Christine Costello Season 2009-10

Career Statistics
Smallbore Avg. - 572.39
Air Rifle Avg. - 579.18

Career Bests
Smallbore - 582 (vs. Air Force, 10/12/08)
Air Rifle - 591 (at Army, 10/18/09) 

Year-by-Year

Year	Event	Appearances	High Score	Average
2006-07	Smallbore	6	578	569.00
	Air Rifle	6	579	572.67
2007-08	Smallbore	12	580	572.17
	Air Rifle	12	587	581.42
2008-09	Smallbore	13	582	572.31
	Air Rifle	13	585	578.08
2009-10	Smallbore	15	581	574.00
	Air Rifle	14	591	581.07
Career	Smallbore	46	582	572.39
	Air Rifle	45	591	579.18

 

Honors and Awards

• Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2010)
• All-GARC air rifle honorable mention (2010) 
• Three individual smallbore titles (2009-10)
• One individual air rifle title (2009-10)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2009)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2009)
• Life Skills Hero award (2009) 
• All-GARC honorable mention (2009)
• All-GARC air rifle honorable mention (2009) 
• Two individual smallbore titles (2009) 
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2008) 
• Two individual smallbore titles (Spring 2008)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2008)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2007) 
• Third place overall in National Junior Olympic Smallbore (2007) 
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2006)
• Five-Time Arizona State Smallbore Champion (2002-06)
• Arizona State Air Rifle Champion (2005)
• Second overall at National Guard Air Match (2005)
• J2 national record holder
• Second place in 3-P Smallbore at National 4-H Championships (2004)
• Second place in J3 Smallbore at Junior Olympic Nationals (2002)
• Third place in J3 Air Rifle at Junior Olympic Nationals (2002)
• Smallbore Whistler Boy Second-Place Team (2001)

Senior Season (2009-10)
Costello capped her Husker career in style, leading the team with a 574.00 smallbore average and a 1,155 combined average. Costello posted career best averages in both smallbore and air rifle (581.07). She led the team with four individual titles on the season - three smallbore and one air rifle - and also captured two overall combined titles. For the second straight year, Costello earned All-GARC air rifle honorable mention, finishing 10th out of 57 shooters at the GARC Championships. She also helped lead the Huskers to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships by contributing a 574 in smallbore. Costello earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters, giving her such seven honors in her career.

Junior Season (2008-09)
Costello was consistent all year for the Huskers, recording the second-best smallbore average for NU (572.31) and third-best air rifle average (578.08). Costello matched her best air rifle score of the season (585) at the GARC Championships to help her finish ninth in the individual combined standings. For her efforts, Costello received honorable-mention accolades for the All-GARC air rifle team. Costello captured two individual smallbore titles on the year, bringing her career total to four. She was also the individual combined champion against N.C. State. In the classroom, Costello earned her fourth and fifth career spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll with her selection to the list in the fall and spring semesters. She also earned a Life Skills HERO award, presented annually to Nebraska student-athletes who demonstrate outstanding leadership and citizenship.

Sophomore Season (2007-08)
As captain for the 2007-08 rifle team, Costello set a positive example in both in the rifle range and in the classroom. Costello captured two smallbore titles in her sophomore campaign. She earned a reputation as one of the most consistent shooters on the team, averaging 581.42 in air rifle and 572.17 in smallbore, making her the second-best overall shooter behind Amanda Jeffries. Costello was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring for her academic achievement.

Freshman Season (2006-07)
Costello earned valuable collegiate shooting experience during her freshman season, as she competed in every regular-season match and cracked the traveling team lineup for the 2007 GARC Championships in Oxford, Miss. Costello concluded her inaugural campaign with a 569 average in smallbore and a 572.7 average in air rifle. She also earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s fall and spring honor rolls for her outstanding academic achievement.

Before Nebraska
Costello came to Nebraska after an esteemed junior career at Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club under the coaching guidance of her father, Mike Costello. Costello’s prep honors include five state championships in smallbore and an Arizona state air rifle title in 2005.

Personal
The daughter of Mike and Pam Costello, Christine was born on July 20, 1988, in Chandler, Ariz. A pre-med/bio-molecular engineering major, Costello graduated from Queen Creek High School in 2006, where she was her class valedictorian. Costello was also a member of the National Honor Society. She has one sister, Stephanie, and one brother, Ryan.