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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
UT-Martin Invitational
Rifle Finishes Second In UT-Martin Invite
2/2/2004 | Rifle
Feb. 2, 2004
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The Ole Miss rifle team kicked off its 2004 spring campaign Friday afternoon with a second-place finish in the four-team Tennessee-Martin Invitational. Murray State won the competition with a final tally of 6,169, while the Rebels posted a total score of 6,015 to place ahead of Memphis (5,913) and Austin Peay (1,463).
The top-finishing Racers turned in scores of 4,636 in smallbore and 1,533 in rifle. Ole Miss, meanwhile, collected scores of 4,504 and 1,511, while the Tigers posted scores 4,413 and 1,500 and the Governors - competing only in air rifle - recorded a 1,463.
"I thought we had some good individual efforts, but I was hoping for a better team score," Ole Miss head coach Valerie Boothe said. "Murray State really ran away with it in the end. They are a good team, but I thought we could've made the gap a little closer by being more competitive."
Freshman Jennifer Lorenzen led the Rebels in smallbore with a score of 1,149, which was good for seventh place in the competition. Freshman Mara Polonsky added a count of 1,133, while sophomore Laura Gavin shot a 1,122, sophomore Megan Sandage fired a 1,118 and sophomore Samantha Leach posted a 1,115.
In air rifle, Sandage was Ole Miss' top finisher was an eighth-place score of 382. Polansky turned in a 378, while Leach managed a 376, Lorenzen a 375 and Gavin a 371.
TEAM SCORES Smallbore Air Rifle Total1. Murray State 4636 1533 61692. OLE MISS 4504 1511 60153. Memphis 4413 1500 59134. Austin Peay --- 1463 1463
OLE MISS INDIVIDUAL SCORES Smallbore Air Rifle TotalJennifer Lorenzen (Fr.) 1149 375 1524Mara Polonsky (Fr.) 1133 378 1511Megan Sandage (So.) 1118 382 1500Laura Gavin (So.) 1122 371 1493Samantha Leach (So.) 1115 376 1491
