Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
Morehead State
Racers top Morehead State 4712-4660
10/17/2026 8:21:00 PM | Rifle
Murray State fired a 4712 and topped Morehead State 4712-4660 on Saturday in its second match of the season at the Button Rifle Range in Morehead, Ky.
The Racers (1-1) controlled all five of the top individual spots, with Lea Soulé and Mallory Johnson both leading the way with a 1181. Soulé fired a 585 smallbore and a 596 air rifle, and Johnson scored a 587 and a 594. Soulé took first on centers with 86 to Johnson's 78.
Still without 2025-26 OVC Air Rifle Athlete of the Year Carlotta Salafia and freshman Anceline Brackman, who are both competing at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, Murray State improved on its season-opening 4702 at Kentucky. The Racers outscored the Eagles 2340-2305 in smallbore and 2372-2355 in air rifle, and they finished with 308 centers to Morehead State's 262.
Johnson topped the smallbore field with her 587, and Soulé was second with a 585 and a match-high 36 centers. Emma Lawrence and Caroline Martin took third and fourth with matching 584s, and Ainsley McFarland gave the Racers a sweep of the top five with a 581.
Soulé led all shooters in air rifle with her 596 and a match-high 50 centers. Johnson was second with a 594. Ashley Haymond and Martin each fired a 593 for third and fourth, with Haymond posting 49 centers. Lawrence followed in fifth with a 592, and Abby Ballard placed seventh with a 590.
Martin finished third in aggregate with a 1177, and Lawrence was fourth with a 1176. Haymond rounded out the top five with a 1167 and 76 centers, edging Morehead State's Trey Myers on centers.
