NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The MIT rifle team opened its season by defeating host Norwich University, 4,433-4,299 on Saturday. In addition to finishing first in the aggregate standings with a total of 1,137 points,
Eleanor Yang set the range record in air rifle with a personal best score of 587 which eclipsed the previous mark of 583 for both milestones.
THE BASICS:
- Overall Score: MIT 4,433; Norwich 4,299
- MIT Overall Record: 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED - SMALLBORE:
HOW IT HAPPENED – AIR RIFLE:
- The Engineers defeated the Cadets, 2,286 – 2,215.
- For the second year in a row, MIT secured the top three spots as Yang led the way with her record-breaking performance of 587 points, followed by Xu (572), and Meng (565).
- Knowlton was fifth with a score of 562 while Avaneesh Pal rounded out MIT in 13th place with a personal-best mark of 543.
UP NEXT:
- MIT will host the MIT Open on Saturday, October 3 at 10:00 AM.
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