Huskers Finish in Third at PRC Championships

Fairbanks, Alaska- The No. 6 Nebraska Rifle team finished in third place at the Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) Championships with a final aggregate score of 4,724. 
 
As a team in the air rifle event on Sunday, the Huskers shot a score of 2,376 to finish third in that event. Nebraska's aggregate of 4,724 is both the second-highest total of the season and in Nebraska Rifle history.

Nebraska's third-place showing was impressive considering the field had five of the top 11 teams in the country. No. 1 TCU won the event with a score of 4,750, edging out No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks by a point.  No. 7 Air Force (4,708), No. 11 Ohio State (4,694) and UTEP (4,567) rounded out the field. 

In the air rifle event, Ossi recorded a 597 to lead the Huskers. Ossi's 597 ties her personal best and earned a sixth-place finish in the event. She made the final in the air rifle event and placed second there.
 
"Overall, we placed third in the conference," said Head Coach Mindy Miles. "The team performed well over the weekend and pulled together a good score, considering the air rifle was a bit rough. Cecelia made the final again and competed in the gold medal match against the top qualifying individual and lost by just two points (one shot). The two were neck-and-neck the entire match and the other competitor took over in the last shot. Cecelia did incredibly well the entire match. The team tied together a solid score just two points below our season best." 
 
Junior All-American Cecelia Ossi led NU in the aggregate with a sixth-place finish and score of 1,187, which is her personal best. Emma Rhode earned a 1,180, Vittoria Watts shot a 1,179, Madelynn Erickson recorded a 1,178, Mackenzie Strauch posted a 1,170 and Camilla Johannessen scored a 1,164.

Rhode followed Ossi's air rifle effort with a score of 595. Watts (592), Erickson (592), Camilla Johannessen (589) and Strauch (588) rounded out the field for Nebraska. 
 
No. 1 TCU finished first overall (4,750), No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks finished second (4,749) and Nebraska finished third (4,724). No. 7 Air force was fourth (4,708), No. 11 Ohio State was fifth (4,694) and UTEP finished sixth (4,567). 
 
Up next, Nebraska will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 10 Akron and No. 11 Ohio State in the NCAA Qualifiers on Feb. 18. The match is set to start at 8 a.m. (CT). 
 
Today's Individual Scores
Madelynn Erickson
Air Rifle    Aggregate
592           1,178
Camilla Johannessen
Air Rifle    Aggregate
589           1,164
Cecelia Ossi
Air Rifle    Aggregate
5927          1,187
Emma Rhode
Air Rifle    Aggregate
595           1,180
Mackenzie Strauch
Air Rifle    Aggregate
588           1,170
Vittoria Watts
Air Rifle    Aggregate
592           1,179