Friday, September 7, 2001

Rifle team travels to California for first match
By Bill Morrison
Skiff Staff

The TCU Rifle team lost three of its best shooters to graduation, but head coach Roger Ivy said his team can make up for the loss.

David Dunai/SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Senior Leticia Marquez practices her sharp-shooting Thursday at the TCU Rifle Range. Marquez is one of three seniors on the team.

“(Seniors) Jennifer Heim (and) Stacy Phillips and (junior) Leticia Marquez will be able to pick up — maybe not at the first match — and equal or beat (Dena) Putnam and (Jennifer) Millner’s scores,” Ivy said.

The team will get its first chance to try to replace Michelle Parker, Putman and Millner in San Francisco Sunday. The squad will face Texas-El Paso, Nevada-Reno and San Francisco. Ivy anticipates that out of the teams competing, Texas-El Paso will present the toughest competition at the match.

Five girls from the team will travel to San Francisco to attend the match: Heim; juniors Andy Berkhoudt, Jessica Green, Leticia Marquez; and freshman alternate Joncee Moulder.

The women will compete in four events over a two span. Each woman will shoot 40 shots in the prone, standing and kneeling position, with a .22-caliber rifle, then shoot another 40 with an air rifle.

After their match in San Francisco, the women’s rifle team will play its next match in the Horned Frog Invitational, which will take place Oct. 5-7 at the TCU Rifle Range.

Bill Morrison
w.c.morrison.student.stu.edu