Ohio State
NCAA Qualifier
Ohio State Fires 4710, Highest NCAA Qualifier Score In Program History
2/19/2024 8:49:00 AM | Rifle
The Buckeyes also honored four seniors on Senior Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State rifle team competed in the NCAA Qualifier matches that took place across the country over the weekend competing alongside Nebraska (4703), and Akron (4689). The team fired an aggregate score of 4710, which was the highest qualifier match score in program history.
The Buckeyes were led by Derek Keiser and Viktor Kiss, who fired aggregate scores of 1184 and 1182 respectively. In smallbore, the team fired a score of 2346 led by Derek Keiser and Paige Hollowell who both fired scores of 589. They were followed closely by Viktor Kiss who posted a 587 while Lillian Warren (581), and Dylan Gregory (579) rounded out team scoring for the Buckeyes. Adrienne Hanson led the way for Ohio State's individuals with a 585 while Philip Becker (578), Nathan Wehrlen (576), Tyler Hanson (575), Eva Horgan (568), John Hamilton (565), and Frank Steyn (563) rounded out individual scoring.
In air rifle, the team fired a score of 2364 led by Viktor Kiss and Derek Keiser who both fired scores of 595. They were followed by Paige Hollowell (589), Dylan Gregory (585), and Lillian Warren (580) who rounded out team scoring. Adrienne Hanson again led the way for Ohio State's individuals with a score of 589 while Eva Horgan (588), John Hamilton (586), Tyler Hanson (586), Philip Becker (583), Frank Steyn (582), and Nathan Wehrlen (580) rounded out individual scoring.
With a total NCAA qualification score of 9425.67, the team will finish the season in 10th place, less than a point away from a top eight finish that would qualified the team for the NCAA Championships. Ohio State will now wait until the NCAA Rifle Selection show to find out whether any athletes qualified as individuals. The show will take place on Monday, February 19 at 6 p.m. on NCAA.com.
The team also recognized four seniors: Philip Becker, Tyler Hanson, Frank Steyn, and Viktor Kiss who competed in their last home match as Buckeyes on Saturday.
Coach Tanoue: "With it being worth 50 percent of the NCAA qualification score, the Qualifier is always a huge challenge for everyone and for our team to be able to put up a score of 4710 was a great to see. Of course coming up less than one point short of qualifying for the NCAA Championships is going to sting and I know that the team was disappointed to be so close to achieving that goal. That said we had several fantastic individual performances, and we will wait to see whether we have any athletes qualify for the NCAA Rifle Championships next month. Lastly, it was certainly bittersweet to watch Philip, Tyler, Frank, and Viktor shoot their last matches as Buckeyes. They have given so much to our program and helped us to achieve so much on the range and off and I know they are going to continue doing great things as they make the move into their next chapter."
Up next for Ohio State is the NCAA Rifle Selection Show, which will take place on Monday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. on NCAA.com.
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