Air Force Academy
Smallbore Championships
Falcons place fourth at PRC Championships
2/6/2022 7:11:00 PM | Rifle
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – The Air Force rifle team placed fourth at the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships, Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Academy's Cadet Gym Rifle Range.
Alaska, ranked No. 1 in the nation, won the PRC Championship with an aggregate score of 4752. The Nanooks won both the smallbore (2363) and the air rifle (2389).Third-ranked TCU placed second in the conference with an aggregate score of 4726 (2345-2381). TCU competed virtually due to poor weather that did not allow them to leave the Fort Worth area.
Ohio State placed third with a 4694 while Air Force was fourth (4689), Nebraska was fifth (4670) and UTEP was sixth (4553).
Alaska's Rylan Kissell shot a perfect 600 in air rifle and won the aggregate with an 1190. Sophomore Morgan Kreb was the top Falcon, placing fourth overall, at 1184 after shooting 585 in smallbore and 599 in air rifle. Kreb placed second in the air rifle competition and seventh in small bore and posted a career high in both events. Freshman Scott Rockett was sixth overall with an 1182.
Kreb and Rockett tied for the team lead in smallbore with a 585 each. Peter Fiori shot a 580, followed by Ryan Habeck (578). Dante Aletto, Jordan Williams and Devin Schwindt all shot 575 while Lauren Hurley shot 574. Peninah D'Souza came in at 570, followed by Camden Donahoe (568) and Carleton Liden (556).
Kreb was also the top Falcon in air rifle at 599, followed closely by Rocket at 597. Hurley shot a 594 for eighth place. Habeck, Aletto and D'Souza all shot 591. Fiori shot 589, followed by Williams (587), Schwindt (584), Donahoe (579) and Liden (570).
Air Force will host a dual meet against Nebraska on Monday, Feb. 7, at 1 pm at the Cadet Gym Rifle Range.
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