CHARLESTON, S.C. – After claiming the first victory of the season last weekend on the road at VMI, The Citadel rifle team will be back home this weekend with a match against two nationally-ranked programs inside the Inouye Marksmanship Center on Saturday, Oct. 7.

The Bulldogs will host No. 2 and perennial powerhouse TCU as well as 15^th-ranked Jacksonville State in a tri-match with action getting underway at 8 a.m.

"With it being Parents Week, we will be going with a slightly different lineup than normal. The seniors won't be shooting, so it will give our younger cadet-athletes a chance to go up against some very tough competition," said head coach William Smith. "We'll be able to see some people shoot against outside competition for the first time this year and it will be a really great learning opportunity for them."

No. 2 TCU enters the weekend having competed twice already this season, winning both matches handily. The Horned Frogs started their season off by besting eight other teams at a match hosted by Memphis, including sweeping the top four spots, and followed that up the next day by besting 11 other teams at a match hosted by Ole Miss. In both competitions, the Horned Frogs also went up against Jacksonville State.

TCU is led by senior Mindy Miles, a five-time All-American, who led the nation in air rifle average last year with a 596.53.

The No. 15 Gamecocks opened the season by finishing third in the Memphis match and followed that up with a second-place finish at Ole Miss.

Jacksonville State is led by junior David Sink, who posted back-to-back strong performances in the Gamecocks' two opening matches.

Last weekend, The Citadel co-ed team was led by freshman Max Brabston's 1149. Brabston took top honors overall after finishing third in smallbore with a 564 and first in air rifle with a 585. Sophomore Alexander McAlear finished second overall with an 1134 (556 smallbore, 578 air rifle) and junior Allison Auten wrapped up the competition third with an 1126 (553 smallbore, 573 air rifle). Senior Colton Poole ended the day fourth with an 1124 (568 smallbore, 556 air rifle) and took home top honors in smallbore. Morgan Long closed out the scoring for The Citadel with an 1106 (531 smallbore, 575 air rifle).

For the Bulldog women's team, senior Carli Cline led the way with a 1083 (529 smallbore, 554 air rifle) and finished 14^th in the air rifle discipline. Junior Shay Littlejohn was second on the team with a 1076 (524 smallbore, 552 air rifle) while junior Lauren Pringle and sophomore Tierra Price rounded out the scoring with a 1019 (482 smallbore, 537 air rifle) and a 931 (417 smallbore, 514 air rifle) respectively.

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