University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Ela Smallacombe earned athlete of the week honors after earning three podium finishes, including a pair of national titles.  The Bismark, ND native led wire-to-wire through the first two rounds of qualification to earn the top-seed.  Smallacombe carded a 416 with 14 bonus rings, which ranks sixth in program history.  The junior followed that up tallying 30 points over the three target shoot off to pull away from the field for her individual national title.  Smallacombe and Brandon Durham finished as the national runner-up in fixed pins mixed teams.  Smallacombe paired with Cammie Shuman and Kaitlyn Shields to go 3-0 with a 94-79 win over Pikeville in the championship match to capture the gold medal.