11/17/2001 - Rifle
Rifle Defeats USP in Final Match of Fall Semester

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. ? The Navy rifle squad improved its dual-match record to 4-0 on the 2001-02 season, defeating the University of the Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.), 6090-5635, at the USNA Rifle Range in Bancroft Hall Saturday. The match was Navy?s last match of the fall semester, and the Mids will next get into action Jan. 19 when they host Coast Guard at 8 a.m.

The Midshipmen quartet of Mike Miller (Fr./Albuquerque, N.M.), Matt Albright (Fr./Shelton, Conn.), Marta Jung (So./Reno, Nev.) and James Kauber (Jr./Burlington, Wash.) combined to defeat USP 4555-4222 in the smallbore discipline, and 1535-1413 in the air rifle event.

Navy team captain Luke Shank (Sr./Fort Wayne, Ind.), though not counting towards the team score, posted match-high scores in both disciplines. Shank posted an 1158 in smallbore competition and a 389 score in the air rifle discipline. Jung and Kauber shot 388 and 387, respectively, in the air rifle event, while Walter Warren (Sr./San Antonio, Texas) (1151 points) and Bill Tolson (Sr./Oak Harbor, Wash.)(1145) were right behind Shank for individual smallbore marks.

?We are just a little bit behind where we would like to be at this stage, but we?re making steady progress towards where we want to be come time for the NCAA Championship,? said Navy head coach Bill Kelley, who?s team only had one smallbore shooter score less than 1100 points.