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Isabella Rios

  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson HS
  • Hometown San Antonio, Texas

Biography

CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholastic All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)


Career Marks: Smallbore (589) Air Rifle (592) Aggregate (1179) 

2023-25 | FIFTH YEAR

  • Competed in all 14 matches; served as counter in both disciplines in all 14 matches 
  • Led the squad four times in smallbore 
  • Registered the highest aggregate score once 
  • Fired two career-highs in UTEP’s win versus Nebraska (2/1): 589 smallbore, 1179 aggregate 
  • Shot a career-high 592 in air rifle versus TCU (10/26) 
  • Top-10 shooter eight times 
  • Season averages: 579 SB / 586 AR / 1165 AGG 
  • CRCA Scholastic All-American 

2023-24 | SENIOR 

  • Competed and served as counter in all 12 matches on the season  
  • Led the squad five times in smallbore and twice in air rifle  
  • Registered the highest aggregate score in three straight matches: versus Ohio State (11/19) and Nebraska (1/27-28) 
  • Shot a season and career-high 582 in smallbore four times 
  • Fired a season and career-high 587 in air rifle versus TCU (11/12) 
  • Top-10 shooter seven times  
  • Season average in smallbore: 565 
  • Season average in air rifle: 577 
  • Best aggregate mark of the year was a career-best 1159 (572 SB, 587 AR) versus TCU (11/12) 
  • CRCA Scholastic All-American 

2022-23 | JUNIOR

  • Competed and served as counter in all 11 matches on the season 
  • Led the squad once in smallbore versus TCU 
  • Shot a career-high 570 in smallbore in the tri-match against Ohio State and Murray State 
  • Fired a season-high 579in air rifle twice, at TCU and at the PRC Championships 
  • Top-10 shooter twice 
  • Season average in smallbore: 559 
  • Season average in air rifle: 572 
  • Best aggregate mark of the year was 1144 (567 SB, 577 AR) versus Alaska Fairbanks in the NCAA Qualifier match. 
  • CRCA Scholastic All-American 

2021-22 | SOPHOMORE

  • Competed in three of nine matches with an average aggregate of 1120 
  • Set a season-high with a 556 in smallbore against TCU (2/12) 
  • Shot a season-high 577 in air rifle at the PRC Championships (2/6) 
  • Combined with a 549 in smallbore, set a season-high aggregate of 1126 

2020-21 | FRESHMAN

  • Competed in four of six matches with an average aggregate of 1134. 
  • Led the squad in air rifle average (581) and recorded the second-best air rifle performance on the team with a score 585 at the PRC Championships (2/7). 
  • Shot 577 or better in air rifle in all four matches and 580 or better in three matches. 
  • Registered the third-best aggregate average on the team (1134). 
  • Recorded a season-high 561 in smallbore at the NCAA Qualifier (2/20). 

CLAUDIA TAYLOR "LADY BIRD" JOHNSON HS

  • Introduced to rifle during her sophomore year. 
  • Competed with the JROTC team for three years (air rifle), helping the team to numerous victories. 
  • Shot for two years with Helotes 4-H team (smallbore). 
  • Four-year participant in JROTC. 
  • Been shooting for a total of three years, spending her sophomore year on sporter air rifle. 
  • Spent the past two years competing in precision air rifle and smallbore. 
  • Qualified with her team to the Army JROTC Service Championships in back-to-back years. 
  • Competed with her squad at the CMP National Championships and JROTC All-Service Championships. 
  • Shot in air rifle at the USA Junior Championships. 
  • Took first place in the Bexar County Championships. 
  • Shot at the 2019 Western Regionals. 

PERSONAL: Full name is Isabella Rios ... Born in San Antonio, Texas ... majors in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Graduate Student