Charleston, S.C. - The Citadel Rifle won the NCAA Air Rifle and Smallbore competition held at the Inouye Hall Marksmanship Center toping Virginia Military Institute and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

The hosting Bulldogs captured the first place finish firing a total of 4,357, followed by VMI with a score of 4,259. The Citadel men paced the Air Rifle competition shooting a score of 2,237. Bulldog freshman Julia McCullohs led all shooters with a score of 571, propelling the women to second place with a score of 2,214. VMI men's team completed the top three with a score of 2,181. UAB's women shot a 2,157 and VMI's women fired a 1,970 to round out the competition. VMI clinched the first place title in the Smallbore competition.

The Citadel returns to action hosting the NCAA Air Sectional and SEARC 6 competition Feb. 13 followed by the NCAA Smallbore Sectional against North Carolina State and Columbus State Feb. 14. For more information on The Citadel Rifle, visit the official website of The Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com.

Scores
   Team       Total
1 Citadel       4357
2 VMI            4259

    Team       Air Rifle
1 Citadel-M     2237    
2 Citadel-W     2214
3 VMI-M          2181
4 UAB-W         2157
5 VMI-W         1970