Samuel Gens

CAREER STATISTICS

2019-20 (Junior)

First Team All-American for both air pistol and standard pistol
Paced the Buckeyes with a 566 air pistol season average
Also ranked top-3 on the team for sport pistol (563, 2nd), standard pistol (535, 3rd) and three-gun aggregate (1,664, 3rd)
Owned the team’s high score in three-gun aggregate (1,695), air pistol (574) and sport pistol (575)
Finished as a ‘counter’ in all 10 sport pistol events and 11 of 12 air pistol outings
Competed in the Olympic Trials
Academic All-Big Ten

2018-2019 (Sophomore)

Free Pistol National Champion (533) at the 2019 Intercollegiate Pistol Championships
Also placed third (open air), sixth (three-gun agg.) and 29th (standard) at Nationals
First Team All-American for both free and air pistol
Shot a 544 free pistol score on Oct. 20, tied for the best in school history
Fired a 573 air pistol score on Oct. 11, tied for the best in school history
Teamed up with Shrenik Jain, Anthony McCollum and Bernard Melus to set a school-record for the standard pistol with a score of 2,194 on Oct. 13
Paced the team in season average for free (530) and air (563)
Set a season average of 1,614 in three-gun aggregate (2nd on team) with a season high of 1,645 (team high)
Traveled to Changwon, Korea to compete in the ISSF World Championships

2017-18 (Freshman)

First Team All-American for both free and air pistol
Placed third (open air), fourth (free), fifth (three-gun aggregate) and 20th (standard) at the 2018 Intercollegiate Pistol Championships
Contributed to all-time school team records in air (2,247), free (2,107) and three-gun aggregate (6,491)
Paced all Buckeyes with a 520 free pistol season average and ranked second at 555 in open air
Fired a 540 free pistol score vs. Purdue and Akron (Jan. 26-27), the high free pistol score by a Buckeye all season

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

Competed on the soccer, swimming & diving, wrestling and track & field teams for Greater Lawrence Technical School

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