Emma Pereira

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chesapeake, Va.
High School:
Hickory
Major:
General Business
Experience:
2L

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• CRCA Scholastic All-American (2023)
• SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023)

2024-25 (JUNIOR): Appeared in eight competitions during the season, with four starting nods … Countered primarily in smallbore, where she averaged 580.9 per appearance for the season … Fired a season-high 589 in the event against Murray State (10/13) … Had best overall performance against Akron (10/12), firing a 1168 aggregate … Finished third in smallbore during the season opener against Akron, firing a 588 … Finished four matches inside the top five in smallbore scoring for the season … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Made it two her second NCAA Championships and helped the Rebels to their fourth consecutive appearance ... Massive contributor to the Rebels third place finish at the GARC Championships ... Improved her season averages in all three disciplines ... Began the season breaking a career-high with a 595 in air rifle in win over Jacksonville State (10/6) ... Had a four match stretch, leading the Rebels in smallbore score ... Broke her smallbore career-best score with a 590 at Georgia Southern (2/3) ... Crushed the GARC Championships, finishing in sixth place overall and making both finals ... Shot a 589 to qualify for the GARC smallbore final and placed eight ... Fired a new personal best 597 in air rifle for a spot in the GARC Air Rifle final and finished in eighth.

2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Became an instant and key contributor as a counter in smallbore in 12 matches and air rifle in seven matches ... Fired a career-best 1183 aggregate against UT Martin(10/16), including a career-high 590 in smallbore ... Countered the final seven matches in air rifle after shooting a career-high 594 against Kentucky (11/19) ... Went on to post a 594 in air rifle two more times for the NCAA Qualifier (2/18) and at the GARC Championship (2/26), helping Ole Miss to their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance and to a second place finish at GARC ... Fired a 590 or better on seven occasions in air rifle ... Finished third on the team with an smallbore season average of 583.4 and aggregate average of 1173.6 ... Placed seventh in smallbore at the NCAA Rifle Championships (3/10), shooting a 588 to advance to the finals ... Earned CRCA Scholastic All-American honors ... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Co-captain of the Patriot Shooting Club of Virginia … Captured the 2021 and 2022 Smallbore and Air Rifle State Titles … A three-time National Junior Olympic qualifier ... ELEY High School All American in smallbore and air rifle her senior season ...Holds a national record in 3P Air Rifle ... Named American Legion 3P Air Rifle Individual State Champion in 2021 … Played an instrumental role in helping her club team finish as the 2021 American Legion 3P Air Rifle National Runner Up … Was a member of the National Honor Society, Civil Air Patrol and Red Cross Club off the range.

PERSONAL: Full name is Emma Lee Pereira … Daughter of David and Tracy Pereira … Born December 4, 2003 … Father, David, shot on the varsity rifle team at the U.S. Naval Academy … General Business major.

YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES
Year	Smallbore	Air Rifle	Aggregate
2022-23	583.4	590.3	1173.6
2023-24	584.8	591.9	1176.7
2024-25	580.9	580.6	1161.5

CAREER HIGHS
Smallbore	591, at Georgia Southern (2/3/24)
Air Rifle	597, GARC Championships (2/24/24)
Aggregate	1186, GARC Championships (2/24/24)