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UTEP Miners

2021-22 Women's Rifle Roster

Ace Acosta
Ruben R. Ramirez
Ruben R. Ramirez
Ace Acosta
Ace Acosta

Samantha Miller

  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Los Alamos HS
  • Hometown Los Alamos, N.M.

Biography

C-USA Commissioners's Academic Medalist (2019, 2021)
C-USA Commissioners's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)

2019-20 (JUNIOR) 
  • Competed in all 12 matches on the season.
  • Ranked third on the squad in air rifle average (575).
  • Added an average of 552 in smallbore for an average aggregate of 1127.
  • Topped 570 in air rifle in 11 of the 12 competitions.
  • Fired a season-high 581 in air rifle at Air Force (10/26).
  • Matched that score against TCU (2/8).
  • Shot a campaign-best 1134 at Alaska-Fairbanks (9/28).
  • Equaled that effort at Ohio State (1/25).
  • Produced her season high in smallbore with a 557 at TCU (11/2).
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Competed in both disciplines in all 14 matches for the Miners.
  • Finished the season with averages of 559 in smallbore (+6 from 2017-18) and 575 in air rifle (+3 from 2017-18) for an aggregate average of 1134 (+9 from 2017-18).
  • Effort in air rifle tied for fourth on the squad.
  • Fired a career-high 587 in air rifle to pace the team at Nevada (10/27/18).
  • Added a 565 in smallbore for a personal-best 1152 in the match.
  • Also led the Miners in air rifle with a 580 vs. the Wolf Pack in Alaska (1/31/19).
  • Surpassed 570 in air rifle in the final 11 matches and 12 times total on the season.
  • Eclipsed 565 in smallbore in two of the final three matches and four occasions overall on the year.
  • Matched her second-best aggregate (1145) of the season in the PRC Championships (2/3-4/19), helping the Miners record their best aggregate at the event since joining the league. 
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
  • Shot both disciplines in all 12 matches for UTEP.
  • Posted averages of 553 in smallbore and 572 in air rifle for an aggregate average of 1125.
  • Set a season high by firing 567 in smallbore against UT-Martin (10/21/17).
  • Established her personal best in air rifle with a score 579 in the Patriot Rifle Championships (2/4/18).
  • Previously had turned in efforts of 578 in the discipline against both Murray State (11/4/17) and Jacksonville State (1/28/18).
  • Topped 570 in air rifle in nine matches, including nine of the final 10 tilts.  
PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Competed with the Los Alamos High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC).
  • Garnered the "Distinguished Shooter Badge" in 2016.
  • Part of the Navy National Championship team in both 2015 and 2016.
  • Secured the 2016 overall individual Navy Precision Champion while grabbing runner-up honors in 2017.
  • Took home the 2017 New Mexico overall Precision Champion and the 2016 New Mexico 5A Precision Champion.
  • Qualified for the Junior Olympics in air rifle in 2015, 2016 and 2017 while also doing so for smallbore in 2017.
  • At the 2017 event she finished 44th in a field of nearly 200 in air rifle while placing 51st in smallbore.
  • Also qualified for American Legion in 2017.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Clint and Stephanie Miller and younger sister of Cory Miller ... fell in love with the sport while shooting on the range with her older brother during his senior year of high school ... graduated from Los Alamos HS in June 2017 ... kinesiology major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

  • 2021-22Graduate Student