Kozeniesky Sets Program Record in Match Against Memphis

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Junior Lucas Kozeniesky broke the NC State rifle record for total aggregate score with an 1179, as the Wolfpack fired a team score of 4635 Sunday afternoon in a match against No. 7 Memphis.

The Tigers charted a score of 4643 to edge the Pack and earn the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) win.

Miller's Minute
"We had hoped to replace the 4636 fired at The Citadel with a higher score, which would have helped our ranking average a bit," said head coach Keith Miller. "We were a point shy of that goal, but did have several accomplishments of note.

"Our 2297 smallbore is the third highest score we've fired this year. Lucas' [Kozeniesky] 587 tied the school record that he set two weeks ago at Akron, and his aggregate total sets a program record, improving on his prior record by a point."

Worth Noting
- Kozeniesky fired the Wolfpack's top mark in the air rifle and smallbore competition, with scores of 592 and 587, respectively. His aggregate total (air rifle + smallbore) of 1179 set the program record, breaking the previous mark he set of 1178.
- Sophomore Caitlyn Ford tallied a score of 577 in the smallbore event to set a career high. The Fairfax Station, Va., native recorded a 586 in air rifle to also register a career best in aggregate total with an 1163 clip.

Air Rifle Notes
- As a team, NC State's counting shooters teamed up to record a score of 2338 in the event.
- Kozeniesky and Ford's scores checked in at one and two for the Wolfpack, with respect to order, while sophomore Derya Pekari posted the third-best score on the squad with a 582.
- Senior Alex Martin earned a score of 578, while classmate Daniel Cliff finished closely behind with a 577.
- William Marciniak, a freshman from Sewaren, N.J., rounded out the lineup with a score of 564 in the air rifle discipline.

Smallbore Notes
- The Pack notched a team score of 2297, the third-best mark of the season in the smallbore competition.
- Kozeniesky's tally of 587 led the group, while Ford's clip was second at 577.
- Marciniak posted a solid score with a 573 and Cliff earned a total of 569. Pekari charted a 568 and Martin wrapped up the Wolfpack's scoring with a 567.

Box Sore

	Air Rifle	Smallbore	Aggregate Total
Lucas Kozeniesky	592	587	1179
Caitlyn Ford	586	577	1163
Derya Pekari	582	568	1150
Daniel Cliff	577	569	1146
Alex Martin	578	567	1145
William Marciniak	564	573	1137
Team Total	2338	2297	4635

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NC State has concluded action for the 2015 calendar year and will have a lengthy break before returning to competition Jan. 17 against Kentucky.

Kozeniesky Sets Program Record in Match Against Memphis

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Players Mentioned

Daniel Cliff

Caitlyn Ford

Lucas Kozeniesky

Will Marciniak

Alex Martin

Derya Pekari