2019-20 W Rifle Roster

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Kelia Aardema

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool West Potomac
  • Hometown Alexandria, Va.

Biography

2019-20: Earned All-SoCon Air Rifle Second Team honors for shooting a 572 at the SoCon Championships … also earned team points in the smallbore at the SoCon Championships with a 549 score … logged a 541 smallbore and 565 air rifle for the mixed team at the NCAA Qualifier at West Virginia … shot for the mixed team vs. Wofford on Dec. 7, earning a fourth-place mark in both the smallbore (556) and air rifle (566) …registered a 567 smallbore and 565 air rifle vs. Citadel to open the season … scored a 572 smallbore and 560 air rifle vs. Navy on Sept. 28 … shot a 553 smallbore and 572 air rifle vs. NC State on Oct. 12 … earned a 555 smallbore and 569 air rifle vs. North Georgia on Oct. 19 … logged a 556 smallbore and 563 air rifle vs. Georgia Southern on Nov. 2 … registered a 548 smallbore and 564 air rifle vs. UAB on Nov. 9 … tallied a 546 smallbore and 578 air rifle vs. Wofford on Nov. 16 … scored a 550 smallbore and 563 air rifle vs. Citadel on Jan. 25.

2018-19: Shot a 540 smallbore and a 562 air rifle to open the season vs. The Citadel … earned a 549 smallbore and 570 air rifle at Navy on Sept. 29 … logged a 555 smallbore and 564 air rifle vs. North Georgia on Oct. 20 … registered a 556 smallbore and 561 air rifle vs. TCU on Oct. 27 … earned the top team scores in both the smallbore (546) and air rifle (566) vs. Wofford on Nov. 3 … tallied a 562 smallbore and 566 air rifle vs. Air Force a day later … shot a 543 smallbore and 554 air rifle vs. UAB on Nov. 10 … logged a 539 smallbore and 569 air rifle vs. Morehead State to open the 2019 calendar year on Jan. 19 … registered a 547 smallbore and 572 air rifle at The Citadel on Jan. 26 … at the NCAA Qualifier on Feb. 16 vs. North Georgia, shot a 570 smallbore and 561 air rifle … at the SoCon Championships, shot a 564 smallbore for 10th place and 564 air rifle for 25th place.

2017-18: Named to the SoCon Honor Roll and to the Dean's List ... scored a career-best 557 in the smallbore at the NCAA Qualifier vs. North Georgia on Feb. 17 … registered a 552 in the smallbore against The Citadel on Jan. 27 … attained her third best smallbore score of the season twice, shooting a 550 on Nov. 4 and Nov. 11 … did not compete in the air rifle during the season.

2016-17: Named a CRCA Scholar All-American ... shot a season-high smallbore tally of 526 at the SoCon Championships on Mar. 4 ... logged a 498 smallbore on Oct. 29 to close the fall season ... shot a season-high 519 in the air rifle on Nov. 5 to finish fall competition ... opened the year with a 480 air rifle tally on Sept. 24  ... Dean's List recipient both semesters ... named to the Cadet-Athlete Honors Society ... SoCon Honor Roll member.

High School: Prepped at West Potomac HS in Alexandria, Va.

Personal: Parents are Thomas and Vicki Aardema ... has three siblings ... plans to major in biology.

Career Bests
Smallbore: 557 (2/17/2018)
Air Rifle: 519 (11/5/2016)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior