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Racers Set New School Record at Withrow
1/22/2022 7:41:00 PM | Rifle
MSU breaks previous record of 4720 with a 4724
The Murray State rifle team shot a school-record 4724 aggregate Saturday as part of the 2022 Withrow Open at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in Murray, Kentucky. The Racers began the day with a 2346 in smallbore, followed by 2378 in air rifle.
"I was really proud of Scott today," said Lollar after the match. "He has been working on some things and he had a very good all-around day. John was well balanced and consistent across both guns, while Matias had a fine air rifle match and a smallbore that is ready to break out at any time. We are working hard and getting better every match, but there is a lot that is still in front of us."
John Blanton, Scott Patterson and Matias formed a tight cluster that anchored Murray State's smallbore score Saturday shooting a 589, 588 and 587, respectively. Allison Henry was not far off the rest of her teammates, as she rounded out the counters at 582 to give her team a season-high smallbore score of 2346.
In air rifle, MSU was just one off of its season-high and program record of 2379 with a 2378. Kiuru and Patterson each shot a 597 on the gun, while Blanton fired a 594 and Henry shot a 590.
Despite shooting the best score in program-history, it was still not enough for MSU to top their shoulder-to-shoulder opponent for the day, in-Commonwealth foe Kentucky. One week after setting their own program record, the Wildcats turned in their second-highest score in school history at 4741.
Murray State returns to action next Saturday when it travels to Memphis for its final tune-up before hosting the 2022 OVC Championships Feb. 5 at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in Murray.
