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Introducing our latest signee for this year's class. Welcome to Eagle Nation, Maya!

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Congrats to our graduates, Emma and Tori!

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It's time to introduce the third of our signees. Meet Leyi Xu, from Shanghai, China.

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It's time to introduce the second of our signees. Meet Carlee Valenta, from Harrison City, Pennsylvania, who is transferring from UTEP.

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It's time to introduce the first of our signees. Meet Chloe Parish, from Conway, Arkansas.

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<div class="payload-richtext">SPARTANBURG, SC – Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern captured both major Rifle awards Tuesday, with Emme Walrath earning SoCon Rifle Smallbore Athlete of the Year and Bremen Butler repeating as SoCon Air Rifle Athlete of the Year. Walrath was dominant at the 2026 SoCon Rifle Championships in early February, claiming both the Smallbore and Air Rifle individual trophies. She had high scores of 593 in a pair of matches this season in Smallbore and scored 590 at the SoCon Championships. Walrath established a SoCon Championship record with an aggregate score of 1,188 this season, just ahead of Butler’s 1,186 aggregate record set in 2025. Butler earned her second Athlete of the Year honor after shooting scores of 599 at three different locations during the regular season and a 597 at the SoCon Championships. Butler posted a 1,179 aggregate at Saturday’s NCAA Qualifier in Lexington, KY, helping the Eagles to a strong team showing that vaulted the team into the national championship field. An All-SoCon Rifle first and second team in both Smallbore and Air Rifle were also announced on Tuesday. Georgia Southern earned a bid to the 2026 NCAA Championships when the field was announced Monday night, the second bid in a row for Coach Soren Butler’s fast-rising program. VMI sophomore Alexander Pohlman earned an alternate spot in the field as an individual after a strong showing at the NCAA Qualifier in Morgantown, WV, last weekend. The 2026 NCAA Rifle Championships will be held on March 13-14 at the Covelli Center in Columbus, OH. SoCon Smallbore Athlete of the YearEmme Walrath, Georgia Southern All-SoCon Smallbore First TeamEmme Walrath, Georgia SouthernBremen Butler, Georgia SouthernEmma Pohlmann, Georgia SouthernTori Watts, Georgia SouthernZahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern All-SoCon Smallbore Second TeamHolly Visconti, UABCorbin Jockers, North GeorgiaPiper Wentland, UABBri Walter, North GeorgiaHailey Singleton, Georgia Southern SoCon Air Rifle Athlete of the YearBremen Butler, Georgia Southern All-SoCon Air Rifle First TeamBremen Butler, Georgia SouthernEmma Pohlmann, Georgia SouthernEmme Walrath, Georgia SouthernMatilda Eylander, Georgia SouthernTori Watts, Georgia Southern All-SoCon Air Rifle Second TeamZahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia SouthernBraden Michalak, The CitadelAbby Swain, North GeorgiaPiper Wentland, UAB Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern</div>

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 </a>STATESBORO, GA – Sixth-ranked Georgia Southern set a new championship record with an aggregate score of 4,727 Saturday to win its fifth SoCon Rifle Championship in a row. The Eagles are the first team to win five in a row since the SoCon resumed sponsorship of the sport in 2017. It is the second-longest streak overall since ETSU won eight team championships in a row from 1979-1986. Georgia Southern secured its overall championship with a win in Air Rifle Saturday, narrowly missing the SoCon Championship record by two points with a final score of 2,382. Emme Walrath posted a 598 in the air rifle relays, pushing her two-day individual aggregate score to 1,188 – establishing a new record for a SoCon Rifle Championship weekend. Her efforts edged the previous record of 1,186, set last season by teammate Bremen Butler. North Georgia earned the runner-up trophy with an aggregate score of 4,658, with UAB (4,601) finishing third. Walrath, who won Friday’s smallbore championship, continued her dominance with an individual air rifle championship Saturday afternoon. She held off a challenge from North Georgia’s Abby Swain, firing a 249.5 to Swain’s 247.3. Georgia Southern’s Tori Watts took home bronze with a score of 227.0. Walrath added to her strong season with the SoCon Pinnacle Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA on the title winning team. The Kenosha, WI, sophomore carries a 3.93 cumulative GPA in biology. VMI’s Soraya Sar (San Antonio, Texas) and Wofford’s Sam Nickless (Fairfax, VA) were named Co-Freshmen of the Year following Saturday’s competition. Sar finished sixth in the smallbore finals on Friday and Nickless took home seventh in Saturday’s air rifle finals. Wofford head coach Seth Flanagan was named SoCon Coach of the Year. The Southern Conference will announce its 2025-26 All-Conference teams and Athlete of the Year awards in air rifle and smallbore on February 24 following the conclusion of the regular season. Georgia Southern is set to compete next weekend in Charleston, SC, against UAB, Navy and The Citadel before an NCAA Qualifier in Lexington, KY, on February 21. North Georgia and UAB will also compete on February 21 to wrap up their regular seasons. 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Aggregate Team ScoresPoints (Centers)1. Georgia Southern – 4,727 (339) – New Championship Record2. North Georgia – 4,658 (260)3. UAB – 4,601 (223)4. VMI – 4,563 (209)5. VMI (W) – 4,560 (205)6. Wofford – 4,545 (203)7. The Citadel – 4,538 (211)8. The Citadel (W) – 4,424 (151) 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Air Rifle Team ScoresPoints (Centers)1. Georgia Southern – 2,382 (192)2. North Georgia – 2,354 (155)3. VMI – 2,330 (136)4. Wofford – 2,324 (128)5. UAB – 2,319 (127)6. The Citadel – 2,317 (139)7. VMI (W) – 2,307 (123)8. The Citadel (W) – 2,249 (91) 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore Team ScoresPoints (Centers)1. Georgia Southern - 2,345 (147) – New Championship Record2. North Georgia - 2,304 (105)3. UAB - 2,282 (96)4. VMI (W) - 2,253 (82)5. VMI - 2,233 (73)6. Wofford - 2,221 (75)7. The Citadel - 2,221 (72)8. The Citadel (W) - 2,175 (60) Smallbore Individual ChampionEmme Walrath, So., Georgia Southern (Kenosha, WI) 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore Individual Finals1. – Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern (459.1)2. – Breman Butler, Georgia Southern (453.4)3. – Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern (442.4)4. – Bri Walter, North Georgia (431.0)5. – Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern (418.7)6. – Soraya Sar, VMI (403.6)7. – Corbin Jockers, North Georgia (394.9)8. – Tori Watts, Georgia Southern (387.5) Air Rifle Individual ChampionEmme Walrath, So., Georgia Southern (Kenosha, WI) 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Air Rifle Individual Finals1. – Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern (249.5)2. – Abby Swain, North Georgia (247.3)3. – Tori Watts, Georgia Southern (227.0)4. – Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern (203.2)5. – Corbin Jockers, North Georgia (181.3)6. – Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern (162.8)7. – Sam Nickless, Wofford (141.2)8. – Piper Wentland, UAB (120.8) 2026 Pinnacle AwardEmme Walrath, So., Georgia Southern (Kenosha, WI) – 3.93 / Biology Co-Freshmen of the YearSam Nickless, Fr., Wofford (Fairfax, VA)Soraya Sar, Fr., VMI (San Antonio, TX) Coach of the YearSeth Flanagan, Wofford </div>

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 </a> STATESBORO, GA – No. 6 Georgia Southern proved formidable once again at the 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship, winning its sixth-straight smallbore title at the GSU Shooting Sports Education Center. All five Eagles’ sharpshooters advanced to the finals after a barrage of accuracy that resulted in a team score of 2,345 – eclipsing the previous SoCon Championship modern era smallbore record (since 2017) of 2,343 set two years ago by Georgia Southern in Charleston, SC. Emma Walrath claimed the 2026 SoCon smallbore individual crown, powering to a score of 459.1 in the finals to become the fifth different Eagle to prevail in the past five seasons. Walrath’s dominant day included a score of 590 to pace the field in relay action. She also led the relays with 43 centers and was flawless in the prone position with a pair of perfect scores (100). North Georgia finished second in the team smallbore competition, followed by UAB and the VMI women's team. Walrath was joined in the finals by teammates Emma Pohlmann (588), Zahra Gonzalez Mazo (585), Bremen Butler (582), and Tori Watts (582). North Georgia’s Corbin Jockers (581) and Bri Walter (579), and VMI’s Soraya Sar (578) rounded out the finals. Butler (453.4) and Pohlmann (442.4) earned medals with strong finals performances, finishing second and third behind Walrath. Georgia Southern is ranked sixth in the latest national poll, one of three SoCon programs ranked in the national top 20. North Georgia (18th) and UAB (19th) are also nationally ranked. Under head coach Soren Butler, Georgia Southern finished fifth at last year’s NCAA Division I Rifle Championship and were ranked as high as No. 2 nationally earlier this season. The second day of the 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship gets underway Saturday with the first of three air rifle relays at 7:45 am. Finals are set for 1:35 pm. 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore Team ScoresTotal Points (Centers)1. Georgia Southern - 2,345 (147)2. North Georgia - 2,304 (105)3. UAB - 2,282 (96)4. VMI (W) - 2,253 (82)5. VMI - 2,233 (73)6. Wofford - 2,221 (75)7. The Citadel - 2,221 (72)8. The Citadel (W) - 2,175 (60) 2026 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore Individual Finals1. – Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern (459.1)2. – Breman Butler, Georgia Southern (453.4)3. – Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern (442.4)4. – Bri Walter, North Georgia (431.0)5. – Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern (418.7)6. – Soraya Sar, VMI (403.6)7. – Corbin Jockers, North Georgia (394.9)8. – Tori Watts, Georgia Southern (387.5)</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">SPARTANBURG, SC – Georgia Southern senior Emma Pohlmann and freshman Matilda Eylander were named SoCon Rifle Athletes of the Month for November. Pohlmann (Nentershausen, Germany) earned the Smallbore award, and Eylander (Adelaide, South Australia) earned the Air Rifle award. Pohlmann averaged a stellar 590 over two November SoCon matches, leading the No. 2 Eagles to road wins over No. 18 North Georgia on November 8 and VMI on November 15. She finished first out of 15 individuals in the win over North Georgia, scoring a season-high 591. Pohlmann followed with a second-best score of 589 out of 20 individuals in the win over VMI. Pohlmann averaged 585.375 in Smallbore during the fall section of the 2025-26 season. Pohlmann’s effort at VMI marked her second-best total this season. Eylander tied her career best with a pair of 597 scores in the Eagles’ two wins. She has posted a 596 average over the past five matches for Georgia Southern and is averaging 594 in her first season with the Eagles. She finished second out of 16 individuals vs. North Georgia and second out of 20 individuals vs. VMI. Georgia Southern (17-2, 4-0 SoCon) has built on its top-5 finish at the NCAA Championships last season, with its only losses so far this season coming to No. 7 TCU in tightly contested matches. The Eagles will be back in action on January 18, hosting No. 15 Air Force and The Citadel in Statesboro, GA. Also Nominated: Corbin Jokers (North Georgia). 2025-26 SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month (Smallbore) October – Emma Walrath, So., Georgia Southern (Kenosha, WI)November – Emma Pohlmann, Sr., Georgia Southern (Nentershausen, Germany) 2025-26 SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month (Air Rifle) October – Bremen Butler, Jr., Georgia Southern (Fort Wayne, IN)November – Matilda Eylander, Fr., Georgia Southern (Adelaide, South Australia)</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">SPARTANBURG, SC – Georgia Southern sophomore Emme Walrath and junior Bremen Butler were named SoCon Rifle Athletes of the Month for October. Walrath (Kenosha, WI) earned the honor in Smallbore and Butler (Fort Wayne, IN) was honored in Air Rifle. Walrath averaged a team and SoCon-high score of 589.500 over the first month of the season and finished October ranked eighth nationally in smallbore average. She shot a career-high 593 at Wofford on October 18 and has posted three matches with scores of 590 or higher this season. Walrath finished first in smallbore in the season opener vs. No. 12 Ohio State and Aloysius and on October 12 vs. No. 14 Army, No. 18 North Georgia, and Schreiner. Walrath was named SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month three times last season and was a first-team All-SoCon selection in both Smallbore and Air Rifle in 2024-25. Butler averaged a team and SoCon-best 597.167 to start the season, ranking in the top 10 nationally in air rifle average. She posted three scores of 599 (out of 600), including back-to-back efforts in Colorado on October 25 and October 26. Her accuracy on October 26 helped Georgia Southern post a school-record of 2,393 in the discipline. Butler finished first individually that day against a field that included No. 3 Alaska, No. 7 TCU, and No. 14 Air Force. Butler earned SoCon Athlete of the Month honors last January and is the reigning SoCon Athlete of the Year in both Smallbore and Air Rifle after terrific 2024-25 campaign. Georgia Southern (14-2) is off to a fantastic start once again in 2025-26, rising to No. 2 in the most recent national rankings. The Eagles are back in action on Nov. 8 at No. 18 North Georgia. Also Nominated: Alexander Pohlman (VMI), Wuyue Xie (VMI). 2025-26 SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month (Smallbore) October – Emma Walrath, So., Georgia Southern (Kenosha, WI) 2025-26 SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month (Air Rifle) October – Bremen Butler, Jr., Georgia Southern (Fort Wayne, IN)</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">Georgia Southern’s Bremen Butler has been named the Southern Conference Smallbore and Air Rifle Athlete of the Year, after dominating both disciplines throughout the regular season. She became the fifth athlete to sweep the Athlete of the Year awards after Georgia Southern won its fourth straight SoCon Rifle Championship title. Butler posted season-highs of 594 and 599 in smallbore and air rifle, respectively. Butler averaged a score of 587.231 in smallbore and 595.462 in air rifle, recording her highest aggregate score on Jan. 11 at Murray State with 1191. The Fort Wayne, Ind., product fired a 598 in the air rifle relay during the SoCon Championship, matching the record set by former GSU athlete Rosemary Kramer in 2019. The sophomore concluded the SoCon Championships with a bronze finish in the smallbore finals, and a fourth-place finish in the air rifle finals. Along with Butler’s Athlete of the Year recognition, a five member all-conference first team and second team have been named for both disciplines.   SoCon Smallbore Athlete of the Year Bremen Butler, GSU  All-Southern Conference Smallbore First team Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern  Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern  Tori Watts, Georgia Southern  Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern  Ella Goldfaden, Georgia Southern Second team James Hart, IV, The Citadel Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern  Maya Cameron, North Georgia Alison Sutherlin, North Georgia  SoCon Air Rifle Athlete of the Year Bremen Butler, GSU  All-Southern Conference Air Rifle First team Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern  Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern  Alison Sutherlin, UNG Ella Goldfaden, Georgia Southern                   Tori Watts, Georgia Southern  Second team Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern  Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern  Braden Michalak, The Citadel  Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern  Emrie Fast Clarke, The Citadel (W)  </div>

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 Wofford Rifle Finishes Season At The Citadel
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 Southern Finishes Regular Season With Win Over UNG
 </a>Georgia Southern wrapped up its regular season with a victory over North Georgia Saturday at the Shooting Sports Education Center on NCAA Qualifier day. With the win, the Eagles finish the season 12-4 and await the upcoming NCAA Selection Show.<a href="https://ungathletics.com/news/2025/2/22/rifle-no-19-ung-posts-4-648-aggregate-score-in-ncaa-qualifier.aspx">
 No. 19 UNG Posts 4,648 Aggregate Score In NCAA Qualifier
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 Rifle competes at No. 2 West Virginia in NCAA Qualifier
 </a>The VMI Rifle Team competed against the second-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers im an NCAA Qualifier on Saturday, finishing second with an aggregate of 4579.<a href="http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1886">
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<div class="payload-richtext">Saturday, Feb. 15 <a href="https://ungathletics.com/news/2025/2/15/rifle-no-19-ung-nearly-knocks-off-no-14-army-on-the-road.aspx">
 No. 19 UNG Nearly Knocks Off No. 14 Army On The Road
 </a>The No. 19 University of North Georgia (UNG) rifle team traveled to West Point, N.Y. for a match against No. 14 Army and suffered a close 4688-4632 loss to the Black Knights. UNG's top shooter was junior Maya Cameron as she finished with an aggregate score of 1,164 points after posting a 576 in smallbore and a 588 in air rifle. Cameron finished seventh overall in the match.<a href="https://gseagles.com/news/2025/2/15/womens-rifle-georgia-southern-picks-up-two-socon-wins.aspx">
 Georgia Southern Picks Up Two SoCon Wins
 </a>Georgia Southern wrapped up its conference schedule with a pair of wins over UAB and Wofford Saturday at the Shooting Sports Education Center. The Eagles shot a 4,715 to easily outdistance themselves from their competitors and run their SoCon winning streak to 28 matches dating back to 2020.<a href="https://woffordterriers.com/news/2025/2/15/rifle-competes-against-uab-and-georgia-southern.aspx">
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 </a>The Wofford College rifle team competed in a pair of dual matches on Saturday at the Shooting Sports Education Center at Georgia Southern. The Eagles led the way with 4,715 points, followed by UAB with 4,559 points, and Wofford with 4,369 points.<a href="http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1778">
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 No. 19 Nighthawks Finish Regular Season In Match At No. 14 Army
 </a>The No. 19 University of North Georgia (UNG) rifle team suffered a second straight loss to No. 14 Army on Sunday. The Nighthawks posted a combined score of 4,632 points for the second consecutive day after shooting the same score against the Black Knights on Saturday.<a href="http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1790">
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<div class="payload-richtext">SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern’s Bremen Butler has been selected as the Southern Conference Rifle Athlete of the Month for January. Walrath has earned the honor in both smallbore and air rifle. The selection is made by the league office and is the third of the season.  Butler, a sophomore, averaged a team best 589.333 in smallbore competition in January. Against Murray State, Butler set a school record 594 in smallbore, which boosted her to a personal best aggregate of 1,191, tying the school aggregate record.  Butler averaged a team-best 597.333 in January’s three matches, with her best performance of the month being 598 versus third-ranked Kentucky. Georgia Southern will resume regular season competition on Feb. 15 when they host UAB.   Also nominated: Darian Tweedell (VMI – Smallbore), Adrianna Sanders (VMI – Air Rifle)  2024-25 SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month  October Emme Walrath, Fr., Georgia Southern November Emme Walrath, Fr., Georgia Southern  January Bremen Butler, So., Georgia Southern </div>

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 </a>  CHARLESTON, S.C. – Georgia Southern surpassed its air rifle score from last year by two points, en route to winning its fourth SoCon team title. The air rifle victory marks the second time in program history that the Eagles have won all three titles in the same year.  The Eagles followed their smallbore portion from Saturday with a 2,384 in the air rifle portion on Sunday to claim the SoCon title with a 4,718-aggregate score. GSU’s head coach Soren Butler was named SoCon Co-Coach of the Year. North Georgia finished second to GSU in aggregate with a score of 4,616, claiming runner-up honors over UAB (4,573). SoCon Co-Coach of the Year Lt. Col. Bill Bither’s VMI Keydets finished at fourth with 4,541, followed by VMI’s women’s team (4,512), The Citadel (4,494), The Citadel’s women’s team (4,447), and Wofford (4,429).  GSU’s Bremen Butler fired at 598 in the air rifle relay matching the championship record set by former GSU’s Rosemary Kramer in 2019, to lead the contingent of eight finals qualifiers.  In the finals, Butler was joined by teammates, Ella Goldfaden, Emma Pohlmann, Emme Walrath, and Tori Watts. Rounding out the eight finalists were The Citadel’s Braden Michalak, UNG’s Maya Cameron, and VMI’s Alexander Pohlman.  Goldfaden, who won the Pinnacle Award as the student-athlete with the highest GPA on the championship-winning team, finished fifth in the air rifle finals.     North Georgia’s Alison Sutherlin, was named Co-Freshman of the Year.  Georgia Southern’s Walrath recorded three air rifle scores of 598 or above during the regular season leading to the SoCon Championship, and finished third in the air rifle finals, was named Co-Freshman of the Year.   2025 SoCon Rifle Championship team scores  Team    SB    AR    Agg  1. Georgia Southern    2334 2384 4718  2. North Georgia 2272 2344 4616 3. Alabama Birmingham 2260 2313 4573 4. VMI 2233 2308 4541 5. VMI (W) 2213 2299 4512  6. The Citadel 2214 2280 4484 7. The Citadel (W) 2200 2247 4447  8. Wofford 2148 2281 4429     Overall team champion  Georgia Southern   Smallbore team champion  Georgia Southern  Smallbore individual champion  Tori Watts, Georgia Southern    Air rifle team champion Georgia Southern  Air rifle individual champion  Tori Watts, Georgia Southern   SoCon Co-Coaches of the YearSoren Butler, Georgia Southern    Lt. Col. Bill Bither, VMI   SoCon Co-Freshmen of the Year Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern   Alison Sutherlin, North Georgia  Smallbore individual final (Saturday) <ol class="list-number"><li
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 </a>  CHARLESTON, S.C. – Defending overall Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern claimed its fifth consecutive smallbore crown Saturday at the 2025 SoCon Rifle Championships at the GSU Shooting Sports Education Center in Statesboro, Georgia. GSU Tori Watts claimed the individual title. Butler and Walrath were joined by Ella Goldfaden, Emma Pohlmann, and Watts as five Eagles advanced to the finals.  The Citadel’s Emrie Fast-Clarke, UAB’s Meghan McLaughlin, and UNG’s Maya Cameron rounded out the finals field.   There, Watts claimed the title after totaling 456.2 to top teammate, Pohlmann by one-tenth of a point, who posted a 456.1. GSU rounded out the top five with Butler, Walrath, and Goldfaden finishing third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.  Watts' win marks the fourth consecutive individual smallbore champion for GSU.UAB finished third in the team smallbore standings with 2,260 points, VMI was fourth at 2, 233, followed by The Citadel (2, 214), VMI women’s team (2,213), The Citadel’s women’s team (2,200) and Wofford (2,148).  Georgia Southern will look to defend its air rifle title when the SoCon Rifle Championship resumes Sunday.   Sunday’s first relay is set for 7:45 a.m. and the finals are scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m.    2024 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore team scores  1. Georgia Southern 2,334 2. North Georgia 2,272 3. UAB 2,260 4. VMI 2,233 5. The Citadel 2,214 6. VMI (W) 2,213 7. The Citadel (W) 2,200 8. Wofford 2,148     Smallbore individual final  1. Tori Watts, GSU 456.2 2. Emma Pohlmann, GSU 456.1 3. Bremen Butler, GSU 446.3 4. Emme Walrath, GSU 436.2 5. Ella Goldfaden, GSU 422.9 6. Emrie Fast-Clarke, CIT 409.1  7. Maya Cameron, UNG 396.2 8. Meghan McLaughlin, UAB 391.1  </div>

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 No. 19 UNG Falls In Loss Against No. 3 Kentucky
 </a>The No. 19 University of North Georgia (UNG) rifle team celebrated Senior Day Sunday morning in a 4694-4621 loss to No. 3 Kentucky at the COL Raymond C. Hamilton Rifle Range. The Nighthawks paired a team total of 2279 in Smallbore and 2342 in Air Rifle to post a 4621 aggregate score in the loss to the Wildcats.</div>

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 Georgia Southern Eagles Take Down Fifth-Ranked Frogs
 </a>After a tough week of practice, snow and travel, the fourth-ranked Georgia Southern rifle team escaped Fort Worth with a 4,717-4.714 victory over fifth-ranked TCU Saturday at the TCU Rifle Range. The Eagles also posted a victory over Schreiner University to go 2-0 on the day.<a href="https://ungathletics.com/news/2025/1/25/rifle-no-19-nighthawks-dominate-in-win-against-wofford.aspx">
 No. 19 North Georgia Nighthawks Dominate In Win Against Wofford
 </a>The No. 19 University of North Georgia picked up a dominant win against Wofford 4635-3157 in Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday. The Nighthawks have now topped their opponent in five of eight competitions this season and in both outings so far in 2025. <a href="https://woffordterriers.com/news/2025/1/25/rifle-defeated-by-north-georgia.aspx">
 Wofford Rifle Defeated By North Georgia
 </a>The Wofford College rifle team was defeated by the University of North Georgia on Saturday at the Joe E. Taylor Center Rifle Range. The Nighthawks posted a score of 4,635 to 3,157 for the Terriers.<a href="http://ncaarifle.org/Home/Scorecard?MatchId=1910">
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 UAB falls to UT Martin, 4637 - 4547
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 Citadel (W) falls to Air Force, 4719 - 4162
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 The Citadel falls to Air Force, 4714-4553
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 VMI(W) falls to Morehead State, 4652-4547
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