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 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 Mindy Miles since 2021.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1998 |
| University | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Athletic director | Trev Alberts |
| Head coach | Mindy Miles (3rd season) |
| Conference | Patriot Rifle Conference |
| Location | Lincoln, NE |
| Home arena | Military and Naval Sciences Building (ROTC) |
| Nickname | Cornhuskers |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023 | |
| Conference championships | |
| GARC: 2005, 2006 | |
Although rifle is classified as a coeducational sport by the NCAA, Nebraska fields an all-female team.
CoachesEdit
Coaching historyEdit
| 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– | 12–11 (.522) |
Coaching staffEdit
| Name | Position | First year | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindy Miles | Head coach | 2021 | TCU |
| J. T. Schnering | Assistant coach | 2021 | Alaska |
AwardsEdit
All-AmericansEdit
Nebraska has had twelve first-team and twenty-six second-team National Rifle Association All-American selections.[1]
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First-team
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Second-team
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Individual NCAA ChampionshipsEdit
- Nicole Allaire – 2000 (SB)
- Kristina Fehlings – 2006 (AR)
- Rachel Martin – 2015 (SB)[2]
Season-by-season resultsEdit
| 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 | |||||
NotesEdit
- ^ Nebraska qualified for the 2020 NCAA Rifle Championship, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "NRA ALL-AMERICAN PROGRAM". National Rifle Association. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Martin Takes First at NCAAs, NU Places Fourth". Nebraska Huskers. March 14, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.