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No. 14 Ohio State Fires 4675 and 4684 in Doubleheader against Nebraska, TCU, Navy
10/4/2026 5:00:00 PM | Rifle
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State rifle team completed a doubleheader over the weekend, firing a 4675 against Nebraska and a 4684 against TCU and Navy. Â
On Saturday, the team was led by junior Gabriella Sprague, who finished with an aggregate of 1174. Â
In smallbore, the team put up a score of 2311 led by Sprague, who finished with a 579. Mackenzie Pruden (579), Alexandra Wodka (578), Riley Dunn (575) and Natalie Samson (558) rounded out team scoring. Annika Cry led the way for the individuals with a 563 and junior Summer Lytle finished with a 558. Â
In air rifle, the Buckeyes totaled 2364, finishing 22 points over their Ole Miss air score. They were led with 595 from junior Gabriella Sprague and a 591 from freshman Annika Cry. Mackenzie Pruden (589), Ally Wodka (589) and Natalie Samson (586) counted toward the team's score. Sophomore Emily Valenta led individual scoring, with a career best of 588. Riley Dunn and Summer Lytle both finished with a 585. Â
On Sunday, the team improved once again to a score of 4684, led by Pruden who finished with an 1172 aggregate score. Â
In smallbore, the team put up a 2316, led by Pruden's 581. Riley Dunn (580), Natalie Samson (579), Gabriella Sprague (576) and Alexandra Wodka (575) counted toward the team's score. Summer Lytle and Annika Cry finished as individuals, with a 574 and 564 respectively. Â
In air rifle, the team posted a 2368, led by strong performances from Gabriella Sprague and Alexandra Wodka, who both finished with a 594. Mackenzie Pruden (591), Annika Cry (589) and Natalie Samson (579) were the counters. Emily Valenta led the individuals once again, beating the career best she put up the day before with a 594, showing a strong comeback after being out due to injury for part of last season. Riley Dunn (589) and Summer Lytle (578) also shot as individuals. Â
Coach Tanoue on this weekend's performance: "The team had a really solid two days on the range this weekend, and we saw a lot of growth from our season opener last week and even from Saturday into Sunday. We had several personal and career best performances which are also great to see so early in the season. There were lot of positives to take from the weekend, as well as things to continue to work on as we gear up to head to Fairbanks in a week and a half."Â
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The Buckeyes hit the road to face University of Alaksa-Fairbanks in a pair of matches on October 16 and 17. Live targets will be streamed on live.megalink.noÂ
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