Story by Blake Sandlin, contributing writer Fifth-ranked Murray State welcomed top ranked Texas Christian University (TCU) as well as Jacksonville State University to Murray this weekend, competing in their second tri-match of the season. The Racers came in second behind TCU, finishing with a total aggregated score of 4696. TCU put up a score of Read More
The Murray State rifle team was honored for its OVC Championship before the Racer football game against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 24. Chalice Keith/The News Story by Blake Sandlin, contributing writer Following a first-place finish in the Ole Miss Classic last weekend, Murray State’s rifle program is continuing to put up some of the Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer With their season set to open this weekend, the Murray State rifle team will get their first taste of OVC play as they face UT Martin, ranked 19th nationally in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association preseason poll. Head Coach Alan Lollar said he is very confident in his team Read More
Staff report Murray State athletics are gearing up for Family Weekend, with the Racers set to compete in six sporting events starting Friday night. Racer volleyball will kick off the weekend, starting their OVC schedule as well as playing their first home match of the season. Murray State is coming off a 1-2 record last Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer With their season set to open this weekend, the Murray State rifle team will get their first taste of OVC play as they face UT Martin, ranked 19th nationally in the CRCA preseason poll. Head Coach Alan Lollar said he is very confident in his team and is excited Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer Murray State’s rifle team has their sights set high this season with a talented roster, including four All-Americans. One of them, Barbara Schläpfer, comes from a very different background than that of her teammates. Schläpfer, sophomore from Gais, Switzerland, lives in a small village of about 3,000 people. Her Read More
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