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Nathan Light

Mixed Rifle 2/18/2023 9:18:00 PM

VMI Rifle Earns Program-Best Score

Complete Results

LEXINGTON, Va. – Hosting an NCAA Qualifier and shooting against one of the premier rifle programs in the country in West Virginia University, the VMI mixed rifle team scored an all-time program record score of 4564 points Saturday at the VMI Rifle Range at Kilbourne Hall.

Team Scores
West Virginia – 4741 (2354 SB, 2387 AR)
VMI Mixed – 4564 (2242 SB, 2322 AR)
VMI Women – 4413 (2129 SB, 2284 AR)

Team Standings
The Mountaineers won the dual with 4741 points, but the Keydets earned their all-time mark led by Laini Morgan's personal-best air rifle score of 582. The score earns a qualifying mark for the Junior Olympic National Championship in Colorado Springs this April.

Fellow VMI mixed rifle shooter Ryan Harlow registered a personal-best air rifle tally of 584, which also earns a qualifying mark to the national event in Colorado Springs alongside Morgan.

West Virginia was led by Olympic silver medalist Mary Tucker, who shot a VMI range record with a perfect 600 score (58 x 10x) in the air rifle.

Christopher Hicks led the team in the smallbore with an eighth-place mark of 572 and was followed by Harlow's 571. Michael Annesi shot a 551 for the event and Maxine Gray-Barth also scored team points in the smallbore with her 548 tally.

Hicks also led VMI in the air rifle placing eighth overall with a 586 and Harlow pursued closely with a 584.

The VMI women were led by Morgan and Katie Grochalski in the air rifle as both recorded a 582 for the event.

Up Next
The Keydets will compete at the SoCon Rifle Championships set for March 4-5 hosted by The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Players Mentioned

Michael Annesi: Sophomore

Ryan Harlow: Sophomore

Christopher Hicks: Junior

Maxine Gray-Barth: Junior

Laini Morgan: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Michael Annesi
: Sophomore

Ryan Harlow
: Sophomore

Christopher Hicks
: Junior

Maxine Gray-Barth
: Junior

Laini Morgan
: Sophomore