CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Competing in an air rifle only event, the MIT rifle team claimed first place out of three teams at the MIT Open held in the DuPont Rifle Range on Saturday. Eleanor Yang was the top finisher for the Engineers as she ranked fourth with a score of 581.
 
THE BASICS:

• Team Finish: 1^st of 3
• Team Scores: MIT (2,273), Taunton Marksmanship Unit (2,253), Blue Trail Range (2,114)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After Yang's fourth-place finish, MIT claimed 10^th through 12^th place. Pauline Xu had a total of 567, followed by Hongjia Meng (563), and Jialin Xu (562).
• William Knowlton and Sunny Chen both shot a 554 to rank 20^th and 21^st, respectively.
• Christine Baek placed 26^th with a score of 543, two spots ahead of Avaneesh Pal who had a mark of 535.
• Perry Han rounded out the Engineers in 31^st place with a total of 488.

UP NEXT:

• MIT will host the University of Rhode Island and John Jay College on Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 AM.

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