2023-24 Men's and Women's Rifle Roster

Eric Engman
Eric Engman

Akihito Shimizu

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Naruto, Japan
  • Highschool:
    Ohjisohgo

Summary

Biography

Career Personal-Bests: 
Air Rifle: 599 (Feb. 25, 2022 at GARC Championships)
Smallbore: 592 (Jan. 22, 2022 at Navy)
Aggregate: 1,187 (Feb. 25-26, 2022 at GARC Championships)


2023-24 | Graduate

As a graduate-transfer, Shimizu spent one season with the Nanooks and appeared in 10 of 12 matches ... He shot a season-high aggregate score of 1183 on Feb. 3-4, 2024 at the PRC Championships at the X Count in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... The match before saw him shoot his only other aggregate score of 1180+ with an 1182 at Ohio State ... In smallbore, Shimizu posted a season-high 588 on Feb. 1, 2024 at Ohio State ... In air rifle, Shimizu put up a season-high 598 on Feb. 17, 2024 against UTEP in the Nanooks' NCAA Qualifier ... Shimizu scored better than 590 in all air rifle outings and put up 595+ in five of the matches this season

Prior to Alaska


West Virginia

2021-22 | Junior
  • CRCA All-America Smallbore and Air Rifle Second Team
  • CRCA All-America Aggregate Third Team
  • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Second Team
  • Led WVU in smallbore average, with a 586, and aggregate average (1180.615)
  • Was second on the team in air rifle average (594.615)
  • Competed in all 13 matches; scores counted for every match
  • Placed third at the GARC Championships in the finals for smallbore (447.5) and air rifle (227.5)
  • Also finished second overall at the GARC Championships for aggregate score, with a two-day total of 1187
  • Tallied a combined score of 1180 or better in nine contests
  • Posted a new career-high aggregate score of 1187 at the GARC Championships
  • Also tallied a 599 in the air rifle qualifier at the GARC Championships to set a new career-best mark in the relay
  • Shot a career-high 592 in smallbore at Navy (1/22), helping WVU shoot a program-record 2364 in the relay

2020-21 | Sophomore

  • All-GARC Air Rifle First Teams
  • All-GARC Combined First Team
  • All-GARC Smallbore Second Team
  • CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team
  • Ninth place, air rifle, NCAA Championship
  • Finished 10th overall at the GARC Championships with a career high aggregate score of 1175
  • Shot a career high 599 in air rifle against Ole Miss

2019-20 | Freshman

  • NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle
  • NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore
  • CRCA All-America Second Team
  • All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score First Teams
  • All-GARC Smallbore Second Team
  • Matched his career-high air rifle mark of 595 three times
  • Won his first collegiate competition at Ole Miss, posting an 1185 aggregate total for a personal-best mark; shot a career-high 590 smallbore score to finish first and equaled his air rifle career-high total of 595 to place second
  • Competed at the 2020 GARC Championship, shooting 579 smallbore and 590 air rifle
Personal
Son of Hidetsuna and Hiroko Shimizu ... One sibling; Hanae ... Studying Arts

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