Rifle Competes in Roger Withrow Invitational
Sara Allbritton
1/31/2007 11:54:52 AM
MURRAY, Ky. – The Mercer rifle team finished 15th in the college division of the 2007 Roger Withrow Invitational hosted by Murray State, January 27.
Mercer finished with a team score of 1,872, led by Emanuel Istudor with 498 points. Blake Bowler followed closely behind, shooting 493 points and Jacob Fleming fired 448 points. Bradley Bodiford rounded out the squad with 433 points.
Host Murray State won the match with a 4,617 point aggregate score while the University of Mississippi took first in the air rifle event with 2,349 points. Mississippi’s Shannon Wilson fired 592 points to win the individual air rifle title. As a team, Mercer finished 17th in the air rifle competition.
The Mercer rifle team will continue action as they compete at the Citadel on February 10.