2016-17 Women's Rifle Roster
Roster
Grabowski, Ariana

Ariana Grabowski
- Position:
- Air Rifle/Smallbore
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Beaver Area HS
- Hometown:
- Beaver, Pa.
Bio
Career Honors
• 2018 2nd-team NRA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2017 1st-team NRA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2015 Honorable Mention NRA All-American (Smallbore)
2017-18 (Senior)
• One of four members to shoot in all 13 matches.
• Ranked fourth on the team with a 584.3 season average in smallbore.
• Also shot a season average of 587.5 in air rifle.
• Posted her career high air rifle score of 592 against UTEP (Nov. 11).
• Posted her career high aggregate score of 1,177 against Murray State (Oct. 22).
• Fired a 582 or better in air rifle in all 13 matches.
• Posted a 580 or better in smallbore in 9 of 13 matches.
• Qualified for the finals at the NCAA Championships, ultimately finishing fourth.
2016-17 (Junior)
• Participated in all of TCU's 14 matches.
• Posted the top smallbore average on the team (584.07).
• Also turned in a season-average of 585 in air rifle.
• Fired a 580 or better in air rifle in all 14 matches.
• Shot a 580 or higher in smallbore in 12 of 14 matches.
• Posted an aggregate score of 1,170 or better on six occasions.
• Notched her career high in air rifle (590) against UTEP on Feb. 11.
• Established a smallbore career high of 589 against Air Force on Feb. 13).
• Fired a career-best 1,176 aggregate score on three occasions: at Alaska (Oct. 8), vs. Air Force (Nov. 13) and vs. UTEP (Feb. 11).
2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Participated in 13 of TCU's 14 matches
• Shot smallbore in all 13 matches and air rifle in 10
• Averaged a 582 in air rifle and a 577 in smallbre
• Shot both disciplines for the first time at Ole Miss (Oct. 4)
• Fired a 582 in air rifle and a season-high 586 in smallbore at the match
• Turned in a solid air rifle performance against Ohio State, firing a 586 on Nov. 15
• Fired a 580 or better in air rifle in each of her last five matches
• Posted her season-high of 588 in air rifle against the Coast Guard (Jan. 31)
• Combined with her 583 in smallbore, turned in a career-high 1,171 aggregate score in the Coast Guard match
2014-15 (Freshman):
• Her 578-point smallbore average was third on the team behind fellow All-Americans Hannah Black and Sally Li
• Best score in that discipline was a 587-point showing against Ohio State (Nov. 16), which marked the highest smallbore score by a TCU shooter since Sarah Scherer fired a 588 at the 2013 NCAA Championships, which the Horned Frogs won
• She also set a career-high in aggregate with 1,168 points that day
• Improved her tally four matches in a row to open up the spring campaign, culminating in a 585-point score on Feb. 6 at Air Force
• Her five consecutive match-improvement in the fall was the longest of any Horned Frog on the season
• The streak ended when she shot a career-high 589 against UTEP (Nov. 9)
High School:
• The High Woman performer at the 2013 NRA Air Rifle Championship
• She tallied a pair of first-place finishes at the JROTC All-Service National Championship in 2014 and at the West Virginia University Open in 2012 and 2013
• Firing a personal-best 587 in smallbore at the Palmyra Invitational also netted her a third place finish there in 2014
• Club teammate of Horned Frog freshman Nicholle Benedict
• 2018 2nd-team NRA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2017 1st-team NRA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2015 Honorable Mention NRA All-American (Smallbore)
2017-18 (Senior)
• One of four members to shoot in all 13 matches.
• Ranked fourth on the team with a 584.3 season average in smallbore.
• Also shot a season average of 587.5 in air rifle.
• Posted her career high air rifle score of 592 against UTEP (Nov. 11).
• Posted her career high aggregate score of 1,177 against Murray State (Oct. 22).
• Fired a 582 or better in air rifle in all 13 matches.
• Posted a 580 or better in smallbore in 9 of 13 matches.
• Qualified for the finals at the NCAA Championships, ultimately finishing fourth.
2016-17 (Junior)
• Participated in all of TCU's 14 matches.
• Posted the top smallbore average on the team (584.07).
• Also turned in a season-average of 585 in air rifle.
• Fired a 580 or better in air rifle in all 14 matches.
• Shot a 580 or higher in smallbore in 12 of 14 matches.
• Posted an aggregate score of 1,170 or better on six occasions.
• Notched her career high in air rifle (590) against UTEP on Feb. 11.
• Established a smallbore career high of 589 against Air Force on Feb. 13).
• Fired a career-best 1,176 aggregate score on three occasions: at Alaska (Oct. 8), vs. Air Force (Nov. 13) and vs. UTEP (Feb. 11).
2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Participated in 13 of TCU's 14 matches
• Shot smallbore in all 13 matches and air rifle in 10
• Averaged a 582 in air rifle and a 577 in smallbre
• Shot both disciplines for the first time at Ole Miss (Oct. 4)
• Fired a 582 in air rifle and a season-high 586 in smallbore at the match
• Turned in a solid air rifle performance against Ohio State, firing a 586 on Nov. 15
• Fired a 580 or better in air rifle in each of her last five matches
• Posted her season-high of 588 in air rifle against the Coast Guard (Jan. 31)
• Combined with her 583 in smallbore, turned in a career-high 1,171 aggregate score in the Coast Guard match
2014-15 (Freshman):
• Her 578-point smallbore average was third on the team behind fellow All-Americans Hannah Black and Sally Li
• Best score in that discipline was a 587-point showing against Ohio State (Nov. 16), which marked the highest smallbore score by a TCU shooter since Sarah Scherer fired a 588 at the 2013 NCAA Championships, which the Horned Frogs won
• She also set a career-high in aggregate with 1,168 points that day
• Improved her tally four matches in a row to open up the spring campaign, culminating in a 585-point score on Feb. 6 at Air Force
• Her five consecutive match-improvement in the fall was the longest of any Horned Frog on the season
• The streak ended when she shot a career-high 589 against UTEP (Nov. 9)
High School:
• The High Woman performer at the 2013 NRA Air Rifle Championship
• She tallied a pair of first-place finishes at the JROTC All-Service National Championship in 2014 and at the West Virginia University Open in 2012 and 2013
• Firing a personal-best 587 in smallbore at the Palmyra Invitational also netted her a third place finish there in 2014
• Club teammate of Horned Frog freshman Nicholle Benedict
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