SamAdkins

Career Marks: Smallbore (590), Air Rifle (598), Aggregate (1189)

Freshman (2024-25)

• Great rookie season for Kentucky, helping UK to a second-place finish at NCAA Championships
• Scored a season-high 590 in smallbore and season-high 598 in air rifle during the season
• Averaged a 584.533 in smallbore and 594.4 in air rifle during the year
• Averaged a 1178.933 aggregate during the season
• Earned CRCA All-America Honorable Mention in smallbore and air rifle
• Was Second Team All-GARC in smallbore, air rifle and aggregate

Prior to UK

• Won the individual final at the 2024 CMP National Three-Position Air Rifle Championship after finishing fifth in qualifying
• Won the U18 air rifle championship at the 2023 USA Shooting Championships
• Competed in the 2023 USA Shooting Junior Olympic Rifle Championships in April, finishing third in men’s smallbore and 10th overall amongst all competitors
• Took home first place in the U17 Precision Age Group at the 2023 Civilian Marksmanship Program 3P Nationals
• Finished first in his class in marksmanship at the 2022 American Smallbore Shooting Association Smallbore Rifle National Championships

Personal
Major: Electrical Engineering
Birthday: Oct. 29
Birthplace: Hummelstown, Pa.

Coach Mullins on Sam: “Sam is going to be the perfect fit for our program and Coach Papasodora and I are excited that he has decided to be a Wildcat. Sam has all the tools and work ethic to be a great shooter for us and we cannot wait to get him on campus soon and get started.”