Johannessen’s Perfect Score Leads No. 1 TCU Past UTEP

Saturday, January 28

El Paso, Texas

9:45 a.m.

TCU

UTEP

Final Results (PDF)

1/28/2023 3:55:00 PM | Women's Rifle

Final Results (PDF)

Johannessen fires sixth perfect air rifle mark in program history

EL PASO, Texas – Julie Johannessen became the fifth TCU Horned Frog to fire a perfect 600 in air rifle Saturday to help lead No. 1 TCU past UTEP. It's the sixth time the feat has been accomplished in program history.

TCU continued its dominance on the range, shooting a team score of 4,742. In smallbore, the team fired a 2,353 and finished the match with a score of 2,389 in air rifle.

The Horned Frogs boasted the top eight aggregate marks in the match. They were by a career-high from Johannessen (1,195). Katie Zaun (1,185), Abigail Gordon (1,184), Kristen Hemphill (1,178) and Stephanie Allan (1,175) rounded out the top five.

Johannessen continued her prowess in smallbore, leading all shooters with a 595. She has now fired a 591 or better in smallbore in every match this season. It's tied for the fourth-best score in program history. Gordon and Zaun contributed identical scores of 588 and Hemphill shot a 582.

Not factoring in the team score were Mikole Hogan (581), Stephanie Allan (580), Anne White (578) and Nina Schuett (567).

All eight shooters eclipsed the 590 mark in air rifle. Behind the perfection from Johannessen, Zaun fired a 597 to finish second. Gordon and Hemphill shot identical marks of 596 followed by a 595 from Allan. Hogan finished sixth with a 594 followed by a 593 from White and a 592 from Schuett.

UTEP fired a team score of 4,541 in the match. The Miners were led by Jonna Warnken's ninth place finish. She fired an 1,158 aggregate mark that included a team-high 591 in air rifle.

TCU begins postseason action on Feb. 4 at the PRC Championships hosted by Alaska-Fairbanks. The Championships feature Air Force, Alaska, Nebraska, Ohio State, TCU and UTEP. The match will begin with smallbore on Saturday and conclude with air rifle on Sunday.