Nebraska Rifle Media and Recruiting Guide

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1 Nebraska Rifle Media and Recruiting Guide Introduction/Outlook Nebraska Quick Facts... 1 Guide to Rifle Terms/Scoring... 2 Great America Rifle Conference Season Outlook/Schedule Opponents/NU Rifle Range... 5 Meet the Huskers Head Coach Morgan Hicks... 6 Volunteer Asst. Paul Miller/Roster... 7 Christine Costello... 8 Amanda Jeffries... 9 Ashley Lane Ryann McGough Katie Kostal Sheena Mahloch Janine Dutton/Joyce Kim Athletic Administration Athletic Director Tom Osborne Administrators History and Records Review/Statistics Awards, Honors, Letterwinners All-Time Series Records School Records This is Nebraska First-Class Facilities Academic Excellence Academic Support/Life Skills Leading the Way City and State Life National Powers, Big 12 Leaders Winning Tradition...36 Media Guide Credits The Nebraska Rifle Media and Recruiting Guide was written and designed by student assistant Nate Pohlen, with editorial assistance from Media Relations Director of Operations Jeff Griesch, Assistant Media Relations Director Jerry Trickie and Assistant Media Relations Director Matt Smith. Photos by Scott Bruhn and UNL Photo Services. Covers designed by Annie Wood. The cost of the Nebraska Rifle Media and Recruiting Guide is $2.82 plus $0.18 tax. For more information on the Nebraska rifle program, visit Huskers.com. Releases, stats and results will be available following the completion of each match during the season. Nebraska Quick Facts Location...Lincoln, Neb. Population...251,624 Enrollment...24,100 Founded... Feb. 15, 1869 Chancellor...Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. President... James B. Milliken, J.D. Faculty Athletics Representative...Jo Potuto Athletic Director...Tom Osborne Senior Woman Administrator...Pat Logsdon Executive Associate A.D....Marc Boehm Senior Associate A.D.... Dennis Leblanc Associate A.D.....Bob Burton, J.D. Colors... Scarlet and Cream Nickname... Cornhuskers/Huskers Conference...Great America Rifle Conference Affiliation... NCAA Division I Facility... Nebraska Rifle and Pistol Range Head Coach...Morgan Hicks (Third Season) Hicks Phone... (402) Hicks ...mhicks@huskers.com Rifle Office Phone... (402) Rifle Office Fax... (402) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 6/0 MEDIA & RECRUITING GUIDE 1

2 Rifle Terms to Know Air rifle A gun that uses a.177 caliber lead pellet propelled by compressed air instead of a gunpowder charge. The rifles can weigh up to pounds. Bull Short for bull s-eye. There are 12 bulls per target, 10 for competition and two for sighting shots. The 10 ring is actually a dot in the center of the bull s-eye. In smallbore, the 10 dot is slightly larger than a pin head, but must be completely gone to score 10 points. In air rifle the 10 dot is slightly larger than the period at the end of this sentence. Cleaned A perfect target, in which the shooter hits a 10 on each of the 10 targets on the sheet for a score of 100. Can also be used to refer to a perfect match. Front sight The sight attached to the end of the barrel of the rifle, holding the front aperture. Full course In smallbore, a full course consists of 120 record shots, 40 in each position, fired in the following order: prone, standing, kneeling. Half course In smallbore, a half course consists of 60 shots, 20 in each position (prone, standing and kneeling). Electronic Targets A target system that uses microphones and sound waves from the bullet or pellet going through the paper to send to a monitor on each point. I r o n s i g h t s S i g h t s t h a t e m p l o y n o magnification. Kneeling Shooting from a kneeling position with a sling and kneeling roll to support the position. Off hand The unsupported standing position. Perfect match score In air rifle and smallbore, 600 is perfect. Plug A metal device used to score targets. Variations include the inward plug and outward plug. With the inward plug, the score is determined by the contact point of the outside edge of the plug with the inside of the next highest scoring ring. With an outward plug, the score is determined by the contact point of the outer edge of the plug with the inside of the next lowest scoring ring. Rifle Scoring System Air Rifle Course of Fire Competitors stand and shoot lead pellets from.177 caliber rifles at targets 10 meters away. Rifle Air rifles can be either air or gas powered and weigh up to pounds by NCAA regulations. Time Competitors have 105 minutes to fire 60 shots from the standing position. Perfect Match Score A perfect match score of 600 is the maximum for air rifle. Prone Shooting from a lying position. Range Officer The person in charge of timing the match and running the line, which includes assisting shooters who are having difficulties and enforcing rules governing the match. Record shots Also known as shots for record, those shots that are counted toward the match score, with sighters not included. Relay One group of shooters firing the match at the same time. Shooting glove A padded glove, with or without fingers, used to ensure the comfort of the nondominant hand (i.e., a right-handed shooter wears a glove on the left hand) as the shooter supports the rifle. Shooting jacket The jacket is made of leather or canvas and provides support and pads the shooter to minimize the effect of pulse and recoil. There are strict guidelines regarding the thickness. Shooting boots Boots designed for rifle shooting. They have the toe end of the sole and the heel cut flat for stability. Shooting trousers Snug canvas and/or leather pants usually worn over running tights or sweatpants. They often have padded reinforcements sewn on both knees and the seat to prevent the slipping of elbows and knees when firing from the kneeling position. Sighting shots Practice shots taken before going for record. Sighting shots are unlimited and may be fired before the beginning of each position. Once a position s first record shot has been fired, no further sighting shots are permitted. Sling Adjustable strap with buckle adjustments and arm cuffs that provide stability. A sling is attached to the rifle and helps to support it in prone and kneeling positions. Smallbore A.22 caliber gun with an iron sight used in competition. It can be customized with special accessories and/or alterations (barrel length and style, stock, design, etc.) to fit the shooter s needs and comforts. Spotting scope A type of telescope used to locate shots in the target. Smallbore Course of Fire In smallbore three-position rifle, athletes fire.22 caliber rifles from the prone, standing and kneeling (also called off hand) positions at targets 50 feet away. Rifle Smallbore rifles may not exceed 17.6 pounds by NCAA regulations. Time Competitors have 120 minutes for 20 record shots in the prone position, 20 record shots in the standing position and 20 record shots in the kneeling position. Perfect Match Score A perfect match score of 600 is the maximum for smallbore. Tie Breaking In NCAA competition, ties are broken as follows: 1) by the highest score in the last 10 shots; 2) by the highest number of 10s, 9s and 8s; or 3) by the highest number of inner 10s. When shooting other smallbore and air rifle competitions, ties are addressed by the rule book of either the National Rifle Association or USA Shooting. Katie Kostal fires from the standing position. Actual size of an air rifle target Actual size of a smallbore target NEBRASKA RIFLE

3 Great America Rifle Conference Nebraska joined the Great America Rifle Conference in after seven years as an independent program. The conference, which enters its 14th year of operation, includes Nebraska, Army, Kentucky, Memphis, Mississippi, West Virginia, Xavier and North Carolina State. Before joining the organization, the Huskers faced nearly a month-long break between qualifiers and the NCAA Championships. As a Nebraska earned GARC team championships in the and seasons GARC Championships Results Team Results No. Team AR/SB Total 1. Kentucky 2,340/2,310 4, West Virginia 2,350/2,295 4, Nebraska 2,327/2,293 4, Mississippi 2,322/2,254 4, Army 2,297/2,256 4, Memphis 2,295/2,244 4, N.C. State 2,298/2,239 4,537 Individual Results - Smallbore No. Athlete, School 1. Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky Ashley Jackson, Kentucky Katie Kostal, Nebraska Brandi Eskew, West Virginia Tom Santelli, West Virginia member of the GARC, Nebraska now has the opportunity to compete for the conference championship in the interim, allowing it to gauge its performance before heading to nationals. In the five seasons since joining the GARC, Nebraska has finished as high as a program-best second place at the ensuing NCAA Championships. For more information visit the conference web site at GARCRifle.com. GARC All-Conference Honorees Combined Smallbore Air Rifle 2009 Amanda Jeffries 2009 Katie Kostal 2008 Amanda Jeffries 2008 Amanda Jeffries 2007 Stacy Underwood 2007 Kirsten Weiss 2006 Kim Chrostowski 2006 Misty Chanek Misty Chanek 2005 Misty Chanek 2005 Kristina Fehlings Kristina Fehlings 2009 Katie Kostal 2007 Kirsten Weiss Kim Chrostowski 2006 Kristina Fehlings Andrea Franzén 2009 Christine Costello 2007 Kristina Fehlings Stacy Underwood 2006 Kristina Fehlings 2007 Kim Chrostowski 2006 Andrea Franzén 2007 Stacy Underwood 2006 Kim Chrostowski 2005 Kristina Fehlings 2009 Amanda Jeffries 2008 Amanda Jeffries Elisha LaFond 2007 Kim Chrostowski 2006 Misty Chanek Andrea Franzén 2009 Christine Costello 2007 Kirsten Weiss GARC Coach of the Year GARC Shooter of the Year GARC Outstanding Senior 2000 Launi Meili 2005 Kristina Fehlings 2007 Stacy Underwood 2006 Misty Chanek OutlOOk Meet the huskers AdMinistrAtiOn history records Individual Results - Air Rifle No. Athlete 1. Meredith Holman, Mississippi Tom Santelli, West Virginia Bryant Wallizer, West Virginia Tom Csenge, Kentucky Amanda Jeffries, Nebraska Combined Individual Results No. Athlete 1. Tom Santelli, West Virginia 1, Tom Csenge, Kentucky 1, Ashley Jackson, Kentucky 1, Amanda Jeffries, Nebraska 1, Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky 1,162 GARC All-Time Champions GARC Tournament Champions 2009 Kentucky (4,650) 2008 Army (4,651) 2007 Kentucky (4,630) 2006 Nebraska (4,676) 2005* Nebraska (4,663) 2004 Kentucky (6,184) 2003 Jacksonville St. (6,175) 2002 Kentucky (6,255) 2001 Kentucky (6,224) 2000 West Virginia (6,185) 1999 West Virginia (6,205) 1998 West Virginia (6,201) GARC Regular-Season Champions 2009 Kentucky 2008 Army 2007 Kentucky 2006 Nebraska 2005* Army 2004 Kentucky 2003 West Virginia 2002 Xavier 2001 West Virginia 2000 West Virginia 1999 West Virginia 1998 West Virginia GARC Individual Champions Combined Champions 2009 Tom Santelli, WVU 1, Chris Abalo, Army 1, Jennifer Lorenzen, Mississippi 1, Jason Dardas, Kentucky 1, * Chris Abalo, Army 1, Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 1, Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 1, Hannah Kerr, Xavier 1, James Nash, Kentucky 1, Thrine Kane, Xavier 1, Mary Elsass, Kentucky 1, Mary Elsass, Kentucky 1,562 Smallbore Champions 2009 Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky Wilson Shannon, Mississippi Chris Abalo, Army Jason Dardas, Kentucky * Chris Abalo, Army Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 1, Paul Charbonneau, Army 1,177 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 1, Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 1, James Nash, Kentucky 1, Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State 1, Ron Nelson, WVU 1, Brian Fuhrman, WVU 1,170 Air Rifle Champions 2009 Meredith Holman, Mississippi Stephen Scherer, Army Chris Abalo, Army Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis * Beth Tidmore, Memphis Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Eric Hensil, WVU Thrine Kane, Xavier Tommy Caranasos, WVU Mary Elsass, Kentucky N/A 1998 Mary Elsass, Kentucky * - Change to 60/60 scoring system MEDIA & RECRUITING GUIDE 3

4 No Need to Reload in Season NU returns all six letterwinners from squad Head Coach Morgan Hicks third season at Nebraska features a roster that has the most impressive combination of experience and talent in her tenure. Everyone from is back for the season, and two talented freshmen join the fray. Hicks should have plenty of options to choose from for the Husker lineup. Seniors Amanda Jeffries and Christine Costello will lead the charge for the Huskers as the program seeks a return to the NCAA Championships. NU missed out on the NCAAs for the first time in six years last season, and the seniors look to have the Huskers back among the top eight this season. Jeffries returns as NU s top overall shooter for the second consecutive year. The two-time air rifle All-American added two air rifle and one smallbore event titles to her impressive resumé last season, and is expected to be the driving force behind NU s success this year. Costello was second on the team in smallbore and third in air rifle in , and her air rifle season high of 585 at the GARC Championships earned her All-GARC honorable-mention honors for the first time in her career. Costello holds the second-best career combined average on the team and will use her experience to be a consistent force in the lineup along with Jeffries. Junior Ryann McGough had a breakout year for the Huskers as a sophomore, capturing Christine Costello owns four career smallbore titles Schedule Date Opponent Location Series Record Friday, Oct. 9 Air Force NU Rifle Range NU leads 19-2 Sunday, Oct. 11 West Virginia NU Rifle Range NU leads 7-6 Saturday, Oct. 17 vs. N.C. State West Point, N.Y. NU leads 5-0 Sunday, Oct. 18 at Army West Point, N.Y. Army leads 8-6 Saturday, Oct. 31 at Mississippi Oxford, Miss. NU leads 13-1 Sunday, Nov. 1 vs. Memphis Oxford, Miss. NU leads 10-2 Saturday, Nov. 14 at UTEP El Paso, Texas NU leads 5-3 Saturday, Nov. 21 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas Tied Monday, Nov. 30 Alaska-Fairbanks NU Rifle Range UAF leads 14-0 Sunday, Jan. 17 at Murray State Murray, Ky. NU leads 3-1 Saturday, Jan. 23 TCU NU Rifle Range Tied Saturday, Jan. 30 Kentucky NU Rifle Range UK leads 11-7 Saturday-Sunday, Feb NCAA Qualifier Morgantown, W. Va. Saturday-Sunday, Feb GARC Championships Oxford, Miss. Fri.-Sat., March NCAA Championships Fort Worth, Texas five individual titles while increasing her smallbore and air rifle averages by eight and five points, respectively. For her team-leading smallbore average, McGough earned honorable-mention All-America status. If McGough can continue to elevate her shooting prowess, the NU lineup could be loaded in the top three spots. The fourth roster spot will likely be up for grabs each week among the five remaining competitors, although sophomore Katie Kostal seems to have an eye locked in on the spot. Kostal, the Huskers No. 4 competitor last season, came on strong at the end of and could use that momentum to significantly raise her scores in Kostal shot a career-best 582 in smallbore at the GARC Championships and was named to the All- GARC smallbore first team and overall second team. Kostal will look for more consistency in her second year at NU, and if she finds it, she could be the final piece of the puzzle for NU to return to the NCAA Championships. Junior Ashley Lane and sophomore Sheena Mahloch also have hopes for improved scores this year, with a chance of cracking Hicks fourshooter rotation. Competing as an individual, Lane s smallbore average and air rifle average over the final five matches of the season were both fourth-best on the team. If she can turn the confidence she gained in the season s final five matches into good results, Lane could be another solid option for Hicks. Mahloch performed well late in the season as well, averaging in air rifle in her last five matches, but she must gain more experience in smallbore before she is ready to compete in the NU lineup. Two incoming freshmen will also have a chance to shoot right away, but both will need time to adjust to the college learning curve. Joyce Kim, the Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association Smallbore Junior of the Year in , and Janine Dutton, the runner-up at the 2008 National Junior Olympics 3-P Air Rifle Championships, will add quality depth for the Huskers this season. Nebraska s schedule features 10 of 11 opponents from last year s slate, but this year a trip to Nevada is replaced by a midseason trek to El Paso, Texas, to face UTEP. NU opens at home this year Oct against Air Force and West Virginia, and that weekend will be a rare chance for fans to see NU compete at home in the fall, as the Huskers go 40 straight days in October and November without a home match NEBRASKA RIFLE

5 Opponent Information Air Force Falcons (goairforcefalcons.cstv.com) Location Colorado Springs, Colo. Head Coach Launi Meili Madeline McGuire Office Phone (719) Mississippi Rebels (olemisssports.com) Location Oxford, Miss. Head Coach Valerie Booth Daniel Snowden Office Phone (662) olemisssports.com Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks (alaskananooks.cstv.com) Location Fairbanks, Alaska Head Coach Dan Jordan Jamie Schanback Office Phone (907) West Virginia Mountaineers (wvu.edu/~sports) Location Morgantown, W. Va. Head Coach Jon Hammond Allison Hoehn Office Phone (304) N.C. State Wolfpack (gopack.com) Location Raleigh, N.C. Head Coach Keith Miller Brandon Yopp Office Phone (919) Army Black Knights (goarmysports.com) Location West Point, N.Y. Head Coach Maj. Ron Wigger Mady Salvani Office Phone (845) Memphis Tigers (gotigersgo.com) Location Memphis, Tenn. Head Coach Butch Woolbright Jennifer Rodrigues Office Phone (901) UTEP Miners (utepathletics.cstv.com) Location El Paso, Texas Head Coach George Brenzovich Jeff Darby Office Phone TCU Horned Frogs (gofrogs.cstv.com) Location Fort Worth, Texas Head Coach Karen Monez Brandie Davidson Office Phone (817) Husker Rifle Facilities: Leading the Nation In April 2006, Nebraska became just the second university in the nation to add electronic targets to its rifle facilities. First seen only in international and Olympic competition, the electronic targets were added to the U.S. Air Force Academy s facilities before the Huskers adopted the new technology. Electronic targeting enables shooters to aim at only one target instead of 10 different targets. The machine contains a roll of black paper, which refills the open target with a clean piece of paper after every shot. Four microphones in the electronic targets sense the precision of the shot, transmitting the information to an online computer monitor. We have strong facilities here at Nebraska, Head Coach Morgan Hicks said. Not every range in the nation has the electronic target technology, so we are very fortunate that our athletes can call a first-class range home. At the NCAA Championships and in international competition, we shoot only on electronic Murray State Racers (goracers.com) Location Murray, Ky. Head Coach Alan Lollar Dave Winder Office Phone (270) dave.winder@murraystate.edu Kentucky Wildcats (ukathletics.com) Location Lexington, Ky. Head Coach Harry Mullins Brent Ingram Office Phone (859) brent.ingram@uky.edu 2009 GARC Championships (garcrifle.com) Host Institution Mississippi Location Patricia C. Lamar Center, Oxford, Miss NCAA Championships (ncaasports.com) Host Institution TCU Location Daniel-Meyer Coliseum; Fort Worth, Texas targets. Especially for our shooters who are trying to make the national team or the Olympic team, it s huge to have the opportunity to train with the best technology. In any sport, you want to have every advantage possible in practice each day, and that is exactly what the Nebraska Rifle Range provides for our studentathletes. Former Husker Kristina Fehlings demonstrates electronic target technology, which was installed at the NU Rifle Range in The NU Rifle Range offers the best electronic targeting and state-of-the-art technology for Husker studentathletes to maximize their potential. MEDIA & RECRUITING GUIDE 5