#STATEMENT! Kozeniesky, Phillips Garner All-America Honors

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time since 1974, the NC State rifle team had two student-athletes claim All-America honors in the same season, as Lucas Kozeniesky and Lauren Phillips collected the distinction from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Kozeniesky was tabbed an NRA First Team selection in the air rifle event and a second team honoree in smallbore, while claiming third team accolades from the CRCA. For Phillips, she earned second team All-America honors from the NRA in air rifle and was an honorable mention from the CRCA.

The NRA All-America teams are composed of 10 student-athletes, while only five garner a spot on the CRCA squads.

Kozeniesky finished his senior campaign with the fifth-best air rifle season average in the nation with a 594.86 clip. The Olympian broke the program record in the air rifle discipline with a score of 599 in the Wolfpack's win against Memphis, one point shy of a perfect score which tied for the highest score by a collegiate rifle shooter in the country this season.

In smallbore, he logged a season average of 580.21 to lead the team with the 23^rd-best mark in the nation.

Kozeniesky secures All-America honors for the second consecutive season and becomes the first Wolfpack shooter to garner multiple AA honors since Frank Sweeny (1972, 1974).

For Phillips, the All-America selection is the second of her career, as she collected the honors as a freshman at Nebraska before transferring to NC State.

The Seabeck, Wash., native turned in an excellent season in the air rifle event, registering a season average of 592.23, the 12^th-best clip in the nation. She logged a career-best 596 score in the Wolfpack's home victory versus North Georgia.

She was also strong in the smallbore competition for NC State, as she recorded the team's second-best season average with a 578.29, which ranks among the top 35 in the country.

NC State finished the season ranked ninth in the country, just one spot shy of earning a bid to the NCAA Championships as a team.

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#STATEMENT! Kozeniesky, Phillips Garner All-America Honors

Players Mentioned

Lucas Kozeniesky

Lauren Phillips

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