The No. 17 NC State rifle team had a record-breaking weekend in Annapolis, Maryland, defeating the No. 14 United States Naval Academy 4,654-4,620.

The Wolfpack (7-0, 1-0 GARC) opened Great American Rifle Conference play against Midshipmen (2-1, 0-1 GARC) Saturday afternoon, winning by a total of 34 points and also surpassing State’s previous record of 4,633 by 21 points. 

The Pack also beat its smallbore record of 2,302, clipping a total of 2,304 in this weekend’s match-up. The team also broke its air rifle record, scoring a total of 2,350 in the competition. 

NC State junior Lucas Kozeniesky proved his dominance and skill, scoring a total of 584 in smallbore and 594 in air rifle, placing him in the top of each category. 

Wolfpack senior Daniel Cliff trailed Kozeniesky by a mere four points, earning the second place position in the air rifle competition with 590 points. Senior Alex Martin and sophomore Caitlyn Ford both tied for fifth place with 583 points each. 

Martin also placed second in smallbore with a total of 581, followed closely by sophomore Derya Pekari who racked up a total of 571 points. 

Navy tallied up 2,328 points in air rifle and 2,292 in smallbore, losing by a deficit of 34 points to the Pack. 

After earning first place in the first South Eastern Air Rifle Conference on Sept. 26, NC State had a three-week break to prepare for the rest of its season. The team shot 61 points better than it did in its first match of the season, a huge improvement that the Mids did not see coming. 

The Wolfpack will have two weeks to prep for its next competition, traveling to Charleston, South Carolina on Oct. 31 to take on Nebraska and participate in the third SEARC competition of the season.