
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Continuing preparations for the SoCon Championships in early March, the VMI rifle teams had solid performances Saturday at the Inouye Marksmanship Center hosted by The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Keydet men’s team earned 4485 aggregate points (2216 smallbore, 2269 air rifle) to place third and the VMI women took fourth with 4408 combined points (2150 smallbore, 2258 air rifle). The Citadel men took first with 4575 points while Georgia Southern came in second with 4545 points. Both VMI teams defeated The Citadel women, which placed fifth with 4256 points.
Senior John Pitman led the men in the smallbore with a seventh-place finish with 559 points just ahead of Simon Krauthamer’s eighth-place mark of 556 points. Nick Reynolds (9th, 551) and Hunter Jacob (10th, 550) also scored team points.
Kelia Aardema led the VMI women’s smallbore with an 11th-place finish with 547 and was trailed by Samantha Reid’s 14th-place mark of 543. Jessica Hankin came in 17th with 538 points followed by Claire Lee also logging team points with 522 points for 20th place.
Hunter Jacob led the VMI men in the air rifle with his eighth-place finish of 573 points followed by Pitman’s 571 for 10th place. Reynolds (12th, 569) and freshman Jason Gardner (19th, 556) also registered points for the team.
Reid led the VMI women in the air rifle event by scoring 572 points for ninth place overall. Aardema came in 14th with 565 points while Sabrina Bell placed 15th overall with 565 points. Savanah Diamond also tallied team points with her 532 points for 28th place in the field.
Team Scores
1st … The Citadel … 2265 SB, 2310 AR … 4575
2nd … Ga. Southern … 2218 SB, 2327 AR … 4545
3rd … VMI … 2216 SB, 2269 AR … 4485
4th … VMI Women … 2150 SB … 2258 AR … 4408
5th … Citadel Women … 2085 SB, 2171 AR … 4256
Smallbore
Men – 2216 points
John Pitman – 7th – 559
Simon Krauthamer – 8th – 556
Nick Reynolds – 9th – 551
Hunter Jacob – 550
William Davidson – 16th -542
Women – 2150 points
Kelia Aardema – 11th – 547
Samantha Reid – 14th – 543
Jessica Hankin – 17th – 538
Claire Lee – 20th – 522
Savanah Diamond – 21st – 521
Air Rifle
Men – 2269 points
Hunter Jacob – 8th – 573
John Pitman – 20th - 571
Nick Reynolds – 12th – 569
Jason Gardner – 19th - 556
Simon Krauthamer – 20th – 553
Chris Milliken – 22nd – 552
Women – 2258 points
Samantha Reid – 9th - 572
Kelia Aardema – 14th – 565
Sabrina Bell – 15th – 565
Savanah Diamond – 28th – 532
Lauren Dost – 29th – 531
Full results
http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=710