Pack Rifle’s Kozeniesky Set to Compete in 2016 Olympic Games Monday
8/3/2016 4:11:00 PM | Rifle
Rising senior to take part in 10m air rifle competition
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State rising senior Lucas Kozeniesky will begin competition in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games Monday, Aug. 8, inside the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
The qualification round commences at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday morning with the finals session slated to start at 11 a.m. The finals session of the event will be live streamed by MSNBC Sports.
Kozeniesky, a Fairfax Station, Va., native is the first NC State shooter to compete in the Olympics. He enjoyed a stellar junior season and punctuated it with a strong performance at the Olympic Trials to claim a spot on the U.S. Team.
He qualified for the NCAA Championships in the air rifle competition and fired the top score at the event, matching the program record. Kozeniesky was also named an All-American by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) and National Rifle Association (NRA).
Information on the 10m Air Rifle Event
Qualification round
During the qualification round every 10m Air Rifle Men competitor has to fire 60 shots within 1 hour and 15 minutes. The qualifications are scored in decimal points, the maximum score per shot being 10.9 points because of an additional set of 10 rings within the 10-point circle that increases the score of 0.1 points as it approaches the center of the target. The maximum qualification score is 654.0 points.
Final round
The top-eight athletes from the qualification phase advance to the final match, where they can shoot up to 20 final shots.
The maximum score for each shot is still 10.9 points, setting the highest possible score at 218.0 points. The eight finalists start the match with 0 points: the
qualification score is not carried forward into the final round.
The final begins with two series of 3 shots, to be fired within 150 seconds, followed by 14 single shots to be fired on command and within 50 seconds. After the eighth final shot, the athlete with the lowest aggregate score is eliminated from the final and places 8th. Any following elimination is determined every 2 shots until the Gold and Silver medalists are decided by the 20th and conclusive shot.
If there is a tie for the lowest ranking athlete to be eliminated, the tied athletes will fire additional tie-breaking single shots until the tie is broken.
The qualification round commences at 8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday morning with the finals session slated to start at 11 a.m. The finals session of the event will be live streamed by MSNBC Sports.
Kozeniesky, a Fairfax Station, Va., native is the first NC State shooter to compete in the Olympics. He enjoyed a stellar junior season and punctuated it with a strong performance at the Olympic Trials to claim a spot on the U.S. Team.
He qualified for the NCAA Championships in the air rifle competition and fired the top score at the event, matching the program record. Kozeniesky was also named an All-American by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) and National Rifle Association (NRA).
Information on the 10m Air Rifle Event
Qualification round
During the qualification round every 10m Air Rifle Men competitor has to fire 60 shots within 1 hour and 15 minutes. The qualifications are scored in decimal points, the maximum score per shot being 10.9 points because of an additional set of 10 rings within the 10-point circle that increases the score of 0.1 points as it approaches the center of the target. The maximum qualification score is 654.0 points.
Final round
The top-eight athletes from the qualification phase advance to the final match, where they can shoot up to 20 final shots.
The maximum score for each shot is still 10.9 points, setting the highest possible score at 218.0 points. The eight finalists start the match with 0 points: the
qualification score is not carried forward into the final round.
The final begins with two series of 3 shots, to be fired within 150 seconds, followed by 14 single shots to be fired on command and within 50 seconds. After the eighth final shot, the athlete with the lowest aggregate score is eliminated from the final and places 8th. Any following elimination is determined every 2 shots until the Gold and Silver medalists are decided by the 20th and conclusive shot.
If there is a tie for the lowest ranking athlete to be eliminated, the tied athletes will fire additional tie-breaking single shots until the tie is broken.
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