The Woodward riflery team finished the year 12-4 overall, which earned them a berth in the state playoffs.
Despite having to replace several shooters this year, Woodward finished the season with the second best average (1133 out of 1200) out of 16 teams in area competition. Junior Annalyn Smith led the team with a 290 average (out of 300) in 15 official matches. Smith finished as one of the top ten shooters in the state, earning her 2017 All State honors. With just one senior on this year’s squad, the Woodward riflery team is poised for another championship run next year.
2016 – 2017 Woodward Academy Riflery Team
| Name | Grade |
| Jenna Benedict | 9 |
| Hunter Brown | 10 |
| Cyrstal Chen | 11 |
| Shengi Geng | 12 |
| Sydney Hallas | 10 |
| Caroline Hatcher | 9 |
| Sierra Lewis | 10 |
| Grant Lieppe | 11 |
| Sonny Nguyen | 11 |
| Annalyn Smith | 11 |
| Kale St.James | 9 |
| Conner Sutherlin | 10 |
| Alex Threlkeld | 9 |
| Nikihil Vishwanath | 10 |
| Jacob Workman | 10 |
| Huanie Xu | 10 |
SID OLIVER
HEAD COACH
RIFLERY (13 YEARS)
Coach Oliver retired from the U.S. military. During his service, he went undefeated as a light middle weight boxer. Since 1999, Woodward has participated in nine state championship matches in riflery, winning three state championships, coming in at 2nd place on one occasion, and 3rd place on another. Alumni of the program have gone on to compete on riflery teams for the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the University of Memphis.
