OXFORD, Miss. – Sophomore Dakota Spivey helped lead the No. 20 University of North Georgia rifle team to an aggregate score of 4563, just eight points off the school record, at the Ole Miss Open on Sunday at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center.

Complete team results will not be finalized until next weekend when the event two-week event is completed.

In smallbore, Spivey led the way for the Nighthawks by shooting a 569, with Ruthanne Conner just behind him with a 568. Tobin Sanctuary posted a 563 - a personal record - to round out the top three for UNG. Jared Rice’s 560 was also a personal best.

Spivey and Conner both posted a strong 586 to pace North Georgia in air rifle. Rice and Sanctuary both achieved personal records at 572 and 571, respectively, the third- and fourth-highest scores for the Nighthawks on the day.

UNG will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday, Oct. 8, for a solo match against the Wildcats, before returning to Dahlonega, Georgia, to host the first-ever Southern Conference rifle event on Saturday, Oct. 22.