Sophomore Addy Burrow had a career performance to help the NC State Rifle team open its 2020-21 season with a 4665 score. It ties for the seventh-highest aggregate score in program history and the second-highest score in the month of October for the program.

NC State outscored Navy in smallbore, 2312-2310, while Navy took the narrow advantage in air rifle, 2360-2353, for the overall win.

Burrow took second overall with a career-high aggregate score of 1177, topping her previous best by eight points. The Williamson, Ga. native also won smallbore with a personal-best 584 and tied her career-high in air rifle.

NC State saw several outstanding performances from its freshman, four of whom made their collegiate debuts Saturday. Travis Stockton finished fifth overall with an aggregate score of 1164 with Ben Salas taking eighth, to round out the top 10.

Smallbore Notes

• Career-high for Burrow who recorded a 584, over five points higher than her previous best
• Makenzie Sheffield also showed some improvement, setting a career-high with a 582
• It was the first collegiate performance for Stockton, Salas and Lauren Crossley.
• The Pack's team score of 2312, was just two points shy of a top-10 program score and the highest smallbore score for NC State since Nov. 10, 2018.

Air Rifle Notes

• Burrow tied her career-high with a 593, including a perfect series.
• Stockton had a solid 589, which included a perfect second and third series.
• All five of NC State's competitors recorded above a 580
• Freshman Katie Torrence made her collegiate debut, taking sixth in air rifle.

Individual Smallbore Results
1. Addy Burrow 584 (98-98-100-98-97-93)
3. Makenzie Sheffield 582 (96-98-99-98-95-96)
6. Travis Stockton 575 (97-96-98-96-94-94)
9. Ben Salas 571 (95-98-99-96-91-92)
10. Aliya Butt* 570 (91-97-98-98-92-94)
14. Lauren Crossley 567 (97-94-98-99-89-90)

Individual Air Rifle Results
2. Addy Burrow 593 (100-99-99-98-98-99)
4. Travis Stockton 589 (98-100-100-99-98-94)
6. Katie Torrance 587 (98-98-98-99-95-99)
8. Makenzie Sheffield 584 (97-98-99-97-96-97)
10. Ben Salas 583 (98-97-98-98-95-97)
11. Aliya Butt 582 (95-97-97-98-97-98)
13. Lauren Crossley* - 575 (96-94-95-95-99-96)
*Was a non-counter towards the team score

Aggregate Results
2. Addy Burrow 1177
4. Makenzie Sheffield 1166
5. Travis Stockton 1164
8. Ben Salas 1154
9. Aliya Butt - 1152

Up Next
NC State will look to carry its momentum into its first home competition, next week, Oct. 11 against North Georgia.

https://gopack.com/news/2020/10/3/rifle-opens-2020-season-with-a-4665.aspx

The NC State Rifle team travels this weekend for a pair of contests against No. 3 Kentucky and No. 11 in two top-15 showdowns in Lexington. Despite not competing last weekend, the Wolfpack are ranked No. 8 in the latest CRCA rankings following two outstanding scores to open the fall 2020 season.

The first relay Saturday will be available at 8 a.m. ET.

Oct. 31 Final: No. 3 Kentucky 4709 - 4656 No. 8 @packrifle
Nov. 1 Final: No. 11 Murray State 4671 - 4647 No. 8 NC State

2314 smallbore score against Kentucky 10th highest in program history
Addy Burrow against Murray State - 1172 aggregate score

.@packrifle opens its season this weekend with a pair of matches at Ole Miss.

Jan 16 vs. UT Martin
Jan 17 vs. Ole Miss
Jan 24 vs. Nebraska
Jan 30 vs. Memphis
Feb 13 vs. Akron
Feb 20 - NCAA qualifiers
TBD - GARC Championships
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The 12th-ranked NC State rifle team broke a four-year old program record Saturday afternoon on the team's way to a 4668-4534 victory over UT Martin. The Wolfpack posted a 2367 in air rifle, besting the previous school record by one point. The previous school record, 2366, was set on Oct. 15 2016 against West Virginia.

Five of the program's top-10 air rifle scores have now come under the direction of head coach, Emily Holsopple. Saturday's aggregate score of 4668 also ranks as the sixth-highest in program history.

The Wolfpack were led with an outstanding performance by redshirt freshman Travis Stockton who posted a 597 which ties for second all-time at NC State. Stockton becomes the second NC State athlete to record a 597 or better in air rifle, behind Olympian Lucas Kozeniesky who did so four time during his collegiate career. Koziensky also holds the program air rifle record, 599.

Stockton also won the aggregate with a personal-best 1168. His air rifle performance included three perfect series. NC State swept the aggregate, tallying the top four spots with Katie Torrence, Addy Burrow and Ben Salas finishing behind Stockton, respectively.

NC State has a quick turnaround with a matchup tomorrow against No. 3 Ole Miss.

Smallbore Summary
Makenzie Sheffield had the highest smallbore score of the day with a personal-best 585
John Peterson took second in the event with a career-high of his own, 573
NC State took all six of the top spots in smallbore

Air Rifle Summary
Stockton's air rifle performance included three perfect series
In addition to Stockton's personal-best, Peterson, Ben Salas and Katie Torrence recorded career-highs.
Addy Burrow had two perfect-series, including her final one to finish with a 591

Aggregate Summary
Stockton won the aggregate with a personal-best 1168
NC State swept the aggregate, tallying the top four spots with Torrence, Burrow and Salas finishing behind Stockton, respectively
Three athletes recorded aggregate personal-bests for NC State, Torrence, Salas and Peterson. Torrence registered an 1162 followed by Salas with an 1158 and Peterson's 1152

Smallbore Results
1. Makenzie Sheffield 585 (96-98-99-100-95-97)
2. John Peterson 573 (95-97-95-98-93-95)
3. Addy Burrow 572 (96-94-99-99-93-91)
4. Ben Salas 572 (97-97-98-96-93-91)
5. Travis Stockton 571 (97-93-95-98-93-95)
6. Katie Torrence 569 (93-92-96-97-95-96)

Air Rifle Results
1. Travis Stockton 597 (99-100-99-100-100-99)
2. Katie Torrence 593 (98-100-99-98-100-98)
3. Addy Burrow 591 (97-100-97-99-98-100)
4. Ben Salas 586 (96-97-99-98-98-98)
6. Makenzie Sheffield 582 (98-97-98-96-97-96)
7. John Peterson 579 (98-97-95-95-96-98)

Aggregate Results
1. Travis Stockton 1168
2. Makenzie Sheffield 1167
3. Addy Burrow 1163
4. Katie Torrence 1162
5. Ben Salas 1158
6. John Peterson 1152