Friday, February 6
Statesboro, GA
All Day
Georgia Southern University
vs
SoCon Rifle Championships
Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
Georgia Southern Claims Fifth Straight SoCon Rifle Title
2/7/2026 3:00:00 PM | Women's Rifle
Team sets new conference record with 4,727
NCAA SCORECARD
STATESBORO - Big scores in smallbore and air rifle helped propel the Georgia Southern rifle team to the 2026 Southern Conference Rifle title at Shooting Sports Education Center. After winning the smallbore title with a conference-record 2,345 on Friday, the squad kept the pressure on with a record 2,327 in air rifle on Saturday and rolled past North Georgia by 69 points to claim their fifth-straight title. Additionally, Emme Walrath won the the air rifle finals to claim her second individual title of the weekend.
It marks the third time in program history, and the third year in a row, the team has swept all three titles.
In the air rifle preliminaries, Walrath dropped just two shots and posted a 598 to take first. She was followed closely by Bremean Butler and Emma Pohlmann, who both shot 597. Tori Watts posted a 590 and Hailey Singleton posted a 585 to round out the team effort.
With their scores, Walrath, Butler, Pohlmann and Watts all made the finals. Walrath pulled away late to take the title in air rifle, picking up her second individual title of the weekend. She won the smallbore crown on Friday. Watts took the bronze while Butler placed fourth and Pohlmann placed sixth.
Walrath was given the Pinnacle Award, given to the student-athlete on the championship shooting team with the highest cumulative GPA.
With the championship moved up a month this year and regular-season action still going for another week, the SoCon Shooters of the Year and all-conference awards will be awarded after the season is completed.
Words From Coach Soren Butler: "I'm pleased with our performance this weekend. This group has put a lot of intention in to late-season consistency and this weekend, we accomplished that. I'm happy for the girls and the individual success that was had as well. This match is a great representation of the format at NCAAs so getting this experience under our belt is good for us. Big thank to Bryan, LA, Dr. Brandonn, Marie, AJ, our creative services team, our administration, Matt Horst and the SSEC staff, Abby, Lea, and my wife Rach for their endless support and help this weekend. Big thanks for the family, friends and Eagle Nation who came out to support! Five in a row is special. Hail Southern!"
THE SCORES
#6 Georgia Southern: 4,727 (2,345 smallbore, 2,382 air rifle)
#18 North Georgia: 4,658 (2,304 smallbore, 2,354 air rifle)
#19 UAB: 4,601 (2,282 smallbore, 2,319 air rifle)
VMI: 4,563 (2,233 smallbore, 2,330 air rifle)
VMI (W): 4,560 (2,253 smallbore, 2,307 air rifle)
Wofford: 4,545 (2,221 smallbore, 2,324 air rifle)
The Citadel: 4,538 (2,221 smallbore, 2,317 air rifle)
The Citadel (W): 4,424 (2,175 smallbore, 2,249 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Junior - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 582 (4th; 2nd finals)
Air Rifle - 597 (2nd; 4th in finals)
Aggregate - 1,179 (3rd)
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Junior - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 585 (3rd; 5th in finals)
Emma Pohlmann
Senior - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 588 (2nd; 3rd in finals)
Air Rifle - 597 (3rd; 6th in finals)
Aggregate - 1,185 (2nd)
Hailey Singleton
Sophomore - Bellevue, Ohio
Air Rifle - 585 (12th)
Emme Walrath
Sophomore - Kenosha, Wis.
Smallbore - 590 (1st; SoCon Champion)
Air Rifle - 598 (1st; SoCon Champion)
Aggregate - 1,188 (1st)
Tori Watts
Senior - Folsom, Calif.
Smallbore - 582 (5th; 8th in finals)
Air Rifle - 590 (7th; 3rd in finals)
Aggregate - 1,172 (4th)
Up Next: Georgia Southern will head to Charleston, South Carolina, to wrap up its regular season with a match at The Citadel against UAB on Friday and then against #8 Navy, The Citadel and The Citadel Women on Saturday.
STATESBORO - Big scores in smallbore and air rifle helped propel the Georgia Southern rifle team to the 2026 Southern Conference Rifle title at Shooting Sports Education Center. After winning the smallbore title with a conference-record 2,345 on Friday, the squad kept the pressure on with a record 2,327 in air rifle on Saturday and rolled past North Georgia by 69 points to claim their fifth-straight title. Additionally, Emme Walrath won the the air rifle finals to claim her second individual title of the weekend.
It marks the third time in program history, and the third year in a row, the team has swept all three titles.
In the air rifle preliminaries, Walrath dropped just two shots and posted a 598 to take first. She was followed closely by Bremean Butler and Emma Pohlmann, who both shot 597. Tori Watts posted a 590 and Hailey Singleton posted a 585 to round out the team effort.
With their scores, Walrath, Butler, Pohlmann and Watts all made the finals. Walrath pulled away late to take the title in air rifle, picking up her second individual title of the weekend. She won the smallbore crown on Friday. Watts took the bronze while Butler placed fourth and Pohlmann placed sixth.
Walrath was given the Pinnacle Award, given to the student-athlete on the championship shooting team with the highest cumulative GPA.
With the championship moved up a month this year and regular-season action still going for another week, the SoCon Shooters of the Year and all-conference awards will be awarded after the season is completed.
Words From Coach Soren Butler: "I'm pleased with our performance this weekend. This group has put a lot of intention in to late-season consistency and this weekend, we accomplished that. I'm happy for the girls and the individual success that was had as well. This match is a great representation of the format at NCAAs so getting this experience under our belt is good for us. Big thank to Bryan, LA, Dr. Brandonn, Marie, AJ, our creative services team, our administration, Matt Horst and the SSEC staff, Abby, Lea, and my wife Rach for their endless support and help this weekend. Big thanks for the family, friends and Eagle Nation who came out to support! Five in a row is special. Hail Southern!"
THE SCORES
#6 Georgia Southern: 4,727 (2,345 smallbore, 2,382 air rifle)
#18 North Georgia: 4,658 (2,304 smallbore, 2,354 air rifle)
#19 UAB: 4,601 (2,282 smallbore, 2,319 air rifle)
VMI: 4,563 (2,233 smallbore, 2,330 air rifle)
VMI (W): 4,560 (2,253 smallbore, 2,307 air rifle)
Wofford: 4,545 (2,221 smallbore, 2,324 air rifle)
The Citadel: 4,538 (2,221 smallbore, 2,317 air rifle)
The Citadel (W): 4,424 (2,175 smallbore, 2,249 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Junior - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 582 (4th; 2nd finals)
Air Rifle - 597 (2nd; 4th in finals)
Aggregate - 1,179 (3rd)
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Junior - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 585 (3rd; 5th in finals)
Emma Pohlmann
Senior - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 588 (2nd; 3rd in finals)
Air Rifle - 597 (3rd; 6th in finals)
Aggregate - 1,185 (2nd)
Hailey Singleton
Sophomore - Bellevue, Ohio
Air Rifle - 585 (12th)
Emme Walrath
Sophomore - Kenosha, Wis.
Smallbore - 590 (1st; SoCon Champion)
Air Rifle - 598 (1st; SoCon Champion)
Aggregate - 1,188 (1st)
Tori Watts
Senior - Folsom, Calif.
Smallbore - 582 (5th; 8th in finals)
Air Rifle - 590 (7th; 3rd in finals)
Aggregate - 1,172 (4th)
Up Next: Georgia Southern will head to Charleston, South Carolina, to wrap up its regular season with a match at The Citadel against UAB on Friday and then against #8 Navy, The Citadel and The Citadel Women on Saturday.
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