NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Norwich University rifle team shot in the friendly confines of Baroffio's Rifle Range for the first time against another team this season, defeating John Jay College, 4348-4266, on Saturday in the Cadets' home opener.
Norwich's 4348 aggregate tally included an impressive 2138 mark in smallbore, outdoing the Bloodhounds' 2053 score. That proved to be the difference, as John Jay just narrowly topped the Cadets in air rifle competition, 2213-2210.
Sophia Ashford (Northfield, Vt.) continued her remarkable freshman season, finishing second overall and first among Norwich shooters on a 1112 aggregate, posting scores of 546 in smallbore and 566 in air rifle action.
Aiden Burris (Marietta, Ga.) and
Ben Kelley (Niantic, Conn.) trailed Ashford, coming in third and fourth overall on 1098 and 1071 aggregate scores, respectively.
The remaining Cadet shooters took to the range in either smallbore or air rifle competition, as
Sage Kontny (Clancy, Mont.) was the next highest-scorer with a 551 effort in air rifle.
NORWICH LEADERS:
- First-year Sophia Ashford (Northfield, Vt.)
- 1112 aggregate, 546 smallbore, 566 air rifle
- Junior Aiden Burris (Marietta, Ga.)
- 1098 aggregate, 545 smallbore, 553 air rifle
- Sophomore Ben Kelley (Niantic, Conn.)
- 1071 aggregate, 531Â smallbore, 540Â air rifle
- Sophomore Sage Kontny (Clancy, Mont.)
- First-year Alma Negrete (Fontana, Calif.)
- Junior Brady Simmons (Middletown, Del.)
- Sophomore Evan Elders (Spring Hill, Fla.)
- First-year Makeda Watson (Braintree, Mass.)
- Junior Jacob Cohn (Colchester, Conn.)
The Cadets will return to the range next calendar year, hosting the University of Rhode Island on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Baroffio's Rifle Range. Norwich then travels to rival MIT in Cambridge, Mass., for the Beanpot on Saturday, Feb. 8.
