SIX NANOOKS NAMED NRA RIFLE ALL-AMERICANS
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-Six members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks rifle team have been named Collegiate All-Americans by the National Rifle Association.
The six were honored for their performances during the 2004-2005 season.
Junior Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, PA), sophomore Matt Rawlings (Wharton, TX), and seniors Matt Wallace (Fairbanks, AK) and Joe Hein (Mason, MI) earned first team All-America honors in small-bore rifle. Junior Kim Harris (Fairbanks, AK) was named a second team All-American, while freshman John Hogle (Billerica, MA) earned honorable mention.
Beyerle, Rawlings and Wallace also earned first team All-America honors in air rifle, while Hein earned second team honors.
"It was great to see six of our student-athletes named All-Americans," said UAF Head Coach Glenn Dubis. "It was good news, particularly seeing that all four of our first team people were honored, and that Kim Harris and John Hogle also made it."
The Nanooks finished fourth at this year's NCAA Championships.
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