2005-2006 RIFLE Rifle Contact: Kelli Kremlacek Office: 402.472.7778 Cell: 701.226.2712 email: kkremlacek@huskers.com 2005-06 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Results Oct. 22 Air Force W; 4,686-4,565 Oct. 23 Air Force W; 4,687-4,607 Nov. 5 Ole Miss W; 4,667-4,600 (Oxford, Miss.) Nov. 6 Memphis W; 4,673-4,608 (Memphis, Tenn.) Nov. 19 Kentucky W; 4,661-4,653 Dec. 3 UMKC W; 4,668-4,493 Jan. 14 Army W; 4,676-4,657 (West Point, N.Y.) Jan. 16 Palmyra & 1st/3 West Virginia (4,653) (Palmyra, Pa.) Feb. 9 NCAA Sectional & 4,682 Air Force (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Feb. 11 NCAA Qualifi er 4,666 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Feb.25-26 GARC Championships 1st/7 (Oxford, Miss.) (4,676) Mar. 10-11 NCAA Championships 9 a.m. (Colorado Springs, Colo.) *Home meets in BOLD and held at the Nebraska Rifle Range, located in the Military and Naval Sciences Building. All times Central and subject to change. Nebraska Quick Facts Location...Lincoln, Neb. Enrollment... 22,000 Chancellor...Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Athletic Director... Steve Pederson SWA... Rhonda Revelle Senior Associate A.D...Bob Burton, J.D. Colors...Scarlet and Cream Nickname...Cornhuskers/Huskers Conference...... Great America Rifl e Conference Affi liation... NCAA Division I Husker Rifle Information Facility...Nebraska Rifl e and Pistol Range Head Coach...Launi Meili (fourth season) Meili s Phone... (402) 472-6167 Meili s e-mail... lmeili@huskers.com Rifl e Offi ce Phone... (402) 472-8801 Rifl e Offi ce Fax... (402) 472-6168 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 7/1 2005 NCAA Finish... Third Media Relations Media Relations Director... Keith Mann Rifl e Contact... Kelli Kremlacek Media Relations Phone... (402) 472-2263 Media Relations Fax... (402) 472-2005 E-Mail Address...kkremlacek@huskers.com Shipping Address...116 South Stadium...Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Web Site...Huskers.com Huskers Hope to Complete Perfect Season with NCAA Title The Nebraska rifl e team heads to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., this weekend in the hopes of completing its undefeated season with its fi rst NCAA Championship title. The match features the smallbore competition on Friday, March 10, beginning at 9 a.m., followed by the air rifl e competition on Saturday, March 11, also at 9 a.m. The team title will be crowned based on the aggregate score from these two days. The nation s top collegiate rifl e programs all qualifi ed for this weekend s match, including seven-time national champion Alaska-Fairbanks and defending national champion Army, along with Kentucky, Mississippi, Navy and Murray State. Jacksonville State qualifi ed to fi ll out the smallbore competition, while Nevada will compete only in air rifl e. While the UAF Nanooks are favored to win the event, the 2005 NCAA Championships proved that in the world of collegiate rifl e, anything can happen. Alaska-Fairbanks indeed shot well below its average last season and ended up fi nishing fourth behind Army, Jacksonville State and the Huskers, who were NCAA runners-up. Nebraska enters this weekend after successfully defending its Great America Rifl e Conference title on Feb. 26 with a team score of 4,676. The Huskers hope to carry that momentum over into this weekend s fi nal competition, but perhaps the most important factor playing in Nebraska s favor this weekend will be experience. Of the seven members of the NU roster, not a single one is an NCAA novice because all seven were on the Nebraska roster at the 2005 NCAA Championships. Of these seven, senior Misty Chanek, junior Kristina Fehlings, and sophomores Kim Chrostowski, Kirsten Weiss and Andrea Franzén are slated to actually shoot in one or both disciplines this weekend. Chanek, Nebraska s lone senior, boasts three straight years of national experience and as such is expected to contribute greatly in NU s goal of winning the fi rst NCAA rifl e title in school history. 2005-06 Nebraska Rifle Roster Name Year Hometown(High School/Last School) Misty Chanek... Senior... Ganado, Texas (Ganado/Tennessee Tech) Kim Chrostowski... Sophomore... Rockville, R.I. (Portsmouth) Kristina Fehlings... Junior... Fairfax, Va. (James. W. Robinson) Andrea Franzén... Sophomore...Ostersung, Sweden (Hjalmar Stomer) Katie Harrington... Sophomore.... New Richmond, Wis. (Bartram Trail) Stacy Underwood... Junior...Anaheim, Calif. (Troy/Fullerton College) Kirsten Weiss... Sophomore...Cornwell, Pa. (New Covenant)
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 2 March 7, 2006 Scouting the NCAA Championship Field UAF Nanooks Head Coach: Dan Jordan Top Shooter: Matt Rawlings Record: 10-0 2005 NCAA Finish: Fourth (4,656) With former Alaska-Fairbanks All-American and two-time Paralympics silver medalist at Dan Jordan at the helm, the Nanooks have reestablished themselves this season in national dominance. In his first season as head coach, Jordan has guided UAF to an undefeated 10-0 season and a season average score of 4,722.30, which is over 40 points higher than the Huskers who are second with a 4,678.70. Despite a disappointing fourth-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships, the Nanooks are easily the favorite heading into this weekend s competition. UAF captured the national team title every year from 1999 to 2004, and are hungry to regain its title as a national leader. Leading the Nanooks this year is two-time NCAA smallbore champion Matt Rawlings who will undoubtedly aim to defend his title at this year s championships. ARMY Black Knights Head Coach: Major Ron Wigger Top Shooter: Chris Abalo Record: 7-2 2006 GARC Finish: Second (4,665) 2005 NCAA Finish: First (4,659) The Army Black Knights continued to build on their reputation as one of top rifle programs in the nation this season by going 7-2 during the regular season and shooting a school record mark of 4,693 at the NCAA Qualifier. The score propelled Army past the Huskers in the national rankings despite the fact that Nebraska sports a higher season average and beat the Black Knights in dual competition during the regular season and went on to top Army once again at the Great American Rifle Conference Championships in February. Leading Army this season is sophomore Chris Abalo who was recently named the GARC Shooter of the Year. With just one year of collegiate rifle behind him, Abalo has already emerged as one of the top competitors in the country, posting career-high scores of 594 in both smallbore and air rifle. Abalo already has plenty of postseason experience as he led the Black Knights to their first-ever national title in 2005. Abalo garnered a pair of fourth-place finishes in the smallbore and air rifle as an individual shooter. JACKSONVILLE ST. Gamecocks Head Coach: Ron Frost Top Shooter: James & Joseph Hall Record: 7-2 2006 OVC Finish: First (4,671) 2005 NCAA Finish: Second (4,658) Although a small program at just six total competitors, Jacksonville State has enjoy a number of successes this season. One of the largest was a dual win over Kentucky, 4,666-4,655, earlier in the season. The score marked a season-high for the Gamecocks. Leading Jacksonville State this season are two brothers out of Carrollton, Ga. Senior James Hall leads the Gamecocks in air rifle, while his younger brother Joseph, a freshman, heads up the smallbore roster. With each posting scores well into the 590s, both Hall brothers are good candidates for individual honors at this season s NCAA Championships. James Hall was recently named the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Shooter of the Year. Although Jacksonville State finished second at the 2005 NCAA Championships, this season they failed to qualify for the full team competition and instead will compete only on the smallbore. KENTUCKY Wildcats Head Coach: Harry Mullins Top Shooter: Amy Sowash Record: 8-4 2006 GARC Finish: Third (4,650) 2005 NCAA Finish: Sixth (4,627) The Kentucky Wildcats come into the NCAA Championships on a high note after posting a score of 4,679 at the NCAA Qualifier to emerge as the nation s No. 3 team. The Wildcats also performed well at the GARC Championships where they finished third overall with a score of 4,650. In 2006, the Wildcats have averaged a team score of 4,671 to an 8-4 dual record. Behind the efforts of sophomore Amy Sowash, Kentucky looks to emerge as a major player this postseason and push into either the a top three spot after finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships in 2005. However, in order to do that Kentucky will have to pass up conference rivals Army and Nebraska, two programs that topped the Wildcats during both dual competition and the GARC Championships. At Nebraska on Nov. 19, Kentucky marked a solid score of 4,653 to NU s 4,661, making the match the closest for the Huskers all season. NCAA Championship Info. Date: March 10-11 Site: U.S. Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs, Colo. Hosts: Air Force and USA Shooting Air Force Media Relations Madeline McGuire 719.333.4263 madeline.mcguire@usafa.af.mil Schedule Friday, March 10 Smallbore Team & Individual 9 a.m.-6 p.m. CST Saturday, March 11 Air Rifle Team & Individual 9 a.m.-6 p.m. CST Qualifiers Team (Three-Position Smallbore) Alaska-Fairbanks Army Jacksonville State Kentucky Mississippi Murray State Navy Nebraska Individual (Three-Position Smallbore)* Matthew Hamilton, Army Rachel Glenn, UTEP Celeste Green, TCU Team (Air Rifle) Alaska-Fairbanks Army Kentucky Mississippi Murray State Navy Nebraska Nevada Individual (Three-Position Smallbore)* Heather Tillson, Tennessee-Martin Jaymi Collar, Tennessee-Martin Samantha Leach, Mississippi *Individual competitors will compete for All- American honors, but will not shoot as part of their team s official lineup.
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 3 March 7, 2006 Scouting the NCAA Championship Field (cont d) MISSISSIPPI Rebels Head Coach: Valerie Booth Top Shooter: Shannon Wilson Record: 4-4 2006 GARC Finish: Fifth (4,659) 2005 NCAA Finish: DNQ Despite struggling both at home and on the road this season, Ole Miss has just two dual wins coming over West Virginia and N.C. State, the Rebels once again qualified for the NCAA Championships this season. Ole Miss has faced a grueling regular-season schedule in 2006 that included duals against Nebraska, Kentucky, and Alaska-Fairbanks back-to-back with Army. After a fifth-place finish at the 2006 GARC Championships, the Rebels are hoping that the stiff competition they have faced all season long will transfer over into success at this year s NCAA Championships. MURRAY STATE Racers Head Coach: Ann Proctor Top Shooter: Bryant Wallizer Record: 6-2 2006 OVC Finish: Second (4,633) 2005 NCAA Finish: DNQ After failing to qualify for the 2005 NCAA rifle championships, Murray State reclaimed its spot this year as participants in 27 of the last 28 national title events. The Racers are led from the bottom up this season as much touted freshman Bryant Wallizer has lived up to his reputation. The Maryland native was a two-time gold medalist at the Junior Olympics in both events before going to Murray State. Wallizer was recently named the 2006 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. As a team, the Racers spent the majority of the season in multi-team events, including first-place finishes at the Ole Miss and Roger Withrow Invitationals in addition to finishing second of eight teams at the OVC Championships with a score of 4,633. Navy notched a season-high team score of 4,674 this season and consistently landed scores toward the end of the season in the mid 4,660s. Navy is led by freshman Lisa Kunzelman, who most recently took the air rifle title at the MAC Championships with a score of 590. NEVADA Wolfpack Head Coach: Fred Harvey Top Shooter: Michael Tanoue Record: 8-1 2005 NCAA Finish: Seventh (AR) The Nevada air rifle team was one of two teams, along with Jacksonville State s smallbore lineup, to qualify for the NCAA Championships in a single event. This is the second consecutive season that the Wolfpack has qualified in the air rifle. They finished seventh in 2005 with Ryan Tanoue earning All-America honors. Tanoue s brother, Michael, will lead Nevada is this year s NCAA Championships. Final GARC Standings (Based on GARC Championships) Team Score 1. Nebraska 4,676 2. Army 4,665 3. Kentucky 4.650 4. Memphis 4,641 5. Ole Miss 4,639 6. WVU 4,594 Regular-Season Standings (Based on three-score average) NCAAsports.com Rank Team Score 1. Alaska-Fairbanks 4,722.30 2. Nebraska 4,678.70 3. Kentucky 4,671.00 4. Army 4,668.70 5. Navy 4,655.70 6. Murray State 4,652.30 7. Jacksonville State 4,643.00 8. Mississippi 4,642.70 9. Air Force 4,640.30 10. Nevada 4,634.70 Husker Highs Team Score 4,687 (vs. Air Force; 10/22) Smallbore Score SB-Team... 2,339 (vs. Air Force; 10/22) Misty Chanek... 591 (vs Air Force; 10/22, at NCAA Qualifier; 2/11) Air Rifle Score AR-Team... 2,353 (at Army; 1/14) Andrea Franzén...593 (vs. Air Force; 10/23) NCAA Lineups Smallbore Average High Score Misty Chanek... 586.4...591 Kristina Fehlings... 584.7... 589 Andrea Franzén... 577.9... 586 Kirsten Weiss... 581.8... 585 NAVY Head Coach: Bill Kelley Top Shooter: Lisa Kunzelman Record: 8-2 2006 MAC Finish: First (4,636) 2005 NCAA Finish: Fifth (4,637) With an 8-2 record and the MAC title behind it, Navy has posted a fairly successful season. Its pair of losses came from Alaska-Fairbanks and Army, two of the nations top teams. Senior Misty Chanek has three years of NCAA Championship experience behind her. The only senior and the NU team captain, Chanek will undoubtedly lead the Huskers this weekend and is a likely candidate for a topthree individual finish in either discipline. Air Rifle Average High Score Misty Chanek... 585.9...591 Kristina Fehlings... 585.1...591 Kim Chrostowski... 582.2...591 Andrea Franzén... 589... 593
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 4 March 7, 2006 NCAA History This weekend the Huskers will participate in their fifth NCAA Championships since the program s inception in 1999. This is the third consecutive NCAA trip for Nebraska, which has qualified every year since 2004. Coincidentally, it is also the third consecutive trip for Head Coach Launi Meili, who has helped the Huskers advance in three of her four years as Head Coach. Nebraska s highest finish as a team over the past eight years has been third, which the Huskers earned twice, first in 2000 and again last year in 2005. The Huskers also posted a pair of sixth-place finishes in 2001 and 2004. This year, the Huskers are in the presence of very good company, as three of the eight competing teams have previously won an NCAA team title. Murray State won in 1985 and 1987, Alaska-Fairbanks won in 1994 and again every year between 1999 and 2004, while Army notched its first team title last season in 2005. The 2005 championship competition was one of the closest in collegiate rifle history with just four points separating the Black Knights (4,659) from fourth-place Alaska- Fairbanks (4,656). Nebraska, which finished third behind Jacksonville State, posted a score of 4,657. Although NU has had plenty of team experience at the NCAA Championships, only one Husker has ever won an individual event title. At Nebraska s first national championships appearance in 2000, Nicole Allaire took top honors in the smallbore with a score of 1,183. Huskers Repeat as GARC Champions The Nebraska rifle team repeated as Great American Rifle Conference champions on Sunday, Feb. 26, with a combined team score of 4,676. Defending national champion Army finished second with a score of 4,665, while Kentucky rounded out the top three with a score of 4,650. It was the second consecutive GARC title for the Huskers, who also won the regular-season title after posting an 8-0 season. However, NU s team score of 4,676 is 13 points higher this season than the score they shot one year ago to win their first GARC title. The Huskers are now two-for-two in GARC titles since joining the conference for the 2004-05 season. Nebraska started the two-day competition in smallbore, where they posted a solid score of 2,335 to lead the pack heading into the air rifle competition. In the event, the Huskers once again notched the highest event score with a 2,341 to win the combined team title. Individually, senior Misty Chanek landed NU s highest smallbore finish, placing second (589), while sophomore Kim Chrostowski gathered the highest finish in air rifle in third-place with a career-high mark of 591. Sophomore Andrea Franzén shot a 587, junior Kristina Fehlings shot a 579 and Chanek shot a 584 to finish out the Husker air rifle lineup. Nebraska placed shooters in the three, four, five and six spots in the combined competition with Chanek finishing third with an aggregate score of 1,173, Chrostowski finishing fourth with a score of 1,170, Franzén finishing fifth with a score of 1,169 and Fehlings finishing sixth with a 1,168. At the GARC awards banquet, Meili was honored as the 2006 Coach of the Year, while Chanek earned accolades as Senior of the Year. No Boys Allowed Not only are the fourth-ranked Huskers one of the NCAA s smallest teams with just seven active members, they are also one of only two programs to qualify for the NCAA Championships made up entirely of women. The other, Mississippi, is made up of 11 female shooters. The Huskers have beaten Ole Miss every time the two have dueled this season. In a sport typically dominated by men, most of the nation s top teams are co-ed. But Nebraska has taken a different route with an all-female team and a female head coach in Launi Meili and has achieved monumental success for it. Of the other six teams slated to compete at the NCAA Championships, each is at least 58 percent male and contain between 10 and 12 shooters per squad with the exception of Jacksonville State, which has six co-ed competitors. The nation s top three teams, Alaska-Fairbanks, Army and Kentucky are 91, 84 and 70 percent male, respectively. Franzén Earns Smallbore Spot Normally an air rifle maverick, sophomore Andrea Franzén has carried her talents over to the smallbore this season. In fact, during Season Averages Name Smallbore Air Rifle Misty Chanek 586.4 585.9 Kim Chrostowski 578.2 582.2 Kristina Fehlings 584.7 585.1 Andrea Franzén 577.9 589 Katie Harrington 572.3 573.6 Stacy Underwood 576.7 579.6 Kirsten Weiss 581.8 574.375 Team 2,329.182 2,343.091 Season-High Scores the postseason, Franzén shot NU s fourthhighest smallbore average, thus becoming the fourth and final member of the Husker s national championship smallbore lineup. Head Coach Launi Meili made the decision on the final day to declare her national championship rosters, which gives the Swedish native the first opportunity of her collegiate career to shoot for Nebraska s smallbore team. At the NCAA Championships in 2005, Franzén lived up to expectations when she shot a 588 to finish second in the nation in air rifle. Franzén s career-high score of 593 has led the Huskers for the past two years and her career-high of 586 in smallbore ranks third on the team this season. Record Setting Season The Nebraska record book took a drastic turn in 2005 following the 2004 NCAA scoring changes. Now that the smallbore and air rifle carry equal weight in terms of scoring, new records are being kept and broken at every turn. After competing under the new system in 2005, the Huskers came in to 2006 and bettered many of the marks they had set the previous season. Senior Misty Chanek tied the NU record for smallbore high score at 593 set by Kristina Fehlings in 2005. Meanwhile, sophomore Andrea Franzén tied yet another of Fehlings records for the top sophomore air rifle score at 593. Fehlings returned the favor to Chanek in smallbore, by shooting a 591 to tie the senior for the top smallbore score shot by a junior. And finally, the Huskers as a whole shattered their Nebraska Rifle Range team high score of 4,668 with scores of 4,687 on Oct. 22 and 4,686 on Oct. 23 against Air Force. Name Smallbore Air Rifle Total Misty Chanek 591 591 --- Kim Chrostowski 583 591 --- Kristina Fehlings 589 591 --- Andrea Franzén 586 593 --- Katie Harrington 582 584 --- Eva Richert 576 587 --- Stacy Underwood 584 587 --- Kirsten Weiss 585 583 --- Team 2,339 2,353 4,687
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 5 March 7, 2006 Match-by-Match Results Oct. 22 vs. Air Force (W; 4,686-4,565) NEBRASKA 2,336 2,350 4,686 AIR FORCE 2,292 2,273 4,565 Misty Chanek 591 --- 591 Kim Chrostowski 582 --- 582 Andrea Franzén* 578 --- 578 Kristina Fehlings 582 --- 582 Katie Harrington* 571 --- 571 Eva Richert* 570 --- 570 Stacy Underwood* 583 --- 583 Kirsten Weiss 581 --- 581 Misty Chanek 589 100 689 Kim Chrostowski* 579 97 676 Kristina Fehlings 585 97 682 Andrea Franzén 590 98 688 Katie Harrington* 572 92 664 Eva Richert 586 97 683 Stacy Underwood* 580 95 675 Kirsten Weiss* 573 95 668 Notes: The Huskers shot a 4,686 to kick off the 2005-06 season and lock down a win over Air Force at the Nebraska Rifle Range. Senior Misty Chanek shot a score of 591 to lead the Huskers in smallbore. The score also tied Chanek s career high in the discipline. NU also performed well in the air rifle, taking the top four spots led by a score 590 by sophomore Andrea Franzén. Oct. 23 vs. Air Force (W; 4,687-4,607) NEBRASKA 2,339 2,348 4,687 AIR FORCE 2,301 2,306 4,607 Misty Chanek 585 94 679 Kim Chrostowski 583 90 673 Kristina Fehlings 586 86 672 Andrea Franzén* 586 95 681 Katie Harrington* 578 90 668 Eva Richert* 576 --- 576 Stacy Underwood* 576 93 669 Kirsten Weiss 585 98 683 Misty Chanek 589 --- 589 Kim Chrostowski 577 --- 577 Kristina Fehlings 582 --- 582 Andrea Franzén 593 --- 593 Katie Harrington* 569 --- 569 Eva Richert* 584 --- 584 Stacy Underwood* 587 --- 587 Kirsten Weiss* 574 --- 574 Notes: Nebraska secured win No. 2 over Air Force in the second meeting with a season-high team score of 4,687. The Huskers also shot a season-high smallbore score of 2,339. Individually, several NU shooters scored career bests in air rifle including a 593 for Andrea Franzén to tie her previous best, and a 582 for junior Stacy Underwood, who bested her previous career high by five points. Nov. 5 at Ole Miss (W; 4,687-4,607) NEBRASKA 2,321 2,346 4,667 OLE MISS 2,273 2,327 4,600 Misty Chanek 576 95 671 Kristina Fehlings 586 92 678 Andrea Franzén* 580 93 673 Katie Harrington* 571 95 666 Eva Richert* 565 --- 565 Stacy Underwood 576 93 669 Kirsten Weiss 583 97 680 Misty Chanek 586 --- 586 Kristina Fehlings 586 --- 586 Andrea Franzén 592 --- 592 Katie Harrington* 575 --- 575 Eva Richert 582 --- 582 Stacy Underwood* 581 --- 581 Kirsten Weiss* 583 --- 583 Notes: The Huskers took their winning ways on the road against Ole Miss and grabbed their third consecutive victory on Nov. 5. Sophomore Kirsten Weiss earned top honors in the smallbore with a final score of 680, while Andrea Franzén again dominated air rifle with a score of 592. Nov. 6 at Memphis (W; 4,673-4,608) NEBRASKA 2,332 2,341 4,673 MEMPHIS 2,291 2,317 4,608 Misty Chanek 585 --- 585 Kristina Fehlings 583 --- 583 Andrea Franzén 580 --- 580 Katie Harrington* 559 --- 559 Eva Richert* 562 --- 562 Stacy Underwood* 582 --- 582 Kirsten Weiss 584 --- 584 Misty Chanek 589 --- 589 Kristina Fehlings 583 --- 583 Andrea Franzén 588 --- 588 Katie Harrington* 570 --- 570 Eva Richert 581 --- 581 Stacy Underwood* 575 --- 575 Kirsten Weiss* 580 --- 580 Notes: NU secured its second consecutive GARC win against Memphis after a victory over Ole Miss the previous day. With the loss of sophomore Kim Chrostowski to the CAT Championships in Puerto Rico, Andrea Franzén made her season debut in the smallbore lineup and finished fifth overall with a score of 580. Misty Chanek performed well in both disciplines and used her 585 in air rifle to share the meet title in the event with Memphis Krissey Bahnsen. Nov. 19 vs. Kentucky (W; 4,661-4,653) NEBRASKA 2,327 2,334 4,661 KENTUCKY 2,322 2,331 4,653 Misty Chanek 586 96 678 Kim Chrostowski 575 --- 575 Kristina Fehlings 582 95 675 Andrea Franzén* 575 --- 575 Katie Harrington* 572 --- 572 Stacy Underwood* 571 --- 571 Kirsten Weiss 584 96 679 Misty Chanek 581 97 678 Kim Chrostowski* 577 --- 577 Kristina Fehlings 591 97 688
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 6 March 7, 2006 Andrea Franzén 592 99 691 Katie Harrington* 565 --- 565 Eva Richert 582 98 680 Stacy Underwood* 577 --- 577 Kirsten Weiss* 570 --- 570 Notes: Nebraska topped Kentucky by its smallest margin of victory of the season, 4,661-4,653. Junior Kristina Fehlings shot a career-high 591 in air rifle for a fourth-place overall finish, while Andrea Franzén once again took the top spot in air rifle with a score of 592 in regulation and 99 in finals. Dec. 3 vs. Missouri Kansas-City (W; 4,668-4,493) NEBRASKA 2,321 2,347 4,668 UMKC 2,250 2,243 4,493 Misty Chanek 590 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 579 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 584 --- --- Andrea Franzén* 580 --- --- Stacy Underwood 568 --- --- Kirsten Weiss --- --- --- Misty Chanek 583 --- --- Kim Chrostowski* 583 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 589 --- --- Andrea Franzén 588 --- --- Eva Richert 587 --- --- Stacy Underwood* 581 --- --- Kirsten Weiss --- --- --- Notes: The Huskers closed out the year with their fifth victory of the season as they easily routed UMKC, 4,668-4,493. The victory marked the first time NU has not lost a match during the fall since 2001. Sophomore Eva Richert scored a season high in air rifle with a 587. Nebraska notched the top four spots in smallbore, with senior Misty Chanek taking top honors with a match-high score of 590. Jan. 14 at Army (W; 4,676-4,657) NEBRASKA 2,323 2,353 4,676 ARMY 2,315 2,342 4,657 Misty Chanek 587 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 578 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 582 --- --- Andrea Franzén* 574 --- --- Stacy Underwood* 574 --- --- Kirsten Weiss 576 --- --- Misty Chanek 591 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 583 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 591 --- --- Andrea Franzén 588 --- --- Stacy Underwood --- --- --- Kirsten Weiss --- --- --- Notes: In perhaps the biggest highlight of the season, Nebraska topped defending national champion Army in West Point, N.Y., 4,676-4,657. The win extended NU s winning streak to 13 matches since the Huskers last lost to the Black Knights on Nov. 13, 2004. Nebraska won both the smallbore (2,323) and air rifle (2,353) as a team and placed a Husker atop each event individually. Misty Chanek and Kristina Fehlings shared top air rifle honors (591), while Chanek took the smallbore title with a score of 587. Jan. 16 at West Virginia (4,653) NEBRASKA 2,327 2,326 4,653 WEST VIRGINIA 2,289 2,307 4,596 Misty Chanek 584 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 578 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 585 --- --- Andrea Franzén --- --- --- Stacy Underwood --- --- --- Kirsten Weiss 580 --- --- Misty Chanek 580 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 577 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 581 --- --- Andrea Franzén 588 --- --- Stacy Underwood --- --- --- Kirsten Weiss --- --- --- Notes: NU easily tabbed a win over Palmyra and West Virginia at the Palmyra Invitational with a team score of 4,653. Although not one of Nebraska s more stellar team performances, the victory allowed the Huskers to remain unbeaten on the season. Feb. 9 at NRA Sectional (4,682) NEBRASKA 2,332 2,350 4,682 AIR FORCE 2,294 2,320 4,614 Misty Chanek 586 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 580 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 589 --- --- Andrea Franzén* 573 --- --- Katie Harrington* 573 --- --- Stacy Underwood* 584 --- --- Kirsten Weiss 577 --- --- Misty Chanek 588 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 589 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 585 --- --- Andrea Franzén 588 --- --- Katie Harrington* 584 --- --- Stacy Underwood* 583 --- --- Kirsten Weiss* 574 --- --- Feb. 11 at NCAA Qualifier (4,666) NEBRASKA 2,328 2,338 4,666 AIR FORCE 2,303 2,326 4,629 Misty Chanek 591 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 570 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 584 --- --- Andrea Franzén* 571 --- --- Katie Harrington* 582 --- --- Stacy Underwood* 581 --- --- Kirsten Weiss 583 --- --- Misty Chanek 585 --- --- Kim Chrostowski 584 --- --- Kristina Fehlings 584 --- --- Andrea Franzén 585 --- --- Katie Harrington* 571 --- --- Stacy Underwood* 581 --- --- Kirsten Weiss* 574 --- ---
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 7 March 7, 2006 Smallbore Results NU Team Results Feb. 25 at National Guard Readiness Center, Oxford, Miss. Competitor Prone Standing Kneeling Total Misty Chanek 98-98 98-97 99-99 589 Kirsten Weiss 100-100 95-94 98-98 585 Stacy Underwood 95-98 95-89 98-97 572 Kristina Fehlings 96-100 97-98 99-99 589 Individual Results Feb. 25 at National Guard Readiness Center, Oxford, Miss. Competitor Raw Finals Total 1. Jason Dardas, Kentucky 589 94 683 2. Chris Abalo, Army 586 96 682 Misty Chanek, Nebraska 589 93 682 4. Andrew Roland, Kentucky 584 96 680 5. Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska 589 91 680 6. John Fiddes, Army 582 95 677 Andrea Hahn, Memphis 584 93 677 8. David Amiot, Army 582 94 676 Andrea Franzén, Nebraska 582 94 676 Megan Sandage, Ole Miss 583 93 676 Great America Rifle Conference Championships Team Results Feb. 25-26 at National Guard Readiness Center, Oxford, Miss. Team SB AR Total 1. Nebraska 2,335 2,341 4,676 2. Army 2,326 2,339 4,665 3. Kentucky 2,319 2,331 4,650 4. Memphis 2,305 2,336 4,641 5. Mississippi 2,313 2,326 4,639 6. West Virginia 2,298 2,296 4,594 7. Xavier 2,250 2,272 4,522 All-GARC Awards Shooter of the Year: Chris Abalo (Army), Rookie of the Year: Jason Dardas (Kentucky), Senior of the Year: Misty Chanek (Nebraska), Coach of the Year: Launi Meili (Nebraska) SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Air Rifle Results NU Team Results Feb. 26 at National Guard Readiness Center, Oxford, Miss. Competitor Shots Total Misty Chanek 96-97-99-96-98-98 584 Kristina Fehlings 96-96-95-99-95-98 579 Andrea Franzén 98-98-98-97-98-98 587 Kim Chrostowski 98-97-99-98-100-99 591 Individual Results Feb. 26 at National Guard Readiness Center, Oxford, Miss. Competitor Raw Finals Total 1. Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis 590 97+0 687+0 2. Jennifer Lorenzen, Ole Miss 589 97+70 686+70 3. Kim Chrostowski, Nebraska 591 95+69 686+69 4. Jason Dardas, Kentucky 588 98+49 686+49 5. Andrea Franzén, Nebraska 587 99+9 686+9 6. Amy Sowash, Kentucky 587 98+0 685+0 7. Shannon Wilson, Ole Miss 587 97+0 684+0 8. Misty Chanek, Nebraska 584 97+0 681+0 9. Andrew Hahn, Memphis 583 97+19 680+19 10. Kate Benjamin, Memphis 584 96+18 680+18 COMBINED First Team Chris Abalo, Army Jason Dardas, Kentucky Misty Chanek, Nebraska Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska Second Team Andrew Roland, Kentucky Lucas Leinberger, Army Kirsten Weiss, Nebraska John Fiddes, Army Honorable Mention Amy Sowash, Kentucky Jennifer Lorenzen, Ole Miss Vicki Goss, Kentucky First Team Andrea Franzén, Nebraska Amy Sowash, Kentucky Chris Abalo, Army Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska Second Team Jason Dardas, Kentucky Misty Chanek, Nebraska Shannon Wilson, Ole Miss David Amiot, Army Honorable Mention Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis John Fiddes, Army First Team Chris Abalo, Army Jason Dardas, Kentucky Misty Chanek, Nebraska Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska Second Team Amy Sowash, Kentucky Lucas Leinberger, Army Andrea Franzén, Nebraska John Fiddes, Army Honorable Mention Shannon Wilson, Ole Miss David Amiot, Army
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 8 March 7, 2006 Misty Chanek Senior Ganado, Texas Ganado High School/Tennessee Tech Great America Rifl e Conference Senior of the Year First Team All-GARC (SB) First Team All-GARC (Combined) Second Team All-GARC (Air Rifl e) As Nebraska s lone senior, Misty Chanek entered the 2005-06 season with the responsibility of leading a relatively young Husker squad back to the NCAA Championships. The Texas native has handled the position fl awlessly, shooting match-high scores on nine occasions this season to lead the Huskers to an undefeated team record. Chanek has excelled in smallbore, where she shot a career-high score of 591 on Oct. 22 against Air Force to begin her senior season. Chanek repeated that honor at the NCAA Qualifi er on Feb. 11. She also boasts the highest smallbore average on the Nebraska roster with a 585.5. At the GARC Championships, Chanek was named the 2006 Senior of the Year and went on to fi nish second overall in smallbore with a score of 589.. 591 (Oct. 22, Feb. 11) SB Same 591 (Jan. 14) AR 596 (Memphis, 11/13/04) 2005-06 Match-High Scores Smallbore... 591...vs. Air Force (10/22) at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 585... at Memphis (11/6) 590... vs. UMKC (12/3) 587...at Army (1/14) 591...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) Air Rifl e 689...vs. Air Force (10/22) 589... at Memphis (11/6) 591...at Army (1/14) Chanek Meet-By-Meet Smallbore... 591...vs. Air Force (10/22) 585...vs. Air Force (10/23) 576...at Ole Miss (11/5) 585... at Memphis (11/6) 586...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 590... vs. UMKC (12/3) 587...at Army (1/14) 584...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 586...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 591...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 589 at GARC Championships (2/25) AVG: 586.40 Air Rifl e... 589 (100)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 589...vs. Air Force (10/23) 586...at Ole Miss (11/5) 589... at Memphis (11/6) 581...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 583... vs. UMKC (12/3) 591...at Army (1/14) 580...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 588...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 585...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 584 at GARC Championships (2/26) Kristina Fehlings First Team All-GARC (Smallbore) First Team All-GARC (Air Rifl e) First Team All-GARC (Combined) Junior Fairfax, Va. James W. Robinson High School Junior Kristina Fehlings has continued to improve her scores over the course of the 2005-06 season, including recently matching her season high in the air rifl e (591) against Army on Jan. 14, and adding a season-high 589 in smallbore at the NRA Sectional on Feb. 9. Fehlings has four match-high scores this season, two in smallbore and two in air rifl e, all of which were earned toward the latter part of the season. Fehlings increasing success in both disciplines has made her a constant in either rotation. Additionally, the Fairfax, Virginia, native s postseason and national experience continues to be highly benefi cial to the Huskers as they make a run at a national team title. 589 (Feb. 9) SB 593 (vs. UMKC, 12/4/04) 591 Nov. 19, Jan. 14) AR 593 (at UAF, 2/13/05) 2005-06 Match-High Scores Smallbore... 586...at Ole Miss (11/5) 589...at NRA Sectional (2/9) Air Rifl e... 589... vs. UMKC (12/3) 591...Tied at Army (1/14) Fehlings Meet-By-Meet Smallbore... 582...vs. Air Force (10/22) 586 (86)...vs. Air Force (10/23) 586 (92)...at Ole Miss (11/5) 583... at Memphis (11/6) 582 (95)...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 584... vs. UMKC (12/3) 582...at Army (1/14) 585...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 589...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 584...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 589 at GARC Championships (2/25)
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 9 March 7, 2006 AVG: 584.70 Kim Chrostowski Air Rifl e... 585 (97)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 582...vs. Air Force (10/23) 586...at Ole Miss (11/5) 583... at Memphis (11/6) 591 (97)...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 589... vs. UMKC (12/3) 591...at Army (1/14) 581...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 585...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 584...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 579 at GARC Championships (2/26) Stacy Underwood Junior Anaheim, Calif. Troy High School/Fullerton College Junior Stacy Underwood has made frequent appearances as part of the Nebraska smallbore lineup this season. She tabbed a career-high score of 584 in the discipline, which she shot at the NRA Sectional on Feb. 9. At the GARC Championships on Feb. 25, Underwood was moved back onto the Nebraska smallbore team and shot a score of 572. 584 (Feb. 9) SB Same 587 (Oct. 23) AR Same Underwood Meet-By-Meet Smallbore... 583...vs. Air Force (10/22) 576 (93)...vs. Air Force (10/23) 576 (93)...at Ole Miss (11/5) 582... at Memphis (11/6) 571...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 568... vs. UMKC (12/3) 574...at Army (1/14) 584...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 581...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 572 at GARC Championships (2/25) AVG: 576.70 Air Rifl e... 580 (95)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 587...vs. Air Force (10/23) 581...at Ole Miss (11/5) 575... at Memphis (11/6) 577...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 581... vs. UMKC (12/3) 583...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 581...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 571 at GARC Championships (2/26) AVG: 579.60 CAT Smallbore Champion Sophomore Rockville, R.I. Portsmouth High School Sophomore Kim Chrostowski has been a mainstay in both the smallbore and air rifl e roster for the Huskers during the 2005-06 season. Chrostowski began the season with a career high of 583 in the smallbore against Air Force on Oct. 23 and crafted another careerhigh during the GARC Championships of 591 in air rifl e for third in the event. In addition to her success with Nebraska, Chrostowski competed as part of the Championship of America s Team in November and returned to the Huskers as the CAT women s smallbore champion. 591 (Feb. 26) SB Same 589 (Feb. 9) AR Same 2005-06 Match-High Scores Air Rifl e... 589...at NRA Sectional (2/9) Chrostowski Meet-By-Meet Smallbore... 582...vs. Air Force (10/22) 583 (90)...vs. Air Force (10/23) 575...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 579... vs. UMKC (12/3) 578...at Army (1/14) 577...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 580...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 570...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 579 at GARC Championships (2/25) AVG: 578.20 Air Rifl e... 579 (97)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 577...vs. Air Force (10/23) 577...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 583... vs. UMKC (12/3) 583...at Army (1/14) 578...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 589...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 584...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 591 at GARC Championships (2/26) AVG: 582.20
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 10 March 7, 2006 K Andrea Franzén Katie Harrington Sophomore Ostersung, Sweden Hjalmar Stomer High School Sophomore New Richmond, Wis. Bartram Trail High School First Team All-GARC (Air Rifl e) Second Team All-GARC (Combined) Sophomore Andrea Franzén has continued her domination of the air rifl e in 2005-06 after placing second nationally in the discipline at the 2005 NCAA Championships. This season, Franzén tied her career-high mark of 593 in the event against Air Force on Oct. 23 and has earned a total of four match-high air rifl e marks. Franzén s performance also ties her with Kristina Fehlings for the sophomore air rifl e record (593), which Fehlings shot in February of 2005. Franzén has also made a number of appearances on the smallbore team and has improved her best score by eight points over her freshman season-high of 578. She is slated to compete as part of the NU smallbore team at the NCAA Championships on March 10. 586 (Oct. 23) SB Same 593 (Oct. 23) AR Same 2005-06 Match-High Scores Air Rifl e... 590...vs. Air Force (10/22) 593...vs. Air Force (10/23) 592...at Ole Miss (11/5) 592 (99)...vs. Kentucky (11/19) Franzén Meet-By-Meet Smallbore...578...vs. Air Force (10/22) 586...vs. Air Force (10/23) 580...at Ole Miss (11/5) 580... at Memphis (11/6) 575...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 580... vs. UMKC (12/3) 574...at Army (1/14) 573...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 571...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 582 at GARC Championships (2/25) AVG: 577.90 In her sophomore campaign, Katie Harrington has continued to work on both her smallbore and air rifl e skills. Harrington has shot in all but one of Nebraska s matches this season. She has come on strong late in the season, scoring career-high marks of 582 in the smallbore and 584 in the air rifl e, at the NCAA Qualifi er and NRA Sectional, respectively. 581 (Feb. 11) SB Same 584 (Feb. 9) AR Same Harrington Meet-By-Meet Smallbore... 571...vs. Air Force (10/22) 578...vs. Air Force (10/23) 571...at Ole Miss (11/5) 559... at Memphis (11/6) 572...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 570...at Army (1/14) 573...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 582...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 575 at GARC Championships (2/25) AVG: 572.30 Air Rifl e... 572 (92)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 569...vs. Air Force (10/23) 575...at Ole Miss (11/5) 570... at Memphis (11/6) 565...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 573...at Army (1/14) 584...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 571...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 583 at GARC Championships (2/26) AVG: 573.60 Air Rifl e... 590 (98)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 593...vs. Air Force (10/23) 592...at Ole Miss (11/5) 588... at Memphis (11/6) 592...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 588... vs. UMKC (12/3) 588...at Army (1/14) 588...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 588...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 585...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 587 at GARC Championships (2/26) AVG: 589.00
Nebraska Rifle Weekly Notes Page 11 March 7, 2006 Kirsten Weiss Sophomore Cornwall, Pa. New Covenant High School Second Team All-GARC (Smallbore) 2005-06 Season Highlight Sophomore Kirsten Weiss has held a permanent position on the smallbore roster this season, earning a career and meet-high score of 585 for the Huskers against Air Force on Oct. 23, 2005. At the GARC Championships, Weiss competed in smallbore for the Huskers and tied that mark of 585. Weiss was also received Second Team All-GARC honors. She will continue to compete on the NU smallbore lineup at the NCAA Championships. Weiss has also made her mark in air rifl e, where she has competed for the team on a number of occasions and shot a career-high score of 583 at Ole Miss on Nov. 11. 585 (Oct. 23) SB Same 583 (Nov. 11) AR Same 2005-06 Match-High Scores Smallbore... 585 (98)...vs. Air Force (10/23) Weiss Meet-By-Meet Smallbore... 581...vs. Air Force (10/22) 585...vs. Air Force (10/23) 583...at Ole Miss (11/5) 584... at Memphis (11/6) 584...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 576...at Army (1/14) 580...at Palmyra, WVU (1/16) 577...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 583...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 585 at GARC Championships (2/25) AVG: 581.80 Air Rifl e... 573 (95)...vs. Air Force (10/22) 574...vs. Air Force (10/23) 583...at Ole Miss (11/5) 580... at Memphis (11/6) 570...vs. Kentucky (11/19) 574...at NRA Sectional (2/9) 572...at NCAA Qualifi er (2/11) 569 at GARC Championships (2/26) AVG: 574.375