Army West Point Athletics
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Rifle Defeats Navy in Annual Star Match
February 07, 2015 | Rifle
WEST POINT, N.Y. - No. 12 Army swept No. 11 Navy in both disciplines, outpointing the Midshipmen 5786-5768, to claim its sixth straight "Star" win Saturday at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center. Allen Solida tied for medalist honors in smallbore and Josh Martin was the individual winner in air rifle in setting the pace for the Black Knights (6-6).
The match was also the Great America Rifle Conference regular-season finale for the Black Knights who improved to 5-3 with Navy slipping to 1-6.
The Black Knights outshot Navy in smallbore 2854-2842 with Solida sharing medalist honors with Navy's Dan Jonas as both fired 576s. It is the second straight meet Solida was the top shooter.
Martin finished a point behind with a 575 to earn third-place honors followed by junior team captain Alyssa Gestl's 572 as four Black Knights finished among the top five. Rounding out the rest of Army's five-man unit were Marvin Lewis (567) and Danielle Cuomo (564).
Holding a 12-point lead after outpointing the Midshimen 2854-2842  in smallbore, Army edged Navy by six points in air rifle en route to its 18-point victory. Martin led the way with a 589 for his highest mark of the season as, the Black Knights outshot Navy 2932-2926. Gestl finished a point behind (588) in tying with two Navy shooters for runner-up honors followed by Solida's 587. Lewis and Cuomo chipped in with 584s as part of Army's five-man unit.
"This is a huge win for the team," said assistant coach Rick Johnson. "It has been a focus for us for about six weeks now. The "star" match meant a lot to each of the Cadets and also to the Academy, so I am very happy for the team."
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