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
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
Kelsey Emme began her career as a competitive shooter the day her dad gave her a BB gun at age 4, leading to her success as a collegiate and junior Olympic rifle team member. Emme said she begins a typical match by imagining herself having perfect scores. Emme said she goes through all her positions Read More
Despite shooting its second highest score of the season, the Racer rifle team took a two-point loss against two highly ranked opponents at the Murray State Tri-Match on Oct 25. Head Coach Alan Lollar said the team did well against tough opponents and the scores were on par with the rest of the season. “This Read More
Despite one loss against Nebraska, the Racer rifle team came out strong this weekend, ending with a win against the University of Mississippi. Only a few matches into his college career, Ivan Roe, freshman from Manhattan, Mont., is shooting just as well statistically as a fourth-season senior. Starting out at his high school BB Gun Read More
Since the season opened Sept. 28, the Racer rifle team has remained ranked among the top 10 in the nation. Head Coach Alan Lollar said the results reflect that all the team’s hard work and dedication to practices are paying off. “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish,” Lollar said. “You are really Read More