CENTREVILLE, Va. — The Virginia Military Institute’s rifle program was red hot against John Jay College on Sunday, Nov. 8 at Sills Range in Centreville, Virginia. The Keydets broke six program records and saw 10 athletes establish personal bests, highlighted by a school-record aggregate of 4623-233X and a record-setting individual air rifle performance from senior Darian Tweedell.
No. 19 VMI’s mixed team finished first with a program-record aggregate of 4623-233X, improving its previous record by three points and moving to 3-2 on the season. The No. 20-ranked VMI women’s team followed closely with a 4613-216X, surpassing the 4600-point mark for the first time in program history and improving its previous aggregate record by 18 points. John Jay College finished third with a 4272-116X.
In smallbore, VMI’s mixed team established another program record with a 2298-96X, surpassing its previous best by 10 points. Alexander Pohlman led the Keydets with 578-27X, followed by Jacob Manley (575-28X), Ethan Deal (573-18X) and Cody Jenkins (572-23X). VMI’s women’s team also made history, posting a program-record 2270-73X to improve its previous mark by one point. Tweedell paced the squad with a 573-18X, along with by Elizabeth Stann (571-16X), Jesse-Anne Oberle (564-22X) and Wuyue Xie (562-17X).
The records continued in air rifle for VMI after the women’s team posted a program-best 2343-143X, improving its previous record by six points. Tweedell led the field with 593-41X, a school record and the top individual air rifle score of the competition. Wuyue Xie wasn’t far behind with a 588-38X, and the team was rounded out by Elizabeth Stann (582-34X) and Alayna O’Connell (580-30X).
With her family on hand to celebrate, Tweedell also claimed the match’s top individual aggregate with a 1166-59X. Pohlman was runner-up at 1162-65X, and no one in the match shot more centers. John Jay’s Cassidy DeRosia led her team in air rifle with a personal-best 580-30X, good for ninth.
John Jay vs. VMI Leaderboard | Nov. 8, 2026
| Rank | Team | Smallbore | Air Rifle | Aggregate |
| 1 | VMI | 2298 | 2325 | 4623-233X |
| 2 | VMI (W) | 2270 | 2343 | 4613-216X |
| 3 | John Jay | 2027 | 2245 | 4272-116X |
See the full match results at ncaarifle.org.
VMI will look to build on its momentum when it hosts UAB on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Kilbourne Hall in Lexington, Virginia. John Jay is scheduled to return to competition on Thursday, Dec. 3 against Coast Guard and Maritime at Pioneer Range in Mount Vernon, New York.
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