Morgantown, W.V. - The No. 10 Nebraska rifle team finished in third place at the Fall Classic this weekend. The Huskers shot a team aggregate of 4,700.
Sophomore Emma Rhode represented NU in the top 10 overall, with a ninth-place finish and an aggregate score of 1,176.
In the air rifle, Rhode led the team with a first-place finish and a score of 594. Freshman Charlie Mick also placed in the top 10 (10th, 594). Rhode qualified for the finals and placed seventh. Junior Mackenzie Strauch and senior Cecelia Ossi both shot 589s and Watts (588) and Johannessen (580) rounded out the team.
The Huskers were also in third after the smallbore event on Saturday with a team score of 2,334. Senior Cecelia Ossi (585) and sophomore Tori Watts (585) finished in ninth and 10th, respectively. The tiebreaker was determined by the number of 10-point shots by each athlete.
No. 2 West Virginia finished in first (4,741), No. 7 Air Force was second (2,709), NU placed third (2,334) and No. 6 Murray State was fourth (4,692).
"This has been a disappointing end to the fall session," Head Coach Mindy Miles said. "I had my hopes high for the team finishing strong. The long break for winter will give them time to reflect and find what will make the spring a better performance that they are proud of."
Next up, Nebraska will take a break for the winter before returning to action at Kentucky on Jan. 14.
*photo credit to Tim Goodenow