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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Head Coach Marsha Beasley Appointed to NCAA Rifle Committee
8/29/2019 | Rifle
Eight-time NCAA Championship Coach to Join National Governing Body
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss Rifle head coach Marsha Beasley will add yet another title to her decorated list of rifle accomplishments. Beasley will begin a 3-year term with the NCAA Rifle Committee in September.
The six-person NCAA Rifle Committee will work to further develop policies and procedures governing the administration and conduct of the NCAA Rifle Championships and verify qualification of teams for the championships.
"I am honored to be selected for the committee," Beasley said. "I am looking forward to being more involved with the NCAA and hope my experience will be beneficial. I look forward to also working with the NCAA staff, other coaches, and administrators."
Coach Beasley enters her fourth season at Ole Miss, guiding the Rebels to the top nine aggregate scores and 18 of the top 20 scores in school history since joining the program in 2016.
She has coached two NCAA individual qualifiers: Alison Weisz and Kamilla Kisch. Weisz became a four-time qualifier and two-time All-American, both under Beasley's leadership. Kisch qualified for Nationals as a freshman, joining Weisz as the only Rebel rookies to do so.
She was named the College Rifle Coaches Association National Coach of the Year and Great America Rifle Coach of the Year after leading Ole Miss to program-bests in GARC regular-season finish (third) and total wins (seven) in 2017-18.
The success has carried over into the classroom as well under Beasley's watch. A combined 27 student-athletes have been named CRCA All-Academic, SEC All-Academic, or made the SEC First Year Honor Roll.
Prior to arriving in Oxford, Beasley coached West Virginia to a record eight national championships from 1990-2006. She also helped eight athletes obtain NCAA individual titles and 27 student-athletes earned a total of 67 NRA All-America honors during her tenure. Four team members also competed in the Olympic Games after leaving WVU.
Beasley's other coaching awards include U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year (for Shooting) and West Virginia Sports Writers Coach of the Year (all sports) as a Mountaineer.
In addition to competing and coaching, Beasley has been a leader in the sport. She drafted the bylaws to create the Mid-America Rifle Conference (now GARC) and was a staff member at the-then national governing body of shooting, the NRA, and the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. She also served 17 years on the Board of the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
A graduate of ETSU, Beasley competed in smallbore and air rifle while in college and as a member of the U.S. National Team.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
The six-person NCAA Rifle Committee will work to further develop policies and procedures governing the administration and conduct of the NCAA Rifle Championships and verify qualification of teams for the championships.
"I am honored to be selected for the committee," Beasley said. "I am looking forward to being more involved with the NCAA and hope my experience will be beneficial. I look forward to also working with the NCAA staff, other coaches, and administrators."
Coach Beasley enters her fourth season at Ole Miss, guiding the Rebels to the top nine aggregate scores and 18 of the top 20 scores in school history since joining the program in 2016.
She has coached two NCAA individual qualifiers: Alison Weisz and Kamilla Kisch. Weisz became a four-time qualifier and two-time All-American, both under Beasley's leadership. Kisch qualified for Nationals as a freshman, joining Weisz as the only Rebel rookies to do so.
She was named the College Rifle Coaches Association National Coach of the Year and Great America Rifle Coach of the Year after leading Ole Miss to program-bests in GARC regular-season finish (third) and total wins (seven) in 2017-18.
The success has carried over into the classroom as well under Beasley's watch. A combined 27 student-athletes have been named CRCA All-Academic, SEC All-Academic, or made the SEC First Year Honor Roll.
Prior to arriving in Oxford, Beasley coached West Virginia to a record eight national championships from 1990-2006. She also helped eight athletes obtain NCAA individual titles and 27 student-athletes earned a total of 67 NRA All-America honors during her tenure. Four team members also competed in the Olympic Games after leaving WVU.
Beasley's other coaching awards include U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year (for Shooting) and West Virginia Sports Writers Coach of the Year (all sports) as a Mountaineer.
In addition to competing and coaching, Beasley has been a leader in the sport. She drafted the bylaws to create the Mid-America Rifle Conference (now GARC) and was a staff member at the-then national governing body of shooting, the NRA, and the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. She also served 17 years on the Board of the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
A graduate of ETSU, Beasley competed in smallbore and air rifle while in college and as a member of the U.S. National Team.
For more information on Ole Miss Rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle), and at olemisssports.com.
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