2012-13 Rifle Season Guide by Ole Miss Athletics

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CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION 1-3 Table of Contents ............................................................1 Quick Facts ......................................................................1 Roster ..............................................................................2 Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide To Rifle.................................................2 Media Information............................................................2 2012-13 Season Outlook ................................................3 COACHING STAFF 4-5 Head Coach Valerie Boothe .............................................4 Assistant Coach Natasha Dinsmore .................................5 2012-13 REBELS 6-15 Kim Coffey ........................................................................6 Mary Ann Banks ..............................................................7 Rena Goodwin ..................................................................8 Melissa Quartarone .........................................................9 Abbey Stanec .................................................................10 Alivia Yeager ..................................................................11 Alex Coyle.......................................................................12 HISTORY & RECORDS 13-17 2011-12 Season Review ...............................................13 Year-by-Year Records .............................................. 14-15 GARC ..............................................................................15 School Records ..............................................................16 Junior Olympics ..............................................................16 Letterwinners .................................................................16 ATHLETICS SUPPORT/FACILITIES 17-20 Chancellor ......................................................................17 Athletics Director ...........................................................18 Strength & Conditioning.................................................19 Health and Sports Peformance .....................................19 Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center ......20

QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name: University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Location: Oxford, Miss. Founded: November 6, 1848 Enrollment: 22,535 Nickname: Rebels Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Conference: Great America Rifle Conference Chancellor: Dr. Daniel W. Jones ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics: Ross Bjork Sr. Executive Associate AD: Stephen Ponder Executive Associate AD/SWA: Lynnette Johnson Sr. Associate AD/Compliance: Matt Ball Sr. Associate AD/Sports Medicine/ Strength & Conditioning: Shannon Singletary Sr. Associate AD/Academic Support: Derek Cowherd Sr. Associate AD/Communications & Marketing: Michael Thompson Assistant AD/Media & Public Relations: Kyle Campbell Assistant AD/Finance: Angela Robinson Assistant AD/Information Technology: Joey Brent Assistant AD/Internal Operations: Jamil Northcutt NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Ron Rychlak

Associate Director: Bill Bunting Associate Director: Joey Jones Assistant Director: Daniel Snowden Assistant Director: Kristen Saibini Assistant Director: Metz Camfield Senior Staff Assistant: Ashley Mangrum Mailing Address: PO Box 217/University, MS 38677 Overnight Address: 908 All-American Drive University, MS 38677 Web Site: www.OleMissSports.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Valerie Boothe Office Phone: (662) 915-1082 Office Fax: (662) 915-5648 Year at Ole Miss: 16th Alma Mater: Ole Miss, 1997 Assistant Coach: Natasha Dinsmore CREDITS Designer/Editor: Ignacio Murillo & Kim Ling Cover Design: Dan Pellegrino Photo Credits: Kevin Bain, Joshua McCoy.

ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD/Media and Public Relations: Kyle Campbell Associate Director(Rifle): Kim Ling Office Phone: 662.915.5255 Cell Phone: 662.801.2578 E-Mail: kling@olemiss.edu Fax: 662.915.7006 OLEMISSSPORTS.COM 1

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OLE MISS ROSTER NAME Mary Ann Banks Kim Coffey Alex Coyle Rena Goodwin Melissa Quartarone Abbey Stanec Alivia Yeager

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HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Hueytown, Ala. (Hope Christian School) Holliston, Mass. (Framingham State) Batesville, Miss. (South Panola) Winchester, Mass. (Goodwin) Stone Mountain, Ga. (Parkview) Sharon Center, Ohio (Highland) Louisville, Ky. (Seneca)

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

MEDIA INFORMATION • All requests for interviews with head coach Valerie Boothe and/or members of the 2012-13 team must be arranged through Kim Ling in the Ole Miss athletics media relations office. Ling can be reached at 662.915.7509 or via e-mail at kling@olemiss.edu. • Members of the media wishing to receive e-mail updates throughout the season are also asked to contact Ling. • In addition, members of the media and fans can follow the Rebels at the Official website of Ole Miss Athletics -- www.OleMissSports.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/olemisssports and facebook.com/olemissrifle and on Twitter @OleMissNow and @ValerieBoothe.

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2012-13 OUTLOOK

2012-13 RIFLE AIMING AT THE TARGET: 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS The Ole Miss rifle team has come so close to making the NCAA Championships as a team the past two years, and this year, they’re aiming to hit the target. With seven letterwinners and three of the top four shooters from 2011-12 returning this year, the Ole Miss rifle team earned a ranking of No. 6 in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association preseason poll. But head coach Valerie Boothe notes the final ranking is the one that counts. “We are excited about the ranking, but this number isn’t as important as the one at the end,” Boothe said. “This number may change throughout the year, but the team’s effort and dedication will not. We are determined to make this our best year.” Leading the returnees are juniors Melissa Quartarone and Abbey Stanec. Stanec finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships in air rifle with a 693.5 score, to complete a successful sophomore season, while Quartarone earned second team All-America honors in smallbore. Stanec’s performance at last year’s NCAA Championships should definitely provide her a confidence boost heading into this season. “I think (Abbey’s) always wanted to be in that (top) league, but now she belongs there,” Boothe said. The Rebels boast one senior on the team, Kim Coffey, and five juniors, including Stanec and Quartarone and Mary Ann Banks, Rena Goodwin and Alivia Yeager. The lone newcomer to the team this year is freshman and Mississippi native, Alex Coyle. Inside the rifle range at the Patricia C. Lamar Readiness Center, where the team practices daily, they have a countdown clock on the wall that reads: “NCAA Rifle Championships, have you done all you can to prepare?” The past two years, the team has come agonizingly close to making the NCAA Championships, a goal both Quartarone and Goodwin believe will happen this year. “We want to make it to NCAAs, but it’s more than that,” Quartarone said. “It’s not just about making it; we want to place at NCAAs. We just have to get over the qualifier hump.” Goodwin echoed her fellow captain. “We’ve kind of embraced what our new Athletics Director (Ross Bjork) has said about culture here and why not Ole Miss. We’ve

restructured our program some this year. We’ve all come in with different mindsets and we are ready to make it happen. We are focusing on the little things, like our culture, staying healthy and mentally strong and getting good grades. If we do all those things, then we can definitely achieve what Melissa said.” The quest begins on Oct. 4 at the Memphis Invitational. The Rebels will host the Ole Miss Invitational one day later (Oct. 5) in their first home event of the season. Ready, set aim: 2013 NCAA Championships.

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HEAD COACH

VALERIE BOOTHE 16TH YEAR | OLE MISS | 1997 Valerie Boothe is in her 16th season 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 has worked very hard to build the Rifle program. Ole Miss has consistently been one of the top 15 programs in the country,” said Executive Associate Athletics Director, Lynnette Johynson. “We are very excited to see the continued success as it unfolds this year.” From the start, Boothe had a vision. Knowing that the program would begin as a work-inprogress, she was willing to put in the time and effort for a chance at having long-term success. Now, as the team prepares for its 16th season, it seems as if Boothe’s long hours, positive attitude and patience have paid off. The program enters the 2012-13 campaign with a strong foundation of seven letterwinners returning and an eye towards future success. “We have a very talented group returning for this season as well as a fresh face to the team. We know what we want out of this season and will work until we get it,” said Boothe. Last season, Boothe guided sophomore Abbey Stanec to the school’s second, second place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 15 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. Two All-American in the last season as well as nine Academic All-American. Boothe also guided current 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 20052006. 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 All-Academic honors. Last season, eight players including six returners-Coffey, Goodwin,Virginia Holman, Quartarone, Stankey and Alivia Yeager earned College Rifle Coaches’ Association All-Academic honors. 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 1997. She also 4 | @OLEMISSNOW | @OLEMISSRIFLE | @VALERIEBOOTHE

holds an NRA coaches certification and is a member of the Oxford-University Methodist Church. She and her husband, Christopher, reside in Oxford and have two daughters -Sarah and Olivia.

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ASSISTANT COACH

NATASHA DINSMORE SECOND YEAR | WEST VIRGINIA | 2008 Natasha Dinsmore is in her third season with the Ole Miss Rifle program after being promoted to assistant coach in September of last year. Dinsmore served as a graduate assistant for the team in the 20102011 season, after concluding a four-year career on the West Virginia Rifle team. “Natasha continues to grow as a coach everyday, We are fortunate to have someone with such passion for the sport as well as solid work ethic here at Ole Miss,” said Ole Miss head coach Valerie Boothe.

Dinsmore assists Boothe in coaching, recruiting and with administrative duties, as well as in strength and conditioning and organizing team travel. “I am very much looking forward to this season We are continuing to build off our strong foundation to capitalize on the talent we have returning this year.” Dinsmore went to Morgantown as a walk-on student-athlete, earned a scholarship and was a four-year letterwinner. She took up competitive shooting while visiting Germany on a Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship. After falling in love with the sport, Dinsmore turned down a field hockey scholarship to pursue her new found love of shooting in college. A native of Morgantown, Dinsmore earned the GARC Academic Award for having the highest GPA on the Mountaineer team in 2006 and was named to the Athletic Academic Honor Roll every semester as a student at WVU. She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences in 2008 and followed that with a Master’s in Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences in 2010. Dinsmore is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology and Pain Perception at Ole Miss.

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Lynnette Johnson Ex. Associate AD/ SWA

Betty Drewrey Senior Staff Assistant

Jon Nance Academic Counselor

Alicia Meredith Event Management

Kim Ling Media Relations

Connie Braseth Marketing

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KIM COFFEY SENIOR | 3L HOLLISTON, MASS. | NORFORK COUNTY/FRAMINGHAM STATE

 2012 Ole Miss Scholar Athlete of the year  2011 Ole Miss Team MVP  2010 Ole Miss Rookie of the Year  SEC Academic Honor Roll 2011-12 (Junior Season): Named Ole Miss Rifle Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Posted the third highest air rifle average on the team ... Finished the season with an air rifle average of 584.6 and smallbore average of 566.3 ... Fired a Rebel team-high 588 in air at the Tiger Invitational (Sept. 29) ... Tied her career-best in air when she produced a 593 in a Feb. 1 win over Memphis ... Contributed to the team score in all 14 matches in air rifle and in 12 of the 14 in smallbore ... Posted a season-high 575 in smallbore against Jacksonville State (Nov. 5) ... Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic AllAmerican ... Also named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 2010-2011 (Sophomore Season): Earned team MVP and Most Improved honors ... Led team with an average of 584.6 in air rifle, and posted the fourth best average in smallbore with a 577.4 average for the season ... Contributed to the team score in all 14 meets in air rifle, and in 13 of 14 competitions in smallbore ... Posted a career-best 593 in air rifle against Murray State (Jan. 23) ... Also posted a team-high air mark of 588 vs. Memphis (Feb. 2) ....Tallied a career-high 577 in smallbore twice versus Army (Nov. 12) and against Kentucky (Jan. 22) ... Named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring ... Named to the 2011 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors. 2009-10 (Freshman Season): Earned Rookie of the Year honors after transferring to Ole Miss in January ... Contributed to the team score six times in the air rifle and seven times in the smallbore ... Finished fourth on the squad with a 577 air rifle average for the season ... Posted a career-high 584 in air rifle to help the Rebels to a second-place finish in the air at the GARC Championships (Feb. 21) ... Fired a career-best of 565 in the smallbore twice versus West Virginia (Jan. 30) and at the NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 14) ... Tallied a 580 in air rifle to help the Rebels to a win at the NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 14) ... Named to the University’s Dean’s Honor List for the spring. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Norfolk County Agricultural High School ... Captured the 2008 Massachusetts Junior Prone Championship and the 2009 Massachusetts Junior 3-P Championship ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Earned four letters in soccer and was team captain her final two years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Janet Coffey ... Born April 4, 1990 ... Majoring in Psychology ... Enjoys spending time with her dog Hollie...Full name is Kimberley Anne Coffey.

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COFFEY BY THE NUMBERS SEASON AVERAGES: 2009-10 (Freshman): 2010-11 (Sophomore): 2011-12 (Junior)

2011-12 MATCH RESULTS: Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational UAF Army UK Nebraska JSU WVU NC State & Citadel NC State (Cited) Citadel & Air Force Memphis NCAA Qualifer (UK) GARC Championship NCAA Championship (OSU)

Air 577 585 585

Smallbore 557 571 566

588 587 586 583 587 588 584 579 581 575 584 593 586 583 DNF

DNF 571 568 566 562 566 575 571 569 563 560 560 562 569 DNF

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MARYANN BANKS JUNIOR | 2L HUEYTOWN, ALA.| HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

 2011 GARC High Prone Shooter  SEC Freshman Honor Roll 2011-12 (Sophomore Season): Concluded the season with an average of 576.5 in air rifle and 566.3 in smallbore, while both averages each improved five points from her freshman season ... Posted a career-best 583 in air on Oct. 9 against Army and 579 in smallbore against Air Force (Oct. 5) ... Fired a 582 in air versus Nebraska (Oct. 22) ... Shot a 578 in smallbore against Army (Oct. 9).

BANKS BY THE NUMBERS SEASON AVERAGES: 2010-11 (Freshman): 2011-12 (Sophomore)

Air 571 577

Smallbore 561 566

571 572 570 583 577 582 576 579 575 DNF DNF 577 578 578 DNF

551 562 579 578 573 571 566 565 555 DNF DNF 568 562 566 DNF

2010-11 (Freshman Season): Won the award for High Prone Shooter at the 2011 GARC Championships (Feb. 27) ... Finished the season with an average of 570.9 in air rifle and 561.2 in smallbore ... Posted career best mark of 581 in air rifle against N.C. State (Oct. 9), and 569 in smallbore at the GARC Championships (Feb. 27) ... Posted a mark of 581 in air rifle vs. N.C. State (Oct. 9) ... Named to the UMAA Honor Roll in the fall and spring ... Also named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hope Christian School in Hueytown, Ala. ... Was the 2010 National Rifle Association 3-P National Champion ... Set the national standing smallbore record in 2008 ... A three-time member of the Junior Olympic team ... Won the Alabama State Prone Championship three-straight years ... Placed third at the 3-P Junior Olympics ... Was also the Alabama 3-P Smallbore champion twice and the Alabama Sports Festival champion. PERSONAL: Daughter of Chuck and Debbie Banks ... Born December 17th, 1991 ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Enjoys being outside or on the range, hunting and fishing.

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RENA GOODWIN JUNIOR | 2L WINCHESTER, MASS.| GOODWIN

 2012 Ole Miss Most Improved Shooter  2011 Ole Miss Most Dedicated  CRCA Academic All-American 2011-12 (Sophomore Season): Produced season averages of 575 in air rifle and 560.3 in smallbore ... Posted a seasonbest 581 in air rifle twice (Tiger Invitational Sept. 29 and Army Oct. 9) ... Contributed to the team score in one match in smallbore (Tiger Invitational) ... Fired a career-best 567 in smallbore at the Ole Miss Invitational (Oct. 1) ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors for the second consecutive year ... Also named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 2010-2011 (Freshman Season): Earned team Most Dedicated honors ... Posted a season average of 566.9 in air rifle and 554.8 in smallbore in her first season with the Rebels ... Fired a career-best 583 in air rifle at the GARC Championship (Feb. 27) ... Posted a career-high 565 in smallbore at the Ole Miss Invitational (Oct. 2) ... Named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in the spring and the UMAA Honor Roll in the fall ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors. HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 2008 Dorothy Knight Award for outstanding shooter in the Eastern Massachusetts Smallbore League and took High Woman, High Junior and High Iron Sites honors ... Also received the Johnson Trophy and placed first in Woman’s Division and Junior Division and third overall ... Served as team captain for the 2009 Army Postal National Championship team finished second on her team and ninth overall ... Finished third in the smallbore at the 2009 USA Nationals at Fort Benning ... Also a 2009 MIAA honorable mention in field hockey which she also served as team captain. PERSONAL: Daughter of Patty and Keith Goodwin ... Born November 16th, 1991 ... Majoring in Exercise Science ... Full name is Rena Marie Goodwin.

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GOODWIN BY THE NUMBERS SEASON AVERAGES: 2010-11 (Freshman)

Air 567

Smallbore 555

2011-12 (Sophomore)

575

560

581 570 579 581 DNF DNF DNF DNF 568 571 576 580 572 572 DNF

555 567 556 563 DNF DNF DNF DNF 565 560 555 566 559 557 DNF

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MELISSA QUARTARONE JUNIOR | 2L STONE MOUNTAIN, GA.| PARKVIEW

 NRA Smallbore Second Team All-American  2012 Ole Miss Most Dedicated  SEC Academic Honor Roll  CRCA Academic All-American 2011-12 (Sophomore Season): National Rifle Association smallbore second team All-American ... GARC smallbore second team ... GARC Air Rifle second team ... Earned team Most Dedicated honors ...Produced the top smallbore average (576.6) and second best air rifle average (585.14) on the team ... Contributed to the team score in all 14 matches in smallbore and in 13 of the 14 in air ... Fired a career-best 594 in air in the Feb. 1 win over Memphis ... Produced a career-best 583 in smallbore in a Nov. 12 loss at West Virginia ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors for the second straight year ... Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

QUARTARONE BY THE NUMBERS SEASON AVERAGES: 2010-11 (Freshman) 2011-12 (Sophomore)

Air 579 584

Smallbore 571 577

577 581 585 584 589 587 589 589 584 586 579 594 577 591 DNF

568 576 578 575 580 577 577 583 579 580 577 572 576 575 DNF

2010-2011 (Freshman Season): Made an immediate impact in her first season with the Rebels, by finishing third on the team with a 571.6 season average in smallbore ... Also finished with a season average of 579.6 in air rifle ... Contributed to the team score 12 times in smallbore and three times in air rifle ... Posted a career-high score of 584 in air rifle at the NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 12) ... Fired a career-best 580 in smallbore against Kentucky (Jan. 22) ... Named Ole Miss Rifle Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll for the spring and the UMAA Honor Roll in the fall ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors ... Also named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Parkview High School ... Named to the all-state Georgia team in 2008 and 2010 ... Won first place in 2007 at CMP 3-Position Camp and in 2008 at CMP Standing Camp ... Won the Area-6 championship and was a member of the championship team three years in a row ... Also placed fourth at the Marine Corps Nationals in 2009 ... A member of her school’s Honors Program. PERSONAL: Daughter of Dan and Pam Quartarone ... Born March 14th, 1992 ... Majoring in Forensic Chemistry ... Is a member of the Provost Scholars Program at Ole Miss ... Also won an Academic Excellence and Provost Scholarship ... Enjoys reading, swimming, hiking and dancing.

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ABBEY STANEC JUNIOR | 2L SHARON CENTER, OHIO| HIGHLAND

STANEC BY THE NUMBERS SEASON AVERAGES: 2010-11 (Freshman) 2011-12 (Sophomore)

 2012 NCAA Runner-up in Air Rifle  2012 Ole Miss Most Dedicated  SEC Academic Honor Roll  CRCA Academic All-American 2011-12 (Sophomore Season): 2012 NCAA Individual Runner-Up in air rifle ... GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention ... Posted the third highest smallbore season average on the team (568.21) and fifth-best air rifle average (583.73) ... Contributed to the team score in smallbore in all 14 matches and in 13 of the 14 in air rifle ... Posted a career-best 592 in air in the pre-finals of the NCAA Championships and finished with a total score of 693.5 ... Fired a season-best 576 in smallbore versus The Citadel and Air Force (Jan. 29) ... Named a Collegiate Coaches’ Association Academic All-American for the second consecutive season ... Also named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 2010-2011 (Freshman Season): Had an immediate impact on the Ole Miss roster by posting the second highest season average on the squad in air rifle and third best season average on the team in smallbore ... Finished with a season average of 582.2 in air rifle and 571.7 in smallbore ... Also tallied the second highest combined average on squad with a mark of 1153.9 ... Contributed to the team score in all 14 competitions in both air rifle and smallbore in her inaugural campaign for the Rebels ... Posted a season-high mark of 588 in air rifle against Reno and UTEP (Nov. 6) ... Tallied a career-best mark of 582 in smallbore against Kentucky (Jan. 22) ... Named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors ... Also named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Highland High School in Sharon Center, Ohio ... Placed second in the air rifle at the Junior Olympics ... Competed in the USA World Cup with the US National Team and placed first at the USA Shooting 3-P Junior Olympics ... Also placed first at the NRA National Air Gun Championships and Training Summit ... The Ohio State Outdoor Champion in 3-Position Smallbore and Prone ... Placed second at the National American Legion Postal Championships ... Also finished second in the Junior and fifth in the Open categories of the Winter Air Gun Championships ... Won letters in dance and soccer. PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael Stanec and Whitney Painting ... Grandfather Dennis Stanec was a member of the University of Akron rifle team ... Majoring in biology and plans to attend medical school ... Born November, 7, 1991 ... Has been shooting competitively for ten years and is a previous member of the National Junior Team for USA Shooting ... Enjoys biking, music and volunteering at the hospital...Full name is Abigail Rhiannon Stanec.

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Air 582 584

Smallbore 572 568

581 573 581 580 584 586 580 586 584 587 580 586 590 586 592

554 571 574 567 570 571 574 572 570 566 576 572 561 557 DNF

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ALIVIA YEAGER JUNIOR| 2L LOUISVILLE, KY.| SENECA

 SEC Academic Honor Roll  CRCA Academic All-American 2011-12 (Sophomore Season): Participated in 13 of the Rebels 14 matches, contributing to the team score in air rifle in all 13 and in six of the 13 in smallbore ... Posted season averages of 584.46 in air rifle and 565.31 in smallbore ... Fired a career-best 589 in air twice, vs. Nebraska (Oct. 22) and against Jacksonville State (Nov. 5) ... Posted a career-best 573 in smallbore in a Jan. 14 win over NC State and The Citadel ... Named a Collegiate Coaches’ Association Academic All-American for the second straight year ... Also named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

YEAGER BY THE NUMBERS SEASON AVERAGES: 2010-11 (Freshman) 2011-12 (Sophomore)

Air 583 584

Smallbore 558 565

587 584 582 580 581 589 589 585 585 586 586 583 581 DNF DNF

558 572 560 564 564 567 558 569 573 567 568 570 559 DNF DNF

2010-2011 (Freshman Season): Finished second on the team with a season average of 582.7 in air rifle ... Also posted a season mark of 558.4 in smallbore ... Contributed to the team score in nine events in air rifle, and one event in smallbore ... Fired a career-best mark of 587 in air rifle twice, against Nebraska (Jan 16), and Murray State (Jan. 23) ... Posted a career-high total of 572 in smallbore against Memphis (Feb. 2) ... Named to the Dean’s Honor Roll in the spring and the UMAA Honor Roll in the Fall ... Earned Collegiate Rifle Coaches’ Association Academic All-American honors ... Also named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Seneca High School in Louisville, Ky. ... A three-time Kentuckiana Rifle Conference Champion and four-time MVP ... Finished seventh overall and was the third junior at the 2009 USA National Championship ... Posted a career high of 396/400 at the 2009 Winter Air Gun Championships. PERSONAL: Daughter of Ray and Julie Yeager ... Born March 27, 1992 ... Triple Major in Risk Management & Insurance, Managerial Finance and Banking & Finance... A member of the Provost Scholars Program at Ole Miss ... Enjoys baking and traveling ... Full name is Alivia Brooke Yeager.

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ALEX COYLE FRESHMAN | HS BATESVILLE, MISS.| SOUTH PANOLA HIGH SCHOOL: Rewrote the marksmanship record book at South Panola as a member of the Air Force JROTC ... Served as Vice Commander and Commander of a 196 cadet corps ... Has served as a flight commander, operations commander, personnel officer, color guard commander, rifle tandem drill team commander, senior leader of her marksmanship team and was inducted as a member of the National JROTC Kitty Hawk Honor Society ... Distinguished as a graduate of the Louisiana Tech University JROTC Summer Leadership School in 2009, and the summer of 2011, was selected for the 2011 Pilot Senior Cadet Flight program at Louisiana Tech University ... Helped her high school team to a 13th place finish in her first Air Force JROTC meet in 2011 and received an at-large bid to the 2011 Armed Forces JROTC National Championships ... Holds the Bronze Civilian Marksmanship Badge, the Leadership Ribbon, the Physical Fitness Assessment Award, the Joe G. Hamblin Award, the Sons of the American Revolution Award, the American Legion Award and the American Veterans Award ... Also active in community service having volunteered over 6,000 hours in high school ... A member of the South Panola marching band, Coyle has participated in the state band clinic four years and was selected assistant drum major last year.

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2011-12 REVIEW

2011-12 SEASON RESULTS Date 9-29-2011 10-01-2011 10-05-2011 10-09-2011 10-21-2011 10-22-2011 11-05-2011 11-12-2011 1-14-2012 1-28-2012 1-29-2012 2-01-2012 2-18-2012 2-26-2012

Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational UAF Army UK Nebraska JSU WVU NC State & Citadel NC State (Cited) Citadel & Air Force Memphis NCAA Qualifer (UK) GARC Championship

Aggregate 4579 4636 4648 4625 4654 4650 4653 4646 4638 4640 4627 4627 4622 4653

2011-12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Mary Ann Banks Kim Coffey Rena Goodwin Melissa Quaratrone Abbey Stanec Alivia Yeager Evalyn Holman Virginia Holman

Matches 12 14 10 14 15 13 10 7

Air Avg. 576.5 584.5 575 585.1 583.7 584.4 578.5 564.7

Air High 583 593 581 591 592 589 583 570

SB Avg. 566.3 566.3 560.3 576.6 568.2 565.3 566.6 562.5

SB High 579 575 567 583 576 573 574 569

Combined Avg. 1143.8 1150.8 1135.3 1161.7 1151.9 1149.7 1145.1 1127.2

2011-12 AWARD WINNERS Scholar Athlete: Kim Coffey Iron Gun: Keely Stankey Most Dedicated: Abbey Stanec and Melissa Quartarone Rookie of the Year: Evalyn Holman Most Improved: Rena Goodwin Most Valuable Player: Keely Stankey CRCA All-Academic Honors: Kim Coffey, Rena Goodwin, Emma Holman, Virginia Holman, Melissa Quartarone, Abbey Stanec, Keely Stankey and Alivia Yeager

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HISTORY & RECORDS

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 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

1996-97 Event Murray State Invitational at UT-Martin Walsh Invitational at Kentucky Gamecock Invitational vs. Memphis Tiger Invitational Withrow Invitational UT-Martin Invitational NCAA Sectional

Air/Smallbore 1152/--1206/--1285/--1269/--1332/--1389/--1361/--1372/--1332/--1373/---

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

1997-98 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/---

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

1998-99 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/---

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

1999-2000 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

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 2-11-01

2000-01 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 NCAA Sectional

Air/Smallbore 1463/--1465/4328 1492/--1500/4410 1485/4456 1486/--1500/4425 1453/4391 1492/--1495/4375 1493/4417 1504/4461

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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

2001-02 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

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

2002-03 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

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

2003-04 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

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

2004-05 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 11-12-05 11-13-05 11-19-05

2005-06 Event at Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational at Tennessee Tech & vs. Xavier Nebraska at West Virginia vs. NC State Air Force

Air/Smallbore 2297/2300 2334/2303 2319/2303 2327/2273 2319/2311 2326/2325 2327/2311

Air/Smallbore 1504/4357 1499/4471 1488/--1487/--1521/4490 1516/4497 1499/4476 1506/4399 1487/4430 1506/4443 1493/--1497/--1521/4562

HISTORY & RECORDS

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1-22-06 1-28-06 1-29-06 2-4-06 2-12-06 2-26-06 3-10-06

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

2006-07 Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Nebraska Army Kentucky/Jacksonville State UTEP Newkirk Invitational Withrow Invitational UT-Martin Invitational 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

2007-08 Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Murray State West Virginia Army Kentucky NC State Gamecock Invitational TCU UTEP Kentucky/Memphis Nebraska NCAA Sectionals 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

Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Army West Virginia UTEP/Air Force UTEP Murray State JSU/Moorehead St. Nebraska TCU Kentucky NC State

2319/2310 2323/2316 2313/2307 2332/2302 2342/2322 2326/2313 2321/2295 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 Aggregate 4525 4544 4555 4551 4580 4527 4576 4525 4554 4561 4559 4573 4556 4576

2008-09 Aggregate 4517 4574 4586 4565 4569 4584 4556 4575 4579 4573 4565 4565

2-15-09 3-1-09

NCAA Qualifier GARC Championships

4606 4576

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 1-31-10 2-3-10 2-13-10 2-21-10

2009-10 Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational Army Nebraska UTEP NC State Citadel Murray State Kentucky West Virginia Tennessee Tech Memphis NCAA Qualifier GARC Championships

Aggregate 4472 4582 4561 4582 4583 4578 4551 4549 4581 4576 4590 4525 4609 4576

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

2010-11 Event Ole Miss Invitational NC State Reno/JSU Reno/UTEP Army West Virginia Murray State Nebraska Kentucky Murray State UTEP Memphis NCAA Qualifier GARC Championships

Aggregate 4602 4625 4605 4637 4642 4647 4622 4622 4654 4640 4635 4643 4588 4625

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

2011-12 Event Tiger Invitational Ole Miss Invitational UAF Army UK Nebraska JSU WVU NC State & Citadel NC State (Cited) Citadel & Air Force Memphis NCAA Qualifer (UK) GARC Championships

Aggregate 4579 4636 4648 4625 4654 4650 4653 4646 4638 4640 4627 4627 4622 4653

THE GREAT AMERICA RIFLE CONFERENCE In 1997, four schools came together with the goal of promoting the sport of rifle on the collegiate level. With an emphasis on ways to increase the awareness of shooting, those institutions -- Jacksonville State, Kentucky, West Virginia and Xavier -- took the first step by chartering the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC). League competition officially began with the 1997-98 season. Ole Miss became a member of the GARC in 2001-02, joining the four original schools in one of the strongest rifle conferences in the nation. The sport has grown over that time period, with the GARC taking a lead on the national scene. Since its inception, the GARC has had three national champions -- West Virginia in 1998 and 2009, Army in 2006 and Kentucky last year -- and placed 23 teams in the top five of the NCAA Championships over the past nine seasons. A total of eight teams will claim conference ties in 2012-13 as Ole Miss, Army, Kentucky, Memphis, N.C. State, Nebraska, West Virginia and Xavier will compete in the GARC this season.

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TEAM

SCHOOL RECORDS

Best Match Score (air rifle):. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2344 (GARC Championhips, 2009-10) Best Match Score (smallbore): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2325 (N.C. State, 2005-06) 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)

TEAM

INDIVIDUAL

(NEW SCORING SYSTEM, 2005-PRES.)

Best Match Score (air rifle): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595 - Meredith Holman Best Match Score (smallbore): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .587 - Samantha Leach and Jennifer Lorenzen Highest Season Avg. (air rifle): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585.7 - Shannon Wilson (2006-07) Highest Season Avg. (smallbore): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579.2 - Shannon Wilson (2005-06)

SCHOOL RECORDS (OLD SCORING SYSTEM, 1997-04)

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)

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 12 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 (1997-2012) -BSamantha Ball • 1999-2000-01 Misty Ballard • 1998-1999-2001-02 MaryAnn Banks• 2011-12 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 -GLaura Gavin • 2003-04 Rena Godwin• 2011-12 -HCori Hawkins • 2008 Kimberly Hickey • 1997-98 Emma Holman •2010-11-12 Evalyn Holman • 2012 Virginia Holman • 2012

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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

-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 Keely Stankey • 2009-10-11-12 Maranda Stockton • 2000-01-02-03 Erica Swanson •2008-09 -TColleen Tillson • 2009-10-11 Katie Trickett • 2001 -WShannon Wilson • 2005-06-07-08 -YAlivia Yeager • 2011-12 Current members in BOLD

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DR. DANIEL W. JONES | CHANCELLOR From an early age, Dr. Daniel W. Jones knew his career aspirations revolved around medicine and leadership. And while a physician leading a comprehensive university isn’t a common arrangement, Jones’ appointment as the 16th chancellor of the University of Mississippi is no surprise to anyone familiar with his record of leadership and achievements at the UM Medical Center in Jackson and the American Heart Association. Jones became chancellor on July 1, 2009, and oversees the campuses in Oxford, Jackson, Southaven, Tupelo and Grenada. Vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine since 2003, Jones served as the Medical Center’s chief executive officer, overseeing five schools and the health system. Under his leadership, UMMC restructured its clinical enterprise to create a more agile, market-responsive organization focused on quality, efficiency and clinical leadership. The work resulted in a turnaround in financial performance and selection as one

of the Thomson Top 100 Hospitals in America. Jones’ leadership team also expanded the Medical Center’s commitment to minority scholarships, rural medicine and the elimination of health disparities. Enrollment of underrepresented medical students increased 80 percent in five years. They also led a campaign that raised $53 million, expanded the medical school’s class size from 100 students to 120 students per class and reorganized the medical faculty clinical practice plan from 17 individual practice groups to a single, unified one, facilitating more efficient management and improved patient care. Under his watch, the Medical Center’s research enterprise has been reinvigorated with completion of the Arthur C. Guyton Research Center, acquisition of funding for a research park and increased research funding. A native Mississippian, Jones graduated from Mississippi College in 1971, earned his M.D. in 1975 at UMMC and completed his residency in internal medicine there in 1978. He had a private practice in Laurel, then went to Korea as a medical missionary in 1985. He returned to the UM Medical Center as a faculty member in 1992 and was named the school’s Herbert G. Langford Professor of Medicine in 1998. He directed the

hypertension division and led many clinical studies funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of health. He played a crucial role in the acquisition of funding from NHLBI to create the Jackson Heart Study and was its first principal investigator. As the only large scale study of cardiovascular risk factors in African-Americans, Jones had to overcome the understandable reluctance of African Americans to participate in research and to build consensus among the three participating institutions - Jackson State University, Tougaloo College and UMMC. Neither had ever collaborated in such a massive undertaking. The chancellor began volunteering for the American Heart Association 20 years ago and became its national president in 2007-2008. He was one of the early voices in AHA leadership to call attention to the growing problem of childhood obesity and heart disease in women. He was AHA’s national spokesperson on high blood pressure. Jones is married to Lydia Channell Jones, also a Mississippi College graduate. They have two children, Jennifer Jones Flechas of Oxford and Jason Jones of Clinton.

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

Dr. Ron Rychlak Chairman

William Berry University Faculty

Larry H. Bryan Alumni President-Elect

Kimbrely Dandridge ASB President

Dr. J. David Duncan Medical School

Tim Ellis M-Club Representative

Rose J. Flenorl At-Large Member

Mark Garneau University Staff

T. Michael Glenn Alumni Representative

Dr. Laurel Lambert University Faculty

Sam Lane Alumni Representative

Richard Noble Alumni President

Dr. Brice Noonan University Faculty

Dr. Jason Ritchie University Faculty

Lee Tyner University Attorney

Dr. Ethel Young-Minor University Faculty

PAST ATHLETICS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Judge William Hemingway 1920s-37

Dr. T.A. Bickerstaff 1937-72

Dr. Richard Keye 1972-77

Dr. Parham Williams 1978-83

Dr. Max Williams 1983-97

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ROSS BJORK | ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Ross Bjork was announced on March 21, 2012 as the seventh full-time Director of Athletics at Ole Miss. Bjork, 39, arrives in Oxford as the youngest AD among BCS schools and comes off a successful stint in that post at Western Kentucky University. Bjork has set the tone early in his Ole Miss tenure, hiring two of the country’s top rising coaches in their respective sports in Adrian Wiggins (women’s basketball) and Brian O’Neal (track and field) in just the first two months on the job. He also appointed three executive level administrators for external relations, academic support and facilities/game operations. The external relations post was a new umbrella position at the center of Bjork’s reorganization of that area of Ole Miss Athletics, including the UMAA Foundation, ticket operations, marketing and communications and the relationship with Ole Miss Sports Properties. He also created the unit for Health and Sports Performance, which combined sports medicine, strength and conditioning, nutrition and counseling services and added a local orthopedic sports medicine component that will provide primary sports medicine care for all studentathletes. Bjork’s vision in facilities has resulted in a development plan for the Indoor Practice Facility. New projects will begin in the fall and include a full service dining facility, football team meeting room, player lounge and visuals throughout the complex. Bjork’s first full week at the post was spent on the Rebel Road Trip, a six-day, 16-stop tour of the region that served to unite the Rebel fanbase. He carried that momentum into the launch of a major sales campaign for football season tickets, which included television and radio advertising, billboards, internet marketing and a new outbound telemarketing call center.

At WKU, Bjork spent significant time with all head coaches to evaluate and understand the necessary ingredients it takes for each sport to reach their maximum potential athletically and academically. He oversaw an extensive search process that resulted in Matt Myers being named WKU’s new head baseball coach in July of 2011, and groundbreaking is anticipated in the summer of 2012 for major facility upgrades for WKU’s tennis and track and field programs. After Bjork made a midseason coaching change, the Hilltopper men’s basketball team went on to capture the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tournament title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Women’s Volleyball won the conference regular season and tournament in 2011 and reached the NCAA tournament each of the last two years, while men’s and women’s cross country each won conference team titles in 2011. Women’s swimmer Claire Donahue finished second in the nation in the 100 yard butterfly, the highest finish in the program’s history, and then won a pair of gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games to become the only WKU athlete to ever claim Pan Am gold. WKU’s football program posted the greatest one-season improvement in conference wins in the history of the Sun Belt in posting a 7-1 league mark and second-place conference finish. WKU football also signed the conference’s top recruiting class each of the last two seasons. WKU’s soccer program also reached the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship game in 2011 before falling in overtime in their bid to achieve the program’s first ever NCAA Tournament berth. Operating at full speed immediately after being hired at WKU, Bjork immediately created full time coaching positions for both men’s and women’s golf, implemented a strategic budgeting process, started a master facility plan, restructured several key administrative units and created a new mission statement and core values to guide the athletics program. He also led the “Toppers on Tour” caravan each summer, in which coaches and administrators from the WKU athletic department visit six cities outside of the Bowling Green area in a 19-day span covering over 1,000 total miles. His

team also launched the Power of One membership campaign to accelerate growth for the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation and a new telemarketing program for ticket sales also saw immediate success in new customers for WKU Athletics. Bjork placed a high priority on academic success at WKU and led the creation of a comprehensive academic retention plan for the athletics department, which is geared to proactively impact all incoming student-athletes. Each of WKU’s men’s and women’s athletic teams exceeded the NCAA required 925 Academic Progress Report Rate (APR), and WKU had more individuals honored for their academic achievements by the Sun Belt Conference than any other institution in 2011-12. For the first time in program history, the overall cumulative average GPA was over 3.0 for all 391 student-athletes and 228 maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Ten of the university’s 15 athletic programs posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better. The youngest athletics director of the 120 NCAA FBS programs when hired at WKU, Bjork has an extensive career in intercollegiate athletics with two decades of experience as an administrator and student-athlete, having worked on the senior staffs at UCLA, the University of Miami and the University of Missouri. He began his administrative career at WKU as an Assistant Development Coordinator in 1996-97. Bjork has also served as Campus Recreation Graduate Assistant and Athletic Department Volunteer at Western Illinois University, Marketing Intern for the University of Tulsa, Front Office Intern for the Albuquerque Dukes and Student Volunteer for Athletics at Emporia State University. Bjork is a native of Dodge City, Kan., and received his bachelor’s degree in recreation administration from Emporia State University in 1995 where he was a two-year starter at fullback. He earned a master’s degree in athletic administration from Western Illinois University in December 1996. Bjork is respected nationally by his peers and is Past-President of the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD). He and his wife, Sonya, have two boys: Payton (6) and Paxton (1).

ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP

Stephen Ponder Senior Executive Associate AD for External Relations

Lynnette Johnson Executive Associate AD/ Senior Woman Administrator

Joe Swingle Associate AD for Facilities & Game Operations

Matt Ball Senior Associate AD for Compliance

Joey Brent Assistant AD for Information Technology

Derek Cowherd Senior Associate AD for Academic Support

Kyle Campbell Assistant AD for Media & Public Relations

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Shannon Singletary Senior Associate AD for Health & Sports Performance

Jamil Northcutt Assistant AD for Internal Operations

Michael Thompson Senior Associate AD for Communications & Marketing

Wesley Owen Assistant AD for Ticket Operations

Keith Carter Associate AD for Development/ Executive Director UMAA Foundation

Angela Robinson Assistant AD for Finance

Julie Owen Associate AD for Compliance

Micah Ginn Director of Creative Services

ATHLETICS SUPPORT

REBEL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING The mission of the Ole Miss Strength & Conditioning program is to support every varsity sport in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, by propelling each studentathlete to maximize their athletic potential for competitive success. This is accomplished by integrating practical research-based training methodologies to increase power, strength, speed, mobility, agility and efficiency of movement for sport-specific tasks. Equally important as improving these qualities, is conditioning every student-athlete to be able to repeat these sport-specific tasks at a frequency required for competitive success while concurrently developing the mental toughness required to compete in the SEC and the NCAA. Ole Miss student-athletes train in three state-of-the-art facilities. With access to these exceptional resources, the strength & conditioning staff at Ole Miss have an abundance of tools at their disposal to ensure that every student-athlete is trained to compete at the highest level. To further enhance their level of preparedness, the student-athletes are educated in nutrition by Faculty from the University of Mississippi’s Dietetics and Nutrition program, and are instructed in, and exposed to, various recovery strategies designed to ensure that they experience ongoing positive performance adaptations in response to their training program(s).

HEALTH AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE Under the leadership of Athletics Director Ross Bjork, Ole Miss launched the unique and comprehensive Health and Sports Performance program in July 2012, which takes a holistic approach to providing optimal health care for the demands of elite studentathletes. Through a complete collaboration between all services provided in the Health and Sports Performance model, Ole Miss is ensured not only healthy student-athletes, but ones that can achieve peak performance. These services include strength and conditioning, athletic training, team physicians, physical therapy, massage therapy, sports psychologist and sports nutrition. “Our team of Health and Sports Performance professionals strive to provide quality health and sports performance services based on the latest in health and strength training research,” said Shannon Singletary, Senior Associate A.D. for Health and Sports Performance. “By doing this we hope to not only provide our student-athletes with a better chance of winning on the field but also give them an opportunity to lead a healthy lifestyle.” Ole Miss Health and Sports Performance has strong working relationships with student health services, local physicians and Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, which is located just miles from the Oxford campus. The department also taps into its own University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for world-class treatment from multiple specialties including orthopedics, neurology and cardiology. Ole Miss’ athletic trainers begin treatment and rehabilitation as early as 6 a.m. and are available until the last student-athlete is finished with practice or competition. There are currently six athletic training facilities on campus with the two main athletic training rooms located in the Starnes Athletic Training Center and the Indoor Practice Facility. In addition, there are four satellite athletic training rooms located in Tad Smith Coliseum, Basketball Practice Facility, Gillom Sports Center and Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. The main athletic training rooms are stocked with equipment such as digital x-ray systems, stationary bikes, laser therapy equipment, therapeutic modalities, underwater

treadmills and Biodex testing equipment. Each component is strategically designed to not only give the student-athletes the best care but also aid in returning them to competition as quickly and safely as possible.

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the University of Mississippi Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to advance the University’s role as a major comprehensive institution of higher learning dedicated to teaching, research, and service. The Department will produce competitive and entertaining athletic teams, by recruiting qualified student-athletes, coaches and staff from diverse backgrounds, providing equal opportunities regardless of ethnicity or gender. The Department will prepare student-athletes to be productive members of society by assisting in their development of academic, athletic, social, and leadership skills within an environment which fosters integrity, sportsmanship, and emotional,

physical, and mental well being. Operating within the principles of sound fiscal management, the Department will sponsor athletic teams which reflect the interest of the citizens of Mississippi and promote enthusiasm, financial support, cohesiveness, and loyalty within the University community. Demonstrating leadership in all decisions which impact the University, the Southeastern Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletics Association, the Department will conduct itself in an ethical and honest manner.

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FACILITIES

PATRICIA C. LAMAR NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER

Facilities can go a long way in broadcasting the position a program holds in the eyes of those around it. One can look at the facilities that encompass an athletics program to get an idea of the goals set for that sport. At Ole Miss, the construction of a multi-million dollar rifle range and multipurpose facility, in conjunction with the City of Oxford, says a lot about Ole Miss and the City of Oxford’s commitment to the sport of rifle. It’s not the first time the “town and gown” have come together to provide a facility for use by both groups, nor will it be the last. Ole Miss and the city joined forces to build OxfordUniversity Stadium/Swayze Field in 1989. Vision and attention to detail have been the focus of the new rifle range, which is located approximately 10 minutes from campus at the intersection of SR 7 and Sisk Avenue. The range is one of the premiere rifle facilities in the United States, setting the standard for shooting facilities across the country. Competed in 2004, the range features a 12-point shooting

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range and serves the needs of the Ole Miss rifle program with a team meeting room and locker room. Electronic scoring targets provide quick and accurate scoring for the competitors and the facility also boasts an arms room for storage and an observation area for spectators.