University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

2008-2009:Helped Alaska win the air rifle competition against Army on Jan. 21st by shooting a 578... shot a 588 in air rifle to help a 4660-4597 win against UTEP on Sept. 25...shot 577 in Air Rifle and 563 in smallbore against Kentucky on Oct. 24. Earned Academic All-American honors.

2007-08: Earned first team All-American honors in Air Rifle in her first season with the Nanooks...member of the national champion air rifle team, shooting a 578 at the NCAA Rifle Championships in West Point...fired a season-best 590 in win over West Virginia on Jan. 18...finished year with a 569.1 average in smallbore and 585.4 in air gun: third-best on the team...shot season-best 579 in smallbore against Army on Jan. 22.

Prior to Alaska:Member of the National Development Team for international rifle since 2005...placed 3rd overall at the 2005 National Championships...placed 4th overall at the International Rifle Championships of the Americas in 2005...three time Colorado State Smallbore Champion (2004, 2005, & 2006)...also competed in kempo karate, roller hockey, and tae kwon doe javascript/wysiwyg/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js[quote] type=[quote]text/javascript[quote]> .

Personal:Daughter of Edmund and Candy Beard...enjoys rock climbing, kempa karate, and roller hockey...was a member of the National Honor Society (2006-2007)...majoring in Natural Resource Managment.