Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer Head coach of the Murray State rifle team, Alan Lollar, is heading into his ninth season coaching the Racers. In 2015, he was named the OVC Coach of the Year, but growing up, Lollar never expected he would be involved with the sport of rifle. Lollar grew up in Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer With their season set to begin, the Murray State rifle team has high expectations for the coming year, where they’ll be facing some of the top competition in the country. The Racers are starting this preseason ranked second nationally by the College Rifle Coaches Association. With expectations this high, Read More
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor The Murray State rifle team was ranked No. 2 in the country in the annual preseason College Rifle Coaches Association poll, released Aug. 22. The Racers finished third out of eight teams in the NCAA Rifle Championships. Head Coach Alan Lollar said the team takes it one shot at Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer Ivan Roe, sophomore from Manhattan, Montana, begins his Olympic preparation, aiming for a spot on the USA Olympic Rifle team. Somewhere between classes, traveling and training for the NCAA Championships, Roe has earned a potential spot representing the USA Olympic Air Rifle Team in Rio de Janeiro during the summer. Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer The Murray State Rifle team ranked third in the country after a win in the NCAA Rifle Championship in Akron, Ohio. The Racers improved five spots since last years’ national appearance finishing eighth. The team exceeded the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association expectations finishing third this year after being ranked sixth in Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer Ivan Roe is a sophomore aquatic biology major from Manhattan, Montana, who enjoys fishing, reading and leading his peers both on and off the rifle range. Roe didn’t begin his journey in rifle until his senior year of high school. He’s been shooting for 13 years. The journey started for Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Staff writer The nationally ranked Murray State Rifle team delivered its 11th OVC Championship at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in Murray last weekend. The No. 2 team in the country wrapped up the weekend with 2,342 smallbore, 2,377 air rifle and 4,719 aggregate on its way to the title. Last weekend Read More
Story by Sarah Combs, Contributing writer The Murray State Rifle team made strides with its home-range advantage this weekend leading to their win in the Withrow Invitational. The weather conditions were cold, but that couldn’t cool off the Racers’ hot streak. It didn’t appear to affect their performance or phase them at all. With tough competition Read More