CHARLESTON, S.C. - The VMI Rifle program capped off team action for the 2023 season at the Southern Conference Championships on Sunday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina, as the mixed and women's teams competed in the Air Rifle portion of the Championship.

Twentieth-ranked Citadel would claim the Air Rifle Title with a score of 2347, while No. 16 Georgia Southern took the overall championship with an aggregate of 4657. The VMI Mixed team placed fifth overall with an aggregate of 4543 while the women's squad placed sixth totaling 4484 – which was a season-high for the team.

Michael Annesi and Katie Grochalski highlighted Sunday's scores for the Keydets, firing 581 and 579 to finish 11^th and 12^th in the air rifle. Ryan Harlow was just a touch behind the duo totaling 577. Annesi's score of 581 was a season-high, besting his 574 back on October 8.

Individually, Christopher Hicks had the highest aggregate score, shooting a 567 in the smallbore and a 575 in the air rifle to finish with an aggregate of 1142. Hicks' 567 on Saturday slated him in a tie for 10^th place in that discipline, earning him Second Team All-SoCon honors.

While the team action is in the books for the 2022-23 season, Ryan Harlow and Laini Morgan will set their sights on the 2023 Junior Olympic Championships which will take place in April, each qualifying in Air Rifle.  

To view the full Championship results, visit the NCAA Rifle page here.  To check out Sunday's live stats click here.

2023 SoCon Championship Team Results
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