Sára Karasová shooting against Nebraska
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Men's and Women's Rifle Nathan Kyle Pearsall

Alaska Rifle Grabs Day One Win Over #8 Air Force

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Nanooks rifle team grabbed another head-to-head win with a 4730-4717 victory over the Air Force Falcons on Saturday, Jan. 21. With the win, the Nanooks moved to 9-0, 5-0 PRC. Tomorrow's matchup with Air Force concludes their 2022-23 regular-season schedule. 
 
Peter Fiori led the way for the Nanooks in the top-10 individual finishes with a top-spot finish behind his 1183 aggregate score. Four other Nanooks joined him in the top-10 as Sára Karasová took third-place with an 1182. She bested Rylan Kissell, who also shot an 1182 and took fourth-place. Kellen McAferty took sixth with an 1181 and Rachael Charles took seventh in the individual standings with an 1180.
 
In the smallbore discipline, the Nanooks outshot the Falcons 2347-2336 and were led by Karasová with a 588. She took second in the smallbore standings, trailing Air Force's Morgan Kreb who posted a day one high of 589. McAferty followed in third in smallbore with a score of 587, tying with Charles, who took fourth. Fiori and Kissell rounded out the top-10 finishes for the Nanooks in smallbore with a pair of 585's. Fiori took fifth and Kissell took sixth. Tobias Bernhoft-Osa was the final Nanook, firing a 574.
 
Alaska beat Air Force in the air rifle discipline with a 2383-2381 advantage. Fiori led the way in air with a 598. Rylan Kissell followed in second with a 597. Sára Karasová was the final top-five finish for the 'Nooks with a 594. Kellen McAferty took sixth with a 594, Charles took ninth with a 593 and Bernhoft-Osa took 12th with a 586.
 
The Nanooks and Air Force Academy shoot against each other one more time tomorrow morning on Sunday, Jan. 22. 
 
For more information on the Alaska Nanooks rifle team, follow @NanooksRifle on Instagram or Twitter, or like the Alaska Nanooks Rifle team page on Facebook. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Rylan Kissell

Rylan Kissell

5' 10"
Sophomore
SO.
Kellen McAferty

Kellen McAferty

5' 11"
Senior
SR.
Rachael Charles

Rachael Charles

5' 3"
Freshman
FR.
Peter Fiori

Peter Fiori

5' 5"
Graduate Student
SR.

Players Mentioned

Rylan Kissell

Rylan Kissell

5' 10"
Sophomore
SO.
Kellen McAferty

Kellen McAferty

5' 11"
Senior
SR.
Rachael Charles

Rachael Charles

5' 3"
Freshman
FR.
Peter Fiori

Peter Fiori

5' 5"
Graduate Student
SR.