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2023-24 Rifle Roster

Lea Horvath
Photo by: Joshua McCoy / Ole Miss Athletic
Horvath at NCAA Air Rifle
Horvath at NCAAs Kneeling Finals
Horvath vs. Navy
Derting/Horvath at NCAA Championships
Horvath at NCAA Championships
Horvath v. Kentucky
Horvath v. Kentucky
Horvath
Photo by: Reed Jones
Horvath
Lea Horvath
Lea Horvath
Lea Horvath NCAAs
Lea Horvath
Photo by: Joshua McCoy / Ole Miss Athletic
Horvath at NCAA Air Rifle
Horvath Headshot

Lea Horvath

  • Class:
    Senior*
  • Hometown:
    Komárom, Hungary
  • High School:
    Komáromi Jókai Mór Gimnázium
  • Major:
    General Business
  • Experience:
    3L
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2024 GARC Honorable Mention Combined
 • 2024 GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore
 • 2024 GARC Honorable Mention Air Rifle
 • 2023 CRCA First Team Smallbore All-American
 • 2023 CRCA First Team Air Rifle All-American
 • 2023 CRCA Second Team Aggregate All-American
 • 2023 GARC Smallbore First Team
 • 2023 GARC Air Rifle Second Team
 • 2023 GARC Combined First Team
 • 2022 CRCA First Team Smallbore All-American
 • 2022 CRCA First Team Air Rifle All-American
 • 2022 CRCA First Team Aggregate All-American
 • 2022 GARC Shooter of the Year
 • 2022 GARC Smallbore First Team
 • 2022 GARC Air Rifle First Team
 • 2022 GARC Combined First Team
 • 2021 NCAA Third Place Smallbore
 • 2021 NCAA Third Place Air Rifle
 • 2021 CRCA Rookie of the Year
 • 2021 CRCA First Team Smallbore All-American
 • 2021 CRCA First Team Air Rifle All-American
 • 2021 CRCA First Team Aggregate All-American
 • 2021 GARC Rookie of the Year
 • 2021 GARC Smallbore First Team
 • 2021 GARC Air Rifle First Team
 • 2021 GARC Combined First Team
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. (2023, 2024)
 • CSC Academic All-District Women's At-Large
 • CRCA Scholastic All-American (2021, 2022, 2023)
 • SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
 • SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2021)

2023-24 (SENIOR*): Led the Rebels to their fourth consecutive NCAA Championship appearance and fifth in program history ... Also, guided the team to a third place finish at the GARC Championships and third straight top-three placement ... Averaged a team-high 585.2 in smallbore and 1178.5 aggregate ... Second on the team in air rifle average with a 593.3 ... Countered in all 15 matches, including GARC and NCAA Championships ... Started the season off strong, firing a 597 in air rifle for both matches in Murray, Kentucky ... Fired an season-high 1186 aggregate against No. 1 West Virginia helped by a season-best 591 smallbore (10/14) ... Finished well too by shooting team-best in smallbore in the final three matches, including the GARC and NCAA Championships ... Landed in eighth place overall at the GARC Championships ... Placed seventh overall at the NCAA Championships, hitting an 1183 aggregate ... Advanced to her third career and second straight NCAA Smallbore finals with a 589 and 49 centered shots ... Grabbed fourth place in the smallbore finals.

2022-23 (JUNIOR): Helped the Rebels to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Rifle Championships, including their highest placement in smallbore of second place with an 1175 aggregate ... Served as a key contributor to Ole Miss' appearance in the postseason for a third straight season ... Earned CRCA First Team All-American in smallbore and air rifle as well as Second Team honors in combined ... Led the team and was eighth in the nation, averaging an 1183.5 aggregate ... Also sixth in the nation with a 589.3 smallbore average, breaking her own program record ... Named First Team All-GARC in smallbore and combined ... Received All-GARC Second Team honors in air rifle ... Appeared and countered in all 13 matches in both disciplines ... Shot a 590 or better in air rifle for 12 matches and four matches in smallbore ... Broke her own school record for match aggregate score with a 1194 against Memphis (11/6) ... Became the first women in NCAA history to score a perfect 600 in air rifle three times in the same Memphis match ... Guided the team to a program record 4743 matchs score in the win over Memphis (11/6) ... Fired a 594 smallbore against Memphis (11/6) and at Navy (1/14) to tie Derting's program record ... Turned in an 1182 at the GARC Championships and a seventh place finish, helping Ole Miss to its highest placement ever ... Back it up with an 1175 at the NCAA Rifle Championships, including a 588, which aided the Rebels to their highest smallbore finish ever of second place ... Finished in fifth in the smallbore final ... Excelled in the classroom, being named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll ... Honored on the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list. ... Selected to CSC Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE): Helped Ole Miss finish fourth at the NCAA Rifle Championship, firing an aggregate score of 1180 … Guided the Rebels to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in school history … Was named a unanimous First Team All-American by the College Rifle Coaches Association, earning nods in smallbore, air rifle and aggregate … Ranked inside the top four nationally in both disciplines … Averaged a 589.0 in smallbore, a 596.6 in air rifle and an 1185.6, all fourth in the NCAA … Was names GARC Shooter of the Year after leading the conference to go along with First Team honors in smallbore, air rifle and combined … Appeared and served as a counter in 14 matches, only missing the season opener as she competed with the Hungarian National Team at the Junior World Championship … Fired scores of 590 or better in smallbore six times and a 599 or better in air rifle five times … Never posted an aggregate score below 1180 … Tied her career-high with an 1190 aggregate mark against Akron (10/16) … Paced the field, finishing with a 599 in air rifle (10/17) … Tallied another career-best 1190 mark against NC State (10/30) … Fired her third 1190 of the season at Alaska Fairbanks (1/15), registering a 591 in smallbore and 599 in air rifle … Helped Ole Miss post a program record score of 4737 at Navy (1/29) … Achieved perfection in air rifle for the second time in her career, exactly one year to the day … Fired a perfect 600, marking only the 18th perfect scored ever in NCAA history … Become one of four athletes to ever accomplish perfection in air rifle twice … Nearly achieved it a third time the following match, registering a 599 in air … Was productive in the classroom, being named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN): Earned unanimous First Team All-American honors from the CRCA and was named Rookie of the Year … Competed and served as a counter in 11 matches … Led the Rebels to a third-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championship, firing the fourth-best aggregate score in the field of 45 with an 1185 … Recorded a pair of third place individual finishes at the NCAA Championship in smallbore and air rifle … Named to the GARC First Team in Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined … Recognized as the GARC Rookie of the Year … Was a member of an NCAA Record smallbore relay that fired a score of 2361, posting a career-high 593 in her first collegiate match (10/11) … Helped Ole Miss receive its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in the CRCA Poll, a mark that they held for four weeks during the regular season … Set the school record with a career-best aggregate score of 1190 in back-to-back weeks against No. 2 Kentucky and Akron/Navy (1/18 and 1/30) … Fired the 12th perfect air rifle score in NCAA History, becoming the first Rebel to ever accomplish the feat … Horvath’s perfect 600 ties the NCAA record … Was nearly perfect again in Ole Miss’ regular-season finale against Memphis, as she turned in a 599 … Eclipsed the 1180 mark in all 11 of her matches … Guided the Rebels to a share of the GARC Regular Season title for the first time in program history … Helped Ole Miss qualify for its first NCAA Rifle Championship in 15 years as the No. 2 seed … Named to the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list.

HIGH SCHOOL/INTERNATIONAL: Hungarian national record holder … Ranked No. 28 in the World by the International Shooting Sport Federation … Finished in the Top 12 in four separate World Cups during the 2019 season, including a podium finish at the Suhl Junior World Cup … Recorded a 14th place finish at the European Games last year … From 2017-2019, Horvath won or finished second in the Hungarian National Championships in the junior divisions … Also competed with a mixed team and has recorded several top-10 finishes … The first international signee under head coach Marsha Beasley.

Personal
Born August 31, 2001... Member of the Hungarian National Team ... studying General Business.

YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES
Year Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate
2020-21 589.1 597.5% 1186.6%
2021-22 589.0 596.6 1185.6
2022-23 589.3% 594.2 1183.5
2023-24 585.0 597.0 1182.0
CAREER HIGHS
Smallbore 594, at Memphis (11/6/22)^
Air Rifle 600, 3x, MR at Memphis (11/6/22)%*
Aggregate 1194, at Memphis (11/6/22)%
Tied School Record ^
School Record %
Ties NCAA Record *