CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Despite falling to No. 11 Ohio State, 4,687-4,527, on Sunday in the DuPont Rifle Range, the MIT rifle team set the aggregate program record. In addition, the Engineers had seven personal-best scores.
 
THE BASICS:

• Overall Score: Ohio State 4,687; MIT 4,527
• MIT Overall Record: 5-1

MIT INDIVIDUAL AGGREGATE FINISHES:

• Eleanor Yang – Sixth Place (1,155 – personal best)
• William Knowlton – Eighth Place (1,138 – personal best)
• Pauline Xu – Ninth Place (1,131)
• Hongjia Meng – 10^th Place (1,103 – personal best)
• Christine Baek – 11^th Place (1,092 – personal best)
• Avaneesh Pal – 12^th Place (1,026)

HOW IT HAPPENED - SMALLBORE:

• Ohio State took the victory by 100 points (2,331-2,231).
• Yang was the top performer for MIT in sixth place as she tied her personal-best total of 570 while Knowlton took the next spot with a career-best showing of 567.
• The Engineers then secured ninth through 12^th place to round out the standings. Xu led the way with a score of 556, followed by Meng (538), Baek with a personal best of 535, and Pal (491).

HOW IT HAPPENED – AIR RIFLE:

• The Buckeyes defeated MIT, 2,356-2,296.
• Yang captured fourth place with a mark of 585 as the rest of the squad claimed eighth through 14^th place.
• Xu shot a 575, followed by Knowlton (571), Meng (565), Baek with a personal-best of 557 in 11^th place, Pal (535), Jayden Lin (529), and Perry Han (514).

UP NEXT:

• MIT wraps up the fall semester on Sunday, November 15 when it hosts No. 15 Army at 10:00 AM.

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