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March 14, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- For the second straight year, four Navy rifle shooters earned All-America honors, the National Rifle Association announced recently, putting the cap on another successful season for the Navy rifle team. Chris Schneider, Sarah Bergman, Lisa Kunzelman and Josh Albright all earned the honors for the second straight year.

Senior Chris Schneider led the Navy contingent with a first-team All-America honor in smallbore. Schneider became a four-time All-American after earning first-team accolades last year, second team as a freshman and honorable mention as a sophomore.

Senior Sarah Bergman was a second-team air rifle selection, and also became a four-time All-American with the honor. Bergman was a first-team selection last year and was a second-teamer as a freshman and sophomore. Bergman and Schneider are Navy's first four-time All-Americans since William Suggs accomplished the feat in 1987-90.

Despite winning the smallbore national championship, Albright was named to the second-team smallbore unit. Albright was a second-team honoree as a sophomore in smallbore and was honorable mention in air rifle last year. With the national championship, Albright receives an automatic spot on the United States National Developmental Team.

Navy's last All-American is sophomore Lisa Kunzelman. Kunzelman garnered second-team air rifle accolades for the second straight year.

Navy has now had at least four rifle All-Americans in four straight years. The Mids finished their season last weekend at the NCAA Championships, placing seventh.

To be named an All-American is the pinnacle of athletic achievement. Consistent and exemplary performance is a hallmark, perhaps the most evident characteristic, of the honor. All-Americans also embody intangible attributes such as integrity, respect, and responsibility. Therefore, these highly motivated men and women distinguish themselves on another level. Whether NRA All-Americans continue outstanding marksman careers or pursue other fields such as medicine, architecture, education, law, the military, and even space exploration, they accomplish notable successes in their careers.

The selection criteria for Rifle All-American status has evolved from performance in specific matches and personal knowledge of the shooter to move objective guidelines, including: full time undergraduate or graduate status with or without team affiliation, average score for the season, minimum number of shots fired, number of matches fired, specific matches required, recommendations from coaches and other school officials.

# GO NAVY #