ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The #8 Navy rifle team (3-0) posted an aggregate score of 4729 to sweep the opening day of competition for the 2026-27 season at the Bancroft Hall Rifle Range. The Midshipmen edged #3 TCU (2-1) who scored 4718 points, while besting VMI's mixed team (1-2) and women's team (0-3) who tallied 4620 and 4595, respectively.
The victory over the Horned Frogs, who were the 2026 national runners-up, was the first in program history.
"We had a great start to our season," head coach
Mike Anti said after the match. "It is the highest team score we have ever had in a season opener in program history. It is also our first ever win over TCU, currently ranked 3rd in the nation and previous NCAA Champion. We have a quick turn around with our first away competition next weekend at Akron and Ohio State, but I am extremely pleased with our performance today."
Navy set the standard in both disciplines, accumulating team totals of 2347 in smallbore and 2382 in air rifle, along with a match-best 317 center shots. The Midshipmen's team totals in both air rifle and aggregate scoring tied for seventh in program history with the smallbore tally coming in two points shy of tying for 10th in the school annals.
"Our MVP and the highest score in the match went to
Tyler Wee with an awesome 1190 total," Anti added. "
Hannah Talbott, a freshman, finished just behind Tyler in second place. An incredible start to her collegiate career. We also had a number of athletes shoot their personal best, which is very encouraging."
Navy was led by sophomore
Tyler Wee, who dominated the match by placing first across all individual categories with a match-high aggregate score of 1190. T. Wee earned top honors in smallbore with a score of 592 and topped the air rifle standings with a 598.
The Midshipmen swept the top three individual spots in air rifle. Following T. Wee's 598, freshman
Hannah Talbott finished second with a 597, and senior team captain
Isabella Baldwin captured third with a 596.
In the overall aggregate standings, Navy placed five shooters inside the top 10. Talbott finished second overall with an aggregate score of 1185 (588 smallbore, 597 air rifle), winning the tiebreaker for second place over TCU's Marissa Fedora on center shots (84 to 83). Baldwin took fourth overall with 1184 points (588 SB, 596 AR).
Senior
Ryan Wee finished eighth with a total score of 1171 (578 SB, 593 AR), while fellow senior
Chelsie Glover placed 10th with an 1170 aggregate (579 SB, 591 AR).
Additional performances for the Midshipmen included freshman
Liam Conklin (574 SB, 579 AR), freshman
Sang Van (570 SB, 584 AR), sophomore
Audrey Hart (566 SB, 582 AR), sophomore
Preston Everette (565 SB, 582 AR), freshman
Madison Thompson (562 SB, 580 AR), and senior
John Dely (543 SB, 561 AR).
Up next, Navy will return to action Saturday, October 18 as it hits the road for a pair of matches. The Midshipmen open up the Great America Rifle Conference season at #15 Akron on Saturday, Oct. 3, before concluding the weekend at #14 Ohio State on Sunday, Oct. 4.
