Michael Steinel

Class: Junior Hometown: Marietta, Ohio

2016-17 (Sophomore)

• Competed in every event and was a team counter in 10 of them including the NCAA Championship
• Held season averages of 576.6 in smallbore, 590.1 in air rifle and 1167 aggregate
• Had a very good start to the year, posting an 1175 at West Virginia behind a season-high tying 584 smallbore and a 591 air rifle
• Posted a 593 at Nevada and a 594 on day two at UTEP with the air rifle
• Returned to the lineup as a counter over the weekend at Air Force and scored for the team in the final seven events
• Notched a season-high aggregate of 1179 at TCU on a season-best 596 air rifle and a 575 smallbore
• Followed that with a 595 air rifle vs. Kentucky for an 1177 aggregate
• Had an overall 1176 at the PRC Championship before tying his season-high with a 584 smallbore in the NCAA Qualifier
• Finished second on the team and 25^th overall with a 579 smallbore at the NCAA Championship

2015-16 (Freshman)

• Finished eighth in the air rifle at the PRC Championship and earned All-Conference honors
• One of six Buckeyes who shot in every event
• Had an average of 588.8 in the air rifle which was the second-best score on the team
• Averaged 573.9 in the smallbore
• Posted a 592 in the air rifle in his second collegiate event at Alaska
• Led the team with a 593 in air rifle at No. 1 West Virginia en route to his second 1170 aggregate
• Posted his highest aggregate of 1171 at Air Force with a 589 air rifle and a season-best 582 in smallbore
• Had a 578 smallbore on day 2 at UTEP
• Fired a season-best 593 in the air rifle at the PRC Championship to earn All-Conference accolades
• Recorded a 590 in the air rifle at the NCAA Qualifier to help the Buckeyes earn just their second trip to the NCAA Championships