SoCon Smallbore Champion (2022)
SoCon Smallbore Athlete of the Year (2021-22)
First-Team All-SoCon Smallbore (2021-22)
Second-Team All-SoCon Air Rifle (2021-22)
CRCA Scholastic All-American (2021, 2022)
2022-23: Averaged 568.333 in smallbore, 575.500 in air rifle and 1,143.833 aggregate for the season … Shot a season-best 576 smallbore and 1,160 aggregate on Oct. 1 at Morehead State … Air rifle high was 583 at Morehead on Sept. 30 … Made the President’s List in the fall for making a perfect 4.00 GPA and the Dean's List in the spring for making a 3.50 or higher.
2021-22: The 2022 SoCon Smallbore Champion, the first in school history … Also earned SoCon Smallbore Shooter of the Year honors and was named first-team All-SoCon in the smallbore discipline … A second-team All-SoCon selection in air rifle … Named the SoCon Smallbore Shooter of the Month for January and February … Competed 11 times on the season … Represented the team at SoCon in both the smallbore and air rifle, helping lead the Eagles to a title … Posted a season aggregate average of 1,140.118, third-best in program history … Averaged a school-record 572.182 in smallbore and 583.400 in air rifle (fourth-best in program history) … Had a season highs in smallbore (581) at The Citadel (1/29) and Statesboro (2/19) … Her season best in air rifle (588) and aggregate (1,169) came at home on Feb. 29 … Made the President’s List in the fall and spring for making a perfect 4.00 GPA … Named a Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholastic All-American.
2020-21: Competed nine times, seven times in smallbore and nine times in air rifle … Posted a season aggregate average of 1,118.714 … Averaged 548.286 in smallbore and 569.778 in air rifle … Had a season highs in smallbore (563) and aggregate (1,140) on Feb. 13 in Morehead, KY … Her season bests in air rifle (577) came on Feb. 13 at Morehead State and on Feb. 20 at home … Named a Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholastic All-American … Made the Honor Roll in the fall for making above a 3.00 GPA … Made the Dean's List in the spring for posting above a 3.50 GPA.
PREP: Was homeschooled, but shot club rifle for Mason-Dixon Jr. Rifle Club and Coach David Wisman … Won the West Virginia Junior Olympic qualifier in 2019 … United States Junior Olympics Women's 10 meter air rifle 1st round invitation in April, 2019 … Silver Medalist State Junior Olympics Women's .22 long rifle in December, 2017 and December, 2018 … Silver Medalist State Junior Olympics Women's 10 meter air rifle in December 2017 and December, 2018 … Silver Medalist State Junior Olympics Three-Position air rifle in March, 2018 … United States Army Marksmanship Unit Jr. Nationals Rifle Match invitation in February, 2017 and January, 2018 … Bronze Medalist Centreville Cup Challenge Three-Position air rifle in October 2018 and October, 2019 … Bronze Medalist Team Centreville Cup Challenge Three-Position air rifle in October, 2018 … Gold Medal Team Centreville Cup Challenge Standing 10 meter air rifle in October, 2018 … Received the American Heritage Girls (AHG) Dolley Madison Level Award in May, 2018 … Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS) Safety Captain in 2017 … Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS) Pit Boss from 2017-2019 … Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS) CAD Team in 2017-2018 … Mountaineer Area RoboticS (MARS) Student Leadership Council Secretary in 2019.
PERSONAL: Born Erin Grace Ballard on Oct. 22, 2002 in Morgantown, WV … Daughter of Andrew and Michele Ballard … Has eight siblings: brothers Christopher, Sean, Jacob, Liam and William, along with sisters Clara, Kelsie and Michaela.
MAJOR: Sport Management
