University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

Results
 
FAIRBANKS – No. 2 Alaska rewrote the record books for the second time this season with a program record, except this time, it did it against top-ranked Kentucky with a 4702-4671 victory Saturday at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range.
 
The Nanooks (5-0) remained unbeaten this season as they fired an NCAA-best 2337 in smallbore and a 2365 in air rifle. That score was eight points better than the previous record of 4692, set back on Oct. 13 against Ole Miss. The Wildcats (5-1) shot 2317 in smallbore to go with their 2354 in air gun.
 
Sophomore Tim Sherry (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mechanical Engineering) led all shooters with a 588 in the smallbore discipline, which included a perfect 200 in the prone position. His mark was one point ahead of junior teammate Mats Eriksson (Malung, Sweden/Business Administration), who had a 587. Junior Ryan Anderson (Great Falls, Va./Biological Sciences) had a 582 and sophomore Lorelie Stanfield (Fairbanks, Alaska/English) rounded out the team's smallbore with a 580. The Nanooks' top three shooters in the discipline bested all five of UK's shooters.
 
On the air gun side, Anderson led the way with a  594, and senior Mike Liuzza (New Orleans, La./Business Administration) followed with a 592, as the duo both had a pair of perfect scores in a series of 10 shots. Sherry was a point back with 591 and Eriksson rounded out the team's score with a 588. Stanfield also shot a 573 in air rifle.
 
For the Wildcats, Connor Davis led the squad with a 581 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle while Aaron Holsopple matched Davis' 581 in the smallbore competition.
 
Both teams return to the range Sunday morning at 9 a.m. for another dual match. Admission is free, so don't miss your chance to watch the top-two teams in the country go head-to-head once again.