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1/28/2019 9:52:00 AM | Rifle
MURRAY, Ky. – The Jacksonville State rifle team tuned up for the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Rifle Championship with the third place finish at the Withrow Invitational, hosted by Murray State.
The Gamecocks will look to carry the momentum from its performance at MSU's Pat Spurgin Rifle Range as they posted a season best 4670 aggregate score. JSU posted a pair of 4666 on two occasions earlier in the season at Mississippi in the season opener and in the Gamecock Invitational in November. Jax State had a 2349 in air rifle and a 2321 in smallbore. The Gamecocks finished by Kentucky and the Racers.
Senior David Sink and freshman Mackenzie Van Patten led the Gamecocks with top-10 finishes individually. Sink claimed ninth place, while Van Patten rounded out the top-10. Sink and Richardson recorded a final tally of 1170. Sink, from Crumpton, Maryland, had a 587 in air rifle and a 583 in smallbore. Van Patten, from Nampa, Iowa, fired a team best 588 in air rifle and a 582 in smallbore.
Senior Trace Haynes tabulated JSU top smallbore score with a 586. Haynes placed second behind Murray State's Mackenzie Martin. Haynes, a native of Hazelhurst, Georgia, fired an aggregate mark of 1169. Sophomore Sam Payne registered an 1166, while senior Mekenna Richardson rounded out JSU's scoring with an 1164.
The Gamecocks will host the 2019 OVC Rifle Championships, beginning on Saturday, February 2. The two-day event will get underway at 9 a.m. at the Gamecock Rifle Range in Rowe Hall on the JSU campus. Admission is free to both days of the OVC Championship. Â
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The Gamecocks will look to carry the momentum from its performance at MSU's Pat Spurgin Rifle Range as they posted a season best 4670 aggregate score. JSU posted a pair of 4666 on two occasions earlier in the season at Mississippi in the season opener and in the Gamecock Invitational in November. Jax State had a 2349 in air rifle and a 2321 in smallbore. The Gamecocks finished by Kentucky and the Racers.
Senior David Sink and freshman Mackenzie Van Patten led the Gamecocks with top-10 finishes individually. Sink claimed ninth place, while Van Patten rounded out the top-10. Sink and Richardson recorded a final tally of 1170. Sink, from Crumpton, Maryland, had a 587 in air rifle and a 583 in smallbore. Van Patten, from Nampa, Iowa, fired a team best 588 in air rifle and a 582 in smallbore.
Senior Trace Haynes tabulated JSU top smallbore score with a 586. Haynes placed second behind Murray State's Mackenzie Martin. Haynes, a native of Hazelhurst, Georgia, fired an aggregate mark of 1169. Sophomore Sam Payne registered an 1166, while senior Mekenna Richardson rounded out JSU's scoring with an 1164.
The Gamecocks will host the 2019 OVC Rifle Championships, beginning on Saturday, February 2. The two-day event will get underway at 9 a.m. at the Gamecock Rifle Range in Rowe Hall on the JSU campus. Admission is free to both days of the OVC Championship. Â
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