2024-25 Women's Rifle Roster
Roster
Katie Zaun
- Position:
- Air Rifle/Smallbore
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Buffalo, N.D.
Career Honors:
• 2025 CSC 1st-Team Academic All-American
• 2025 CRCA Scholastic All-American
• 2025 NCAA Elite 90 Award winner
• 2024-25 CRCA Rifle Athlete of the Year
• 2024-25 1st-team CRCA All-American (Air Rifle)
• 2024-25 1st-team CRCA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2024-25 1st-team CRCA All-American (Aggregate)
• 2024 Olympic Alternate (Smallbore)
• 2024 CSC 2nd-Team Academic All-American
• 2024 CRCA Scholastic All-American
• 2023-24 CRCA Rifle Athlete of the Year
• 2023-24 1st-team CRCA All-American (Air Rifle)
• 2023-24 1st-team CRCA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2023-24 1st-team CRCA All-American (Aggregate)
• 2023 CRCA Scholastic All-American
• 2022-23 1st-team CRCA All-American (Air Rifle)
• 2022-23 1st-team CRCA All-American (Smallbore)
• 2022-23 2nd-team CRCA All-American (Aggregate)
2024-25 (Senior)
• Served as a counter in both disciplines in all 15 matches during the season
• Ranked second nationally in air rifle average (597.73) and aggregate average (1,189.40)
• Led the nation with a 591.66 smallbore average
• Shot one of the 11 perfect 600 air rifle marks in the NCAA this season at UTEP (Oct. 26)
• Fired a 598 or better in air rifle in 11 of 15 matches.
• Qualified for the air rifle finals at the PRC Championships and earned a bronze (Feb. 9)
• Finished sixth individually in the air rifle finals at the NCAA Championship match (March 15)
• Shot a 590 or better in smallbore in 11 matches
• Matched her career-high with a 596 in smallbore at Ole Miss (Feb. 15)
• Earned a bronze in the smallbore final at the PRC Championships (Feb. 8)
• Collected a bronze in the smallbore individual finals at the NCAA Championships (March 14)
• Eclipsed the 1,190 aggregate plateau nine times.
• Top aggregate mark of the season was an 1,194 at Ole Miss (Feb. 15)
• Served as a counter in 13 matches during the season
• Missed two matches while competing at the Meyton Cup in Austria and the H&N Cup in Germany
• Ranked second nationally in air rifle average (597.39 and third nationally in smallbore average (590.77) and aggregate average (1,188.15)
• Eclipsed the 590 plateau in smallbore eight times during the season
• Shot a career-high 596 in smallbore twice – vs. Alaska (Nov. 5) and vs. Ohio State on Jan. 15
• Qualified for the smallbore finals at the Patriot Rifle Championships after shooting a 588 and finished fourth
• Shot a 590 in smallbore at the NCAA Championships and earned a silver medal in the individual finals
• Posted a 595 or better in every air rifle match during the season
• Fired a career-high 599 in air rifle score twice – at Navy (Sept. 23) and vs. Alaska (Nov. 5)
• Shot a 598 in air rifle at the PRC Championships and ultimately finished fourth individually
• Posted an identical 598 in air rifle at the National Championships and finished fourth individually
• Reached the 1,190 plateau in aggregate score five times during the season
• Fired a career-high 1,195 aggregate score (596 smallbore, 599 air rifle) vs. Alaska (Nov. 5)
2022-23 (Freshman)
• Served as a counter in both disciplines in all 11 matches shot
• Ranked in the top 10 nationally in both disciplines - 6th in air rifle (596.45) and 8th in smallbore (588.00)
• Was seventh nationally in aggregate average (1,185.00)
• Eclipsed the 590 plateau in smallbore three times
• Fired a 594 or better in air rifle in all 11 matches
• Made collegiate debut at Navy (Sept. 24), shooting a 582 in smallbore and a 596 in air rifle
• Produced an aggregate score of 1,187 at Ohio State (Oct. 29) - 589 smallbore; 595 air rifle
• Fired a career-high 593 in smallbore three times - vs. Ohio State (Jan. 16), PRC Championships (Feb. 4), NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 18)
• Posted an aggregate 1,188 against Ohio State (Jan. 16) - 593 smallbore; 595 air rifle
• Top performance of the season came at the PRC Championships, matching a career-high in smallbore (593) and shooting a career-high 599 in air rifle
• Finished third individually in smallbore and seventh individually in air rifle at the PRC Championships
• Shot a 584 in smallbore and a 597 in air rifle in the NCAA Championship match
• Qualified for the air rifle individual finals and finished seventh
Before TCU
• Holds 29 North Dakota state records
• Owner of 24 NRA National Records
• Has 10 USA Shooting National Records
• 3 CMP National Records
• Is a four-time Eley All-American
• Seven-time NRA National Champion
• Two-time CMP 3P Air National Champion
• Junior Olympic Women’s Smallbore National Champion
• Member of the US Junior National Team
• Member of the US National Team
• Qualified for the Junior Olympics 10 times and won 12 medals
• Competed in 10 international competitions in 9 different countries including South Korea, India, Germany, Brazil, Peru, El Salvador, Colombia, and Egypt.
• Totaled five medals—2 bronze, 2 silver, and 1 gold.
