Nov. 3, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy rifle team placed second out of four teams in Saturday's President's Trophy, totaling a 5736. Navy's five shooters scored a 2829 in smallbore and a 2907 in air rifle. Army won the competition with a 5817.

"In general, our performance today was unacceptable," said a disappointed Navy head coach Bill Kelley. "We got a good performance from some younger shooters, but our upperclassmen did not show up today. For us to be successful, they need to have good performances. They didn't have a good showing today."

Navy fired a 2829 in smallbore to fall well behind Army's 2885. Josh Albright led the Mids with a season-high 580. Freshman Chris Burleson and Liz Leckie totaled a pair of 566s, and Lisa Kunzelman and Monica Amagna scored 561 and 556, respectively, to round out Navy's smallbore scoring. Army's Chris Abalo scored a 590, which is believed to be an NCAA record.

Navy improved significantly in air rifle with a 2907, but Army again flexed its muscles with a 2932. Albright led Navy with a 586. Kunzelman scored a 585 and Alex Karacsonyi shot a 582. Leckie and Burleson rounded out the scoring with 578 and 576, respectively.

"It was a very frustrating day for us, and we are all disappointed with the effort," said Kelley. "We have more ability than we are showing, but its not carrying over to matches. We have to get better."

Navy will be off in team competition until Jan. 12.

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