Saturday, October 15
Lexington, Ky.
8 a.m.
NC State
at
Kentucky
No. 15 NC State Rifle Opens 2022-23 Season at No. 5 Kentucky
10/14/2022 9:59:00 AM | Rifle
RALEIGH – The No. 15 NC State rifle team will open its season Saturday morning, traveling to Lexington, Kentucky, to take on No. 5 Kentucky at the Barker Hall Rifle Range. Saturday's match will begin at 8 a.m.
The Pack, which finished inside the CRCA Top 15 for the third straight season in 2021-22, welcomes back seven student-athletes from the previous season and will introduce two newcomers to this year's team.
Joining the seven returners are freshmen Kendall Goebel and Kyra Meade.
2021-22 RECAP
NC State concluded its 2021-22 season ranked No. 15 in the final CRCA poll. The Pack's highlights from this past season include a win at No. 15 Memphis on Oct. 31, posting a score of 4,664. NC State also logged a season-high final aggregate score of 4,675 against No. 1 Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 13.
The Pack's highest ranking during the 2021-22 season was No. 11, averaging an aggregate score of 4662.55 with a smallbore average of 2304.82 and an air rifle average of 2357.73.
SCOUTING KENTUCKY
The Wildcats (1-0) have won three of the past four national championships, securing back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022 under head coach Harry Mullins. Kentucky opened its season with a 4,705-4,681 victory at No. 12 Akron. The Wildcats placed three of its shooters inside the top five in individual aggregate scoring, highlighted by Sofia Ceccarello's score of 1,182.
WOLFPACK ON THE WORLD STAGE
NC State's Ben Salas will be representing the Pack on the world stage over the next two weeks, competing in the ISSF World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Salas is just one of five male college athletes to earn a spot on the United States national team. He will compete as an individual and with the team over the next few weeks. In June, Salas finished first in air rifle at the USA National Championships to be named the 2022 Junior Men's Air Rifle National Champion.
#GoPack | @PackRifle
The Pack, which finished inside the CRCA Top 15 for the third straight season in 2021-22, welcomes back seven student-athletes from the previous season and will introduce two newcomers to this year's team.
Joining the seven returners are freshmen Kendall Goebel and Kyra Meade.
2021-22 RECAP
NC State concluded its 2021-22 season ranked No. 15 in the final CRCA poll. The Pack's highlights from this past season include a win at No. 15 Memphis on Oct. 31, posting a score of 4,664. NC State also logged a season-high final aggregate score of 4,675 against No. 1 Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 13.
The Pack's highest ranking during the 2021-22 season was No. 11, averaging an aggregate score of 4662.55 with a smallbore average of 2304.82 and an air rifle average of 2357.73.
SCOUTING KENTUCKY
The Wildcats (1-0) have won three of the past four national championships, securing back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022 under head coach Harry Mullins. Kentucky opened its season with a 4,705-4,681 victory at No. 12 Akron. The Wildcats placed three of its shooters inside the top five in individual aggregate scoring, highlighted by Sofia Ceccarello's score of 1,182.
WOLFPACK ON THE WORLD STAGE
NC State's Ben Salas will be representing the Pack on the world stage over the next two weeks, competing in the ISSF World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Salas is just one of five male college athletes to earn a spot on the United States national team. He will compete as an individual and with the team over the next few weeks. In June, Salas finished first in air rifle at the USA National Championships to be named the 2022 Junior Men's Air Rifle National Champion.
#GoPack | @PackRifle
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