Karasová Posts Impressive Numbers at World University Games – University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

NEW DELHI, India – The Nanooks rifle team was represented this past week at the 2024 FISU World University Championship Shooting event in India. Sára Karasová of the Nanooks represented the Czech Republic from Nov. 9-13 and posted strong outings in the smallbore 3P event and air rifle. 

“Sára represented herself, the Czech Republic, and UAF really well in India.” Head coach Will Anti said. “Her smallbore match was phenomenal. She led for large portions of the match and dominated in kneeling. To end third in the qualification round amongst the best in the world and numerous Olympians and World Cup medalists is a great accomplishment. Sára always seems to shine bright in the most pressure-packed matches. Most importantly, Sára was pleased with the progress she is seeing in this event. She has been working really hard in practice, especially in kneeling and standing, and her confidence continues to grow in those areas.”

Her first event at the World University Championship was in the 50m 3P Women’s discipline. In the qualification round, Karasová finished third, firing a 589-35x score to qualify for the finals. She posted a 199 score in kneeling, a 198 in prone, and a 192 in standing. In the finals, Karasová placed sixth-place, firing a finals score of 418.8. Thanks to her score in the 50m 3P, she led Team Czechia to a gold medal. Her two teammates, Veronika Blazickova and Katerina Stefankova, fired scores of 587-30x and 580-31x to tally a total score of 1756-96x. That team score bested India and Germany as India took silver with a team score of 1755-87x and Germany took bronze with a team score of 1754-87x. In air rifle, Karasová fired a score of 623.8, good for a 30th-place finish. 

After completing her international trip, Karasová will now rejoin the Nanooks as they look to end their 2024 portion of the schedule on a high note, “We are excited to have her back for our matches versus The Citadel and Georgia Southern.” added Coach Anti. Those matches take place next week on Thursday, Nov. 21 (@ The Citadel) and Friday, Nov. 22 (@ Georgia Southern).

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