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Quick FactsLocation ………………………………… Charleston, S.C. Founded …………………………………………… 1842Enrollment ………………………………………… 1,964 Colors …………………………… Citadel Blue and WhiteAffi liation ……………………………… NCAA Division IConference ……………………………………… SEARCNickname ……………………………… Bulldogs, Cadets President ……………………… Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, Jr.Director of Athletics ……………………… Les RobinsonSenior Associate AD ……………………… Ray WhitemanAssoc. AD/Communications ……………… Andy SolomonAssoc. AD/Marketing ……………… Chuck Beddingfi eldAsst. AD/Event Management …………… Robby BennettAsst. AD/Facilities ………………………… Mike GroshonAsst. AD/Senior Woman Administrator … Kelly SimpsonFac. Athletic Representative …… LtC. William SharbroughBusiness Manager ………………………… Lynn MeadorRifl e Head Coach …………………………… William SmithAthletic Department ……………………… 843-953-5070Media Relations Director ……………………… Noelle OrrAssoc. Media Relations Director …………… Patrick WalshAsst. Media Relations Director …………… Melanie LongAsst. Media Relations Director ……………… Al BuddinAsst. Media Relations Director/Rifl e …………… Erik BellBell’s E-mail ………………………… erik.bell@citadel.eduMedia Relations Offi ce …………………… 843-953-5120Media Relations Fax ……………………… 843-953-5058Website ………………………… www.citadelsports.comMailing Address ……………………………… The Citadel……………………………………… 171 Moultrie Street…………………………………… Charleston, SC 29409

The 2005-06 Citadel Rifl e Media Guide was edited and written by Erik Bell using Adobe InDesign CS and Adobe Photoshop CS. Photos are by The Citadel photographer Russ Pace. A special thanks to Melanie Long, Al Buddin, Patrick Walsh, Noelle Orr, Coach William Smith and The Citadel Print Shop.

Table of ContentsQuick Facts …………………… 12005-06 Schedule ……………… 2The Citadel Marksmanship Center … 32005-06 Outlook ……………… 4Coach William Smith ………… 5Shooter Profi les ……………… 6-92004-05 Recap ……………… 10Citadel Rifl e History ……… 11-12 Lt. Gen. Rosa ………………… 13Les Robinson ………………… 13The Citadel ……………… 14-17Charleston ………………… 18-19

Southeastern Air Rifl e Conference(SEARC)

Augusta State Birmingham SouthernClemson Georgia MilitaryMercer North Carolina StateNorth Georgia The CitadelWofford

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The Citadel Rifl e 2005-06 ScheduleSEARC Conference Invitational September 24-25, 2005 Fort Benning, Ga.NCAA Match October 1-2, 2005 Clarksville, Tenn.SEARC Match 1 October 8-9, 2005 Augusta, Ga.SEARC Match 2 October 22-23, 2005 Birmingham, Ala.Wofford October 29-30, 2005 Deas HallSEARC Match 3/NCAA November 5-6, 2005 Raleigh, N.C.SEARC Match 4/Wofford January 21, 2006 Spartanburg, S.C.NCAA Match/N.C. State January 22, 2006 Raleigh, N.C.SEARC Match 5/Wofford January 28, 2006 Spartanburg, S.C.NCAA Match January 29, 2006 Milledgeville, Ga.SEARC Match 6/NCAA Sectional February 11-12, 2006 The Citadel Marksmanship CenterSEARC Championships February 25, 2006 The Citadel Marksmanship CenterOpen Sectional March 4, 2006 The Citadel Marksmanship CenterNCAA Championships March 11-12, 2006 Colorado Springs, Colo.

2005-06 The Citadel Rifl e Team: (L to R) Coach William Smith (in window), Evan Rishel, Steven Reis, Kevin Medert, Nathan Delph, Patricia Thibodeau, Heather Lewis, Jessica Park, Amara Atella, Chris DeWitt

Not Pictured: Shaun Futch, Thomas Hambidge, Jacquelyn Pastick

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The Citadel Marksmanship Center

The Citadel Marksmanship Center, completed in December of 2005, gives the Bulldog rifl e program a top notch shooting facility that rivals any in the nation, let alone the Southeastern Air Rifl e Conference.

The new range saw its fi rst competitive action on the weekend of February 11-12, 2006, as The Citadel hosted a SEARC match and a NCAA sectional. The Citadel Marksmanship Center also hosted the SEARC Championships on February 25 and an open sectional on March 4 of 2006. The Bulldogs plan to bid on hosting the NCAA rifl e championships in the future.

“The opening of The Citadel Marksmanship Center is a new beginning for competitive rifl e at The Citadel,” said head coach William Smith. “This will

place our training on the same level as our Olympic shooters.”

“It’s a new beginning for a team with a history of winning on the nation-al level,” Smith continued.

The Citadel Marksmanship Center is the state-of-the-art facility in the SEARC and contains 16 points for smallbore/center fi re and air-rifl es at 50 feet.

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2005-06 Outlook The Citadel rifl e team looks to build upon its recent success in the 2005-06 season. The Bulldogs have fi nished among the top three in the Southeastern Air Rifl e Conference (SEARC) every season since rifl e became a varsity sport again in 2001, including SEARC championships in 2001 and 2002. The Bulldogs fi nished third in the SEARC behind rivals and perennial contenders Birmingham Southern and N.C. State in 2005.

Head coach William Smith returns for his seventh year at the head of the rifl e program and fi elds a young but experienced team led by two impressive seniors. Evan Rishel, the men’s team captain, and Amara Atella, the women’s captain, provide not only experience and leadership but also excellence on the range. Atella tied for or claimed the best score on the Bulldogs team in four matches in 2004-05 while Rishel paced the Bulldogs in a win against Austin Peay to end the season, fi ring a score of 574.28. During the fall of 2005, either Rishel or Atella claimed the Bulldogs’ top score in all six of their matches. After promising freshman seasons, Kevin Medert and Steven Reis return for their sophomore campaigns. Medert fi nished out 2004-05 strong by tying Atella for the team’s leading score with a mark of 570 at the SEARC championships and paced the team at an NCAA match in Milledgeville, Ga., the same week-

end by fi ring a 550. Reis had the best or tied for the top score on the Bulldogs team in three matches during his knob year. The Bulldogs said goodbye to four-year letterman Vanessa Swan after the fall portion

of the 2005-06 season, as she graduated in December of 2005. Swan, a double major in political science and criminal justice, completed her studies a semester early.

A reason for major optimism in 2005-06 and the future is the completion of The Citadel Marks-manship Center. The brand new shooting range is the state-of-the-art facility in the SEARC and will open up many opportunities for the Bulldogs, including a chance to host the NCAA rifl e champion-

ships in the future. “This brand new range gives us an opportunity to achieve the same training as the best teams in the

country,” Smith said.

The Bulldogs will host four matches during the 2005-06 season, including the SEARC championships on Feb. 25. Wofford comes to The Citadel October 29-30, the Bulldogs host the sixth SEARC match of the season Feb. 11-12, and an open sec-tional will also take place at The Citadel Marksmanship Center on March 4.

Kevin Medert

Evan Rishel

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Head Coach William Smith Native Charlestonian William C. Smith has made great strides with the rifl e program, moving it from a club sport back to an intercollegiate sport. Smith, 56, has guided The Citadel’s rifl e club team the past six years and serves as both the men’s and women’s head coach. Under the direction of Smith, The Citadel fi nished third in the SEARC in 2005 behind Birmingham Southern and North Carolina State. The Bulldogs fi nished second in the SEARC in 2004, and ended the 2003 season as runner-up in the conference with fi ve Academic All-American shooters. The Citadel had a one-loss season and conference championship in 2002. The 2001 season marked the fi rst time the team won the SEARC Championships since it was reinstated as a varsity sport. The Citadel’s last championship was in 1999. Also in 2001, Smith led the Bulldog shooters to individual and team NCAA sectionals, com-peting against teams from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Smith’s goal for the team is to become an annual participant in postseason play. To help reach this goal, The Citadel has completed construction of a new indoor shoot-ing range facility. The Citadel Marksmanship Center is the state-of-the-art facility in the SEARC and contains 16 points for smallbore/center fi re and air-rifl es at 50 feet. The Bulldogs plan to bid on hosting the NCAA rifl e championships in the future.

Rifl e Scoring System

Each team declares four shooters before each match. Those four scores will count towards the overall team score.

The Collegiate Sectionals NCAA Quali-fi er is a match that falls within a 4-5 day window. The top eight scores from smallbore and the top eight from air rifl e from each sectional around the nation advance to the NCAA Championship.

Air Rifl e-- 0.177 caliber pellet (That’s 0.177 inch).-- 10 meters from shooter to target.-- Forty targets, one shot per target.-- Each shot grades as 1-10.-- Ten is a perfect shot.-- A perfect score is 400.-- Time limit is 1 min. 45 sec. per shot.

Smallbore-- .022 caliber (Approximate size.)-- 50 ft. from shooter to target.-- Three shooting positions: (prone, standing, kneeling.)-- Forty targets for each position, one shot per target.-- Each shot grades as 1-10.-- Ten is a perfect shot.-- Perfect score is 1,200 (400 for each position). -- Time limit (per shot): Prone - 1 minute/ Standing - 2 minutes/ Kneeling - 1 1/2 minutes

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Shooter Profi lesEvan Rishel -- Men’s Team Captain -- Lettered in 2004 and ‘05Senior -- Monroeville, N.J.

Best Personal Score – 581 at the Citadel Marksmanship Center on February 11, 2006.

High School – Was a member of the swimming and baseball teams for two years at Woodstown High School in Monroeville, N.J.…Swimming team was Tri-County Conference Champions for two years.

Personal – Majoring in criminal justice…Son of Charles and Jean Rishel…Has worked at a rifl e range for six years and has hunted since age 10…Born October 16, 1983.

Amara Atella -- Women’s Team Captain -- Lettered in 2003, ‘04 and ‘05Senior -- Smithfi eld, R.I.

Best Personal Score -- 572 at North Carolina State on November 6, 2005.

High School – Member of soccer and lacrosse teams for four years, and also on the bas-ketball and softball squads for one season apiece at Providence Country Day in Smith-

fi eld, R.I.…Named all-conference in soccer.

Personal – Majoring in Criminal Justice, minor in Psychology… Daughter of Jeanette Marcello and Albert Atella…Born April 21, 1983.

Shaun FutchJunior -- Greenwood, S.C.

Best Personal Score -- 532 at The Citadel Marksmanship Center on February 25, 2006.

High School – Member of rifl e team at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, S.C.

Personal – Majoring in Education with a concentration in Social Studies…Mem-ber of Academic Honor Roll at The Citadel…Son of Sandra and Bruce Futch…Born October 31, 1984.

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Shooter Profi lesNathan DelphSophomore -- Goose Creek, S.C.

Best Personal Score -- 556 at Clarksville, Tenn., on Oct. 2, 2005.

High School -- Attended Stratford High School and was captain of JROTC Rifl e team for three years…Earned a letter as a member of the Stratford rifl e squad…Coached at Stratford by First Sgt. Joe Hughes.

Personal -- Majoring in history…Son of James and Marjorie Delph…Born September 15, 1986.

Thomas Hambidge Sophomore -- New Bern, N.C.

Best Personal Score – 557 at Deas Hall on October 30, 2005.

High School – Completed four years of competition shooting for NJROTC and earned two varsity letters at New Bern High School in New Bern, N.C.…Team

captain sophomore, junior and senior years.

Personal – Majoring in history… Son of William Hambidge…Born Septem-ber 24, 1986.

Kevin Medert -- Lettered in 2005Sophomore -- McDonough, Ga.

Best Personal Score – 574 at Wofford on January 28, 2006.

High School – Member of Henry County High School in McDonough, Ga. varsity team for four years and was team captain for two years…Two-time Georgia state qualifi er…Won a semifi nal shoot off match to take Henry County to fi rst state championship in school history…Coached at Henry County by Capt. Joe Tucker.

Personal – Majoring in Business Administration…Son of Judy Montgomery and Kenny Medert…Born September 18, 1985.

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Shooter Profi lesJacquelyn PastickSophomore -- Evergreen Park, Ill.

Best Personal Score -- 546 at Deas Hall on March 5, 2005, and at The Citadel Marksman-ship Center on February 25, 2006.

High School – Member of track and fi eld, swimming and water polo teams at Mother McAuley High School in Evergreen Park, Ill.…Lettered and was named all-conference two years in track…Lettered four years in swimming, and was named all-Metro Catholic Conference and to the all-academic team two years.

Personal – Majoring in Criminal Justice…An Academic All-American at The Citadel…Daughter of Sue Anne and Lawrence Pastick…Born April 22, 1986.

Steven Reis -- Lettered in 2005 Sophomore -- Naples, Fla.

Best Personal Score – 571 at Wofford on January 28, 2006.

High School – Member of rifl e team for three years at Massanutten Military Academy in Naples, Fla., and was also a team captain…Named to the Virginia Military

School Rifl e League conference team in 2003-04…Named the MVP of the squad twice …Coached by Sgt. First Class Richard Kurtz at Massanutten…

Also earned one letter in cross country.

Personal – Majoring in English… Son of Lisa A. Reis…Born July 3, 1986.

Chris DeWittFreshman -- Gainesville, Ga.

Best Personal Score -- 504 at The Citadel Marksmanship Center on February 11, 2006.

High School – Lettered in three years as a member of the track and fi eld team at Ches-tatee High School in Gainesville, Ga….A member of the honor roll and a Georgia Merit Scholar at Chestatee.

Personal – Majoring in Political Science…Son of Douglas and Crystal De-Witt…Born August 4, 1986.

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Shooter Profi lesHeather LewisFreshman -- Asheville, N.C.

Best Personal Score – 522 at The Citadel Marksmanship Center on February 11, 2006.

High School – Attended Veritas Christian Academy in Asheville, N.C….Was a member of the soccer and basketball squads for two seasons apiece and the cross-country team for one year at Veritas.

Personal – Majoring in Business Administration…Daughter of Kathryn and Mack Lewis…Born July 7, 1987.

Jessica ParkFreshman -- Morristown, N.J.

Best Personal Score -- 539 at The Citadel Marksmanship Center on February 25, 2006.

High School – Was a member of the fi eld hockey and swimming teams at Morris-town High School in Morristown, N.J.

Personal – Majoring in Criminal Justice …Daughter of Keum Hee and Young Chang…Born March 13, 1987.

Patricia ThibodeauFreshman -- Gainesville, Ga.

Best Personal Score – 556 at The Citadel Marksmanship Center on February 25, 2006.

High School – Attended North Hall High School in Gainesville, Ga….Was a four-year member of the soccer team and named all-district for three of those seasons…Also participated on the volleyball squad for one season at North Hall.

Personal – Majoring in history…Daughter of Richard and Frances Thibodeau…Born September 29, 1986.

The Bulldogs began the 2004-05 campaign by competing at the USAMU Invitational held in Fort Benning, Ga. Two teams from The Citadel participated in the match, with the A team fi n-ishing a close second at 2223 to N. C. State’s winning total of 2264. The Citadel’s B team fi n-ished third at 2100. Senior Jason Dickinson led the Bulldogs with a score of 566 and junior Evan Rishel fi red a 563. The rifl e squad took sec-ond again in their next match at the Lady Gov’s Invitational in

Clarksville, Tenn. The Bulldogs came within four points of taking fi rst as the University of Tennessee at Martin fi nished with a score of 2240. Junior Amara Atella and freshman Steven Reis led the Bulldogs as they each tallied a score of 566. The Citadel placed third in their fi rst SEARC match of the season two weeks later in Dahlonega, Ga., behind rivals Birming-ham Southern and N. C. State. The Citadel fi red a 2254 SEARC score, and a 2218 (men’s) and 2172 (women’s) NCAA total. The Bulldogs took part in two matches the next weekend in Birmingham, Ala., fi nishing second in an NCAA match with an overall score of 2205 and placing third behind Birmingham Southern and North Georgia College with a mark of 2205 in a SEARC tilt. Atella led the Bulldogs individually with a score of 570. The squad picked up a win in their fi rst single match of the season against Wofford in Spartanburg, S.C., outgunning the Terriers 2145-2014. Senior Sarah Deuschle led the Bulldogs with a mark of 557. Their next SEARC and NCAA matches took place in Raleigh, N.C., and the Bulldogs took second in both. Deuschle topped the Cadets, fi ring a 571. Rival N. C. State again took the top spot in both matches. The Bulldogs fi rst match of 2005 saw them take third in the fourth SEARC match of the season in Spartanburg, S.C. Reis paced The Citadel with a score of 565. N. C. State and Bir-mingham Southern fi nished fi rst and second in the match, respec-

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2004-05 Recaptively. The rifl e team traveled to Raleigh, N.C., once again to participate in a NCAA match and fi nished with an aggregate score of 4,347, second behind N. C. State who shot a 4,483. Reis again led the Bulldogs as he fi red a 526 in smallbore and 567 in air rifl e. The Bulldogs then had their fi rst home match of the sea-son at Deas Hall, breezing past Wofford 2229-1999. Atella’s score of 573 paced The Citadel. Deas Hall hosted another match, this time the fi fth SEARC match of the season. The Bulldogs fi nished second with a score of 2271, nine points behind Birmingham Southern. Deuschle led the Cadets and was the second best shooter in the match with a mark of 573. The Bulldogs then traveled to Milledgeville, Ga., for the SEARC Championships where they tied N. C. State for second with a score of 2268. Freshman Kevin Medert and Atella paced The Citadel with marks of 570 as the Cadets fi nished only nine points behind fi rst place Birming-ham Southern. The Bulldogs also took part in an NCAA smallbore match in Milledgeville that week-end as the men’s team came in second and the women fi nished in third behind N. C. State. Med-ert led the Bulldogs in the NCAA match, fi ring a 550. After fi nishing third in the SEARC behind N. C. State and Birmingham Southern, the Bulldogs wrapped up their season by winning a match against Austin Peay at Deas Hall. The Citadel fi nished with a total of 2244.83 and Rishel led the Bulldogs indi-vidually with a score of 574.28. With the end of the season, the Bulldogs said goodbye to seniors Deuschle and Dickinson. Both seniors had earned Aca-demic All-American honors and Deuschle became one of the Ca-dets’ best shooters toward the end of the campaign, leading The Citadel in scoring three times in the fi nal eight matches.

Jason Dickinson

Sarah Deuschle

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2005The Citadel fi nishes construction on a brand new, state-of-the-art shooting range. The Citadel Marksmanship Center is deemed the premier facility in the SEARC.

2003Coach Bill Smith…Matt Fussell and Boyd Pritchard named All-Academic Rifl e Scholar by the Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association…team ranked fi fth highest team score nation-wide by Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Asso-ciation…took second place in SEARC conference…fi nished 29-5.

2001Coach-Bill Smith... Captain-Janean Tavares... SEARC Champions... 7-1 on season... Reinstated as an intercollegiate sport... Keith Kacmar twice The Citadel’s Bulldog-of-the-Week... Matt Fussell and Boyd Pritchard named All-Academic Rifl e Scholar from Collegiate Rifl e Scholar Association.

1999President-Mike Wood... Vice President-Andrew Smith... Secretary-Brian Cowart... Treasurer-Steve Alverson... Advisor-Wil-liam C. Smith... SEARC Champions... NRA All-American-Howard Brown... (Air, Free and Standard Pistol – 2nd Team).

1998NRA All-American-Peter Marra... (Air Pistol – 2nd Team).

1996NRA All-American-Howard W. Brown... (Air Pistol – 2nd Team).

1995Coach-Douglas Herr.... Ranked 2nd out of National ROTC Schools... Lead by two seniors, Jason Lamar and John McKinney... NRA All-American-Alan Geboy... (Free Pistol – 2nd Team).

1994NRA All-American-Hendrik Booraem... (Standard Pistol – 2nd Team).

1993NRA All-American-Soutsana Ounkham... (Air and Free Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Douglas J. Herr.... (Air Rifl e – 2nd Team).

1992Coach-Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... NRA All-American-Douglas J. Herr... (Air and Smallbore Rifl e – 2nd Team)... Doug Herr

fi rst Citadel member to be a two-sport NRA All-Ameri-can... Team record 1991-1992 seasons through Feb. 1, 19-5.

1991Coach-Colonel G. B. Stack-house... NRA All-American-Joseph DelVecchio... (Air Pistol – 1st Team).

1990Coach-Colonel G. B. Stack-house... (348-105-1 record of last 10 years as head coach)... Team Captain-Leo Sihvonen 1st place sectional match smallbore... Douglas Herr took 2nd place smallbore... Douglas Herr 1st place-air rifl e... Leo Sihvonen 2nd place-air rife... David

McLeod 3rd place-air rifl e... State Champi-ons of South Carolina and North Carolina... First place in NCAA and NRA Southern Regional and sectional championships... 4th in the prestigious Mardi Gras Invitational Championship... 37-8-1 record in 1989-1990 season.

1989Coach Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... 64-30 record... Citadel swept North and South Carolina state open championships... Team Captain-Leo Shivonen - First sharp shooter to ever make it to the NCAA Champion-ships in both smallbore and air rifl e... David McLeod-1st place Resident State Championship in S.C.... Kevin Lindell-1st Sharpshooter in S.C. State Champion-ship and Individual Champion... NRA All-American-Robert T. Patton... (Air, Free and Standard Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Richard Deer... (Air Pistol – 1st Team and Free Pistol Honorable Mention).

1988NRA All-American-Robert T. Patton... (Air, Free and Standard Pistol – 1st Team).

1987

NRA All-American-Robert T. Patton... (Free Pistol – 1st Team and Air Pistol Honorable Mention)... NRA All-American-David Laid-ler.... (Air and Standard Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Richard G. Almes... (Standard Pistol – 1st Team).

1986NRA All-American-Richard K. Roberts... (Air and Free Pistol – 1st Team and Stan-dard Pistol Honorable Mention)... NRA All-American-Richard G. Almes... (Standard Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-American Dale W. Levering... (Standard Pistol – 1st Team and Air Pistol Honorable Mention).

1985Coach Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... Team won the Mardi Gras Rifl e Tournament, the nation’s top tournament... (brought the Bulldogs an unoffi cial National Champion-ship)... Team Captains-Terry Smith and Rodney West... NRA All-American-Richard K. Roberts... (Air and Free Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Richard G. Almes... (Standard Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Dale W. Levering... (Air Pistol – 1st Team)... NRA All-Ameri-can-John A. Crawford... (Free Pistol – 1st Team).

1984Coach-Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... Captain-Dale Hall... Record-42-17... Collected 6 out of 9 trophies at the Western Carolina Rifl e Conference Match... NRA All-American M.A. Bucholz... (Air, Free and Standard Pistol – 1st Team).

1983Coach- Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... Co-captains-Dale Hall and Anthony Morris... NRA All-American-M.A. Bucholz... (Air and Free Pistol – 1st Team).

1982Coach-Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... Team Captains-Frank Gregory and Russell Farmer (Blue Team, White Team).

1981Coach-Colonel G. B. Stackhouse... (1st year) and Citadel Provost Marshall... Team Captains-Frank Gregory and Ed Kelly (Blue Team, White Team)... Since 1957-the team has captured 10 Southern Conference Championships.

1980Coach-Commander V.E. Levander, U.S.N., Ret.

1979Coach-Captain Sawtelle... Captain-Matt Burke.

1978Coach-Captain Matthew Sawtelle... As-sistant coach-Sgt. Flynn.

1977Coach-Captain Matthew Sawtelle... Team Captain-Bob Turner.

1976Coach Major George Lavezzi.

1975Coach Major George Lavezzi... Record 20-5.

1974Coach George Lavezzi... Southern Confer-ence Champions.

1973Coach-Captain Schremp... Assistant Coach- Sgt. Needman... Co-Captains-Jim Meggs and Mike Pendley... Southern Conference Champions.

197220-10 record... 2nd place in Southern Conference.

1969Coach Major Lape... Team Captain-Mike Selders... All-Americans - Mike Selders, Don Johnson, Ken Elias... S.C. State Cham-pions... Southern Conference Champions.

1968Coaches-SFC Valley and Major Kel-ley... Team Captain-Greg Dalton... NRA All-American-J. Eric Sondstrom... (Rifl e – 2nd Team)... First Citadel 4 year NRA All-American... S.C. State Champions... Southern Conference Champions.

1967Coaches-Major E.A. Fox and Sgt. D.A. Valley... NRA All-Americans- J. Eric Sondstrom, Edward Jones and Wayne R. Fitzgerald... (Rifl e – 2nd Team).

1966Coaches-Major Jerry C. Whitmire and Sgt. Henry Jenks... Team Captain-NRA All-American-J. Eric Sondstrom... (Rifl e – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-John T. Collins... (Rifl e – 2nd Team)... Team 2nd in the Nation.

The Citadel Rifl e History

Shooter Keith Kacmar

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1965National ChampionsWilliam Randolph Hearst Trophy Coaches-Captain Whitmire and Sgt. Willis... NRA All-American-J. Eric Sondstrom... (Rifl e – 2nd Team).

1964Coach-Captain Hilbert... Team Captain-Kit Leithiser... Team 2nd in the Nation. 1963National ChampionsWilliam Randolph Hearst Trophy Coach-Captain Hilbert and Sgt. Willis... Team Captain-NRA All-American-Dave Edgerly... (Rifl e – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Keels Dickerson... (Rifl e – 2nd Team)... Southern Conference Champions... Coast Guard Invitational Champions... Third Army Area Champions.

1962Coach-Captain Donald C. Hilbert... Team Captain-Bill Fuller... NRA All-American-Dave Edgerly... (Rifl e – 1st Team)... NRA All-American-Keels Dickerson... (Rifl e – 1st Team)... Keels Dickerson-Top Score Nationwide-at William Randolph Hearst Competition (199 of a possible 200 points)... Southern Conference Champions.

1961Coach-Capt. Richard E. Moore... Team Captain-Joe Syslo... Southern Conference Champions... Third Army Champions... S.C. State Champions.

1960Coach-Capt. Richard E. Moore... Team Captain-Vici Seiter... Undefeated Regular Season... NRA All-American-Robert C. Metsker... (Rifl e – 1st Team).

1959Coach-1st Lt. Richard E. Moore and Sgt. Lewis L. Crellin... Team Captain-Bob

Motsker... Won 3 trophies and 16 individual medals at the NRA National Indoor and Third Army Area... Smallbore Sectional Cham-pions... Air Force Team-National Air Force ROTC Champions.

1958Coach-Captain George E. Wood... Co-Captains-Joe Adams and Wyly Watson.

1957Coach-SFC Eynon... Captain-Ted Ad-ams... 2nd place Southern Conference... 2nd place NRA Sectional match.

1956Advisors-Col. Coffey and Captain Wood... Sponsor-Miss Frances Enter... Captain-Derald Smith... SC State

Champions... 2nd in NRA Sectional... Established a memorial award in honor of Richard Polk Caldwell who

was co-captain and died in a car accident... The award is for the best marksmanship together with sportsmanship.

1955Coaches-Sgt. Grier and Sgt. Johnson... Captain-George Thomas... Sponsor-Miss Cic-ily Kirchoff... Freshmen-undefeated regular season... Varsity S.C. Champions... 2nd in Southern Conference.

1954Coaches-Captain T. C. Williams and Sgt. Grier... Captain-Jim Coggins... Sponsor-Miss Patricia Thomas... Citadel, Army and Air Force handed the Marines their fi rst defeat in 2 years... 2nd in Southern Conference.

1953National ChampionsWilliam Randolph Hearst Trophy Coach-Sgt. Harvey... Captain-Pete Shoemak-er... Sponsor-Miss Mary Grace Shoemaker... Won the J.C. Moore Trophy... S.C. State Champions... 2nd in Southern Conference.

1952Coaches-Major Sgt. Chavious and Major Sgt. Harvey... 2nd in Southern Conference.

1951Coaches-Major Sgt. Chavious and Sgt. Wood... Team Captain-B.E. Bookout... 3rd straight year winning S.C. State ROTC Championship (the W.E. Moore Trophy)... Took honors in William Randolph Hearst Trophy match... 1st year NRA Club was organized at the Citadel... 2nd in Southern Conference.

1950Won S.C. State ROTC Championship (the W.E. Moore Trophy).

1949Won S.C. State ROTC Championship (the W.E. Moore Trophy).

1948Coach-Major Ralph B. Sessoms, Jr.... Manager-K.F. Kast.

1947Coach-Major John Harden... Captain-D.P. Gaillard... Team Leader-Bob Clement.

1946Coach-1st Lt. J.W. Lewis... Co-Cap-tains-Mickey Burn and M. Pete Moser... Manager-Bob Clement... Sponsor-Mrs. Henrretta L. Moser... 70 tried out, 16 made the team, 3 returned, 7 ended up with let-ters... Two Citadel teams fi red in the Hearst Trophy Matches and were 5th place.

1945Coach-Captain P.F. Byther... Captain-Billy Wells... Sponsor-Mrs. Josie McCullers Wells... Placed 2nd in Fourth Service Com-mand matches scoring 3,386 out of possible 4,000... 4 out of 10 who made the National Intercollegiate matches were called to the armed services (World War II)... Citadel fi nished 20th out of 27.

1943Coach-Captain P.F. Byther... Captain-W.A. Pashley... Manager-W.C. Guier... Sponsor-Miss Jane Kraft... G.K. Webb was the high scorer for the team with 374 out of a pos-sible 400... Hearst Trophy Competition-2nd place, Team: 906 out of a possible 1,000... Webb: team high scorer-189 of possible 200... National Intercollegiate matches fi red 7,607 of a possible 8,000.

1942Coach-Lt. P.F. Byther... Captain-W.W. Gates-lost before the season began to the army (World War II)... NEW Captain: Johnny Wooten... Manager-W.A. Pashley... Team-lost only once... Freshmen Squad Captain-B.D.Starkey... Freshmen squad defeated once in 6 matches... Won 1st place-ROTC Fourth Corps Area Rifl e Com-petition by the highest score ever received by the Citadel: 3,718 (tied the school’s high score in 1941).

1941Coach-1st Lt. P.F. Byther... Captain-Edgar Terrell... 180 men tried out for the team, but

only 18 could be taken... 4th place in ROTC Fourth Corps Area Rifl e Competition with score of 3,718... Two fi ve men Citadel teams entered in Hearst Trophy Competition... Team placed 3rd-936pts, won trophy, and several individual medals... High Team Scorers for the year-M. Mosteller, W.W. Gates, E.A. Terrell and H. E. Groom.

1940Coach-Major R.J. Kirk Jr.... Captain-Alex Kelly... Alt. Captain-A.L. Broadwater... Sponsor-Miss Kitty McNeil... 1st place-ROTC-Fourth Corps Area Rifl e Competition... Undefeated in regular season.

1939National ChampionsWilliam Randolph Hearst Trophy2nd place was 22 pts behind them... Coach-Major Robert J. Kirk... Captain-Harold Chandler... Sponsor-Miss Elle Carswell... No collegiate losses in regular season.

1938Coach- Major Robert J. Kirk... Captain-Tom-my Symmes... Alt. Captain-”Speedy” Sped-den... Manager-Charlie Begg... Sponsor-Miss Nancy Moorer.

1937Coach-Captain J.S. Robinson... Assistants-Dean McCown and George Rosenburg... Captain-G.V. Rosenburg... lt. Captain/Man-ager-”Speedy” Spedden... Sponsor-Mrs. S. H. Rosenberg.

1936Coach-Captain Stewart... Assistants-Major McGee and Col. Holliday... Captain-A.H. Ferguson... Manager-McCown.

1935Coach-Lt. Stewart... Assistants-Cadet Cantrell and Cadet Williams... Captain-Etter... Man-ager-McMillan... Had the best college indoor and outdoor target ranges in the state.

1934Coach-Lt. G.C. Stewart... Captain-Hoyt McMillan... Manager-Starkes... Cadet Coach-Ramsey... Sponsor-Miss Sara Sherwood.

1933Coach-F.D. Austin Jr.... Captain-M.L. Powell, Jr.... Manager-H.M. Reed... Sponsor- Miss Mary Ledbetter. 1932Captain-Bert Hamilton... Manager-Harold Norton... First record of a rifl e team.

All-American Eric Sondstrom

The Citadel Rifl e History (continued)

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The Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa was born in Springfi eld, Ill., Sept. 28, 1951. After graduating high school in Jackson-ville, Fla., in 1969, he was recruited to play football at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. While at The Citadel, Rosa was the starting Bulldog quarterback in 1970 and went on to earn three varsity letters in football. He graduated from The Citadel in 1973 with a degree in business administration and was awarded a commission in the Air Force. A command fi ghter pilot with more than 3,600 fl ying hours, Rosa enjoyed an illustrious 32-year career in the Air Force. Among his career highlights, he was stationed in Lossiemouth, Scotland, as an American exchange offi cer fl ying the Jaguar for the Royal Air Force. He has commanded at squadron, group and wing levels at air bases in Georgia, Idaho, New Mexico, South Carolina, and South Korea. He served as inspector general for Pacifi c Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii and commandant of The Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. As deputy director for operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C., he was in charge of the National Military Command Center and served as the military spokes-man for the Pentagon when U.S. troops were deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq in 2002. In July 2003, he was named superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and in September of that year, he was promoted to lieutenant general. Rosa holds a master’s degree in public administration from Golden Gate University. He is a graduate of the Air Force Command and Staff College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. He has also studied at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the De-fense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal and the Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He has fl own the A-7, A-10, Hunter and Jaguar aircrafts, F-16, F-117A, HH-60G and HC-130. On Jan. 3, 2006, Rosa returned to The Citadel where he serves as 19th president. He is married to Donna Kangeter, a Charleston native. They have two sons, Jonathan and Brad (’03), and a grandson, Michael Bradley, who is the son of Jonathan and his wife, Elisha.

At a school where leadership is taught and duty is part of the cur-riculum, The Citadel has the right person to lead its Department of Athletics in Les Robinson. A virtual Who’s Who in intercollegiate athletics and one of the region’s most sought-after speakers, Robinson begins his sixth year as the Direc-tor of Athletics. Possessing more than four decades of college athletics experience to his credit, Robinson, who also served as athletics director and basketball coach at North Carolina State and East Tennessee State, is only the fi fth athletics director in The Citadel history. He served as the Bulldogs’ basketball coach from 1974-85, having spent the fi ve previous seasons as an assistant coach. In his fi rst fi ve years leading The Citadel’s athletics program, Robin-son’s skills as a proven fundraiser have already benefi ted The Citadel Brigadier Foundation. During the past fi ve years, the school witnessed the opening of the Altman Athletic Center at Johnson Hagood Stadium and the addition to McAlister Field House for women’s athletics. The Citadel, under Robinson’s guidance, has hosted the Southern Conference cross-country championships, the fi rst two rounds of the women’s basketball championships, the men’s and women’s tennis championships and the baseball tournament. A 1965 graduate of N.C. State, Robinson served fi ve years as a Bull-dog assistant coach under Dick Campbell and George Hill, and eventually spent 11 seasons as The Citadel’s head basketball coach from 1974-85. He directed the 1978-79 and 1984-85 teams to 20 and 18 victories, respectively. Robinson was named the Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year in 1979 and was tabbed South Carolina’s Coach-of-the-Year in 1979 and 1985. Following his tenure at The Citadel, Robinson became the head bas-ketball coach at East Tennessee State, where he coached the Buccaneers for fi ve years, increasing their win total (7-14-20-27) each year. The West Virginia native remains the only coach in Southern Confer-ence men’s basketball history to earn league Coach-of-the-Year honors at two different schools, and he ranks fi fth on the conference’s list of basketball wins. Robinson concluded a six-year term serving on the prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, one of the NCAA’s most infl uential committees. The Committee is responsible for site selection for each round of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championships. Robinson earned a bachelor of science degree in education and recreation from N.C. State in 1965 and added a master’s degree in education and guidance from Western Carolina in 1969. Robinson is married to the former Barbara Simon of St. Albans, W.Va. The Robinsons, who have maintained a home on Sullivan’s Island since coaching at The Citadel, have four children and seven grandchildren.

Lt. General John W. Rosa, Jr.

President

Les Robinson

Director of Athletics