Rifle Wins Third Consecutive SEARC Title

3/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Rifle

CHARLESTON, S.C. For the third straight year, the NC State rifle team won the SEARC Championship with a team score of 2,295 on Saturday, March 7, in Charleston, S.C. This is the Wolfpack’s fourth title overall. Freshman Rachel Jones led the Pack with an air-rifle score of 577. Senior Noel Keck, and juniors Samantha Bullard and Katie Siegert were named all-conference after the event. The Citadel, who hosted the event took second, and Birmingham Southern took third place.

In the individual competition, Nikita Dees of Birmingham Southern won the overall title, but Keck took second place. Siegert took third and Bullard placed fourth in the overall individual championship.

NC State Individual Air-Rifle Scores
Noel Keck 569
Samantha Bullard 574
Katie Siegert 575
Rachel Jones 577
*Mark Nations 528
*Chris Melochick 556

*Scores not included in overall team total