2024-25 Rifle Roster
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Walther, Alayna
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Alayna Walther
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Avella, Pa.
- Previous School:
- Avella Junior-Senior HS
- High School:
- Avella Junior-Senior HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2024-25: Named to All-OVC second team in smallbore...Shot 580.1 average in smallbore, 579.3 average in air rifle and 1159.3 average in aggregate...Fired second-highest smallbore total in school history at 586 at Morehead State (Nov. 2)...Shot a season-high 586 in air rifle at Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 23)...Posted a season-best aggregate score of 1770 twice at Morehead State (Nov. 2) and at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 23)...After the season, was named as the Interim Head Coach of the UT Martin rifle team following the retirement of previous head coach MJ Vowell.
2023-24: Continued her status as one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference, collecting All-OVC first team accolades in smallbore and All-OVC second team honors in air rifle…Topped the squad in aggregate scoring in nine of the 11 matches during the season, including a season-best 1,177 points (591 in air rifle, career-best 586 in smallbore) against Memphis on Jan. 28…Averaged a 589 score in air rifle while posting a 583 average score in smallbore…Led the team in smallbore scoring in each of the first 10 matches of the season, additionally equaling a career-high with 586 smallbore points at Jacksonville State on Nov. 17…Paced the Skyhawks in air rifle scoring in each of the final 10 matches of the season, accounting for a career-best 593 points at the Gamecock Invitational in Jacksonville, Ala. on Nov. 18.
2022-23: Racked up All-OVC first team honors in air rifle and second team accolades in smallbore…Competed in all 12 matches in both air rifle and smallbore, producing average scores of 585 points in air rifle and 576 in smallbore…Topped UT Martin in aggregate scoring on eight separate occasions while pacing the team seven times in smallbore and four times in air rifle…Season-high air rifle score of 592 points came during the OVC Championship on Feb. 5 while she recorded a season-best 583 smallbore points at the JSU Invitational on Nov. 18 and again at the NCAA Qualifier at Murray State on Feb. 18…Season-best aggregate score of 1,173 points came against Murray State at the Feb. 18 NCAA Qualifier (590 air rifle, 583 smallbore).
2021-22: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, capturing a spot on the OVC All-Newcomer squads in both air rifle and smallbore…Collected a 574 scoring average in air rifle and a 565 season tally in smallbore…Topped the Skyhawks in smallbore scoring twice in the first four matches of the season, including a season-best 577 points at Murray State on Oct. 17…Saved her best air rifle effort for last, dialing up a season-high 586 in the NCAA Qualifier against Memphis on Feb. 20…Season-best aggregate score was a 1,151 in the aforementioned Oct. 17 match at Murray State (577 smallbore, 574 air rifle).
Before UTM: Was a standout performer at Avella High School, winning the 2020 PIAA State Scholastic Smallbore Prone championship after a 414.4 score on the USA50 target…Became Avella’s first state rifle champion since 2009…Placed second in the state tournament in 2021, notching her fourth career top-10 finish at that event (third as a sophomore, 10th as a freshman)…Finished fourth at the 2021 WPIAL Championships, shooting 200-17x…Received the Dave Kramer Award, which honors a perfect season (she did not drop a point in any match during the season).
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Personal: Born on Dec. 30, 2002...Daughter of Cyril and Marsha Walther…Majoring in agriculture.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC Air Rifle First Team (2023)
- All-OVC Smallbore First Team (2024)
- All-OVC Air Rifle Second Team (2024)
- All-OVC Smallbore Second Team (2023, 2025)
- OVC Air Rifle All-Newcomer Team (2022)
- OVC Smallbore All-Newcomer Team (2022)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2024-25)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
2024-25: Named to All-OVC second team in smallbore...Shot 580.1 average in smallbore, 579.3 average in air rifle and 1159.3 average in aggregate...Fired second-highest smallbore total in school history at 586 at Morehead State (Nov. 2)...Shot a season-high 586 in air rifle at Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 23)...Posted a season-best aggregate score of 1770 twice at Morehead State (Nov. 2) and at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 23)...After the season, was named as the Interim Head Coach of the UT Martin rifle team following the retirement of previous head coach MJ Vowell.
2023-24: Continued her status as one of the best in the Ohio Valley Conference, collecting All-OVC first team accolades in smallbore and All-OVC second team honors in air rifle…Topped the squad in aggregate scoring in nine of the 11 matches during the season, including a season-best 1,177 points (591 in air rifle, career-best 586 in smallbore) against Memphis on Jan. 28…Averaged a 589 score in air rifle while posting a 583 average score in smallbore…Led the team in smallbore scoring in each of the first 10 matches of the season, additionally equaling a career-high with 586 smallbore points at Jacksonville State on Nov. 17…Paced the Skyhawks in air rifle scoring in each of the final 10 matches of the season, accounting for a career-best 593 points at the Gamecock Invitational in Jacksonville, Ala. on Nov. 18.
2022-23: Racked up All-OVC first team honors in air rifle and second team accolades in smallbore…Competed in all 12 matches in both air rifle and smallbore, producing average scores of 585 points in air rifle and 576 in smallbore…Topped UT Martin in aggregate scoring on eight separate occasions while pacing the team seven times in smallbore and four times in air rifle…Season-high air rifle score of 592 points came during the OVC Championship on Feb. 5 while she recorded a season-best 583 smallbore points at the JSU Invitational on Nov. 18 and again at the NCAA Qualifier at Murray State on Feb. 18…Season-best aggregate score of 1,173 points came against Murray State at the Feb. 18 NCAA Qualifier (590 air rifle, 583 smallbore).
2021-22: Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, capturing a spot on the OVC All-Newcomer squads in both air rifle and smallbore…Collected a 574 scoring average in air rifle and a 565 season tally in smallbore…Topped the Skyhawks in smallbore scoring twice in the first four matches of the season, including a season-best 577 points at Murray State on Oct. 17…Saved her best air rifle effort for last, dialing up a season-high 586 in the NCAA Qualifier against Memphis on Feb. 20…Season-best aggregate score was a 1,151 in the aforementioned Oct. 17 match at Murray State (577 smallbore, 574 air rifle).
Before UTM: Was a standout performer at Avella High School, winning the 2020 PIAA State Scholastic Smallbore Prone championship after a 414.4 score on the USA50 target…Became Avella’s first state rifle champion since 2009…Placed second in the state tournament in 2021, notching her fourth career top-10 finish at that event (third as a sophomore, 10th as a freshman)…Finished fourth at the 2021 WPIAL Championships, shooting 200-17x…Received the Dave Kramer Award, which honors a perfect season (she did not drop a point in any match during the season).
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Personal: Born on Dec. 30, 2002...Daughter of Cyril and Marsha Walther…Majoring in agriculture.
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