FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks rifle team posted a historic score on Sunday, Jan. 26. Alaska knocked off Air Force 4756-4736 to move to 9-1, 6-1 PRC.
How it Happened
The Nanooks used strong performances in smallbore and air rifle to pull away with a 20-point victory over the Air Force Falcons. They outshot USAFA in smallbore 2366-2352 and in air rifle 2390-2384. The discipline wins led to the aggregate victory of 4756-4736. Alaska's 2390 score in air rifle ties their program record and the 4756 aggregate score is a new program record.
Six Nanooks placed in the individual top 10 and four in the top five.
Cecelia Ossi took the top spot, posting an aggregate score of 1192.
Elli Spencer followed in second with an aggregate of 1187.
Rachael Charles and Sára Karasová also fired scores of 1187, taking third and fourth, respectively.
Lucie Kissenberger took sixth, shooting an aggregate of 1185 and
Amanda Pettersen was the final Nanooks shooter in the top 10, posting a score of 1184. In smallbore, the Nanooks claimed the top three spots with
Rachael Charles leading the way. Charles fired a 594.
Cecelia Ossi followed in second, firing a 594 of her own.
Lucie Kissenberger took third in smallbore, shooting a 589. Karasová and Pettersen took sixth and seventh with scores of 589 and 588.
Elli Spencer posted a 587 and took ninth while
Teagan Perkowski followed in 11th with a 585.
Matthew Stout and Tobias Bernhoft-Osa were the final Nanooks in the smallbore standings with scores of 578 and 575.
In air rifle, the Nanooks were led by
Elli Spencer. The sophomore posted her second-career perfect score, shooting a 600 after posting a 599 a day ago. Ossi followed in second, shooting a 598. Karasová followed in fourth, also shooting a 598.
Lucie Kissenbergerrounded out the top five with a 596.
Amanda Pettersen also shot a 596, taking sixth. Tobias Bernhoft-Osa fired a 595, taking ninth and
Teagan Perkowski took 10th with a 594.
Rachael Charles and
Matthew Stout were the final Nanooks in the air rifle standings, firing 593 and 586, respectively.
Coaches Thoughts
"Today was a great match! Finally! This is such a talented team and we have been waiting for it to come through. Today they shot so authentically and joyfully. It was really nice to see. There were so many highlights. Elijah's [Spencer] 600 was a triumph. Rachael [Charles] and Cecelia [Ossi] crushed smallbore. Tobias has been really steadily improving and shooting a ton of season bests. Standing was phenomenal for him today. I'm really proud of how hard he has worked to overcome some struggles and find new strengths. Everyone is walking away from the weekend with some pep in their step. We're excited to get after it with Kentucky this upcoming weekend - but first, a day of rest."
What's to Come
The Nanooks remain at home on Jan. 31-Feb. 1. They welcome the Kentucky Wildcats for Senior Week.
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