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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
Withrow Invitational
Ole Miss Finishes Seventh at Withrow Invitational
1/27/2003 | Rifle
Jan. 27, 2003
MURRAY, Ky. - The Ole Miss rifle team saw some outstanding shooting from several competitors as the Rebels fired a 1524-4512-6036 to finish seventh at the Withrow Invitational over the weekend. Ole Miss was one of 19 teams competing in the tournament.
"We beat Nebraska, which is always a good win, but we slipped some in our smallbore scoring," said head coach Valerie Boothe. "We're looking to get back on track and start putting high scores in both categories back on the board at the same time."
Shanda Duval led the team on the day, with the best performance of the day in smallbore with an 1142. She also pushed the squad with a 381 in air rifle for a combined score of 1523 on the day.
Megan Sandage continued to post scores to help keep her in the race for All-America honors, as the freshman scored a 387 in air rifle, one point shy of the school record. She also posted a solid score in smallbore, notching an 1133 to earn a final score of 1520.
Both players finished in the top-20 on the day. Duval finished 18th in the overall standings, while Sandage finished 19th overall in the standings.
Kristin Parker scored above her average to help push the team to its top-10 finish as the junior recorded an 1125 in smallbore and a 376 in air rifle. The two scores gave Parker an overall score of 1501 for the event.
Megan Roberts rounded out the scoring for Ole Miss. The sophomore fired an 1112 in smallbore and a personal best 380 in air rifle on the way to a combined final score of 1492. The 380 is a career-high for Roberts, who beat her previous best of 377 set earlier in the year at Army.
Maranda Stockton, the lone senior on the squad, was the one of two Ole Miss players to compete as an individual in the meet. She fired a 378 in air rifle on the afternoon. Stockton did not compete in smallbore. Laura Gavin competed in smallbore, turning in a score of 1118 on the afternoon. She did not compete in air rifle.
The Rebels will return to competition February 9, 2003, in competition at the NCAA Collegiate Sectional in Murray, Ky.
TEAM SCORES Smallbore Air Rifle Total1. Tennessee Tech 4632 1547 61792. Murray State 4624 1533 61573. Kentucky-Blue 4605 1546 61514. Jacksonville State-Red 4612 1537 61495. Ohio State-Scarlet 4580 1538 61186. Kentucky-White 4541 1522 60637. OLE MISS 4512 1524 60368. UMKC 4545 1479 60249. Nebraska 4466 1520 598610. UT-Martin 4443 1508 595111. Jacksonville State-White 4429 1496 592512. Memphis 4398 1502 590013. Morehead State 4404 1485 588914. Ohio State-Gray 4341 1417 575815. Centenary-Men's 3755 - 375516. Centenary-Women's 3495 - 349517. Saint Louis - 1287 128718. UAB - 1260 126019. Mercer - 1201 1201
INDIVIDUAL SCORES Smallbore Air Rifle TotalShanda Duval 1142 381 1523Megan Sandage 1133 387 1520Kristin Parker 1125 376 1501Megan Roberts 1112 380 1492Laura Gavin 1118 - 1118Maranda Stockton - 376 376
