Falcons impact record book in Fairbanks

U.S. AIR FORC ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force, ranked eighth in the nation, posted the second-best smallbore score in school history and tied the second-best aggregate score ever in a dual meet at No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks, Sunday, Jan. 26, in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Air Force shot an aggregate score of 4736, just three off the school record. The Falcons also shot a 2352 in smallbore, just five off the school record.

Junior Victoria Leppert shot a career best aggregate score of 1186, placing fifth overall. Senior Lauren Hurley was sixth (1185), senior Scott Rockett was ninth (1183) and freshman Lily Wytko was 10^th (1182).

Leppert also shot a career best 588 in smallbore. Rockett and Hurley tied for third in smallbore (589). Wytko shot a 586 in smallbore, followed by Megan Torrence (578) and Bethan Butler (577).

In air rifle, Leppert's 598 tied for second and was a season high, just one off of her career best. Hurley and Wytko tied for fifth, each shooting a 596, followed by Rockett (594) and Butler (591).

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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Lauren Hurley

Victoria Leppert

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Megan Torrence

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