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SEARC 2
Wolfpack Rifle Turns In Stellar Performance at SEARC 2
10/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Rifle
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Several members of the 13th-ranked NC State rifle team recorded career best performances on Saturday, as the Wolfpack finished first at the second South Eastern Air Rifle Conference (SEARC) match of the season held at The Citadel's rifle range.
State improves to 12-0 on the season and also remains unbeaten in SEARC action at 12-0. The Wolfpack recorded a total team score of 4587 at the event, highlighted by a score of 2314 in air rifle and 2273 in smallbore.
Miller's Minute
Opening Statement…
"I'm really pleased with the way the team performed today," said head coach Keith Miller. "We put up some very good scores throughout the lineup and had several student-athletes record career bests, which shows their improvement."
On the team's performance…
"I think our performance today was a step in the right direction to where we want to be as a program. Even those who did not record personal bests, also had solid scores. We expect to record a team score higher than 4600 in each match for the remainder of the season."
Worth Noting
- NC State collected a first-place finish in a SEARC match for the second time this season.
- The Wolfpack extends its regular season SEARC win streak to 81 matches, as the squad has not lost a match in the conference since Nov. 8, 2010.
- Three different student-athletes recorded career best performances for a total of six personal records set at the event.
Match Rewind
- State's team score, air rifle total and smallbore score were the highest among teams competing at SEARC 2.
- Sophomore Lucas Kozeniesky fired the best scores on the day in both rifle disciplines and as a result, also had the top aggregate total. He charted a personal record score of 590 in air rifle and shot a 577 in smallbore. Kozeniesky's aggregate total of 1167 was also a career high.
- Daniel Cliff, a junior from Fairfax, Va., recorded the second-best aggregate score at 1144. He tallied a 573 in smallbore and 571 in air rifle.
- Redshirt junior Dani Foster registered a score of 581 in air rifle and a 559 in smallbore for an aggregate total of 1140.
- Firing a score of 572 in air rifle and 564 in smallbore was junior Alex Martin. He recorded an aggregate score of 1136.
- Freshman Derya Pekari recorded career best in all three categories at the match. She shot a 581 in air rifle and 559 in smallbore for a total score of 1128.
- Classmate Caitlyn Ford charted a score of 565 in the air rifle event and a 517 in smallbore to compile a total aggregate of 1082.
- Redshirt sophomore George Williams only competed in smallbore firing a score of 574.
Up Next
NC State will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 18 when it takes on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Charleston, S.C., at The Citadel's rifle range. The contest will mark the first Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) match of the season for the Wolfpack.
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