Ohio State
Alaska
Buckeyes Set Records in a Pair of Matches in Fairbanks
10/15/2023 6:42:00 AM | Rifle
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University Rifle Team fired a pair of matches against the defending National Champion Alaska Nanooks on Friday and Saturday.
Match 1 score card: http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1713
Match 2 score card: http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1714
On Friday the Buckeyes fired a team score of 4708 (Alaska: 4722) led by Viktor Kiss who equaled his own program record aggregate score of 1186.
In smallbore, Ohio State fired a team score of 2335 led by Viktor Kiss who fired a score of 589. He was followed by Paige Hollowell (583), Derek Keiser (582), Adrienne Hanson (581), and Lillian Warren (580) who rounded out team scoring. Dylan Gregory led the way for Ohio State's individuals with a score of 573, while Nathan Wehrlen and John Hamilton both fired scores of 572 to round out individual scoring.
In air rifle, the Buckeyes finished with a season best team score of 2372 and were again led by Viktor Kiss who equaled his career best with a score of 597. Derek Keiser (594), Paige Hollowell (593), Lillian Warren (589), and Adrienne Hanson (588) rounded out team scoring. Nathan Wehrlen led the way in individual scoring with a score of 590 while John Hamilton (583) and Dylan Gregory (579) rounded out individual scoring.
On Saturday. Ohio State fired a program record score of 4715 (Alaska: 4723) led by Viktor Kiss (1185), Paige Hollowell who fired her career best aggregate score of 1181, and Derek Keiser who also fired an aggregate score of 1181.
In smallbore, the Buckeyes established a new program record score of 2347. Viktor Kiss (590), Derek Keiser (589), and Paige Hollowell (587) led the way while Adrienne Hanson (581), and Lillian Warren (576) rounded out team scoring. Nathan Wehrlen led the way for Ohio State's individuals with a score of 583, while Dylan Gregory (577) and John Hamilton (571) rounded out individual scoring.
In air rifle, Ohio State fired a team score of 2368 with Viktor Kiss (595), Paige Hollowell (594), Derek Keiser (592), Adrienne Hanson (587), and Lillian Warren (585) contributing to the team score. John Hamilton fired a 585 and Nathan Wehrlen and Dylan Gregory fired 584 to round out individual scoring.
Coach Tanoue: "The team did a fantastic job managing all of the challenges that come with making the 4000+ mile journey up to Fairbanks and were able to put forth two really solid performances. I felt that the match on Friday was a solid step forward from our first match at Nebraska, and Saturday the team was able to take another step which resulted in a new program record aggregate score. It's always a great feeling to perform at a level where program records are being broken, but this group is extremely focused and eager to continue pushing for more this season. We'll have a very well-deserved week without a match, but will return for our first home competition of the season which will be very exciting."
Ohio State returns to action on Sunday, October 22 against Memphis and Morehead State inside of Converse Hall.
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