Rachel Martin Breaks NU Record against Alaska

Fairbanks, Alaska - Rachel Martin smashed the program’s previous individual air rifle record on Sunday when the sophomore fired a 597 against Alaska-Fairbanks.  As a team though, the Huskers were not able to defeat the Nanooks, losing by a score of 4,657-4,700.

In smallbore, senior Kelsey Hansen fired a 583 and Denise Martin finished with a 579 to help the Huskers keep pace with Alaska-Fairbanks.  Nebraska’s team smallbore score was 2,313.

Ryan Anderson scored a 584 and Soren Butler tallied a 583 for Alaska-Fairbanks.  The Nanooks finished with a total smallbore score of 2,324.

The Huskers trailed after smallbore and despite Martin’s score the team was not able to rally and come away with the victory due to great performances by Alaska’s Sagen Maddalena and Ryan Anderson.  Maddalena came one point away from a perfect score, firing a 599 and Anderson ended the day with a 595.  The team’s total air rifle score was 2,376.

This was the final match of 2014 for the Husker rifle team. The Huskers finished the first part of their season with an overall record of 6-3.  The team won’t compete again until Jan. 17 when it travels to West Virginia to take on the Mountaineers.