UAF rifle alumni earn Olympic medals

August 6, 2012

Marmian Grimes

Alaska rifle alumna Jamie (Beyerle) Gray broke two Olympic records en route to a gold medal in women’s 50-meter three-position rifle. Gray clinched gold on her final shot with a near-perfect 10.8. Gray shot for the Nanooks from 2002 – 2006, during which time she won two individual NCAA National Championships (air rifle in 2003 and smallbore in 2006) and was a part of three of Alaska’s NCAA Championship teams (2003, 2004, 2006).

Matt Emmons added a bronze medal to his Olympic collection for his performance in men's three-position rifle. Emmons won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games and a silver in the 2008 Olympics, both in men's 50-meter prone. While at UAF, Emmons won four NCAA individual titles (2001 – 2003) and helped the Nanooks to four straight NCAA Championship teams (2000 – 2003).

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