner, only a freshman, was named the OVC Air Rifle Athlete of the Year and was also named to the OVC's Newcomer Team for both guns and earned OVC Freshman of the Year honors.
MSU also saw Sojka, Barber and Meyer all earn All-OVC honors in the weekend competition.
Sojka also was named to both OVC Newcomer teams and Barber was named to the OVC Newcomer team for air rifle.
MSU's Alan Lollar was named the OVC Coach of the Year by his peers in the league.
UT Martin Women finished third in the two-day competition with a 4547, while Tennessee Tech was fourth at 4446. UT Martin Mixed was fifth with a 4533, while Morehead State rounded out the field with a 4525.
The Racers are not finished with the season and have much more to accomplish.
Saturday, the Racers host an NCAA Qualifier where they hope to perform well enough to get into the NCAA Championships hosted by Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas March 12-13.
2010 OVC RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP
Air Rifle Champions: Murray State
Smallbore Champions: Murray State
Overall Champion: Murray State
Air Rifle Athlete of the Year: Emily Quiner, Murray State
Smallbore Athlete of the Year: Brian Carstensen, Jacksonville State
Smallbore Newcomer Team
Monica Fyfe, Jacksonville State
Daniel Sojka, Murray State
Emily Quiner, Murray State
Kyle Rebillion, UT Martin
Air Rifle Newcomer Team
Caroline Barber, Murray State
Daniel Sojka, Murray State
Monica Fyfe, Jacksonville State
Emily Quiner, Murray State
Co-Freshmen of the Year: Emily Quiner, Murray State and Kyle Rebillion, UT Martin
Smallbore Second Team
Austin Litherland, Tennessee Tech
Kelsea Hunt, UT Martin
Elizabeth Lyon, Morehead State
Emily Quiner, Murray State
Air Rifle Second Team
Daniel Sojka, Murray State
Kasey Meyer, Murray State
Monica Fyfe, Jacksonville State
Austin Litherland, Tennessee Tech
Smallbore First Team
Kevin Mulligan, Morehead State
Kyle Rebillion, UT Martin
Kasey Meyer, Murray State
Andrea Dardas, Jacksonville State
Brian Carstensen, Jacksonville State
Smallbore Athlete of the Year: Brian Carstensen, Jacksonville State
Air Rifle First Team
Andrea Dardas, Jacksonville State
Kelsea Hunt, UT Martin
Kaitlin Chaffin, UT Martin
Emily Quiner, Murray State
Air Rifle Athlete of the Year: Emily Quiner, Murray State
OVC Coach of the Year: Alan Lollar
