The North Georgia College & State University rifle team defended its team rifle championship, winning by more than 62 targets over a team of drill sergeants from Fort Benning at the Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence’s (MCOE) Rifle Championships on Feb. 22-24. The 18 members of the North Georgia Combat Shooting Team were among 12 teams and 85 individual participants competing.

North Georgia’s Karl Knowlton took second place in the individual rifle championship competition.

North Georgia team members are: Cadet Brent Anderson, Cadet Erin Baker, Cadet Paulson Chad, Cadet Allen Dennis, Cadet Clinton Harvin, Cadet David Hutto, Cadet Rhodes Jonathan, Cadet Paul Juhan, Cadet Karl Knowlton, Cadet Weston Lee, Cadet Timothy Lhota, Cadet Joshua Maniaci, Cadet Brooke Mazur, Cadet Michael Morgan, Cadet James Webb and Cadet Joran Word. Team advisors are Sgt. Maj. Timothy Foster and Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Bare.