It was another record-setting performance for the No. 1 West Virginia rifle team this weekend at NCAA Qualifiers as it shot a 2381 in the air rifle, which broke the NCAA record the Mountaineers set earlier this season against Ole Miss.
The 2381, plus the Mountaineers? 2335 in smallbore, combined for a total score of 4761.
"Our focus is still on finishing out the season, rather than getting too carried away. But the team obviously performed really well," said West Virginia head coach Jon Hammond. "I knew that we were capable of shooting that type of air rifle score, so I was just really pleased for the team members to do that."
NCAA Qualifiers was the first of three matches the Mountaineers will participate in over the next month, and with the post season in full swing, Hammond wants his team to focus on each match one at a time.
"Every match is different. It?s not just a case of getting on a hot streak and rolling with it," Hammond said. "Every match is a new match and a new day. You can?t afford to get complacent or overconfident. We?ve just got keep working."
Sophomores Maren Prediger and Meelis Kiisk shot personal bests at qualifiers, while Olympian Petra Zublasling led the entire Mountaineer team with a score of 1191, so Hammond is not worried about West Virginia?s skill level.
"They all have the talent," Hammond said. "For the remaining two matches, they?ve got to keep working really hard and keep their focus."
Prediger was arguably the most impressive Mountaineer Sunday. Her air rifle personal best of 598 combined with her smallbore personal best of 593 to give the Germany native a personal best 1191 aggregate score.
"She?s definitely got plenty of courage and determination," Hammond said. "A month or so ago, for her, a little bit of the struggle was finishing the last 20 shots. She?s worked hard on that, and the last two matches she?s performed really well."
While Prediger has come on late, Zublasing has led West Virginia all season.
"She continues to work very hard, and she?s very good at analyzing the match and herself and what she?s doing within that match," Hammond said. "Whenever she might struggle with a few shots, she?s really good at catching it and finding the problem.
Zublasing, Prediger and the rest of the Mountaineers now have a quick turnaround, with the Great American Rifle Conference championship this weekend.
"Business as usual. We have to refocus again and get a bit of practice in this week," Hammond said. "It?s a great pre-match before NCAAs, with the competition that?s there, the number of people, the set up.
"We just have to stay focused and go down there and do the best we can."
Source: http://www.thedaonline.com/sports/no-1-west-virginia-breaks-ncaa-air-rifle-record-1.2993915
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