ELIZABETH Gratz 5-6 | SOPHOMORE | SIGEL, ILL.
Adds depth to a talented Mountaineer roster … achieved great success as a freshman and was named GARC Rookie of the Year … three-time All-American … team can count on her for a consistent, high score in both guns.
2014-15 (Fr.) • NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Second Team Smallbore • CRCA All-America Second Team
• Shot as a member of the Shelby County Junior Rifle Club • Member of the USA Shooting Team
• Played volleyball through her junior year
• All-GARC First Team Smallbore, First Team Air Rifle and First Team Combined Score
• Member of the National Honor Society (treasurer) and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Stewardson-Strasburg High
• GARC Scholar Athlete
Personal
• GARC Rookie of the Year
• CRCA All-Academic Team
• Tied for third (592) in air rifle vs. TCU
• Placed first in smallbore (583) and second in air rifle with a career-high 595 at Ohio State • Placed second in air rifle and matched her career-high 595 mark vs. Memphis
• Placed first in smallbore with 584 at Mississippi; also shot a school-record 200 prone and tied for second in air rifle with a 593 mark
• Daughter of James and Rachel Gratz • Has three sisters • Birthday is January 16 • Majoring in business management • President’s List • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Tied for third in air rifle with 593 at Army
• Placed third in smallbore with career-high 585 vs. NC State • Tied for third in air rifle with a 592 mark vs. Nebraska
• Placed second in smallbore with 581 at Alaska-Fairbanks • Tied for second in smallbore with 582 at Kentucky • Placed sixth in the women’s junior division at the USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships
• Placed fourth overall in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2015 USA Shooting Rifle January Selection
• Placed seventh in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the USA Shooting Spring Selection • Shot at the ISSF Changwon World Cup Korea
• Earned two eighth-place finishes at the 2015 ISSF Junior Cup; also finished first in the 10m air rifle mixed international teams event
In high school • Was an eight-time Illinois state rifle champion
• Placed fourth overall at the 2013 Junior Olympics
• Shot at the 2013 World Cups in Fort Benning, Georgia, and Granada, Spain • Won the Silver medal at the 2013 Bavarian Airgun Championships in Munich, Germany
• Won the Gold medal in air rifle at the 23rd meeting of the Shooting Hopes in the Czech Republic; also placed fourth in prone and 10th in the 3 positions
• Placed eighth shooting 1153 in the women’s 50m 3 positions and 10th shooting 819.4 in the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2014 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships • Placed second in the women’s 50m air rifle prone High A division and 12th overall shooting 1228.0 at the 2014 USA Shooting National Championships
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Personal Bests AIR RIFLE
595..................................at Ohio State, Oct. 26, 2014 ......................................... vs. Memphis, Nov. 8, 2014
SMALLBORE
585.................................. vs. NC State, Nov. 23, 2014
CAREER AIR RIFLE
Year Matches 2015 14
CAREER SMALLBORE
Year Matches 2015 14
Avg. High 591 595 Avg. High 580 585