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2022-23 Rifle Roster

Claire O'Neel vs. Army 2019
O'Neel v. NC State
O'Neel vs. Kentucky
Claire O'Neel
Claire O'Neel
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Ole Miss vs. Nebraska Feb. 2020
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Claire O'Neel vs. Army 2019 (2)
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Claire O'Neel vs. Army 2019
O'Neel v. NC State
2022-2023 Ole Miss Rifle

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Claire O'Neel

  • Class:
    Senior*
  • Hometown:
    Frederick, MD.
  • High School:
    Oakdale
  • Experience:
    3L
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2022 CRCA First Team Air Rifle All-American
 • 2022 GARC Second Team Air Rifle
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • CRCA Scholastic All-American (2020, 2021)
 • SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2021)
 • SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2020)

2022-23(SENIOR): Appeared in 12 matches for the Rebels, averaging an 1164.0 aggregate score ... Fired an 1180 at Akron with a 586 in smallbore and 594 in air rifle ... Posted a season-high 598 in air rifle at home against Memphis (2/11).

2021-22 (JUNIOR): Helped Ole Miss finish fourth at the NCAA Rifle Championship, firing an aggregate score of 1170 … Guided the Rebels to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in school history … Had a breakout season, becoming one of the nation’s top air rifle performers … Was named a First Team All-American in air rifle by the College Rifle Coaches Association … Took home GARC Second Team air rifle honors … Ranked seventh nationally and second on the Rebels with an 595.5 average in air rifle … Appeared in 13 matches on the season, serving as a counter in all 13 contests … Never posted an air rifle score below 591 … Posted career-highs in both smallbore and aggregate, firing a 591 in smallbore and 593 in air for a 1184 overall, the top mark of her career, against NC State (10/30) … Was one shot shy of perfection, dropping a shot in her fourth series at Memphis (11/20) … Had a pair of impressive matches in Alaska, turning in aggregate scores of 1179 and 1181, respectively … Once again was on the verge of perfection, posting a 599 at the GARC Championship (2/26) and finishing eighth overall in the final.

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in 10 matches, serving as a counter in seven of those contests … Led the Rebels to a third-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championship after they qualified for the first time in 15 years, receiving the No. 2 seed … Was a member of an NCAA Record smallbore relay that fired a score of 2361, posting a career-high mark of 588 (10/11) … Also tied her air rifle career-high against UT Martin, giving her a lifetime best aggregate score of 1182 (10/11) … Helped Ole Miss achieve its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in the CRCA Poll, a mark that they held for four weeks during the regular season … Tied her air rifle career-high with a 594 (2/20) … Guided the Rebels to a share of the GARC Regular Season title for the first time in program history … Excelled in the classroom, being named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN): Became an instant and key contributor during rookie season as a counter in all 14 matches for the Rebels … Recorded the fifth-highest aggregate total in program history with an 1176 at Kentucky on Nov. 8 … Tallied career bests of 582 in smallbore and 594 in air rifle against the Wildcats … Totaled another 582 smallbore performance in the following match against Akron on Nov. 9 … Fired a 590 or better on seven occasions in air rifle … Finished third on the team with an air rifle season average of 588.4 and aggregate average of 1164.3 … Helped Ole Miss post seven of the top-10 scores in program history … Excelled academically to earn CRCA Scholastic All-America status ... Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Three-Time Maryland rifle state champion … Qualified for Junior Olympics five times … Named a 2019 Eley High School All-American … Placed High J2 at Junior Olympics and USA Shooting Nationals … 2019 Drew Cup team member … Placed third overall in 3p at 2019 NRA Nationals … Finished second overall in any sights conventional prone in 2019.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Brian and Carol O’Neel … Born Jan. 29, 2001 … Enjoys pilates … Attended Oakdale High School … From Frederick, Maryland … Majoring in Dietetics and Nutrition.

YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES
Year Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate
2019-20 575.9 588.4 1164.3
2020-21 579.7 590.8 1170.5
2021-22 580.3 595.5 1175.8
2022-23 574.7 589.3 1164.0
CAREER HIGHS
Smallbore 591, vs. NC State (10/30/21)
Air Rifle 599, 2x, MR at GARC (2/26/22)
Aggregate 1184, vs. NC State (10/30/21)