Nebraska Rifle Head Coach Mindy Miles announced that three high school seniors have signed to compete for the Husker rifle team this week. Alivia Perkins (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Maddy Moyer (Atlanta, Ga.) and Riley Dunn (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will join the roster for the 2024-25 season.
“We are incredibly excited as a team to welcome this year’s signing class,” Miles said. “They are each amazing people and outstanding athletes. They are ready to represent Nebraska and be Husker athletes. They all add quality to our team. and we are looking forward to welcoming them next fall.”
Alivia PerkinsPerkins attended Indiana Connections Academy and trained under head coaches Gregg Rice and Daniel Shanebrook. Her high school was the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Air Rifle and Smallbore Team State Champions. She holds four Indiana state records – 2023 Smallbore overall score, 2023 3P Air Overall, 2023 Smallbore Standing and 2023 Smallbore Prone. She is also a three-time Junior Olympics qualifier in both smallbore and air rifle (2021, 22, 23) and represented USA Shooting Futures National Team at the 2023 Junior World Championship in Changwon, South Korea.
2023
- Women’s U18 Junior Olympic Smallbore Gold Medalist
- Indiana Junior Olympics Smallbore Gold Medalist
- Indiana Junior Olympics Air Rifle Bronze Medalist
- Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association Smallbore and 3P Air Gold Medalist
- Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association Air Rifle Bronze Medalist
- Competed at 2023 Junior World Championship in Changwon, South Korea, for USA Shooting Futures National Team
- Team placed third in the 50m Smallbore 3 Position
2022
- Indiana Junior Olympics Air Rifle Gold Medalist
- Indiana Junior Olympics Smallbore Bronze Medalist
- Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association Air and Smallbore Silver Medalist
2021
- 2021 Indiana Junior Olympics Smallbore Bronze Medalist
The daughter of David and Sarah Perkins, Alivia was born on Dec. 21, 2005. She plans to study nutrition, health and exercise science at Nebraska. In her spare time, she volunteers for The X Count to share her passion for rifle.
Perkins on Nebraska: “I chose Nebraska because of their dedicated support, values and initiatives for student athletes. My shooting career won’t last forever, but my education will and I can see that Nebraska strives to set their athletes and students up for a lifetime of success. During my visits, I was thoroughly impressed by the programs and opportunities the University provides to help students achieve their goals. Coach Miles and Coach (JT) Schnering are also building a strong team that I am very excited to be a part of. The coaches have been supportive of my shooting goals and expressed a willingness to help me achieve the next step in my shooting career. The ladies on the team are outstanding and were so warm and welcoming that I immediately felt like part of the family. I really fell in love with Lincoln and the UNL campus. As soon as I stepped on campus it felt like home, and I knew this is where I belonged.”
Maddy MoyerMoyer attends Lumpkin County High school, where she placed fifth at state in her sophomore year and second in her junior year. She made the Georgia All-State team for two years and had the highest season average in the region and second-highest in the state. She no longer shoots for a high school team. At the 2023 Dixie Doubles Tournament, she placed third in the junior division in air rifle and 14th overall in the same event.
The daughter of Wade and Mary Ann Chandler, Maddy was born on August 2, 2005. She enjoys traveling, reading and training in her free time.
Moyer on Nebraska: “I chose Nebraska because I walked onto campus and saw a place where I just knew I would fit. I love the coaches and my new teammates, and the academic programs were exactly what I was looking for.”
Riley Dunn
Dunn attends McGuffey High School and trains under head coaches Dave Wisman, Dave Duerr and Howard Ashbrook. During the 2022-2023 school year, she was the WPIAL Pennsylvania individual championship gold medal winner for rifle. He is also a two-time Taylor Eddy WPIAL Champion Award recipient. Dunn is the third student-athlete to win multiple WPIAL individual rifle titles. She finished as the runner-up in the Pennsylvania A High School Interscholastic Junior Air Rifle and Smallbore Championships in both 2022 and 2023.
She was the 2023 NRA Junior Air Rifle Champion, the 2022 NRA Open Indoor Conventional Position Smallbore Rifle Women’s National Champion and winner of the Sea Girt Trophy. She is a three-time Junior Olympic athlete for both smallbore and air rifle, and most recently competed at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in April of 2023. She was one of the top fifteen athletes in the country to be invited to the 2022 American Legion National Air Rifle Championship. Dunn earned her Junior Distinguished Badge for three-position air rifle through the Civilian Marksmanship Program and earned her four-position smallbore rifle Distinguished Badge through the NRA. She also has multiple podium finishes in various CMP matches held at Camp Perry.
The daughter of Jeffrey and Nicole Dunn, Riley was born on June 28, 2006. She plans to study criminology and criminal justice at Nebraska.
Dunn on Nebraska: “”I chose Nebraska because not only is the campus and surrounding area beautiful, but the opportunities within the criminology major are exactly what I’m looking for academically. In addition, I will also get to compete on the Nebraska Rifle Team with some of my best friends in the sport!”
