COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Nanooks rifle team picked up their two final regular-season wins with a 4753-4707 win over Air Force and a 4753-4704 win over Ohio State.
How it Happened
Six Nanooks found themselves in the top 10. Places one through six all went to Nanooks shooters with Sára Karasová leading the way with a career-high 1191 aggregate score.
Cecelia Ossi followed as the only other shooter to post an 1190+ score. She fired an aggregate score of 1190 for second.
Rachael Charles posted an aggregate score of 1188, taking third.
Amanda Pettersen,
Elli Spencer, and
Teagan Perkowski followed in fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively. Pettersen and Spencer both fired 1182's while Perkowski shot an 1180.
In smallbore, the Nanooks outshot both teams with a 2364 performance. Air Force followed with a 2339 and Ohio State posted a 2334 in the smallbore discipline.
Cecelia Ossi led the way with a 594. Sára Karasová took second, firing a 593.
Rachael Charles rounded out the top-three finishes for Alaska with a 590.
Amanda Pettersen and
Lucie Kissenberger followed in fifth and sixth with scores of 587 and 585.
Elli Spencer took ninth with another 585,
Teagan Perkowski took 11th with a smallbore score of 584 and Tobias Bernhoft-Osa finished 21st with a 571. In air rifle, the Nanooks outshot both sides again, posting a high-score of 2389 in the discipline. Ohio State followed with a 2370 and Air Force shot a 2368.
Individually, Alaska took one through five in the air rifle standings.
Rachael Charles fired a 598 to pace the standings. Sára Karasová also fired a 598, taking second.
Elli Spencer came in third with a 597. Finally, rounding out the top-five,
Teagan Perkowski and
Cecelia Ossi fired a pair of 596's.
Amanda Pettersen was the final Nanooks shooter in the top-10, posting a 595 and taking seventh.
Lucie Kissenberger was the final Nanooks shooter and posted a 591, good for 15th.
Coaches Thoughts
"Today was a really solid effort. I was proud that many people overcame some rough starts to hang and post a score. Cecelia [Ossi] had a great match. Smallbore was excellent and her confidence continues to show in air gun. Rachael [Charles] shot beautiful air gun, cleaning her last 55 shots. Sára [Karasová] shot a season-high in smallbore, and a season and career-high aggregate. Sára is never satisfied, but I was satisfied for her! Her standing was also much improved. Finally, Teagan [Perkowski] continues to impress, turning in another very solid standing performance and air gun match."
What's to Come
The Nanooks will remain on the road. They shoot at the 2025 PRC Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Fort Wayne, Ind. at the X Count. Day one is scheduled for 4:30 a.m. AKST and day two is scheduled for 4:15 a.m. AKST.
