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NCAA Rifle Championships - Day 1 Results]
FORT WORTH, TX - The Alaska Nanooks rifle team got off to a great start at the 2010 NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Championships Friday, winning the team smallbore competition with an aggregate score of 2,320: good for a six-point advantage over their hosts, the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (2314) and a 12-point cushion over the defending NCAA Rifle Champions, the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
Alaska's scoring team included seniors
Patrik Sartz (Stora Sundby, Sweden) (583),
Jace Bures (Odell, NE) (579) and
William Galligan (Eagle River, AK) (577), and junior
Cody Rutter (Palmyra, PA) (581). Sartz was the only shooter to make the 10-shot eight-person final, where he compiled a 99.7. His combined score of 682.7 on the day was second best, giving him silver in the individual smallbore competition.
Alaska continues its quest for an 11th NCAA Championship tomorrow in the Air Rifle. The first relays begin Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Central Time. Live coverage is available on the Alaska Nanooks blog (
blog.alaskananooks.com) and on
TCU's Championships website.
