Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle

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 Cornhuskers
Founded	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
University	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic director	Troy Dannen
Head coach	Richard Clark (2nd season)
Conference	Patriot Rifle
Location	Lincoln, Nebraska
Home arena	BigShots Indoor Range
Nickname	Cornhuskers
Colors	Scarlet and cream[1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference championships
2005, 2006

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)^[2]

Coaches

Coaching history

No.	Coach	Tenure	Overall
1	Karen Anthony	1998–2002	43–25 (.632)
2	Launi Meili	2002–2007	75–29 (.721)
3	Morgan Hicks	2007–2012	53–62 (.461)
4	Stacy Underwood	2012–2014	46–24 (.657)
5	Ashley MacAllister	2014–2019	50–49 (.505)
5	Rachel Martin	2019–2021	20–28 (.417)
6	Mindy Miles	2021–2024	21–22 (.488)
	Liz Schmeltzer[a]	2024	No games coached
7	Richard Clark	2024–present	12–6 (.667)

Coaching staff

Name	Position	First year	Alma mater
Richard Clark	Head coach	2024	Kentucky
Kristen Derting	Assistant coach	2024	Mississippi

Championships and awards

Conference championships

Regular season

• Great America Rifle: 2006

Tournament

• Great America Rifle: 2005, 2006

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 (SB)
• Kristina Fehlings – 2006 (AR)
• Rachel Martin – 2015 (SB)
• Cecelia Ossi – 2023 (SB)

First-team All-Americans

• Nicole Allaire – 2000 (AR, SB)
• Amanda Trujillo – 2001 (AR)
• Melissa Downsbrough – 2002 (AR)
• Kristina Fehlings – 2004 (AR), 2005 (AR), 2006 (SB)
• Misty Chanek – 2006 (SB)
• Andrea Franzen – 2006 (AR)
• Kirsten Weiss – 2007 (SB)
• Amanda Jeffries – 2009 (AR)
• Denise Martin – 2014 (SB)
• Lauren Phillips – 2014 (SB)
• Cecelia Ossi – 2023 (SB), 2024 (SB)^[3]

Seasons

Regular season champion

Tournament champion

Regular season and tournament champion

Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Postseason
Independent (1998–2004)
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
Great America Rifle Conference (2004–2021)
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		12–14	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[b]
2021		7–17	8th	NCAA 6th
Patriot Rifle Conference (2021–present)
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

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Notes

1. Schmetlzer was hired early in 2024 but departed the program shortly after without coaching any meets.
2. Nebraska qualified for the 2020 NCAA Rifle Championship before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic