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Jenna Compton
Year: Junior
City/State: Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Mt. Lebanon HS
Jenna Compton Bio
Courtesy: Akron Media Relations
Release: 09/24/2008

2008-09: NCAA Individual Air Rifle Champion

as a freshman (2008-09): Won the NCAA Individual Air Rifle Championship by averaging a score of 691.6, outscoring her opponent by six tenths of a point to claim the title... Named Air Rifle Shooter of the Month in November by the Mid Atlantic Rifle Conference ... Was the lone shooter on first team All-WIRC Air Rifle  ... Named to second team All-WIRC in the smallbore division ... Appointed to the U.S. Olympic National Development team ... Selected to the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Academic All-American team ...Fired a 588 in the air rifle for a first place finish and fired a 570 in the smallbore for a second place finish at the MAC Championship ... Finished third in the WIRC air rifle individual standings with an average of 385 and eighth in the smallbore individual standings with an average of 562 ... Fourth place finish (572) in the air rifle and eighth (552) in smallbore against Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Jan. 24) ... Placed ninth in both the smallbore and air rifle with scores of 570 and 577 respectively against West Virginia (Jan. 31) ... Captured first place (580) in the air rifle and sixth (569) in the smallbore against the University of Sciences in Philadelphia (Nov. 8) ... Took sixth (576) in the air rifle division and 13th in the smallbore division against Morehead State (Nov. 22) with a score of 554 ... Fired a 537 in the smallbore and a 556 in the air rifle to finish 15th in both divisions against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 10) ... Placed ninth in the smallbore (555) and 18th in the air rifle (556)  at the Boilermaker Invitational (Oct. 18) ... Shot a 587 in the air rifle to capture first place at the NCAA qualifier in Columbus, Ohio while finishing fifth in the smallbore (564).

Prior to UA: Started shooting as a freshman at Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, PA. Was team captain two years in a row (2005 and 2007). Led the team to win the state championship and set a school record senior year. Individually, gold medalist in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Championship. Placed Fourth in the Pennsylvania State Championship (prone). Titled Most Valuable Player by local newspaper (Almanac).

Personal: Daughter of Michael Compton and Cindy Fisher, step-daughter of David Fisher...Has an older brother, Matthew, a twin brother, Danny, and a younger brother, Evan...Born in Dayton, Ohio...Majoring in Biology.