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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Saturday, November 8
Oxford, Miss.
8 AM
Ole Miss
vs
Alaska-Fairbanks
Rifle Set to Face Alaska Fairbanks in PRC Clash
11/7/2025 | Rifle
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss' ninth-ranked rifle team is set to take on PRC rival No. 8 Alaska Fairbanks at the Ole Miss Rifle Range on Saturday.
The Rebels (2-0, 1-0 PRC) are coming off a two-week hiatus, following a narrow 4717-4716 victory over Murray State. Jordan de Jesus' final shot, which resulted in a 10.4, secured the one-point advantage for the Rebels. The Rebels are undefeated through two matches for the third consecutive season.
All 10 Rebels will be shooting on Saturday. Counters will be split into two relays, with the winner and final scores to be determined after the second relay. The first relay will start at 8 a.m. CT, and the second relay will take place after a 30-minute cool off time from the first relay.
On the Line
2024-25 Season in Review
Ole Miss is coming off one of its most memorable seasons to date, headlined by the top freshmen class in the country. Audrey Gogniat burst onto the collegiate rifle season in the spring semester of competition, sweeping the Patriot Rifle Conference individual titles in February, and following that by becoming Ole Miss' first individual national champion in air rifle at the NCAA Tournament. Throughout the season, Gogniat rewrote Ole Miss' record books by setting the top three smallbore scores and the top two aggregate scores.
Alongside Gogniat, Gracie Dinh became Ole Miss' 13th All-American after earning First Team Smallbore and Honorable Mention Aggregate nods. Dinh had the 12th-best smallbore average in the country last season. Jordan de Jesus, Susan Carter, Claudia Muzik and Kayla Riewe each had strong freshmen campaigns, with de Jesus serving as the anchor for Ole Miss' starting five.
Ole Miss went 10-6, its first 10-win season since 2021-22 and only its third time doing so ever. The team earned a silver medal in smallbore and overall scoring at its inaugural PRC Tournament in February. Additionally, the Rebels bid farewell to all-time competitors Lea Horvath and M'Leah Lambdin, who helped Ole Miss reach the NCAA Tournament each year they spent in Oxford.
Head Coach Will Shaner
Scouting the Opponent
Alaska Fairbanks
Ole Miss alumna Randi Loudin is in her first season at the helm of the Nanook rifle program. She's spent seven overall seasons involved with the program, most recently serving as an assistant coach under Will Anti. She's helped guide the Nanooks to several top finishes at the NCAA Tournament, including a national title in 2023.
Sophomore duo Lucie Kissenberger and Teagan Perkowski lead the charge for the Nanooks, with both averaging at least 1182 aggregate scores through three appearances. Perkowski is top 20 nationally in air rifle averages with 596.25.
Alaska Fairbanks is 2-0, including two third place finishes in a five-team tournament hosted by Air Force on Oct. 25.
Series History
Alaska Fairbanks
Ole Miss dropped its last regular season match against Alaska Fairbanks, despite an impressive shooting performance. Audrey Gogniat made her collegiate debut, claiming the outright top spot on the leaderboard with an 1193 aggregate. In the four-team tournament, which included Army and Akron, Ole Miss finished second behind Alaska Fairbanks by only two points.
In last season's PRC Tournament, Ole Miss was toe-to-toe with Alaska Fairbanks, but the Nanooks would claim the victory. Gogniat swept the individual championship in both disciplines over Alaska Fairbanks' Sára Karasová, Cecelia Ossi and Rachael Charles.
The overall series with the Nanooks has been tight since 2011, with four wins apiece. The Nanooks have claimed the last three matchups though, with the Rebels last claiming a win in 2020.
Rebs in the Rankings
The Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association ranked Ole Miss as the No. 9 team in the nation in its most recent rankings.
Three other members of the Patriot Rifle Conference sit in the top 10 rankings. Nebraska jumped to a tie for the No. 1 spot with Kentucky, TCU sits tied with Georgia Southern at No. 4, defending PRC Champions Alaska Fairbanks sits at eighth. Air Force (11), UTEP (T12) and Ohio State (14) are the other ranked members of the PRC.
Bang Bang
Ole Miss opened the 2025-26 in electrifying fashion, putting up 4735 points at UTEP. The Rebels had only two scores higher than that aggregate last season, and it's tied for the fifth-highest score in program history.
To get there, the Rebels fired a 2352 in smallbore and a 2383 in air rifle. Ole Miss' air rifle score is tied for the third highest in program history. Audrey Gogniat led the charge, scoring 594 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle. She began air rifle with 55 consecutive bullseyes but fell just shy of completing her third career perfect air rifle score.
Four Rebels housed the top four aggregate finishes, with Gracie Dinh, Jordan de Jesus and Regan Diamond following Gogniat in scoring.
Ole Miss will look to build on that momentum for the remainder of the season.
Audrey Gogniat: National Champion
Following a historic freshman campaign where she only appeared in seven matches, Audrey Gogniat is back and looking for improvement. The reigning national air rifle and PRC aggregate champion has made a splash in the collegiate rifle world and has personally rewritten Ole Miss' record books.
Now the owner of the top three smallbore scores in program history, the top aggregate score the NCAA has seen since 2015 and a pair of perfect 600s in air rifle, there's not much to say about Gogniat that hasn't already been said. With her back in the rotation, Gogniat is looking to lead Ole Miss to a team title while continuing to excel as an individual.
Gogniat is the only active student-athlete at Ole Miss who has earned a medal in an Olympic sport, and the seventh in Ole Miss athletic history. She's the only Ole Miss rifle athlete to medal in the Olympics.
It came down to the last shot last season, after Gogniat outlasted a ferocious comeback attempt from Kentucky's Braden Peiser. She fired a 10.6 on the tiebreak shot to Peiser's 9.9.
With her accomplishment, Gogniat is the second Rebel to medal in the national tournament, joining former teammate Lea Horvath. Horvath earned two bronzes in the 2021 national tournament for both smallbore and air rifle.
Gogniat reached the final round after firing the second perfect 600 in air rifle of her career in the preliminary round. She had the highest score of the day, with Peiser and TCU's Katie Zaun firing 599 each. Gogniat and Horvath combined for three perfect scores last season for Ole Miss, showing a collective improvement in the event. Ole Miss was one of two teams, and the only one in the PRC, to fire three total perfect scores last season.
The Le Noirmont, Switzerland, native fired the best individual aggregate score in Ole Miss history with an 1197 mark. It's the highest among all NCAA shooters this season and set the best mark in Division I collegiate rifle since at least 2014-15.
To do that, Gogniat broke her own Ole Miss smallbore record with a 597 mark, as well as becoming the second Rebel to ever fire a perfect 600 in air rifle. In total, Gogniat missed only three bullseyes on the weekend while recording 99 center shots.
In her collegiate debut, Gogniat toed the line for the first time as a Rebel on Jan. 18 and casually swept the No. 1 spot in each event of the day. She tied the then-program record in smallbore with a 594 mark and followed that with a 599 finish in air rifle to form an 1193 aggregate. All three scores were the highest of the day in the field as she reached an Ole Miss season-high 100 center shots.
In the NCAA Qualifier, she fired a 596 in smallbore. In doing so, she officially holds the three highest smallbore scores by an individual in Ole Miss school history.
The Sophomore Six
Aptly nicknamed the "Sophomore Six," all members of the 2023 signing class are returning to Oxford for their second season of competition for the Rebels. Arguably the most talented class of athletes in all collegiate rifle, this group boasts some of the top competitors entering the 2025-26 campaign.
Audrey Gogniat, Gracie Dinh and Jordan de Jesus headline the group as the three most experienced competitors from last season, with Susan Carter, Claudia Muzik and Kayla Riewe providing invaluable depth to the lineup. All six were counters last season in at least one event, with Dinh being the only Rebel during the 2024-25 season to serve as counter in both smallbore and air rifle in all 13 appearances.
Rebs on Socials
For more information on Ole Miss rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter/X (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle) and at OleMissSports.com.
The Rebels (2-0, 1-0 PRC) are coming off a two-week hiatus, following a narrow 4717-4716 victory over Murray State. Jordan de Jesus' final shot, which resulted in a 10.4, secured the one-point advantage for the Rebels. The Rebels are undefeated through two matches for the third consecutive season.
All 10 Rebels will be shooting on Saturday. Counters will be split into two relays, with the winner and final scores to be determined after the second relay. The first relay will start at 8 a.m. CT, and the second relay will take place after a 30-minute cool off time from the first relay.
On the Line
- Ole Miss' 67-point victory over UTEP is its largest margin of victory since defeating John Jay College by over 400 points in 2024.
- Jordan de Jesus secured Ole Miss' win against Murray State with a 10 on her final shot in air rifle, giving the Rebels a one-point victory.
- The Rebels' roster features two juniors and six sophomores, who each competed multiple times last season.
- Ole Miss welcomed two freshmen, Savannah Criddle and Jadyn Morgan, as part of National Signing Day 2024.
- The 2025-26 season marks Ole Miss' 30th season of competition.
- Head coach Will Shaner began his first season at the helm for the Rebels.
- Ole Miss hired former student-athlete Katie Tedeschi as assistant coach prior to the 2025-26 season.
- Sophomore sharpshooter Audrey Gogniat won the 2025 individual air rifle championship at the NCAA Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky.
- Gogniat holds Ole Miss' individual smallbore and aggregate record, firing a 597 and 1197, respectively. She also tied the program air rifle record two times, shooting a perfect 600.
- Sophomore Gracie Dinh was Ole Miss' lone CRCA All-American last season, garnering First Team Smallbore and Honorable Mention Aggregate nods.
2024-25 Season in Review
Ole Miss is coming off one of its most memorable seasons to date, headlined by the top freshmen class in the country. Audrey Gogniat burst onto the collegiate rifle season in the spring semester of competition, sweeping the Patriot Rifle Conference individual titles in February, and following that by becoming Ole Miss' first individual national champion in air rifle at the NCAA Tournament. Throughout the season, Gogniat rewrote Ole Miss' record books by setting the top three smallbore scores and the top two aggregate scores.
Alongside Gogniat, Gracie Dinh became Ole Miss' 13th All-American after earning First Team Smallbore and Honorable Mention Aggregate nods. Dinh had the 12th-best smallbore average in the country last season. Jordan de Jesus, Susan Carter, Claudia Muzik and Kayla Riewe each had strong freshmen campaigns, with de Jesus serving as the anchor for Ole Miss' starting five.
Ole Miss went 10-6, its first 10-win season since 2021-22 and only its third time doing so ever. The team earned a silver medal in smallbore and overall scoring at its inaugural PRC Tournament in February. Additionally, the Rebels bid farewell to all-time competitors Lea Horvath and M'Leah Lambdin, who helped Ole Miss reach the NCAA Tournament each year they spent in Oxford.
Head Coach Will Shaner
- This year marks his first season as the Rebels head coach, after being promoted following two seasons as assistant coach.
- This is Shaner's first head coaching gig.
- He earned the first victory as a head coach against UTEP.
- A former collegiate shooter, he competed with Kentucky from 2018-22.
- Shaner was an 11-time first team All-American at Kentucky, where he helped the Wildcats win two team national championships.
- He earned CRCA Senior Shooter of the year in 2021-22. That same year, he earned the NCAA Individual Smallbore National Title.
- Shaner competed for Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle event.
Scouting the Opponent
Alaska Fairbanks
Ole Miss alumna Randi Loudin is in her first season at the helm of the Nanook rifle program. She's spent seven overall seasons involved with the program, most recently serving as an assistant coach under Will Anti. She's helped guide the Nanooks to several top finishes at the NCAA Tournament, including a national title in 2023.
Sophomore duo Lucie Kissenberger and Teagan Perkowski lead the charge for the Nanooks, with both averaging at least 1182 aggregate scores through three appearances. Perkowski is top 20 nationally in air rifle averages with 596.25.
Alaska Fairbanks is 2-0, including two third place finishes in a five-team tournament hosted by Air Force on Oct. 25.
Series History
Alaska Fairbanks
Ole Miss dropped its last regular season match against Alaska Fairbanks, despite an impressive shooting performance. Audrey Gogniat made her collegiate debut, claiming the outright top spot on the leaderboard with an 1193 aggregate. In the four-team tournament, which included Army and Akron, Ole Miss finished second behind Alaska Fairbanks by only two points.
In last season's PRC Tournament, Ole Miss was toe-to-toe with Alaska Fairbanks, but the Nanooks would claim the victory. Gogniat swept the individual championship in both disciplines over Alaska Fairbanks' Sára Karasová, Cecelia Ossi and Rachael Charles.
The overall series with the Nanooks has been tight since 2011, with four wins apiece. The Nanooks have claimed the last three matchups though, with the Rebels last claiming a win in 2020.
Rebs in the Rankings
The Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association ranked Ole Miss as the No. 9 team in the nation in its most recent rankings.
Three other members of the Patriot Rifle Conference sit in the top 10 rankings. Nebraska jumped to a tie for the No. 1 spot with Kentucky, TCU sits tied with Georgia Southern at No. 4, defending PRC Champions Alaska Fairbanks sits at eighth. Air Force (11), UTEP (T12) and Ohio State (14) are the other ranked members of the PRC.
Bang Bang
Ole Miss opened the 2025-26 in electrifying fashion, putting up 4735 points at UTEP. The Rebels had only two scores higher than that aggregate last season, and it's tied for the fifth-highest score in program history.
To get there, the Rebels fired a 2352 in smallbore and a 2383 in air rifle. Ole Miss' air rifle score is tied for the third highest in program history. Audrey Gogniat led the charge, scoring 594 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle. She began air rifle with 55 consecutive bullseyes but fell just shy of completing her third career perfect air rifle score.
Four Rebels housed the top four aggregate finishes, with Gracie Dinh, Jordan de Jesus and Regan Diamond following Gogniat in scoring.
Ole Miss will look to build on that momentum for the remainder of the season.
Audrey Gogniat: National Champion
Following a historic freshman campaign where she only appeared in seven matches, Audrey Gogniat is back and looking for improvement. The reigning national air rifle and PRC aggregate champion has made a splash in the collegiate rifle world and has personally rewritten Ole Miss' record books.
Now the owner of the top three smallbore scores in program history, the top aggregate score the NCAA has seen since 2015 and a pair of perfect 600s in air rifle, there's not much to say about Gogniat that hasn't already been said. With her back in the rotation, Gogniat is looking to lead Ole Miss to a team title while continuing to excel as an individual.
Gogniat is the only active student-athlete at Ole Miss who has earned a medal in an Olympic sport, and the seventh in Ole Miss athletic history. She's the only Ole Miss rifle athlete to medal in the Olympics.
It came down to the last shot last season, after Gogniat outlasted a ferocious comeback attempt from Kentucky's Braden Peiser. She fired a 10.6 on the tiebreak shot to Peiser's 9.9.
With her accomplishment, Gogniat is the second Rebel to medal in the national tournament, joining former teammate Lea Horvath. Horvath earned two bronzes in the 2021 national tournament for both smallbore and air rifle.
Gogniat reached the final round after firing the second perfect 600 in air rifle of her career in the preliminary round. She had the highest score of the day, with Peiser and TCU's Katie Zaun firing 599 each. Gogniat and Horvath combined for three perfect scores last season for Ole Miss, showing a collective improvement in the event. Ole Miss was one of two teams, and the only one in the PRC, to fire three total perfect scores last season.
The Le Noirmont, Switzerland, native fired the best individual aggregate score in Ole Miss history with an 1197 mark. It's the highest among all NCAA shooters this season and set the best mark in Division I collegiate rifle since at least 2014-15.
To do that, Gogniat broke her own Ole Miss smallbore record with a 597 mark, as well as becoming the second Rebel to ever fire a perfect 600 in air rifle. In total, Gogniat missed only three bullseyes on the weekend while recording 99 center shots.
In her collegiate debut, Gogniat toed the line for the first time as a Rebel on Jan. 18 and casually swept the No. 1 spot in each event of the day. She tied the then-program record in smallbore with a 594 mark and followed that with a 599 finish in air rifle to form an 1193 aggregate. All three scores were the highest of the day in the field as she reached an Ole Miss season-high 100 center shots.
In the NCAA Qualifier, she fired a 596 in smallbore. In doing so, she officially holds the three highest smallbore scores by an individual in Ole Miss school history.
The Sophomore Six
Aptly nicknamed the "Sophomore Six," all members of the 2023 signing class are returning to Oxford for their second season of competition for the Rebels. Arguably the most talented class of athletes in all collegiate rifle, this group boasts some of the top competitors entering the 2025-26 campaign.
Audrey Gogniat, Gracie Dinh and Jordan de Jesus headline the group as the three most experienced competitors from last season, with Susan Carter, Claudia Muzik and Kayla Riewe providing invaluable depth to the lineup. All six were counters last season in at least one event, with Dinh being the only Rebel during the 2024-25 season to serve as counter in both smallbore and air rifle in all 13 appearances.
Rebs on Socials
For more information on Ole Miss rifle, follow the Rebels on Facebook (OleMissRifle), Twitter/X (@OleMissRifle), Instagram (@OleMissRifle) and at OleMissSports.com.
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