Georgia Southern University Rifle

2024 CRCA National Head Coach of the Year Soren Butler, a two-time All-American at Alaska Fairbanks, was named the head coach of the Georgia Southern rifle program in April of 2022 to lead the Eagles. Butler, who was a coach at perennial national power West Virginia five seasons prior to Georgia Southern, brings a strong background in shooting, technical coaching and administration to Statesboro. He was named to the NCAA Rifle Committee starting in the 2026-27 season, a testament to the respect he has in the business. In his first year as the head coach, Butler helped the Eagles improve by almost 42 points in team aggregate average (27 points in smallbore; 15 in air rifle) as they claimed the Southern Conference overall and smallbore titles. As a team, Georgia Southern had its highest ranking in program history. The Eagles were led by Addy Burrow, who recorded the top 12 highest individual aggregate scores in school history, set the school record in smallbore with a 589 and earned SoCon Smallbore and Air Rifle Athlete of the Year honors. Burrow was named an All-American in smallbore, air rifle and aggregate en route to earning a spot in the NCAA Air Rifle Championship. At the 2023 SoCon Championships, Amy Visconti won the smallbore title as the Eagles took all three medal spots. In his second year, the Eagles went 15-2 overall and swept all three titles at the Southern Conference Championship, a first in the modern history of the SoCon. The squad was ranked as high as third i

Responsibilities: Johnston has direct oversight of the athletics communications office at Georgia Southern as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications. As a member of the Athletics Executive Staff, Johnston oversees the strategic communications team and serves as the primary point of contact for all executive-level communications, including Director of Athletics Chris Davis and football head coach Clay Helton. He also oversees strategic messaging plans to maximize brand awareness and organizational initiatives while also serving as liaison with university communications. In his current role as a member of the External Leadership Team, he works with the external relations team in making sure his area is synced up with the athletics marketing, GATA Productions, creative services and athletics ticketing departments to best tell the Georgia Southern story, drive revenue and ticket sales/attendance and ensures everything is on brand. He also heads up the media relations for the football squad, traveling with the team and taking care of all media requests, as well as rifle and men's golf. In June of 2020, he was given sport supervisor roles of the nationally-ranked rifle squad and was one of the lead members of the search committee that identified and hired head coach Soren Butler in 2023, who was named the national coach of the year just a year later. Joined GS Athletics Staff: August, 2015 Prior to Georgia Southern: Johnston spent 16 years at Virginia Tech as th

Jack Kyle was hired in January of 2024 at Georgia Southern University as the Assistant Equipment Manager for Olympic Sports for GS after a six-year career as an undergraduate and graduate student at Troy University (2018 - 2024) where he worked with the football team. He was promoted to the Assistant Equipment Manager for Football in 2026 and oversees women's tennis, men's tennis and women's rifle. In his current role he assists with football equipment, including daily practice set up, equipment distribution, equipment fitting, student supervision, laundry services, recruiting, gameday setup and packing for away football games. Prior to his current role with football, Kyle oversaw the day to day equipment operations for nine different Olympic sports which included the athletes, coaching staff, and support staff for each team. He managed the ordering, inventory, and distribution of equipment for each team and also directed and managed laundry services and transportation of all equipment on road trips. Prior to joining Georgia Southern, Jack was an undergraduate and graduate student at Troy University. He was a crucial component and leader of equipment operations for the football team. Was a part of three 10+ win seasons and three bowl game appearances and won two Sun Belt conference championships in 2022 and 2023. All while being heavily involved with different organizations on campus, Greek life where he served on the Executive Cabinet (FarmHouse Fraternity), and volunteer wo

One of the best shooters to ever toe the line at Ole Miss, Lea Horvath brings that knowledge and experience to the Georgia Southern rifle program as an assistant coach. She also serves as the championship coordinator for the 2027 NCAA Rifle Championship, which will be hosted by Georgia Southern at the Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation. Among the many highlights, the nine-time CRCA All-American fired four career 600s in air rifle, becoming just the second athlete and only woman to accomplish that feat in collegiate rifle. Horvath cemented her legacy by leading Ole Miss to its fifth consecutive NCAA National Championship appearance in her fifth year of competition in 2025 as the Rebels took second in air rifle and fourth in aggregate. She had the highest air rifle average among season-long Ole Miss competitors at 595.2 as a Super Senior, her fifth season average of over 595 in the discipline. She also advanced to three NCAA Smallbore finals, taking fourth place in the smallbore finals in 2024. The Hungarian national record holder and member of the Hungarian National Team, Horvath brings extensive international experience to the Georgia Southern program. In her first year with the program, the Eagles were once again dominant in the SoCon, posting a 7-0 mark and winning their fifth straight conference title. A strong season throughout paved the way for a school-record 25 dual match wins and a second consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championship where the Eagles finished sevent

Loriann Phillips joined the Georgia Southern Athletics Department full-time in June of 2020 after serving as a graduate assistant with the athletic training department for two years. She previously worked with the Eagle football team, but in her current role, she works with the eagle volleyball and rifle teams. With the Eagle volleyball and rifle teams, she assists with daily care, prevention, assessment of injury evaluation, documentation, practice preparation and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. While an undergrad, she gained experience at different schools such as the United States Air Force Academy in 2017 with football, Old Dominion University in 2016 and 2017 in men's and women's basketball and the University of Virginia with preseason football in 2016. Tedder has also worked with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and the North Carolina Sports Medicine Symposium. A native of Knightdale, North Carolina, Tedder graduated with a B.S. in athletic training from Western Carolina University in 2018 and completed her Master's in Kinesiology with a concentration in athletic training in 2020 from Georgia Southern. She is a BOC Certified athletic trainer as well as a Georgia State Licensed athletic trainer and holds certifications in Cupping therapy, Graston and Kinesiology Taping techniques. Additional certifications include American Red Cross CPR/AED for health care providers, American Red Cross Emergency Oxygen and is a member of the National Athletic Trai

Skylar Clement joined the Georgia Southern Athletics Department in June 2023 as a Learning Specialist/Academic Advisor for Student-Athlete Services. She works with women's rifle and football. In addition, Clement also serves as the department's Tutor & Mentor Coordinator. Clement is originally from Alma, Georgia. She graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She is currently continuing her education at the University of Georgia, pursuing a Master's Degree in Education. In her free time, Clement enjoys cooking, spending time with friends and family, and visiting the beach whenever she can.