Lauren Phillips

Sit Down with Former Rifle Wolfpack Lucas Kozeniesky

Friday, September 17

Highlights: Rifle vs Nebraska

Sunday, February 02

Rifle vs Nebraska

Sunday, February 02

Rifle vs North Georgia

Sunday, October 20

NC State to Discontinue Rifle Program

Tuesday, March 21

Salas Completes Action at NCAA Rifle Championships

Saturday, March 11

Salas Wraps Up Day One at NCAA Rifle Championships

Friday, March 10

Salas Set to Compete in NCAA Rifle Championships

Thursday, March 09

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Seabeck, Wash.
High School:
Klahowya Secondary (Nebraska)

Honors / Awards
2017 GARC Smallbore Champion
NRA Second Team All-American Air Rifle (2017)
CRCA Honorable Mention Air Rifle (2017)
Honorable Mention All-GARC Smallbore (2017)
Second Team All-GARC Air Rifle (2017)
Second Team All-GARC Combined (2017)
Honorable Mention All-GARC Combined (2015)
NRA First Team All-American Smallbore (2014)
CRCA Third Team All-American (2014)
2014 GARC Smallbore Champion
Second Team All-GARC Smallbore (2014)
Honorable Mention All-GARC Air Rifle (2014)
Academic All-Big Ten (2015)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)
Washington Junior Precision Air Rifle Champion (2013)
Open Three-Position Air Rifle Sectional Champion (2013)
Washington Girl's Precision Junior Olympic Air Rifle Champion (May 2013)
Women’s National 3P Smallbore and Air Rifle Sectional Champion (2013)
Drew Cup Prone Qualifier (2012, 2013)
NRA National Championship Team (West Seattle Totems Thunderbirds, Indoor Conventional Position Smallbore, 2012)

2017 - 18: Graduate Student Season

Concludes her collegiate career as an 2017-18 NRA and CRCA All-American
Collected second team honors in both smallbore and air rifle by the NRA and was an honorable mention selection by the CRCA
Named a 2018 CRCA Scholastic All-American
Placed third in the smallbore finals at the GARC Championships
Competed at the NCAA Championships as an individual in smallbore where she placed 12^th overall
Charted a career-high 588 in smallbore in West Point against Army and Coast Guard
Tied a career-best 596 in air rifle score twice this year
Led the Wolfpack in air rifle season average at 590.714, smallbore average of 581.333 and total aggregate average at 1172.047
Achieved a smallbore score of 588 and an aggregate score of 1182 in the match against #3 Kentucky, both tied for second best in NC State rifle history

2016 - 17: Redshirt Junior Season

Named an NRA Second Team All-American in air rifle
Collected CRCA Honorable Mention honors in air rifle
Turned in a strong performance at the GARC Championships to win the individual title in the smallbore competition
Tabbed a Second Team All-GARC selection in air rifle and combined
Garnered Honorable Mention GARC honors in smallbore
Tallied the Wolfpack’s second highest air rifle season average with a 592.43 clip
Also fired NC State’s second best smallbore average at 578.29
Earned a personal-best score of 596 in the air rifle competition inside Reynolds Coliseum in NCSU’s home match versus North Georgia
Charted a season-high 586 in smallbore versus No. 8 Nebraska

2015 - 16: Junior Season

Redshirted the season after transferring into the Wolfpack program

2014 - 15: Sophomore Season at Nebraska

Turned in another successful season, as she helped the team return to the NCAA Championships for a second consecutive year
Appeared 15 times in both smallbore and air rifle
Tied her career-high air rifle score of 593 in November of 2014
Also earned conference honors, being named an honorable mention on the combined team
Named an Academic All-Big Ten choice
Earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15
Member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team

2013 - 14: Freshman Season at Nebraska

Made an immediate impact on the Nebraska team as a freshman, appearing in all but one air rifle match for the Huskers
In her first match as a Husker, Phillips fired personal-best scores and continued to improve as the season went on
Finished the season with a career-high score of 587 in smallbore and a 593 in air rifle
Had a successful postseason as well
Finished first in the conference in smallbore and was the only Nebraska shooter to make it to the finals in air rifle, where she placed seventh in the conference and was named to two All-Conference Teams
Made the second team in smallbore and was an honorable mention in air rifle
Also qualified for the NCAA Championships where she helped the team to a fifth-place finish
Named a First Team All-American by the NRA in smallbore and a Third Team All-American by the CRCA
Off the range, Phillips was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her service and leadership efforts throughout the community
Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar Athlete Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2013-14

High School / Prep Career

Enjoyed a stellar prep career filled with championships
She captured titles at the Washington Junior Precision Air Rifle Championships and the 2013 Open Three-Position Air Rifle Sectional
Also secured the Washington Girl’s Precision Junior Olympic Air Rifle champion for May 2013
In 2012, she was a member of the West Seattle Totems Thunderbirds NRA national championship team in Indoor Conventional Position Smallbore