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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rifle Opens 2016 Season at Home
9/20/2016 | Rifle
Sept. 20, 2016
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss rifle team, ranked No. 15 in the nation in the preseason Collegiate Rifles Coaches Association (CRCA) poll, opens the season Wednesday hosting the Ole Miss Open.
This will be the first competition by the Rebels under new head coach Marsha Beasley. The 2016 team includes three newcomers, four sophomores, two juniors and the solo senior and All-American, Alison Weisz.
The Rebels will get to open the 2016 season from the comfort of their home tomorrow at The Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center as freshman Jillian Tyler competes in the Ole Miss Open against Memphis. The rest of the squad will compete at home Sept. 25, Oct. 1, and Oct. 2. Tomorrow's action will begin at 12 p.m., but will be going on all day.
Promotions
Admission is free and fans will get 20 Rebel Rewards points.
Notable Returnees
The team will be led this year by senior Alison Weisz (Belgrade, Montana). In 2015 Weisz earned second team All-American honors becoming the fifth All-American in program history. For the third consecutive year and second time in air rifle Weisz qualified for the NCAA Championships taking home a bronze medal. Weisz took third in air rifle at the GARC Championships with a school-record tying and career-high 595.
Another player to look out for is junior Jessica Haig (Constableville, New York). Haig finished second on the team in air rifle with a season average of 586.7 and second on the ream in smallbore with a season average of 570.5. Haig finished last season with a career-high in air rifle (594) and career-best 1170 aggregate at the GARC Championships.
Notable Newcomers
The Rebels welcomed three newcomers to the team this year, including the first freshman to compete tomorrow, Jillian Tyler (Honolulu, Hawaii). Although she may be new to the team, she is someone the coaches expect to contribute. Prior to Ole Miss, Tyler earned more than 70 shooting medals throughout high school and placed second in the Mississippi State precision Junior Olympic qualifier in 2015. Tyler served as a captain when she led her team to four state air rifle championships and finished first in kneeling and prone in the 2016 state championship match.
Talking with new head coach Marsha Beasley
"I'm hoping I can influence the program. And with Hannah's (Black) help and everybody's help, we can be better. I want to get away from focusing on outcome and how are we ranked, how are we preforming and winning and losing, and keep the focus on improvement. We want to be better athletes, better team members, better every way we can."
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss rifle team, ranked No. 15 in the nation in the preseason Collegiate Rifles Coaches Association (CRCA) poll, opens the season Wednesday hosting the Ole Miss Open.
This will be the first competition by the Rebels under new head coach Marsha Beasley. The 2016 team includes three newcomers, four sophomores, two juniors and the solo senior and All-American, Alison Weisz.
The Rebels will get to open the 2016 season from the comfort of their home tomorrow at The Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center as freshman Jillian Tyler competes in the Ole Miss Open against Memphis. The rest of the squad will compete at home Sept. 25, Oct. 1, and Oct. 2. Tomorrow's action will begin at 12 p.m., but will be going on all day.
Promotions
Admission is free and fans will get 20 Rebel Rewards points.
Notable Returnees
The team will be led this year by senior Alison Weisz (Belgrade, Montana). In 2015 Weisz earned second team All-American honors becoming the fifth All-American in program history. For the third consecutive year and second time in air rifle Weisz qualified for the NCAA Championships taking home a bronze medal. Weisz took third in air rifle at the GARC Championships with a school-record tying and career-high 595.
Another player to look out for is junior Jessica Haig (Constableville, New York). Haig finished second on the team in air rifle with a season average of 586.7 and second on the ream in smallbore with a season average of 570.5. Haig finished last season with a career-high in air rifle (594) and career-best 1170 aggregate at the GARC Championships.
Notable Newcomers
The Rebels welcomed three newcomers to the team this year, including the first freshman to compete tomorrow, Jillian Tyler (Honolulu, Hawaii). Although she may be new to the team, she is someone the coaches expect to contribute. Prior to Ole Miss, Tyler earned more than 70 shooting medals throughout high school and placed second in the Mississippi State precision Junior Olympic qualifier in 2015. Tyler served as a captain when she led her team to four state air rifle championships and finished first in kneeling and prone in the 2016 state championship match.
Talking with new head coach Marsha Beasley
"I'm hoping I can influence the program. And with Hannah's (Black) help and everybody's help, we can be better. I want to get away from focusing on outcome and how are we ranked, how are we preforming and winning and losing, and keep the focus on improvement. We want to be better athletes, better team members, better every way we can."
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