Story by Alec Mullins, Contributing writer The Murray State Rifle team can be found practicing at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range shortly after sunrise, a strategy that Alan Lollar, the team’s Head Coach, uses to help his shooters remain focused. Coming off a strong 2015 season, the rifle team is once again proving themselves to be Read More
The snow is melting and the sun is out for most, but not for the Racer rifle team. They received their bid to travel with seven other teams to Anchorage, Alaska for the NCAA Championships. “I thought they did a fine job staying composed under a lot of uncertainty,” said Head Coach Alan Lollar. After Read More
The Racer rifle team shot its way to two-second place finishes in the OVC Championships, coming up behind host, Jacksonville State. “I thought Jacksonville State did a very good job,” said Head Coach Alan Lollar. “They did a good job and were an excellent host. The match went on without a hitch.” Finishing with an Read More
The No. 8 Murray State rifle team ended its regular season by winning the Withrow Open last weekend at its home range and, in the process, took down two of the top five teams in the country. At the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range, the Racers out-shot the other nine teams, including the No. 3 University Read More
Coming off a weekend with its third highest total score of the school year, the Racer rifle team suits up Friday for its last home competition and must face nine other schools. The upcoming match is the final regular season competition before heading to the OVC Championship in Jacksonville, Ala., on Feb 7. Head Coach Read More
It wasn’t until my junior year that I discovered we have an entire rifle range under Roy Stewart Stadium. I’m not talking about a small, one or two line range; I’m talking about a fully equipped digitalized rifle range. I also didn’t realize rifle was an Olympic sport or that we had student-athletes that have Read More
In its first match back from Winter Break, the rifle team shot two wins, scored above its average and had a guest appearance. Head Coach Alan Lollar brought the players back from the break a week early to train for their matches against Columbus State on Jan. 10 and UT Martin on Jan. 11. Both Read More
The Racer rifle team finished its fall season with a split last weekend, losing to No. 2 University of Kentucky but beating No. 12 Army. “I thought the weekend went well,” said Head Coach Alan Lollar. “Our match against UK was tough because they are a pretty good team, and they shot well as a Read More