Dacotah Faught Season 2017-18

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Honors & Awards

• NRA All-American (Second Team, Air Rifle, 2017, 2018)
• GARC All-Conference (Second Team, Air Rifle, 2018)
• GARC All-Conference (Honorable Mention, Combined Disciplines, 2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2017; Spring 2017, 2018)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2018)
• NRA All-American (Second Team, Smallbore, 2015)
• First Team All-OVC (Air Rifle, 2015)
• First Team All-OVC (Smallbore, 2014)
• Second Team All-OVC (Air Rifle, 2014)
• Second Team All-OVC (Smallbore, 2015)
• OVC's Commissioner Honor Roll (2014)
• CRCA All-Academic Team (2014)
• Female Junior Olympic Air Rifle Champion of North Dakota (2013)

Senior (2017-18)

As a senior and returning two-time All-American, Dacotah Faught was relied upon as a team leader both on and off the range.  Faught competed in every match as one of Nebraska's top shooters. She played a significant role in the Huskers’ sixth consecutive selection to the NCAA Championships.

Faught claimed second-team All-America honors in air rifle for the second year in a row. The award capped a season full of noteworthy accomplishments, including holding the highest individual (596) and average (590.71) air rifle scores on the team.

As an academic All-Big Ten selection and a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, Faught also provided a significant impact for the team off the range in her final season with the Huskers.

 

Junior (2016-17)

Faught joined the Nebraska rifle program over the summer of 2016 as a transfer from the University of Tennessee at Martin, with two years of eligibility remaining. After being granted a full release, Faught was able to compete in 2016-17. As an All-American, Faught made an immediate impact on a team with only two seniors.  She took full advantage of the opportunity to compete in every regular and post-season match, setting career bests in smallbore and air rifle with scores of 582 and 596, respectively. 

Faught earned All-American honors from the NRA for the second time for her success on the range. In addition, she earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and made the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2016.

Before Nebraska (UT Martin)

In 2015-16, Faught redshirted to train for the Olympics.

As a sophomore in 2014-15, Faught became just the third member in UT Martin rifle history to earn an All-America honor after being named to the second team in smallbore by the NRA. At the 2015 NCAA Championships, she placed 11th in smallbore and 36th in air rifle and was only the sixth Skyhawk in program history to compete in consecutive NCAA championships. Faught broke the school smallbore record (585). She earned first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) accolades in air rifle and second-team All-OVC honors in smallbore and competed with the junior U.S. National Team at the World Championships after winning the national air rifle title.

Faught had an impressive freshman year with the Skyhawks, finishing eighth in air rifle at the 2014 NCAA Championships. She was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, becoming just the fourth person in school history to win the honor. Faught broke the school air rifle record with a 597. She earned first-team All-OVC honors in smallbore and second-team All-OVC accolades in air rifle and All-Newcomer in both disciplines. Faught was also a star in the classroom, being named to the OVC's Commissioner Honor Roll and the CRCA All-Academic Team.

Faught dominates the UTM record books, holding the top three scores in both disciplines since the scoring change in 2005.

High School (Central Cass HS/Buffalo Sharpshooters)
Faught had a successful junior career with the Buffalo Sharpshooters under Coach Dan Guerts. Faught was named the 2013 Female Junior Olympic Air Rifle Champion of North Dakota.

In 2012, Faught won the state smallbore championship and competed in the Olympic team trials. In 2011, she brought home the Class A air rifle national championship.

Additionally, Faught has appeared at the National Junior Olympic competition at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., every year since 2008.

Personal
Dacotah is the daughter of Paul and LaDonna Faught and was born on Sept. 6, 1994. She has one brother, Michael, and one sister, April. Dacotah is a chemistry major who earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2018. A four-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection, she was a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

Faught on Nebraska
“It was not an easy decision to move on from UTM. They have provided exceptional academic and athletic opportunities, [but during] my senior year of high school, I toured [Nebraska] so I was familiar with some of the programs and benefits of attending. Both the athletic and academic resources are top notch and align well with my athletic and academic goals.”

Career Bests*
Smallbore - 585 (1/11/15) Air Rifle - 597 (Prior School (UTM) Record, 2/22/14)

*Faught posted career bests in both smallbore and air rifle when she was a student-athlete at UT-Martin. At Nebraska, Faught's career best in smallbore is 582 (at NCAA Championships, 3/10/17) and her career best in air rifle is 596 (twice- first at Kentucky, 11/6/16, and vs. Kentucky (at Air Force), 11/18/17).

Year	Event	Appearances	High Score	Average
2016-17	Smallbore	15	582	575.60
	Air Rifle	15	596	592.27
Career	Smallbore	29	582	574.72
	Air Rifle	29	596	591.52