CHARLESTON, S.C. - The VMI mixed rifle team took second place and the VMI women placed third in a split match Saturday morning against host The Citadel at Inouye Marksmanship Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
 
The Citadel co-ed team earned 4509 total aggregate points for first place, beating out the VMI co-ed team which earned 4476 aggregate points. The VMI women's team placed third by earning 4363 points to beat out The Citadel women's team.
 
Seniors Hunter Jacob and Kelia Aardema placed third and sixth among top individuals in the match, earning 1129 and 1113 aggregate points, respectively. Sophomores Savanah Diamond (1110), Jessica Hankin (1102), and Claire Lee (1096) rounded out the top ten individuals with seventh, eighth, and ninth-place finishes.
 
During individual smallbore competition, Jacob led all individuals with a first-place finish with 561 smallbore points. Stephen Garner earned a fourth-place finish with 559 points, while Aardema came in seventh place with 550 points and Claire Lee in eighth with 547 points. William Davidson rounded out the top ten with a tenth-place finish of 546 points. Savanah Diamond (11th), Jessica Hankin (12th), Kolton Dobson (13th), Simon Krauthamer (14th), Samantha Reid (19th), and Cassidy Dufour (23rd) all represented VMI in smallbore competition.
 
For air rifle competition, Nick Reynolds had the best VMI showing having earned 571 points for third place with Jacob close behind with 571 points for fourth place. Diamond earned 565 points for seventh, with Aardema (563) and Nicholas Schaefer (562) placing eighth and ninth in competition. James Doucett (11th), Hankin (12th), Alexander Allison (13th), Claire Lee (16th), Samantha Reid (17th), and Lauren Dost (19th) all represented VMI in air rifle competition.
 
The VMI rifle teams travel to Morehead State for their next match on February 15.
 
Full Results: http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=923
 
Team Scores

1. Citadel - 2223 SB, 2286 AR, 4509 Agg
2. VMI - 2216 SB, 2260 AR, 4476 Agg
3. VMI (W) - 2143 SB, 2220 AR, 4363 Agg
4. Citadel (W) - 2019 SB, 2181 AR, 4200 Agg

 
Top VMI Individuals
 
Hunter Jacob - 3rd- 1129
Kelia Aardema - 6th - 1113
Savanah Diamond - 7th - 1110
Jessica Hankin - 8th - 1102
Claire Lee - 9th - 1096
 
 
Smallbore - VMI Men
 
Hunter Jacob - 1st - 561
Stephen Garner - 4th - 559
William Davidson - 10th - 546
Kolton Dobson - 13th - 542
Simon Krauthamer - 14th - 532
 
Smallbore - VMI Women
 
Kelia Aardema - 7th - 550
Claire Lee - 8th - 547
Savanah Diamond - 11th - 545
Jessica Hankin - 12TH - 545
Samantha Reid - 19TH - 506
Cassidy Dufour - 23rd - 432
 
Air Rifle – VMI Men
 
Nick Reynolds - 3rd - 571
Hunter Jacob - 4th - 568
Nicholas Schaefer - 9th - 562
James Doucett - 11th - 558
Alexander Allison - 13th - 555
 
 
Air Rifle - VMI Women
 
Savanah Diamond - 7th - 565
Kelia Aardema - 8th - 563
Jessica Hankin - 12th - 557
Claire Lee - 16th - 549
Samantha Reid - 17th - 549
Lauren Dost - 19th - 540