School records fall as North Georgia faces Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A total of 12 records fell Saturday morning in the No. 20 University of North Georgia’s rifle meet at Kentucky, including five new school records, as UNG came up just short of an upset of the fourth-ranked Wildcats with an aggregate score of 4607 to UK’s 4627.
UNG set new school records in total smallbore (2272), air rifle (2335), and aggregate along with sophomore Dakota Spivey breaking the school records for an individual in air rifle and aggregate.
Spivey led the way for the Nighthawks in smallbore, equaling his personal record 572, with Ruthanne Conner just behind him with a 570. Jared Rice set a person best at 569 and Lucas Gilliland snagged his PR in smallbore at 552.
Spivey, a Dahlonega, Georgia, native, continued his incredible start to the 2016-17 with a new school-record 592 in air rifle. Conner followed with a 583, with Rice (582), Gilliland (578), and Tobin Sanctuary (576) right behind her all setting new personal records.
Spivey finished with an aggregate score of 1164.
The Nighthawks will return to Dahlonega to host the first-ever Southern Conference rifle event on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the COL. Raymond C. Hamilton Rifle Range.
UAB downs Wofford, Georgia Military
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UAB rifle team defeated Wofford and Georgia Military College this past weekend to earn its first win of the 2016-17 season.
UAB posted an aggregate score of 2235 to edge Wofford’s 2190 and GMC’s 2157.
Freshman Lilly Vonderau led the way in the meet by posting the highest score of the day with a 572 to be the top individual finisher. Vonderau shot over 90 on all six targets.
Sarah Grace Banks finished second for the Blazers and had the third-highest score of the day with a 564, and sophomore Kristie Lloyd finished sixth overall with a 552.
Also competing for UAB was Selina Curren, who scored a 547, and Emily Stover, who added a 530 to round out the Blazers’ lineup.
UAB will be back in action again this Saturday, Oct. 15, as it travels to Charleston, S.C., to compete in a dual match with The Citadel.
Wofford falls to UAB in air-rifle only event
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College rifle team opened the 2016-17 season on Saturday morning at the Taylor Center rifle range with a 2235 to 2190 loss in an air-rifle only match to UAB.
Cierra Holcombe led the Terrier effort with 566, finishing second overall. Nick Hunter, Seth Flanagan, and Reid Schuster contributed with 554, 546, and 524 respectively. Zach Hunter, 497 and Carson Howell, 486, also shot for Wofford in their first collegiate competition.
Up next for the Terriers will be a match on Nov. 5 at The Citadel. UAB is also back in action at The Citadel, on Oct. 15.