University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

FAIRBANKS – After spending the previous two weeks at the No. 2 spot in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association poll, Alaska was bumped back to the top spot in the newest poll released today as No. 1 rifle program hits the road this week against to shoot against a pair of top-10 teams in No. 7 Jacksonville State and No. 10 Texas Christian.
 
The Nanooks (2-0) will be in Jacksonville, Ala., to take on the Gamecocks Thursday from the Gamecock Rifle Range and they will wrap up the road trip Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas, against the Horned Frogs at the TCU Rifle Range. Thursday's match will begin at 2 p.m. (CST) while Saturday's match is set for a 9 a.m. (CST) start.

Shooting for Alaska this week will be juniors Ryan Anderson (Great Falls, Alaska/Biological Sciences) and Mats Eriksson (Malung, Sweden/Business Administration), freshman Dan Geer (Colorado Springs, Colo./Business Administration), senior Mike Liuzza (New Orleans, La./Business Administration) and sophomores Tim Sherry (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mechanical Engineering) and Lorelie Stanfield (Fairbanks, Alaska/English).
 
The Nanooks were previously ranked first in the CRCA poll on Oct. 15 and 22 but dropped a spot to No. 2 on Oct. 29 after West Virginia shot a 4695, which bested Alaska's 4694 that is shot on Oct. 13 against then-No. 14 Ole Miss. Alaska's 4694 broke the all-time program record, besting the previous Nanook mark of 4692, set back in the 2006-07 season.
 
With WVU's scores of 4690 and 4681 last week, the Mountaineers dropped to third. Kentucky tied Alaska's season-high score on Nov. 2 as the Wildcats joined the Nanooks atop the rankings for a tie at No. 1.
 
Individually, Anderson ranks first in the country in smallbore with a score of 591 while ranking second in air rifle with a 596. Sherry is also tied for third in air gun with a 595. All three scores were shot back on Oct. 13 against the Rebels.
 
CRCA Top-20 Poll (upd. 11/5/13)
t-1. Alaska
t-1. Kentucky
3. West Virginia
4. Murray State
5. Nebraska
6. Army
7. Jacksonville State
8. Air Force
9. Memphis
10. Texas Christian
11. Ole Miss
12. North Carolina State
13. Navy
14. Tennessee-Martin
15. Akron
16. Ohio State
17. Columbus State
18. Nevada
19. Morehead State
20. North Georgia