The University of Mississippi Athletics
2023-24 Rifle Roster
Julianna Hays
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Maplewood, Minn.
- High School:
- Tartan Senior
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Experience:
- 1L
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS |
| ย โข 2023ย GARCย Smallbore First Team |
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Built upon a strong freshman campaign by contributing to the team's fourth straight NCAA Championship appearance ... Appeared in 11 of the 15 matches on the season ... Countered in smallboreย ย ย 10ย timesย and air rifle three timesย ... Led the team with a 589 smallbore score in the first match against Jacksonville State (10/6) ... Had a career match in a win over Akron (11/4), firing a personal best 1186 aggregate helped by a career-best 592 in smallbore ... Wrapped up the fall season breaking her air rifle career-best with a 595 against Georgia Southern (11/11) and leading the team, scoring a match total of 1180 ... Finished her sophomore year , averagingย a career bests 590.5 in air rifle and 1173.5 aggregate.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Produced quickly for Ole Miss, starting as a counter in smallbore and air rifle in seven of the Rebels' 13 matches ... Named All-GARC Smallbore First Team after averaging 583.3 ... Appeared in 12 matches and was a counter for 11 matches,ย averaging an 1172.6 ... Firedย a 591 in air rifle at Murray State (10/15) then a 592 the same weekend against UT Martin (10/16/) ... Shot her career-best 591 in smallbore the next weekend in a win over Army (10/22) ... Turned in a career-high 593 in back-to-back matches against Memphis (11/6) and Kentucky (11/19) ... Also posted a career-best 1180 aggregate against Kentucky (11/19), finishing in seventh ...
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Talented shooter from Maplewood, Minnesota, with experience at the national and international level โฆย ELEY High School All American inย air rifle her senior season ... Competed at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru โฆ One of six chosen to represent the United States, the Minnesota native placed 24th in the 50m three-position event with a score of 1154 at the World Junior Championship โฆ Was a three-year team captain for the Minnesota Centershots โฆ Helped guide her club team to an NRA Sectional Team state title in 2021 and a CMP Minnesota State Championship in 2020 โฆ Was the Minnesota Junior Olympic Champion in both smallbore and air rifle โฆ Placed first in her age division at the National Junior Olympic Championship event in smallbore.
PERSONAL:ย Daughter of Rickย and Tina Haysโฆ Has one sister, Jessica Nadeau ... Born July 14, 2004ย โฆCriminal Justice major.ย
| YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES | |||
| Year | Smallbore | Air Rifle | Aggregate |
| 2022-23 | 583.3 | 589.3 | 1172.6 |
| 2023-24 | 583.1 | 590.5 | 1173.5 |
| CAREER HIGHS | |||||||||||
| Smallbore | 592, vs. Akron (11/4/23) | ||||||||||
| Air Rifle | 595, vs. Georgia Southernย (11/11/23) | ||||||||||
| Aggregate | 1186, vs. Akron (11/4/23) | ||||||||||
