Rifle Defeats Nebraska In Conference Match

Sunday, February 3

Memphis, Tenn.

All Day

University of Memphis

Nebraska

Photo by: Trey Clark

Feb 04, 2019 | Rifle

Clark sweeps both disciplines, wins aggregate title.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis' Levi Clark won both disciplines and took the aggregate title in the Tigers' narrow 4661-4660 Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) victory over Nebraska Sunday.

The No. 8 nationally ranked Tigers won the head-to-head match over the No. 11 Cornhuskers in air rifle, posting a slim 2348-2347 win. The squads tied in smallbore, putting up identical 2313 scores.

Clark, a junior, swept both disciplines with a 586 in smallbore and a 593 in air rifle. His career-high 1179 aggregate took top individual honors. Clark's previous career-best aggregate was 1177 against defending NCAA champion Kentucky Oct. 28.

Up Next
The Tigers host their regular-season home finale Saturday, Feb. 9 against No. 7 Ole Miss. The match begins at 8 a.m. (CT) at the R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range.

Tigers Tidbits

The win over Nebraska was Memphis' second this season. The Tigers also posted a victory over the Cornhuskers at the Gamecock Invitational in November. Memphis won the invitational with a 4689 aggregate, and Nebraska was second at 4669.
Levi Clark shot a career-high 586 in smallbore Sunday. His previous career-best in the discipline was 584 on three occasions, the last time in the Gamecock Invitational in November.
Levi Clark's 593 air rifle score was one shy of tying his career-high (594) that he set against Kentucky in late October.
Leighton Dempster shot a 1175 aggregate (585-590), marking her sixth-straight performance of a 1174 or higher aggregate. This season, Dempster has had aggregates of 1174 or higher seven times.
Amberlie Ezell posted a season-high 587 in air rifle. Her 1155 aggregate tied her season-best.
Matt Dorey recorded his second-highest air rifle score of the season (585).
David Crenshaw shot his second-best smallbore score of the season (575).

Team/Rank	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
Memphis/#8	2313	2348	4661
Nebraska/#11	2313	2347	4660

Memphis Individual Scores

	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
Levi Clark*^	586	593	1177
Leighton Dempster*^	585	590	1175
Matt Dorey*^	574	585	1159
Amberlie Ezell*	568	587	1155
Arielle Kimm^	574	580	1154
David Crenshaw	575	578	1153
Mark Meyeraan	560	570	1130