LEXINGTON, Va. – Looking to kick off the 2019 calendar year with an upset over Morehead State, the VMI rifle teams fell to the Eagles Saturday at Kilbourne Hall.
Morehead State earned the win with 4638 aggregate points (2293 smallbore, 2345 air rifle) while the VMI men came in second (4467) and the VMI women in third (4351).
Senior John Pitman led the smallbore for the Keydets with 569 points for fifth place with Hunter Jacob trailing closely in sixth with 567. William Davidson logged 553 points for 11th place and Simon Krauthamer also scored team points with a 533.
Junior Kelia Aardema led the women's team in the smallbore with a 13th-place mark of 539 with teammate Jessica Hankin coming close behind with 530 points for 15th place.
The men's air rifle was also paced by Pitman, who landed a 569 for 10th place in the field and freshman Krauthamer coming in 12th with 562 points. Jason Gardner enjoyed a solid performance with 561 points and Chris Millien arrived in 15th with 558.
Samantha Reid led all Keydets for the event with a ninth-place tally of 571 points. Aardema (11th, 569) and Bell (17th, 554) also scored team points for the women's team.
The Keydets return to action next Saturday when they travel to The Citadel for a dual in Charleston, South Carolina.
Full results:
http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=798
Team Scores
Morehead State 2293 2345 4638
VMI 2222 2245 4467
VMI Women 2105 2246 4351
Smallbore
Men's Smallbore
John Pitman 569 5th
Hunter Jacob 567 6th
William Davidson 553 11th
Simon Krauthamer 533 14th
Nick Reynolds 526 16th
Joseph Snyder 507 19th
Women's Smallbore
Kelia Aardema 539 13th
Jessica Hankin 530 15th
Samantha Reid 525 17th
Claire Lee 511 18th
Savanah Diamond 501 20th
Air Rifle
Men's Air Rifle
John Pitman 569 10th
Simon Krauthamer 562 12th
Jason Gardner 561 13th
Chris Milliken 558 15th
Hunter Jacob 557 16th
Nick Reynolds 547 19th
Women's Air Rifle
Samantha Reid 571 9th
Kelia Aardema 569 11th
Sabrina Bell 554 17th
Jessica Hankin 552 18th
Lauren Dost 540 20th
