Saturday, March 2
Statesboro, Ga.
The Citadel
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SoCon Rifle Championships
Photo by: Milledge Austin/The Citadel
23rd-Ranked Rifle Competing in SoCon Rifle Championships Saturday and Sunday
3/1/2019 4:50:00 PM | Mixed Rifle
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The No. 23 Citadel mixed rifle team will close out the 2018-19 season this weekend by competing in the 2019 Southern Conference Rifle Championships in Statesboro, Georgia, hosted by Georgia Southern.
The two-day event will begin on Saturday, March 2 with smallbore action. The championships will conclude on Sunday, March 3 with air rifle.
The SoCon will crown team champions in both the smallbore and air rifle disciplines as well as an overall champion. In addition, individual champions will be crowned in each discipline. At the conclusion of the championship, athletes of the year in each discipline as well as a freshman of the year and a coach of the year will be named. The Southern Conference all-conference teams will also be named.
Eight teams will be competing for the 2019 title. UAB, The Citadel (co-ed and women's teams), Georgia Southern, North Georgia, VMI (co-ed and women's teams) and Wofford will compete this weekend.
Admission to the championship is free.
2019 Southern Conference Rifle Championship Schedule
Saturday, March 2 – Smallbore
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Sunday, March 3 – Air rifle
LAST TIME OUT
Most recently, the Bulldogs finished second out of five teams in an NCAA qualifying match held at the Inouye Marksmanship Center on Saturday, Feb. 16, with an aggregate score of 4548, while the women's team finished fifth with a 4179.
20th-ranked UAB claimed the match with an aggregate score of 4584 with No. 24 Georgia Southern finishing the day third with a 4517. 26th-ranked Wofford finished fourth with an aggregate score of 4487.
Georgia Southern's Rosemary Kramer took top individual honors on the day, firing an aggregate score of 1170, including the top air rifle score of 596. UAB's Michael Dietz finished second with an 1162, including the top smallbore score of 577.
Senior Allison Auten and freshman Izzie Blystone led the way for the Bulldogs with Auten finishing fourth with an aggregate score of 1145, just two points ahead of Blystone's 1143. Auten's 1145 is her second-best score of the season, and included her top air rifle mark of the campaign, a 583.
Auten finished seventh in smallbore with a 562, while Blystone finished fourth in the gun with a 567. Auten then rebounded with a third-place showing in air, and Bystone posted a strong ninth-place finish with a 576.
Junior Alexander McAlear wrapped up his day ninth overall with an 1134, including a 563 in three-position smallbore and a 571 in air rifle. Freshman Emily Perkins recorded her second-best aggregate score, an 1116 (544 smallbore, 572 air), while sophomore Max Brabston posted an 1119 (554 smallbore, 565 air).
Freshman Jack Wittman, who shot as an individual during the match, letted in air rifle with a 560. He ended his day with a 1083 aggregate score.
For the Bulldogs' women's team, freshman Megan Waters led the charge with a 1064 (520 smallbore, 544 air), while Tierra Price finished her day with a 1048 aggregate score (518 smallbore, 530 air).
Chelsea Sitarik posted a 1036 aggregate score, including a 487 in smallbore and a 549 in air, and Abby Koger ended her day with a 1027 (504 smallbore, 523 air). Freshman Alisha Rabaca wrapped up her competition with a 1014 (488 smallbore, 526 air).
For more information on The Citadel rifle team, please visit CitadelSports.com or follow @citadel_rifle and @CitadelSports on Twitter and Instagram.
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The two-day event will begin on Saturday, March 2 with smallbore action. The championships will conclude on Sunday, March 3 with air rifle.
The SoCon will crown team champions in both the smallbore and air rifle disciplines as well as an overall champion. In addition, individual champions will be crowned in each discipline. At the conclusion of the championship, athletes of the year in each discipline as well as a freshman of the year and a coach of the year will be named. The Southern Conference all-conference teams will also be named.
Eight teams will be competing for the 2019 title. UAB, The Citadel (co-ed and women's teams), Georgia Southern, North Georgia, VMI (co-ed and women's teams) and Wofford will compete this weekend.
Admission to the championship is free.
2019 Southern Conference Rifle Championship Schedule
Saturday, March 2 – Smallbore
| 7:45 - 8 a.m. | Relay #1 Preparation and Sighting |
| 8 - 9:45 a.m. | Smallbore Relay #1 |
| 10:15 -10:30 a.m. | Relay #2 Preparation and Sighting |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Smallbore Relay #2 |
| 12:45 - 1 p.m. | Relay #3 Preparation and Sighting |
| 1 - 2:45 p.m. | Smallbore Relay #3 |
| 4 p.m. | Smallbore Finals |
Sunday, March 3 – Air rifle
| 7:30 - 7:45 a.m. | Relay #1 Preparation and Sighting |
| 7:45 - 9 a.m. | Air Rifle Relay #1 |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Relay #2 Preparation and Sighting |
| 9:45 - 11 a.m. | Air Rifle Relay #2 |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Relay #3 Preparation and Sighting |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Air Rifle Relay #3 |
| 2:15 p.m. | Air Rifle Finals |
LAST TIME OUT
Most recently, the Bulldogs finished second out of five teams in an NCAA qualifying match held at the Inouye Marksmanship Center on Saturday, Feb. 16, with an aggregate score of 4548, while the women's team finished fifth with a 4179.
20th-ranked UAB claimed the match with an aggregate score of 4584 with No. 24 Georgia Southern finishing the day third with a 4517. 26th-ranked Wofford finished fourth with an aggregate score of 4487.
Georgia Southern's Rosemary Kramer took top individual honors on the day, firing an aggregate score of 1170, including the top air rifle score of 596. UAB's Michael Dietz finished second with an 1162, including the top smallbore score of 577.
Senior Allison Auten and freshman Izzie Blystone led the way for the Bulldogs with Auten finishing fourth with an aggregate score of 1145, just two points ahead of Blystone's 1143. Auten's 1145 is her second-best score of the season, and included her top air rifle mark of the campaign, a 583.
Auten finished seventh in smallbore with a 562, while Blystone finished fourth in the gun with a 567. Auten then rebounded with a third-place showing in air, and Bystone posted a strong ninth-place finish with a 576.
Junior Alexander McAlear wrapped up his day ninth overall with an 1134, including a 563 in three-position smallbore and a 571 in air rifle. Freshman Emily Perkins recorded her second-best aggregate score, an 1116 (544 smallbore, 572 air), while sophomore Max Brabston posted an 1119 (554 smallbore, 565 air).
Freshman Jack Wittman, who shot as an individual during the match, letted in air rifle with a 560. He ended his day with a 1083 aggregate score.
For the Bulldogs' women's team, freshman Megan Waters led the charge with a 1064 (520 smallbore, 544 air), while Tierra Price finished her day with a 1048 aggregate score (518 smallbore, 530 air).
Chelsea Sitarik posted a 1036 aggregate score, including a 487 in smallbore and a 549 in air, and Abby Koger ended her day with a 1027 (504 smallbore, 523 air). Freshman Alisha Rabaca wrapped up her competition with a 1014 (488 smallbore, 526 air).
For more information on The Citadel rifle team, please visit CitadelSports.com or follow @citadel_rifle and @CitadelSports on Twitter and Instagram.
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