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No. 2 Ole Miss Rifle drops season opener to West Virginia

Coming off a third place overall finish at the NCAA Rifle Championship, Ole Miss Rifle opened up their season against No. 3 nationally ranked West Virginia, falling in the contest 4683-4733.

This was the Rebels’ first time competing at the Ole Miss range in front of fans in almost two years. Fans were welcomed in to tailgate with food and lawn games as the first smallbore relay began.

Throughout the contest, the Rebels and Mountaineers competed in both air rifle and smallbore shooting.

In the air rifle competition, Claire O’Neel led the Rebels with a mark of 594, tying her career-high.