University
of the Sciences
in Philadelphia
Coed Rifle Team 
Stories
& Highlights
2003-04
season
Devils Fall to Army, Duquesne in NCAA Qualifier (2/13/04)
After a solid performance at last weekend's sectionals, the USP coed rifle team entered this weekend's NCAA qualifier against nationally ranked Army and Duquesne with optimism. The Devils performed well against their formidable opponents, but lost in smallbore to Army 4624-4327 and Duquesne 4535-4327.
In air rifle, the Devils shot their highest score in the last three years, 1463, but lost to both teams 1547-1463 (Army) and 1493-1463 (Duquesne).
"This ends three weeks in a row that we fired a full course and air rifle," said Head Coach Paul Klimitas. "This is something the USP Rifle Team has never done. Competing three consecutive weekends in that course of fire could take its toll on a shooter, however we can be really pleased on how we performed in all of our matches."
Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/Cologne, NJ) fired a career full course high of 1099 in smallbore. "Lori, once again stepped up big time, " adds Klimitas. "She also had solid support from the team." Nell's teammates, Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH); Michael Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY) and Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA) all finished within 29 points of Nell's score.
Raymond finished the afternoon with a score of 1085 while Colletti had a score of 1073. Moravec rounded out the Devils top four with a score of 1070.
Nell also recorded a career high in air rifle with a score of 378. Raymond finished eight points behind her with a score of 370. Moravec and Colletti rounded out the top four with scores of 361 and 354 respectively.
"We are right where we should be and are positioned perfectly for the upcoming MAC Championships in Cambridge, MA during spring break," adds Klimitas. "Everyone is looking forward to the event."
Devils Impressive at Sectionals (2/9/04)
USP's coed rifle team played host to four schools over the weekend as the N.R.A. Collegiate Sectionals took place at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range. The hosts put on an impressive performance, earning small bore wins against all four schools and air rifle wins against SUNY Maritime and John Jay (the only two schools besides USP that competed in air rifle), thus completing an undefeated weekend.
The Devils had a full-course smallbore score of 4338, besting Loyola University, Md. (4148), SUNY Maritime (2592), John Jay College (3630) and Princeton University (3590). In air rifle, the Devils shot 1424 to beat SUNY Maritime (788) and John Jay (1371).
Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH) set a full-course career high, firing scores of 380 (95, 94, 93, 98) prone; 362 (89, 92,92, 89) standing and 372 (94, 93, 94, 91) kneeling for a total score of 1,114. Also shooting a career high on the day was Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA). Moravec had scores of 391(96, 98, 98, 99) prone, 340 (90, 89, 84, 77) standing and 366 (87, 95, 93, 91) kneeling for a total of 1,097.
Lori Nell(Sr., Absegami HS/Cologne, NJ) also turned in an impressive score of 1,064 (379 prone; 333 standing; and 352 kneeling.) " You have to love Nell's performance," said Head Coach Paul Klimitas. "As of a week ago she was flat on her back in the hospital. Lori's effort was one of the most courageous performance under physical duress that I have seen in a while. She always comes to play no matter what cards she is dealt."
Rounding out the top four was Michael Colletti(So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY). Colletti had a score of 1,063. (387 prone; 325 standing; and 351 kneeling).
"We had a wonderful smallbore effort," adds Coach K. "I saw many positives and we will try to carry these positive things into the NCAA qualifier next weekend."
Also shooting a career high on the day was Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY). Foreman had scores of 366 prone; 327 standing; and 336 kneeling for a total of 1029.
On the air rifle side, only five points separated the Devils top four shooters. Raymond led all shooters with a score of 359 (91, 90, 88, 90). Right behind Raymond was Moravec with a 357 (84, 90, 90, 93). Nell and Colletti was just three points behind Moravec with each of them shooting scores of 354. (Nell- 89, 92, 85, 88; Colletti- 93, 89, 85, 87).
Sectionals will continue next weekend at the Colonel Shea Rifle Range. Within the Sectional will be the NCAA Qualifier for the Devils who will be up against Duquesne and Army.
Devils Fall to Norwich (2/1/04)
The USP coed rifle team was back in in action on Saturday, hosting nationally ranked Norwich University at the Colonel William Shea Rifle Range in Alumni Hall. Despite a strong showing by the USP shooters, the Devils fell in both smallbore (4545-4265) and air rifle (1522-1427).
Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/Cologne, NJ) was the Devils high shooter in smallbore, recording a full-course score of 1089. (95,96, 94, 97 prone; 81, 89, 86, 91 standing; 89, 89, 92, 90 kneeling). Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH) was just 12 points behind Nell with a score of 1077. (93, 97, 92, 91 prone; 79, 84, 84, 88 stand; 96, 94, 92, 87 kneel). Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA) and Mike Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY) rounded out the Devils top four shooters. Moravec recorded a score of 1064 which included four solid cards at prone (98, 97, 99, 98). Colletti finished with a score of 1035.
In air rifle, Moravec led the Devils with a score of 371 (93, 95, 93, 90). Raymond and Nell were right behind Moravec with scores of 363 (93, 88, 91, 91) and 361 (92, 85, 93, 91) respectively. Rounding out the Devils declared top four was Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY) with a score of 332 (80, 82, 86, 84). Colletti also competed in air rifle, firing a score of 336.
USP is now 10-4 in smallbore and 5-5 in air rifle.
Rifle Team Returns to Earn Two Wins (1/19/04)
The
Varsity Rifle team, coming off a two month break recorded two wins within
24 hours. In a rare Friday night match the Devils posted their best smallbore
score of the year as they beat Valley Forge Military College 2175-1877.
Then in a Saturday morning contest, the shooters came right back to beat
Loyola (MD) 2146-1977. Both the matches were at home.
The Valley Forge
match featured Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester,
NH) shooting a career high of 560. Raymond’s
560 was capped off by a 99 kneel score. The squad’s season best also featured
Mike Colletti’s (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY)
541, Sharon Moravec’s (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA)
540, and Lori Nell’s (Sr., Absegami HS/Cologne, NJ)
534.
On Saturday morning Raymond once again led the
team with a 550. Rounding out the scoring was Colletti
(535), Nell (533), and Moravec
(528). Brian Gottshall (Fr., Spring-Ford HS/Royersford, PA)
fired scores of 410 and 437 on Friday and Saturday respectively while
Brittany Marchant (Fr., Annville-Cleona HS/Annville, PA)
recorded marks of 411 and 433. Also on Saturday, Brooke Foreman
(Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY) shot a 497 and Jason
Powers (So, Bishop Guertin HS/Pelham, NH) fired a 438 in
his first appearance of the season.
“You have to be pleased when you’re not training for two months and come out of the box firing a team high,” adds Head Rifle Coach Paul Klimitas. “I’ve seen this before where a shooter comes back from break fresh and rested and posts a big score. I was actually a little happier with the second day than the first, even though the team’s score was lower because our score on the second day was solid and followed a night match. You have to be mentally tough to shoot back to back matches at this level. It was just like the old days of the 70’s and 80’s when we fired back to back matches on a routine basis. “
Coach K also adds, “The team is exactly where I want them to be at this time. We have positioned ourselves to make a strong bid for the Sectionals, NCAA Qualifier, and the MAC Championships. I’ve got a good group of shooters- no glitter, no glitz, no complaining, no image- they just execute the game plan.”
The two wins improved the varsity
rifle team’s smallbore record to 10-3
Devils Upset Nationally Ranked TCU at Army (11/23/03)
The USP coed rifle team faced a pair of nationally ranked teams on Saturday taking on Army and Texas Christian University. The Devils turned in one of their best performances of the season to date, upsetting 17th ranked TCU in smallbore 4330-4315 but fell to Army 4610-4330.
The smallbore loss to Army was USP's first smallbore loss of the season. The Devils also lost to both teams in air rifle 1515-1389 to Army and 1475-1389 to TCU.
USP turned in a well balanced effort with their top four shooters finishing just 26 points apart. Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH) led the way for the Devils with a score of 1096. Raymond fired cards of 95, 99, 94 and 98 prone; 86, 83, 87, 91 standing and 94, 90, 91, 88 kneeling.
Just 12 points behind Raymond was Michael Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY). Colletti had cards of 94, 97, 96, 97 prone; 79, 86, 84, 89 standing and 90, 87, 95, 90 kneeling for a total of 1084.
USP two co-captains rounded out the Devils top four shooters. Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/ Cologne, NJ) finished just four points behind Colletti with a score of 1080 (89, 96, 97, 95 prone; 90, 86, 87, 87 standing and 87, 84, 94, 88 kneeling). Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA), along with Raymond had the high prone score for the Devils with a 386 (96, 97, 94, 99). Moravec also fired cards of 76, 83, 82, 85 standing and 88, 91, 90, 89 kneeling for a total score of 1070.
Also shooting smallbore for the devils was Brian Gottshall (Fr., Spring-Ford HS/Royersford, PA), who finished with a score of 887 (332 prone; 258 standing and 297 kneeling).
On the air rifle side Raymond and Moravec tied for the top USP score with 359. Moravec had cards of 87, 91, 88 and 93 while Raymond had cards of 90, 91, 86 and 92. Nell finished three points behind Moravec and Raymond with a 356 (88, 87, 90, 91). The Devils fourth declared shooter, Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY), finished the day with an air score of 315 (80, 84, 72, 79).
Colletti also shot air for the Devils on Saturday, scoring 321. (82, 88, 77, 74)
USP is now 5-1 smallbore and 3-3 in air rifle.
Devils Lose first Air Rifle match of Season (11/1/03)
Texas came to town Friday afternoon - or rather the University of Texas-El Paso's nationally ranked rifle team (#12) to take on the Devils at the Colonel William Shea rifle range on USP's campus. UTEP was every bit as strong as their ranking, handing the Devils their first air rifle defeat of the season, 1531-1433.
Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA) led the way for the Devils with a score of 367 (90, 95, 93 89). Just two points behind her was Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/ Cologne, NJ) with a score of 365 (89, 90, 91, 95). Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH) finished two points behind Nell with a score of 363 (93, 90, 89, 91).
Rounding out the Devils top four was Michael Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY). Colletti finished the afternoon with a score of 338. (86, 83, 85, 84). Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY) also shot for the Devils finishing just three points behind Colletti with a score of 335 (81, 83, 84, 87).
USP is now 3-1 in air rifle.
Devils Earn Double Win Against VMI (10/26/03)
Continuing right where they left off two weeks ago, the USP coed rifle team remained undefeated with a double sweep at home against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday.
VMI fielded a men's squad and a mixed squad. The Devils took the men's squad 2151-2120 in smallbore and the mixed squad 2151-1821. On the air rifle side the Devils triumphed 1423-1381 over the men's team and 1423-1266 over the mixed squad.
Leading the way for the Devils was Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/ Cologne, NJ). Nell fired cards of 93, 98 prone; 91 , 89 standing and 88, 89 kneeling for an aggregate total of 548. Right behind her was fellow co-captain Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA). Moravec had two near perfect prone cards of 99 and 98; 90 and 86 standing and 90 and 81 kneeling for a total of 544.
Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH) also had two near perfect prone cards of 98 and 97 to go along with cards of 75 and 83 standing and 92 and 94 kneeling for a total of 539. Michael Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY) rounded out the top four with a score of 520 (96, 95 prone; 76, 82 standing; 86, 85 kneeling).
On the air rifle side, Moravec led all shooters with a score of 370 (93, 94, 88, and 95). Just three points behind her was Nell with a 367 (89, 91, 90, 97). Raymond followed with a 352 (91, 84, 89, 88) and Colletti rounded out the declared top four with a 334 (84, 80, 88 and 82). Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY) also shot a 343 on the afternoon in air rifle (88, 85, 86 and 84).
The Devils are now 4-0 in smallbore and 3-0 in air rifle.
Devils Win Home Opener Against John Jay College (10/12/03)
The USP coed rifle team returned to action Saturday with a home match against John Jay College defeating the Bloodhounds in both smallbore, 2136-1932 and air rifle 1434-1325 to remain undefeated.
Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH) posted a career high in small bore, firing cards of 99 and 94 prone, 84 and 95 standing and 89 and 90 kneeling for a total of 551. Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/ Cologne, NJ) was second high for the Devils with a score of 527 (91, 96 prone; 83, 79 standing; 88, 90 kneeling).
Rounding out the Devils top four were Michael Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY) and Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA). Colletti had cards of 91 and 92 prone; 82 and 83 standing and 91 and 86 kneeling for a score of 525. Moravec was close behind him with a score of 523 (97, 96 prone, 83, 82 standing, and 89, 86 kneeling).
Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY), like Raymond also recorded a career high with a score of 497. (92, 94 prone; 77, 70 standing; and 83, 81 kneeling). In her first varsity match Brittany Marchant (Fr., Annville-Cleona HS/Annville, PA) scored 354 (71, 68 prone; a pair of 44's standing and 73, 54 kneeling).
On the air rifle side, Nell fired a career-high 374 (96, 91, 92, 95) to pace the Devils. Raymond followed with a 363 (93, 89, 90, 91) and Moravec was the third high shooter for the Devils with a 360 (93, 88, 88, 91). Colletti rounded out the top four for USP with a score of 337 (81, 83, 85, 88).
"Our small bore and air rifle scores are exactly where we were last year mid-season," said Head Coach Paul Klimitas. "That is very encouraging when you consider the loss of Lee Ann (Wilkinson) and Allison (Zima)"
"Nell and Raymond are right where they should be and when Moravec gets rid of more rust and Colletti eliminates foolish mistakes we'll take both scores up a few more points," added Klimitas.
Rifle
Team Posts 20th Consecutive Opening Match Win (9/22/03)
It
has been two decades since the USP coed rifle team has lost an opening
day match. 1983 to be exact. The Devils continued their opening match
magic on Saturday, defeating Valley Forge Military College 2063-1838.
Despite the loss of two key members of last year's squad, Allison Zima (Manheim Township HS/Lancaster, PA) and Lee Ann Wilkinson (Norwalk HS/Norwalk, CT), the Devils still have a strong nucleus of returning shooters.
Leading the way for the Devils was Glenn Raymond (So., Manchester Memorial HS/Manchester, NH). Raymond was high shooter on the afternoon with a score of 544. Glenn fired cards of 96 and 93 in prone; 86 and 88 standing and 90 and 91 kneeling. Another second-year shooter, Michael Colletti (So., Holy Trinity HS/Massapequa, NY) was the second of four Devils to break the 500-point mark. Colletti scored 97 and 90 prone; 83 and 80 standing; and 84 and 77 kneeling for a total score of 511.
Team captains Lori Nell (Sr., Absegami HS/Cologne, NJ) and Sharon Moravec (Sr., North Penn HS/Lansdale, PA) rounded out the top four with scores of 508 and 503 respectively. Nell fired cards of 90 and 96 prone and 83 and 78 in both stand and kneel positions. Moravec had the high prone score of the afternoon with card of 96 and 97 (193). Sharon also turned in scores of 72 and 82 standing and 88 and 68 kneeling.
Brooke Foreman (Sr., Walton Central HS/Walton, NY) and Brian Gottshall (Fr., Spring-Ford HS/Royersford, PA) also competed for the Devils. Foreman scored 445 while Gottshall, a red-shirt freshman in his first match fired a respectable 358.