FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks rifle team is set to finish their regular-season and begin their 2023-24 postseason this week. They'll end their regular-season with a PRC tri-match with Air Force and Ohio State at Ohio State before the 2024 PRC Championships this weekend. 

Thursday, Feb. 1
at Ohio State
Converse Hall | Columbus, Ohio

Live Targets

Saturday, Feb. 3
at PRC Championships | 5:00 a.m.
The X Count | Fort Wayne, Ind.

Sunday, Feb. 4
at PRC Championships | 5:00 a.m.
The X Count | Fort Wayne, Ind.

Live Targets

Last Time Out
The Nanooks are 7-2, 3-2 PRC on the season. They have not shot since Jan. 20-21 when they opened up 2024 at Navy; a weekend that saw them grab a pair of victories. Their first match with Navy was a 4712-4695 win and the second day saw the Nanooks win 4724-4704. 

#NookNotes

• The Nanooks are back on the road for the fourth time this season. They've only been home for two weekends, Ohio State (Oct. 13-14, 2023) and Akron/Kentucky (Nov. 19). They won't be back until Feb. 17 when they host their NCAA Qualifier against UTEP.
• Alaska is riding a 10-match winning streak over Ohio State. That includes two victories this season at home to begin the regular-season. The Nanooks beat the Buckeyes 4722-4708 and 4723-4715 on Oct. 13-14, 2023.
• The Nanooks will also face Air Force on Feb. 1, facing the Falcons for the second time this season. They defeated the Air Force Academy on Dec. 6, 2023 in Colorado with a 4719-4709.
• Rachael Charles and Sára Karasová lead the Nanooks in aggregate average this season. Charles is sixth in the nation with an aggregate of 1185.375 while Karasová follows in 12th with an 1182.125. 
• Akihito Shimizu has fired an aggregate average of 1176.833 in his first season with the Nanooks. Elli Spencer and Marina Gonzalez Mazo are the final Nanooks averaging over 1170 aggregates. 
• Spencer is averaging an 1174.125 and Gonzalez Mazo is averaging an 1172.500.
• The Nanooks are averaging the fourth-best aggregate team score (4722.00). They trail West Virginia (4742), TCU (4731.636) and Kentucky (4722.2).

CRCA Top-20
Alaska maintains their fourth-place ranking in the latest CRCA Top-20 poll. Below is the top-10; the top-eight qualify for the NCAA Championships in March.

1. West Virginia
2. TCU
3. Kentucky
4. Alaska
5. Georgia Southern
6. Air Force
7. Ole Miss
8. Nebraska
9. Murray State
10. Ohio State

PRC Championships
This year's PRC Championship is set to be hosted by the X Count in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This will be the first PRC Championships not held at a PRC members host-site. This will be the 11th installment of the conference championships. TCU won the 2023 PRC Championships in Fairbanks a season ago. The Nanooks will compete for their fourth PRC Championship title and first since the 2022 Championships when they won it in Colorado Springs, Colo. 

The conference is made up of Air Force, Alaska, Nebraska, Ohio State, TCU and UTEP. TCU has won six PRC Championships, the only team with more wins than Alaska. Air Force won the championship in 2019, the only other team to win the conference title other than Alaska and TCU. 

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