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11/13/2026 11:35:00 AM | Rifle
MARTIN, Tenn. – After opening the season with four straight road matches, the University of Tennessee at Martin rifle team returns home to the Skyhawk Rifle Range Sunday at 9 a.m. to take on Memphis.
The Skyhawks opened the season against Ole Miss and Ohio State in Oxford, Mississippi, then went three straight against OVC rival Morehead State, with two in Morehead and one on neutral ground at Murray State.
On the season, junior Sophia Ashford leads UT Martin in smallbore and aggregate scoring at 570.3 and 1154.0, respectively, while sophomore transfer Ian Lyons leads in air rifle at 586.3. Ashford also has the single-match season high in smallbore and aggregate scoring, shooting 576 in smallbore and 1158 in aggregate at Morehead State on Oct. 23. The next day, on Oct. 24 at Morehead State, Lyons shot the Skyhawks' high air rifle thus far with a 589.
Sophomore Olivia Harvey has also been solid for UT Martin this season, averaging 568.3 in smallbore, 577.7 in air rifle for a 1146.0 aggregate. In the Skyhawks' last match, Nov. 8 against Morehead State in Murray, Harvey led the team across all three categories with season-highs of 573 in smallbore, 584 in air rifle and 1157 in aggregate.
Sunday's match against the Tigers is one of just two home matches for UT Martin this season, the other on Jan. 23 against UAB.
The Skyhawks opened the season against Ole Miss and Ohio State in Oxford, Mississippi, then went three straight against OVC rival Morehead State, with two in Morehead and one on neutral ground at Murray State.
On the season, junior Sophia Ashford leads UT Martin in smallbore and aggregate scoring at 570.3 and 1154.0, respectively, while sophomore transfer Ian Lyons leads in air rifle at 586.3. Ashford also has the single-match season high in smallbore and aggregate scoring, shooting 576 in smallbore and 1158 in aggregate at Morehead State on Oct. 23. The next day, on Oct. 24 at Morehead State, Lyons shot the Skyhawks' high air rifle thus far with a 589.
Sophomore Olivia Harvey has also been solid for UT Martin this season, averaging 568.3 in smallbore, 577.7 in air rifle for a 1146.0 aggregate. In the Skyhawks' last match, Nov. 8 against Morehead State in Murray, Harvey led the team across all three categories with season-highs of 573 in smallbore, 584 in air rifle and 1157 in aggregate.
Sunday's match against the Tigers is one of just two home matches for UT Martin this season, the other on Jan. 23 against UAB.
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