The University of Akron Athletics

Akron Earns Pair Of Wins over Ranked Opponents
November 01 | Rifle
FINAL STATS | PHOTO GALLERY | 2025-26 AVERAGES
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LEXINGTON, Va. - The 12th-rated University of Akron rifle squad earned victories past No. 19 UAB (4671-4637) and No. 21 VMI (4671-4587) on Saturday (Nov. 1).
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In the smallbore division, senior Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) pulled in top-gun honors in smallbore with a 584 mark. Rounding out the top three for Akron were seniors Rachael Paddock (Perry, N.Y.) and Joey Hahn (Middle Grove, N.Y.) with like 578's.Â
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Freshmen Matthew Kimball (Pineville, La.) led the Zips in the air rifle taking top-gun accolades with a mark of 595.
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Akron returns to competition traveling to Columbus to battle No. 10 Murray State, No. 12 UTEP and No. 14 Ohio State on Saturday (Nov. 8).
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LEXINGTON, Va. - The 12th-rated University of Akron rifle squad earned victories past No. 19 UAB (4671-4637) and No. 21 VMI (4671-4587) on Saturday (Nov. 1).
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In the smallbore division, senior Natalia Siek (Flemington, N.J.) pulled in top-gun honors in smallbore with a 584 mark. Rounding out the top three for Akron were seniors Rachael Paddock (Perry, N.Y.) and Joey Hahn (Middle Grove, N.Y.) with like 578's.Â
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Freshmen Matthew Kimball (Pineville, La.) led the Zips in the air rifle taking top-gun accolades with a mark of 595.
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Akron returns to competition traveling to Columbus to battle No. 10 Murray State, No. 12 UTEP and No. 14 Ohio State on Saturday (Nov. 8).
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