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Georgia Southern claims smallbore crown at rifle championship
Eagles win smallbore for fourth straight season
NCAA scorecard
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Defending overall Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern claimed its fourth consecutive smallbore crown Saturday at the 2024 SoCon Rifle Championships at The Citadel’s Inouye Marksmanship Center in Charleston, South Carolina. GSU sophomore Emma Pohlmann claimed the individual title.
The Eagles shot a championship-record 2,343 to outdistance runner-up UAB, which shot 2,287. GSU, which set a program record with a 2,349 twice during the regular season, surpassed their own championship mark of 2,315 set by the Eagles just a year ago. With the victory, GSU became the first four-time winner of the SoCon’s smallbore championship.
Georgia Southern’s Addy Burrow, who posted a 589 twice during the regular season, shot a 588 to take first place in the qualifying round, edging teammates Ella Goldfaden (587) and Pohlmann (586), who led the SoCon with a 587 average on the season.
Pohlmann, who claimed Georgia Southern’s third straight individual title in the discipline, joined Burrow, freshman Zahra Gonzalez Mazo and Goldfaden, as four Eagles advanced to the finals.
The Citadel’s James Hart IV and Charlotte Welsh made their second consecutive appearances in the finals, with North Georgia’s Maya Cameron and VMI’s Ryan Harlow rounding out the finals field.
There, Pohlmann claimed the title after totaling 461.5 to top UNG’s Cameron, who posted a 452.8. Goldfaden and Mazo finished third and fourth, respectively, while Hart was fifth.
The Citadel finished third in the team smallbore standings with 2,281 points, just six points shy of UAB. North Georgia was fourth at 2,279, followed by VMI (2,271), Wofford (2,209), VMI’s women’s team (2,198) and The Citadel’s women’s team (2,142).
The Citadel will look to defend its air rifle title when the SoCon Rifle Championship resumes Sunday.
Sunday’s first relay is set for 7:45 a.m. and the finals are scheduled to start at 2:15 p.m.
2024 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore team scores
1. Georgia Southern 2,343
2. UAB 2,287
3. The Citadel 2,281
4. North Georgia 2,279
5. VMI 2,271
6. Wofford 2,209
7. VMI (W) 2,198
8. The Citadel (W) 2,142
Smallbore individual final
1. Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern (461.5)
2. Maya Cameron, North Georgia (452.8)
3. Ella Goldfaden , Georgia Southern (443.1)
4. Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern (432.1)
5. James Hart IV, The Citadel (421.9)
6. Ryan Harlow, VMI (409.7)
7. Addy Burrow, Georgia Southern (398.7)
8. Charlotte Welsh, The Citadel (397.9)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Defending overall Southern Conference champion Georgia Southern claimed its fourth consecutive smallbore crown Saturday at the 2024 SoCon Rifle Championships at The Citadel’s Inouye Marksmanship Center in Charleston, South Carolina. GSU sophomore Emma Pohlmann claimed the individual title.
The Eagles shot a championship-record 2,343 to outdistance runner-up UAB, which shot 2,287. GSU, which set a program record with a 2,349 twice during the regular season, surpassed their own championship mark of 2,315 set by the Eagles just a year ago. With the victory, GSU became the first four-time winner of the SoCon’s smallbore championship.
Georgia Southern’s Addy Burrow, who posted a 589 twice during the regular season, shot a 588 to take first place in the qualifying round, edging teammates Ella Goldfaden (587) and Pohlmann (586), who led the SoCon with a 587 average on the season.
Pohlmann, who claimed Georgia Southern’s third straight individual title in the discipline, joined Burrow, freshman Zahra Gonzalez Mazo and Goldfaden, as four Eagles advanced to the finals.
The Citadel’s James Hart IV and Charlotte Welsh made their second consecutive appearances in the finals, with North Georgia’s Maya Cameron and VMI’s Ryan Harlow rounding out the finals field.
There, Pohlmann claimed the title after totaling 461.5 to top UNG’s Cameron, who posted a 452.8. Goldfaden and Mazo finished third and fourth, respectively, while Hart was fifth.
The Citadel finished third in the team smallbore standings with 2,281 points, just six points shy of UAB. North Georgia was fourth at 2,279, followed by VMI (2,271), Wofford (2,209), VMI’s women’s team (2,198) and The Citadel’s women’s team (2,142).
The Citadel will look to defend its air rifle title when the SoCon Rifle Championship resumes Sunday.
Sunday’s first relay is set for 7:45 a.m. and the finals are scheduled to start at 2:15 p.m.
2024 SoCon Rifle Championship Smallbore team scores
1. Georgia Southern 2,343
2. UAB 2,287
3. The Citadel 2,281
4. North Georgia 2,279
5. VMI 2,271
6. Wofford 2,209
7. VMI (W) 2,198
8. The Citadel (W) 2,142
Smallbore individual final
1. Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern (461.5)
2. Maya Cameron, North Georgia (452.8)
3. Ella Goldfaden , Georgia Southern (443.1)
4. Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern (432.1)
5. James Hart IV, The Citadel (421.9)
6. Ryan Harlow, VMI (409.7)
7. Addy Burrow, Georgia Southern (398.7)
8. Charlotte Welsh, The Citadel (397.9)