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Racers Win 17th OVC Rifle Championship
2/5/2023 3:44:00 PM | Rifle
Lollar becomes 4th winningest coach by title in school history
History was made Sunday at the Skyhawk Rifle Range in Martin, Tennessee, as the Murray State rifle team won its 17th Ohio Valley Conference title. In addition, head coach Alan Lollar became the school's fourth-winningest coach by championships as he brought home his ninth trophy.
Following the championship, the Racers swept the major awards with Lollar being named as the OVC Coach of the Year for the eighth time in his career. Matias Kiuru earned his fourth consecutive OVC Smallbore Athlete of the Year honor, while Allison Henry was named OVC Air Rifle Athlete of the Year. Paola Paravati rounded out the major awards for Murray State as she became the third consecutive Racer to be named OVC Freshman of the Year.
In the air rifle portion of the match, John Blanton led Murray State with career-high tying 597, while Scott Patterson followed with a 593. Henry and Kiuru were next for the Racers with each shooting a 591, they were followed by Pravati who fired a 586.
In other awards, Blanton, Patterson, Kiuru and Henry were named to the first team All-OVC in both smallbore and air rifle, while Paravati was named to the All-OVC second and OVC All-Newcomer teams in both events.
Murray State will have just two days off before returning to action Wednesday at Memphis.
Following the championship, the Racers swept the major awards with Lollar being named as the OVC Coach of the Year for the eighth time in his career. Matias Kiuru earned his fourth consecutive OVC Smallbore Athlete of the Year honor, while Allison Henry was named OVC Air Rifle Athlete of the Year. Paola Paravati rounded out the major awards for Murray State as she became the third consecutive Racer to be named OVC Freshman of the Year.
In the air rifle portion of the match, John Blanton led Murray State with career-high tying 597, while Scott Patterson followed with a 593. Henry and Kiuru were next for the Racers with each shooting a 591, they were followed by Pravati who fired a 586.
In other awards, Blanton, Patterson, Kiuru and Henry were named to the first team All-OVC in both smallbore and air rifle, while Paravati was named to the All-OVC second and OVC All-Newcomer teams in both events.
Murray State will have just two days off before returning to action Wednesday at Memphis.
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