The Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Patriot Rifle Conference. Rifle became an official sport at the university in 1998[2] and competed as an independent for six years before joining the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) in 2004. NU left the GARC for the Patriot Rifle Conference in 2021. The team practices and hosts meets at the ten-point indoor firing range located in NU's Military and Naval Sciences Building (ROTC). The team has been coached by Richard Clark since 2024.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1998 |
| University | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Athletic director | Troy Dannen |
| Head coach | Richard Clark (1st season) |
| Conference | Patriot Rifle Conference |
| Location | Lincoln, NE |
| Home arena | Military and Naval Sciences Building (ROTC) |
| Nickname | Cornhuskers |
| Colors | Scarlet and cream[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference championships | |
| GARC: 2005, 2006 | |
Although rifle is classified as a coeducational sport by the NCAA, Nebraska fields an all-female team.[3]
In 2023, Huskers captain Cecelia Ossi won the USA Shooting Women's Smallbore National Championship.[4]
Coaches
editCoaching history
edit| No. | Coach | Tenure | Overall | Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen Anthoney | 1998–2002 | 43–25 (.632) | |
| 2 | Launi Meili | 2002–07 | 75–29 (.721) | GARC Tournament champion (2005,2006) |
| 3 | Morgan Hicks | 2007–12 | 53–62 (.461) | |
| 4 | Stacy Underwood | 2012–14 | 46–24 (.657) | |
| 5 | Ashley MacAllister | 2014–19 | 50–49 (.505) | |
| 5 | Rachel Martin | 2019–21 | 20–28 (.417) | |
| 6 | Mindy Miles | 2021–24 | 21–22 (.488) | |
| Liz Schmeltzer | 2024 | No games coached | ||
| 7 | Richard Clark | 2024 | 0–0 (–) | |
Coaching staff
edit| Name | Position | First year | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Clark | Head coach | 2024 | Kentucky |
Awards
editAll-Americans
editNebraska has had twelve first-team and twenty-six second-team NRA All-American selections.[5]
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First-team
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Second-team
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Individual NCAA Championships
edit- Nicole Allaire – 2000 (SB)
- Kristina Fehlings – 2006 (AR)
- Rachel Martin – 2015 (SB)[6]
Season-by-season results
edit| Tournament champion |
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (1998–2004) | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Karen Anthoney | 3–7 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | 20–6 | NCAA 3rd | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 16–6 | NCAA 6th | ||||||
| 2001–02 | 4–6 | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Launi Meili | 7–5 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 10–10 | NCAA 6th | ||||||
| Great America Rifle Conference (2004–2021) | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | Launi Meili | 21–4 | 1st | NCAA 3rd | ||||
| 2005–06 | 22–1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd | |||||
| 2006–07 | 15–9 | 3rd | NCAA 5th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Morgan Hicks | 13–11 | 4th | NCAA 4th | ||||
| 2008–09 | 13–9 | 3rd | NCAA 3rd | |||||
| 2009–10 | 12–14 | 3rd | NCAA 6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | 4–15 | 6th | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 11–13 | 3rd | NCAA 3rd | |||||
| 2012–13 | Stacy Underwood | 17–15 | 3rd | NCAA 7th | ||||
| 2013–14 | 29–9 | 3rd | NCAA 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Ashley MacAllister | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA 4th | ||||
| 2015–16 | 8–21 | 6th | NCAA 8th | |||||
| 2016–17 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA 6th | |||||
| 2017–18 | 9–8 | 5th | NCAA 8th | |||||
| 2018–19 | 13–10 | 2nd | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Rachel Martin | 13–11 | 4th | NCAA[A 1] | ||||
| 2020–21 | 7–17 | 8th | NCAA 6th | |||||
| Patriot Rifle Conference (2021–present) | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | Mindy Miles | 5–6 | 5th | |||||
| 2022–23 | 7–5 | 3rd | NCAA 6th | |||||
| 2023–24 | 9–11 | 4th | NCAA 8th | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Nebraska qualified for the 2020 NCAA Rifle Championship, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
edit- ^ "The Power of Color" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "1998-1999 Season in Review". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska. 29 June 1999. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "1999-2000 Season in Review". Huskers.com. University of Nebraska. 29 July 2000. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Ossi wins USA Shooting Smallbore National Championship". 1011Now. Gray Media Group. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "NRA ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM". National Rifle Association of America. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Martin Takes First at NCAAs, NU Places Fourth". Nebraska Huskers. March 14, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.