2017-18 Men's and Women's Rifle Roster

JR Ancheta, UAF Photography
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography
JR Ancheta, UAF Photography

Luke Johnson

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Marysville, Penn.
  • Highschool:
    Susquenita

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests:
Air Rifle: 599 (Jan. 27, 2018 vs. Nevada)
Smallbore: 588 (Jan. 10, 2017 vs. West Virginia)
Aggregate: 1,184 (Jan. 19, 2018 vs. Ole Miss)

#NookNotes:
- Three NCAA Rifle National Championship appearances (2016, 2017 & 2018)
- NRA Air Rifle All-American Second Team Selection (2017-18)
- Two NRA Smallbore All-American Honorable Mention (2016-17 & 2017-18)
- CRCA Honorable Mention (2017-18)
- Tied for seventh in the smallbore individual finals at the NCAA Rifle Championships (2017)
- Posted team's highest air rifle score at 2016 NCAA Rifle Championships

2017-18 | Senior
Appeared in all 14 matches as a senior … Shot a 590 in air rifle at the NCAA Championships placing 19th overall … Finished in 30th place in the smallbore at the NCAA Championships … Recorded a personal-best Aggregate score of 1,184 on Jan. 19 vs. Ole Miss … Also had a career-best in air rifle with a score of 599 on Jan. 27 vs. Nevada … Shot a season-best 586 in smallbore on Jan. 19 vs. Ole Miss … CRCA Honorable mention … NRA Air Rifle Second team selection … NRA Smallbore Honorable Mention … Placed first overall in two matches … Had 12 top 10-finishes.

2016-17 | Junior 
NRA Smallbore All-American Honorable Mention ... Appeared in all of Alaska's 13 matches throughout the season ... Tied for seventh individually in the smallbore finals at the NCAA Rifle Championships ... Placed 16th overall at the NCAA Rifle Championships with an individual aggregate total of 1,170, shooting a 583 in smallbore and a 587 in air rifle ... Registered a career- and season-best smallbore score of 588 on Jan. 10 vs. West Virginia ... Posted a career- and season-best aggregate score of 1,180 on Jan. 10 vs. West Virginia ... Shot a season-best air rifle score of 592 on Jan. 10 vs. West Virginia ... Placed within the top-five overall individually on five occasions ... Finished first amongst his teammates on Jan. 10 vs. West Virginia. 

2015-16 | Sophomore
Appeared in 13 matches for the Alaska Nanooks, including the 2016 NCAA Rifle Championships ... Posted three, second-place finishes throughout the season, including the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships in air rifle on Feb. 2 ... Posted a season-high smallbore score of 585 on Nov. 8 vs. No. 5 Kentucky ... Shot a season-best air rifle score of 594 on two occasions: Jan. 12 vs. No. 1 West Virginia and Feb. 6 in the PRC Championships ... Recorded season-high aggregate score of 1,172 on Feb. 18 vs. UTEP (583 in smallbore, 589 in air rifle) ... Made first NCAA Rifle Championships appearance on Mar. 11-12 ... Placed 35th in smallbore shooting a 574 (22x) and sixth in air rifle with a score of 593 (48x) ... Averaged 577.54 in smallbore and 588.54 in air rifle throughout the regular season ... Totaled an aggregate average of 1,166.1 in regular season competition. 

2014-15 | Freshman
Appeared in 11 matches in his freshman season ... Recorded season-high air rifle score of 591 on Feb. 1 against West Virginia ... Shot a season-best 587 in smallbore on Feb. 21 in the NCAA Qualifier ... Shot best aggregate score of the season on Feb. 21 in the NCAA Qualifier with an 1,172 score (585 in air rifle, 587 in smallbore) ... Averaged 584.89 in air rifle throughout the regular season and 573.1 in smallbore ... Tallied a 1,157.13 aggregate average. 

Prior to Alaska
Set eight NRA national smallbore records from 2010-14…High any sight total in intermediate three-position event at 2013 national match in Camp Perry, Ohio…Member of Palmyra Junior Rifle Club…Helped Palmyra win 2012 and 2013 Whistler Boy Smallbore Team match at NRA National Smallbore Rifle Prone Championships…Part of club’s 2012 and 2013 national titles at National Indoor Metric Position Championships…Received numerous individual and team accolades as a shooter for Palmyra…Personal-best totals of 583 in 60-shot smallbore and 1156 in 120-shot smallbore…Environthon County champion and state qualifier in 2013…At Susquenita High School in Duncannon, Pa., was four-year letter winner as outfield for baseball team…Member of Varsity Club and Student Council.

Personal
Son of Jim & Beth Johnson ... Natural Resource Management major. 

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