The Murray State rifle team took home second place at the OVC Championships on Sunday hosted by Morehead State, the Racers finished with a team aggregate score of 4587 at the meet, defending champion Jacksonville State took the team title with a total of 4653.
After compiling a score of 2263 in smallbore, the Racers followed that score up with a score of 2324 in air rifle. Kelsey Emme led MSU in the discipline, compiling a score of 585. Emme was the lone Racer named to the All-OVC Air Rifle First Team and was also a second team member for smallbore.
Caroline Barber, Michael Burzynski and Tessa Howald were selected as second team All-OVC in air rifle. Barber scored a 582 in the discipline, while Burzynski and Howald scored 579 and 578, respectively in air.
Howald was also named the OVC’s Rifle Freshman of the Year and made the OVC All-Newcomer Air Rifle Team. Kaitlyn Wilson made the All-Newcomer teams in both smallbore and air rifle.
Bill Harvey and Burzynski were named to the All-OVC Second Team in smallbore along with Emme. In two weeks, the Racers will host an NCAA Qualifier on Feb. 16.
“Caroline Barber, our only senior, had a fine match,” Head Coach Alan Lollar said. “She is a nursing student with a very tough schedule, and I’m proud of the way she prepared and performed. As a team, I thought we prepared well, but execution wasn’t what we normally expect. The effort was there. We are learning to handle big matches and distractions. We will learn and try to apply it in the future.”
Story courtesy of Sports Information.