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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
GARC Championships
Rebels Finish Fourth At GARC Championships
2/26/2012 | Rifle
Feb. 26, 2012
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss rifle team wrapped up a successful 2011-12 season Sunday at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center in the final day of the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships.
"I was very pleased with the weekend," Rebel head coach Valerie Boothe said. "I think our team score was one point off our record, so I can't be disappointed at all."
Producing a team score of 4653, Ole Miss finished fourth overall at the Championships. For the third straight year, West Virginia exited Oxford crowned GARC champions after recording a team score of 4681.
Ole Miss' lone senior, Keely Stankey, put together a senior weekend to remember. The Minneapolis native recorded the top high kneeling score (196) and finished with the second-best combined overall score (1175) in her final Championships. Saturday, she finished fourth in the individual smallbore finals.
"I was really happy with my performance this weekend," Stankey said. "I put forth my best effort and shot well in both guns, which is what I wanted to do."
Boothe said the weekend performance by Stankey was fitting.
"She's just been phenomenal for us," Boothe said. "I couldn't ask for anything more."
Stankey and sophomore Melissa Quartarone led the Rebels Sunday. Both fired air scores of 591 to guide the Rebels to a third-place team finish in air. Meanwhile, Quartarone finished sixth in the individual air rifle finals and Stankey wound up seventh.
While most of the Rebel shooters have now concluded their seasons, Stankey and sophomore Abbey Stanec will continue training. The duo will begin preparation this week for the NCAA Championships, where they will compete as individuals in air rifle.
The 2012 NCAA Rifle Championships are set for March 9-10 and will be hosted by The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
AGATE
Air Rifle
Melissa Quartarone - 591
Keely Stankey - 591
Abbey Stanec - 586
Kim Coffey - 583
MaryAnn Banks - 578
Evalyn Holman - 578
Kelly Rosales - 577
Rena Goodwin - 572
2012 GARC Awards
Smallbore Individuals
3rd Petra Zublasing - WVU 580 102.1 682.1
2nd Henri Junghänel - UK 585 97.2 682.2
1st Kelly Buck - ARMY 585 98.4 683.4
High Positions High Prone Henri Junghänel - UK 200 18x
High Standing Dani Foster - NC State 195 7x
High Kneeling Keely Stankey - Ole Miss 196 10x
Air Rifle Individuals
3rd Ethan Settlemires -UK 595 100.6 695.6
2nd Heather Greathouse - UK 592 103.9 695.9
1st Petra Zublasing - WVU 598 104.7 702.7
Combined Individuals Overall
3rd Taylor Ciotola - WVU 583 591 1174
2nd Keely Stankey - Ole Miss 584 591 1175
1st Petra Zublasing - WVU 580 598 1178
Smallbore Team
3rd University of Kentucky 2313
2nd West Virginia University 2315
1st Army 2318
Air Rifle Team
3rd University of Mississippi 2351
2nd University of Kentucky 2362
1st West Virginia University 2366
OVERALL TEAM SCORES
1. West Virginia University - 4681
2. University of Kentucky - 4675
3. University of Nebraska - 4658
4. Ole Miss - 4653
t4. Army - 4653
6. Memphis - 4631
7. NC State - 4555
