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Akron Rifle Battles Mount Aloysius in NCAA Qualifier
February 21 | Rifle
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AKRON, Ohio - The 12th-ranked University of Akron rifle team will begin its postseason campaign this Saturday, Feb. 22, as the Zips host Mount Aloysius in an NCAA Qualifier match at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range at 11 a.m.
All NCAA rife teams in the nation will participate in a qualifier match this weekend. This score will be added to the average of the top three scores of the season to determine the final national rankings. Only the top eight teams will be invited to the NCAA Championships to be hosted by Kentucky, March 14-15. The NCAA Selection Show is slated for Monday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.
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Redshirt senior Gavin Perkowski (Bolivar, Ohio) leads the Zips this season posting team-best averages of 1179.21 and 594.50, respectively, in the combined and air rifles, while redshirt senior Erin Schnupp (Gorham, Maine) owns a team-best average of 585.57 in the smallbore rifle.
The NCAA Qualifier will mark the final home matches in the decorated Akron careers for seniors Rachel Engels (Meridian, Idaho), Joey Hahn (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Alexis Kirk (Clarence Center, N.Y.), Perkowski, Schnupp and Cory Stroupe (Brasstown, N.C.).
Akron continues postseason competition traveling to Morgantown, W.Va., for the Great America Rifle Conference Championships, March 1-2, hosted by West Virginia.
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AKRON, Ohio - The 12th-ranked University of Akron rifle team will begin its postseason campaign this Saturday, Feb. 22, as the Zips host Mount Aloysius in an NCAA Qualifier match at the Robert A. Pinn Shooting Range at 11 a.m.
All NCAA rife teams in the nation will participate in a qualifier match this weekend. This score will be added to the average of the top three scores of the season to determine the final national rankings. Only the top eight teams will be invited to the NCAA Championships to be hosted by Kentucky, March 14-15. The NCAA Selection Show is slated for Monday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.
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Redshirt senior Gavin Perkowski (Bolivar, Ohio) leads the Zips this season posting team-best averages of 1179.21 and 594.50, respectively, in the combined and air rifles, while redshirt senior Erin Schnupp (Gorham, Maine) owns a team-best average of 585.57 in the smallbore rifle.
The NCAA Qualifier will mark the final home matches in the decorated Akron careers for seniors Rachel Engels (Meridian, Idaho), Joey Hahn (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Alexis Kirk (Clarence Center, N.Y.), Perkowski, Schnupp and Cory Stroupe (Brasstown, N.C.).
Akron continues postseason competition traveling to Morgantown, W.Va., for the Great America Rifle Conference Championships, March 1-2, hosted by West Virginia.
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