Huskers Hold Back Rebels, Pick Up Win

Lincoln, Neb. ? The Nebraska rifle team returned to the NU Rifle Range Saturday and picked up a solid win over Great American Conference-opponent Ole Miss, 4,661-4,579. Nebraska narrowly edged the Rebels 2,338-2,331 in air rifle, but carried the field in smallbore, winning 2,323-2,248.

 

Junior Misty Chanek paced the Husker squad in air rifle, shooting a 596 in regulation and adding a 99 in the finals. Sophomore Kristina Fehlings took third in the event, turning in a 587 in regulation and a 95 in the finals.

 

Fehlings led the way in smallbore, shooting a 591 in regulation to take the individual crown.  Husker shooters took six of the top seven places in the discipline. Chanek placed second with a 586, followed by sophomore Stacy Underwood (575) and freshmen Katie Harrington (574) and Kim Chrostowski (574). Freshman Kristen Weiss (572) took seventh in the event.

 

Nebraska Head Coach Launi Meili was very pleased with the progress the Huskers showed.

 

“Our focus this week was to improve in air rifle, which we did,” Meili said. “I think we learned a lot from last weekend to this weekend and really applied it in improving in air rifle. We still have some work to do in smallbore, but we are making progress.”

 

The Huskers return to action against the UMKC Kangaroos at the NU Rifle Range on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 8 a.m.

 

Nebraska

Air

 

Nebraska

SB

Katie Harrington

572

 

Kristina Fehlings

591

Kim Chrostowski

583

 

Misty Chanek

586

Misty Chanek

596

 

Kim Christowski

574

Kristina Fehlings

587

 

Kirsten Weiss

572

Team Total

2338

 

Team Total

2323

 

 

 

 

 

Team Totals

SB

Air

Total

 

UM

2248

2331

4579

 

Nebraska

2323

2338

4661