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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Jacksonville, ALA.
8 AM / NCAA Qualifier
Ole Miss
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Jacksonville State
No. 7 Rifle Takes Aim at NCAA Qualifier in Alabama
2/21/2020 | Rifle
Ole Miss Looks to Improve Odds of Reaching Nationals on Saturday
OXFORD, Miss. – The final step toward NCAA Rifle Championships qualification presents itself for the No. 7 Ole Miss rifle team as the Rebels ready for their NCAA Qualifier match in Jacksonville, Alabama on Saturday. Ole Miss will shoot alongside No. 16 Jacksonville State inside the Gamecock Rifle Range, beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
The eight teams that will advance to the NCAA Rifle Championships in March will be decided over the weekend with NCAA Qualifier matches held across the country. Half of NCAA qualification is determined by the top-three scores fired at three separate locations averaged together, with the other half consisting of the score tallied at a team's NCAA Qualifier match.
Live targets can be tracked by the link provided and in-match updates can be found on the @OleMissRifle Twitter account.
RACE FOR EIGHT
The Rebels enter NCAA Qualifier weekend ranked No. 7 in the College Rifle Coaches Association poll. Ole Miss earned a top-three locational average of 4676.33 points after firing a 4679 (at TCU, Feb. 1), a 4676 (at Navy, Jan. 17), and a 4674 (at Ole Miss, Nov. 2). Right behind Ole Miss are No. 8 Memphis (4675 average), No. 9 Murray State (4674.67) and No. 10 Navy (4672).
CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENCY
Ole Miss has been a model of consistency this season. The Rebels have fired seven of the program's top-10 all-time scores thus far, ranging from 4679 to 4669 points. In air rifle, the squad has posted a 2356 in five of the last six matches.
BUESSELER DOES IT
No individual record has been safe when junior Abby Buesseler has entered the range this season. Buesseler etched her name alongside one of the best shooters in Rebel history. On Nov. 2, the Stacy, Minnesota, product tied Ali Weisz' individual mark (2014-15) for air rifle with an incredible 597.
Buesseler's efforts also helped Ole Miss set the team air rifle total in the same match at 2372. She also set the aggregate Rebel mark (1183) and is on pace to surpass the smallbore season average set by Shannon Wilson (579.2) back in 2005-06. Additionally, Buesseler also fired the second-highest smallbore total (588) on Feb. 1.
NATIONALLY RANKED REBELS
Senior Alana Kelly, freshman Claire O'Neel and Buesseler have led the Rebels this season with some of the highest averages in the nation. Below is where the trio and Ole Miss as a team ranks among the NCAA's best.
Smallbore: Ole Miss (6th, 2312.9); Buesseler (11th, 582.7); Kelly (32nd, 577.3)
Air Rifle: Ole Miss (6th, 2357.2); O'Neel (28th, 589.5); Buesseler (29th, 589.3); Kelly (31st, 589.1)
Aggregate: Ole Miss (5th, 4670.1); Buesseler (15th, 1172); Kelly (27th, 1166.4); O'Neel (29th, 1166.2)
TOP 10 ALL DAY
This season the Rebels have not fallen outside the Top 10 in the CRCA poll. Ole Miss spent four weeks as high as No. 5, a new program best.
LAST MATCH HIGHLIGHTS VS. MEMPHIS (FEB. 15)
The No. 7 Ole Miss rifle team ended the regular season with a Senior Day victory, downing No. 8 Memphis, 4672-4665 at the Ole Miss Rifle Range on Saturday.
Buesseler was the top overall shooter as the Rebels edged smallbore, 2316-2315 and air rifle, 2356-2350. Both Buesseler (585 smallbore) and Kelly (579) opened the match strong in kneeling, tying career highs with a 196 and 195, respectively.
Clutch 576s added by O'Neel and sophomore Erin Walsh gave Ole Miss an early lead after a back-and-forth opening event. In the second relay, junior Kamilla Kisch set or tied personal bests in kneeling (197), prone (192) and combined smallbore (582) as a non-counter.
Air rifle was led by freshman Kristen Derting, who continued her late-season success. She fired a 592 a day after recording a 593. The Rebel trio of Buesseler, Kelly and Walsh remarkably all tied in a consistent fashion, tallying 588 points each. Sophomore Megan Taylor set a career high of her own with a 583 as a non-counter.
UP NEXT
The Rebels will look for conference supremacy at the GARC Championships, Feb. 28-29 in Memphis. Friday will feature smallbore competition and action will conclude with air rifle on Saturday. Both days get underway at 8 a.m. CT.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
The eight teams that will advance to the NCAA Rifle Championships in March will be decided over the weekend with NCAA Qualifier matches held across the country. Half of NCAA qualification is determined by the top-three scores fired at three separate locations averaged together, with the other half consisting of the score tallied at a team's NCAA Qualifier match.
Live targets can be tracked by the link provided and in-match updates can be found on the @OleMissRifle Twitter account.
RACE FOR EIGHT
The Rebels enter NCAA Qualifier weekend ranked No. 7 in the College Rifle Coaches Association poll. Ole Miss earned a top-three locational average of 4676.33 points after firing a 4679 (at TCU, Feb. 1), a 4676 (at Navy, Jan. 17), and a 4674 (at Ole Miss, Nov. 2). Right behind Ole Miss are No. 8 Memphis (4675 average), No. 9 Murray State (4674.67) and No. 10 Navy (4672).
CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENCY
Ole Miss has been a model of consistency this season. The Rebels have fired seven of the program's top-10 all-time scores thus far, ranging from 4679 to 4669 points. In air rifle, the squad has posted a 2356 in five of the last six matches.
BUESSELER DOES IT
No individual record has been safe when junior Abby Buesseler has entered the range this season. Buesseler etched her name alongside one of the best shooters in Rebel history. On Nov. 2, the Stacy, Minnesota, product tied Ali Weisz' individual mark (2014-15) for air rifle with an incredible 597.
Buesseler's efforts also helped Ole Miss set the team air rifle total in the same match at 2372. She also set the aggregate Rebel mark (1183) and is on pace to surpass the smallbore season average set by Shannon Wilson (579.2) back in 2005-06. Additionally, Buesseler also fired the second-highest smallbore total (588) on Feb. 1.
NATIONALLY RANKED REBELS
Senior Alana Kelly, freshman Claire O'Neel and Buesseler have led the Rebels this season with some of the highest averages in the nation. Below is where the trio and Ole Miss as a team ranks among the NCAA's best.
Smallbore: Ole Miss (6th, 2312.9); Buesseler (11th, 582.7); Kelly (32nd, 577.3)
Air Rifle: Ole Miss (6th, 2357.2); O'Neel (28th, 589.5); Buesseler (29th, 589.3); Kelly (31st, 589.1)
Aggregate: Ole Miss (5th, 4670.1); Buesseler (15th, 1172); Kelly (27th, 1166.4); O'Neel (29th, 1166.2)
TOP 10 ALL DAY
This season the Rebels have not fallen outside the Top 10 in the CRCA poll. Ole Miss spent four weeks as high as No. 5, a new program best.
LAST MATCH HIGHLIGHTS VS. MEMPHIS (FEB. 15)
The No. 7 Ole Miss rifle team ended the regular season with a Senior Day victory, downing No. 8 Memphis, 4672-4665 at the Ole Miss Rifle Range on Saturday.
Buesseler was the top overall shooter as the Rebels edged smallbore, 2316-2315 and air rifle, 2356-2350. Both Buesseler (585 smallbore) and Kelly (579) opened the match strong in kneeling, tying career highs with a 196 and 195, respectively.
Clutch 576s added by O'Neel and sophomore Erin Walsh gave Ole Miss an early lead after a back-and-forth opening event. In the second relay, junior Kamilla Kisch set or tied personal bests in kneeling (197), prone (192) and combined smallbore (582) as a non-counter.
Air rifle was led by freshman Kristen Derting, who continued her late-season success. She fired a 592 a day after recording a 593. The Rebel trio of Buesseler, Kelly and Walsh remarkably all tied in a consistent fashion, tallying 588 points each. Sophomore Megan Taylor set a career high of her own with a 583 as a non-counter.
UP NEXT
The Rebels will look for conference supremacy at the GARC Championships, Feb. 28-29 in Memphis. Friday will feature smallbore competition and action will conclude with air rifle on Saturday. Both days get underway at 8 a.m. CT.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
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