Saturday, February 24
Morgantown, W. Va. (West Virginia)
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GARC Championships
Phillips Places Third in Smallbore Finals at GARC Championships
2/24/2018 8:43:00 PM | Rifle
Wolfpack in fourth after first day of conference championships
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – After winning the individual title in the smallbore competition last season, NC State rifle graduate student Lauren Phillips advanced to the finals and finished third in smallbore at the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships Saturday afternoon at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the Shell Building.
The Seabeck, Wash., native has finished among the top three in the event at the conference championships three times, as she also won the competition as a freshman. As a team, 11th-ranked NC State compiled a team score of 2308, which was the fourth-best score on the day.
Phillips' score of 582 led the way for the Wolfpack, as she tallied a score of 99 on her first series in prone and a perfect 100 on her second series. Sophomore Kendra Jacobs had the next-best score with a 579 clip, while Will Marciniak shot a 578 with a perfect first series of prone.
Claire Zanti and Zach Eisenberg rounded out the NC State lineup with scores of 569 and 559. Eisenberg also tallied a perfect first series in prone. Claire Spina also saw action in the event and fired a mark of 577 with a score of 100 on her first series in prone.
West Virginia paced the field in smallbore with a score of 2333, while Kentucky was second with a 2319. Navy was third with a 2315 and Nebraska finished behind NC State in fifth with a 2306. Army was sixth (2293), Akron was seventh (2292), Memphis eighth (2291) and Ole Miss ninth (2289).
The awards were also announced at the championships, as Phillips was named a Second Team All-GARC Selection in smallbore and Jacobs was an Honorable Mention in the event. In air rifle, Phillips was a second team honoree.
In the combined awards, Phillips was tabbed a second team selection and Jacobs was an honorable mention. Spina was awarded NC State's Scholar Athlete recipient.
The teams return to the range Sunday morning at 7:45 a.m. for the air rifle competition.
The Seabeck, Wash., native has finished among the top three in the event at the conference championships three times, as she also won the competition as a freshman. As a team, 11th-ranked NC State compiled a team score of 2308, which was the fourth-best score on the day.
Phillips' score of 582 led the way for the Wolfpack, as she tallied a score of 99 on her first series in prone and a perfect 100 on her second series. Sophomore Kendra Jacobs had the next-best score with a 579 clip, while Will Marciniak shot a 578 with a perfect first series of prone.
Claire Zanti and Zach Eisenberg rounded out the NC State lineup with scores of 569 and 559. Eisenberg also tallied a perfect first series in prone. Claire Spina also saw action in the event and fired a mark of 577 with a score of 100 on her first series in prone.
West Virginia paced the field in smallbore with a score of 2333, while Kentucky was second with a 2319. Navy was third with a 2315 and Nebraska finished behind NC State in fifth with a 2306. Army was sixth (2293), Akron was seventh (2292), Memphis eighth (2291) and Ole Miss ninth (2289).
The awards were also announced at the championships, as Phillips was named a Second Team All-GARC Selection in smallbore and Jacobs was an Honorable Mention in the event. In air rifle, Phillips was a second team honoree.
In the combined awards, Phillips was tabbed a second team selection and Jacobs was an honorable mention. Spina was awarded NC State's Scholar Athlete recipient.
The teams return to the range Sunday morning at 7:45 a.m. for the air rifle competition.
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