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Racers Tie Air Rifle Record In Tri-Match Win
11/7/2021 7:04:00 PM | Rifle
MSU ties air rifle mark in same place it was set in 2016
The sixth-ranked Murray State rifle team tied its program record air rifle score Sunday, to take down both Ohio State and NC State at the Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range in Columbus. Murray State fired a 4714, while Ohio State shot a 4691 and NC State followed in third at 4664.
The Racers shot a 2379 in air rifle Sunday to tie the program record for the gun, almost five years to the day that it set the record in 2016, which was also at the Wylie Range in Columbus. Murray State also shot a 2335 in smallbore to finish the day with a 4714, just one off of its season high.
Matias Kiuru continued his strong start to the season by leading all shooters in all categories with a 588 in smallbore, a 596 in air rifle and an 1184 aggregate. Scott Patterson followed Kiuru in smallbore at 587, while John Blanton matched Kiuru's air rifle of 596 and Andrew Duryea was next for the Racers in aggregate at 1177.
"We had a really good weekend," said head coach Alan Lollar. "We changed up our smallbore shooters today and we got a lot of toughness from both groups. The toughness I saw on both days is exactly what we will need going forward. Today, we started well, worked hard all the way through the match and finished really strong."
Next Saturday, the Racers will travel to Lexington to take on Kentucky and Morehead State in the annual Kentucky Long Rifle Match. The Kentucky Long Rifle match is an annual match between the Commonwealth's three NCAA rifle programs that is shot with larger rosters than normal, with the winners taking home the traveling trophy, a Kentucky Long Rifle.
The Racers shot a 2379 in air rifle Sunday to tie the program record for the gun, almost five years to the day that it set the record in 2016, which was also at the Wylie Range in Columbus. Murray State also shot a 2335 in smallbore to finish the day with a 4714, just one off of its season high.
Matias Kiuru continued his strong start to the season by leading all shooters in all categories with a 588 in smallbore, a 596 in air rifle and an 1184 aggregate. Scott Patterson followed Kiuru in smallbore at 587, while John Blanton matched Kiuru's air rifle of 596 and Andrew Duryea was next for the Racers in aggregate at 1177.
"We had a really good weekend," said head coach Alan Lollar. "We changed up our smallbore shooters today and we got a lot of toughness from both groups. The toughness I saw on both days is exactly what we will need going forward. Today, we started well, worked hard all the way through the match and finished really strong."
Next Saturday, the Racers will travel to Lexington to take on Kentucky and Morehead State in the annual Kentucky Long Rifle Match. The Kentucky Long Rifle match is an annual match between the Commonwealth's three NCAA rifle programs that is shot with larger rosters than normal, with the winners taking home the traveling trophy, a Kentucky Long Rifle.
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