2025-26 Rifle Roster
Elijah Butler
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Austin, TX
- High School:
- St. Stephens Episcopal School
2024-25 (Sophomore): Competed in eight of the team’s events … Shot a season-high 570, and career-highs of 583 in air rifle and 1153 in aggregate against Alaska.
2023-24 (Freshman): Competed in 10 of the team’s events … In his first collegiate competition, shot an 1130 (555-575) … Shot career high in air rifle (572), smallbore (580) and aggregate (1152) at the President’s Trophy … Shot an 1134 at the NCAA Qualifier.
Before the Academy: Competed for the Burnet County 4-H rifle team … 2021 Texas State Team 4-H Champion … 2022 TSRA State Champion … Three-time Junior Olympian … Also played on the volleyball team as a libero and on the hockey team as a right winger.
Personal: Parents are LM and Marisol Butler … Sister, Bethany, is a sophomore on the Air Force rifle team … Member of cadet squadron 3 … Major is electrical and computer engineering … Long-term goal is to be a pilot or engineer … In the summer of 2024, Completed Combat Survival Training and the powered flight program … Hobbies are reading, traveling, photography and spending time outdoors … Hidden talent is that he can play the piano … Grandfather served in the Air Force.
2023-24 (Freshman): Competed in 10 of the team’s events … In his first collegiate competition, shot an 1130 (555-575) … Shot career high in air rifle (572), smallbore (580) and aggregate (1152) at the President’s Trophy … Shot an 1134 at the NCAA Qualifier.
Before the Academy: Competed for the Burnet County 4-H rifle team … 2021 Texas State Team 4-H Champion … 2022 TSRA State Champion … Three-time Junior Olympian … Also played on the volleyball team as a libero and on the hockey team as a right winger.
Personal: Parents are LM and Marisol Butler … Sister, Bethany, is a sophomore on the Air Force rifle team … Member of cadet squadron 3 … Major is electrical and computer engineering … Long-term goal is to be a pilot or engineer … In the summer of 2024, Completed Combat Survival Training and the powered flight program … Hobbies are reading, traveling, photography and spending time outdoors … Hidden talent is that he can play the piano … Grandfather served in the Air Force.
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