Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, January 25
Palmyra, Pa
7:30 AM
Army West Point
4673
vs
4666
Akron
#11 Army Posts Season High to Top #4 Akron
January 25, 2020 | Rifle
PALMYRA, Pa. – The No. 11 Army West Point rifle team posted the program's second highest score since the NCAA course change in 2013-14, defeating No. 4 Akron, 4673-4666, in a Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) match.
The Black Knights edged their previous season best score of 4672, which they set against Memphis on Oct. 27.
"This was a big accomplishment today," Army head coach Web Wright said. "We got the win against a team ranked number four. They've had a great season. That said, we put together a pretty good score -- one of the program's best and certainly the highest of the season. And we had four personal bests – Kaitlyn Kutz and Christian Conrad in smallbore and Nicholas Cheshire and Spencer Gillis in air."
Kutz finished with an aggregate score of 1178, which was the highest individual score of the day. Close behind her was Clayton Hanson, who posted the second highest aggregate score of the match with a total of 1173.
With the final tally from today, Army sits at 10th in the NCAA team standings with its three scores averaging out to 4671.67.
AGGREGATE: ARMY 4673, AKRON 4666
SMALLBORE: AKRON 2318, ARMY 2311
AIR RIFLE: ARMY 2362, AKRON 2348
UP NEXT
The Black Knights will be square off with No. 2 West Virginia at 9 a.m. on Sunday in Morgantown, W. Va.
The Black Knights edged their previous season best score of 4672, which they set against Memphis on Oct. 27.
"This was a big accomplishment today," Army head coach Web Wright said. "We got the win against a team ranked number four. They've had a great season. That said, we put together a pretty good score -- one of the program's best and certainly the highest of the season. And we had four personal bests – Kaitlyn Kutz and Christian Conrad in smallbore and Nicholas Cheshire and Spencer Gillis in air."
Kutz finished with an aggregate score of 1178, which was the highest individual score of the day. Close behind her was Clayton Hanson, who posted the second highest aggregate score of the match with a total of 1173.
With the final tally from today, Army sits at 10th in the NCAA team standings with its three scores averaging out to 4671.67.
AGGREGATE: ARMY 4673, AKRON 4666
- Behind Kutz and Hanson's top scores for Army was Lauren McMahan who posted an aggregate score of 1161.
- Cheshire was the other member of the team to finish with an aggregate mark in the top-10 for day with a score of 1156.
- The Zips highest aggregate score came from Wyatt Openshaw, who had posted a 1172.
SMALLBORE: AKRON 2318, ARMY 2311
- Kutz (584) and Conrad (571) each posted personal bests in smallbore. Kutz tied Akron's Anthony Jackson for the highest scores of the match.
- Hanson had the match's third highest score with a mark of 582.
- Rounding out the scoring for the Cadets were Ashley Clegg (574) and Cheshire (571).
AIR RIFLE: ARMY 2362, AKRON 2348
- Army had three members eclipse the 590 mark in air rifle: Kutz (594), McMahan (593) and Hanson (591). Kutz's score was tied for the top total of the match with Jeanne Haverhill from Akron, while McMahan and Hanson finished third and fourth, respectively.
- The Cadets' next highest scorer was Cheshire, who posted a mark of 571.
- On the second relay team Gillis had a score of 567, a new personal best.
UP NEXT
The Black Knights will be square off with No. 2 West Virginia at 9 a.m. on Sunday in Morgantown, W. Va.
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