The Murray State rifle team improved its chances of making the 2023 NCAA Rifle Championship field Wednesday by tying the school aggregate record of 4724 at the R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range in Memphis, Tennessee. The Racers shot a season-high 2351 in smallbore, followed by a 2373 in air rifle.
Murray State’s score on Wednesday lifted its three-score qualifying average to 4720.3, giving them the seventh best such average in the nation and placing them safely inside the eight-team field for next month’s NCAA Championship.
Matias Kiuru and Allison Henry both set career-highs in smallbore and ended their day with identical aggregate scores of 1186, which was also a career high for both shooters. Kiuru shot a 592 in smallbore and a 594 in air rifle, while Henry fired a 591 smallbore and a 595 air rifle.
Paola Paravati followed Henry and Kiuru with a 585 in smallbore and a 594 in air rifle for an aggregate of 1179. Zach Jackson also tied a career-high Wednesday with a 582 in smallbore.
On Sunday, the Racers will travel to Oxford, Mississippi to take on Jacksonville State for their final tune-up before the annual NCAA Qualifier.
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