NRA Announces All-American Awards During NCAA Rifle Championships

FAIRFAX,VIRGINIA - The National Rifle Association announced its annual selection of All-American awards to competitive rifle shooters during the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Rifle Championships. The awards were presented at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

The All-American award, created by the NRA in 1936, honors top collegiate shooters in the rifle, pistol, and shotgun disciplines. Winners of the prestigious All-American award are selected by NRA's Collegiate Programs Committee. The selection committee members are well known in the competitive shooting community, and some of the committee members are former All-Americans, have served as coaches of All-Americans, or both. The program is committed to recognizing and honoring collegians who have performed remarkable shooting feats during a shooting season while demonstrating exceptional leadership and character.

The All-American awards were presented at the All-American Banquet held evening at the Hotel Thayer on the West Point campus.

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2008 NRA COLLEGIATE ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

SMALLBORE RIFLE

FIRST TEAM
Christopher R. Abalo U.S. Military Acad. Sen. Glendora, Calif.
Joshua Albright U.S. Naval Acad. Sen. Shelton, Conn.
Thomas E. Csenge Univ. of Kentucky Soph. Keene, N.H.
Brandi Eskew W. Virginia Univ FR Petersburg, W.Va.
Brian M. Kern U.S. Military Acad. Sen. Bensalem, Pa.
Lafe Kunkel W. Virginia Univ. Sen. Hackettstown, N.J.
Christopher J. Olofsson Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks JR Stromsund, Sweden
Andrew T. Roland Univ. of Kentucky JR Lake Oswego, Ore
Patrik P. Sartz Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks JR Stora Sundby, Sweden
Stephen I. Scherer U.S. Military Acad. FR Billerica, Mass.

SECOND TEAM
David E. Amiot U.S. Military Acad. Sen. Nashville, Tenn.
Michael A. Dickinson Jacksonville St. Univ. JR Ozark, Ala.
Raymond Geyer Univ. of Kentucky Sen. Stamping Ground, Ky.
Emily M. Paper TCU Soph. Pleasant Valley, Iowa
Jennifer E. Pason Univ. of Kentucky Soph. Milroy, Pa.
Simone C. Riford TCU Soph. Kaneohe, Hawaii
Thomas Santelli W. Virginia Univ. FR Prosperity, Pa.
Kyle Smith W. Virginia Univ. FR Dubois, Pa.
Kirsten Weiss Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln Sen. Cornwall, Pa.
Kevin P. Witbrodt Murray St. Univ. JR Sunset Hills, Mo.

HONORABLE MENTION
William J. Galligan Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks Soph. Eagle River, Alaska
Ashley L. Jackson Univ. of Kentucky Soph. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Andrew Lamson W. Virginia Univ. FR Colchester, Vt.

AIR RIFLE

FIRST TEAM
Christopher R. Abalo U.S. Military Acad. Sen. Glendora, Calif.
Taylor Beard Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks FR Parker, Colo.
Thomas E. Csenge Univ. of Kentucky Soph. Keene, N.H.
Lisa Kunzelman U.S. Naval Acad. JR Constantia, N.Y.
Erin M. Lorenzen TCU Soph. Fort Wayne, Ind.
Meghann K. Morrill Univ. of Nevada - Reno Sen. Verdi, Nev.
Christopher J. Olofsson Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks JR Stromsund, Sweden
Cody S. Rutter Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks FR Palmyra, Pa.
Patrik P. Sartz Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks JR Stora Sundby, Sweden
Stephen I. Scherer U.S. Military Acad. FR Billerica, Mass.

SECOND TEAM
David E. Amiot U.S. Military Acad. Sen. Nashville, Tenn.
Michael A. Dickinson Jacksonville St. Univ. JR Ozark, Ala.
Raymond Geyer Univ. of Kentucky Sen. Stamping Ground, Ky.
Jonathan D. Hall Jacksonville St. Univ. Soph. Carollton, GA
Amanda Jeffries Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln Soph. Norman, Okla.
Brian M. Kern U.S. Military Acad. Sen. Bensalem, Pa.
Jessica Klatt Univ. of Nevada - Reno FR Burns, Ore.
Elisha LaFond Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln FR Spokane, Wash.
Jennifer E. Pason Univ. of Kentucky Soph. Milroy, Pa.
Ida R. Peterson Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks FR Fairbanks, Alaska

HONORABLE MENTION
Sarah L. Smith Univ. of Nevada - Reno JR Gardnerville, Nev.

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