Saturday, February 2
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OVC Rifle Championships - Smallbore
2/1/2019 1:40:00 PM | Rifle
JACKSONVILLE – For the fourth time since joining the Ohio Valley Conference, the Jacksonville State rifle team will host the 2019 OVC Rifle Championships this weekend at the Gamecock Rifle Range inside Rowe Hall on the JSU campus.
The two-day championship format will get started at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday with the smallbore portion of the championship. Sunday's air rifle competition is slated to get underway at 9:45 a.m. The awards ceremony is set for Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Admission is free to both days of the championship event.
The championship will feature host Jax State along with Morehead State, Murray State and UT Martin. Three of the four teams enter the OVC Championship ranked in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association's weekly poll. The Racers of MSU are the highest ranked OVC squad at No. 5. The Gamecocks moved in to the No. 10 spot, while Morehead State is ranked 16th.
JSU is in search of its 10th overall conference title and first since the 2015 season. The Gamecocks finished third in the 2018 championship as it recorded an aggregate of 4637. JSU finished second in the small bore with 2299 points and placed third in the air rifle with 2327 last year.
 Morehead State finished second overall last year in the league championship, marking just the second time the Eagles have placed second.
 Murray State won its third straight and 13th overall conference title last year. The Racers took both the smallbore and air rifle crowns last season. Murray State qualified for the NCAA Championship in 2018 and finished fourth.
UT Martin's mixed team finished fourth last year overall with a score of 4599.
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The two-day championship format will get started at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday with the smallbore portion of the championship. Sunday's air rifle competition is slated to get underway at 9:45 a.m. The awards ceremony is set for Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Admission is free to both days of the championship event.
The championship will feature host Jax State along with Morehead State, Murray State and UT Martin. Three of the four teams enter the OVC Championship ranked in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association's weekly poll. The Racers of MSU are the highest ranked OVC squad at No. 5. The Gamecocks moved in to the No. 10 spot, while Morehead State is ranked 16th.
JSU is in search of its 10th overall conference title and first since the 2015 season. The Gamecocks finished third in the 2018 championship as it recorded an aggregate of 4637. JSU finished second in the small bore with 2299 points and placed third in the air rifle with 2327 last year.
 Morehead State finished second overall last year in the league championship, marking just the second time the Eagles have placed second.
 Murray State won its third straight and 13th overall conference title last year. The Racers took both the smallbore and air rifle crowns last season. Murray State qualified for the NCAA Championship in 2018 and finished fourth.
UT Martin's mixed team finished fourth last year overall with a score of 4599.
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