2014-15 OLE MISS RIFLE
INTRODUCTION
QUICK FACTS Name .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................Ole Miss (The University of Mississippi) Nickname .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Rebels Location .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Oxford, Mississippi Founded................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ November 6, 1848 Enrollment ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23,096 School Colors ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Mascot.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Rebel Chancellor .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Dr. Daniel W. Jones Faculty Representative.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Dr. Ron Rychlak Athletics Director .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Ross Bjork Conference ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Facility.................................................................................................................................................................................................Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center Head Coach.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Valerie Boothe Year at Ole Miss .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18th Assistant Coach ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Melissa Quartarone Letterwinners Returning/Lost......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3/5 Top Returnees ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Alison Weisz Top Newcomers............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jessica Haig ATHLETICS MEDIA RLEATIONS STAFF Assistant Athletics Director for Media and Public Relations ...........................................................................................................................................................................Kyle Campbell Associate Director (Rifle Contact) ..........................................................................................................................................................................................Kim Ling Associate Director ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Bill Bunting Associate Director ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Joey Jones Daniel Snowden .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Associate Director Jessica Poole............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Assistant Director Adam Kuffner ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Assistant Director Ashley Mangrum ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Senior Staff Assistant
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INTRODUCTION
OLE MISS ROSTER NAME Sarah Emery Jessica Haig Nadia Hata Sarah Sroka Nicolle Thiry Kristyn Trump Alison Weisz
YR.-EXP So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS So.-1L
HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Acworth, Ga. (Allatoona) Constableville, N.Y. (South Lewis) Honolulu, Hawaii (Maryknoll) Somerset, Pa. Elizabeth, Pa. (Serra Catholic) DuBois, Pa. (DuBois) Belgrade, Mt. (Belgrade)
Head Coach: Valerie Boothe Assistant Coach: Melissa Quartarone
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RIFLE OVERVIEW: Competitors shoot in three different positions (prone, standing and kneeling) from a distance of 50 ft. with a .22 caliber rifle. The Bull’s-eye, or 10-ring, is one-half millimeter wide, the size of the period at the end of this sentence. RIFLES: By international rules, .22 caliber rifles used in competition can weigh up to 12 lbs. for women and 17 lbs. for men. COURSE OF FIRE FOR AIR RIFLE: Competitors have 115 minutes to fire 60 shots in the standing position. COURSE OF FIRE FOR SMALLBORE: Competitors have 20 minutes to fire 20 shots in prone, 40 minutes to fire 20 shots standing and 30 minutes to fire 20 shots kneeling. There is a 15-minute equipment change period in between stages. SCORING: Each bull on a target is worth a maximum of 10 points which could equal 100. The six targets are added together to make up the total score. A perfect score of 600 is the maximum for both smallbore and air rifle.
SHOOTING TERMS AIR RIFLE: A gun that uses a .177 caliber lead pellet propelled by a charge of compressed air instead of a gunpowder charge. BULL: Shortened form of “bull’s-eye.” There are 12 bulls per target, 10 for competition and two for “sighters.” CLEANED: A perfect target, in which the shooter hits a 10 on each of the 10 bulls on the sheet. Can also be used in reference to a perfect match. FRONT SITE: The sight attached to the end of the barrel of the rifle, holding the front aperture. INNER 10: Also known as an “X” achieved when the shot hole is completely inside the 9 ring.
IRON SIGHTS: Sights that employ no magnification. KNEELING: Shooting from a kneeling position with the offhand (non-trigger side) supported by the off knee. STANDING: The unsupported standing position (shooting “off the hand” rather than with the nontrigger arm supported on a knee to the floor). PLUG: A metal device the same size as the shot hole, used to score targets. Variations include the “inner plug,” with which the score is determined by the contact point of the innermost portion of the plug, and the “outer plug,” in which the contact point of a small ring on the outermost portion of the hole is used to determine the score. PRONE: Shooting from a lying position. RANGE OFFICER: The person in charge of timing the match and “running the line” (assisting shooters who are having difficulties).
REARSITE: The sight attached near the rear of the gun where adjustments can be made. RECORD SHOTS: Also known as “for record shots,” those shots that are counted toward the match score, with “sighters” not included. RELAY: Shooters firing the match at once at a designated time. SMALLBORE: A .22 caliber gun used in competition. SIGHTERS: Practice shots taken before going for “record shots.” TIE BREAKING: Ties in matches are broken as follows: Smallbore: 1) By the last 10 shot string starting with kneeling 2) By the next 10 shot string working backwards Air Rifle: 1) by the highest score by target in reverse order
COACHES
VALERIE BOOTHE HEAD COACH | 18TH YEAR | OLE MISS | 1997
2006 CRCA National Coach of the Year Valerie Boothe is in her 18th year as head coach of the Ole Miss rifle program. The only coach in school history, Boothe was hired prior to the start of the 1996-97 season when rifle became a varsity sport at Ole Miss. “Valerie is a hard worker who is very passionate about the sport of rifle,” Executive Associate Athletics Director, Lynnette Johnson says. “Her loyalty and dedication have been very obvious during her 17 years. She is well-respected in her sport and continues to work to maintain our program in the national spotlight. “This program was built from the ground up and all of the credit goes to Valerie. She has been quick to assemble one of the most respected programs in the country. We are very proud to have her as our head coach.” From the start, Boothe had a vision. Knowing that the program would begin as a work-in-progress, she was willing to put in the time and effort for a chance at having long-term success. Boothe has a young team in year 18 with three sophomores and four freshmen. Leading the way is returning sophomore Alison Weisz, who became the first freshman to earn All-Conference honors in 2014 and also the first freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships, earning a spot in air rifle. “We have a very young for this season, but I have been impressed with their work ethic in training. We know what we want out of this season and will work until we get it,” said Boothe. In 2012, Boothe guided sophomore Abbey Stanec to the school’s second, second place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 16 seasons at Ole Miss, Boothe has helped several individuals to a variety of accolades. In 2008, Shannon Wilson became the second Rebel to win a conference title when she claimed the smallbore crown at the GARC Championships. Jennifer Lorenzen claimed the combined title just one year before.
Boothe also guided Rebels Keely Stankey and Erica Swanson to top-10 finishes in the air rifle at the 2009 U.S. Junior Olympics. She has tutored numerous athletes to success at the Junior Olympic level, including helping lead Wilson to gold in the smallbore at the 2006 U.S. Junior Olympics. Under Boothe’s watch, Ole Miss Rifle had its most successful season ever in 200506. The Rebels earned their first ever appearance in the NCAA Championships, attained the program’s first NCAA sectional victory and saw Ole Miss set or tie school records for team aggregate, air rifle and smallbore scoring, as well as individual air rifle and smallbore marks. Shannon Wilson was named the program’s first first-team All-American by the National Rifle Association, and Jennifer Lorenzen picked up her second consecutive All-America honor. In all Boothe’s club has received seven All-American Awards. In 2006, Boothe was recognized as National Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association. The program has continued to excel both at the range and in the classroom as evidenced by the fact that Boothe has coached 32 different student-athletes to AllAcademic honors. In 2013, all seven players earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic honors and in 2014, five Rebels made the CRCA Team. In 2008, Casey Phillips earned second-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, the first such honor in program history. Phillips, a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA. A native of Livingston, Tenn., Boothe was a collegiate shooter at UT-Martin from 1992 to 1996. She won the Tennessee State Smallbore title in 1994 in addition to capturing four Tennessee State Air Rifle championships from 1993 to 1996. Boothe also competed in the Junior Olympics on four different occasions. Boothe has served as a member of several national committees, including the NCAA Rifle Committee from 2002-07 and NRA Collegiate Programs Committee. After serving as the NCAA’s interim chairperson in 2003-04, Boothe was promoted to full-time chair the following year and now is serving as a committee chair on the NCAA Committee. Boothe earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from Ole Miss in 1997and also holds an NRA coaches certification. and is a member of the Oxford-University Methodist Church. She and her husband, Christopher, reside in Oxford with their two daughters -- Sarah and Olivia. Boothe is a member of the Oxford-University Methodist Church.
COACHES & STAFF
MELISSA QUARTARONE ASSISTANT COACH | FIRST YEAR | OLE MISS | 2014 Melissa Quartarone, who wrapped up an outstanding four-year career for the Ole Miss rifle team in 2014, returns to her alma mater as an assistant coach. Quartarone, a native of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was a second-team All-American in smallbore as a sophomore in 2012 and was named to the GARC second team in smallbore and air rifle. As a junior in 2013, Quartarone earned GARC honors in combined. She concluded her career posting the top aggregate average on the team with an 1159.6 in 2014 and contributed to the team score in all 15 matches in both air rifle and smallbore. “Melissa has been building her coaching skills in the summer for a couple of years now with clubs in Georgia,” Boothe said. “I’m excited that she can put those skills to use for us. I know she is a fierce competitor and that will translate great into recruiting and helping us reach a new level of competitiveness. She has my trust and that of the returning team members. The sky’s the limit.” Off the range, Quartarone was an excellent student, earning Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-America honors all four years. She graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in Forensic Chemistry.
SUPPORT STAFF
Lynnette Johnson Ex. Associate AD/ SWA
Betty Drewrey Senior Staff Assistant
Maulies Pettaway Academic Counselor
Taylor Brantley Event Management
Kim Ling Media Relations
Connie Braseth Marketing
PLAYER BIOS
SARAH EMERY
ALISON WEISZ SOPHOMORE | 1L ACWORTH, GA | ALLATOONA
SOPHOMORE | 1L BELGRADE, MT.| BELGRADE
2013-14 (Freshman Season) Finished the season with an average of 557.3 in air rifle and 537 in smallbore ... Posted a career best mark of 577 in air rifle against N.C. State (Oct. 11) and 566 versus Nebraska/JSU (Jan. 19).
2014 GARC All-Conference 2014 NCAA Participant SEC Academic Honor Roll CRCA Academic All-American
PRIOR TO OLE MISS Lettered three years in high school ... High school team won the Area 7 Championships four years in a row and lost only three times in 60 matches during her four years ... Qualified for State Championships in Fort Benning, Ga., three years ... Won the guts match at the 2012 CMP Summer Camp in Anniston, Ala. PERSONAL Daughter of Shawn and Cheryl Emery ... Born March 20, 1995 ... Majoring in Forensic Chemistry ... Enjoys hanging out with friends and family.
NICOLLE THIRY SOPHOMORE | 1L ELIZABETH, PA.| SERRA CATHOLIC 2013-14 (Freshman Season) Finished the season with an average of 572.8 in air rifle and 559.1 in smallbore ... Posted a season-best mark of 581 in air rifle at the NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 22) and 567 in smallbore against Navy (Feb. 8). PRIOR TO OLE MISS Took first place at the WVU Mountaineer Open in Air Rifle ... 2012 4-H State Champion in Smallbore 3-P and represented Pennsylvania at the 4-H National Championships in Nebraska ... First place at Camp Perry 2012 Junior Camp 3-P ... Was also the starting outfielder for the varsity fastpitch softball team all four years ... Member of the golf team for two years ... Attended the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute ... Member of the National Science Honors Society ... Member of the TRI-M Honors Society ... Member of the National Society of High School Scholars ... Contributed over 100 hours of service to her local community church and school ... Taught Junior Achievement to younger students through her school ... PERSONAL Daughter of Edward and Michelle Thiry ... Born Feb. 14, 1995 ... Majoring in Business... Enjoys softball and being with family and friends.
2013-14 (Freshman Season) Made an immediate impact for the Rebels ... Became the first freshman in Ole Miss Rifle history to qualify for the NCAA Championships, earning a spot in air rifle ... Placed 16th at the NCAA Championships ... Became the first freshman in program history to earn All-GARC honors, receiving honorable mention status in air rifle ... Posted the highest air rifle average on the team with a 586.5 ... Fired a career-high 594 in air rifle against Memphis (Feb. 5) and a career-high 574 in smallbore at the Withrow Invitational (Jan. 26) ... Contributed to the team score in 14 of 15 air rifle matches ... Named a Collegiate Coaches’ Association Academic All-American. PRIOR TO OLE MISS Montana JOSC Air Rifle Champion in 2009, 2011 and 2012 ... National JOSC Air Rifle Champion J3 in 2009 ... Finished third in National JOSC Air Rifle J2 in 2012 and 10th overall ... Montana JOSC Smallbore took second place in 2012 ... First place at the NRA Montana 3PAR JO Qualifier in 2010,2011 and 2012 ... Took third place in prone at the 2012 American Legion Jr. Air Rifle Championships ... Match winner at the NRA Smallbore Junior 4P Sectional in 2011 ... Match winner at the NRA Smallbore Junior 3P Sectional in 2011 ...National Honor Society member ... Regular on the Honor Roll ... History Student of the Year in 2011-12. PERSONAL Daughter of David Weisz and Sue Gramm ... Born May 22, 1995 ... Major - undecided ... Enjoys volleyball, varmint hunting, reading and watching movies.
JESSICA HAIG FRESHMAN | HS CONSTABLEVILLE, N.Y.| SOUTH LEWIS PRIOR TO OLE MISS NYS Air Rifle Champion (2012, 2014) ... Second place in NYS in Air Rifle Championships (2013) ... Qualified for National Junior Olympics in 2013 ... NYS Air Rifle record holder ... Section III Air Rifle Champion (2012-14) ... All Star for three consecutive years ... Member of varsity softball team two years ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Senior class Vice President. PERSONAL Daughter of Harold Jr., and Linda Haig ... Born May 31, 1996 ... Majoring in Forensic Chemistry ... Enjoys softball, hunting and watching sports. her four years ... Qualified for State Championships in Fort Benning, Ga., three years ... Won the guts match at the 2012 CMP Summer Camp in Anniston, Ala.
PLAYER BIOS
NADIA HATA
KRISTYN TRUMP FRESHMAN | HS HONOLULU, HAWAII | MARYKNOLL PRIOR TO OLE MISS Hawaii Girl’s State Champion in 2013 ... Smallbore Conventional Prone Regional Champion ... President’s 100 award ... AIM Match Champion ... Co-holder of the NRA National Record for Prone ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Maryknoll Scholar-Athlete. PERSONAL Daughter of Yuji and Robynn Hata ... Born March 25, 1996 ... Majoring in Biology ... Enjoys going to
the beach and shopping.
SARAH SROKA FRESHMAN | HS SOMERSET, PA.| SOMERSET PRIOR TO OLE MISS Won the Gold medal with her team at Frazier Simplex for the NRA Smallbore Regionals ... Last summer, competed with Ole Miss team member Nicolle Thiry in the 4H National Shooting Sports competition in Grand Island, Nebraska where they captured second place team nationally in 3P smallbore ... Won the Bronze medal at the Pennsylvania Junior Olympics and competed this past year in the National Junior Olympics in Colorado Springs ... Gold Medal Winner Team NRA Smallbore Sectionals ... Second place 4H State Smallbore Rifle ... Sixth place individual 4H Nationals Smallbore ... First place Team NRA Scholastic Air Sectionals ... Third place Team NRA Scholastic Smallbore Sectionals ... Member of Jerome Sportsmans Junior Rifle Team ... Civilian Marksmanship Program Air Rifle Training at Olympic Training Center and CMP Scholarship Winner ... Interned with the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office in Somerset, Pa. ... Somerset County Outstanding Young Woman Participant ... Rotary Delegate to World Affairs Council ... Republican Campaign Volunteer ... Volunteer with Somerset Welfare League. PERSONAL Daughter of Ed and Heidi Sroka ... Born December 8, 1995 ... Majoring in Business with the goal of attending law school ... Enjoys skiing, traveling, tennis, dance, watching movies, and getting together with friends.
FRESHMAN | HS DUBOIS, PA.| DUBOIS PRIOR TO OLE MISS MVP of the Year in 2014 ... Presidents 100 Award (2013, 2014) ... Pennsylvania State High School 3P Smallbore Champion (2012-2013, 2013-2014) ... 2013-14 Pennsylvania State High School International Air Rifle Champion ... Team Captain for the DuBois Beavers ... Eighth place in the 2014 CMP National Championship ... Second place National Junior Olympic 3P Air Championship ... Eighth place CMP Northeast Regional 3P Air Rifle Championship ... Won the Gold medal at the NRA International Air Sectional ... Won the Silver medal at the Pennsylvania 3P Air Rifle Championship ... Won the Bronze medal at the Pennsylvania American Legion Air Rifle Championship ... Won the Gold medal at the Pennsylvania State International Air Rifle Championship. PERSONAL Daughter of James and Barbara Trump ... Born February 6, 1996 ... Majoring in Radiology Imaging Science ... Enjoys softball, hunting, and 1700-1800 Black Powder Re-enacting.
2013-14 REVIEW
2013-14 SEASON RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
AIR RIFLE
SMALLBORE
Oct. 3 Oct. 5 Oct. 11 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 23 Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 5 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 28 - Mar. 1
at Tiger Invitational ARMY* vs. NC State* at Alaska at Kentucky* at West Virginia* at Gamecock Invitational JACKSONVILLE STATE NEBRASKA* at Withrow Invitational at Memphis* NAVY* at Murray State at NCAA Qualifier^ GARC Championships#
4600/6th L, 4640-4579 W, 4614-4570 L, 4694-4610 L, 4688-4621 L, 4681-4614 4624/5th L, 4655-4637 L, 4643-4637 4623/6th W, 4646-4545 W, 4629-4610 L, 4649-4610 4612 4625/6th
2332 L, 2336-2325 W, 2329-2304 L, 2362-2325 L, 2366-2336 L, 2366-2341 2282 L, 2358-2348 W, 2348-2337 2339 W 2351-2345 W, 2353-2325 L, 2298-2264 2335 2350
2268 L, 2304-2272 W, 2285-2266 L, 2332-2285 L, 2322-2285 L, 2315-2273 2342 L, 2297-2289 L, 2306-2289 2284 L, 2300-2295 L, 2285-2276 L, 2351-2346 2277 2275
* GARC match ^ Lexington, Ky. # Oxford, Miss. ! Murray, Ky. Home matches in BOLD
2013-14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Alison Weisz Melissa Quartarone Rena Goodwin Abbey Stanec Alivia Yeager Mary Ann Banks Nicolle Thiry Sarah Emery
Matches 15 15 15 15 14 15 10 10
Air Avg. 586.5 585.0 583.2 583.2 580.6 575.3 572.8 557.3
Air High 594 592 588 591 586 581 557 560
SB Avg. 563.4 574.6 558.4 572.5 565.2 562.1 559.1 537.0
SB High 574 586 566 581 577 574 563 530
Combined Avg. 1150 1159.6 1148 1155.8 1145.9 1138.2 1131.9 1094.3
HISTORY & RECORDS
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS Jennifer Lorenzen
2005 Air Rifle
Honorable Mention
Shannon Wilson Jennifer Lorenzen
2006 Air Rifle Smallbore
First Team All-American Honorable Mention
Keely Stankey Melissa Quartarone All-American
2012 Air Rifle Smallbore
First Team All-American Second Team
GARC HONORS Shannon Wilson Jennifer Lorenzen Casey Phillips Ole Miss Jennifer Lorenzen Shannon Wilson Casey Phillips
2006 Air Rifle Combined Smallbore
2007 Smallbore Combined Air Rifle
Second Team All-GARC Honorable Mention All- GARC Honorable Mention All-GARC GARC Scholar Athlete of the Year Sportsmanship Award Second Team All-GARC Honorable Mention Second Team All-GARC GARC Scholar Athlete of the Year
2011 Valerie Boothe Melissa Quartarone Ole Miss- Co-winner with Nebraska Melissa Quartarone
Kellly Staneky Abbey Stanec Kim Coffey Melissa Quartarone Natasha Dinsmore Ole Miss Kim Coffey Alison Weisz
GARC Coach of the Year GARC Scholar Athlete of the Year Sportsmanship Award 2012 Smallbore Air Rifle Combined Smallbore Air Rifle Combined Air Rifle 2013 Combined
2014 Air Rifle
Second Team All-GARC Second Team All-GARC Second Team All-GARC Honorable Mention All-GARC Second Team All-GARC Second Team All-GARC Honorable Mention All-GARC GARC Scholar Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention All-GARC Assistant Coach of the Year Sportsmanship Award Scholar Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention All-GARC
HISTORY & RECORDS
ACADEMIC HONORS 2002 Misty Ballard ..............................................................................................................................................................All-Academic Collegiate Coaches Award at the NCAA Championship 2001-02 Academic All-SEC Kristin Parker ........................................................................................................................................................... All-Academic Collegiate Coaches Award at the NCAA Championships Allstate Insurance Student-Athlete of the Week Maranda Stockton ................................................................................................................................................... All-Academic Collegiate Coaches Award at the NCAA Championships 2001-02 Academic All- SEC 2003 Misty Ballard ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................SEC Academic Honor Roll Kristin Parker ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................SEC Academic Honor Roll Maranda Stockton .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................SEC Academic Honor Roll 2007 Casey Phillips ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................SEC Academic Honor Roll Second-Team ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District Honor Pam Smith ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................SEC Academic Honor Roll Shannon Wilson ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................SEC Academic Honor Roll 2008 Casey Phillips ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Taylor Medalist Second-Team Academic All-American by ESPN the Magazine and the CoSIDA 2010 Emma Holman...................................................................................................................................................................................................2010 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2011 MaryAnn Banks................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Kim Coffey .........................................................................................................................................................................................................2010-11 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honor Emma Holman...................................................................................................................................................................................................2010-11 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honor Meredith Holman ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2010-11 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honor Melissa Quartarone ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Abbey Stanec .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Keely Stankey....................................................................................................................................................................................................2010-11 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honor Colleen Tillson ...................................................................................................................................................................................................2010-11 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honor Alivia Yeager ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2011 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 2012 Kim Coffey ................................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Rena Goodwin ............................................................................................................................................................................. College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Emma Homan ...................................................................................................................................................................................................2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Evalyn Holman ............................................................................................................................................................................ College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Virginia Holman .......................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll Melissa Quartarone ................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Abbey Stanec .............................................................................................................................................................................. College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Keely Stankey.............................................................................................................................................................................. College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Alivia Yeager ............................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2011-12 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll 2013 MaryAnn Banks.................................................................................................................................................................................................2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors
HISTORY & RECORDS Kimberly Coffey .......................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Rena Goodwin ............................................................................................................................................................................. College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Melissa Quartarone ....................................................................................................................................................................College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Abigail Stanec .............................................................................................................................................................................College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll Alivia Yeager College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2012-13 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll 2014 MaryAnn Banks.................................................................................................................................................................................................2013-14 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll Rena Goodwin ............................................................................................................................................................................. College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2013-14 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll Melissa Quartarone .................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2013-14 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll Abbey Stanec .............................................................................................................................................................................. College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2013-14 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll Alison Weisz ................................................................................................................................................................................ College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors SEC First Year Player Academic Honor Roll Alivia Yeager ............................................................................................................................................................................... College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic Honors 2013-14 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
SCHOOL RECORDS
(NEW SCORING SYSTEM, 2005-PRESENT) TEAM Best Match Score (air rifle):................................................................................................................................................................................. 2350 (GARC Championhips, 2013-14) Best Match Score (smallbore): ........................................................................................................................................................................................2346 (Murray State, 2013-14) Best Match Score (aggregate): ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4654 (Kentucky, 2010-11) Most Match Wins In a Season: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 (2010-11) Best GARC Championships Finish (overall): .........................................................................................................................................................................................4th (2004-05, 06-07, 10-11) Best NCAA Sectional Finish (overall): ..................................................................................................................................................................................................1st (Five times, MR: 2009-10) Best NCAA Championships Finish (overall): .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6th (2005-06) INDIVIDUAL Best Match Score (air rifle):..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 595 - Meredith Holman Best Match Score (smallbore):......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................587 - Samantha Leach and Jennifer Lorenzen Highest Season Avg. (air rifle): .............................................................................................................................................................................................................586.5 - Alison Weisz (2013-14) Highest Season Avg. (smallbore): .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 579.2 - Shannon Wilson (2005-06)
SCHOOL RECORDS
(OLD SCORING SYSTEM, 1997-2004) TEAM Best Match Score (air rifle):.........................................................................................................................................................................................1536 (vs. UT-Martin, 2002-03) Best Match Score (smallbore): ....................................................................................................................................................................................4571 (vs. UT-Martin, 2003-04) Most Match Wins In a Season: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 (1997-98) Best NCAA Sectional Finish (smallbore): ................................................................................................................................................................................................................T-2nd (2003-04) Best NCAA Sectional Finish (smallbore): ............................................................................................................................................................................................7th (2000-01 and 2003-04) Best NCAA Sectional Finish (overall): .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................6th (2004-05) INDIVIDUAL Best Match Score (air rifle):....................................................................................................................................................................................................................391 - Megan Sandage (at Xavier, 2002-03) Best Match Score (smallbore):......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1160 - Shanda Duval (GARC, 2001-02) Highest Season Avg. (air rifle): ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 383.3 - Megan Sandage (2002-03) Highest Season Avg. (smallbore): ........................................................................................................................................................................................1147.1 - Megan Sandage (2002-03)
HISTORY & RECORDS
OLE MISS IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS In athletics, the success of a program can often be measured by the results produced during the course of a season. The schedule is examined, scores are tallied and "W’s” and "L’s” are stacked up. But, the true measure of the pieces that comprise a program can be gained by looking beyond the season. What an athlete is able to accomplish in the off-season can give a greater insight into the pieces of the bigger picture. Such is the case with members of the Ole Miss rifle team who have been given opportunities to shine in both the regular season and in individual competitions away from the program. The Rebels have had a tremendous amount of success during their 17 regular seasons under the guidance of head coach Valerie Boothe. But, what the individuals who comprise the Ole Miss rifle program have been able to achieve in the off-season is, without question, a great accomplishment as well. Fifteen members of the program have participated in the Junior Olympics. In 2009, current Rebels Keely Stankey and Colleen Tillson both claimed top 10 finishes in the air rifle, while Meredith Holman placed tenth out of 94 shooters in the air rifle at the 2008 U.S. Junior Olympic Championships. Shannon Wilson added another accomplishment to a stellar season by winning the gold at the 2006 U.S. Junior Olympics women's rifle smallbore competition. Wilson bested 57 shooters to take home first place in the two-day event held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. She won the event with a score of 1251.6 and went on to represent her country at the 2006 World Shooting Championships. In 2005, Jennifer Lorenzen competed in her second Junior Olympics and finished sixth in the 50-meter smallbore. Casey Phillips and Shannon Wilson also competed in 2005. Lorenzen won a bronze medal the year before in the 50-meter smallbore. Other Rebels to compete include: Laura Gavin (2003), Samantha Leach (2003), Mara Polonsky (2003), Megan Roberts (2003), Megan Sandage (2003), Shanda Duval (2002), Katie Trickett (2001) and Maranda Stockton (2000).
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS -BSamantha Ball • 1999-2000-01 Misty Ballard • 1998-1999-2001-02 MaryAnn Banks• 2011-12-13-14 Jill Barnes • 1999 Jennifer Butler • 1997 -CKim Coffey•2010-11-12 Natalie Coughlin • 2006 Jessica Crockett • 1997-98-99-2000 Jennifer Curry • 2000 -DShanda Duval • 2002-03 -ESarah Emery • 2014 -GLaura Gavin • 2003-04 Rena Godwin• 2011-12-13-14 -HCori Hawkins • 2008 Kimberly Hickey • 1997-98 Emma Holman •2010-11-12 Evalyn Holman • 2012 Virginia Holman • 2012 Meredith Holman • 2008-09-10 -11 Jessica Hornby • 2006-07-08-09 -LSamantha Leach • 2003-04-05-06 Stacie Leatherman • 2008 Jennifer Lorenzen • 2004-05-06-07 -MJessica McClain • 2004-05-06-07 Jennifer McKinney • 1999
-NTiffani Norman • 1999 -PKristin Parker • 2001-02-03 Casey Phillips • 2005-06-07-08 Natasha Phillips • 2004-05-06 Mara Polonsky • 2004-05-06-07 Cinnamon Pugh • 1999 Melissa Putnam • 1997-98 Amy Pyron • 1997-98 -QMelissa Quaratrone • 2011-12-13-14 -RKyleen Rierson • 1997 Megan Roberts • 2002-03 Kelly Rosales • 2011-12 -SMegan Sandage • 2003-04-05-06 Pam Smith • 2006-07 Abbey Stanec • 2011-12-13-14 Keely Stankey • 2009-10-11-12 Maranda Stockton • 2000-01-02-03 Erica Swanson •2008-09 -TNicolle Thiry • 2014 Colleen Tillson • 2009-10-11 Katie Trickett • 2001 -WAlison Weisz • 2014 Shannon Wilson • 2005-06-07-08 -YAlivia Yeager • 2011-12-13-14 Current members in BOLD
HISTORY & RECORDS
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1996-97 Date 10-25-96 10-26-96 11-16-96 11-17-96 11-23-96 1-21-97 1-25-97 2-1-97 2-2-97 2-9-97
Event Murray State Invitational at UT-Martin Walsh Invitational at Kentucky Gamecock Invitational vs. Memphis Tiger Invitational Withrow Invitational UT-Martin Invitational NCAA Sectional
2-11-01 Air/Smallbore 1152/--1206/--1285/--1269/--1332/--1389/--1361/--1372/--1332/--1373/---
1997-98 Date 10-25-97 11-1-97 11-2-97 11-7-97 11-8-97 1-24-98 1-31-98 2-1-98 2-8-98 2-14-98 2-15-98 2-28-98
Event Golden Eagle Invitational vs. Austin Peay vs. Memphis Walsh Invitational Kentucky Invitational Tiger Invitational Withrow Invitational UT-Martin Invitational vs. UAB at Austin Peay NCAA Sectional vs. UT-Martin
Air/Smallbore 1387/--1359/--1426/--1409/--1418/--1379/--1422/--1420/--1415/--1422/--1441/--1416/--1998-99
Date 10-3-98 11-1-98 11-6-98 11-7-98 11-8-98 11-15-98 1-23-99 1-29-99 1-30-99 2-14-99 2-27-99
Event Lady Govs Invitational vs. Austin Peay/Arkansas Walsh Invitational at Akron at Kentucky vs. Memphis Tiger Invitational UT-Martin Invitational Withrow Invitational NCAA Sectional vs. UT-Martin/UAB
Air/Smallbore 1384/--1379/--1368/--1365/--1387/--1393/--1412/--1403/--1408/--1427/--1405/--1999-2000
Date 10-31-99 11-5-99 11-6-99 11-7-99 11-20-99 11-21-99 1-22-00 1-26-00 1-29-00 2-13-00 2-26-00
Event vs. Memphis/Austin Peay/Arkansas Walsh Invitational Buckeye Invitational Kentucky Invitational Wolf Creek Invitational Gamecock Invitational Tiger Invitational UT-Martin Invitational Withrow Invitational NCAA Sectional vs. Centenary
Air/Smallbore 1405/--1450/4081 1459/4187 1428/--1424/--1458/4168 1422/--1386/3995 1384/3915 1409/4034 ---/2083
2000-01 Date 9-23-00 10-14-00 10-28-00 11-3-00 11-5-00 11-18-00 11-19-00 1-13-01 1-20-01 1-26-01 1-27-01
Event vs. TCU Ole Miss Invitational vs. Austin Peay/Arkansas Walsh Invitational Buckeye Invitational Mercer Invitational Gamecock Invitational UTEP Triangular Tiger Invitational UT-Martin Invitational Withrow Invitational
Air/Smallbore 1463/--1465/4328 1492/--1500/4410 1485/4456 1486/--1500/4425 1453/4391 1492/--1495/4375 1493/4417
NCAA Sectional
1504/4461 2001-02
Date 10-13-01 10-21-01 10-26-01 10-28-01 11-2-01 11-4-01 11-18-01 1-25-02 1-26-02 2-10-02 2-17-02 2-18-02 2-24-02
Event vs. UT-Martin OVC/GARC Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Tiger Invitational Walsh Invitational at West Virginia Gamecock Invitational UT-Martin Invitational Withrow Invitational NCAA Sectional Hawaiian Invitational Hawaiian Invitational GARC Championships
Air/Smallbore 1504/4357 1499/4471 1488/--1487/--1521/4490 1516/4497 1499/4476 1506/4399 1487/4430 1506/4443 1493/--1497/--1521/4562 2002-03
Date 9-28-02 10-3-02 10-5-02 10-12-02 10-26-02 10-27-02 11-8-02 11-9-02 11-23-02 1-24-03 1-25-03 2-9-03 2-23-03
Event vs. TCU/Birmingham Southern Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational vs. UT-Martin vs. Xavier (at JSU) at Jacksonville State Walsh Invitational at Kentucky vs. Army/West Virginia (at Army) UT-Martin Invitational Withrow Invitational NCAA Collegiate Sectional GARC Championship
Air/Smallbore 1520/--1510/--1522/4531 1536/4549 1508/4550 1517/4531 1519/4547 1521/4557 1514/4546 1503/4540 1524/4512 1523/4506 1532/4513
2003-04 Date 9-25-03 9-26-03 10-11-03 10-18-03 11-15-03 1-30-04 1-31-04 2-8-04 2-15-04 2-28-04 3-6-04
Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational vs. UT-Martin vs. Tennessee Tech/Xavier (at TT) Walsh Invitational UT-Martin Invitational Withrow Invitational at Memphis NCAA Sectional GARC Championships Murray State
Air/Smallbore 1520/--1517/4463 1510/4571 1512/4503 1511/4519 1511/4504 1512/4513 1532/4505 1534/4522 1516/4519 1518/4544
2004-05 Date 9-30-04 10-2-3-04 10-9-04 10-23-04 11-6-04 11-12-04 11-13-04 11-20-04 1-15-05 1-28-05 1-29-05 2-13-05 2-25-27-05
Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Xavier & Memphis Kentucky at UT-Martin at Walsh Invitational at West Virginia at Nebraska Army at Withrow Invitational at UT-Martin Invitational at NCAA Sectional GARC Championships
Air/Smallbore 2289/2289 2306/2287 2301/2285 2306/2273 2320/2270 2321/2284 2301/2274 2331/2248 2304/2265 2311/2290 2307/2276 2293/2283 2312/2300
Date 9-22-05 10-2-05 10-22-05 11-5-05
2005-06 Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational at Tennessee Tech & vs. Xavier Nebraska
Air/Smallbore 2297/2300 2334/2303 2319/2303 2327/2273
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 11-12-05 11-13-05 11-19-05 1-22-06 1-28-06 1-29-06 2-4-06 2-12-06 2-26-06 3-10-06
at West Virginia vs. NC State Air Force at Army at Withrow Invitational at UT-Martin Invitational Kentucky at NCAA Sectional GARC Championships NCAA Championships
Date 10-5-06 10-7-06 10-13-06 10-14-06 10-21-06 11-4-06 1-20-07 1-27-07 1-28-07 2-3-07 2-10-07 2-24-07
Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational at Nebraska vs. Army Kentucky/Jacksonville State at UTEP at Newkirk Invitational at Withrow Invitational at UT-Martin Invitational at West Virginia NCAA Sectionals GARC Championships
Date 10-4-07 10-7-07 10-13-07 10-26-07 10-27-07 11-2-07 11-3-07 11-17-07 1-19-08 1-20-08 1-25-08 2-2-08 2-17-08 2-24-08
Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational at Murray State at West Virginia vs. Army at Kentucky vs. NC State at Gamecock Invitational at TCU vs. UTEP Kentucky/Memphis Nebraska NCAA Qualifier GARC Championships
Date 10-2-08 10-12-08 10-17-08 10-19-08 10-25-08 11-8-08 11-21-08 1-17-08 1-23-09 1-24-09 1-30-09 2-1-09 2-15-09 3-1-09
Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational at Army at West Virginia at UTEP/Air Force UTEP at Murray State JSU/Morehead St. at Nebraska vs. TCU Kentucky NC State NCAA Qualifier GARC Championships
Date 10-1-09 10-6-09 10-31-09 11-1-09 11-7-09 11-14-09 11-15-09 1-16-09 1-23-10 1-30-10
Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Army Nebraska UTEP at NC State at Citadel at Murray State at Kentucky West Virginia
2319/2311 2326/2325 2327/2311 2319/2310 2323/2316 2313/2307 2332/2302 2342/2322 2326/2313 2321/2295 2006-07 Air/Smallbore 2294/2228 2306/2257 2316/2250 2316/2258 2312/2267 2302/2262 2320/2252 2349/2252 2327/2267 2320/2262 2317/2245 2329/2263 2007-08 Air/Smallbore 2290/2235 2286/2258 2306/2249 2313/2238 2306/2274 2296/2231 2318/2258 2301/2217 2301/2253 2296/2265 2314/2235 2314/2259 2317/2239 2304/2272 2008-09 Air/Smallbore 2312/2205 2317/2257 2318/2268 2318/2247 2311/2258 2320/2264 2290/2266 2317/2258 2315/ 2264 2308/2265 2321/2244 2321/2244 2234/2272 2322/2254 2009-10 Air/Smallbore 2290/2182 2322/2260 2311/2250 2317/2265 2326/2257 2308/2270 2306/2245 2312/2237 2324/2257 2319/2257
1-31-10 2-3-10 2-13-10 2-21-10
Tennessee Tech Memphis NCAA Qualifier GARC Championships
2337/2253 2315/2253 2341/2284 2344/2265
Date 10-2-10 10-9-10 10-16-10 11-6-10 11-12-10 11-13-10 1-15-11 1-16-11 1-22-11 1-23-11 1-29-11 2-2-11 2-12-11 2-27-11
Event Ole Miss Invitational NC State at Reno/JSU Reno/UTEP at Army vs. West Virginia at Murray State vs. Nebraska Kentucky Murray State at UTEP Memphis NCAA Qualifier GARC Championship
Date 9-29-11 10-1-11 10-5-11 10-9-11 10-21-11 10-22-11 11-5-11 11-12-11 1-14-12 1-28-12 1-29-12 2-1-12 2-18-12 2-26-12
Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational UAF Army at UK vs. Nebraska vs. JSU at WVU NC State & Citadel vs. NC State at Citadel & vs. Air Force Memphis NCAA Qualifer (UK) GARC Championship
Air/Smallbore 2341/2238 2341/2295 2347/2301 2330/2295 2347/2307 2351/2299 2351/2302 2349/2297 2345/2293 2350/2290 2340/2287 2365/2282 2349/2273 2351/2302
Date 10-4-12 10-5-12 10-20-12 11-3-12 11-9-12 11-10-12 1-19-13 1-21-13 1-27-13 2-4-13 2-9-13 2-16-13 2-22-13
2012-13 Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Nebraska Jacksonville State/Murray State at West Virginia vs. NC State Kentucky Memphis at Jacksonville State/Army at Navy at Jacksonville State NCAA Qualifier (UK) GARC Championship
Air/Smallbore 2323/2277 2334/2294 2325/2296 2238/2287 2335/2289 2328/2294 2330/2279 2330/2279 2339/2315 2329/2293 2330/2290 2334/2298 2348/2286
Date 10-3-13 10-5-13 10-11-13 10-13-13 10-19-13 11-2-13 11-23-13 1-19-14 1-26-14 2-5-14 2-8-14 2-15-14 2-28-14
Event at Tiger Invitational Army NC State at Alaska at Kentucky at West Virginia at Gamecock Invitational Jacksonville State/Nebraska at Withrow Invitational at Memphis Navy NCAA Qualifier (UK) GARC Championship
2010-11 Air/Smallbore 2330/2272 2341/2284 2323/2282 2342/2295 2331/2311 2343/2304 2330/2292 2338/2284 2333/2321 2340/2300 2345/2290 2344/2299 2317/2271 2326/2299 2011-12
2013-14 Air/Smallbore 2332/2268 2325/2272 2329/2285 2325/2285 2336/2285 2341/2273 2282/2342 2348/2337 2339/2284 2351/2295 2353/2276 2335/2277 2350/2275