The University of Akron Athletics
2005-06 Akron Rifle Roster

Michael Tokarz
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lewisburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Greenbrier East HS
as a Junior (2007-08): Earned All-WIRC AirRifle Second Team honors ... named to Collegiate Rifle CoachesAssociation (CRCA) All-Academic team ... recorded a season-highscore of 382 in the air rifle division at the WIRC Championships... placed third in the air rifle (570) against Penn State (Feb. 9)... brought home top gun honors against Ohio State (Feb. 2) with acareer-high score of 581 in the air rifle division ... fired a 572to place third in the air rifle against Rose Hulman (Dec. 8) ...shot a 579 in the air rifle for a second-place finish against theUniversity of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Nov. 10).
as a Sophomore (2006-07): Named to All-WIRC airrifle first team ... fired a then-career high score of 577 in theair rifle at the NCAA sectional qualifier (Feb. 11) ... finishedfourth (573) in the air rifle division in a loss to West Virginia(Jan. 20).
as a Freshman (2005-06): First-team WIRCAll-Conference in air rifle ... placed 33rd overall in the airrifle at the Junior Olympics ... placed 12th in the MACChampionships (Mar. 4) ... placed 52nd at the Palmyra Invitational(Jan. 15) in air rifle.
Prior to UA: Greenbrier East High School rifleteam captain in 2004 and 2005 ... led school team to the WestVirginia State Championships as a junior ... set a school record insporter rifle in 2004 ... individually he made the Presidents Top100 national rankings, won the gold medal in both air rifle andsmallbore rifle his senior year at the West Virginia JuniorOlympics and qualified to participate in the USA Shooting JuniorOlympics in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... participated in the 2004National Three-position Championships in Bowling Green, Ky. ... in2000, at the age of 12, he won the class B Metallic SilhouetteNational Championship ... also a member of the Ashland EaglesJunior Rifle team of Ohio ... was a member of the honor roll allfour years of high school ... lettered in cross country, was amember of the show choir and was Battalion commander his senioryear for JROTC ... coached by Paul Becks and Major DarelPickenpaugh.
Personal: Born on Feb. 15, 1987 in Lewisburg,W.V. ... son of Andrew and Sherry Tokarz ... currently member ofAlpha Sigma Phi fraternity ... plans to major in businessmanagement.