Rifle Set To Host PRC Championships
2/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rifle
Feb. 5, 2016 
FORT WORTH – For the first time in program history, the No. 3 TCU women's rifle team will host a conference championship. Members of the Patriot Rifle Conference will descend on the TCU Rifle Range for the third annual PRC Championships.
Last season, the Horned Frogs took home the air rifle championship en route to a second place overall finish. In the inaugural season of the PRC in 2014, TCU finished third.
Heading to Fort Worth will be Air Force, Alaska, Nevada, Ohio State and UTEP. Saturday will feature the smallbore portion of the championships. The event will be split into three relays beginning at 8:15 a.m. with the final set for 4 p.m. On Sunday, the championships will conclude with air rifle. The first of three relays will get underway at 7:45 a.m. with the final coming at 1:15.
TCU is currently 10-0 on the season, posting an average team score of 4,696. Mindy Miles paces the Horned Frogs in air rifle with a season average of 594. She has fired a 592 or better in eight of 10 matches this season. Three other Frogs, Hannah Black, Sally Li and Nicole Hankey, are also averaging a score over 590 this season.
In smallbore, Rachel Garner sets the tone with her season average of 583. She has fired a 580 or better in all 10 matches this season. Black boasts a 581 average and Li a 580 to round out the Frogs' top three shooters in the discipline.
Air Force enters the championships ranked No. 6 in the CRCA poll. The Falcons, 10-5 on the season, are paced by David Higgins in both air rifle and smallbore. He owns the Falcons' top smallbore score on the season with a 584 and the top air rifle score with a 594.
Alaska, ranked No. 5 in the CRCA poll, has claimed the first two PRC titles. Tim Sherry and Sagen Maddalena are the team's top shooters. Maddalena paces the team in air rifle, while last year's smallbore National Champion Sherry has picked up where he left off last season.
The 13th-ranked Nevada Wolfpack are paced by Mitchell Van Patten in smallbore average and Emily Capaul in air rifle. Earlier this season Capaul fired a school-record 597 against Ohio State.
TCU is more than familiar with 7th-ranked Ohio State having fired two matches against the Buckeyes this season. Remington Lyman is the team's top shooter in both disciplines with an average of 582 in smallbore and a 590 in air rife.
UTEP enters the championships coming off a strong showing against Coast Guard. The Miners are paced by Jessica Kinder's 585 air rifle average and Rachael Schoenrock's 578 smallbore average.
The event is free of charge for fans wishing to stop in and watch. Live targets will be on display in the viewing area.
Schedule of Events:
Saturday, Feb. 6
Relay 1: 8:15 a.m
Relay 2: 10:45 a.m.
Relay 3: 1:15 p.m.
Final: 4 p.m.
Last season, the Horned Frogs took home the air rifle championship en route to a second place overall finish. In the inaugural season of the PRC in 2014, TCU finished third.
Heading to Fort Worth will be Air Force, Alaska, Nevada, Ohio State and UTEP. Saturday will feature the smallbore portion of the championships. The event will be split into three relays beginning at 8:15 a.m. with the final set for 4 p.m. On Sunday, the championships will conclude with air rifle. The first of three relays will get underway at 7:45 a.m. with the final coming at 1:15.
TCU is currently 10-0 on the season, posting an average team score of 4,696. Mindy Miles paces the Horned Frogs in air rifle with a season average of 594. She has fired a 592 or better in eight of 10 matches this season. Three other Frogs, Hannah Black, Sally Li and Nicole Hankey, are also averaging a score over 590 this season.
In smallbore, Rachel Garner sets the tone with her season average of 583. She has fired a 580 or better in all 10 matches this season. Black boasts a 581 average and Li a 580 to round out the Frogs' top three shooters in the discipline.
Air Force enters the championships ranked No. 6 in the CRCA poll. The Falcons, 10-5 on the season, are paced by David Higgins in both air rifle and smallbore. He owns the Falcons' top smallbore score on the season with a 584 and the top air rifle score with a 594.
Alaska, ranked No. 5 in the CRCA poll, has claimed the first two PRC titles. Tim Sherry and Sagen Maddalena are the team's top shooters. Maddalena paces the team in air rifle, while last year's smallbore National Champion Sherry has picked up where he left off last season.
The 13th-ranked Nevada Wolfpack are paced by Mitchell Van Patten in smallbore average and Emily Capaul in air rifle. Earlier this season Capaul fired a school-record 597 against Ohio State.
TCU is more than familiar with 7th-ranked Ohio State having fired two matches against the Buckeyes this season. Remington Lyman is the team's top shooter in both disciplines with an average of 582 in smallbore and a 590 in air rife.
UTEP enters the championships coming off a strong showing against Coast Guard. The Miners are paced by Jessica Kinder's 585 air rifle average and Rachael Schoenrock's 578 smallbore average.
The event is free of charge for fans wishing to stop in and watch. Live targets will be on display in the viewing area.
Schedule of Events:
Saturday, Feb. 6
Relay 1: 8:15 a.m
Relay 2: 10:45 a.m.
Relay 3: 1:15 p.m.
Final: 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 7
Relay 1: 7:45 a.m.
Relay 2: 9:35 a.m.
Relay 3: 11:25 a.m.
Final 1:15 p.m.
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