Sunday, November 12
Morgantown, WV
9 am MT
Air Force Academy
at
West Virginia University
Air Force travels to West Virginia Fall Classic
11/9/2023 10:27:00 AM | Rifle
This Week: The fifth-ranked Air Force rifle team will travel to Morgantown, W.V., for the West Virgina Fall Classic, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11-12, at 9 am ET each day. The Falcons will battle No. 1-ranked West Virginia, along with No. 4 Nebraska and No. 11 Murray State. Live scoring on both days will be available at MegaLink.
Strong Field: All four teams in this weekend's match qualified for the NCAA Championships last season. At last season's NCAA Championships, West Virginia finished fifth, Nebraska was sixth, Air Force was seventh and Murray State was eighth. West Virginia was third in smallbore while Air Force was third in air rifle.
The Rankings: Air Force's aggregate team average of 4717.8 is the fifth best in the nation. West Virginia's average of 4743.4 is the best in the nation. Air Force is fifth in both smallbore and air rifle. Scott Rockett's 599 in air rifle on Oct. 7 is tied as the second best in the nation. Lauren Hurley's 1188 aggregate score on Oct. 7 is tied as the 13th best in the nation.
Last Week: Air Force defeated Army and Navy to win its 10th straight President's Trophy, Nov. 4, in West Point, N.Y. Air Force won its 11th overall President's Trophy, the most among the service academies. The Falcons won the match with a 5892, while Navy was second (5856) and Army was third (5118). Air Force's team score is a record in the President's Trophy rivalry, besting the 5883 in 2021. The President's Trophy uses five counting scores, rather than the usual four counters in the NCAA format. Lauren Hurley was the Falcons' top individual, third overall, at 1182. Junior Scott Rockett was fourth (1179), followed by Peninah D'Souza (1177), Victoria Leppert (1176), Dante Aletto (1174) and Morgan Kreb (1172). Both Leppert and Aletto shot career-best scores. Hurley and Aletto each shot a 587, a career-best score for Aletto. Rockett and Kreb both shot a 584, followed by D'Souza and Leppert at 581. In air rifle, D'Souza was the top overall shooter with a 596. Hurley was third overall at 595, followed by Leppert with a career-best 595.
One day later, the Falcons defeated Army in a dual match, 4711-4693, Nov. 5, in West Point, N.Y. The Falcons had to come from behind for the victory as Army won the smallbore, 2334-2331. Air Force, one of the top air rifle teams in the nation, won the air rifle with a 2380-2359 score. Seniors Peninah D'Souza and Morgan Kreb led the way for the Falcons, tying for second overall, each with an aggregate score of 1177. Fellow senior Dante Aletto was fourth overall at 1176. Junior Lauren Hurley shot an 1174 while sophomore Victoria Leppert and junior Scott Rockett each shot an 1173. Army took the top spot in smallbore, but Aletto was second at 586, Kreb was fourth at 584, followed by Rockett (581), Hurley (580), Leppert (579) and D'Souza (578). Air Force took the top three spots in air rifle as D'Souza placed first with a 598, followed by Leppert (595) and Hurley (594). Kreb placed fifth (584), Rockett was sixth (592). letto, who set a new career-best in aggregate in the President's Trophy with a 574, set a new one against Army with an 1176. Leppert matched her second-best aggregate score with an 1173. Aletto's team-best 586 in smallbore was the second best of his career. Leppert's 595 in air rifle ties her career best.
Strong Field: All four teams in this weekend's match qualified for the NCAA Championships last season. At last season's NCAA Championships, West Virginia finished fifth, Nebraska was sixth, Air Force was seventh and Murray State was eighth. West Virginia was third in smallbore while Air Force was third in air rifle.
The Rankings: Air Force's aggregate team average of 4717.8 is the fifth best in the nation. West Virginia's average of 4743.4 is the best in the nation. Air Force is fifth in both smallbore and air rifle. Scott Rockett's 599 in air rifle on Oct. 7 is tied as the second best in the nation. Lauren Hurley's 1188 aggregate score on Oct. 7 is tied as the 13th best in the nation.
Last Week: Air Force defeated Army and Navy to win its 10th straight President's Trophy, Nov. 4, in West Point, N.Y. Air Force won its 11th overall President's Trophy, the most among the service academies. The Falcons won the match with a 5892, while Navy was second (5856) and Army was third (5118). Air Force's team score is a record in the President's Trophy rivalry, besting the 5883 in 2021. The President's Trophy uses five counting scores, rather than the usual four counters in the NCAA format. Lauren Hurley was the Falcons' top individual, third overall, at 1182. Junior Scott Rockett was fourth (1179), followed by Peninah D'Souza (1177), Victoria Leppert (1176), Dante Aletto (1174) and Morgan Kreb (1172). Both Leppert and Aletto shot career-best scores. Hurley and Aletto each shot a 587, a career-best score for Aletto. Rockett and Kreb both shot a 584, followed by D'Souza and Leppert at 581. In air rifle, D'Souza was the top overall shooter with a 596. Hurley was third overall at 595, followed by Leppert with a career-best 595.
One day later, the Falcons defeated Army in a dual match, 4711-4693, Nov. 5, in West Point, N.Y. The Falcons had to come from behind for the victory as Army won the smallbore, 2334-2331. Air Force, one of the top air rifle teams in the nation, won the air rifle with a 2380-2359 score. Seniors Peninah D'Souza and Morgan Kreb led the way for the Falcons, tying for second overall, each with an aggregate score of 1177. Fellow senior Dante Aletto was fourth overall at 1176. Junior Lauren Hurley shot an 1174 while sophomore Victoria Leppert and junior Scott Rockett each shot an 1173. Army took the top spot in smallbore, but Aletto was second at 586, Kreb was fourth at 584, followed by Rockett (581), Hurley (580), Leppert (579) and D'Souza (578). Air Force took the top three spots in air rifle as D'Souza placed first with a 598, followed by Leppert (595) and Hurley (594). Kreb placed fifth (584), Rockett was sixth (592). letto, who set a new career-best in aggregate in the President's Trophy with a 574, set a new one against Army with an 1176. Leppert matched her second-best aggregate score with an 1173. Aletto's team-best 586 in smallbore was the second best of his career. Leppert's 595 in air rifle ties her career best.
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