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Rifle Team Wins Memphis Open
Oct 06, 2008 | Rifle
Oct. 6, 2008
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - - With an aggregate team score of 4,541 points, the Memphis rifle team edged Ole Miss in the season-opening Memphis Open. The Tigers placed second in the Air Rifle competition, led by freshman Jenna Quick's 583, which placed her eighth overall in her first collegiate competition. She was followed by senior Andrew Hahn, who finished ninth in the air rifle competition, also with a 583.
Another freshman, Jessica Phenis, finished third on the squad with a 578, good enough for 14th overall, while Keegan Singleton rounded out the team scorers with a 571, putting him 18th in the field of 72 shooters.
Competing as individuals, Greg Morton finished 20th with a 570, while Kaitlynn Lee finished 25th with a 567. Rustin Russell was 26th with a 566 and Amelia Stacey was 30th with a 564. Alex Watson and Luke Ryerkerk rounded out the Memphis shooters with a 564 and 548, respectively.
Jacksonville State won the air rifle part of the event with a 2341. JSU placed four shooters in the top five of the individual scores, led by Phillip Huckaby's 588.
In the smallbore event, Memphis edged Ole Miss, 2226-2206. Keegan Singleton led all shooters with a 572, including a 99 in position one. Rustin Russell placed fifth with a 562, while Alex Watson was sixth with a 557. Memphis then placed in positions eight through 13 to garner enough team points to edge the Rebels.
Both the air rifle and smallbore scores were added together for an aggregate team score, but since just two teams shot in both events, the Tigers prevailed over Ole Miss, with Jacksonville State finishing third overall, and first among teams that competed in just the air rifle event.
Aggregate Team Scores
1. Memphis
Air 2315 Smallbore 2226 Total 4541 2. Ole Miss Air 2312 Smallbore 2205 Total 4517 3. Jacksonville State Air 2341 Total 2341 4. UT Martin Women Air 2283 Total 2283 5. UT Martin Mixed Air 2273 Total 2273 6. Magic City Gun Club Air 2184 Total 2184 7. Birmingham Southern Air 2109 Total 2109 8. Blue Dragons Air 2066 Total 2066 9. UA-Fort Smith Air 1985 Total 1985 10. UAB Air 1962 Total 1962Air Team Standings 1. Jacksonville State - 2341 Phillip Huckaby 588 Brian Carstensen 587 Michael Dickinson 587 Matt MacKenzie 579
2. Memphis - 2315 Jenna Quick 583 Andrew Hahn 583 Jessica Phenis 578 Keegan Singleton 571
3. Ole Miss -- 2312 Erica Swanson, 585 Jessica Hornby, 584 Meridith Holman, 576 Colleen Tillson, 567
4. UT Martin Women -- 2283 Jennifer Garbina, 571 Aliana Norris, 561 Kelsea Hunt, 581 Kaitlin Chaffin, 570
5. UT Martin Mixed -- 2273 Alex Silvas, 562 Aliana Norris, 561 Justin Grinolets, 564 Robert Burrows, 579
6. Magic City Gun Club -- 2184 Jordan Banks, 524 Sarah Banks, 553 Mary Ann Banks, 566 Matthew Allred, 541
7. Birmingham Southern -- 2109 Nikita Dees, 576 Baylee Dodson, 560 Diana Wilmoth, 511 Susanne Sturdivant, 462
8. Blue Dragons -- 2066 Nick Monholland, 472 Elizabeth Lee, 558 Cori Brown, 508 Chad Braden, 528
9. UA Fort Smith -- 1985 Morgan Welch, 540 Tom Nguyen, 509 Elizabeth Garris, 496 James Okoniewski, 440
10. UAB -- 1962 Sirlinda Gee, 561 Suzanne Moore, 506 Heather Searcy, 497 Autum Stockwell, 398
Smallbore Team Standings 1. Memphis -- 2226 Keegan Singleton, 572 Rustin Russell, 562 Luke Ryerkerk, 549 Andrew Hahn, 543
2. Ole Miss - 2205 Jessica Hornby, 566 Colleen Tillson, 564 Kelly Stankey, 565 Erica Swanson, 510
Individual Sporter Air Standings 1. Dalton Hubbard, Millington NROTC, 468 2. Ethan Blackstone, Shelby Co. TN 4-H, 380 3. William Mclear, Millington NROTC, 372 4. James Stern, Millington NROTC, 355 5. Lucas Blankenship, Millington NROTC, 325 6. Steven Dawson, Millington NROTC, 322 7. Jamie Arnete, Shelby Co. TN 4-H, 292 8. Kaitlin McDonald, Shelby Co. TN 4-H, 196 9. Benjamin Perry, Millington NROTC, 169
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