Women's Rifle | 2/21/2016 4:35:00 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Georgia Southern Rifle set some competitive scores on Sunday in the 2016 Charleston NCAA Qualifying Meet. Courtney Weekey led the way for the Eagles, posting 1,125 while Emmy Johnson broke the school record on air rifle with a 581. The Eagles' scores will be submitted to the NCAA before National Championship Selections are made over the next few weeks.Â
What Coach Said
"Our team did a great job today," said Head Coach Jim Riggs. "We have continued to improve each time out and with today's third place finish we're going to move up another spot in the national rankings to No. 24."
Team Results
Small Bore – 2,173
Air Rifle – 2,309
Aggregate – 4,482
Team Standings
1 – NC State (4,654)
2 – North Georgia (4,549)
3 – Georgia Southern (4,482)
4 – Wofford (4,474)
5 – The Citadel (4,394)
6 – The Citadel (W) (4,317)
7 – UAB (2,214 – Air Rifle Only)
Individual Results
Courtney Weekley
Small Bore – 547
Air Rifle – 578 (Ties Personal Best)
Aggregate – 1,125
Emmy Johnson
Small Bore – 540
Air Rifle – 581 (School Record)
Aggregate – 1,121
Rosemary Kramer
Small Bore – 547
Air Rifle – 578
Aggregate – 1,125
Tori Lewis
Small Bore – 533
Air Rifle – 577 (Season High)
Aggregate – 1,110
Kathryn Youngblood
Small Bore – 539
Air Rifle – 570
Aggregate – 1,109
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