The University of Mississippi Athletics
2022-23 Rifle Roster
Claire O'Neel
- Class:
- Senior*
- Hometown:
- Frederick, MD.
- High School:
- Oakdale
- Experience:
- 3L
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| ย โข 2022 CRCAย First Team Air Rifle All-American ย โข 2022 GARC Second Team Air Rifle |
| ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS |
| ย โข CRCA Scholastic All-American (2020, 2021) ย โข SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2021) ย โข SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2020) |
2022-23(SENIOR): Appeared in 12 matches for the Rebels, averaging an 1164.0 aggregate score ... Fired an 1180 at Akron with a 586 in smallbore and 594 in air rifle ...ย Posted a season-high 598 in air rifle at home against Memphis (2/11).
2021-22 (JUNIOR): Helped Ole Miss finish fourth at the NCAA Rifle Championship, firing an aggregate score of 1170 โฆ Guided the Rebels to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in school history โฆ Had a breakout season, becoming one of the nationโs top air rifle performers โฆ Was named a First Team All-American in air rifle by the College Rifle Coaches Association โฆ Took home GARC Second Team air rifle honors โฆ Ranked seventh nationally and second on the Rebels with an 595.5 average in air rifle โฆ Appeared in 13 matches on the season, serving as a counter in all 13 contests โฆ Never posted an air rifle score below 591 โฆ Posted career-highs in both smallbore and aggregate, firing a 591 in smallbore and 593 in air for a 1184 overall, the top mark of her career, against NC State (10/30) โฆ Was one shot shy of perfection, dropping a shot in her fourth series at Memphis (11/20) โฆ Had a pair of impressive matches in Alaska, turning in aggregate scores of 1179 and 1181, respectively โฆ Once again was on the verge of perfection, posting a 599 at the GARC Championship (2/26) and finishing eighth overall in the final.
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE):ย Competed in 10 matches, serving as a counter in seven of those contests โฆ Led the Rebels to a third-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championship after they qualified for the first time in 15 years, receiving the No. 2 seed โฆ Was a member of an NCAA Record smallbore relay that fired a score of 2361, posting a career-high mark of 588 (10/11) โฆ Also tied her air rifle career-high against UT Martin, giving her a lifetime best aggregate score of 1182 (10/11) โฆ Helped Ole Miss achieve its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in the CRCA Poll, a mark that they held for four weeks during the regular season โฆ Tied her air rifle career-high with a 594 (2/20) โฆ Guided the Rebels to a share of the GARC Regular Season title for the first time in program history โฆ Excelled in the classroom, being named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the CRCAโs Scholastic All-American list.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN):ย Became an instant and key contributor during rookie season as a counter in all 14 matches for the Rebels โฆ Recorded the fifth-highest aggregate total in program history with an 1176 at Kentucky on Nov. 8 โฆ Tallied career bests of 582 in smallbore and 594 in air rifle against the Wildcats โฆ Totaled another 582 smallbore performance in the following match against Akron on Nov. 9 โฆ Fired a 590 or better on seven occasions in air rifle โฆ Finished third on the team with an air rifle season average of 588.4 and aggregate average of 1164.3 โฆ Helped Ole Miss post seven of the top-10 scores in program history โฆ Excelled academically to earn CRCA Scholastic All-America status ... Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:ย Three-Time Maryland rifle state champion โฆ Qualified for Junior Olympics five times โฆ Named a 2019 Eley High School All-American โฆ Placed High J2 at Junior Olympics and USA Shooting Nationals โฆ 2019 Drew Cup team member โฆ Placed third overall in 3p at 2019 NRA Nationals โฆ Finished second overall in any sights conventional prone in 2019.
PERSONAL:ย Daughter of Brian and Carol OโNeel โฆ Born Jan. 29, 2001 โฆ Enjoys pilates โฆ Attended Oakdale High School โฆ From Frederick, Maryland โฆ Majoring in Dietetics and Nutrition.
| YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES | |||
| Year | Smallbore | Air Rifle | Aggregate |
| 2019-20 | 575.9 | 588.4 | 1164.3 |
| 2020-21 | 579.7 | 590.8 | 1170.5 |
| 2021-22 | 580.3 | 595.5 | 1175.8 |
| 2022-23 | 574.7 | 589.3 | 1164.0 |
| CAREER HIGHS | |||||||||||
| Smallbore | 591, vs. NC State (10/30/21) | ||||||||||
| Air Rifle | 599, 2x, MR at GARC (2/26/22) | ||||||||||
| Aggregate | 1184,ย vs. NC State (10/30/21) | ||||||||||
