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2020-21 Rifle Roster

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Sophia Cuozzo
Rifle vs Army 2019-20
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Rifle vs Navy 2018
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Sophia Cuozzo
Sophia Cuozzo

Sophia Cuozzo

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Orange, Conn.
  • High School:
    Amity Regional
  • Experience:
    3L
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • CRCA Scholastic All-American (2019, 2020, 2021)
 • SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
 • SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2018)

2020-21 (SENIOR): Toed the line in 10 matches for the Rebels, serving as a counter in two contests … Had a career day, turning in a 591 in air rifle and an aggregate score of 1168 against Alaska Fairbanks (11/17) … Smashed her top smallbore score, firing a 582 in a victory over No. 2 Kentucky … Guided the Rebels to a share of the GARC Regular Season title for the first time in program history … Was a member of an Ole Miss program that qualified for the NCAA Rifle Championship for the first time in 15 years … Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list.

2019-20 (JUNIOR): Suited up in all 14 matches for the Rebels … Recorded career-best season averages in smallbore (573.1) and aggregate (1155) … Fired a personal- and tied a match-best 580 in smallbore vs. Alaska Fairbanks on Jan. 11 … Tallied a career-high 588 air rifle against West Virginia on Nov. 2 … Scored 1160 points or better on three occasions in aggregate, including a season-high 1162 on Jan. 17 at Navy … Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll …. Became a two-time CRCA Scholastic All-American.

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE): Ended campaign with a 568.4 smallbore average, 581.5 in air rifle and 1149.9 in aggregate … Tallied a career-high 577 points in smallbore on Oct. 21 against Navy … Earned highest season total of 1156 in the same match … Posted a 587 twice for air rifle on Nov. 17 and Feb. 2, just one point off a career high … A part of a program-best 11 CRCA Scholastic All-Americans … One of a record 10 Ole Miss rifle student-athletes named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Competed in all 14 events ... Reeled off a career-high air rifle score of 588 three times … Tallied career-best smallbore score of 576 at Navy on Jan. 28 … Posted best aggregate score (1163) at the GARC Championships, Feb. 24-25 ... Named to the SEC First Year Player Honor Roll … Aided Ole Miss to highest regular season GARC finish (third) and most wins (seven) in program history. 

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Participant of the 2015 NRA National Smallbore Championship Iron Sight Team and the 2015 Randle Team ... Member of the National Honor Society. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Anthony and Antonietta Cuozzo ... Enjoys dancing and art... former leader in Students Against Destructive Decisions ... Brother shoots for the Ohio State rifle team ... Born February 11, 1999 ... Majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications. 

YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES
Year Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate
2017-18 568.4 581.5 1149.9
2018-19 570.2 583.4 1153.6
2019-20 573.1 581.9 1155
2020-21 573.4 579.0 1152.4
CAREER HIGHS
Smallbore 582, vs. Kentucky (1/18/21)
Air Rifle 591, vs. Alaska Fairbanks (11/17/20)
Aggregate 1168, vs. Alaska Fairbanks (11/17/20)