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Rifle shooter wins national championship

By mrasor Published: March 14, 2009

Rifle
Freshman Jenna Compton became the second national champion in Akron history this afternoon, winning the NCAA Collegiate Individual Air Rifle Championship.
Coach Newt Engle called it the "crown jewel" of the program's accomplishments.
This season, the rifle team finished with a 5-4 record and won its sixth-straight WIRC championship.
Track athlete Christi Smith won Akron's first national championship in 1990's outdoor heptathlon.