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Rifle To Compete At USA Airgun Championships
Nov 29, 2018 | Rifle
Seven Tigers set to shoot in Colorado Springs, Colo., this weekend.
Live Results (USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis rifle squad shot its final match of the fall semester Nov. 18 and returns to NCAA competition in mid-January. However, seven members of the Tigers team are fine-tuning their performances at this weekend's USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships.
The annual championships are set for Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The competition runs from 8:45 a.m. (CT) and goes until 6 p.m. (CT) each day. Competitors will shoot a 60-shot decimal airgun match Friday and Saturday, with a top-eight advancing to the finals to determine the medalists.
"This is the first year we've had this many athletes representing Memphis at this match, so I am really excited to have us all here," said head coach Dan Hermsmeier. "There are hundreds of shooters competing this weekend, and it will be a great experience for our athletes to compete against some of the country's best. The match also will give us some great preparation going into second semester of our schedule."
The championships also serve as a selection match for international world cups in 2019.
The seven Tigers shooting this weekend are: Levi Clark, David Crenshaw, Leighton Dempster, Matt Dorey, Amberlie Ezell, Arielle Kimm and Mark Meyeraan. Dempster and Dorey have shot in previous USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships.
Memphis ended the fall portion of the 2018-19 season on a high note after a record-setting performance at the Nov. 18 Gamecock Invitational in Jacksonville, Ala. The Tigers shot a school-record aggregate of 4689 and posted a school-record 2332 mark in the smallbore discipline.
As a result of their performance, the Tigers are ranked No. 4 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll.
After this weekend's USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships, the team breaks for final exams and the Christmas/New Year's holidays. The Tigers return to action Jan. 20 versus Akron in Lexington, Ky.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis rifle squad shot its final match of the fall semester Nov. 18 and returns to NCAA competition in mid-January. However, seven members of the Tigers team are fine-tuning their performances at this weekend's USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships.
The annual championships are set for Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The competition runs from 8:45 a.m. (CT) and goes until 6 p.m. (CT) each day. Competitors will shoot a 60-shot decimal airgun match Friday and Saturday, with a top-eight advancing to the finals to determine the medalists.
"This is the first year we've had this many athletes representing Memphis at this match, so I am really excited to have us all here," said head coach Dan Hermsmeier. "There are hundreds of shooters competing this weekend, and it will be a great experience for our athletes to compete against some of the country's best. The match also will give us some great preparation going into second semester of our schedule."
The championships also serve as a selection match for international world cups in 2019.
The seven Tigers shooting this weekend are: Levi Clark, David Crenshaw, Leighton Dempster, Matt Dorey, Amberlie Ezell, Arielle Kimm and Mark Meyeraan. Dempster and Dorey have shot in previous USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships.
Memphis ended the fall portion of the 2018-19 season on a high note after a record-setting performance at the Nov. 18 Gamecock Invitational in Jacksonville, Ala. The Tigers shot a school-record aggregate of 4689 and posted a school-record 2332 mark in the smallbore discipline.
As a result of their performance, the Tigers are ranked No. 4 in the latest Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll.
After this weekend's USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships, the team breaks for final exams and the Christmas/New Year's holidays. The Tigers return to action Jan. 20 versus Akron in Lexington, Ky.
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