2008 Woodie Awards
JSU Rifle drops two straight
Chad Hoffman
Issue date: 2/2/06 Section: Sports
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The Jacksonville State University rifle team took a devastating blow with two losses this past weekend at the University of Tennessee-Martin Invitational and the 2006 Roger Withrow Invitational at Murray State University, respectively.
JSU took second place at UT-Martin with an aggregate score of 4626 behind Murray State-Gold, which had a score of 4638.
Junior Joseph Hall finished in second place with an air rifle score of 588, just two points shy of first place. He also took fourth place in smallbore with a score of 582.
After one upsetting loss, the Gamecocks packed their bags and traveled to Murray State University to take on more competition.
At Murray State, the Gamecocks tried to fight back and overcome their previous loss. They have only lost one match this season previous to Saturday's loss at UT-Martin.
All of the shooters for the Gamecocks were shooting below their season averages in either one or both events. Jacksonville State's Hall Brothers, James and Joseph, were JSU's leading scorers.
Joseph scored 585 in smallbore and 587 in air rifle while James scored 583 in smallbore and 582 in air rifle. The brothers shot a total of 2337, over half of the Gamecocks total score. Joseph led the way for the Gamecocks claiming fourth place in smallbore and sixth place in air rifle.
The Gamecocks took fourth at MSU with an aggregate score of 4625 behind first place winner, University of Kentucky-Blue with 4667. This was the Gamecocks second straight loss and only the third this season.
The two matches that JSU competed in were invitationals, which have no bearing on conference or national rankings. They are open matches that are used as recruiting tools for the competing colleges to see high school seniors and to also see how they stand against other competing colleges at that point and time in the season.
The Gamecocks are looking ahead to some of the biggest matches in the season. They will compete in sectionals February 11, in Oxford, Miss. This will determine who from the Gamecock Rifle team will go to the NCAA Nationals in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Olympic Training Facility.
The Ohio Valley Conference Tournament will be held on February 18 on the campus of UT-Martin. The Gamecocks are obvious favorites to win the conference tournament since finishing third in the nation last season.
JSU took second place at UT-Martin with an aggregate score of 4626 behind Murray State-Gold, which had a score of 4638.
Junior Joseph Hall finished in second place with an air rifle score of 588, just two points shy of first place. He also took fourth place in smallbore with a score of 582.
After one upsetting loss, the Gamecocks packed their bags and traveled to Murray State University to take on more competition.
At Murray State, the Gamecocks tried to fight back and overcome their previous loss. They have only lost one match this season previous to Saturday's loss at UT-Martin.
All of the shooters for the Gamecocks were shooting below their season averages in either one or both events. Jacksonville State's Hall Brothers, James and Joseph, were JSU's leading scorers.
Joseph scored 585 in smallbore and 587 in air rifle while James scored 583 in smallbore and 582 in air rifle. The brothers shot a total of 2337, over half of the Gamecocks total score. Joseph led the way for the Gamecocks claiming fourth place in smallbore and sixth place in air rifle.
The Gamecocks took fourth at MSU with an aggregate score of 4625 behind first place winner, University of Kentucky-Blue with 4667. This was the Gamecocks second straight loss and only the third this season.
The two matches that JSU competed in were invitationals, which have no bearing on conference or national rankings. They are open matches that are used as recruiting tools for the competing colleges to see high school seniors and to also see how they stand against other competing colleges at that point and time in the season.
The Gamecocks are looking ahead to some of the biggest matches in the season. They will compete in sectionals February 11, in Oxford, Miss. This will determine who from the Gamecock Rifle team will go to the NCAA Nationals in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Olympic Training Facility.
The Ohio Valley Conference Tournament will be held on February 18 on the campus of UT-Martin. The Gamecocks are obvious favorites to win the conference tournament since finishing third in the nation last season.