Oct. 29, 2009

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For the second straight season the Memphis Rifle Team opened up with a win at the Tiger Invitational against Ole Miss, out-dueling the Rebels with a 4,504-4,472 aggregate score.

Memphis, the overall Air Rifle winners, out-shot the Rebels 2,310-2,290. Freshman Kelly Audet led Memphis' overall score in Air Rifle with a 581, including two 99s, to finish fourth individually. Senior standout Keegan Singleton shot a 578, Kaitlynn Lee shot a 577, and Jenna Quick a 574. Memphis' Jessica Phenis, shooting as an individual, shot a 584, good enough for third overall.

Memphis tied with Columbus State in overall Air Rifle scoring, but won the tiebreak 387-386. Columbus State's Jonathan Hall led all shooters with a 589 in air rifle.

They also scored higher in Smallbore 2,194-2,182. Singleton paced Memphis with a score of 559, while Audent scored 557, Jessica Phenis 550, and Rustin Russell 528. Quick also registered a 550 for Memphis, shooting as an individual, while Lee shot a 535. Ole Miss' Meredith Holman shot the second-highest score in Smallbore with a 558.

AGGREGATE TEAM SCORES

1. Memphis Air 2310 Smallbore 2194 Total 4504

2. Ole Miss Air 2290 Smallbore 2182 Total 4472

3. Columbus State Air 2310 Total 2310

4. UT Martin Women Air 2290 Total 2290

5. UT Martin Mixed Air 2271 Total 2271

6. UAB Air 2161 Total 2161

7. Arkansas-Fort Smith Air 2121 Total 2121

8. Birmingham Southern Air 2034 Total 2034

AIR TEAM STANDINGS

1. Memphis Kelly Audet 581 Keegan Singleton 578 Kaitlynn Lee 577 Jenna Quick 574 Total 2310 (387)

2. Columbus State Jonathan Hall 589 Laura Milum 577 April Dunn 577 Forrest Klein 567 Total 2310 (386)

3. Ole Miss Erica Swanson 578 Keely Stankey 578 Colleen Tillson 572 Emma Holman 562 Total 2290 (384)

4. UT Martin Women Jennifer Garbina 575 Kellie Zurowski 572 Kelsea Hunt 569 Kaitlin Chaffin 574 Total 2290 (375)

5. UT Martin Mixed Alex Silvas 573 Kyle Robillion 572 Nick Combs 564 Robbie Burrows 562 Total 2271

6. UAB Sirlinda Gee 585 Suzanne Moore 538 Autumn Stockwell 536 Heather Searcy 502 Total 2161

7. Arkansas-Fort Smith Morgan Welch 552 John Wozniak 534 Elizabeth Garris 524 Tom Nguyen 511 Total 2121

8. Birmingham-Southern Diana Wilmoth 533 Ginny Boehme 532 Samantha Whaley 496 Ariel Han 473 Total 2034

SMALLBORE TEAM STANDINGS

1. Memphis Keegan Singleton 559 Kelly Audet 557 Jessica Phenis 550 Rustin Russell 528 Total 2194

2. Ole Miss Meredith Holman 558 Emma Holman 549 Colleen Tillson 546 Erica Swanson 529 Total 2182