No. 5 Memphis Rifle Opens Spring with Win Over No. 19 North Georgia

Friday, January 23

Murray, Ky.

8:00 AM

University of Memphis

4715

4652

No. 19 North Georgia

No. 5 Memphis Rifle Opens Spring with Win Over No. 19 North Georgia

Jan 23, 2026 | Rifle

MURRAY, Ky. - After nearly two months away from competition, the No. 5 Memphis rifle team returned to action in strong fashion, opening the spring semester with a 4715-4652 victory over No. 19 North Georgia at the Withrow Open on Friday.

The Tigers delivered a strong performance across both disciplines, earning a 2339-2292 win in smallbore before edging the Nighthawks 2376-2360 in air rifle to secure the overall victory.

Gabriela Zych led the way, capturing individual honors with an aggregate score of 1186. She fired team bests in both smallbore (590) and air rifle (596).

"Today was a good day for us and I think a solid place for us to start our spring semester," head coach Morgan Phillips said. "Gabriela was our standout performance today with great scores in both rifles, winning the match. Megan (Jaros) has also been working very hard in air rifle in particular and it was great to see her have such a great day today. We're looking forward to getting some home matches next weekend and hope to build on what we did today."

Emmet Bodrogi followed closely behind with an 1179 aggregate (585 smallbore, 594 air rifle), while three Tigers tied for third overall at 1173: Gabriela Ayers (581, 592), Sophia Cruz (579, 594) and Megan Jaros (579, 594). Kenlee Ewton rounded out the top six with an 1172 aggregate (583, 589).

TIGER SCORECARD
1. Gabriela Zych: 590 smallbore | 596 air rifle | 1186 aggregate | 86 centers
2. Emmet Bodrogi: 585 smallbore | 594 air rifle | 1179 aggregate | 81 centers
T3. Gabby Ayers: 581 smallbore | 592 air rifle | 1173 aggregate | 68 centers
T3. Sophie Cruz: 579 smallbore | 594 air rifle | 1173 aggregate | 66 centers
T3. Megan Jaros: 579 smallbore | 594 air rifle | 1173 aggregate | 79 centers
6.Kenlee Ewton: 583 smallbore | 589 air rifle | 1172 aggregate | 75 centers

UP NEXT
Memphis returns home for a pair of meets next weekend, welcoming No. 11 Murray State to R.F. Fogelman Rifle Range on Saturday (Jan. 31) and No. 6 Navy Sunday (Feb. 1).

HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS
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