Kozeniesky Fires Personal Best, Top Air Rifle Score at Olympic Trials
6/3/2016 4:21:00 PM | Rifle
CAMP PERRY, Ohio – NC State All-American Lucas Kozeniesky fired a personal-best score of 634.5 in the men's air rifle event on the first day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials Friday afternoon.
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The rising senior leads all shooters at the end of day one with his tally, thanks to six extra points (628.5 to 634.5) earned by a third-place finish in the finals session. The top two athletes in the competition at the conclusion of the three-day event will earn a nomination for the U.S. Olympic Team.
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Kozeniesky, a Fairfax Station, Va., native leads the field by 3.4 points, as Daniel Lowe of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is second with a score of 631.1.
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Each shooters score from each day will be added together Sunday to determine cumulative totals and the top two spots.
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The second day of competition begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET with finals set for later in the afternoon. The same schedule will be used for Sunday's slate.
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The rising senior leads all shooters at the end of day one with his tally, thanks to six extra points (628.5 to 634.5) earned by a third-place finish in the finals session. The top two athletes in the competition at the conclusion of the three-day event will earn a nomination for the U.S. Olympic Team.
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Kozeniesky, a Fairfax Station, Va., native leads the field by 3.4 points, as Daniel Lowe of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is second with a score of 631.1.
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Each shooters score from each day will be added together Sunday to determine cumulative totals and the top two spots.
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The second day of competition begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET with finals set for later in the afternoon. The same schedule will be used for Sunday's slate.
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#STATEment
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