Army Defeats Akron Fourth Year in a Row

Sunday, January 28

Palmyra, PA

TBD

Army West Point

4643

4632

Akron

Army Defeats Akron Fourth Year in a Row

January 28, 2018 | Rifle

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The No. 12 Army West Point rifle team outscored Akron for the fourth consecutive year at Palmyra.

Coach's Quotes
"It felt good to get a win," said head coach Web Wright. "Kaitlyn [Kutz] and Clayton [Hanson] had good smallbore performances. Air rifle was fair across the board."

"We need to turn in some better scores in the coming weeks. We have the Navy star match, the NCAA qualifier and conference championships coming up. The score we turned in today will not get us very far in those remaining matches. But a think a little more refinement, and we can be where we need to be, score-wise. "

"We will have a short week of training then will get on the bus to Navy on Friday. Historically, we have come together as a team for the star match. I know we have what it takes for a victory next week. We need to find the zone and perform to our optimal level."

AGGREGATE (4643)

The Black Knights tallied an aggregate score of 4643, edging out Akron's score of 4632.
Kutz led overall as the highest scoring individual for the match with an aggregate score of 1169.
She was followed by fellow freshman, Hanson who scored an aggregate of 1160.
Nathan Brewer (1156), Payne Nunn (1154), and Emiliano Concha-Toro (1148) also landed among the top 10 individuals for the match.

SMALLBORE (2311)

Kutz led the team in small bore as well with a score of 581, one point ahead of Hanson's 580.
Concha-Toro tied for fourth with two Akron shooters, with a score of 574.
Brewer followed with a score of 570, while Nunn (568) and Matt Lovre (561) closed out the scoring squad.

AIR RIFLE (2339)

Kutz was the team leader in the air rifle discipline, scoring 588, one point behind the Akron leader.
Brewer and Nun were both close behind this score, earning 586 each.
Mady Erikson had a solid score in this discipline with 584 points, and was followed by Hanson to close out the scoring squad.

UP NEXT:
The Black Knights will head to Annapolis, Md., on Feb.3 to challenge service-academy rival Navy in the annual star match.

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