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Ford, Kozeniesky Conclude Action at NCAA Championships
3/12/2017 3:04:00 PM | Rifle
Duo competes at NCAAs for second consecutive year
COLUMBUS, Ohio – NC State's Caitlyn Ford and Lucas Kozeniesky concluded the 2016-17 season at the NCAA Rifle Championships held inside the French Field House on The Ohio State University's campus.
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Kozeniesky finished 19th in the air rifle competition to bring his illustrious collegiate career to a close. He turned in scores of 99 on his first, second, third and sixth series. On his fourth series, the Fairfax, Va., native earned a 97 and a 98 on his fifth series to compile a total score of 591.
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Hailing from Fairfax Station, Va., Ford garnered a score of 581 in air rifle headlined by a perfect series to conclude the event. She started the competition with a 97 on her first series and followed that up with 96. The third series was the toughest for Ford, as she recorded a 93 before turning it around to log a 96, 99 and 100 on her final three series.
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NC State finished ninth as a team in the final team rankings, one spot shy of earning a team bid to the NCAA Championships.Â
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West Virginia claimed the National Championship for the fifth consecutive year with an aggregate score of 4723.
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Kozeniesky finished 19th in the air rifle competition to bring his illustrious collegiate career to a close. He turned in scores of 99 on his first, second, third and sixth series. On his fourth series, the Fairfax, Va., native earned a 97 and a 98 on his fifth series to compile a total score of 591.
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Hailing from Fairfax Station, Va., Ford garnered a score of 581 in air rifle headlined by a perfect series to conclude the event. She started the competition with a 97 on her first series and followed that up with 96. The third series was the toughest for Ford, as she recorded a 93 before turning it around to log a 96, 99 and 100 on her final three series.
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NC State finished ninth as a team in the final team rankings, one spot shy of earning a team bid to the NCAA Championships.Â
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West Virginia claimed the National Championship for the fifth consecutive year with an aggregate score of 4723.
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