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Mixed Rifle 1/23/2021 5:56:00 PM

Rifle Teams Fall to Morehead State

LEXINGTON, Va. – Facing its first live competition since last November, the VMI rifle teams lost a close match against nationally ranked Morehead State Saturday at Kilbourne Hall.

Morehead State came out on top with 4613 total aggregate points (2280 SB, 2333 AR). The VMI mixed team was not far behind with 4495 aggregate points (2210 SB, 2285 AR), with the women's team earning 4369 points (2119 SB, 2250 AR).

Junior Simon Krauthamer led VMI to place seventh among top individuals in the match and placed seventh in smallbore (557 SB) to lead the VMI mixed team, followed by a 10th place finish in the air rifle (570 AR). Fellow junior Jessica Hankin continued her strong rifle season with a ninth-place overall finish in both the smallbore (553 SB) and air rifle (573 AR).

Samantha Reid would lead VMI in the air rifle (579 AR) for a sixth-place finish with another top 15 finish in smallbore action (543 SB). James Doucett, Nicholas Schaefer, and J. Nathaniel Gardner added valuable points in both categories for the VMI mixed team. Stephen Garner earned a 12th place overall finish to add points for VMI in the smallbore (547).

For the women's team, Savanah Diamond led VMI for an eighth-place finish in the air rifle (575 AR), and a 16th-place finish in the smallbore (529 SB). Claire Lee led the women's team in the smallbore (541 SB), with a 15th overall finish in the air rifle (557 AR).

Newcomer Maxine Gray-Barth placed 13th, second for the women's team, in air rifle (560 AR), with Sarah Robertson (558 AR, 540 SB) and Katelynn Grochalski (556 AR, 509 SB) adding points in both categories. Sophomore Cassidy Dufour earned solid points for the women's team in the smallbore to round out the top five among VMI women (486 SB).

For full results from the match, please visit: http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1064

The Keydets will be on the road next week as they travel to face rival The Citadel and UAB in Charleston, South Carolina on January 30.

Rank               Team                                                  SB                   AR                  Agg
1                      Morehead State                                   2280                2333                4613
2                      VMI                                                    2210                2285                4495
3                      VMI (W)                                             2119                2250                4369

VMI Mixed Team
Smallbore – 2210 points
Simon Krauthamer – 7^th – 557
Jessica Hankin – 9^th – 553
James Doucett – 10^th – 553
Nicholas Schaefer – 11^th – 553
Stephen Garner – 12^th – 547
Samantha Reid – 13^th – 543

Air Rifle – 2285 points
Samantha Reid – 6^th – 579
Jessica Hankin – 9^th – 573
Simon Krauthamer – 10^th – 570
James Doucett – 11^th – 563
Nicholas Schaefer – 12^th – 560
J. Nathaniel Gardner – 17^th – 548

VMI Women's Team
Smallbore – 2119 points
Claire Lee – 14^th – 541
Sarah Robertson – 15^th – 540
Savanah Diamond – 16^th – 529
Katelynn Grochalski – 17^th – 509
Cassidy Dufour – 18^th – 486

Air Rifle – 2250 points
Savanah Diamond – 8^th – 574
Maxine Gray-Barth – 13^th – 560
Sarah Robertson – 14^th – 558
Claire Lee – 15^th – 557
Katelynn Grochalski – 16^th – 556

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Players Mentioned

Savanah Diamond: Junior

Cassidy Dufour: Sophomore

Jessica Hankin: Junior

Claire Lee: Junior

Samantha Reid: Junior

Sarah Robertson: Sophomore

Katelynn Grochalski: Freshman

Maxine Gray-Barth: Freshman

James Doucett: Sophomore

J. Nathaniel Gardner: Junior

Stephen Garner: Sophomore

Simon Krauthamer: Junior

Players Mentioned

Savanah Diamond
: Junior

Cassidy Dufour
: Sophomore

Jessica Hankin
: Junior

Claire Lee
: Junior

Samantha Reid
: Junior

Sarah Robertson
: Sophomore

Katelynn Grochalski
: Freshman

Maxine Gray-Barth
: Freshman

James Doucett
: Sophomore

J. Nathaniel Gardner
: Junior

Stephen Garner
: Sophomore

Simon Krauthamer
: Junior

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Scoreboard

Rifle Teams Fall to Morehead State

Players Mentioned

Savanah Diamond

Cassidy Dufour

Jessica Hankin

Claire Lee

Samantha Reid

Sarah Robertson

Katelynn Grochalski

Maxine Gray-Barth

James Doucett

J. Nathaniel Gardner

Stephen Garner

Simon Krauthamer

Players Mentioned

Savanah Diamond

Cassidy Dufour

Jessica Hankin

Claire Lee

Samantha Reid

Sarah Robertson

Katelynn Grochalski

Maxine Gray-Barth

James Doucett

J. Nathaniel Gardner

Stephen Garner

Simon Krauthamer