FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks rifle program opens up this season at home as they welcome the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes. The first match will be shot on campus in the E.F. Horton Rifle Range at the Patty Center and match two will be shot at the Tanana Valley Sportsmen's Association (TVSA).
Friday, Oct. 17
vs. No. 12 Ohio State | 8 a.m. AKST
Fairbanks | E.F. Horton Rifle Range
Saturday, Oct. 18
vs. No. 12 Ohio State | 8 a.m. AKST
Fairbanks | TVSA
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First of the Year
This weekend will be the Nanooks first matches of the season. Alaska returns six from last season's roster:
Tobias Bernhoft-Osa,
Lucie Kissenberger,
Teagan Perkowski,
Amanda Pettersen,
Elijah Spencer, and
Matthew Stout. They welcomed four newcomers this offseason, two freshmen and two transfers.
Noah Meierotto (Fairbanks, Alaska) and
Marshall Schmidt (Charlton, N.Y.) are the two incoming freshmen, while
Julianna Hays (Maplewood, Minn. - Ole Miss) and
Sadie Palfrey (Indiana, Pa. - UT Martin) transfer in to close out the 2025-26 roster.
New Staff
Randi Loudin takes over as the head coach of the Nanooks rifle team after six seasons as an assistant coach. Loudin first joined Alaska in 2019-20 as a graduate assistant with former head coach Layne Lewis. She then joined the staff full-time the following year as an assistant coach for Will Anti. Alongside Anti, Loudin helped lead the Nanooks back to the top, winning the 2023 National Championship. Alongside the title, Loudin assisted the Nanooks to three third-place finishes, and a fifth-place finish.
Joining Loudin on the coaching staff for 2025-26 is
Cecelia Ossi. Ossi steps right into the assistant role after finishing her collegiate career with the Nanooks in 2024-25. Before joining Alaska as a graduate-transfer, Ossi shot for Nebraska, graduating from UNL in 2024. Ossi capped off her collegiate career in style, claiming the 2025 NCAA Individual Smallbore National Championship with a finals score of 464.7. Her season was filled with highlights, including personal bests of 599 in air rifle, 597 in smallbore, and a 1196 aggregate — all set on February 1 against Kentucky. That 1196 aggregate score set a new Nanooks program record, while her 597 in smallbore tied the program record. She posted an aggregate score of 1190 or higher in six of her final seven matches and played a key role in Alaska's fourth PRC title. After graduating, Ossi added another individual title to her accolades, winning the USA Shooting National Championships in women's air rifle.
#NookNotes
- Alaska went 14-1, 8-1 PRC last season. Their lone head-to-head loss came on Nov. 10 against TCU (4743-4732).
- Alaska won the 2025 PRC Championship after taking first in both the smallbore and air rifle disciplines. They won smallbore with a score of 2367 and won air with a 2391, breaking the program record for air rifle.
- Their aggregate score of 4758 also broke the program aggregate record.
- Three countries are represented on this season's roster. France, Norway, and the United States.
- Alongside that, seven different states make up the 2025-26 roster: Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
A Look Ahead
This season, the Nanooks will welcome Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio State, TCU, UT Martin, and UTEP to Fairbanks for home match competitions. Following this weekend's home matches, the Nanooks will hit the road for the remainder of 2025. They open up 2026 at home with Nebraska and Kentucky (Jan. 17-18), before TCU and UT Martin come to Fairbanks for their regular-season finales. They'll then host UTEP on Feb. 21 for their NCAA Qualifier.
The Nanooks will head to Colorado for matches with Air Force and TCU, Mississippi (Ole Miss and PRC Championships), Tennessee (UT Martin) and New York (Army/Navy). View the full schedule
HERE.
Bucket Hat Giveaway
The first 25 fans in attendance on Friday, Oct. 17 will receive a one-of-a-kind Alaska Nanooks bucket hat! Friday's match begins at 8 a.m. and is at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range inside the Patty Center.
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