Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, January 21
West Point, NY
9:00 AM
Army West Point
4673
vs
4149
John Jay
Army Rifle Out Shoots John Jay
January 22, 2023 | Rifle
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point rifle team dominated its home meet with John Jay, outpointing the Bloodhounds, 4673-4149, Saturday at the Tronsrue Rifle Range in opening the second half of its 2022-23 schedule with a win.
Team and individual marks fell by the wayside at the Black Knights dominated both smallbore and air rifle, claiming the top nine individual shooters in both.
Army's 4673 aggregate score bettered its previous high 4666 set against Air Force in the fall. The Black Knights also set a season best 2317 in smallbore, besting their previous mark by 10 points, and just missed in air rifle with a 2346, which is just three points off the season high.
Kyle Kutz took top honors in the aggregate scoring with an 1172 in his first match this year after an injury kept him sidelined in the fall. He fired a 585 to finish first in smallbore and was second in air rifle with a 587.
Anusha Pakkam, the top shooter in air rifle with a 591, turned in a 576 smallbore to place second in the aggregate scoring with an 1167.
Rounding out the top five shooters in smallbore were Claudia Sigel, second with a 584 followed by Chris Jennings (582) and Reagan Clark (577) with Pakkam and Ashton O'Connell, posting identical scores of 576. O'Connell set a career high with Sigel and Jennings tying their season bests.
Joining Pakkam and Kutz in finishing among the leaders in air rifle were Ashley Clegg, third with a season-best 586, followed by Spencer Gillis (584) and Chris Jennings (582) to round out the top five scorers.
COACH'S COMMENTS:
"Overall, the match went great!!," commented first-year coach Leighton Dempster. "We had the highest score of the season in smallbore (2327) and aggregate (4673) in just our first match in 2023.
"I'm excited to see the progress we've made since last semester that we showed today. The team handled themselves well on the line and gave it their all. They did an impressive job. We've changed some things in practice and it's good to see the scores showed it.
"Kyle (Kutz) had his first match back since an injury and he did great," continued Dempster. "He led the team in smallbore and overall scoring. and loved getting back into it. It's great to have him competing again! Most of the squad shot around their practice average or just below it today, so it's encouraging to know we still have a lot of points to gain out there.
"We are looking forward to heading to Lexington next week to take on a Kentucky team that has been consistently putting up solid scores this year so they will push us to be our best."
NEXT UP:
Army (1-6) heads to the road when it visits Kentucky on Saturday, January 28, in a Great America Rifle Conference match.
Team and individual marks fell by the wayside at the Black Knights dominated both smallbore and air rifle, claiming the top nine individual shooters in both.
Army's 4673 aggregate score bettered its previous high 4666 set against Air Force in the fall. The Black Knights also set a season best 2317 in smallbore, besting their previous mark by 10 points, and just missed in air rifle with a 2346, which is just three points off the season high.
Kyle Kutz took top honors in the aggregate scoring with an 1172 in his first match this year after an injury kept him sidelined in the fall. He fired a 585 to finish first in smallbore and was second in air rifle with a 587.
Anusha Pakkam, the top shooter in air rifle with a 591, turned in a 576 smallbore to place second in the aggregate scoring with an 1167.
Rounding out the top five shooters in smallbore were Claudia Sigel, second with a 584 followed by Chris Jennings (582) and Reagan Clark (577) with Pakkam and Ashton O'Connell, posting identical scores of 576. O'Connell set a career high with Sigel and Jennings tying their season bests.
Joining Pakkam and Kutz in finishing among the leaders in air rifle were Ashley Clegg, third with a season-best 586, followed by Spencer Gillis (584) and Chris Jennings (582) to round out the top five scorers.
COACH'S COMMENTS:
"Overall, the match went great!!," commented first-year coach Leighton Dempster. "We had the highest score of the season in smallbore (2327) and aggregate (4673) in just our first match in 2023.
"I'm excited to see the progress we've made since last semester that we showed today. The team handled themselves well on the line and gave it their all. They did an impressive job. We've changed some things in practice and it's good to see the scores showed it.
"Kyle (Kutz) had his first match back since an injury and he did great," continued Dempster. "He led the team in smallbore and overall scoring. and loved getting back into it. It's great to have him competing again! Most of the squad shot around their practice average or just below it today, so it's encouraging to know we still have a lot of points to gain out there.
"We are looking forward to heading to Lexington next week to take on a Kentucky team that has been consistently putting up solid scores this year so they will push us to be our best."
NEXT UP:
Army (1-6) heads to the road when it visits Kentucky on Saturday, January 28, in a Great America Rifle Conference match.
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