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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 2-ranked TCU women's rifle completed its sweep of the Patriot Rifle Conference championships on Sunday at The X Count. TCU tied its top
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GoFrogs: TCU Defends Conference Titles
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The No. 2-ranked TCU women's rifle completed its sweep of the Patriot Rifle Conference championships on Sunday at The X Count. TCU tied its top air rifle mark of the season, shooting a 2,390 to win the discipline championship. It's strong showing led to a championship score of 4,739. It's the second straight title for the Horned Frogs.
In total, TCU has now swept its way through the championships seven times. Additionally, the air rifle crown is its eighth in conference history.
Air Force (4,729) finished second followed by Alaska (4,727), Nebraska (4,711), Ohio State (4,704) and UTEP (4,568).
The Horned Frogs sent four shooters to the finals. Mikole Hogan finished in third place followed by Katie Zaun in fourth, Nina Schuett in fifth and Jeanne Haverhill in sixth.
The trio of Stephanie Allan, Haverhill and Zaun got the Frogs off to a strong start in the first relay of the day Haverhill fired a career-high 598 which was matched by Zaun. Allan contributed a 596.
In relay No. 2, the Frogs continued their hot shooting with a pair of Frogs, Mikole Hogan and Nina Schuett, setting career-highs in the discipline. Both shot a 598 to earn their spots in the final. Anne White finished with a 594 and Stephanie Grundsoee fired a 592.
For the match, TCU produced four of the top 10 aggregate marks. Zaun finished second with an aggregate of 1,186. Schuett set a career-high aggregate mark of 1,185 to finish fourth. Grundsoee (1,183) finished eighth. Haverhill matched her career-high of 1,183 en route to finishing ninth.
TCU will return to action in its final home match of the season on Saturday. The Frogs will host UTEP in its final tune up before the NCAA Qualifier.