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Sunday, February 12
Lexington, Ky.
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Roe Sets Air Rifle School Record
2/12/2017 4:08:00 PM | Rifle
Junior Ivan Roe of the Murray State rifle team broke the school's individual air rifle record, as the third-ranked Racers fell to second-ranked West Virginia, 4726-4713 at the University of Kentucky Rifle Range in Lexington, Kentucky.
"I'm very proud of the effort today," said Murray State head coach Alan Lollar. "West Virginia is a great team that had a great day, when they are on, they extremely tough. As a team we are trying to keep improving and shooting well against a great team is part of the improvement we are looking for. Consistency is important. We are maturing at a good time."
Roe shot a 587 in smallbore, before shooting a near-perfect 598 in air rifle to finish with the match's top aggregate score at 1185. The air rifle record preciously belonged to Alathea Sellars and Robert Broadstreet, as each shot a 597 at separate matches earlier this year.
"Ivan had a great all around match," said Lollar of Roe. "He has been training well. His performance was not a surprise. He earned it."
Sophomore MacKenzie Martin tied Roe's 587 in smallbore and shot personal best of 596 in air rifle to end the day with a career-best aggregate of 1183. Junior Ben Estes used a 585 smallbore and a 587 air rifle to end the day 1172, while sophomore Barbara Schläpfer shot a 581 in smallbore and a 588 in air rifle for a total of 1169. Sellars had an 1164 on the day after a 573 smallbore and a 591 air rifle and Broadstreet had an 1160 with a 574 smallbore and a 586 air rifle.
"Kenzie also had a great day for us," continued Lollar. "She has really stepped up and is training and shooting well. Ben has rebounded with a good smallbore day and that is good at this time of the year, while Barbara really worked hard and has started to put together some good consistency. Bobby and Alathea also had good days and shot some good strings."
The 4713 did raise Murray State's three-score average used in NCAA qualifying, however West Virginia's 4726 raised its average as well, keeping the Mountaineers in second and the Racers in third in the race to be one of eight teams selected for the 2017 NCAA Championships.
The Racers will return to Pat Spurgin Rifle Range one final time next Sunday for the annual NCAA Qualifier against No. 8 Nebraska.
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"I'm very proud of the effort today," said Murray State head coach Alan Lollar. "West Virginia is a great team that had a great day, when they are on, they extremely tough. As a team we are trying to keep improving and shooting well against a great team is part of the improvement we are looking for. Consistency is important. We are maturing at a good time."
Roe shot a 587 in smallbore, before shooting a near-perfect 598 in air rifle to finish with the match's top aggregate score at 1185. The air rifle record preciously belonged to Alathea Sellars and Robert Broadstreet, as each shot a 597 at separate matches earlier this year.
"Ivan had a great all around match," said Lollar of Roe. "He has been training well. His performance was not a surprise. He earned it."
Sophomore MacKenzie Martin tied Roe's 587 in smallbore and shot personal best of 596 in air rifle to end the day with a career-best aggregate of 1183. Junior Ben Estes used a 585 smallbore and a 587 air rifle to end the day 1172, while sophomore Barbara Schläpfer shot a 581 in smallbore and a 588 in air rifle for a total of 1169. Sellars had an 1164 on the day after a 573 smallbore and a 591 air rifle and Broadstreet had an 1160 with a 574 smallbore and a 586 air rifle.
"Kenzie also had a great day for us," continued Lollar. "She has really stepped up and is training and shooting well. Ben has rebounded with a good smallbore day and that is good at this time of the year, while Barbara really worked hard and has started to put together some good consistency. Bobby and Alathea also had good days and shot some good strings."
The 4713 did raise Murray State's three-score average used in NCAA qualifying, however West Virginia's 4726 raised its average as well, keeping the Mountaineers in second and the Racers in third in the race to be one of eight teams selected for the 2017 NCAA Championships.
The Racers will return to Pat Spurgin Rifle Range one final time next Sunday for the annual NCAA Qualifier against No. 8 Nebraska.
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