Results

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The No. 4th-ranked Alaska Nanooks coed rifle team remains undefeated on the season after taking down Jacksonville State University 4693-4603 on Thursday at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range at the Patty Center. Alaska's overall record improves to 3-0 with Thursday's victory.

The Nanooks edged their competition in smallbore 2335-2293 before posting a 2358 in air gun to JSU's 2316.

"It was great to see another match where we surpassed the 4690 mark," head coach Layne Lewis said on Thursday. "We will keep working our way to be in the 4700 crowd. Our smallbore was strong today, especially having four shooters over the 580 mark. It will be good to have a light training day tomorrow and rest before continuing a weekend full of matches. We're excited for a change of scenery and to shoot at TVSA on Saturday. They are great hosts and with a larger range, we will be able to get one in one relay, which is more exciting and makes for a faster match."

Individually, Alaska swept first through six place led by rookie Kellen McAferty, who placed first overall individually for the second-straight match. McAferty posted an aggregate score of 1174, five points ahead of second place. The Littlerock, Washington native placed first in smallbore with a 587 and fifth in air rifle with a 587.

Junior Liam Eberhart and senior JT Schnering tied for second overall individually with an aggregate score of 1169. Eberhart placed third in smallbore with a 581 and second in air rifle with a 588, while Schnering placed third with a 582 in smallbore sixth in air rifle with 582.

Junior Amy Gentry and redshirt-senior Robert Scott tied for fourth to round-out the top-five indidivual shooters on Thursday, both totaling an aggregate score of 1165. Gentry's 585 in smallbore landed her second, while Scott's 588 in air rifle tied him for second with Eberhart.

Sophomore Hailey Castillo (1161) and junior Grace Nelson (1155) both posted top-10 scores, ranking sixth and eighth overall individually, respectively.

The Alaska Nanooks coed rifle team will take on the JSU Gamecocks again on Saturday, Oct. 27 in a head-to-head match at the Tanana Valley Sportsman's Association, starting at 10am AKDT.

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