Bulldogs Claim First Place at Wofford

Saturday, November 7

Spartanburg, S.C./ Joe E. Taylor Center

The Citadel

Wofford

11/7/2026 5:20:00 PM | Mixed Rifle

By: The Citadel Athletics

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Citadel rifle team captured first place with an aggregate score of 4,593, defeating Wofford (4,568). The Citadel women's team recorded an aggregate score of 4,497 on Saturday.

The Bulldogs recorded a 2,259 in smallbore and a 2,334 in air rifle to lead both.

Diana Leppert led the Bulldogs with an aggregate score of 1,160 and finished second overall. Leppert placed first in air rifle with a 589 and added a 571 in smallbore. Theron Hull-Walton finished third overall with an aggregate of 1,158, shooting a team-high 574 in smallbore and a 584 in air rifle. Braden Michalak followed in fourth with an aggregate of 1,155, recording a 571 in smallbore and a 584 in air rifle.

The Citadel women's team finished third with an aggregate score of 4,497, posting a 2,207 in smallbore and a 2,290 in air rifle.

Meghan Mix led the women's squad with an aggregate of 1,153, finishing fifth overall after recording a 571 in smallbore and a 582 in air rifle. Ella Derrick placed sixth overall with an aggregate of 1,144, shooting a 560 in smallbore and a 584 in air rifle. Emma Goldman added an aggregate of 1,108, while Ava Starosky finished with a 1,092.

Wofford's Sam Nickless claimed the top individual finish with an aggregate score of 1,170, recording a match-high 583 in smallbore and a 587 in air rifle.