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Racers Take NCAA Qualifier Against Nebraska
2/19/2022 4:49:00 PM | Rifle
MSU now waits until Tuesday to see if it has earned NCAA bid
The Murray State rifle time shot a 4698 Saturday in the annual NCAA qualifying match at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in Murray, Kentucky.
Matias Kiuru led the Racers with a season-high 591 in smallbore, while Scott Patterson shot a team-high 596 in air rifle. Kiuru also had the top aggregate score in the match with an 1183.
Murray State shot a 2325 in smallbore Saturday, as Kiuru was followed by John Blanton at 583 and Scott Patterson at 581. Dana Buesseler and Allison Henry rounded out the squaded shooters in the match by each shooting a 570. Zach Jackson and Andrew Duryea also had good smallbore with Jackson shooting a career-high 584 and Duryea turning in a 582.
In air rifle, Duryea followed Patterson with a 593, while Kiuru and Blanton each shot a 592 to give MSU a team score of 2373. Anna Scheer led the non-counters in air rifle with 589 with Jackson and Kyle Wright shooting a 588 and 587, respectively.
Murray State now waits until Tuesday to see if they are one of eight teams that has qualified for the 2022 NCAA Rifle Championships, Mar. 11-12 at Clune Arena on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy near Colorado Spring, Colorado.
