Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle’s senior class of 2019 closed the book on their extraordinary careers as Racers. For starters, seniors Barbara Schläpfer, MacKenzie Martin, Alathea Sellars and Eric Sloan are the fifth Murray State senior class to win four OVC rifle titles. In addition to dominating the OVC, Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu The Racer rifle team will make their 33rd appearance in the NCAA Rifle Championships on March 8-9 in hopes of winning its first national title since 1987. What’s ahead: Murray State earned the fifth seed out of eight teams selected to Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle knocked off the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Sunday in its annual NCAA qualifier match. The Racers won with a score of 4671 points versus the Huskers 4661 points. Murray State senior MacKenzie Martin led the way in smallbore with 586 points. Another senior Barbara Schläpfer Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu For the fourth consecutive year, Murray State rifle brought home the OVC crown at Jacksonville State with a 4685 aggregate. The Racers seized their 14th OVC title this weekend, and sixth under Head Coach Alan Lollar. Senior Barbara Schläpfer shot a match-high 590 in smallbore and 594 in Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle finished second in its annual Withrow Invitational last weekend behind the University of Kentucky. The Racers’ five counters scored 4687 points in total aggregate while the No. 1 ranked Wildcats finished with 4701 points. Murray State outshot the Wildcats by three points in smallbore, but Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Coming off a 10-2 record in the fall season, Murray State’s rifle team is primed to carry its momentum into the spring. After a week of training before starting the spring semester, Murray State senior Alathea Sellars is ready to secure her third consecutive OVC title. Sellars spent Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle fired the second-highest score in the country this season to beat Jacksonville State University 4716-4656. The Racers’ score fell short of the current highest team score by two points with a score of 4718, which was shot by the University of Kentucky a few weeks Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle finished in second ahead of the No. 4 ranked Ohio State University Buckeyes, but fell to match-host and No. 2 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in a tri-match this weekend. The Racers scored a 4679 to top the Buckeyes score of 4650. However, the Mountaineers won Read More