STATESBORO - Georgia Southern head rifle coach Soren Butler announced the signing of two high school shooters to National Letters of Intent, as announced Friday. The duo, which consists of, in alphabetical order, Hailey Singleton (Bellevue, Ohio) and Emme Walrath (Kenosha, Wisconsin) will join the program as freshmen in fall of 2024.

Hailey Singleton
Freshman
Bellevue, Ohio
Bellevue HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Shot for American Legion Post 295, TWS for Coaches Chance Cover, Jared Singleton and Matt Muzik … Team co-captain in 2021-22 and 2022-23 … 2023 Camp Perry Open 3P Air Team Match 1st Place … 2023 Gold Medal CMP Regional Championship …  A three-time Air Rifle Junior Olympic Qualifier … 3P Air Rifle Distinguished Badge … 2023 National 3P Air Rifle Championship Second Place … 2021 Second Place State Championship Smallbore … 2021 Third Place State Championship Air Rifle … 2022 Second Place State Championship Air Rifle … 2022 Winter Air U18 Gold Medalist … All-Year Honor Roll 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 … Elks Certificate of Academic Achievement 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.

PERSONAL: Born Hailey Marie Singleton on September 14 in Bellevue, OH … Daughter of Mindy and Jared Singleton … Has three older brothers: Jared II, Hunter and Tristan Singleton.

INTENDED MAJOR: Psychology

Emme Walrath
Freshman
Kenosha, Wis.
Lakeview Technology Academy

HIGH SCHOOL: Shot for club teams Team Winning Solutions and Southport Masters … Was coached by Lucas Kozeniesky (Team Winning Solutions) and Jon Speck (Southport Masters) … Joined the National Futures Team at 2022's USA Shooting Nationals … Joined the National Development Team after 2022's Junior World Championships in Egypt … Qualified for Junior Olympics for air rifle and smallbore from 2020-2023 … Took first in the 2023 Wisconsin State Championship … Placed first at the 2023 Lapua IWK in Germany in Junior Women Prone … ISCH in Germany second place Junior Women smallbore and second place Junior Women Prone in 2023 … Took first at the 2023 Junior Pardini/AMU Air Rifle Nationals … Won the 2022 Wisconsin State Championships … Placed fifth at the 2022 Junior Olympics Air Rifle and third in Smallbore at U18 … Took first at the 2022 3P Air Rifle CMP Championships, first 3P Air Junior Olympic Championship, USA Shooting Nationals third place Junior … Placed sixth at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Egypt … 2022 Winter Air Gun first place Junior … The Wisconsin State Smallbore Champion in 2021 … 3P Air Rifle CMP Championships first place in 2021 … 3P Air Junior Olympic Championship first place in 2021 … A 2021 ELEY High School All-American … Winter Air Gun first place Junior in 2021 … CMP Monthly Matches first place Standing Air Rifle in 2021 … CMP Monthly Matches second place 3P Air Rifle in 2021 … 2021 ASSA 3P Team Iron and Metallic sights first-place team (Southport Masters) … 2021 Winter Air Gun first-place Junior Team (Southport Masters) … J3 first place and J3 National Record at Winter Air Gun in 2020 … 2020 Grandbury HS MCJROTIC Virtual Match first-place team (Southport Masters) … 2020 Gary Anderson Invitational first-place team (Southport Masters) … A member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born Emme N. Walrath on April 14 in Kenosha, WI … Daughter of Fawng and Shawn Walrath … Has a sister, Anna.

INTENDED MAJOR: Psychology/Pre-Med