SoCon announces November rifle athlete of the month

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern’s Emme Walrath has been selected as the Southern Conference Rifle Athlete of the Month for November. Walrath has earned this month’s honor in both smallbore and air rifle. The selection is made by the league office and is the second of the season.  

Walrath, a freshman, averaged 588 in smallbore and 597.500 in air rifle in two matches against VMI and Alaska Fairbanks. Against VMI, Walrath was first out of 18 individuals in smallbore and claimed the top spot in air rifle for both November matches.   

Walrath shot 598 in air rifle against second-ranked Alaska Fairbanks, one point shy of her season high of 599. 

Walrath is tied for third in the NCAA for both air rifle and aggregate scoring and is sixth in the rankings for smallbore. Walrath leads all SoCon competitors in smallbore, air rifle, and aggregate scores.  

The native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, leads all SoCon competitors in all three scoring categories, air rifle, smallbore, and aggregate.  

Georgia Southern will resume competition in the new year when they travel to Murray State on Jan. 11.  

2024-25 SoCon Rifle Athlete of the Month  

October Emme Walrath, Fr., Georgia Southern 

November Emme Walrath, Fr., Georgia Southern