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Nebraska Cornhuskers Rifle Year founded: 1998 City Lincoln, NE Team Mascot Herbie Husker; Lil' Red Team Colors Scarlet and cream Head Coach Morgan Hicks Home Stadium Nebraska Rifle Range League/Conference affiliations Conference History:
- Great American Rifle Conference (GARC): 2004-2005 to Present
Team history as of December 2010: NCAA individual titles
- 2
GARC Tournament Champions
- 2005, 2006
NCAA Tournament appearances
- 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in rifle. Rifle is classified as a co-ed sport by the NCAA and is classified as a women's sport at the University of Nebraska. Rifle got its start as an official sport of the university during the 1998-1999 season under coach Karen Anthony.
The team practices and has meets at the 10-point indoor firing range located in the Military and Naval Sciences Building (ROTC). The coach is Morgan Hicks who started in the 2007-2008 season. The team has had invitations to the NCAA tournament and has won two individual national titles.
NCAA Championships
Individual
- 2000 Nicole Allaire Smallbore
- 2006 Kristina Fehlings Air Rifle
References
- "Nebraska Rifle Team Page". http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&KEY=&SPID=40&SPSID=164.
Nebraska Cornhuskers women's rifle Stadium – Nebraska Rifle Range
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Individual National ChampionshipsNicole Allaire Smallbore 2000 • Kristina Fehlings Air Rifle 2006
NCAA Tournament Appearances2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010
Key PersonnelHead Coach: Morgan Hicks
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