Honors and Awards
• One Combined Title (Fall 2012)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; Spring 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
• Florida Junior Olympic Qualifier Smallbore Champion (2011)
• Junior Olympic Nationals Qualifier (2011)
• Fourth Place at American Legion Three-Position Air Rifle Championship (2010)
• Florida Metric Prone State Champion (2010)
Senior (2015-16)
Magdalena (Maggie) Mical served as a significant contributor as one of six upperclass competitors for the Huskers in 2015-16. The senior from Clearwater, Fla., appeared 14 times in smallbore and 13 times in air rifle in her final season. Mical also competed in the 2016 NCAA Championships, where she helped the team to a eighth-place finish.
A leader on and off the range, Mical claimed academic All-Big Ten honors for the third time in 2016. She was a nine-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Junior (2014-15)
Mical appeared in every competition in smallbore for Nebraska, firing a season-best score of 578 against Kentucky. In air rifle, Mical tied her career-best score of 589 at the 2015 NCAA Championships, helping the Huskers to a fourth-place team finish.
Off the range, Mical earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015, while adding recognition on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15. She was recognized as a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship team for a second consecutive year.
Sophomore (2013-14)
Mical helped the Huskers throughtout the season. She was squadded twice in air rifle and fired a season-high score of 588 in the first match of the year against West Virginia.
Mical also had a successful year in the classroom, capturing academic All-Big Ten honors while claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2013-14. She also earned mention on the inaugural Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2014.
Freshman (2012-13)
Mical made instant contributions to the Nebraska rifle program in 2012-13. The freshman from Florida captured the first combined title of her career against Air Force in November. She produced her career-best air rifle score (589) against the Falcons, helping her finish with a 578.50 average on the season. In smallbore, she notched a career-best 579 at the NCAA Qualifiers in February. She finished with a smallbore season average of 570.70.
Mical also got off to a strong start in the classroom, earning spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters.
Before Nebraska
Mical won smallbore at the 2011 Florida Junior Olympic Qualifier and was a 2011 Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier. She also finished fourth at the American Legion Three-Position Air Rifle Championship in 2010 and was the Florida Metric Prone state champion in 2010.
Mical was a standout in the classroom during her high school career as well. She was a National Honor Society and French Honor Society member and also won the 2012 Outstanding Art Award at her high school.
Personal
Magdalena is the daughter of Andrzej and Agnieszka Mical and was born Nov. 13, 1993 in Rzeszof, Poland before her family moved to Clearwater, Fla. She has four siblings: Maria, 24, Miroslaw, 19, Marge, 18 and Marce, 13. Maggie majored in advertising and public relations and French before earning her bachelor's degree from Nebraska in December of 2016. She claimed academic All-Big Ten honors in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and was a nine-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She earned four spots on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose NU over TCU and South Florida.
Career Statistics
Smallbore Avg. - 569.6
Air Rifle Avg. - 581.92
Career Bests
Smallbore- 579 (at NCAA Qualifiers, 2/17/13)
Air Rifle - 589 (at Air Force, 11/17/12, at NCAA Championships, 3/13/15)
Year-by-Year
Year | Event | Appearances | High Score | Average |
2012-13 | Smallbore | 10 | 579 | 570.7 |
Air Rifle | 10 | 589 | 578.5 | |
2013-14 | Smallbore | 14 | 574 | 566.07 |
Air Rifle | 14 | 588 | 581 | |
2014-15 | Smallbore | 15 | 578 | 570.77 |
Air Rifle | 14 | 589 | 583.83 | |
2015-16 | Smallbore | 14 | 578 | 570.86 |
Air Rifle | 13 | 588 | 584.38 | |
Career | Smallbore | 53 | 579 | 569.6 |
Air Rifle | 51 | 589 | 581.92 |