Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle
Year founded: 1998 | |||
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City | Lincoln, NE | ||
Team Mascot | Herbie Husker; Lil' Red | ||
Team Colors | Scarlet and cream | ||
Head Coach | Stacy Underwood | ||
Home Stadium | Nebraska Rifle Range | ||
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Conference History:
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Team history as of December 2010:
NCAA individual titles
GARC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament appearances
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in rifle and compete in the Great America Rifle Conference. Rifle, although technically classified as a men's sport by the NCAA, is fully coeducational, with men's, women's, and coed teams competing against one another. Nebraska chooses to field an all-female team. Rifle got its start as an official sport of the university during the 1998–1999 season under coach Karen Anthony.
The team practices and has meets at the 10-point indoor firing range located in the Military and Naval Sciences Building (ROTC). The coach is Stacy Underwood who started in the 2012-2013 season. The team has had invitations to the NCAA tournament and has won two individual national titles.
NCAA Championships
Individual
- 2000 Nicole Allaire - Smallbore
- 2006 Kristina Fehlings - Air Rifle
- 2015 Rachel Martin - Smallbore[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Martin Takes First at NCAAs, NU Places Fourth". Nebraska Huskers. March 14, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.