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2024-25 Rifle Roster

Joshua Potts

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Ephrata, Pa.
  • High School Ephrata

Biography

Career Honors:
2024-25 CRCA Scholastic All-American
2023-24 CRCA Scholastic All-American

 
2024-25 (Senior): Competed in all 13 team matches during the year, making seven starts in air rifle … Recorded season averages of 572.8 in smallbore, 588.2 in air rifle, and 1161.0 in aggregate … Registered a season-high score of 578 in smallbore against Akron and Nebraska on Nov. 17 … Posted a season-best score of 592 in air rifle against eventual national champion West Virginia (Jan. 18), in the Army-Navy Star Match (Feb. 1), and vs. John Jay (Feb. 22) in the NCAA Qualifier … Combined his season-high 592 in air rifle with a smallbore score of 576 for a season-best aggregate total of 1168 against the Black Knights … CRCA Scholastic All-American.
 
2023-24 (Junior): Competed in 14 of 15 matches during the year, making eight starts in air rifle and one start in smallbore … Recorded season averages of 573.6 in smallbore, 586.4 in air rifle, and 1160.0 in aggregate … Registered a season-best day at The Citadel (Feb. 11), finishing the day with season-highs in each discipline – smallbore (584), air rifle (591), and aggregate (1175) … CRCA Scholastic All-American.
 
2022-23 (Sophomore): Made appearances in all 13 of Navy’s team competitions during the season, making 10 starts in smallbore and 10 starts in air rifle … Recorded season-best averages of 573.5 in smallbore, 585.3 in air rifle, and 1158.8 in aggregate … Registered a season-best performance against Memphis on Oct. 1, posting season-high tallies in smallbore (585), air rifle (592), and aggregate (1177).
 
2021-22 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 matches for the Midshipmen during freshman campaign … Tallied career-high scores of 574 points in smallbore, 584 in air rifle and 1153 in aggregate … Posted average marks of 568.3 in smallbore, 578 in air rifle and 1,146.3 in aggregate … Scored 580 or more points in air rifle four times … Eclipsed 1150 points overall two times, including 1152 points against VMI and TCU, along with 1153 points against West Virginia.
 
Prior to Navy: Member of the Palmira Sportsmen Association rifle team … Recorded a first-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Junior Olympic Air Qualifier as a senior while placing third in smallbore.
 
Personal: Served as President of FAA chapter … Member of the Spanish National Honors Society … Participated in the newspaper and debate club …  Sisters Alexa and Karly were members of the Morehead State rifle program for four years … Brother Joel was a member of the Ohio State rifle team for four years … Son of Amy and Daniel Potts.
 
Career Statistics
  Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate
Year App / Starts Total Avg. High Score App / Starts Total Avg. High Score App / Starts Total Avg. High Score
2021-22 10 / 4 5,683 568.3 574 10 / 4 5,780 578.0 586 10 / 4 11,463 1,146.3 1,153
2022-23 13 / 10 7,455 573.5 585 13 / 10 7,609 585.3 592 13 / 12 15,064 1,158.8 1,177
2023-24 14 / 1 8,031 573.6 584 14 / 8 8,209 586.4 591 14 / 8 16,240 1,160.0 1,175
2024-25 13 / 0 7,446 572.8 578 13 / 7 7,647 588.2 592 13 / 7 15,093 1,161.0 1,168
TOTAL 50 / 15 28,615 572.3 585 50 / 29 29,245 584.9 592 50 / 31 57,860 1,157.2 1,177
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    6'0" 153 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'0" 153 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    6'0" 0 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'0" 0 lbs