STATESBORO - Georgia Southern freshman student-athlete Emme Walrath has been honored as the SoCon Smallbore and Air Rifle Athlete of the Month for her performances in October, as announced Wednesday by the conference.
Walrath played a big part in Georgia Southern's historic month of October as the Eagles soared to the No. 2 ranking in the country. She averaged 590.200 in five matches to start her career in smallbore. Walrath twice tied the school record for smallbore score with a 592 and tied the school record in prone (200) and kneeling (198). In air rifle, Walrath averaged 597.