Saturday, March 14
Columbus, Ohio
TCU
vs
NCAA Championship (Air Rifle)
TCU Finishes As National Runner-Up
3/14/2026 2:24:00āÆPM | Women's Rifle
Hogan and Zaun qualify for the final
COLUMBUS, Ohio āĀ The TCU women's rifle finished the 2025-26 season as the National Runner-Up after a strong showing in air rifle on Day 2 of the NCAA Championships. The Horned Frogs fired a team score of 2,387 in the disciple. Combined with its 2,354 in smallbore, the Frogs shot a 4,741 for the match.
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Five teams were within striking distance at the start of the day. West Virginia took home the title after shooting a 2,395 in air rifle for a championship-winning score of 4,748. Ole Miss (4,738), Kentucky (4,736) and Nebraska (4,736) rounded out the Top 5. Navy finished sixth with a score of 4,722 followed by Alaska Fairbanks (4,718) and Georgia Southern (4,717).
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In the final match of their TCU careers, Katie Zaun and Mikole Hogan qualified for the individual finals. Hogan finished fifth with a 187.3, while Zaun finished sixth after shooting a 166.2 in the finals
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TCU opened the match with three solid scores in air rifle. Hogan matched her career high with a 598. Her 53 center shots helped her qualify for the individual final. Rylie Passmore fired a 596 and Christina Hillinger contributed a 595.
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Two more strong scores followed in the second relay. Zaun shot a 598 with 55 center shots to help her qualify individually. Fedora shot a 595.
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For the match, TCU had two of the top nine individual shooters. Zaun was third individually with an aggregate score of 1,191. Hogan finished ninth with an aggregate of 1,188.
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The runner-up finish is the seventh in program history joining its four National Championships.
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Five teams were within striking distance at the start of the day. West Virginia took home the title after shooting a 2,395 in air rifle for a championship-winning score of 4,748. Ole Miss (4,738), Kentucky (4,736) and Nebraska (4,736) rounded out the Top 5. Navy finished sixth with a score of 4,722 followed by Alaska Fairbanks (4,718) and Georgia Southern (4,717).
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In the final match of their TCU careers, Katie Zaun and Mikole Hogan qualified for the individual finals. Hogan finished fifth with a 187.3, while Zaun finished sixth after shooting a 166.2 in the finals
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TCU opened the match with three solid scores in air rifle. Hogan matched her career high with a 598. Her 53 center shots helped her qualify for the individual final. Rylie Passmore fired a 596 and Christina Hillinger contributed a 595.
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Two more strong scores followed in the second relay. Zaun shot a 598 with 55 center shots to help her qualify individually. Fedora shot a 595.
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For the match, TCU had two of the top nine individual shooters. Zaun was third individually with an aggregate score of 1,191. Hogan finished ninth with an aggregate of 1,188.
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The runner-up finish is the seventh in program history joining its four National Championships.
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Players Mentioned
Air Rifle/Smallbore
/ Women's Rifle
Air Rifle/Smallbore
/ Women's Rifle
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/ Women's Rifle
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