Alexandrea Lorentz Season 2015-16

• GARC Nebraska Scholar Athlete (2015)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015, 2016)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2015)
• Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Junior Olympics - Team Precision (Fifth, 2012)
• Junior Olympics - Team Precision (Second, 2010)
• West Anchorage Rifle MVP (2009, 2010, 2011)

Senior (2015-16)
Alexandrea Lorentz brought a competitive spark and a solid work ethic to the Nebraska rifle team in 2015-16. The senior from Anchorage, Alaska, played a big role in Nebraska's smallbore and air rifle lineups, appearing 14 times in both disciplines, capping her career with a personal-best air rifle score of 591.

 

In the classroom, Lorentz earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year in 2016. She was also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. She claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2015-16, and she claimed her third appearance on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

Junior (2014-15)

Lorentz shattered her previous career bests in both smallbore and air rifle as a junior. Lorentz fired a 586 in air rifle against Army and a 584 in smallbore against TCU in the final regular-season match.

 

In the classroom, Lorentz was named a Great American Rifle Conference Scholar Athlete and claimed academic All-Big Ten honors. She also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters. 

 

Nebraska’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner, Lorentz also was recognized as a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for the second straight year for her work in the community.

Sophomore (2013-14)
Lorentz finished the season with then-career-best scores in both disciplines. In smallbore, she fired a 577 against Navy in the second match of the season. In early November, Lorentz tallied a 583 in air rifle against UT-Martin. 

 

Lorentz earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2014, and she was recognized for her efforts off the range when she was named to the inaugural Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. 

Freshman (2012-13)
Lorentz competed in 10 events in both smallbore and air rifle. In smallbore, Lorentz fired an average of 565.8, including a top score of 574 against Alaska in October. In air rifle, she averaged 579.40, with her best score (580) coming against Air Force in January.

Before Nebraska
Lorentz competed with West Anchorage High School, bringing home MVP honors in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and helping her squad to the 2012 divisional championship. Lorentz was also a member of the Borealis Bullseyes club team. The team finished second at the 2010 Junior Olympics in the Precision Team Championships and took fifth in the same category at the 2012 Junior Olympics.

 

A standout in the classroom during her high school career, Lorentz graduated magna cum laude in 2012. She was a National Honor Society member and earned four academic letters.

Personal
The daughter of Patrick and Jennifer Lorentz, Alexandrea came to Nebraska from Anchorage, Alaska. She was born on June 2, 1994. She is majoring in political science and sociology at Nebraska and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 and 2016. She was a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015, 2016). A six-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, she was a Great American Rifle Conference Scholar Athlete in 2015. She is also a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015.

 

Career Statisitcs
Smalbore Avg. - 566.68
Air Rifle Avg. - 578.4

 

Career Bests
Smallbore - 584 ( vs. TCU, 1/31/15)
Air Rifle - 591 (vs. Akron, 11/21/15)

 

Year	Event	Appearances	High Score	Average
2012-13	Smallbore	10	574	565.8
	Air Rifle	10	580	573.1
2013-14	Smallbore	14	577	565.5
	Air Rifle	14	583	577.07
2014-15	Smallbore	12	584	565.5
	Air Rifle	13	586	579.77
2015-2016	Smallbore	9	575	569.93
	Air Rifle	9	591	583.64
Career	Smallbore	45	584	566.68
	Air Rifle	46	591	578.4