Saturday, November 9
USAFA, CO
8:30 am MT
Air Force Academy
vs
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Air Force hosts top-ranked Alaska-Fairbanks, Nov. 9
11/7/2024 9:45:00 AM | Rifle
This Week: The seventh-ranked Air Force rifle team hosts No. 1-ranked Alaska-Fairbanks, Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8:30 am at the Cadet Rifle Range. Live scoring will be available at MegaLink.
The Matchup: UAF holds the top score in the nation with a 4749, Oct. 12. Air Force's top score of 4721 on Nov. 2 is the 18th best in the nation. The teams met in a dual last season at the Academy and UAF nipped the Falcons, 4719-4709. The Nanooks had a slight edge in each event by winning the smallbore (2335-2332) and air rifle (2384-2377). Scott Rockett was the top Falcon, placing second in aggregate with an 1184. Rockett placed second in smallbore with a season-high 589. The Nanooks went on to finish third at the NCAAs last season while Air Force placed fifth.
Last Week: Air Force earned its 11th straight President's Trophy be defeating Army and Navy, Nov. 2, at the Academy's Cadet Rifle Range. Air Force shot a new President's Trophy record score of 5890, followed by Navy (5860), Army (5823) and Coast Guard (4719). Senior Lauren Hurley was second in aggregate score with an 1182, including a career-best 598 in air rifle. Freshman teammate Lily Wytko was third at 1179, also shooting a career-best 598 in air rifle. Freshman Bethany Butler tied for third with a career best 1179. Junior Victoria Leppert was fifth with an 1174. Butler won the smallbore competition with a career-best 593. Hurley was fifth in smallbore at 584 and sophomore William Steen shot a career-best 582.
The next day, Air Force improved to 6-0 on the season by defeating Army, 4721-4650, in a dual meet, Nov. 3, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Air Force's 4721 is a season high and ties as the ninth best in school history. Senior Lauren Hurley won the aggregate with a score of 1185. Junior Victoria Leppert was second at 1179 while a pair of freshmen, Lily Wytko and Bethany Butler, tied for third at 1177. William Steen was fifth (1172) and Scott Rockett was sixth (1171). Wytko and Leppert tied for the smallbore title, each shooting 586 with 36 centers. In air rifle, Hurley won with a season high 599. Sophomore Megan Torrence was second with a career-best 595. Leppert was third (593) and Bethany Butler was fourth with a new career-best 592.
NCAA Rankings: Air Force's 4721 on Nov. 3 is the 18th best score in the nation this season. Air Force's aggregate average of 4719.5 is the seventh best in the nation. Alaska-Fairbanks has the top average at 4745.5. Air Force's air rifle average of 2382.0 is the fourth best in the nation. The air rifle score of 2387 on No. 3 is the fifth best in the nation and the fifth best in school history. Lauren Hurley's aggregate score of 1188 on Oct. 12 is tied as the 17th best in the nation. Her 599 in air rifle on Nov. 3 is tied as the third- best score in the nation this season and just one off of her perfect score of 600 she shot last season. Freshman Bethany Butler tied the school record with a smallbore score of 593 on Nov. 2 is tied as the fourth-best score in the nation this season.
Next Week: Air Force hosts Kentucky and Akron on Nov. 23 at the Cadet Rifle Range and on Nov. 24 at the Olympic Training Center.
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The Matchup: UAF holds the top score in the nation with a 4749, Oct. 12. Air Force's top score of 4721 on Nov. 2 is the 18th best in the nation. The teams met in a dual last season at the Academy and UAF nipped the Falcons, 4719-4709. The Nanooks had a slight edge in each event by winning the smallbore (2335-2332) and air rifle (2384-2377). Scott Rockett was the top Falcon, placing second in aggregate with an 1184. Rockett placed second in smallbore with a season-high 589. The Nanooks went on to finish third at the NCAAs last season while Air Force placed fifth.
Last Week: Air Force earned its 11th straight President's Trophy be defeating Army and Navy, Nov. 2, at the Academy's Cadet Rifle Range. Air Force shot a new President's Trophy record score of 5890, followed by Navy (5860), Army (5823) and Coast Guard (4719). Senior Lauren Hurley was second in aggregate score with an 1182, including a career-best 598 in air rifle. Freshman teammate Lily Wytko was third at 1179, also shooting a career-best 598 in air rifle. Freshman Bethany Butler tied for third with a career best 1179. Junior Victoria Leppert was fifth with an 1174. Butler won the smallbore competition with a career-best 593. Hurley was fifth in smallbore at 584 and sophomore William Steen shot a career-best 582.
The next day, Air Force improved to 6-0 on the season by defeating Army, 4721-4650, in a dual meet, Nov. 3, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Air Force's 4721 is a season high and ties as the ninth best in school history. Senior Lauren Hurley won the aggregate with a score of 1185. Junior Victoria Leppert was second at 1179 while a pair of freshmen, Lily Wytko and Bethany Butler, tied for third at 1177. William Steen was fifth (1172) and Scott Rockett was sixth (1171). Wytko and Leppert tied for the smallbore title, each shooting 586 with 36 centers. In air rifle, Hurley won with a season high 599. Sophomore Megan Torrence was second with a career-best 595. Leppert was third (593) and Bethany Butler was fourth with a new career-best 592.
NCAA Rankings: Air Force's 4721 on Nov. 3 is the 18th best score in the nation this season. Air Force's aggregate average of 4719.5 is the seventh best in the nation. Alaska-Fairbanks has the top average at 4745.5. Air Force's air rifle average of 2382.0 is the fourth best in the nation. The air rifle score of 2387 on No. 3 is the fifth best in the nation and the fifth best in school history. Lauren Hurley's aggregate score of 1188 on Oct. 12 is tied as the 17th best in the nation. Her 599 in air rifle on Nov. 3 is tied as the third- best score in the nation this season and just one off of her perfect score of 600 she shot last season. Freshman Bethany Butler tied the school record with a smallbore score of 593 on Nov. 2 is tied as the fourth-best score in the nation this season.
Next Week: Air Force hosts Kentucky and Akron on Nov. 23 at the Cadet Rifle Range and on Nov. 24 at the Olympic Training Center.
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