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EL PASO, Texas – The No. 10 UTEP Rifle team will host its final home match of the season Sunday, Feb. 15, welcoming Schreiner University to the UTEP Rifle Range for a head-to-head matchup. The range opens at 8 a.m. MT, with sighters set to begin at 9 a.m.
SCHEDULE
Smallbore
9:00 am - Preparation and Sighters
9:15 am - Match Fire
10:45 am - Break
Air Rifle
11:30 am - Preparation and Sighters
11:45 am - Match Fire
LAST MATCH RECAP
The Miners return to El Paso riding momentum from a historic showing at the 2026 Patriot Rifle Conference Championship, held at The X Count in Fort Wayne, Indiana. UTEP placed third in air rifle with a school-record 2386, marking the program's first-ever podium finish at the PRC Championship and capping a record-setting weekend.
UTEP finished fifth overall out of seven teams, tallying a 2316 in smallbore and combining for a 4702 aggregate. Nebraska swept the championship, capturing titles in smallbore, air rifle and overall aggregate. The Miners closed ahead of Air Force and Ohio State in the final standings.
Individually, Carlee Valenta secured a top-10 overall finish, placing 10th with an 1185 aggregate. She led the Miners in smallbore with a 587 and paced the squad in overall aggregate scoring. Kameron Wells delivered one of the championship's standout performances, advancing to the air rifle medal round after qualifying second with a 599-54x. Wells became the first Miner in program history to reach a PRC finals round and finished second on the team in aggregate (1180). Valenta narrowly missed the air rifle finals, placing ninth with a 598 in a tightly contested field.
MINERS ON THE PODIUM
Valenta has also shined on the international stage, making two podium appearances this season. She placed third in the open final at the USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships in Camp Perry, Ohio (December 2025), before earning another third-place finish at the Winter Grand Prix in Kisakallio Lohja Finland (January 2026).
SCOUTING THE FIELD
UTEP enters the weekend ranked ninth nationally in air rifle (2376.364), 11th in aggregate (4702.909) and 14th in smallbore (2326.545). Valenta leads the Miners across both disciplines and in aggregate, ranking 14th nationally in air rifle (596.273), 30th in aggregate (1188.728) and 41st in smallbore (584.455). Wells is ranked 44th nationally in smallbore (583.818) and remains a key contributor in both guns.
Schreiner arrives ranked 27th nationally in smallbore (2145) and aggregate (4377.833), and 28th in air rifle (2232.833). The Mountaineers are led individually by Molly Mitchell as they close out their regular season slate.
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