Rifle
The University of Akron rifle team traveled to Morehead, Kentucky on Sunday for the final match of the regular season against No. 17 Morehead State. The No. 16 Zips made the trip slightly short-handed and came up short against the Eagles by a final score of 4,589 to 4,602.
The Zips struggled against Morehead in smallbore competition with the Eagles capturing the top three spots. Connor O’Mara finished in the fourth position for Akron after finishing tied with teammate Caleb Lloyd, but taking the tiebreaker. Both shooters finished with a score of 570.
Akron closed the overall gap in the air rifle battle as Zachary Strohl seized top gun honors after posting an outstanding score of 587.