OXFORD, Miss. - Records fell left and right as the Georgia Southern rifle squad battled No. 5 Alaska Fairbanks at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center Thursday on the campus of Ole Miss. Georgia Southern posted its highest score of the season, hitting the 4,579 team aggregate mark, the second-highest total in program history.
In smallbore, the team posted a school-record 2,265, which suprasses the old record set in 2017 by 11 points. Freshman Brianne Staton placed sixth with a career-high 574 (5th-best in program history) while Ashley Judson (season-high 568; 9th), Kinsley Hannon (career-high 564; 10th), Bella Gamez (career-high 559; 11th) and Lillian Herring (552; 12th) shot solid numbers for the Eagles.
Gamez posted a 192 in kneeling, the fifth-highest total in program history and Staton broke a long-standing school record in the prone, hitting a 198, including a 100 in the opening frame.
In air rifle, the team scored 2,314 points, its highest effort of the season. Judson led the way with a career-best (tied) 588, good for sixth place. Staton took ninth with a 581 while Hannon shot a 578 for 10th place, followed by Herring (567; 11th) and Gamez (561; 12th) also shot for the Eagles.
Judson led the Eagles with a season-high 1,156 to take eigth. Staton placed eighth with a career-high 1,155 while Hannon rounded out the top 10 with a career-high 1,142 and. Gamez shot a career-high 1,120 and Herring shot a 1,119.
THE SCORES
#5 UAF: 4,693 (2,326 smallbore; 2,367 air rifle)
Georgia Southern: 4,579 (2,265 smallbore; 2,314 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bella Gamez
Freshman - San Antonio, Texas
Smallbore - 559 (11th; CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 561 (12th; CAREER HIGH)
Aggregate - 1,120 (CAREER HIGH)
Kinsley Hannon
Freshman - Newnan, Ga.
Smallbore - 564 (10th; CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 578 (10th)
Aggregate - 1,142 (10th; CAREER HIGH)
Lillian Herring
Sophomore - York, Pa.
Smallbore - 552 (12th)
Air Rifle - 567 (11th)
Aggregate - 1,119
Ashley Judson
Sophomore - Acworth, Ga.
Smallbore - 568 (9th; SEASON HIGH)
Air Rifle - 588 (6th; TIES CAREER HIGH)
Aggregate - 1,156 (8th; SEASON HIGH)
Brianne Staton
Freshman - Deatsville, Ala.
Smallbore - 574 (6th; CAREER HIGH)
Air Rifle - 581 (9th)
Aggregate - 1,155 (9th; CAREER HIGH)
Up Next: With the fall season wrapped up, the Eagles (7-4) will resume on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 by hosting The Citadel and The Citadel Women.