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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss
NCAA Championships
Rifle Wraps up 2023 NCAA Championships with Fourth Place Finish
3/11/2023 | Rifle
Rebels Finish Top-Four for the Third Straight Season
AKRON, Ohio – Ole Miss rifle concluded the 2023 NCAA Championship with a fourth-place finish overall after shooting 2367 in air rifle on day two. The Rebels have placed in the top-four at the NCAA Championships for three straight seasons.
Ole Miss (9-2, 5-2 GARC) came into the second and final day coming off of its highest smallbore placement in program history. Kristen Derting led the team with an 1182 aggregate score, which was good for fifth overall with three other competitors.
The second day began with three Rebels competing in relay one. Martina Gratz highlighted the group and the team as a whole, firing a 595. She ends her excellent air rifle season with four consecutive matches of 595 or above. Gratz ended her first NCAA Championships with an 1177 aggregate score. Emma Pereira also shot well in relay one, scoring a 591. The freshman has scored 590 or above in air rifle in the last five matches. Pereira missed the individual top-10 by 1 point with her 1179 aggregate score.
M'Leah Lambdin rounded out relay one, shooting a 582 in air rifle and an 1149 aggregate score.
Relay two started strong as Derting shot a 10 in 36 of her first 37 shots. The senior concluded her day with a 594. Lea Horvath also started well and finished with a 587 in air rifle. Horvath shot an 1175 aggregate score throughout the two days.
The Rebels fell two spots to fourth due to TCU firing the highest air rifle score of 2385. Also, Kentucky scored 2373 to tie the Rebels' aggregate score of 4713. Ole Miss was edged out due to fewer centered shots.
Ole Miss' total score of 4713 ties its highest score ever at the NCAA Championships with last season's championship performance.
Overall Team Standings
1. Alaska Fairbanks: 2349-2380—4729
2. TCU: 2338-2379—4717
3. Kentucky: 2340-2373—4713
4. Ole Miss: 2346-2367—4713
5. West Virginia: 2343-2365—4708
6. Nebraska: 2340-2366—4706
7. Air Force: 2322-2375--4697
8. Murray State: 2322-2366—4688
Ole Miss Results
Kristen Derting: 588-594—1182
Emma Pereira: 588-591—1179
Martina Gratz: 582-595—1177
Lea Horvath: 588-587—1175
M'Leah Lambdin: 567-582—1149
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