Nov. 17, 2002

Charleston, SC - Host school Birmingham Southern defeated The Citadel Rifle Team in NCAA Air Rifle Competition. Following a week of sickness that plagued the Bulldog riflemen, the Bulldogs were one point shy of North Carolina State.

The Bulldogs had two teams competing. Keith Kacmar shooting a 377 out of a perfect 400 led team A. Amara Atella who shot a 365 led team B.

Citadel rifle team will be off until January 25 when they compete at the third SEARC match of the year hosted by Wofford.

The Citadel- Men 1 2 3 4 TotalKeith Kacmar 92 98 91 96 377Jason Dickinson 96 91 91 92 370David Wright 94 89 89 95 367Steven Payne 92 91 95 92 370 Team Total 1484The Citadel Individuals Tony Saliner 90 92 94 89 365 The Citadel- Women 1 2 3 4 TotalSarah Deuschel 82 91 86 92 351Amara Atella 92 90 92 91 365Kristal Keating 87 84 92 86 349Vanessa Swan 92 88 88 89 357 Team Total 1422

Birmingham Southern- 1500North Carolina State-Red- 1485The Citadel-Men- 1484North Carolina State-White- 1466Clemson- 1457The Citadel-Women- 1422North GA College- 1354GA Military College- 1242Wofford- 1140