2016-17: Named a CRCA Scholar All-American ... shot a career-best 547 in the smallbore on Feb. 11 at home against UAB ... tallied a 535 smallbore score on Oct. 1, her second-best mark of the year for the event ... shot a season-best 561 air rifle score on both Oct. 1 and Nov. 5 during fall competition ... closed the fall with a 560 air rifle on Nov. 12 ... earned a 558 air rifle score on Jan. 28, her best mark for the spring ... received Distinguished in Academic Merit status from the Institute both semesters ... Dean's List recipient both semesters ... listed on the spring SoCon Honor Roll for a third straight year ... named to the Cadet-Athlete Honors Society for a third straight year ... SoCon Honor Roll member for the third straight year ... also received Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-Academic honors.
2015-16: Opened the year with a 544 air rifle and 534 smallbore at a meet hosted by VMI on Sept. 26 … earned a season-best 539 smallbore at the Akron meet held Oct. 3 … in the final home match of the year on Jan. 30, scored her second-best smallbore tally of 536 … scored a season-best 571 air rifle at the NCAA Qualifier at West Virginia on Feb. 20 … achieved her second-best air rifle mark of 569 at the MAC Championship on Mar. 5 to end the season ... named a 1st Battalion S2 staff sergeant on post ... represented the rifle program for VMI's annual Elite 18 honor ... Dean's List recipient both semesters ... named to the Cadet-Athlete Honors Society ... SoCon Honor Roll.
2014-15: Competed for the women's team … earned season-high scores both in the smallbore and the air rifle on Oct. 26 against the University of the Sciences … shot a 519 in the smallbore and a 551 in the air rifle for her personal bests … tied the 519 smallbore score on Jan. 24 against The Citadel and Columbus State … opened the year with a 482 in the smallbore and 533 air rifle score on Sept. 27 ... named to the MAC All-Academic team for excellent classroom accomplishments during the season ... also named to the Cadet-Athlete Scholar Society following spring semester for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the term ... made Dean's List spring semester ... named to the SoCon Honor Roll for the academic year.
High School: Two-sport athlete at Pueblo West High School in Pueblo West, Colo. … lettered in cross country all four years and once in cross country … member of a track team that qualified for the state meet twice … shot rifle for the American Legion for one year … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Rachel Emily Jankelow … parents are Linda and Matthew Sturtevant … has two siblings, Mitchell and Alyssa Sturtevant … majoring in history.
Career Bests
Smallbore: 547 (2/11/2017)
Air Rifle: 571 (2/20/2016)
