AFA to co-host the NCAA Rifle Championships
2/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Rifle
AFA to co-host the NCAA Rifle Championships
Air Force Rifle Weekly Release
Air Force to co-host the 2006 NCAA Rifle Championships, March 10-11
This Week: The rifle time is off this week.
NCAA Championships: The coaches and team are preparing to co-host with USA Shooting the 2006 NCAA Rifle Championships. The tournament will be held March 10-11 at the US Olympic Training Complex in Colorado Springs. The event is open to the public; admission is $3.00 per day or $5.00 for the weekend. The .22 smallbore team and individual competition will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 10. On Saturday, March 11, the air rifle team and individual competition starts at 8 a.m. Following the championship finals, team and individual awards will be presented. Final results will be made available on www.airforcesports.com.
Vying for the national championship medals are the team qualifiers (Smallbore Three-Position) Alaska Fairbanks, Army, Jacksonville State, Kentucky, Mississippi, Murray State, Navy and Nebraska. The team qualifiers (Air Rifle) are Alaska Fairbanks, Army, Kentucky, Mississippi, Murray State, Navy, Nebraska, Nevada. The individual qualifiers (Smallbore Three-Position) are Matthew Hamilton, Army, Rachel Glenn, UTEP, Celeste Green, TCU, and the individual qualifiers (Air Rifle) are Heather Tillson, Tenn.-Martin; Jaymi Collar, Tenn.-Martin; Samantha Leach, Mississippi.
Air Force last qualified for the NCAAs as a team in 2003. AFA's last individual qualifier was Chris Hill in smallbore in 2004.
Individual and team competitions in smallbore three-position (60 shots) will be held Friday, March 10. Individual and team competitions in air rifle (60 shots) will be held Saturday, March 11. The overall team champion will be determined by combining the smallbore and air rifle team totals into one aggregate score for each institution.
Last Time Out: On Feb. 25, Air Force competed against the University of Nevada-Reno in Reno. Air Force lost the match by less than one millimeter, finishing with a team air rifle score of 2325 to Reno's 2326 out of 2400.
In spite of the loss, the Falcons were encouraged by their strong performance against a nationally ranked team, especially since the Falcons fielded two freshmen, Clifton Mulkey and Chelsea Welsh, in the match. Senior Tim Siemer and junior Jessica Palomba helped to round out the air rifle team. Siemer's aggregate score of 1158 (577 in smallbore, plus 581 in air rifle) is the sixth time this year that the team captain has scored over 1156. Palomba tied her personal best in both smallbore and air rifle, shooting a 574 and 584 respectfully. Welsh had shot a personal best in air rifle with a 579. As a walk-on, she has averaged nine personal best this season. Mulkey finished with a 574 in smallbore and 581 in air rifle.
Recap: Team Scores: Reno 2326 - Air Force 2325
2006 Final Team Record: 8-7
Scoring recap:
Oct. 8
UMKC
W 4576-4499
Oct. 22
Nebraska
L 4565-4686
Oct. 23
Nebraska
L 4607-4687
Nov. 6
Army, Navy, Coast Guard
1. Army 5817; 2. AF 5737; 3. Navy 5726; 4. CG 4585
Nov. 12
Nevada-Reno
L 4594-4613
Nov. 19
UTEP
W 4641-4604
Dec. 2-3
National Team Trials
NTS
Jan. 21
UTEP
W 4630-4590
Jan. 22
UTEP
W 4638-4578
Feb. 3
TCU
W 4602-4540
Feb. 4
TCU
W 4642-4546
Feb. 9
Nebraska
L 4614-4682
Feb. 11
Nebraska/Qualifiers
L 4629-4666
Feb. 25
Nevada-Reno
L 2325-2326
From the Coach: All though we did not qualify as a team or an individual for the national championships, the team did come a long way in 2005-06. We broke our school record three times and finished 8-7 overall is our first winning season in five years. Several of our members achieved multiple personal bests throughout the season, and we saw others continue to improve on their scores as well.
Head coach Justin Broughton: Head coach Justin Broughton is in his seventh year at the helm of the Air Force rifle team. In October 2005, Broughton became the first-ever civilian rifle coach. Broughton is a 1994 Air Force Academy graduate. He was a four-year letter winner, team captain and 1994 honorable mention All-American. Coaching the Academy's rifle team since 1999, Broughton's teams have amassed an 85-143 team record with two top 10 team finishes. During this time, the Falcons competed at the NCAA Championships in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004. In 2006, Air Force finished 8-7 overall, its first winning season in five years.
Air Force Rifle Weekly Release
Air Force to co-host the 2006 NCAA Rifle Championships, March 10-11
This Week: The rifle time is off this week.
NCAA Championships: The coaches and team are preparing to co-host with USA Shooting the 2006 NCAA Rifle Championships. The tournament will be held March 10-11 at the US Olympic Training Complex in Colorado Springs. The event is open to the public; admission is $3.00 per day or $5.00 for the weekend. The .22 smallbore team and individual competition will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 10. On Saturday, March 11, the air rifle team and individual competition starts at 8 a.m. Following the championship finals, team and individual awards will be presented. Final results will be made available on www.airforcesports.com.
Vying for the national championship medals are the team qualifiers (Smallbore Three-Position) Alaska Fairbanks, Army, Jacksonville State, Kentucky, Mississippi, Murray State, Navy and Nebraska. The team qualifiers (Air Rifle) are Alaska Fairbanks, Army, Kentucky, Mississippi, Murray State, Navy, Nebraska, Nevada. The individual qualifiers (Smallbore Three-Position) are Matthew Hamilton, Army, Rachel Glenn, UTEP, Celeste Green, TCU, and the individual qualifiers (Air Rifle) are Heather Tillson, Tenn.-Martin; Jaymi Collar, Tenn.-Martin; Samantha Leach, Mississippi.
Air Force last qualified for the NCAAs as a team in 2003. AFA's last individual qualifier was Chris Hill in smallbore in 2004.
Individual and team competitions in smallbore three-position (60 shots) will be held Friday, March 10. Individual and team competitions in air rifle (60 shots) will be held Saturday, March 11. The overall team champion will be determined by combining the smallbore and air rifle team totals into one aggregate score for each institution.
Last Time Out: On Feb. 25, Air Force competed against the University of Nevada-Reno in Reno. Air Force lost the match by less than one millimeter, finishing with a team air rifle score of 2325 to Reno's 2326 out of 2400.
In spite of the loss, the Falcons were encouraged by their strong performance against a nationally ranked team, especially since the Falcons fielded two freshmen, Clifton Mulkey and Chelsea Welsh, in the match. Senior Tim Siemer and junior Jessica Palomba helped to round out the air rifle team. Siemer's aggregate score of 1158 (577 in smallbore, plus 581 in air rifle) is the sixth time this year that the team captain has scored over 1156. Palomba tied her personal best in both smallbore and air rifle, shooting a 574 and 584 respectfully. Welsh had shot a personal best in air rifle with a 579. As a walk-on, she has averaged nine personal best this season. Mulkey finished with a 574 in smallbore and 581 in air rifle.
Recap: Team Scores: Reno 2326 - Air Force 2325
2006 Final Team Record: 8-7
Scoring recap:
Oct. 8
UMKC
W 4576-4499
Oct. 22
Nebraska
L 4565-4686
Oct. 23
Nebraska
L 4607-4687
Nov. 6
Army, Navy, Coast Guard
1. Army 5817; 2. AF 5737; 3. Navy 5726; 4. CG 4585
Nov. 12
Nevada-Reno
L 4594-4613
Nov. 19
UTEP
W 4641-4604
Dec. 2-3
National Team Trials
NTS
Jan. 21
UTEP
W 4630-4590
Jan. 22
UTEP
W 4638-4578
Feb. 3
TCU
W 4602-4540
Feb. 4
TCU
W 4642-4546
Feb. 9
Nebraska
L 4614-4682
Feb. 11
Nebraska/Qualifiers
L 4629-4666
Feb. 25
Nevada-Reno
L 2325-2326
From the Coach: All though we did not qualify as a team or an individual for the national championships, the team did come a long way in 2005-06. We broke our school record three times and finished 8-7 overall is our first winning season in five years. Several of our members achieved multiple personal bests throughout the season, and we saw others continue to improve on their scores as well.
Head coach Justin Broughton: Head coach Justin Broughton is in his seventh year at the helm of the Air Force rifle team. In October 2005, Broughton became the first-ever civilian rifle coach. Broughton is a 1994 Air Force Academy graduate. He was a four-year letter winner, team captain and 1994 honorable mention All-American. Coaching the Academy's rifle team since 1999, Broughton's teams have amassed an 85-143 team record with two top 10 team finishes. During this time, the Falcons competed at the NCAA Championships in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004. In 2006, Air Force finished 8-7 overall, its first winning season in five years.
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