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Zips Finish Eighth at 2018 Great America Rifle Conference Championships
February 26 | Rifle
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 MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-  The No. 16 Akron Zips rifle concluded the 2018 season with an eighth-place finish at the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships on Saturday at the WVU Rifle range at the West Virginia University Campus.
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Defending national champion West Virginia claimed its ninth consecutive (and 13th overall) conference team title with a 4,699-combined score. Kentucky (4,686) followed, with Navy (4, 663) taking third. Akron had a combined score of 4,637.
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In the air rifle competition, the Wildcats shot a 2,367 for first place. WVU (2,366) followed by one-point, and Navy was third (2,348). The Zips finished sixth after firing a 2,345.
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Defending national champion Ginny Thrasher of West Virginia captured the individual air rifle title with a 595. Kentucky's Hailee Sigmon was second (594), and WVU's Sarah Osborn (593) was third.
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Junior Caleb Lloyd (Seven Valleys, Pa.) led the Zips' air rifle shooting with a career-best 591 mark. Sophomores Lauryn Cinadr (Brunswick, Ohio) and Kera Kaufman (Delmont, SD) and, junior Rebecca Green (Coventry, RI.) all posted an air rifle score of 588.
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The Zips finished seventh in the smallbore portion of the event with Lloyd and freshman Wyatt Openshaw (Parkon, MD.) leading the Zips again with a 575-shooting score. Close in tow was sophomore Cierra Terrizzi (Dallastown, Pa.) who shot a 575.
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The 2018 NCAA Championships will be held March 9-10, at The Citadel's McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. The field includes eight teams- Air Force, Alaska Fairbanks, Kentucky, Murray State, Nebraska, Ohio State, TCU, and defending champion West Virginia- as well as individuals from Army, Memphis, Navy, NC State, Ole Miss, and UT Martin.Â
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 MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-  The No. 16 Akron Zips rifle concluded the 2018 season with an eighth-place finish at the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships on Saturday at the WVU Rifle range at the West Virginia University Campus.
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Defending national champion West Virginia claimed its ninth consecutive (and 13th overall) conference team title with a 4,699-combined score. Kentucky (4,686) followed, with Navy (4, 663) taking third. Akron had a combined score of 4,637.
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In the air rifle competition, the Wildcats shot a 2,367 for first place. WVU (2,366) followed by one-point, and Navy was third (2,348). The Zips finished sixth after firing a 2,345.
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Defending national champion Ginny Thrasher of West Virginia captured the individual air rifle title with a 595. Kentucky's Hailee Sigmon was second (594), and WVU's Sarah Osborn (593) was third.
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Junior Caleb Lloyd (Seven Valleys, Pa.) led the Zips' air rifle shooting with a career-best 591 mark. Sophomores Lauryn Cinadr (Brunswick, Ohio) and Kera Kaufman (Delmont, SD) and, junior Rebecca Green (Coventry, RI.) all posted an air rifle score of 588.
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The Zips finished seventh in the smallbore portion of the event with Lloyd and freshman Wyatt Openshaw (Parkon, MD.) leading the Zips again with a 575-shooting score. Close in tow was sophomore Cierra Terrizzi (Dallastown, Pa.) who shot a 575.
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The 2018 NCAA Championships will be held March 9-10, at The Citadel's McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina. The field includes eight teams- Air Force, Alaska Fairbanks, Kentucky, Murray State, Nebraska, Ohio State, TCU, and defending champion West Virginia- as well as individuals from Army, Memphis, Navy, NC State, Ole Miss, and UT Martin.Â
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