3/15/2004 - Rifle
Five Mids Collect All-America Honors
Junior Matt Albright earned First-Team All-America accolades in both air rifle and smallbore. |
Murray, Ky. -- After a third-place finish at the 2004 NCAA Championship, all five members of the Navy rifle squad who competed last weekend were named NRA Collegiate All-Americans. The Mids took second place in the air rifle championship and fifth in air rifle at the team portion of the NCAA Championships last Saturday, as the squad set new records in both disciplines.
Junior Matt Albright (Shelton, Conn./Christian Heritage School) led Navy in both air rifle and smallbore, posting a 392 and an 1178, respectively. Both scores are new school records at the NCAA Championships.
Despite an injury to team captain Marta Jung (Reno, Nev./Robert McQueen), the squad also managed to set a new team aggregate record and an air rifle total, with a 6182 and a 1552. Junior Mike Miller (Albuquerque, N.M./Eldorado) chalked up a 388 in air rifle and an 1170 in smallbore, while freshman Sarah Bergman (Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill) added a 390 in air rifle and fellow plebe Chris Schneider (Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill) tallied an 1161 in smallbore to help the Mids secure their highest team finish since the 1999 season (when Navy took second place). Jung posted a 382 in air rifle and an 1121 in smallbore.
Albright earned First-Team All-America recognition in both disciplines, as his averages were among the top-10 in the nation this year. Miller earned Second-Team All-America honors in smallbore, while Bergman and Schneider both earned a spot on the air rifle Second Team. Jung was selected to the honorable mention squad in air rifle.
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