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2021-22 Rifle Roster

Zakrzeski, Kisch vs Navy, 10/21/18
Jillian Zakrzeski
Jillian Zakrzeski
Jillian Zakrzeski
Jillian Zakrzeski
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Ole Miss vs. Nebraska Feb. 2020
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Zakrzeski_Derting vs NC State Jan. 2020
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Rifle vs. Army 2019_1920
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Jillian Zakrzeski vs. Nebraska Feb. 2019
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Jillian Zakrzeski vs. Nebraska 2018-19
Jillian Zakrzeski National Junior Olympics - Air Rifle 2019
Rifle vs Navy 2018
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Zakrzeski, Kisch vs Navy, 10/21/18
Jillian Zakrzeski
Jillian Zakrzeski

Jillian Zakrzeski

  • Class:
    Senior*
  • Hometown:
    Constantia, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Paul V. Moore
  • Experience:
    3L
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2022 GARC Air RIfle Honorable Mention
 • 2022 GARC Combined Honorable Mention
 • 2021 GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • CRCA Scholastic All-American (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
 • SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (2019,2020, 2021, 2022)

2021-22 (SENIOR): Helped Ole Miss finish fourth at the NCAA Rifle Championship, firing an aggregate score of 1171 … Guided the Rebels to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in school history … Capped off her career with a pair of GARC Honorable Mention honors in air rifle and combined disciplines … Ranked fourth on the team with a 1174.2 aggregate average on the season … Was one of two Rebels to compete in all 15 matches, serving as a counter in every contest … Fired a 580 or better in smallbore and a 590 or better in air rifle in 12 matches … Turned in a 1175 aggregate score against NC State (10/30) … Posted a 1179 as the Rebels nearly knocked off No. 1 Alaska Fairbanks on the road … Had a career day, tying her smallbore high with a 590 and finishing with a 1188, the 11th best mark in school history at Army (1/29) … Also helped Ole Miss post a program record score of 4737 against the Black Knights … Was one shot shy of perfection, dropping a nine in her second series before closing her afternoon out with four perfect strings of 100 (1/30) … Tallied a 1174 aggregate score on Senior Day in the NCAA Qualifier match (2/19) … Was productive in the classroom, being named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list.

2020-21 (JUNIOR): Picked up All-GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention laurels … One of three Rebels to compete in all 13 matches, serving as a counter in 11 contests … Led the Rebels to a third-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championship, firing an aggregate score of 1172 … 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 … Had a career day on the range at Ohio State, smashing her lifetime best with a 590 in smallbore and an aggregate score of 1185 … Became the third Rebel ever to eclipse the 590 mark in smallbore in program history … Fired a 1170 aggregate score as the Rebels shattered the program record with team score of 4734 (2/13) … Turned in a career-high 597 in air rifle to help Ole Miss set a new air rifle program record of 2383 in its NCAA Qualifier match (2/20) … 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 … Excelled in the classroom, being named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and the CRCA’s Scholastic All-American list.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in all 14 matches for the second consecutive season … Finished with a season- and match-high 593 air rifle against Navy on Jan. 17 … Was a top-four counter in air rifle against UT Martin (Oct. 13) and at Kentucky (Nov. 8) as well as in smallbore against Nebraska (Feb. 14) … Posted a season-best 580 smallbore vs. Akron in Lexington, Ky. on Nov. 8 … Recorded 1170 total points for an aggregate season-high on Jan. 25 vs. NC State … Ended the campaign with a 573.4 average in smallbore, 582.8 in air rifle, and 1156.1 in aggregate ... Recognized as the Ole Miss Army ROTC Cadet of the Month for March … Part of a team-wide sweep of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll ... Honored as a CRCA Scholastic All-American for the second time.  

2018-19 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Named GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention after posting the 12th-highest average in league matches with a 589.1 … Toed the line in all 14 Ole Miss matches, leading the team in air rifle (589.7 overall) and aggregate average (1165.3) … Fired an impressive 595 on two occasions to tie the fourth-highest air rifle mark in program history … Fell two points shy of qualifying for the NCAA Rifle Championships as an individual with a 584 at the NCAA Qualifier on Feb. 16 … The 584 and 595 points were career-highs and season highs for any Rebel … Finished with a career mark of 1174 at the NCAA Qualifier, which was second highest Ole Miss total of the season … Was a counter for air rifle 13 times and counted 12 times in smallbore … Qualified for second National Junior Olympic Rifle Championships where she finished seventh for air rifle and 10th for smallbore … Part of a team sweep of CRCA Scholastic All-Americans … One of a record 10 Ole Miss rifle student-athletes named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted while participating in three matches unattached … Tallied best aggregate score of 1154 at Gamecock Open … Fired highs of 584 for air rifle (Oct. 7), and 561 for smallbore (Nov. 18).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Three-time New York State Champion ... 2017 Junior Olympics Competitor ... Junior Army National Championships Competitor ...Four-year member of high honor roll ... NSHSS (National Society for High School Scholars) Inductee. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Krista Bottorff and Jeffrey Zakrzeski ... Born July 27, 1999 ... Participated in rifle, lacrosse, soccer, and track and field in high school as well as MMA and ballet ... Loves to go camping with family ... Loves hiking, fishing, hunting, kayaking and boating ... Majoring in Criminal Justice. 

 
YEAR-BY-YEAR AVERAGES
Year Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate
2018-19 575.6 589.7 1165.3
2019-20 573.4 582.8 1156.1
2020-21 581.1 590.7 1171.8
2021-22 582.7 591.5 1174.2
CAREER HIGHS
Smallbore 590, 2x, MR at Army (1/29/22)
Air Rifle 599, vs. John Jay College (1/30/22)
Aggregate 1188, at Army (1/29/22)