2022-23 Men's and Women's Rifle Roster

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Randi Loudin
Miles Jordan
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Nathan Pearsall

Kellen McAferty

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Littlerock, Wash.
  • Highschool:
    Tumwater HS

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests:
Air Rifle: 597 (3x, Last: Mar. 12, 2022 at NCAA Championships)
Smallbore: 593 (Feb. 5, 2022 at PRC Championships)
Aggregate: 1,189 (Feb. 6, 2022 at PRC Championships)
 
#NookNotes:
- Three NCAA Rifle Championship Appearance (2018-19, 20-21, 21-22)
- Individual NCAA Rifle Championship Qualifier (2019-20) *not shot due to COVID-19*
- NRA Smallbore First Team All-American (2018-19)
- PRC Team Champion (2022)
- PRC Smallbore Individual Champion (2022)
- PRC Air Rifle Individual Champion (2022)

2021-22 | Junior
Remained junior due to COVID-19 year ... McAferty posted career-high's in every category during the 2021-22 season ... On Feb. 5, 2022 he shot a 593 in smallbore at the PRC Championships ... He tied his career-high in air rifle with a 597 ... He shot a 597 twice on the season with his last coming on March 12, 2022 at the NCAA Rifle Championships ... He qualified for the individual finals and took fifth-place ... He broke his career-high aggregate score at the 2022 PRC Championships with a 1189 ... Won both the smallbore and air rifle individual championships at PRC Championships ... CRCA First-Team Smallbore All-American ... CRCA Second-Team Aggregate All-American ... CRCA Second-Team Aggregate All-American ... Scholastic All-American Team selection

2020-21 | Junior
McAferty shot in 10 matches for the Nanooks ... He shot a season-high 589 in smallbore on Nov. 15, 2020 at Memphis ... McAferty shot a season-high air rifle score of 592 on Nov. 17, 2020 at Ole Miss ... In back-to-back matches, McAferty posted a career-high aggregate score of 1179 ... His first came on Nov. 15, 2020 at Memphis and he did it again on Nov. 17, 2020 at Ole Miss ... Posted a 1167 at 2021 NCAA Rifle Championships ... He took 21st in smallbore (581) and 35th in air rifle (586) ... CRCA Second-Team Smallbore All-American ... Scholastic All-American Team selection

2019-20 | Sophomore
Appeared in 12 matches as a sophomore ... Shot a career-high 590 in smallbore on Sept. 29, 2019 against UTEP ... In that same match, McAferty shot a season-high in air rifle, posting a 585 ... Shot a season-best 1175 aggregate on Sept. 29 against UTEP ... Took sixth in smallbore at PRC Championships posting a 581 ... Finished 33rd in air at PRC Championships ... Qualified as individual for 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships with a 587 at UTEP ... NCAA Championships cancelled due to COVID-19

2018-19 | Freshman
Appeared in all 14 matches as a freshman … Shot a career-best 588 in smallbore on Jan. 9 at the Citadel … On Oct. 28 vs. Jacksonville State had personal-bests of 597 in air rifle and 1,177 aggregate … Placed 12th in smallbore and 36th in air rifle at the NCAA Rifle Championships … Finished ninth in smallbore and 25th in air rifle at the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships … Had 12 top-10 overall finishes with five in first place … NRA Smallbore First Team All-American.

Prior to Alaska

2017-18
Graduated from Tumwater High School in Littlerock, Wash. 

Personal
Son of Pat & Carla McAferty ... Two siblings: Lauryn & Maddy ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'11"

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'11"

  • 2020-21Junior

    5'11"

  • 2021-22Junior

    5'11"

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'11"