Fort Worth, Texas Led by freshman Jessica Klatt and senior Lee Lemenager, the University of Nevada rifle team fell to Texas Christian University 4627-4626 last weekend at the NCAA Qualifier.
Klatt and TCU’s Erin Lorenzen shared air rifle win with a shot of 586 each. Junior Sarah Smith finished second with a 585 and senior Meghann Morrill took third with a 584. The Wolf Pack topped TCU in air rifle 2337-2331.
In small bore, Lemenager shot a 575 to finish third, the Wolf Pack’s best small bore finish. Lemenager shared third place with TCU’s Simone Riford. TCU’s Emily Paper took first place with a 578. Klatt and junior Andrew Hickey each shot a 572 to share fourth place while Morrill’s shot of 570 gave her a fifth place finish. TCU took small bore victory 2296-2289.
Sophomore Heather Horn shot as an individual and turned in a 564 in small bore and 578 in air rifle.
By next week, the NCAA is expected to announce the eight invitees for the NCAA Championship on March 14-15, at West Point, NY. The top three regular season scores count for one half of the sum. The other half will come from qualifying this weekend. The top eight teams will be invited to the NCAA Championship.
The Wolf Pack returns home this weekend to conclude its scheduled regular season with a match-up against Air Force. The Wolf Pack will look to extend its unbeaten streak at home to 19.
Nevada vs. TCU (February 16-17, 2008)
Final Results
Air Rifle
TCU
Erin Lorenzen 586
Emily Paper 581
Simone Riford 583
Lauren Sullivan 581
Total 2331
Nevada
Andrew Hickey 582
Jessica Klatt 586
Meghann Morrill 584
Sarah Smith 585
Total 2337
Small Bore
TCU
Erin Lorenzen 576
Emily Paper 578
Simone Riford 575
Lauren Sullivan 567
Total 2296
Nevada
Andrew Hickey 572
Jessica Klatt 572
Lee Lemenager 575
Meghann Morrill 570
Total 2289
Nevada Individuals Small Bore Air Rifle
Heather Horn 564 578
