Personal Bests:
- Air Rifle: 596
- Smallbore: 587
- Aggregate: 1177
2017-18 (Senior) *From 9/23/17 to 12/2/17
- Shot as a member of the counting team for 9/10 events for both air rifle and smallbore
- Held season averages of
- 576 in smallbore
- 590.7 in air rifle (second highest on team)
- 1166 aggregate
- Received the honor of being elected senior captain
- Entered the second part of the season with a force, setting a team season-high 587 in smallbore and a 588 in Air Rifle against Nevada
- Set a team-high for the match against Nevada for individual aggregate score with an 1175
- Fired a strong 593 in air rifle against Murray State
- Shot a solid 595 against Air Force on 11/18, setting a match team-high air rifle score on the day with Travis with a 595
- Set a career-best, season-best and a season team-high record against Air Force on 11/19, firing a 596 air rifle score
- Placed third in day one of shooting in the Men’s category at the USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships
2016-17 (Junior)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- CRCA Scholastic All-American
- OSU Scholar Athlete
- Shot in every event including making a second-straight appearance in the NCAA Championships
- Averaged a 576.9 in smallbore and a career-high 588.8 in air rifle for an aggregate average of 1166
- Shot a season-high 595 in air rifle at Alaska Fairbanks and finished with his second-highest aggregate of the year at 1173
- Had an 1168 on day two at Alaska, posting a 580 smallbore and a 588 air rifle
- Shot a 592 air rifle on day one at UTEP
- Enjoyed his best performance of the season on day one at Air Force, posting a 583 smallbore and a 593 air rifle for a season-high 1177 aggregate
- Posted his best smallbore score of the year on day two at TCU with a 586
- Followed that with a 584 vs. Kentucky
- Recorded his fourth air rifle of 590 or better with a 593 at the PRC Championships
- Finished 15th in air rifle at the NCAA Championships with a team-best 592
2015-16 (Sophomore)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- OSU Scholar Athlete
- Shot in every event for the team, including in the NCAA Championship
- Had an aggregate average of 1164 which was six points better than his freshman season
- Averaged 577.9 in the smallbore and 585.8 in the air rifle
- Shot well with the air rifle at the end of the season, averaging 590 over his final six events
- Helped the Buckeyes reach the NCAA Championship as a team for just the second time in school history
- Posted his best smallbore score of 581 on the first day at Alaska
- Followed that with his second-best air rifle score of 592 and his second-best aggregate of 1172 on day two against Alaska
- Led the team with season-bests of 594 in air rifle and an 1173 aggregate at UTEP
- Matched his season-best in smallbore (581) at the NCAA Qualifier en route to posted his third-best aggregate of 1170
- Shot a team-high 590 in air rifle at the NCAA Championships
2014-15 (Freshman)
- All-PRC honors (smallbore)
- Opened the year with scores of 572 in the smalbore at Ole Miss and UTEP
- Led the team with a 582 in smallbore on the second day at UTEP, which was his second-highest smallbore total of the year
- Was the top Buckeye across the board in his first home match against No. 1 West Virginia, leading the team in smallbore (581), air rifle (589) and aggregate (1,170)
- Fired a 588 in air rifle against TCU to go along with a 578 in smallbore
- Posted a season-best 588 in smallbore as well as a 585 in air rifle at Akron for his best aggregate 1,173
- His 588 in smallbore and his 1,173 aggregate at Akron with both season-highs for the team
- Registered a season-high 590 in the air rifle at Air Force
- Tied his 590 in air rifle two matches later at TCU and had his third-best aggregate with an 1,168
- Finished tied for fourth in the smallbore (581) at his first PRC Championship to earn All-Conference honors
- Shot a 585 in air rifle and a 574 in smallbore in his first NCAA Qualifier
Shooting Experience Queen Anne’s 4H Marksmen Club; Winchester/NRA small bore Distinguished Expert; holds 12 NRA smallbore team and individual national shooting records; 2013 Jr Olympic J2 Gold Medalist, Air Rifle; 2013 NRA Jr. Sectional 3P Rifle National Championship team member; 2013 NRA Jr. Sectional Precision air rifle National Championship team member; 2013 Maryland state indoor Metric Smallbore open champion; 2013 Maryland state indoor Precision Air Rifle open champion; 2013 NRA Metric Nationals bronze medalist; National Matches Air Rifle Championship 60 Shot High Junior; 2013 National SB 3P Metallic Sight; High Civilian, at Camp Perry; NRA National Matches Outdoor Rifle and Pistol Championship 2nd Intermediate Junior; 2013 USAS National Championships second place male 3P J2; five NRA master classifications; 2013 & 2014 Jr Olympic air and smallbore rifle competitor; began competitive shooting at age 16.
