All Seven Eagles Named to All-SoCon Rifle Teams
2/24/2026 11:45:00 AM | Women's Rifle
Butler, Walrtah earn athlete of the year awards
STATESBORO - All seven Georgia Southern student-athletes were named to the All-SoCon Rifle Team, as announced Tuesday by the conference. Additionally, sophomore Emme Walrath was named Smallbore Athlete of the Year and junior Bremen Butler took home Air Rifle Athlete of the Year honors for the second year in a row.
Earning spots on the Smallbore All-SoCon team were:
First Team
Bremen Butler
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Emma Pohlmann
Emme Walrath
Tori Watts
Second Team
Hailey Singleton
Earning spots on the Air Rifle All-SoCon team were:
First Team
Bremen Butler
Matilda Eylander
Emma Pohlmann
Emme Walrath
Tori Watts
Second Team
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Hailey Singleton
Walrath, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, earned Smallbore Athlete of the Year honors. It marks the fifth straight year an Eagle has earned the smallbore honor (Erin Ballard, 2022; Addy Burrow, 2023; Pohlmann, 2024; Butler, 2025).
Butler, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was named the Air Rifle Athlete of the Year once again. It marks the ninth straight year an Eagle has earned an air rifle honore (Rosemary Kramer, 2018 & 2019; Ashley Judson, 2020 [co], 2021 [co] & 2022; Burrow, 2023; Pohlmann, 2024; Butler, 2025).
The first and second teams are determined by averaging an athlete's three-highest scores in the discipline, regardless of location. The top five averages in the conference are named first team and the next five-highest averages are named second team.
The Athlete of the Year is determined by averaging an athlete's three-highest scores in the discipline from three different locations, along with their score from the SoCon Championship.
The Eagles qualified for the 2026 NCAA Rifle Championship for the second time in program history and will head to Columbus, Ohio, for the event March 13-14 at the Covelli Center on the campus of the Ohio State.
SoCon Smallbore Athlete of the Year
Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern
SoCon Air Rifle Athlete of the Year Standings
Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Smallbore First Team
Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern
Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern
Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern
Tori Watts, Georgia Southern
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Smallbore Second Team
Holly Visconti, UAB
Corbin Jockers, North Georgia
Piper Wentland, UAB
Bri Walter, North Georgia
Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Air Rifle First Team
Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern
Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern
Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern
Matilda Eylander, Georgia Southern
Tori Watts, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Air Rifle Second Team
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern
Braden Michalak, The Citadel
Abby Swain, North Georgia
Piper Wentland, UAB
Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern
Earning spots on the Smallbore All-SoCon team were:
First Team
Bremen Butler
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Emma Pohlmann
Emme Walrath
Tori Watts
Second Team
Hailey Singleton
Earning spots on the Air Rifle All-SoCon team were:
First Team
Bremen Butler
Matilda Eylander
Emma Pohlmann
Emme Walrath
Tori Watts
Second Team
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Hailey Singleton
Walrath, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, earned Smallbore Athlete of the Year honors. It marks the fifth straight year an Eagle has earned the smallbore honor (Erin Ballard, 2022; Addy Burrow, 2023; Pohlmann, 2024; Butler, 2025).
Butler, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was named the Air Rifle Athlete of the Year once again. It marks the ninth straight year an Eagle has earned an air rifle honore (Rosemary Kramer, 2018 & 2019; Ashley Judson, 2020 [co], 2021 [co] & 2022; Burrow, 2023; Pohlmann, 2024; Butler, 2025).
The first and second teams are determined by averaging an athlete's three-highest scores in the discipline, regardless of location. The top five averages in the conference are named first team and the next five-highest averages are named second team.
The Athlete of the Year is determined by averaging an athlete's three-highest scores in the discipline from three different locations, along with their score from the SoCon Championship.
The Eagles qualified for the 2026 NCAA Rifle Championship for the second time in program history and will head to Columbus, Ohio, for the event March 13-14 at the Covelli Center on the campus of the Ohio State.
SoCon Smallbore Athlete of the Year
Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern
SoCon Air Rifle Athlete of the Year Standings
Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Smallbore First Team
Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern
Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern
Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern
Tori Watts, Georgia Southern
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Smallbore Second Team
Holly Visconti, UAB
Corbin Jockers, North Georgia
Piper Wentland, UAB
Bri Walter, North Georgia
Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Air Rifle First Team
Bremen Butler, Georgia Southern
Emma Pohlmann, Georgia Southern
Emme Walrath, Georgia Southern
Matilda Eylander, Georgia Southern
Tori Watts, Georgia Southern
All-SoCon Air Rifle Second Team
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo, Georgia Southern
Braden Michalak, The Citadel
Abby Swain, North Georgia
Piper Wentland, UAB
Hailey Singleton, Georgia Southern
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