The Ohio State pistol team is a national champion again.
Ohio State captured the overall national championship at the Intercollegiate Pistol Championships on Saturday by placing first in the team air pistol, team sport pistol and team standard pistol championships.
Introducing your 2022 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
— Ohio State Pistol (@OSU_PISTOL) March 20, 2022
After capturing the team air pistol championship, the team sport pistol championship, AND the team standard pistol championship, the Buckeyes were crowned the overall National Champions#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/tgds8HS8YJ
Full results from the championship were not immediately available, but Katelyn Abeln, Sam Gens and brothers Henry and Jackson Leverett helped lead Ohio State to the title by all advancing to the air pistol final on the first day of the event.
Day One- Air Pistol- Results
— Ohio State Pistol (@OSU_PISTOL) March 18, 2022
Team score: 2,249
Individual results:
Jackson and Katelyn took silver and bronze respectively
Of the 8 person final, 4 were from OSU
5 top 10 finishers
3 top 4 finishers
Heading into day 2, buckeyes are in first place#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/PvejCEt44R
Four Buckeyes qualified for the air pistol final! #GoBucks
— Ohio State Pistol (@OSU_PISTOL) March 17, 2022
Katelyn Abeln (570)
Jackson Leverett (567)
Sam Gens (561)
Henry Leverett (557)
The win continues a run of national championships for the pistol team, which previously won six open national championships and six women’s national championships. The Buckeyes are overall champions for the second year in a row after winning both the open and women’s titles last year, while they also won the open title in 2000, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018 and the women's team title in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2017.
