Zips Rifle Club

03/22/2026

2026 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
The Zips have done it again!! We brought home team gold medals for smallbore, air rifle, and overall aggregate at the 2026 ASSA Intercollegiate Rifle Club National Championship!! Additionally we had several individuals make it on to the All Star Teams for both guns!!

SMALLBORE
2nd All Star Team- Aviana Bierl, Benno Lutz, Nishi Pawar, Xavier Ellis, Garrett Shipley

AIR RIFLE
2nd All star Team - Xavier Ellis, Aviana Bierl
1st All Star team - Nishi Pawar

AGGREGATE
2nd All Star Team - Garrett Shipley, Aviana Bierl, Xavier Ellis
1st All Star Team - Nishi Pawar

Congratulations to all competitors and teams who were able to attend this year's competition. A huge thank you to ASSA and X-Count for hosting the match; and the NRA Foundation for providing the ammunition used throughout the season and for this competition.

03/21/2026

03/21/2026

We didn't get enough time shooting, so we decided to try our hands at lazer tag!!

03/21/2026

First Air Rifle relay complete! The Zips came out with a team score of 2294. Stay tuned to find out where that will put us in the ranking!!

03/21/2026

Lacing up for the Air Rifle at the American Smallbore Shooting Association Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship. Start time is 8AM.
Live targets: https://live.megalink.no/ #!/the-x-count/the-x-count/2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19

Results: https://www.orionresults.com/team/MatchPage.aspx?MatchID=1.2268.2026031915515837.0

03/21/2026

Afternoon shenanigans included checking out the grave of Johnny Appleseed, visiting the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, and enjoying a dinner of Indian cuisine at Saffron!

03/20/2026

Akron’s finest!

03/20/2026

The Zips have completed smallbore with a team score of 2234! Check out final scores to see where we end up ranking at: https://www.orionresults.com/team/MatchPage.aspx?MatchID=1.2268.2026031915515837.0

03/20/2026

ASSA Intercollegiate Rifle National Championship is about to begin!! Your Akron Zips will be on the 8am relay today and tomorrow. Watch live at: https://live.megalink.no/