Army West Point Athletics
2017-18 Rifle Roster
Roster
Michael Garner
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Celina, Texas
- High School:
- Collin College
2017-18
- Competed in ten of 15 matches for the season.
- Shot a season high of 578 in the smallbore discipline at the President's Trophy Match.
- Scored a season high of 575 in the air rifle discipline at the same match.
- At this match, also marked his top aggregate score for this season of 1153.
2016-17
- Among Army’s competitors in a majority of matches
- Fired a 575 in smallbore to rank fifth overall along with posting team’s third highest score n season opener vs. MIT/Memphis
- Score was three points off career high set freshman year
- Second highest score in smallbore of 570 tallied against North Carolina State in second half of season
- Tied career high 585 score in air rifle against conference rival Ole Miss in November
- Two months later turned in second highest mark of season (580) against North Carolina State
- Averaged 574.5 in air rifle over a stretch of eight straight matches
2015-16: Competed individually in three matches in air rifle late in the first half and throughout the second half of season ... turned in a 575 at the President’s Trophy Match at home as Army finished second … season high 581 recorded against VMI closing out the fall section of the season … mark was fourth highest on team and just four shy of career record … second highest score of season (577) recorded in home win over Navy … also posted a 576 in conference match against Akron at the Palmyra Invite … season high 573 smallbore recorded against VMI.
2014-15: Competed in nine matches rookie season … fired season-high air rifle score of 585 in triangular sweep of Memphis and MIT in first collegiate meet … mark tied for fifth place … earned spot on starting squad in meets against Ole Miss and USP … 573 score against USP was second highest of season in that discipline … earned medalist honors competing individually in the USP meet in smallbore firing a career-high 578 … previous best was a 571.
CAREER HIGHS
SMALLBORE: 578 VS. USP (2014-15)
AIR RIFLE: 585 Three times last vs. Ole Miss (2016-17)
Prior to West Point: Earned a number of awards ... 2014 Texas State Men's Junior Olympic Smallbore champion ... smallbore silver medalist at the 2012 Texas State Men's Junior Olympic Championships ... also 3-position champion at the Texas State 4-H Roundup and runner-up at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational in 2012... three-time .45 pistol champion at the Texas State 4-H Shooting Sports Championships (2011-13) ... runner-up overall in individual hunting and wildlife competition at 2010 National 4-H Shoots Sports Invitation and took first in high Overall Team ... four-year member of the Texas State Team that competed at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational .. first in skeet and trap at 2012 District IV, was runner-up in Compound Field Archery (Senior) and third in Compound Target Archery (Senior) at Texas State Indoor Archery Match.
