The Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Patriot Rifle Conference, the only program at the school that competes in a conference other than the Big Ten. Although the NCAA classifies rifle as a coeducational sport, Nebraska has fielded an all-female team since its establishment in 1998 and is one of twenty-nine NCAA rifle programs.
Nebraska trains at the ten-point indoor firing range located in the John J. Pershing Military and Naval Science Building. NU has reached twenty NCAA championships and produced four individual national champions. The team has been coached by Richard Clark since 2024.
Conference affiliations Independent (1998–2004) Great America Rifle Conference (2004–2021) Patriot Rifle Conference (2021–present)
Coaches Coaching history 1 Karen Anthony 1998–2002 43–25 2 Launi Meili 2002–2007 3 Morgan Hicks 2007–2012 53–62 4 Stacy Underwood 2012–2014 46–24 5 Ashley MacAllister 2014–2019 50–49 5 Rachel Martin 2019–2021 20–28 6 Mindy Miles 2021–2024 21–22 Liz Schmeltzer 2024 No games coached 7 Richard Clark 2024–present 30–7
Coaching staff Richard Clark Head coach 2024 Kentucky Kristen Derting Assistant coach 2024 Mississippi
Championships and awards Conference championships Regular season Great America Rifle: 2006 Patriot Rifle: 2026
Tournament Great America Rifle: 2005, 2006 Patriot Rifle: 2026
Individual awards National coach of the year: Karen Anthony (2000), Stacy Underwood (2014) Conference shooter of the year: Kristina Fehlings (2006) Conference coach of the year: Karen Anthony (2000), Stacy Underwood (2014)
NCAA champions Nicole Allaire – 2000 Kristina Fehlings – 2006 Rachel Martin – 2015 Cecelia Ossi – 2023
First-team All-Americans Nicole Allaire – 2000 Amanda Trujillo – 2001 Melissa Downsbrough – 2002 Kristina Fehlings – 2004 , 2005 , 2006 Misty Chanek – 2006 Andrea Franzen – 2006 Kirsten Weiss – 2007 Amanda Jeffries – 2009 Denise Martin – 2014 Lauren Phillips – 2014 Cecelia Ossi – 2023 , 2024 Emma Rhode – 2025
Seasons
1998–99 Karen Anthony 3–7 1999–00 20–6 NCAA 3rd 2000–01 16–6 NCAA 6th 2001–02 4–6 2002–03 Launi Meili 7–5 2003–04 10–10 NCAA 6th 2004–05 Launi Meili 21–4 1st NCAA 3rd 2005–06 22–1 1st NCAA 2nd 2006–07 15–9 3rd NCAA 5th 2007–08 Morgan Hicks 13–11 4th NCAA 4th 2008–09 13–9 3rd NCAA 3rd 2009–10 3rd NCAA 6th 2010–11 4–15 6th 2011–12 11–13 3rd NCAA 3rd 2012–13 Stacy Underwood 17–15 3rd NCAA 7th 2013–14 29–9 3rd NCAA 5th 2014–15 Ashley MacAllister 7–5 3rd NCAA 4th 2015–16 8–21 6th NCAA 8th 2016–17 13–5 2nd NCAA 6th 2017–18 9–8 5th NCAA 8th 2018–19 13–10 2nd 2019–20 Rachel Martin 13–11 4th NCAA 2021 7–17 8th NCAA 6th 2021–22 Mindy Miles 5–6 5th 2022–23 7–5 3rd NCAA 6th 2023–24 9–11 4th NCAA 8th 2024–25 Richard Clark 12–6 5th NCAA T–9th 2025–26 18–1 1st NCAA 5th
See also List of NCAA rifle programs
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