EL PASO, Texas – No. 17 UTEP Rifle will return to action this weekend when it travels to Columbus, Ohio, for a pair of tri-matches hosted by No. 12 Ohio State on Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
The Miners will face a challenging field featuring three nationally ranked opponents across the two-day competition. On Saturday, UTEP will square off against No. 2 Murray State and host No. 12 Ohio State. Sunday's competition will feature another matchup with Murray State along with No. 18 VMI (mixed) and No. 20 VMI (women's).
Both days will begin with doors opening at 6 a.m. MT (8 a.m. ET). The smallbore portion is scheduled to start at 7 a.m. MT (9 a.m. ET), followed by air rifle at 9:30 a.m. MT (11:30 a.m. ET). Competition is expected to conclude at approximately 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET).
The Miners will shoot a single relay of eight athletes from points 8-15 on Saturday and points 7-14 on Sunday.
Selectable live video and targets can be viewed simultaneously via Range Live Streaming:
Ohio State Range Live Streaming.
UTEP enters the weekend after hosting back-to-back home matches against nationally ranked Alaska Fairbanks and TCU at the UTEP Rifle Range. The Miners posted team aggregate scores of 4670 against No. 3 Alaska Fairbanks and 4665 against No. 7 TCU while continuing to gain experience against some of the nation's top programs.
Freshmen
Alessandra Cleveland and
Gracie Robinson have played key roles early in the season. Cleveland led the Miners in aggregate scoring against Alaska Fairbanks with a 1174 and recorded the team's top smallbore score of 585, while Robinson paced UTEP in air rifle with a 593.
Kameron Wells turned in a team-best 1172 aggregate against TCU and has been one of the Miners' most consistent performers throughout the fall campaign.
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