The University of Akron Athletics
Saturday, October 14
Annapolis, Md.
9:00 AM
University of Akron
4695
at
4682
Navy
No. 11 Akron Bests No. 10 Navy
October 14 | Rifle
FINAL RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 11th-rated University of Akron rifle team registered a 4695-4682 triumph past No. 10 Navy on Saturday (Oct. 14).
In the smallbore division, sophomore Andrew Duross (Marlborough, Mass.) led the Zips by posting an score of 585 landing him in second place behind the 592 fired by Navy's Isabella Baldwin. A total of four other Zips had scores in the elite 580's. In his collegiate debut, freshman Tyler DeKruger (Lancaster, N.Y.) posted a score of 582.
Senior Gavin Perkowski (Bolivar, Ohio) established a new school record in air rifle. For the 60 shots fired in the match, Perkowski managed to hit the center of the target 57 times, yielding a score of 597. Additionally, those shots perfectly centered are called "center" shots of which he had 50 to break the old record of a 597 with 47 centers. Additionally, finishing in positions two through four was a three-way tie involving a trio of Zips with like scores of 593. Fifth-year Brendan Seitz (Milford, Mass.), junior Alexis Kirk (Clarence Center, N.Y.) and sophomore Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) each posted a new career high of 593.Â
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Akron returns to competition hosting Memphis on October 28 in the Zips home opener at 9 a.m.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 11th-rated University of Akron rifle team registered a 4695-4682 triumph past No. 10 Navy on Saturday (Oct. 14).
In the smallbore division, sophomore Andrew Duross (Marlborough, Mass.) led the Zips by posting an score of 585 landing him in second place behind the 592 fired by Navy's Isabella Baldwin. A total of four other Zips had scores in the elite 580's. In his collegiate debut, freshman Tyler DeKruger (Lancaster, N.Y.) posted a score of 582.
Senior Gavin Perkowski (Bolivar, Ohio) established a new school record in air rifle. For the 60 shots fired in the match, Perkowski managed to hit the center of the target 57 times, yielding a score of 597. Additionally, those shots perfectly centered are called "center" shots of which he had 50 to break the old record of a 597 with 47 centers. Additionally, finishing in positions two through four was a three-way tie involving a trio of Zips with like scores of 593. Fifth-year Brendan Seitz (Milford, Mass.), junior Alexis Kirk (Clarence Center, N.Y.) and sophomore Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) each posted a new career high of 593.Â
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Akron returns to competition hosting Memphis on October 28 in the Zips home opener at 9 a.m.
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