Smallbore Leads NU to Win over UMKC

Lincoln - The Nebraska women's rifle team defeated UMKC, 6,152-5,910, in its last match of 2003 on Saturday to improve to 4-2 on the season. The Huskers were fueled by the second-best smallbore score (4,621) in NU Rifle Range history.

In addition to defeating the Kangaroos 4,621-4,425 in smallbore, Nebraska won the air rifle event, 1,531-1,485. The Huskers had the top-two finishers in each event, with freshman Kristina Fehlings (1,162) winning the smallbore competition, followed by sophomore Misty Chanek (1,161). Fehlings’ captured the overall individual title by firing a 393 in air rifle to earn first place and a tie for the second-best score ever fired at the NU Rifle Range. Chanek finished in second place with 386 points.

It was a red letter day for NU in smallbore. Three of the four Husker shooters recorded scores higher than their season average, including a career-best 1,146 fired by freshman Stacy Underwood. Fehlings score was 13 points higher than her season average, while junior Laura Johnson rounded out NU’s team score with a 1,146-point performance, 10 points better than her season average. Freshman Sarah Quinn competed unattached in the event, firing a 1,127.

In air rifle, Quinn finished third on the team behind Fehlings and Chanek with 378 points. Underwood rounded out NU’s team score with 374 points, while Johnson competed unattached in the event and fired a 378.

The Huskers have the rest of the year off before returning to competition Jan. 9 and 10, against Alaska-Fairbanks and Air Force, respectively, in Colorado Springs, Colo.