The 17th-ranked NC State rifle team turned in an aggregate score of 4617 at the NCAA Qualifier Match Saturday afternoon inside the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range on the West Virginia University campus.
The Wolfpack will now await the NCAA Selection Show on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. to learn if any individuals from the team have been selected to the championships. The show will be streamed live on the NCAA.com.
NC State's score will be added to the Pack's ranking average, which is based on the team's top-three scores fired at three different venues, to determine the team's NCAA qualifying mark.
Smallbore Notes- Freshman
Emily Fisher led the way for the Wolfpack in the smallbore competition with a career-best score of 581, highlighted by a perfect second series of prone.
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Will Marciniak notched NC State's next-highest mark with a 572 and also had a perfect second series in the prone position.
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Claire Spina and
Claire Zanti each achieved scores of 569.
- Zach Einberg rounded out the lineup with a score of 560, headlined by the Pack's third perfect series.
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Aron Tinter saw action in the event and fired a 563, while
Tyler Lefebvre recorded a score of 531.
- As a team, the Wolfpack notched a 2291 in smallbore.
Air Rifle Notes- Fisher also had a strong day in air rifle, pacing the Pack with a 586. The Fairfax, Va., native fired a 99 on her third series.
- Three different Wolfpack student-athletes earned a score of 580, including Eisenberg, Spina and Zanti.
- Eisenberg recorded a perfect fourth series, while Spina charted a 99 on her fourth and sixth series and Zanti had a 99 on her third series.
- Marciniak shot a 578, Tinter registered a 574 and Lefebvre notched a 570.
- NC State concluded the event with a team score of 2326.
Aggregate Notes- Fisher headlined the Wolfpack's top individual performances, as her strong day in both guns led to an aggregate total of 1167.
Up NextNC State will return to action next weekend when it travels to Akron, Ohio, for the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships.