Dempster, Clark Lead Rifle At GARC Championships

Friday, February 22

Akron, Ohio

All Day

University of Memphis

Great America Rifle Conference Championships

Feb 23, 2019 | Rifle

GARC Championships (Smallbore Final Results)GARC Championships (Air Rifle Final Results)

Tigers shoot highest team aggregate at conference match since 2012.

AKRON, Ohio – The University of Memphis rifle team closed its 2018-19 campaign at the 2019 Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships this weekend. The Tigers placed eighth.

The GARC Championships were held at the Stile Athletics Field House on the University of Akron campus.

The Tigers posted a 4643 aggregate, the program's highest at the GARC Championships since 2012 when that squad shot a 4653 aggregate. Memphis improved its team aggregate by 19 points from last year's GARC Championships (4624).

In Friday's smallbore action, junior Levi Clark shot a 583 and advanced to the discipline's final relay, where he placed seventh with a 398.8 score. Senior Leighton Dempster was the Tigers' top finisher in air rifle, placing 11^thwith a 591.

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Levi Clark qualified to shoot at the 2019 NCAA Championships Mar. 8-9 in Morgantown, W.Va. Clark is competing in smallbore for a second-straight year. At the 2018 national match, Clark placed sixth in the discipline.

Tigers Tidbits

For the fourth-straight year, Leighton Dempster improved her aggregate at the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships. She posted a 1169 aggregate this weekend. Her previous three aggregate scores were 1145 in 2016, 1149 in 2017 and 1161 in 2018.
Levi Clark also improved his aggregate at the GARC Championships for a third-consecutive year with a 1169 this weekend. His previous aggregates were 1146 in 2017 and 1160 in 2018.
Matt Dorey tied his season-best aggregate with a 1165 at the GARC Championships. He also tied his second-highest air rifle score this season with a 587.
Amberlie Ezell tied her second-highest air rifle score of the season with a 584.

Team/Rank	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
West Virginia/#4	2342	2373	4715
Nebraska/#17	2319	2347	4666
Kentucky/#2	2309	2354	4663
Akron/#13	2302	2353	4655
Navy/#6	2298	2354	4652
Ole Miss/#10	2302	2346	4648
Army/#8	2286	2361	4647
Memphis/#12	2300	2343	4643
NC State/#11	2281	2341	4622

Memphis Individuals	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
Leighton Dempster*^	578	591	1169
Levi Clark*^	583	586	1169
Matt Dorey*^	578	587	1165
Amberlie Ezell*	561	584	1145
David Crenshaw^	564	579	1143
Mark Meyeraan	558	571	1129
Arielle Kimm	545	575	1120