Lucas Kozeniesky

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

Lucas, Caitlyn & Derya in new shooting suits

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fairfax, Va.
High School:
Robinson Secondary
Weight:
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2016 U.S. Olympian in 10m Air Rifle Competition
2016 USA Shooting National Individual Champion in Air Rifle
2016 NCAA Championships Qualifier in Air Rifle
2016 Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-American
2016 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-American
2016 First Team All-GARC Selection (Air Rifle, Smallbore & Aggregate)
2016 SEARC Individual Champion
2016 All-SEARC Team
2015 All-SEARC Team
2015 Honorable Mention All-GARC (Smallbore)
2014 All-SEARC Team

2015 - 16: Junior Season

Became the first-ever NC State shooter to garner a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team
Secured one of a possible two spots in the air rifle competition on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team
Won the 2016 USA Shooting National Championship in the 10m air rifle competition
Also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the air rifle event and fired the highest score at the championships with a score of 596 to match the program record
Finished seventh in the air rifle discipline at NCAAs
Tabbed an All-American by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA)
Set or matched the program record in all three events during a phenomenal junior season
Broke the NC State rifle record in smallbore in the Wolfpack’s upset victory against No. 3 Kentucky and also set the aggregate mark in that match with a tally of 1185
Won the individual title at the 2016 SEARC Championships
Charted the Wolfpack’s top score in air rifle at 12 matches and nine times in smallbore

2014 - 15: Sophomore Season

Named to the All-SEARC team for the second consecutive season
Collected Honorable Mention All-GARC honors in the smallbore event
Finished second at the SEARC Championships in the individual air rifle competition
Also, advanced to air rifle finals at the GARC Championships, claiming sixth place
Led the team in air rifle and smallbore average during the year
Matched the program record with a score of 591 in the air rifle event three different times during the season
Broke the school record for aggregate total with a tally of 1173 on Nov. 16 thanks to a score of 591 in air rifle and 582 in smallbore
Fired the squad’s highest score in air rifle and smallbore 12 times

2013 - 14: Freshman Season

Named to the All-SEARC Team
Paced the Wolfpack in air rifle eight times during the season, including seven consecutive matches
Fired a season-high 589 in air rifle on Oct. 25, 2013 against No. 1 Kentucky
Eclipsed the 580 mark in the event on 10 different occasions
Recorded the highest average in air rifle with a 580.4 clip
In smallbore, he tallied the Wolfpack's best score on the year with a 583
Led the team in the smallbore competition five times during the season

High School / Prep Career

Four-year member of JW Robinson Junior Rifle Club at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA
Team Co-Captain (2011-2012, 2012-2013)
Two-time recipient of Potomac High School League's "Top Gun" award for both air rifle and smallbore (2012, 2013)
Named to the All-Metro Team for air rifle and small bore his sophomore, junior, and senior years
Won the Potomac High School League Regional Championship for air rifle (2012, 2013)
Member of the 2011 NRA 3PAR Scholastic National Champion team
Three-time participant at the USA Shooting Junior Olympics (2011, 2012, 2013)
Earned CMP Junior Distinguished Badge for Distinguished Excellence in Air Rifle Marksmanship (2012)
NRA National Junior Sectional- Indoor Conventional Position Smallbore Rifle National Junior Champion (2013)
Began shooting in 2009