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Pistol Nationals Team 2019
- Team photo at the 2019 national championships banquet
2019 National Women's Champions
- Our 2019 Women's Team won the women's aggregate at nationals
Pistol Nationals Team 2019
- The team at the national championships
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Tryouts for the 2018-2019 season in progress!
The MIT Sport Pistol team kicked of tryouts with a total of 29 promising puppies seeking to become part of this year’s team. Tryouts will continue through Saturday, September 30, and will culminate in a practice match taking place that same day.
Read MoreAbout MIT Sport Pistol
Where we shoot: Basement of DuPont Gymnasium: Building W31. Interested in Joining? No prior shooting experience is necessary. All members of the MIT student community are eligible to try out to join the team. Undergraduate members are eligible to compete. Recruitment happens during the beginning of the school year with the Athletic Midway which is held
Read MorePistol team featured in MIT’s newspaper The Tech
http://tech.mit.edu/V134/N19/pistol.html Written by team members Jennifer Hsu and Francisco Garcia, and coach Steve Goldstein. Article found in The Tech volume 134 number 19, published on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, starting on page 16 (Sports section): http://tech.mit.edu/V134/PDF/V134-N19.pdf
Read More2014 Nationals Results and All-American Awards
Official 2014 NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championship Results All-American Awards Congratulations to Jackie Wu, who got Air Pistol Honorable Mention, Sport Pistol First Team, and Standard Pistol Second Team! Congratulations to Jennifer Hsu and Kristine Kim, who both got Sport Pistol Honorable Mention! Official Results on NRA Blog
Read More2014 Nationals Day 2
Day two is over (finally!). Today there were three events. The first was a “fun shoot” – 30 shots of sport rapid for the guys. I’m not sure how accurately score was kept, and the range officers were rather cavalier about scoring system malfunctions, but MIT will definitely win the award for best costuming if one is given.
Read More2014 Nationals Day 1
Two events were contested on the first day of competition – Women’s Air Pistol in the morning, and Open Free Pistol in the afternoon. Our day started in great fashion with Jackie Wu (361), Jennifer Hsu (360), and Kristine Kim (359) combining to take first place in the team event, 9 points ahead of second-place North
Read More2013-2014 season highlights
Matches: MIT Beat USCGA 6054 to 5950 Open, 2666 to 2653 women’s MIT beat Merchant Marine 5958 to 5638 Open MIT beat Yale 4108 to 3750 (air and standard) MIT sets season record match score at sectionals, with a 6160 open and a 2701 women’s Individual Scores: Nicholas Fine Shoots season air high of 546
Read More2013 Collegiate National Championships – All-American awards
Now that the Awards Banquet is over we know who got All-American honors and in what events. Christie Chiu ’13 received Second-Team All-American recognition in Air Pistol. Wen Chyan ’13 received Second-Team recognition in Free Pistol, First-Team in Standard Pistol, and Second-Team in Air Pistol. Eddie Ha ’13 received Honorable Mention in Air Pistol. As a final note, our Open
Read More2013 Collegiate Pistol Championships – Day 3
The shooting is finished. The air pistol cylinders ammunition are on their way back to MA via UPS, and all the equipment is packed and ready for tomorrow’s return flight. I’m sitting in the hotel’s breakfast room proctoring three exams. Maybe just once the Championships will take place during MIT’s spring break. This certainly puts
Read More2013 Collegiate Pistol Championships Day 2 update
The second day of competition is finished, but first there’s a small bit of business remaining from yesterday. Our Ladies’ Air Pistol team ended up in 3rd place with a combined score of 1078, behind Army (1085) and Navy (1084), and Ohio State was not far behind in 4th. This was a very competitive event, and we’re
Read More2013 Pistol Nationals Update, Day 1
Today saw the first day of competition at the Collegiate National Championships, being held once again on the ranges of the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. This year 10 shooters present are representing MIT, with individuals and teams qualifying for every event. The Free Pistol match started at 9am on a sunny but rather cold,
Read MorePistol Cameo in MIT Gangnam Style Video
Watch for the pistol scene! Credit to team member Eddie Ha ’13.
Read MoreMIT Pistol Team Featured in the Boston Globe
A recent Boston Globe video and article highlighted the MIT Pistol Team.
Read MoreMIT Sport Pistol Club Alumni
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