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Dempster Competes In Air Rifle At NCAA Championships Saturday

CHARLESTON, S.C. – University of Memphis junior competed in the air rifle discipline at the 2018 NCAA Rifle Championships Saturday. The Citadel hosted the two-day NCAA event.

Dempster shot a 587 and placed 29 overall. The Loranger, La., native posted a score just below her season average (589.7) heading into the NCAA Championships. She posted a 591 or higher air rifle score eight times in 2017-18, including a career-best 593 on three occasions.

Dempster is the first Tiger to shoot as an individual in the air rifle discipline at the NCAA Championships since her head coach, , did so in 2013.