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Saturday, October 29
West Point, N.Y.
9:00 AM
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No. 16 Army
No. 6 Akron Rifle Continues Strong Start to Campaign
October 31 | Rifle
MATCH RESULTS (OCT. 29) | MATCH RESULTS (OCT. 30) | PHOTO GALLERY
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The sixth-rated University of Akron rifle team continued its strong start to the campaign registering victories this past weekend versus No. 16 Army and No. 19 North Carolina State.Â
The Zips won a tri-meet between the Black Knights and Wolfpack on Saturday, Oct. 29, registering a combined score of 4678 to edge NC State (4676) and Army (4651), before posting a 4695-4662 triumph past the Wolfpack on Sunday, Oct. 30.
"Even when we are slightly off the mark, the strength and depth of this team is evident," said Akron head coach Newt Engle. "However, when we are on the mark, this team knows no limits. I can clearly tell the team is not satisfied and they definitely wants more."Â
x Gavin Perkowski (Bollivar, Ohio) directed the Zips in the three-team affair against Army registering a team-best combined score of 1177. He was followed closely by sophomore Alexis Kirk (Clarence Center, N.Y.), who fired a two-gun season-high total of 1175. Kirk and freshman Andrew Duross (Marlborough, Mass.) shot impressive 596 totals in the air rifle, while Perkowski paced the Zips in the smallbore with a 584 scorecard.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The sixth-rated University of Akron rifle team continued its strong start to the campaign registering victories this past weekend versus No. 16 Army and No. 19 North Carolina State.Â
The Zips won a tri-meet between the Black Knights and Wolfpack on Saturday, Oct. 29, registering a combined score of 4678 to edge NC State (4676) and Army (4651), before posting a 4695-4662 triumph past the Wolfpack on Sunday, Oct. 30.
"Even when we are slightly off the mark, the strength and depth of this team is evident," said Akron head coach Newt Engle. "However, when we are on the mark, this team knows no limits. I can clearly tell the team is not satisfied and they definitely wants more."Â
x Gavin Perkowski (Bollivar, Ohio) directed the Zips in the three-team affair against Army registering a team-best combined score of 1177. He was followed closely by sophomore Alexis Kirk (Clarence Center, N.Y.), who fired a two-gun season-high total of 1175. Kirk and freshman Andrew Duross (Marlborough, Mass.) shot impressive 596 totals in the air rifle, while Perkowski paced the Zips in the smallbore with a 584 scorecard.
Against NC State on Sunday, Kirk and Duross fired impressive 596's in the air rifle, which is only one point away from the school record of 597 held by redshirt senior Andre Gross (Webster, N.Y.).
"Along with all the individual high marks set this weekend it is quite evident this team is on the move," said Engle. "As time and training allow for further perfection, I have very high hopes for what this team will accomplish."
On the weekend, 10 different Zips posted season- and/or career-high marks in the pair of matches for Akron.
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The Zips return to competition on Sunday, Nov. 6, for a showdown with Murray State at 9 a.m. in Columbus, Ohio.
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