Austin Litherland

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Francisville, La.
High School:
Tennessee Tech

2011-12 Statistics

as a senior (2011-12): Was fifth on the team in season average for the 40 shot air rifle (382) ... had a season best 584 in air rifle against University of the Sciences (Pa.) ... shot a best of 563 in smallbore at the WIRC Championships ... a member of the first place Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference team for smallbore and the MAC second place air rifle team ... also a member of the Western Intercollegiate Rifle Conference 2nd place smallbore and air rifle teams.

Prior to the University of Akron: Member of the West Feliciana 4H Rifle team from 2001 to 2007 and was coached by Melissa Litherland, Selena Leet, and Mickey Brondum ... was a certified student coach and the team co-captain from 2004 to 2007 ... competing in international air rifle he was the Louisiana state junior Olympic champion in 2003-2004-2005, Placed first in zone 8 championship in 2005, ranked 74th at a National Rifle Championship in 2005 and placed 7th at the 2010 Dixie Double in Aniston Alabama. Competing with the smallbore rifle ... placed 1st in Louisiana NRA Sectionals in 2006, 1st in Louisiana State Junior Olympics in 2005 and was 75th at the National Rifle Championships in 2006 ... joined the Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles rifle team where he competed for three seasons before the rifle program was discontinued ... at Tennessee Tech he was OVC Air Rifle Athlete of the Month for the month of November 2009, earning a career high score his Junior year of a 589 in air rifle and a 578 in smallbore ... ranked in the top 8 in both air rifle and smallbore in the OVC his Junior year ... made the Academic Deans List twice and graduated with a bachelors degree of science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 2011.

Personal: He will use his last year of eligibility at Akron while working on his graduate degree in Sports Administration. Son of Melissa and Earl Litherland who reside in St Francisville Louisiana.