SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced its November rifle athletes of the month Tuesday, highlighting excellence among student-athletes during the month. North Georgia's Kimberlee Nettles won Smallbore Shooter of the Month for the second straight month, while Georgia Southern's Ashley Judson won Air Rifle Shooter of the Month after garnering Air Rifle Co-Athlete of the Year honors last season.

SMALLBORE

North Georgia's Kimberlee Nettles earned her second Smallbore Shooter of the Month honor this season, averaging a score of 579 throughout the Nighthawks' two matches in November. In one weekend, the Waycross, Georgia, native set back-to-back personal best scores. On Nov. 14, Nettles took home second of 17 athletes with a smallbore score of 575, contributing to the team's season best smallbore score of 2277 against The Citadel's co-ed and women's squads. Within 24 hours, the senior earned the conference's top performance in smallbore, after a fourth-place finish against No. 19 Georgia Southern with a personal-best score of 583. This score is only one point shy of North Georgia's smallbore school record. Her overall average smallbore score of 574 over four matches this season is good for first in the conference. Nettles also leads the league with an average aggregate score of 1159.75.

Others nominated: Tommy Loring (UAB), Cameron Bates (The Citadel) and Brianne Staton (Georgia Southern).

AIR RIFLE

Ashley Judson, coming off a successful 2019-20 rifle season as the SoCon Air Rifle Co-Athlete of the Year, earned her first monthly honor of the 2020-21 season. Judson competed in two air rifle matches in November, both against ranked teams, averaging a score of 585 for the month. The Acworth, Georgia, native scored 582 points on Nov. 15 against No. 17 North Georgia, in a close match in which the Eagles edged off the Nighthawks by one aggregate point to take home first (4563). She came through clutch on her final shot of the match with a third-place finish to secure the Eagles' first-ever win over a top-20 team. The Eagles competed against No. 4 Alaska Fairbanks on Nov. 19, when Judson tied her career high with a score of 588, which helped lead the Eagles to their highest national ranking in school history at 19th. The sophomore holds the conference's fourth-highest air rifle average (582.33) over Georgia Southern's six matches and the fourth-best individual performance this season.

Others nominated: Amy Kohan (UAB), Cameron Bates (The Citadel) and Jaden-Ann Fraser (UNG).

Southern Conference November Rifle Shooters of the Month

Rifle – smallbore Kimberlee Nettles, North Georgia

Rifle – air rifle Ashley Judson, Georgia Southern

Southern Conference October Rifle Shooters of the Month

Rifle – smallbore Kimberlee Nettles, North Georgia

Rifle – air rifle Charlotte Welsh, The Citadel