Soren Butler Announces Additional Signing
11/21/2022 9:59:00 AM | Women's Rifle
Ella Goldfaden joins already strong recruiting class
STATESBORO - Georgia Southern head rifle coach Soren Butler announced Monday an addition to an already-impressive group of shooters who comprise his first recruiting class as a head coach as the Eagles will welcome Ella Goldfaden (Bat Hefer, Israel) to Georgia Southern next fall. She joins Bremen Butler (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Zahra González Mazo (Logroño, Spain) who were announced last week.
"The team is really excited to welcome Ella to Statesboro," Butler said. "I think she'll make an immediate impact in airgun and will be a great addition to the culture we're trying to develop."
Ella Goldfaden
Hometown: Bat Hefer, Isreal
High School: Shahar - Ma'ayan Regional
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shahar - Ma'ayan Regional High … Won the Israeli 10m air rifle women's championship in 2022 … Won the silver medal at the Israel 10m air rifle women's junior championship in 2021 … Placed second at the Israel Shooting League in 2021-2022 … Finished 19th at the 2022 ISSF World Cup Junior Championships in Suhl, Germany … Placed 19th at the 2021 Junior European Championships in Osijek, Croatia … Club team was Maccabi Ra'anana Shooting, where she was coached by Gil Simkovitch.
PERSONAL: Born Ella Goldfaden on August 27 in Israel … Daughter of Shoshi Goldfaden and Amnon Goldfaden … Has three older siblings: sister Noa, and brothers Itay and Tomer … Itay swam collegiately at the University of South Carolina and represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, qualifying for the finals of the mixed 4×100 meter medley relay race at the Tokyo Games … Tomer swims atthe University of Hawaii and won the Israeli Winter Championships in the 100 breast.
INTENDED MAJOR: Art
