ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 12 Navy rifle team (5-2, 2-0 GARC) finished the weekend 3-1 over four matches during the weekend at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range in Annapolis. On Saturday, the Mids split a pair of matches scoring 4701 points to defeat No. 4 Ole Miss (4694 points), while being edged by No. 10 Nebraska (4705). On Sunday, the Midshipmen swept two matches, finishing the day with 4699 points to defeat the Huskers (4697) and No. 13 Memphis (4691).
"We had a good weekend winning three out of four competitions," head coach
Mike Anti said of the weekend. "That's is the great news, but we did not shoot the scores I feel we are able to shoot. Our high team score this weekend was a 4701, which is a solid score, but we are able to shoot a 4720 and that is what it will take this year to qualify for the NCAA Championships. The good thing is we are early in the season and have more opportunities to attain the scores we are capable of shooting.
"With that being said we had some very good performances. Our top four counters shot over 580 in smallbore both days. On Saturday,
Parker Haydin was our MVP, leading the team with solid performances in both smallbore and air. On Saturday,
Isabella Baldwin was the team MVP with a very strong performance in air rifle. We have only a few days to get ready for our match against UK. We will focus on improving our air rifle performance and working on other areas that need to be addressed before our match."
Up next, Navy hits the road for its first road match of the season as the Midshipmen head to Lexington, Ky. for a match against No. 5 Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 26. Live results will be available.
Saturday Results
On Saturday, the Midshipmen finished second among the three teams, tallying 4701, marking the second time in the early goings of the 2024-25 season that the Mids topped the 4700-point plateau. Navy was edged by Nebraska who tallied 4705, but defeated Ole Miss who finished with 4694.
The Huskers notched a team-high 2344 points in smallbore with the Mids following with 2332. Navy was the top team in air rifle, carding a team score of 2369 to finish three points ahead of Ole Miss (2366).
Parker Haydin led the way on the first day, tallying an aggregate score of 1180 to lead the team. He was second on the team in smallbore with a score of 584, but led the way for the Midshipmen with a 596 in air rifle.
Marleigh Duncan was two points behind Haydin, finishing the day with 1178 points. The senior led the team in smallbore with a 586, while carding a 592 in air rifle.
One point back of Duncan was
Isabella Baldwin who posted a score of 1177. The sophomore posted a 582 in smallbore and was one-point shy of matching Haydin in air rifle with a 595 on the day.
Stephanie Milvain and
Ryan Wee matched one another with aggregate scores of 1165. Milvain shot a 578 in smallbore, but boosted her score with a 587 in air rifle. Wee was fairly consistent posting scores of 580 (smallbore) and 585 (air rifle).
Devin Uhrich finished up with an 1153 (568 SB; 585 AR) with
Joshua Potts finishing three points back with an 1150 (562 SB; 586 AR).
Grace Shepard carded a final score of 1148 (562 SB; 586 AR) with
Elizabeth Johnson (552 SB; 588 AR; 1140 Agg) and
John Dely (546 SB; 557 AR; 1103 Agg) rounding out the scoring.
Sunday Results
Navy finished atop the leaderboard on Sunday, finishing with a score of 4699 to edge Nebraska (4697) and Memphis (4691). The Mids paced the three teams in smallbore with a score of 2338, but finished behind the Huskers (2366) and Tigers (2366) in air rifle with a combined tally of 2361.
Baldwin led the way on Sunday with a team-best 1179 aggregate score. The sophomore posted a 583 in smallbore to go along with a 596 in air rifle to lead the way for the Midshipmen.
Duncan finished one-point back of Baldwin. The senior notched balanced scores of 589 in both smallbore and air rifle to finish the fay with an 1178 aggregate tally.
Milvain closed out the weekend with a score of 1174. The team captain shot a 585 in smallbore with a 589 score in air rifle.
Wee and Haydin rounded out the top five for the Midshipmen. Wee carded a combined score of 1169, while Haydin was one-point back with 1168. The duo matched one another with 581 in smallbore with Wee holding a slight 588-587 edge in air rifle.
Potts used performances of 574 (smallbore) and 589 (air rifle) to finish with an aggregate tally of 1163. Johnson, Shepard, and Uhrich followed with 1150, 1148, and 1144, respectively. The trio matched one another in smallbore, each carding a 568. In air rifle, Johnson notched a 582, while Shepard shot a 580 and Uhrich posted a 576. Dely (535 SB; 550 AR; 1085 Agg) also competed for the Midshipmen.
