Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle
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Herbie Husker
Herbie Husker is the oldest current mascot of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's sports teams. Herbie was created by Lubbock, Texas, artist Dirk West and first appeared on the cover of the Husker's media guide in 1974. Soon after, he became the university's official mascot.Herbie has gone through...
; Lil' Red
Lil' Red
Lil' Red is one of two mascots at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's athletics teams. Lil' Red is the newest mascot, having been created for the 1993 season after a state wide contest run for that purpose. Associate athletic director Dr. Barbara Hibner was the driving force in the creation of...
Scarlet (color)
Scarlet is a bright red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is redder than vermilion. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel one-fourth of the way between red and orange. Scarlet is sometimes used as the color of flame...
and cream
Conference History:
- Great American Rifle Conference (GARC): 2004-2005 to Present
NCAA individual titles
GARC Tournament Champions
- 2005, 2006
NCAA Tournament appearances
- 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
in rifle. Rifle is classified as a co-ed sport by the NCAA and is classified as a women's sport at the University of Nebraska. Rifle got its start as an official sport of the university during the 1998-1999 season under coach Karen Anthony.
The team practices and has meets at the 10-point indoor firing range located in the Military and Naval Sciences Building (ROTC). The coach is Morgan Hicks who started in the 2007-2008 season. The team has had invitations to the NCAA tournament and has won two individual national titles.