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

NCAA
NCAA
Miles Jordan
The Citadel Athletics
USA Shooting
USA Shooting
Russ Backer
Miles Jordan
Randi Loudin

Rylan Kissell

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Littleton, Colo.
  • Highschool:
    Dakota Ridge High School

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests: 
Air Rifle: 600 (2x, Last: Feb. 6, 2022 at PRC Championships)
Smallbore: 596 (2x, Last: Oct. 31, 2021 at The Citadel)
Aggregate: 1,194 (2x, Last: Jan. 22, 2022 vs. Air Force)

#NookNotes:
- Two NCAA Rifle National Championship Appearances (2020-21, 21-22)
- Bronze Medal Finisher in Smallbore Individual Finals at 2022 NCAA Championships
- Two 600's in Air Rifle (Both in 21-22 season)
- PRC Team Champion (2022)
- CRCA Shooter of the Year (2022)

2021-22 | Freshman
Kissell remained a freshman in athletic eligibility due to COVID-19 year ... He participated in all 14 matches ... Kissell shot a season and career-high 1194 aggregate score on two separate occassions, the first came on Oct. 31, 2021 at The Citadel when the Nanooks shot to a 4736-4593 victory ... He shot another on Jan. 22, 2022 vs. the Air Force Academy ... That same day Kissell shot his first-career 600 in air rifle ... He followed up with another 600 on Feb. 6, 2022 at the PRC Championships ... He shot an 1190, taking the top-aggregate spot ... Kissell became the first NCAA shooter to shoot multiple 600's in a single season since Nicco Campriani in 2011 ... His first 600 was the Nanooks' second ever and first since Matt Rawlings shot the program's first on Dec. 2, 2005 ... Earned the Bronze Medal in smallbore at the 2022 NCAA Championships after shooting a 591 to qualify ... Shot an 1185, good for sixth in aggregate scoring ... Earned a top-10 finish in each match this season including 10 first-place finishes and two second-place finishes ... Scholastic All-American Team selection ... 2022 CRCA First-Team Aggregate All-American ... 2022 CRCA First-Team Smallbore All-American ... 2022 CRCA First-Team Air Rifle All-American ... 2022 CRCA Shooter of the Year

2020-21 | Freshman
Kissell appeared in all 10 matches during his freshman year ... He shot a season and career-best aggregate, 1185, on Jan. 24, 2021 against the Air Force Academy in a 4720-4683 victory ... Shot a career-high in smallbore that same day, shooting a 588 ... His season and career-high in air rifle came a day earlier, Jan. 23, 2021 ... He posted a 598 in the Nanooks 4700-4687 victory over the Air Force Academy ... Had seven top-10 finishes including a top-spot finish on Jan. 24, 2021 against the Air Force Academy ... Took sixth-place in aggregate at the 2021 NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio at Ohio State (1182) ... Placed seventh in the smallbore individual final after shooting a 587 to qualify ... Placed fourth-place in the air rifle individual final after shooting a 595 to qualify ... CRCA Second-Team Air Rifle  All-American ... Scholastic All-American Team selection

Prior to Alaska

Dakota Ridge High School
Graduated from Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colo. before joining the Nanooks. Kissell was the 2018 State Junior Olympic Champion.

Personal
Son of Eric and Lesli Kissell ... One sibling, Kendra ... Kendra shot at the University of Nevada, Reno and with the Nanooks in 2019-20

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    5'10"

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'10"

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'10"