Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle will head into its winter break with heads held high after posting 4692 points to win against the University of Mississippi’s 4650 points on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Racers returned their senior shooter Mackenzie Martin from international competition on Saturday, and she picked up right Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle continued to dominate against nationally-ranked opponents during Veterans Day weekend. The Racers outscored the University of Nevada-Reno, the University of Texas-El Paso and Ohio State University in the Buckeye Open, by scoring a 4682 aggregate on Saturday, Nov. 10, and 4679 in a dual match Read More
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu Murray State rifle jumped from No. 6 to No. 1 in the nation in the latest poll conducted by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association on Monday, Nov. 5. The last time the Racers were ranked No. 1 in the nation was Nov. 26, 2015. This marks just the 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
Story by Keenan Hall Staff writer khall16@murraystate.edu The fifth-ranked Murray State rifle team defeated the University of Alabama-Birmingham and Georgia Southern in a tri-match Friday morning at Ole Miss. Racer senior Barbara Schlapfer shot a 585 in smallbore and a 594 in air rifle to lead her team with an aggregate of 1179. Murray State Read More
Story by Cory Sharber, contributing writer The Murray State rifle team took home its third-straight OVC Championship and numerous team and individual accolades over the weekend at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range. The No. 4 ranked Racers had to compete against other opponents in the top-20, including No. 12 Jacksonville State, No. 17 Morehead State Read More
Story by Cory Sharber, Contributing writer The No. 3 ranked Murray State rifle team fell to the No. 1 West Virginia Mountaineers in a record-breaking match Saturday at the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range. The Mountaineers broke all of their previously established team records against the Racers, setting new highs in the smallbore, air rifle and Read More