Friday, March 13
Columbus, OH
All Day
Georgia Southern University
at
NCAA Rifle Championships
Watts Makes Air Rifle Finals at NCAA Championship
3/14/2026 1:30:00 PM | Women's Rifle
Team finishes seventh overall
NCAA SCORECARD
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Georgia Southern wrapped up competition at the 2026 NCAA Rifle Championships, held inside the Covelli Center on the campus of Ohio State University. The Eagles, making their second straight appearance in the Championship, scored 4,717 points to finish seventh while senior Tori Watts made the finals of the air rifle competition.
In smallbore, Bremen Butler led the way with a 588, which was good for 17th place. Emme Walrath shot a 587, followed by Emma Pohlmann (583), Tori Watts (580) and Zahra Gonzalez Mazo (579).
In air rifle, Watts shot a 598 to make the finals, while Butler shot a 596. She was followed by Walrath (593), Pohlmann (592) and Gonzalez Mazo (587).
In aggregate, Walrath led the way with an 1,180.
Watts made the finals in air rifle with a 598, becoming just the second Eagle in program history to make the finals. The California native finished eighth in the competition. Rosemary Kramer also made the finals in 2018, finishing third.
West Virginia won its second straight title with a championship-record score of 4,748. TCU finished second and Ole Miss took third.
Words From Coach Soren Butler: "Bittersweet weekend for us overall. I'm incredibly proud of the efforts they give and the preparation we had going into this weekend. Unfortunately things didn't go our way. We had a couple small victories throughout the weekend but fell short of where we planned to be. Congrats to Tori on becoming just our second air rifle finalist in program history. What a great way to cap off her collegiate career!
"I greatly appreciate the NCAA staff and the OSU staff for running a great championship. Another big thank you for Abby, Lea, Jack, LA, Bryan, Garrett, CD and Eagle Nation for making the trip and supporting us all yesterday. We will be back. Hail Southern!"
THE SCORES
West Virginia: 4,748 (2,353 smallbore; 2,395 air rifle)
TCU 4,741 (2,354 smallbore; 2,387 air rifle)
Ole Miss: 4,738 (2,356 smallbore; 2,382 air rifle)
Kentucky: 4,736 (2,353 smallbore; 2,383 air rifle)
Nebraska: 4,736 (2,354 smallbore; 2,382 air rifle)
Navy: 4,722 (2,346 smallbore; 2,376)
Georgia Southern: 4,717 (2,338 smallbore; 2,379 air rifle)
Alaska Fairbanks: 4,714 (2,334 smallbore; 2,380 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Junior - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 588 (17th)
Air Rifle - 596 (19th)
Aggregate - 1,184
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Junior - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 579 (40th)
Air Rifle - 587 (39th)
Aggregate - 1,166
Emma Pohlmann
Senior - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 583 (27th)
Air Rifle - 592 (35th)
Aggregate - 1,175
Emme Walrath
Sophomore - Kenosha, Wisc.
Smallbore - 587 (18th)
Air Rifle - 592 (32nd)
Aggregate - 1,180
Tori Watts
Senior - Folsom, Calif.
Smallbore - 580 (39th)
Air Rifle - 598 (7th; 8th in Finals)
Aggregate - 1,178
UP NEXT: Season Complete
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Georgia Southern wrapped up competition at the 2026 NCAA Rifle Championships, held inside the Covelli Center on the campus of Ohio State University. The Eagles, making their second straight appearance in the Championship, scored 4,717 points to finish seventh while senior Tori Watts made the finals of the air rifle competition.
In smallbore, Bremen Butler led the way with a 588, which was good for 17th place. Emme Walrath shot a 587, followed by Emma Pohlmann (583), Tori Watts (580) and Zahra Gonzalez Mazo (579).
In air rifle, Watts shot a 598 to make the finals, while Butler shot a 596. She was followed by Walrath (593), Pohlmann (592) and Gonzalez Mazo (587).
In aggregate, Walrath led the way with an 1,180.
Watts made the finals in air rifle with a 598, becoming just the second Eagle in program history to make the finals. The California native finished eighth in the competition. Rosemary Kramer also made the finals in 2018, finishing third.
West Virginia won its second straight title with a championship-record score of 4,748. TCU finished second and Ole Miss took third.
Words From Coach Soren Butler: "Bittersweet weekend for us overall. I'm incredibly proud of the efforts they give and the preparation we had going into this weekend. Unfortunately things didn't go our way. We had a couple small victories throughout the weekend but fell short of where we planned to be. Congrats to Tori on becoming just our second air rifle finalist in program history. What a great way to cap off her collegiate career!
"I greatly appreciate the NCAA staff and the OSU staff for running a great championship. Another big thank you for Abby, Lea, Jack, LA, Bryan, Garrett, CD and Eagle Nation for making the trip and supporting us all yesterday. We will be back. Hail Southern!"
THE SCORES
West Virginia: 4,748 (2,353 smallbore; 2,395 air rifle)
TCU 4,741 (2,354 smallbore; 2,387 air rifle)
Ole Miss: 4,738 (2,356 smallbore; 2,382 air rifle)
Kentucky: 4,736 (2,353 smallbore; 2,383 air rifle)
Nebraska: 4,736 (2,354 smallbore; 2,382 air rifle)
Navy: 4,722 (2,346 smallbore; 2,376)
Georgia Southern: 4,717 (2,338 smallbore; 2,379 air rifle)
Alaska Fairbanks: 4,714 (2,334 smallbore; 2,380 air rifle)
THE INDIVIDUALS (Alphabetical Order)
Bremen Butler
Junior - Fort Wayne, Ind.
Smallbore - 588 (17th)
Air Rifle - 596 (19th)
Aggregate - 1,184
Zahra Gonzalez Mazo
Junior - Logroño, Spain
Smallbore - 579 (40th)
Air Rifle - 587 (39th)
Aggregate - 1,166
Emma Pohlmann
Senior - Nentershausen, Germany
Smallbore - 583 (27th)
Air Rifle - 592 (35th)
Aggregate - 1,175
Emme Walrath
Sophomore - Kenosha, Wisc.
Smallbore - 587 (18th)
Air Rifle - 592 (32nd)
Aggregate - 1,180
Tori Watts
Senior - Folsom, Calif.
Smallbore - 580 (39th)
Air Rifle - 598 (7th; 8th in Finals)
Aggregate - 1,178
UP NEXT: Season Complete
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