Martin Adds Miles to Rifle Staff

Nebraska rifle coach Rachel Martin announced the addition of five-time All-American and 2020 Olympic hopeful Mindy Miles as an assistant coach to the Husker staff on Monday, April 29.

Miles was a three-time first-team NRA All-American in the air rifle for the Horned Frogs from 2016 through 2018. She was also a two-time NRA All-American in smallbore during her career (2017, 2018). She finished fifth in the air rile and added a third-place NCAA finish in the smallbore to help TCU to a third-place team finish at the NCAA Championships.

Her 597.4 air rifle average as a senior ranked No. 2 in the nation, while her 583.7 smallbore average ranked No. 7 nationally in 2017-18.

"Mindy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our program," Nebraska Rifle Head Coach Rachel Martin said. "I believe she will be an invaluable asset, and we are very excited to have her as part of the Husker family."

As a junior in 2016-17, Miles led the nation in air rifle average (596.53), including a score of 599 at Alaska on Oct. 8. She finished fourth in the air rifle at the 2017 NCAA Championships with a score of 596.

Miles was the NCAA air rifle runner-up as a sophomore in 2016, while posting a season average of 594. She added the 2016 NCAA Sportsmanship Award.

“I’m thrilled to join the Huskers," Miles said. "I’ve seen the team grow over the years, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to help develop this already talented team even further.”

As a freshman in 2015, Miles became just the fifth shooter in NCAA history and the second at TCU to shoot a perfect 600 , which came in the air rifle at the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships on Feb. 8 to help the Horned Frogs to the team title. She added a second perfect 600 against Nebraska and Memphis on Oct. 28, 2017. Miles was a four-time Patriot Rifle Conference champion.

A 2020 U.S. Olympic hopeful, Miles secured a quota spot for the United States at the Olympic Games in Tokyo by winning gold in the air rifle at the Championship of the Americas in Guadalajara, Mexico in November of 2018. She won the competition with a score of 248.4 to lead a 1-2 finish for the United States along with silver medalist Alison Weisz. Miles is scheduled to compete again for the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games.

She was a two-time U.S. team member at the World Championships (2014, 2018).

Originally from Weatherford, Texas, Miles won the Texas State Junior Olympic Air Rifle titles in 2012 and 2013, while adding a smallbore championship in 2013. She was a Junior World Cup finalist in Suhl, Germany.

At the 2013 Junior Olympics, she earned a silver medal in air rifle and a bronze in smallbore. She was also a bronze medalist at the Rocky Mountain Air Rifle Championships in 2013.

Miles earned her bachelor's degree from TCU in May of 2018 after majoring in strategic communications with an emphasis in public relations and advertising and a minor in business. She was named the TCU Breakout Athlete of the Year in 2015 and was the TCU Pop Boone Award recipient in 2017.