Saturday, January 25
Fairbanks, AK
10:30 am MT
Air Force Academy
at
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Air Force travels to Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 25-26
1/24/2025 10:35:00 AM | Rifle
This Week: The eighth-ranked Air Force rifle team travels to second-ranked Alaska Fairbanks, Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 25-26, at 8:30 am AT, for pair of duals. Live scoring will be available at MegaLink.
The Matchup: Air Force's aggregate season average of 4714.889 is the seventh-best in the nation. UAF's average of 4737.857 is second best. UAF's air rifle average of 2385.714 is the best in the nation while Air Force is fifth at 2381.00.
The Records: Air Force has won three straight duals and is 9-4 overall this season. UAF has won five straight and is 8-1 on the season.
Earlier This Season vs. The Nanooks: Alaska, ranked first in the nation at the time, defeated Air Force, 4735-4711, in a dual meet at the Academy's Cadet Rifle Range, Nov. 9. Nanook Cecilia Ossi won the aggregate with an 1188. Senior Lauren Hurley was the top Falcon, finishing third overall with a score of 1183. Freshman Lily Wytko was fourth (1182) and junior Victoria Leppert was ninth at 1170. Hurley won the air rifle, matching her season high of 599, just one point off of her perfect score of 600 she shot last season. Wytko was third with a 597. Sophomore Megan Torrence was seventh (594) and Leppert was eighth (593). In smallbore, the Nanooks took the top three spots. Wytko was fourth (585), Hurley was fifth (584) and Scott Rockett was seventh (582).
Top Falcons: Senior Lauren Hurley leads the team and ranks 19th in the nation with an aggregate average of 1181.88. Freshman Lily Wytko has an aggregate of 1180.11 and junior Victoria Leppert is at 1173.77. Hurley's air rifle average of 597.22 is the fourth best in the nation. Wytko is second on the team in air rifle average at 595.66. Hurley also leads the team with a smallbore average of 584.66. Hurley's air rifle score of 599 (Nov. 9) is tied as the fifth-best in the nation.
Last Time Out: Air Force has won three straight duals, including a sweep of 20th-ranked Citadel, Jan. 18-19. In the second dual, the Falcons won with a score of 4719-4162 in Charleston, S.C. Senior Scott Rockett, junior Victoria Leppert and freshman Lily Wytko led the Falcons in aggregate, each shooting an 1181. Senior Lauren Hurley and freshman Bethany Butler each shot an 1173, while William Steen was sixth (1161) and Megan Torrence was seventh (1160). Rockett won the smallbore with a 586. Leppert and Wytko tied for second (584), Butler was fourth (580), Hurley was fifth (577) and Steen was sixth (573). In air rifle, Wytko and Leppert tied for the top spot with a 597. Hurley was third (596), Rockett was fourth (595), Butler was fifth (593), Megan Torrence was sixth (590).
Looking Ahead: Following the UAF duals, the Falcons are back in action Feb. 6 in a tri-meet against Ohio State and UAF, Feb. 6, in Columbus, Ohio. The Patriot Rifle Championships are Feb. 8-9 in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
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The Matchup: Air Force's aggregate season average of 4714.889 is the seventh-best in the nation. UAF's average of 4737.857 is second best. UAF's air rifle average of 2385.714 is the best in the nation while Air Force is fifth at 2381.00.
The Records: Air Force has won three straight duals and is 9-4 overall this season. UAF has won five straight and is 8-1 on the season.
Earlier This Season vs. The Nanooks: Alaska, ranked first in the nation at the time, defeated Air Force, 4735-4711, in a dual meet at the Academy's Cadet Rifle Range, Nov. 9. Nanook Cecilia Ossi won the aggregate with an 1188. Senior Lauren Hurley was the top Falcon, finishing third overall with a score of 1183. Freshman Lily Wytko was fourth (1182) and junior Victoria Leppert was ninth at 1170. Hurley won the air rifle, matching her season high of 599, just one point off of her perfect score of 600 she shot last season. Wytko was third with a 597. Sophomore Megan Torrence was seventh (594) and Leppert was eighth (593). In smallbore, the Nanooks took the top three spots. Wytko was fourth (585), Hurley was fifth (584) and Scott Rockett was seventh (582).
Top Falcons: Senior Lauren Hurley leads the team and ranks 19th in the nation with an aggregate average of 1181.88. Freshman Lily Wytko has an aggregate of 1180.11 and junior Victoria Leppert is at 1173.77. Hurley's air rifle average of 597.22 is the fourth best in the nation. Wytko is second on the team in air rifle average at 595.66. Hurley also leads the team with a smallbore average of 584.66. Hurley's air rifle score of 599 (Nov. 9) is tied as the fifth-best in the nation.
Last Time Out: Air Force has won three straight duals, including a sweep of 20th-ranked Citadel, Jan. 18-19. In the second dual, the Falcons won with a score of 4719-4162 in Charleston, S.C. Senior Scott Rockett, junior Victoria Leppert and freshman Lily Wytko led the Falcons in aggregate, each shooting an 1181. Senior Lauren Hurley and freshman Bethany Butler each shot an 1173, while William Steen was sixth (1161) and Megan Torrence was seventh (1160). Rockett won the smallbore with a 586. Leppert and Wytko tied for second (584), Butler was fourth (580), Hurley was fifth (577) and Steen was sixth (573). In air rifle, Wytko and Leppert tied for the top spot with a 597. Hurley was third (596), Rockett was fourth (595), Butler was fifth (593), Megan Torrence was sixth (590).
Looking Ahead: Following the UAF duals, the Falcons are back in action Feb. 6 in a tri-meet against Ohio State and UAF, Feb. 6, in Columbus, Ohio. The Patriot Rifle Championships are Feb. 8-9 in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
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