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Akron Rifle Opens Campaign Battling No. 3 TCU and No. 5 Georgia Southern
October 03 | Rifle
AKRON, Ohio - The 13th-ranked University of Akron rifle team is set to open its campaign battling a pair of top five opponents in No. 3 TCU and No. 5 Georgia Southern on Saturday (Oct. 4) in Statesboro, Ga., starting at 8 a.m.
Senior Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) leads the Zips' returners this season after posting averages of 1170.33, 588.69 and 582.25, respectively, in the combined, air and smallbore rifles
Akron will also see the return of redshirt senior Joey Hahn (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Sally Reeke (Clifton, Va.), senior Rachael Paddock (Perry, N.Y.), juniors Diane Heschel (Oak Harbor, Ohio), Elizabeth Lilly (Marble Falls, Texas) and Logan McClimans (Jamestown, Pa.) and sophomore Kiley Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
Additionally, the Zips welcome four newcomers in junior Kaleb Santiso (Ridgway, Pa.) and freshman Kiersten Allen (Somerset, Pa.), Matthew Kimball (Pineville, La.) and Kathleen Moran (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Akron returns to competition hosting No. 10 Memphis at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range on Oct. 12.
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Senior Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) leads the Zips' returners this season after posting averages of 1170.33, 588.69 and 582.25, respectively, in the combined, air and smallbore rifles
Akron will also see the return of redshirt senior Joey Hahn (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Sally Reeke (Clifton, Va.), senior Rachael Paddock (Perry, N.Y.), juniors Diane Heschel (Oak Harbor, Ohio), Elizabeth Lilly (Marble Falls, Texas) and Logan McClimans (Jamestown, Pa.) and sophomore Kiley Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
Additionally, the Zips welcome four newcomers in junior Kaleb Santiso (Ridgway, Pa.) and freshman Kiersten Allen (Somerset, Pa.), Matthew Kimball (Pineville, La.) and Kathleen Moran (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Akron returns to competition hosting No. 10 Memphis at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range on Oct. 12.
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