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Ole Miss Rifle Ranks Top 10 in the CRCA Rankings
10/10/2016 | Rifle
OXFORD, Miss.-- Ole Miss rifle welcomed Murray State, Kentucky, Memphis, Jacksonville State, UT Martin, and North Georgia to the seven day Ole Miss Open hosted at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center. The Rebels finished fourth shooting a 4641 aggregate, but move up to the top 10 in this week's Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA).
Recapping the Ole Miss Open
The Rebels improved six points from the previous Ole Miss Open to take fourth place behind Murray State (4690), Kentucky (4680) and Memphis (4649). Sophomore Randi Loudin broke her personal best shooting a 577 in smallbore and senior Alison Weisz led the Rebels in air rifle with a 591. Freshman Hayley Carroll came in right behind Weisz with a 590 air rifle score to break her personal record.
Smallbore Results
Randi Loudin 577 (PR)
Alison Weisz 576
Harley Gardner 576
Jessica Haig 571
Alana Kelly 566
Total 2,289
Air Rifle Results
Alison Weisz 591
Hayley Carroll 590 (PR)
Jessica Haig 588
Harley Gardner 583
Total 2,352
Talking with Head Coach Marsha Beasley
"We had a good tournament. Six teams came in and I think that our team performed very well. We were just two points off the school record for air rifle. I am very pleased to see Ole Miss move up to No. 10 in the rankings, but I also know the rankings were compiled based on the highest score a team fires in the previous week. THere is a lof of parity between the teams ranked 8 through 15 and I expect a lot of change each week, both up and down, as the season progresses. We are looking to improve on our smallbore score. I think everyone is working really hard and hopefully our scores will go up and the rest will take care of itself."
Up Next
Ole Miss returns to competition on Oct. 15 hosting No. 9 Nebraska at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
