Terim Richards Season 1998-99

Outlook
Terim Richards (pronounced TAIR-rum) has been one of the Huskers' top air rifle shooters throughout her career. Richards has twice qualified for the NCAA individual air rifle competition, and will look to become the first Husker to qualify three straight years.

"As the team captain, I expect her marksmanship skills to enable her to compete at a high level, but also to draw this team together throughout the season," Coach Karen Anthony said.

2000-01 (Junior)
For the second year in a row, Richards qualified for the individual air rifle competition at the NCAA Championships. Richards fired at least a 380 in every match to earn NRA second-team All-America honors. Her season average of 387.6 ranks third in school history, while she also sits second on the all-time charts for highest air rifle score.

Her best score of the season came in the Huskers' first match in Annapolis, Md., when she tied with Xavier's Thrine Kane for the event title. The following day, in a dual with the Virginia Military Institute, Richards won the air rifle title outright with a 389.

She was the Huskers' top shooter at the Walsh Invitational, where she fired a 392, one of four times last season that she bettered 389.

Match	Air Rifle
at Great Eight	394
at VMI	389
at Jacksonville State	383
vs. TTU, JSU	388
vs. Kentucky, Air Force	385
at Walsh Invitational	392
vs. Alaska-Fairbanks	392
at UTEP Invite	390
at Roger Withrow	388
at NCAA Qualifier	390
at NCAA Individual	387
at NCAA Championships	380
Match Average	388

1999-2000 (Sophomore)
Entering the season, Richards was one of only two Huskers with collegiate shooting experience, but because of chronic wrist pain that made it difficult to shoot smallbore, Richards competed in only air rifle her sophomore season. With the increased specialty, she emerged as one of the top air rifle shooters in the country.

In just a year, Richards improved her average air rifle score by 29 points. She shot a personal-best 395 against Ohio State, helping the Huskers record a team-best 1,557 in air rifle for a school record aggregate score of 6,165. Richards' consistency throughout the season earned her a spot in the individual air rifle competition at the NCAA Championships, where she finished fifth (391).

Match	Air Rifle
vs. Army, Norwich	377
at King's College	390
vs. UMKC	384
at Walsh Invitational	377
at Kentucky Invitational	383
vs. UMKC, TCU, Wyoming	372
vs. UAF, Air Force, Wyoming	385
vs. UAF, Air Force, Wyoming	388
at Roger Withrow	379
at Collegiate Sectional	388
vs. Ohio State	395
NCAA Individual	391
at NCAA Championships	390
Match Average	385

1998-99 (Freshman)
Richards was primarily a trap shooter and did not pick up an air rifle until September 1998. Despite her inexperience, Richards' scores improved in nearly every match.

Match	Air Rifle	Smallbore	Aggregate
vs. UMKC	320	790	1,110
at Walsh Invitational	342	973	1,315
at Kentucky Invitational	350	959	1,309
vs. Austin Peay	365	--	--
at Roger Withrow	377	1,095	1,472
at Collegiate Sectional	365	1,089	1,454
vs. Ohio State	375	--	--
Match Average	356	981	1,332

As a Junior Competitor
In addition to the 2000 Nebraska Junior Olympic Air Rifle championship, Richards also claimed the National Junior Olympic Air Rifle title. She finished 39th (749) in the air rifle at the 1999 USA Shooting National Championships.

Personal
The daughter of Terry and Kimberly Richards, Terim was born March 12, 1980, in Omaha, Neb. She has a 20-year-old sister, Jamie. A nursing major, Terim started shooting trap in seventh grade.