FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks grabbed a trio of wins over Akron, Army, and Ole Miss.
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How it Happened
Alaska fired a 4727 to take the high score on the day. Ole Miss followed in second with a 4725, Akron took third with an aggregate of 4713, and Army rounded out the team scores with an aggregate of 4689.
In smallbore, the Nanooks shot a 2344 to lead the way. Ole Miss followed with a 2343, Akron shot a 2341, and Army shot a 2328. In air rifle, the Nanooks led the way, once again, shooting a 2383. Ole Miss shot a 2382, Akron shot a 2372, and Army fired a 2361. Four Nanooks cracked the top-10 individual finishes. Sára Karasová led Alaska with an aggregate of 1185, taking second overall.
Amanda Pettersen followed in third with an 1181, tying with
Elli Spencer, who took fourth.
Rachael Charles was the final Nanooks shooter in the top-10 for aggregate scoring, shooting an 1179, taking fifth.
Karasová led Alaska in the smallbore standings, shooting a 592. Two other Nanooks were in the top-10 with Pettersen taking fifth (587) and Spencer taking sixth (587).
Cecelia Ossi fired a 583 to grab 12th,
Rachael Charles took 16th with a 582 and Tobias Bernhoft-Osa finished 20th with a 581. The final three Nanooks were
Teagan Perkowski (22nd - 579),
Lucie Kissenberger (25th - 578), and
Matthew Stout (28th - 577). In air rifle, Kissenberger boasted a 599 to take second.
Teagan Perkowski had a strong showing in air, taking third behind a 597. Charles took fourth with a 597 and
Matthew Stout took fifth with a 596.
Elli Spencer was the final Nanooks shooter in the top-10, posting a 594.
Amanda Pettersen and Sára Karasová took 12th and 13th places with a 594 and 593, respectively. Tobias Bernhoft-Osa and
Cecelia Ossi were the final Nanooks in the air rifle standings with a pair of 593's.
Coaches Thoughts
"Today was a close match with Ole Miss right on our tales. We're happy to pull out a narrow win. We had a lot of highlights from our younger crew today. Teagan [Perkowski], Matt [Stout], and Lucie [Kissenberger] all shot personal bests in air gun. Teagan has shot five personal bests in a row. Lucie nearly shot a perfect score, and rebounded really nice from a tough smallbore match. Elijah and Tobias both shot career-best scores. It's really nice to see both of them rewarded for some great efforts. Overall, we had some struggles today. It wasn't our best match, but the score isn't really indicative of how strong the team is right now. We just have to do a better job making the practice results translate to match performances. We are really close and I think we'll get to show that in the upcoming matches with Air Force and UK."
What's to Come
The Nanooks are at home the next two weekends, welcoming Air Force to the E.F. Horton Rifle Range and TVSA next weekend on Jan. 25-26. The next weekend, on Jan. 31-Feb. 1, the Nanooks welcome the Wildcats of Kentucky.
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