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NEBRASKA®2016-17 Rifle

Communications Contact: Erica Nett • Email: [email protected] • Office Phone: (402)-472-2264 • Cell Phone: (608)-212-4175

2016-17 Schedule(0-0-0)

Huskers Open 2016-17 Season at Ole Miss

Sat, Oct 15 at Ole Miss. 8:00 a.m.

Sat, Oct 29 Ohio State 9:00 a.m. Sat, Nov 05 Akron 8:00 a.m. (at Lexington, Ky.) Sun, Nov 06 at Kentucky 8:00 a.m. Sat, Nov 12 UTEP 9:00 a.m. Sun, Nov 13 UTEP 9:00 a.m. Sun, Jan 15 at Army 7:00 a.m. Mon, Jan 16 North Carolina State 7:00 a.m. (at West Point, NY.) Sat, Jan 21 West Virginia 7:00 a.m. Sun, Jan 22 Navy 7:00 a.m. (at Morgantown, W. Va.) Sat, Jan 28 at Memphis 8:00 a.m. Thu, Feb 02 Alaska 8:00 a.m. Sat, Feb 18 NCAA Qualifiers 9:00 a.m. (at Murray, Ky.) Fri, Feb 24 - GARC Championships TBASun, Feb 26 (at Akron, Ohio) Fri, Mar 10 - NCAA Championships TBASat, Mar 11 (at Columbus, Ohio)

Saturday, Oct. 15

Oxford, Miss. | 8 a.m.

Live Stats: http:results.megalink.no/#/university-of-mississippi

The ninth-ranked Nebraska rifle team opens the 2016-17 season this weekend when it travels to Oxford, Miss., for a conference matchup against No. 10 Ole Miss on Oct. 15.

The Huskers finished the 2015-16 season with an eighth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships. NU returns seniors and All-Americans Rachel Martin and Jaycee Carter. The pair welcomes junior All-American Dacotah Faught who transferred from UT Martin prior to the start of this season.

The upperclassmen are joined by sophomores Katie Brown, Jordan Miller, Nina Radulovic, Hannah Virga and Rachel Yager, who all saw some action last year as freshmen but will play much bigger roles in 2016-17. Radu-lovic has the most experience of the sophomores. The Serbian competed in every match for the Huskers as a freshman in both smallbore and air rifle. Virga saw the second-most action as a freshman behind Radulovic, appearing 12 times in smallbore and 13 times in air rifle. The Chandler, Ariz., native broke the school record for highest air rifle score (597) ever shot by a freshman in 2015-16. Kayla Gadeken (Seward, Neb.), Maddie Korthas (Belgrade, Mont.), Samantha Peterson (Ham Lake, Minn.) and Sarah Sutton (Oak Harbor, Ohio) are part of the incoming freshman class.

Ole Miss, under the leadership of first-year head coach Marsha Beasley, consists of three newcomers, four sophomores, two juniors and the solo senior and All-American, Alison Weisz. On Oct. 4, the Rebels tied the school record in air rifle (2,354) at the Memphis Tiger Invitational.

Nebraska holds a 25-5 overall record against Ole Miss and looks to con-tinue the trend this weekend.

Fans can follow the team on twitter (@NebraskaRifle) and facebook (Face-book.com/NebraskaRifle), as well as watch live stats here: http:results.megalink.no/#/university-of-mississippi. The match is set to begin at 8 a.m.

CRCA Top 20 Poll 1. West Virginia 2. TCU 3. Air Force 4. Murray State 5. Kentucky 6. Alaska 7. Ohio State 8. Memphis 9. Nebraska

10. Ole Miss

No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Ole Miss

@NebraskaRifle | #LoveTheGrind

11. Navy 12. Nevada 13. NC State 14. Army West Point 15. JSU 16. UTEP17. North Georgia 18. UTM 19. Akron 20. Morehead

General InformationCredentials and parking passes are not needed for Nebraska rifle home matches.

Nebraska practices 8-10:30 am and 1-3:30 pm daily at the NU Rifle Range in the basement of the Military and Naval Science Building. The last half hour of both prac-tices on Thursdays are open to the media.

Please contact Erica Nett in the Nebraska Athletic Com-munications Office ([email protected]), at least 24 hours in advance if planning on attending.

Athlete InterviewsAll media requests for interviews with Nebraska rifle athletes should be directed to Erica Nett in the Nebraska Athletic Communications Office ([email protected]), at least 24 hours in advance.

The best time to reach the Huskers is Thursdays after practice, but other arrangements can be made if necessary. Nebraska practices 8-10:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. at the NU Rifle Range in the basement of the Military and Naval Science Building.

The Huskers are also available directly after home matches in the basement of the Military and Naval Science Building. The Huskers are also available via phone after away matches at varying times, depending on travel schedule.

Coach InterviewsAll media requests for interviews with Head Coach Ashley MacAllister and Assistant Coach Rick Johnson should be directed to Erica Nett in the Nebraska Athletic Communications Office ([email protected]), at least 24 hours in advance.

The best time to reach the coaches is Thursdays after practice, but other arrangements can be made if necessary. Nebraska practices 8-10:30 am and 1-3:30 pm at the NU Rifle Range in the basement of the Mili-tary and Naval Science Building. The coaches are also available directly after home matches in the basement of the Military and Naval Science Building.

The coaches are also available via phone after away matches at varying times, depending on travel schedule.

Media InformationQuick Facts

General InformationLocation Lincoln, Neb.Enrollment 25,260Population 258,379Founded 1869Mascot CornhuskersColors Scarlet and CreamConference Great America Rifle ConferenceChancellor Ronnie GreenAthletic Director Shawn Eichorst

Team InformationHome Facility Nebraska Rifle RangeHead Coach Ashley MacAllisterAlma Mater Murray StateAssistant Coach Rick JohnsonRifle Office Secretary Karin FuscoRifle Office Phone (402) 472-4808Seniors 2Juniors 1Sophomores 5Freshmen 4All-Americans 3

Rifle HistoryFirst year of rifle at Nebraska 1998-99All-Time Record 255-197-2 (.564)Team National Championships 0Individual National Championships 3GARC Tournament Titles 2 (2005,2006)GARC Regular-Season Champions 1 (2006)

2015-16 Season InformationRegular Season Record 8-6Overall Record 13-19Overall Home Record 1-1Overall Away Record 3-5Neutral Record 9-13GARC Finish 6thNCAA Finish 8th

Communications InformationRifle Contact Erica NettOffice Phone (402) 472-0694Cell Phone (608) 212-4175Email [email protected]

Scouting the Ole Miss Rebels

Last Time - 2016 NCAA Championships

Akron, Ohio --- The No. 8 Nebraska rifle team competed at the 2016 NCAA Championship on March 11-12. The Huskers finished with a score of 4,650 to earn eighth place, concluding a very successful 2015-16 season, that included a fourth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships, a number of personal-best scores and new school records.“I am so proud of how this team represented the Univerisity of Nebraska,” head coach Ashley MacAllister said. “We have hurdled so many obstacles successfully this year, as one. Not once did this team give up when they hit a road block. They did their best to work thorugh everything they encountered.”In smallbore, the Huskers posted a 2,297, putting them in eighth place at the end of the first day. Rachel Martin, the 2015 Smallbore National Champion, led the Huskers in the event with a 579. Nina Radulovic added some much-needed support with a 576. Seniors Denise Martin and Magdalena Mical fired 573 and 568, respectively, while Jaycee Carter notched a 569.In the smallbore indivudal finals, West Virginia’s Ginny Thrasher claimed first place, while fellow Mountaineer Meelis Kiisk took second place. Rachel Garner (TCU) placed third. Nebraska had no individuals qualify to the smallbore individual finals on Friday afternoon.On March 12, the Huskers fought hard in air rifle to regain some ground. Carter and Radulovic led the effort, firing scores of 591 and 590, respectfully. Mical added 587, while R. Martin fired 585. D. Martin tallied a 580, bringing the team air rifle total to 2,353. The Huskers finished in sixth place on the event.In the air rifle finals, Thrasher took home her second individual title of the weekend, while Mindy Miles from TCU placed second and Ali Weisz (Ole Miss) earned third. No Huskers advanced to the air rifle finals. West Virginia took home its fourth consecutive national team title, with a combined score of 4,703. TCU claimed second (4,694), while Murray State clinched third (4,690).This match concludes Nebraska’s 2015-16 season, but MacAllister is excited for the team’s future.“I am so proud of what we learned this year,” MacAllister said. “We have seen our successes and weaknesses and it is a great foundation to build upon for next year; I can’t wait to see what is to come.”

GARC Standings

1 West Virginia2 Kentucky3 Memphis4 Nebraska5 Ole Miss6 Navy7 NC State8 Army West Point9 Akron

Offseason Notes• Between the 2015-16 and 2016-17

seasons the Huskers added former UT Martin shooter Dacotah Faught.

• Faught dominates the UTM record books, holding the top three scores in both

disciplines since the scoring change in 2005. • Faught joins seniors Jaycee Carter and

Rachel Martin as returning All-Americans on the 2016-17 team.

• The Huskers have only three upperclass-men in Faught, Carter and Martin.

• The Huskers welcome four newcomers to the team this season in Maddie Korthas, Samantha Peterson, Sarah Sutton and Kayla Gadeken.

• Gadeken becomes NU’s first in-state rifle athlete since Sheena Mahloch, who was a member of the Nebraska rifle team from 2008 to 2012

• The Huskers are looking for their fifth consecutive NCAA Championships appearance in 2016-17, which would tie the program record for most consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships.

• The Rebels are under new leadership this year. Eight-time NCAA Championship Coach Marsha Beasley starts her first year at Ole Miss in 2016-17.

• Beasley came from West Virginia where she was a volunteer coach for the Mason Dixon Junior Rifle Club and the Junior Marksmanship Program

• Ole Miss has one senior and All-American on the team - Alison Weisz. Weisz captured the bronze medal in air rifle at the NCAA Championships in 2016. She also took third in air rifle at the 2016 GARC Championships with a school-record tying and career-high 595.

• Another notable returner for the Rebels is Jessica Haig. Haig finished second on the team in both smallbore and air rifle in 2015-16. In air rifle, Haig finished with a career high of 594 and a season average of 586.70. In small-bore, she averaged 570.50.

• Freshman Jillian Tyler is a newcomer to keep an eye on. In high school, she earned more than 70 shooting medals and placed second at the Mississippi State precision Junior Olympic qualifier in 2015. She also led her team to four state air rifle championships and finished first in kneeling and prone in the 2016 state championship match.

2016-17 Nebraska Rifle Team Roster

Name Yr. HometownKatie Brown So. Fort Scott, Kan. Jaycee Carter Sr. Live Oak, Calif.

Dacotah Faught Jr. Amenia, N.D. (UT Martin) Kayla Gadeken Fr. Seward, Neb.

Maddie Korthas Fr. Belgrade, Mont. Rachel Martin Sr. Peralta, N.M.

Jordan Miller So. Springfield, Virginia Samantha Peterson Fr. Ham Lake, Minn.

Nina Radulovic So. Belgrade, Serbia Sarah Sutton Fr. Oak Harbor, Ohio

Hannah Virga So. Chandler, Ariz.

Rachel Yager So. Bozeman, Mont.

CoachesHead Coach: Ashley MacAllister (Third Season)

Assistant Coach: Rick Johnson (Second Season)

2016-17 Nebraska Rifle Team (from left): Maddie Korthas, Samantha Peterson, Dacotah Faught, Kayla Gadeken, Nina Radulovic, Rachel Martin, Jaycee Carter, Katie Brown, Rachel Yager, Jordan Miller, Sarah Sutton, Hannah Virga.

Head Coach Ashley McAllister

Assistant Coach Rick Johnson

Ashley MacAllister was named the fifth rifle coach in the history of the Nebraska rifle program in July 2014. She begins her third season in 2016-17 after taking the Huskers to the NCAA Championships each of her first two seasons at Nebraska.

MacAllister came to Nebraska after spending the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Kentucky. She inherit-ed a Nebraska program that finished fifth at the 2014 NCAA Championships.

In her first season (2014-15) at Nebraska, MacAllister led the Huskers to their third consecutive NCAA Champi-onship appearance, where the team finished fourth overall. MacAllister also coached Rachel Martin to an individual smallbore championship. Martin captured the title and became only the third Husker to win an individual champi-onship. Under MacAllister, the team finished third in the conference and 7-5 during the regular season.

In 2015-16, MacAllister added assistant coach Rick Johnson to her staff. The pair led the Huskers to a 8-6 regu-lar-season record, along with a sixth-place finish at the GARC Championships. Additionally, the pair took NU to its fourth consecutive NCAA appearance, where the team finished eighth in her second season at Nebraska. MacAllis-ter also produced two All-Americans in Rachel and Denise Martin. MacAllister also led the the Puerto Rico National Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as its head coach.

Before coming to Nebraska, MacAllister assisted in the day-to-day management of the Kentucky rifle program under Coach Harry Mullins. MacAllister coordinated practice plans, matches, team travel, equipment and facility management at Kentucky. She also assisted in recruiting. MacAllister helped the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the 2014 NCAA Championships.

MacAllister was a four-year letterwinner and a team captain at Murray State. Her career for the Racers included a third-place overall team finish in air rifle at the 2010 NCAA Championships. She was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team in air rifle in 2009. She was a two-time second-team All-OVC selection in air rifle. MacAllister was also a leader on Ohio Valley Conference championship teams in 2010 and 2011. She helped Murray State to a fifth-place team finish as a junior at the 2011 NCAA Championships and a seventh-place team finish in 2010.

MacAllister earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Murray State in May of 2012, before spending the 2012-13 season as a gradu-ate assistant for the Racers rifle team. She assisted in the daily operations of the program, including the coordination of team travel and operation of the target system during team matches. She earned her master’s degree in human development and leadership from Murray State in May of 2013. MacAllister also spent a year as an intern within the Murray State athletic department, gaining a working knowledge of each area in the department.

In addition to her experience at Murray State and Kentucky, MacAllister spent five years assisting with the Civilian Marksmanship Program. In the summers of 2012, 2013 and 2014, she served as assistant director, preparing for summer camps by hiring and training camp counselors, coor-dinating travel and managing the daily operations of the summer camps. She began her association with the Civilian Marksmanship Program in 2009 and 2010, serving as a camp counselor and teaching shooting skills to junior high and high school students.

A native of Eubank, Ky., MacAllister was heavily involved in campus and community activities at Murray State. She served on the Student-Ath-lete Advisory Committee’s executive committee and represented Murray State at annual Ohio Valley Conference meetings. She was also the vice-chairman of the Kentucky Federation of College Republicans and the Murray State College Republicans. She also spent two months in the summer of 2011 working in the office of Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers at the U.S. House of Representatives.

Her husband Tim is the video coordinator for Creighton University’s basketball program. The couple lives in Ashland.

Rick Johnson was named the assistant rifle coach at Nebraska on Aug. 20, 2015. He begins his second season with the Huskers in 2016-17.

In his first season at Nebraska, Johnson helped lead NU to its fourth consecutive NCAA appearance, where the team finished eighth. Johnson produced two All-Americans in Denise and Rachel Martin in 2015-16. Additionally, he helped the Huskers to a 8-6 regular-season record, along with a sixth-place finish at the GARC Championships in his debut season with Nebraksa.

Prior to coming to Nebraska, Johnson served as the assistant coach at Army West Point for three seasons under head coach Ron Wigger from 2011 to 2014. During the 2014-15 season, Johnson was the acting head coach at Army West Point and helped mentor the team to a 7-6 record and a seventh-place finish at the GARC Champion-ships.

During his first year at Army West Point, Johnson played an instrumental part in the team’s fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In the four years Johnson served as coach, the Black Knights finished 30-17 and made three NCAA appearances (2012-13-14). His peers rewarded his efforts by voting him the GARC Assistant Coach of the Year for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. He was the CRCA Coach of the Year in 2014-15.

Prior to working at Army West Point, Johnson founded a junior marksmanship program at Harvard in 2005. The program is meant for individuals 10-20 years old who are interested in competitive shooting. The program teaches firearm safety, along with marksmanship skills. He served as the director for the program until 2011. From 2006 to 2011, Johnson coached the Massachusetts Junior Rifle Team, comprised of the top shooters within the state.

Johnson graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a degree in meteorology in 1999. Following graduation, he served as an assistant staff meteorologist at MIT for eight years.

Johnson has been a competitive smallbore shooter for over 25 years. He is a three-time Massachusetts state champion, claiming the 3-position Junior State Titles in 1985 and 1986, and also capturing the 1986 Prone Junior State Championship.

Johnson is a licensed USA shooting level one rifle official and advanced rifle coach. He and his wife Ann have one son, Erik.

Katie Brown Jaycee Carter

Rachel Martin

Kayla Gadeken

Samantha Peterson

Maddie Korthas

Jordan Miller

Dacotah Faught

Event High Avg.

Career SB 556 545.50

AR 575 563.75

Event High Avg.


AR 594 586.39

Event High

Career SB 585*

AR 597*

*Prior School (UTM) Record

Freshman (No Collegiate Career Highs)


Event High Avg.


AR 597* 586.54

*NU Record

Event High Avg.


AR 588 572.83


Nina Radulovic

Hannah Virga

Sarah Sutton

Rachel Yager

Event High Avg.


AR 593 587.93

Event High Avg.


AR 597* 583.46

*NU Record

Event High Avg.


AR 579 572.40


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