Soren Butler

Biography

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