The eighth ranked University of Nevada rifle team ended its season with a 4644-4610 victory at the NCAA Qualifier on Saturday. The Wolf Pack finished the season with a 6-3 record.
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Senior Justin Nissen ended his Pack career with a pair of first place finishes. Nissen shot 579 in smallbore to win the event and his 1166 aggregate was also tops. In air rifle he shot 587 to place third.
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Another of the Pack’s seniors, Emily Capaul placed second in the smallbore (575) and aggregate (1162). Capaul’s 587 in air rifle was good for fourth.
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Junior Mitchell Van Patten had three top 5 finishes. Van Patten shot 588 in air rifle to earn third, was third with an aggregate score of 1160 and fifth in smallbore with a score of 572.
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Nevada’s two sophomores, Eli Larimer and Rachell Benesh were both in the top 10 in all three events. Larimer posted a 573 in smallbore to finish fourth, was fifth with an aggregate of 1156 and seventh in air rifle shooting a 583. Benesh was ninth in air rifle (580), and 10th in smallbore (558) and aggregate (1130). Â
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Senior Sarah Jamison who was competing for just the fourth time this season because of a shoulder injury was sixth in the smallbore (572) and aggregate (1155). Jamison’s 583 in air rifle earned her a seventh place finish.
(University of Nevada, Reno)
