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2 Academy Table of Contents/ quick Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS 1....General Information Schedule & Roster 3....Photo Gallery Rifle Team Information: Rifle Recap ( ) 6....Rifle Coach Launi Meili 7....Q&A with Launi Meili 8....Assistant Coach Mike Anti 9....Cadet Feature Team Profiles Team Results: Team Results vs Opponents Non-Collegiate (Championships) National Rankings All Americans/Academic Honors 18...Historical/MVPs/Captains/Leading Scorers NCAA All-Time Team Results The Academy: Academy Leadership (Superintendent) 21...Academy Programs Athletics Leadership (Athletic Director) Athletics Leadership Athletics Facilities Academy Rifle Range...Back Cover The Air Force Academy Rifle Record Book is a publication of the Air Force Academy Athletics Media Relations Office. Editor: Madeline McGuire; design and layout. Photography: DMI, and Arnie Spencer, Cadet Wing Media. Printing: The Air Force Academy Rifle record book is a webbased publication. Printed copies are not available. On the Covers, the rifle team. Media Relations Rifle Contact: Madeline McGuire U.S. Air Force Academy Media Relations 2168 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO (719) (Direct) (719) (Media Office) Troy Garnhart, Assoc. AD/Information/ Communications (719) Dave Toller, Sports Information Director (719) AIR FORCE ACADEMY QUICK FACTS Location: Field House Dr., USAFA CO Colors:... Blue & Silver Nickname:...Falcons Enrollment:...4,000 Founded: Affiliation:... NCAA 1 Conference:... Patriot Rifle (2013) Superintendent:...Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Director of Athletics...Dr. Hans Mueh RIFLE STAFF Head Coach:...Launi Meili Record/Years at AFA: (.523)/7 ...launi.meili@usafa.edu Best time to reach coach:...between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. MST Meili s Phone: Fax/Toll Free Phone: / ext Assistant Coach:...Michael Anti Anti s Phone: michael.anti@usafa.edu Home Range:... Falcon Rifle Range Range Phone: Website:... Facebook:... RIFLE QUICK FACTS: 2014 Record NCAA Individual Qualifiers/(Finish):...One (NTS) 2014 PRC Finish:...2nd Varsity Letter Winners Returning/Lost:... 7/0 MEDIA RELATIONS: Media Contact:...Madeline McGuire Direct Phone:... (719) Media Office Phone:...(719) Fax:... (719) Mailing Address: Field House Dr....USAF Academy, CO madeline.mcguire@usafa.edu Air Force Rifle Media Guide 1

3 rifle Schedule and Roster Schedule Date Time Opponent Facility/Location 10/04/14 8am Nebraska Falcon Rifle Range 10/18/14 8am Nevada Reno, NV 11/01/14 8am President s Trophy: Coast Guard, Coast Guard Academy, CT Army, Navy 11/08/14 8am NC State, Navy Citadel, SC 11/09/14 8am The Citadel Citadel, SC 12/04/14 11am Ohio State * Falcon Rifle Range 12/05/14 7am National Winter Air Gun Tournament OTC Range, COS 12/06/14 7am National Winter Air Gun Tournament OTC Range, COS 12/07/14 7am National Winter Air Gun Tournament OTC Range, COS 01/17/15 8am TCU Fort Worth, TX 01/18/15 8am Coast Guard Fort Worth, TX 02/05/15 8am Alaska *, Nevada Falcon Rifle Range 02/06/15 8am TCU, UTEP * Falcon Rifle Range 02/07/15 8am PRC Conference Championships * Falcon Rifle Range 02/08/15 8am PRC Conference Championships * Falcon Rifle Range 02/21/15 8am NCAA Qualifier, TCU Falcon Rifle Range 02/28/15 8am Nevada Punaho HS, Honalulu, HI 03/13/15 8am NCAA Championships Fairbanks, AK 03/14/15 8am NCAA Championships Fairbanks, AK *PRC opponent For schedule updates go to: PATRIOT RIFLE CONFERENCE RECORDS (First Meeting ) UTEP - 10/19/ UTEP - 10/20/ UTEP - 11/16/ Alaska - 1/9/ TCU - 2/22/ PRC - 2/8-9/14: Alaska 0-1 TCU 1-0 OSU 1-0 Nevada 1-0 President s Trophy Matches since Meili 11/4/2006 cancelled 11/3/ /3/ /7/ /6/ /5/ /4/ /2/ Overall Team Roster Class Name Squad Gun Hometown High School 2018 Spencer Brandon 21 Air/Sm Kingsport, TN Dobyns-Bennett 2015 Meredith Carpentier 35 Air/Sm Waukegan, IL Waukegan 2016 David Higgins 26 Air/Sm San Clemente, CA San Clemente 2017 Ryan Jacobs 11 Air/Sm Gresham, OR Gresham Union 2018 Allison Juergensen 17 Air/Sm Walla Walla, WA Walla Walla 2017 Noah Kwock 15 Air/Sm Honolulu, HI Punahou 2016 Tyler Rico 33 Air/Sm Tucson, AZ Flowing Wells 2017 Mary Simonton 23 Air/Sm Sharpsburg, GA Northgate 2016 Kevyn Stinett 37 Air/Sm Colorado Springs, CO Doherty Pronunciation Guide Carpentier -- Car-pen-tear Noah Kwock -- ku wa kuh (cwock) Rico -- Ree-co Simonton -- Simon-ton Kevyn Stinett -- Kevin Sti-net Juergensen -- Jer-gin-sin Brandon -- BRAND-UN Launi Meili -- LAW-nee MY-lee Anti -- Ant-e Head Coach Launi Meili Asst. Coach Mike Anti Air Force Rifle Media Guide 2

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5 Rifle ReCap ( ) : The Air Force rifle team concluded the collegiate season with the 2014 NCAA Rifle Championships in March. Following the conclusion of the season several cadets went on to compete in USA Shooting/ International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) senior and junior World Cup championship matches. The following is a recap of and an update on how those cadet-marksmen accomplished post-season triumphs. In October 2013, the rifle team kicked off the fall season with two conference wins against UTEP on Oct Air Force won the first match and then went on to win the next day. Team members Meredith Carpentier, Kevyn Stinett, David Higgins, Tyler Rico and Ryan Jacobs all added the top Air Force scores and overall match scores to the team s wins on both days in the smallbore and air rifle. On Nov. 2, Air Force competed in the annual President s Cup against sister academies, Army, Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. Air Force took second place in the match with an aggregate score of The smallbore team scored 2303 points in the match, and the air rifle squad finished with 2346 points. Army won the trophy with a total score of Navy finished third with 4609 points. The Coast Guard finished fourth with 4435 points. On Nov , the rifle team competed against UTEP and Jacksonville State in Fort Worth, Texas. Air Force beat UTEP, , and the next day lost to JSU. In January, Air Force started 2014 with a 4-1 record and hosted No. 1 Alaska at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on Jan. 9. The Falcons suffered its first loss of 2014, Later in the month, the team traveled to Lincoln, Neb., for two matches against the Cornhuskers, Jan Air Force lost both matches, and , respectively. The Falcons set two school records on the 26th (smallbore 2332 and an aggregate 4671). In February, Air Force returned to its home range at the Air Force Academy. In the inaugural home match, Air Force won against Nevada on Feb. 1. In the match, Carpentier scored the overall high scores in the smallbore (581) and air rifle (594), where in air rifle she shot three 100s in her last relays. Higgins had a high 578 in smallbore, while Rico had a high 586 in air rifle. On Feb. 7, Air Force traveled to Akron, Ohio, to compete against the University of Akron. The Falcons won the match The next day, Air Force competed in the first-ever Patriot Rifle Conference Championships. Air Force finished with a 2303 in the smallbore championship. On the following day, Air Force finished with a 2346 in the air rifle championships. The team took second place with an overall score of Ohio State was the host school for the championships matches. Looking toward the 2014 NCAA Rifle Championships, Air Force traveled to Fort Worth, Texas, to compete against TCU in the NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 22). The Falcons lost the qualifier With the collegiate season concluded, the Falcons finished 10-6 and second in the conference with a 6-3 record. On Feb. 27, the NCAA rifle committee announced the teams and individual qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA Men s and Women s Rifle Championships for March On the list of individual air rifle qualifiers was Carpentier. Carpentier qualified for the NCAAs with a 594 air rifle score she shot against TCU in the qualifier match earlier in February. Carpentier was the Falcons only NCAA qualifier. On March 14, at the NCAAs, Carpentier finished 13th in air rifle with 588 points. She received NRA All-America honors for her performance during , and earned air rifle first-team and smallbore second-team honors. She also received second-team recognition for a combined aggregate from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA). USA Shooting competitions: In December 2013, Carpentier, sophomores Stinett, Higgins and Rico, and freshmen Jacobs and Mary Simonton competed in the USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships in Colorado Springs. Carpentier earned five medals during the three-day competition. She was the gold medalist in the 10m Air Rifle women s and junior s championships, earning the gold twice in the juniors. On day two, she placed third in the women s championship and on day three she placed third in juniors. In the women s championships, she finished with the highest collegiate total for all three days with a Stinett also earned bronze and silver medals in the women s junior championships, placing third with a in finals the first day and a on day three. Her final aggregate score was Simonton had a total points and finished ranked 42nd among 77 in the women s championships. With that same point total, she finished 27th among the 60 competitors in the junior s championships. In the men s championships, Jacobs finished 14th overall with a total score of Rico finished 16th with 1830 points. Craig O Daniel also competed and finished with 1812 points. Higgins finished 40th with a total of 1810 points. In juniors, Jacobs scored Air Force Rifle Media Guide 4

6 Rifle ReCap ( ) a in the final third round for a three-day total of points while Rico had a and finished with points, finishing fifth and sixth, respectively. O Daniel had a three-day total of Higgins scored a in day-1 finals to finish in fourth place, but ended the competition with an , good enough for 14th place overall. Carpentier and Higgins scores at the Winter Air Guns helped to qualify them for the USA Shooting Team and to go on to compete in the 2014 World Cup in Fort Benning, Ga., in March. Competing at the 2014 Bavarian Airgun Championships in Munich, Germany, Jan. 24, as a member of the 10m air rifle USA Shooting team, Carpentier became USA s top shooter in the competition. In the first day of the competition, she finished with a total score of and ranked 26th among the 87 international and U.S. competitors in the discipline. The following day, Carpentier finished 58th overall with a total of points and a final score of Carpentier went on to compete in the World Cup USA in Fort Benning, Ga., March 26 to April 4, Higgins, who had a Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS), competed in the smallbore prone competition. MQS shooters are not eligible for finals at the World Cup, but can shoot to earn the minimum score required in order to become eligible to take part in the Olympic Games or the Youth Olympic Games. On April 1, Higgins traveled to Fort Benning and competed in the MQS in the prone where he scored a 102.2, 104.7, 103.6, 104.0, and for a total score of On March 29, Carpentier finished 28th among 60 international shooters in the ISSF World Cup 10m rifle women s championships. Her scores were 107.7, 103.5, and (412.2). National Junior Olympic Championships (April 16-28): April turned out to be a busy month for the Air Force marksmen as Simonton competed in the National Junior Olympic Championships, April In the women s air rifle, Simonton finished 83rd with a two-day score of In the 10m Air Rifle Men s Championships, Rico finished 11th with a score, while Higgins had a 13th-place finish (1221.8), Jacobs finished 19th (1215.4) and freshman Noah Kwock finished 42nd with a (April 18-19). On April 24-26, Higgins finished third with a two-day score of 2314 with a 109 in the shoot-offs in the 50m three-position rifle. Rico and Jacobs finished seventh and eighth, respectively, with a 2299 and 2294 in the finals. In May, during the men s Spring Selection Matches (May 9-11), Higgins took third place in the 50m Prone Men s Championships. Higgins scores were (6), (6) and (6) for a total points. Higgins scores qualified him for his firstever World Championship in the ISSF World Championships in Granada, Spain, to be held in September At the World s, Higgins will join three-time Olympian Matt Emmons and 2012 Olympian Michael McPhail in the Prone championships. Higgins went on to compete in the 50m three-position men s championships at the Spring Selection (May 19-22) where he finished 17th overall. After three days, Higgins finished with a 3433 (1146, 1139, 1148). Jacobs also competed in the event, he finished 21st with scores of 1127, 1127, and 1140 for a total Carpentier competed in the Spring Selection Match on May After the three days of air rifle, Carpentier finished sixth overall with scores of (5), and (6) for a total score of Finally, Air Force Head Coach Launi Meili was selected to lead the rifle team at the inaugural Junior World Cup in Shul, Germany, May 26-June 1. Air Force Academy rifle team ready to kick off the season The Air Force Academy rifle team kicks off the first half of the season hosting the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Oct. 4 at Falcon Rifle Range. Head coach Launi Meili and assistant coach Mike Anti are looking forward to having a team at full strength and ready to host matches in the team s new facility. Senior Meredith Carpenter returns as team captain and is joined by juniors David Higgins, Tyler Rico and Kevyn Stinett. Also returning are sophomores Ryan Jacobs, Mary Simonton and Noah Kwock. The team has two new members, freshmen Allison Juergensin (Walla Walla, Wash.) and Spencer Brandon (Kingsport, Tenn.), and neither is a novice when it comes to rifle competition. The Falcons are hosting seven events in 2014 and After the Nebraska match, the Falcons host Ohio State on Dec. 4. In 2015, Air Force will have two matches, Alaska and Nevada on Feb. 5, followed by TCU and UTEP on Feb. 6. Air Force will host the second annual Patriot Rifle Conference Championships with air rifle on Feb. 7 and smallbore on Feb. 8. On Feb. 21, the Falcons will host the NCAA Qualifier match against TCU. On Oct. 18, Air Force will be in Reno for a return match against Nevada. Nov. 1 is the President s Trophy Match at the Coast Guard Academy, Conn. The Citadel hosts NC State, Navy and Air Force on Nov The National Winter Air Gun Tournament takes place in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec TCU hosts Air Force and the Coast Guard in Fort Worth, Jan To finish off the season, the NCAA Rifle Championships are in Fairbanks, Alaska, March Schedules are subject to change; for additional information please go to goairforcefalcons.com/rifle/schedule Air Force Rifle Media Guide 5

7 Cadet feature Mary Simonton completed five freefall jumps, nervous but with pride It is not often that a young woman plans to jump out of a perfectly good-flying airplane, but in July, Air Force Academy cadet Mary Simonton (CS23) successfully completed five jumps out of a UV-18B Twin Otter. Her jumps completed the requirements necessary to earn the parachutist badge and rating, which she will carry with pride for the rest of her Air Force career. Parachuting sounds fun and super neat until you are watching the plane gain altitude and you know the only way down is strapped to your back, said Simonton. Simonton, a member of the Academy s rifle team, has a smallbore 565 and air rifle 577 with a cumulative 1142 freshman record. My first flight up, I spent entirely in prayer. There were no butterflies there were pterodactyls flying around in my stomach. The only method I found to calm myself was the same method I use to relax in a match: my keywords are what kept me focused at the job at hand and helped me muster the courage to stand in the door. I stood as terrified as I have ever been in my life with 90% of my body out of the airplane and 92 mile-per-hour winds blowing past and then I heard, GO! and I released adrenaline pumped through my body and utter fascination filled my mind throughout freefall and under canopy. Cadet Simonton is pictured here with other cadets who earned the parachutist badge. My first flight up, I spent entirely in prayer. There were no butterflies there were pterodactyls flying around in my stomach, Mary Simonton. Now, my fifth flight up? I also spent entirely in prayer, continued Simonton. The nerves did not dissipate. However, as soon as I stood in the door the fifth time, I felt an unnatural calm I knew what to do and I knew I could perform it. I cherished my 10 seconds of freefall that time. From my experiences of AM 490, I learned that even with ravaging nervousness, I could still stand in the door and perform to the peak of my ability. In laymen s terms, AM-490 is the Academy s jump program (Airmanship 490). Also successfully completing five jumps was teammate Ryan Jacobs (CS11). Simonton will return to the rifle range this October to compete with her fellow teammates for the season. Tyler Rico (left) successfully made his jumps in Sophomore Ryan Jacobs also successfully completed five jumps this summer Air Force Rifle Media Guide 9

8 team results SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent / Event Location Result 10/19/13 UTEP * at El Paso, TX W /20/13 UTEP * at El Paso, TX W /02/13 President s Trophy Match at Annapolis, MD 2nd /16/13 UTEP * at Fort Worth, TX W /17/13 Jacksonville State at Fort Worth, TX L /06-08/13 US Team Tryout ^ OTC, Colorado Springs NTS 01/09/14 Alaska * ^ OTC, Colorado Springs L /25/14 Nebraska * at Lincoln, NE L /26/14 Nebraska at Lincoln, NE L /01/14 Nevada * USAFA w /07/14 Akron at Akron OH W /08/14 PRC Championships * at Columbus, OH 4th in Smallbore 02/09/14 PRC Championships * at Columbus, OH 2nd /22/14 NCAA Qualifier vs TCU at Fort Worth, TX L /14-15/14 NCAA Rifle Championships at Murray, KY NTS ^ neutral site * PRC Meredith Carpentier, left, received award for high scores in smallbore and air rifle at 2014 Patriot Rifle Conference Championships. She was also a recipient of the 2013 Sportswomen of Colorado outstanding female athlete award for her 2013 participation in athletics. David Higgins took third place with a two-day score of 2314 in the 50m 3-Position rifle at the 2014 National Junior Olympic championships. He also finished third at the Spring Selection Match, May 9-11, and qualified for the World Championships in Granada, Spain in September Air Force Rifle Media Guide 13

9 INDIVIDUALS vs opponents OPPONENT: UTEP/Date: Oct. 19, 2013 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Noah Kwock Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: UTEP/Date: Oct. 20, 2013 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Noah Kwock Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: President s Trophy Match/Date: Nov. 2, 2013 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Noah Kwock Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: UTEP/Date: Nov. 16, 2013 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: Jacksonville State/Date: Nov. 17, 2013 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: Alaska/Date: Jan. 9, 2014 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Noah Kwock Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: Nebraska/Date: Jan.25, 2014 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Noah Kwock Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: Nebraska Date: Jan. 26, 2014 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico Mary Simonton Noah Kwock OPPONENT: Nebrasa, Nevada/Date: Feb. 1, 2014 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Noah Kwock Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: Akron/Date: Feb. 7, 2014 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Meredith Carpentier Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: PRC Championships /Date: Feb. 9, 2014 David Higgins Kevyn Stinett Meredith Carpentier Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: NCAA Qualifier/TCU/Date: Feb. 22, 2014 David Higgins Kevin Stinett Mary Simonton Meredith Carpentier Ryan Jacobs Tyler Rico OPPONENT: NCAA Rifle Championships/Date: Mar. 15, 2014 Meredith Carpentier Air Force Rifle Media Guide 14

10 NON-COLLEGE (CHAMPIONSHIPS) Winter Air Gun Champs, Dec. 6-8, 2013 (Men s/women s and Juniors) NAME CAT AIR1 finals AIR2 finals AIR3 finals CUM Kevyn Stinett Wm Mary Simonton Wm Meredith Carpentier Wm Ryan Jacobs Jr Tyler Rico Jr David Higgins Jr David Higgins Men Ryan Jacobs Men Tyler Rico Men Kevyn Stinett Jr Mary Simonton Jr Meredith Carpentier Jr ISSF Bavarian World Cup, Jan , 2014 (Air Rifle) NAME Series: Total Meredith Carpentier 1/ Meredith Carpentier 1/ ISSF ISFF World Cup, Ft Benning, Mar. 29-April 1, 2014 (Men s and Women s Air Rifle/Smallbore) NAME Rifle SB AIR CUM Meredith Carpentier Air Rifle David Higgins Smallbore MQS National Junior Olympic Shooting, April 6-19, 2014 (Men s and Women s Air Rifle/Smallbore) NAME Rifle SB SB2 AIR1 AIR2 CUM Mary Simonton Air Rifle David Higgins Smallbore Ryan Jacobs Smallbore Tyler Rico Smallbore David Higgins Air Rifle Noah Kwock Air Rifle Ryan Jacobs Air Rifle Tyler Rico Air Rifle USA Shooting Spring Selection, May 11-22, 2014 (Men s and Women s Prone/3-Position) NAME Rifle SB SB2 SB3 Pts AIR1 AIR2 AIR3 CUM David Higgins Prone Rifle Meredith Carpentier Rifle David Higgins 3-Position Ryan Jacobs 3-Position USA Shooting National Champ, June 22-27, 2014 (Men s & Women s and Juniors Air Rifle/50m Prone/3-Position) NAME Rifle SB Pts SB2 AIR1 AIR2 AIR3 CUM Ryan Jacobs Air Rifle Jr Tyler Rico Air Rifle Jr Ryan Jacobs Air Rifle Tyler Rico Air Rifle Tyler Rico 50m Prone Ryan Jacobs 50m Prone Jr Tyler Rico 50m Prone Jr Ryan Jacobs 3-Position Rifle Tyler Rico 3-Position Rifle Ryan Jacobs 3-Position Jr. Rifle Tyler Rico 3-Position Jr. Rifle Air Force Rifle Media Guide 15

11 NATIONAL RANKINGS/USA SHOOTING USA Shooting National Rankings - Competition History - Air Rifle, as of June 30, 2014 Event Type Date Points Earned Shots Fired Percentage Tyler Rico ranked 21st, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/23/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/22/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 01/18/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/08/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/07/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/06/ Ryan Jacobs ranked 23rd, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/23/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/22/ VR&PC Washington PTO (Vancouver, WA) (Air Rifle) 03/16/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 01/18/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/08/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/07/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/06/ Washington State Indoor Intl. Championship (Steilacoom, WA) (Air Rifle) 11/12/ Kevyn Stinett ranked 30th, USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/08/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/07/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/06/ David Higgins ranked 40th, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/23/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/22/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 01/18/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/08/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/07/ USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 12/06/ Noah Kwock ranked 62nd, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/23/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/22/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 01/18/ Brandon Spencer ranked 75th, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/23/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (Air Rifle) 04/22/ TN State Junior Olympic Rifle Championships (Nashville, TN) (Air Rifle) 12/07/ Dixie Double (Anniston, AL) (Air Rifle) 11/10/ Dixie Double (Anniston, AL) (Air Rifle) 11/09/ USA Shooting Nataional Rankings - Competition History - 3-Position Rifle, as of June 30, 2014 Event Type Date Points Earned Shots Fired Percentage Tyler Rico ranked 3rd, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/25/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/24/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 01/18/ David Higgins ranked 4th, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/25/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/24/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 01/18/ Ryan Jacobs ranked 6th, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/25/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/24/ VR&PC Washington PTO (Vancouver, WA) (3-Position Rifle) 03/16/ CO State Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 01/18/ Spencer Brandon ranked 33rd, RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/25/ RP National Junior Olympic Championships (Colorado Springs, CO) (3-Position Rifle) 04/24/ TN State Junior Olympic Rifle Championships (Nashville, TN) (3-Position Rifle) 12/07/ Air Force Rifle Media Guide 16

12 All-Americans / ACADEMIC HONORS ALL-AMERICANS (18 Individuals - 47 Times) ROBERT SITEMAN st Team (first AFA All-American) 1959 NRA Div. I, 2nd Team CLYDE CARMICHAEL 1958 NCAA Div. I, 2nd Team ROBERT CLARK 1964 NRA Div. I, 1st Team TRACE WISENBURGER 1988 Smallbore, 1st Team 1990 Smallbore, 2nd Team JIM MEGER 1989 Air Rifle, 2nd Team 1990 Air Rifle and Smallbore, 1st Team 1991 Air Rifle and Smallbore, 1st Team 1992 NRA Air Rifle National Champion 1992 Smallbore BRIAN CURTIS 1991 Air Rifle, 2nd Team 1993 Air Rifle and Smallbore, 2nd Team JUSTIN BROUGHTON 1994 Air Rifle ROBIN ORTH 1993 Air Rifle, 2nd Team; Smallbore, 1st Team 1994 Air Rifle and Smallbore, 1st Team 1995 Smallbore and Air Rifle WILLIAM REINERT 1994 Smallbore, 2nd Team ROBERTA BREYEN 1996 Air Rifle, 1st Team DANIEL PEMPEL 1994 Smallbore, 2nd Team 1996 Air Rifle, 1st Team; Smallbore, 2nd Team 1997 Air Rifle, 1st Team; Smallbore, 2nd Team DAN WILCOX 1995 Smallbore, 1st Team MATT JOHNSON 1995 Air Rifle, 2nd Team 1996 Smallbore, 2nd Team ERIN BREWER 1997 Air Rifle and Smallbore, 2nd Team CHRISTOPHER HILL 2004 NCAA/NRA Smallbore, 2nd Team 2005 NCAA/NRA Smallbore, 2nd Team 2006 NCAA/NRA Smallbore, 2nd Team THOMAS CHANDLER 2009 NCAA/NRA Smallbore, 2nd Team 2010 NCAA/NRA Smallbore and Air Rifle, 1st Team 2011 NCAA/NRA Smallbore, 1st Team; Air Rifle, 2nd Team TYLER RICO 2013 NCAA Air Rifle, 1st Team MEREDITH CARPENTIER 2013 NCAA Air Rifle and Smallbore, 2nd Team 2014 CRCA/NRA Smallbore, 2nd Team; Air Rifle, 1st Team Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Academic All-American Paul Hibbard 1992 Nick Guttman 1992 Bobbie Breyen 1995 Francisco Casanova 1995 Dan Pempel 1995 Jason Priddle 1995 Lane Thompson 1995 Daniel Wilcoxl 1995 (13 Individuals - 13 Times) Rachael Westergren 2000 Daimon Geopfert 2000 James Lewis 2000 Christopher Carson 2000 Benjamin York 2011 Michael Seery 2011 Patrick Everson 2011 Matthew Kluckman 2011 CoSIDA Academic All-American and At-Large (1 Individual - 1 Time) 2013, Matthew Kluckman, Capital One Academic All-American Men s At-Large second team CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and At-Large (2 Individuals - 3 Times) 2007, Justin Raines, ESPN The Magazine All-District Men s At-Large 2008, Justin Raines, ESPN The Magazine All-District Men s At-Large, first team 2013, Matthew Kluckman, Capital One All-District Men s At-Large, first team TOP FALCON ATHLETES U.S. OLYMPIC TRIAL TEAM 2004, Chris Hill, Timothy Siemer COUNCEIL INTERNATIONAL du SPORT MILITAIRE (CISM) TEAM 2000, Rachel Westergren NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM , Daniel Pempel RHODES SCHOLAR 1963, Sam Westbrook ( ) WING COMMANDER 1963, Sam Westbrook AIR FORCE ACADEMY ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER 1996, Robin Orth Air Force Rifle Media Guide 17

13 Historical / mvp/captains/ leading scorers Most Valuable Marksman Barry Bruns Barry Bruns Ron Marusiak Brian Voorhees Richard Williams Clint Schulz Joseph O Brien Paul Sutliff Sammy Herchak Tom Morton Scott Allan Beverly Turman Kenneth Coon Kenneth Coon Jeff Jones Robert Ligon Joseph Parrish Tommy Arthur Tarn Abel Tracey Weisenburger Tracey Weisenburger Jim Meger Jim Meger Jim Meger Robin Orth Robin Orth Dan Wilcox Robin Orth Dan Pempel Matt Johnson Beau Nicewanner Beau Nicewanner Kevin Mandrik Mike Granberry Christopher Hill Christopher Hill Timothy Siemer Jessica Palomba Thomas Chandler Thomas Chandler Thomas Chandler Thomas Chandler Patrick Everson Meredith Carpentier Meredith Carpentier Team Captains Robert Siteman James Weaver Floyd Hester Wilfred Goodson Jules Visquesney Sam Westbrook Sam Westbrook Dewey Barich William Cathey Gerald Denny Ed Stadjuhar Jim Neu Marty Cavato Thomas Witt Barry Bruns Brian Voorhees Tom Baldy Dick Williams James Heald Bruce Lambert Sammy Herchak Tom Morton John Pardo James Elbert Andre Gernen Ken Coon Jeff Jones Robert Ligon Dale Huhmann Mike Bumpus Tom Arthur Bill Toney Brian Bythrow Trace Weisenburger John Hackethorn/Richard Williamson Jim Meger Pat McGlade Brandon Pearce Justin Broughton Dan Wilcox Bobbie Breyen/Robin Orth Lewis Harper Matt Johnson Beau Nicewanner Kevin Mandrik Mike Granberry Nicholas Breffitt Jason Waldow Matthew Colvin Chris Hill/Tim Siemer Jessica Palomba Justin Raines Brian Jarrell Tom Chandler/Stephen (Nick) Krieger Thomas Chandler Robert Vasquez Matthew Kluckman Meredith Carpentier Leading Collegiate Scorers Above 1150 NAME...EVENT...SCORE... DATE Christopher Hill...Nebraska /23/2004 Matt Colvin...UTEP/Alaska Tourn /15/2005 Trace Weisenburger...Individual composite /30/1988 Robin Orth...NCAA Sectionals /9/1996 Dan Wilcox...NCAA Sectionals /10/1995 Matt Johnson...NCAA Sectionals /10/1995 Brian Curtis...NCAA/NRA Sectionals /13/1993 Meredith Carpentier...NCAA Champs Air Rifle /9/2013 Jessica Palomba...Nebraska /23/2004 Tom Chandler...Nebraska /23/2010 David Higgins...PRC Championships /9/2014 Kevyn Stinett...Nebraska /26/2014 Patrick Everson...TCU /4/2012 Tyler Rico...Nebraska /26/2014 Ryan Jacobs...Nebraska /26/2014 Benjamin York...TCU /16/2012 Mike Seery...The Citadel /30/2011 Craig O Daniel...UTEP /16/2013 Kyle Phillips...Citadel (NC St/Citadel /30/2010 Matthew Kluckman...President s Trophy /3/2012 Kyle Jameson...Nebraska /17/2012 Nick Kreiger...TCU /16/2010 Bold indicates current team members Year: Place Points 1980: , : , : , : , : , : , , : , : , : ,515 * 2000: , : ,528 * 2013: ,658 * Air rifle NCAA All-Time Team Results (Years Participated) Top Team Finishes Yrs. 1st... 2nd 3rd-5th Best Finish (Year(s)) 2nd ( ) 3rd (1993) 4th (1989, 94) 5th (1997, 2013) From 1980 to 2004, the championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore, and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle. Since 2005, the championship has consisted of 60 shots for both smallbore and air rifle, equaling a total of 120 shots per team member Air Force Rifle Media Guide 18

14 Falcon RIFLE RANGE The Air Force rifle team was host to Nevada in the final home match of the 2014 season in the new Air Force Cadet Rifle Range on Saturday, Feb. 1. Construction on the range began in March 2013, with final completion of the facility scheduled for January Final touches continued through the next few months, but the rifle team was ready to move into its new home and host the Nevada rifle team on Saturday, Feb. 1. About the New Range: The new range has 16 points versus the 10-points that the old range had, all equipped with the most advanced Megalink electronic target system. The backstop is made of granulated rubber, which will help to reduce noise and lead dust contamination. The additional 6 points will allow Air Force to host the NCAA Rifle Championships in the future. The range features a viewing area of the entire firing line with stadium style seating. Positioned directly above the viewing area are two TV screens, which will display the athletes targets and their scores. Spectators will be able to follow the action during the competition. The team room will also be available for spectators to relax and watch the competition on two 60 plasma TV s. The facility will accommodate the coaches office, gunsmithing room, an armory, and separate male and female locker rooms. The rifle team was training at the Olympic Training Center, and they are extremely excited and cannot wait to start training at the new range, said assistant coach Mike Anti Air Force Rifle Media Guide 26

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