FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks rifle team hits the road for a pair of top-20 matchups to end the 2024 calendar year. They will face No. 20 Citadel on Thursday before facing No. 3 Georgia Southern on Friday.
Thursday, Nov. 21
at The Citadel | 5:15 a.m. AKST
Charleston, SC | Inouye Marksmanship Center
Friday, Nov. 22
at Georgia Southern | 4 a.m. AKST
Statesboro, Ga. | Shooting Sports Education Center
Live Targets
Last Time Out
The Nanooks are back in action for the first time since Nov. 9-10. Their last time out on the road, Alaska went 1-1, defeating No. 7 Air Force 4735-4711 before falling to No. 5 TCU 4743-4732.
#NookNotes
- Alaska currently leads the nation with an aggregate average of 4739.5. Georgia Southern currently holds the third-best with an aggregate average of 4729.5; right between the two teams is West Virginia at an average of 4738.286.
- Cecelia Ossi posted her best scores of the season last road trip. With the performances, she now leads the way in aggregate average for Alaska with an 1185.75.
- Sára Karasová follows with an aggregate average score of 1184. Karasová's 598 average in air rifle is tied for second in the country.
Welcome Back, Sára!
Sára Karasová is back with the Nanooks after competing for Team Czech Republic at the World University Games in India. Her first event at the World University Championship was in the 50m 3P Women's discipline. In the qualification round, Karasová finished third, firing a 589-35x score to qualify for the finals. She posted a 199 score in kneeling, a 198 in prone, and a 192 in standing. In the finals, Karasová placed sixth-place, firing a finals score of 418.8. Thanks to her score in the 50m 3P, she led Team Czechia to a gold medal. Her two teammates, Veronika Blazickova and Katerina Stefankova, fired scores of 587-30x and 580-31x to tally a total score of 1756-96x. That team score bested India and Germany as India took silver with a team score of 1755-87x and Germany took bronze with a team score of 1754-87x. In air rifle, Karasová fired a score of 623.8, good for a 30th-place finish.
CRCA Rankings (11/18)
- Kentucky
- Alaska
- Georgia Southern
- West Virginia
- TCU
Meet the Opponents
The Citadel (0-6, 0-0 SoCon)
James Hart IV leads the Bulldogs with an average aggregate of 1168.5. Hart IV fires a smallbore average of 584 and air rifle average of 584.5. Braden Michalak fires the team high in air rifle with an average score of 587.2 while adding an aggregate average of 1154.8.
The Citadel will shoot against Alaska on Nov. 21 before facing UAB on Nov. 22 to wrap up 2024.
Georgia Southern (6-2, 3-0 SoCon)
GSU is currently No. 3 in the country, following right behind Alaska. They're led by Emme Walrath who is averaging an aggregate score of 1187.666. Walrath leads in both smallbore and air rifle with a smallbore average of 590.333 and air rifle average of 597.333. Ella Goldfaden follows with an aggregate of 1181.167. Goldfaden is second in air rifle with an average of 596 while firing the third best smallbore average of 585.167.
The Nanooks are Georgia Southern's last opponent until 2025.
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