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Rifle's Clark Shoots In World University Games
Jul 19, 2019 | Rifle
International competition wraps up incredible 2018-19 year.
NAPLES, Italy – University of Memphis rising senior Levi Clark continued his international tour since the end of the 2018-19 season with a mid-July trip to shoot in the World University Games. Clark was a member of the four-person United States squad.
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Clark competed in the men's 10-meter air rifle and placed 38thoverall with a score of 615.4. The Clackamas, Ore., native was 17thin his qualification relay. His second series was his best out of six in the relay, scoring a 103.2.
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The World University Games selection wraps up an incredible 2018-19 for Clark. His first international trip this year was to China in late April, shooting in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Beijing. Clark is the first shooter in Tigers rifle program history to compete for the ISSF World Cup. Clark also is the first Memphis shooter chosen for the World University Games.
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After his sixth-place finish in smallbore at the NCAA Championships in early March, Clark was named a National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America second team pick. At the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships, Clark received All-GARC honorable mention recognition in both disciplines (smallbore, air rifle) and aggregate.
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Clark led the Tigers in smallbore with a 581.4 average and shot a career-high 588 at the NCAA Sectional Qualifier. He recorded 1170 aggregates or higher four times in 2018-19, including a career-best 1179 in a home win over Nebraska Feb. 3. Clark finished the campaign with a 1169.1 aggregate average.
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Clark competed in the men's 10-meter air rifle and placed 38thoverall with a score of 615.4. The Clackamas, Ore., native was 17thin his qualification relay. His second series was his best out of six in the relay, scoring a 103.2.
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The World University Games selection wraps up an incredible 2018-19 for Clark. His first international trip this year was to China in late April, shooting in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Beijing. Clark is the first shooter in Tigers rifle program history to compete for the ISSF World Cup. Clark also is the first Memphis shooter chosen for the World University Games.
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After his sixth-place finish in smallbore at the NCAA Championships in early March, Clark was named a National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America second team pick. At the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships, Clark received All-GARC honorable mention recognition in both disciplines (smallbore, air rifle) and aggregate.
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Clark led the Tigers in smallbore with a 581.4 average and shot a career-high 588 at the NCAA Sectional Qualifier. He recorded 1170 aggregates or higher four times in 2018-19, including a career-best 1179 in a home win over Nebraska Feb. 3. Clark finished the campaign with a 1169.1 aggregate average.
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