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Rifle Team Posts Pair Of GARC Wins This Weekend
November 13, 2011 | Rifle
Nov. 13, 2011
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Senior Kelly Buck and sophomore Zachary Wells helped write the headlines this weekend as Army's rifle team posted a pair of Great America Rifle Conference wins at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center. The Black Knights defeated North Carolina State, 4663-4575, on Friday, followed by Sunday's 4658-4598 decision over Nebraska.
Improving to 4-1 overall and in the conference, Army posted its seventh straight win over the Wolfpack and first victory over the Cornhuskers since 2007-08.
Buck was unbeaten in smallbore over the weekend, firing a 584 in the NC State meet and a season-high 589 (two shy of her school record) against Nebraska. It is the second and third time this season that Buck has been the top scorer in that event.
In Sunday's match against Nebraska, Buck picked up her third medalist honors of the weekend when she tied with Wells in air rifle as both fired identical 588s. It is the second time both were high shooters in that event.
Wells shined as well this weekend, earning air rifle medalist honors in both matches. His career-high 590 was the highest score in the NC State victory helping Army to a season-high 2343 in that discipline. Wells, whose air rifle mark in that match is an Army season best, followed with a career-high 577 in smallbore as a member of the firing unit. Two days later, he turned in his second-highest air rifle mark (588) in tying with Buck in the Nebraska win.
The Black Knights tied their season-high 4663 aggregate in the NC match where they swept the Wolfpack in both disciplines.
Richard Calvin posted a career high 588 score in air rifle to trial Wells in that disciple with Buck (588) and Matthews (577) rounding out the unit. Joining Buck on the smallbore team that fired a 2320 were Matthews (581), Calvin (579) and William Mengon (576).
In the Nebraska match, Joseph Todaro posted a personal best 585 smallbore score to trail Buck for runner-up honors. Matthews (577), Calvin (576) and Mengon (576) joined them in rounding out Army's unit that combined for a 2327 for the second highest score of the season.
Freshman Alex Rivera's career-high 5709 in air rifle was Army's third highest score in that match as he joined Buck (588), Wells (588) and Matthews (576) in combining for a 2331.
Army closes out its fall slate this coming weekend, hosting Murray State and TCU on Nov. 19 at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center.
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