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2025-26 Women's Rifle Roster

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Xan Keel

  • Class Junior
  • High School Homeschooled
  • Hometown Sealy, Texas

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2024, 2025)
CRCA Scholastic All-American (2024, 2025)


Career Marks: Smallbore (580) Air Rifle (592) Aggregate (1163) 

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE

  • Competed in 12 matches; served as counter nine times in air rifle and three times in smallbore 
  • Fired a career-high 580 in smallbore in the tri-match at Ohio State with Murray State (11/2) 
  • Matched career-high 592 in air rifle in UTEP’s win versus Jax State (11/17) 
  • Matched career-high 1163 aggregate in UTEP’s win versus Nebraska (2/1) 
  • Top-10 shooter four times 
  • Season averages: 569 SB / 585 AR / 1154 AGG 
  • CRCA Scholastic All-American 

2023-24 | FRESHMAN 

  • Competed and served as counter in all 12 matches on the season  
  • Led the squad three times in smallbore and seven times in air rifle  
  • Registered the highest aggregate score five times 
  • Shot a season-high 574 in smallbore at TCU (2/10) 
  • Fired a season-high 592 in air rifle twice: tri-match at Ohio State/Murray State (11/4) and versus TCU (11/12) 
  • Top-10 shooter nine times  
  • Season average in smallbore: 565 
  • Season average in air rifle: 582 
  • Best aggregate mark of the year was 1163 in back-to-back weeks versus Murray State (11/5) and TCU (11/12) 
  • Golden Pick Awards Team MVP
  • CRCA Scholastic All-American

CLUB TEAM | AUSTIN COUNTY 10X

  • Four-time District 11 4H match qualifier 
  • Three-time Texas State Roundup qualifier 
  • Competed in TSRA State matches 
  • Competed in NRA matches 
  • Coached by Brian Gardner 

PERSONAL: Full name is Roxanne Patricia Keel … Born in Wheatridge, Colo. … Daughter of William and Harmony Keel … has four brothers: William, John, Kennan, and Josiah … majors in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025-26Junior