Cadets Take 3rd at GARC Championship

Saturday, February 27

9 AM

Army West Point

GARC Championships

Cadets Take 3rd at GARC Championship

February 28, 2021 | Rifle

Results

WEST POINT, N.Y. – With a program record score of 4692, the Army West Point rifle team placed third in the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship, which took place over the course of Saturday and Sunday. With competition being virtual, Army shot inside the Tronsrue Marksmanship Center.

This was Army's highest finish in the conference championship match since the 2010-11 season, when the Black Knights also took third.

The Cadets finished in third in smallbore on Saturday with a score of 2330 and tied for fourth in air rifle with Kentucky with a cumulative tally of 2362. The Black Knights had three shooters above the 580 threshold in smallbore and had three members above 590 in air rifle.

Freshman Kyle Kutz was Army's top performer with an aggregate score of 1180 (588 smallbore, 592 air rifle), which was the seventh best overall mark of the match.

Rank	Team	SB	AR	Agg
1	West Virginia	2346	2381	4727
4	Ole Miss	2319	2370	4689
8	Nebraska	2297	2364	4661
2	Kentucky	2338	2362	4700
3	Army	2330	2362	4692
6	Navy	2308	2359	4667
5	Memphis	2327	2358	4685
7	Akron	2308	2356	4664
9	North Carolina St.	2319	2329	4648

AGGREGATE: 4692 (3rd)

Kyle Kutz led the way with an aggregate score of 1180.
Clayton Hanson had Army's next highest aggregate score with a total of 1172.
Anusha Pakkam (1171) and Kaitlyn Kutz (1169) weren't far behind.

SMALLBORE: 2330 (3rd)

Kyle Kutz finished tied for sixth place with a score of 588. The mark was one shy of his career high.
Army's next highest finisher was Kaitlyn Kutz, who shot a 584.
Pakkam had the Cadets' next best tally at 580. Hanson rounded out the scoring with a 578.
Additionally, Claudia Sigel shot a season-high mark of 578.

AIR RIFLE: 2362 (T-4th)

Hanson led the Black Knights with a mark of 594, which was tied for ninth overall.
Kyle Kutz was Army's next highest scorer with a tally of 592.
Emily Gay (588) and Lauren McMahan rounded out the scoring for Army.
Pakkam was Army's highest non-scorer with a mark of 591.

UP NEXT
Kyle Kutz will compete in the NCAA Championships, which will take place at Ohio State's Converse Hall in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13.