Army West Point Athletics
2016-17 Rifle Roster
Roster
Allen Solida
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dubois Area
- Hometown:
- Dubois, Pa.
ABOUT SOLIDA:
Will serve as team co-captain in 2016-17
Team Captain in 2015-16
Letterman
2016-17
- Closed out career with solid marks in both smallbore and air rifle
- Tied career high in smallbore with 582 earning a share of first place honors against Ole Miss
- Opened smallbore season with a 576 in triangular split with MIT and Memphis
- Mark ranked fourth and was Army’s second highest in match
- Broke his air rifle mark by three points firing a 587 against TCU closing out fall slate
- Fired in the 580 range six times in air rifle during the course of the year
- Second highest mark of 584 recorded against conference rival Nebraska
2015-16: Among individual shooters in smallbore and air rifle … posted career high 582 in smallbore at President’s Trophy Match to nip former mark by a point … score tied for runner-up honors .... also claimed second in GARC win against Akron … in air rifle, fired a 584 three times starting with NCAA and GARC champion West Virginia in the first half of the season followed by back-to-back meets in the second half against conference opponents Kentucky and North Carolina State .... finished among leaders in final two.
2014-15: Competed in both disciples … starting member on smallbore squad … alternated firing individually and on starting unit in air rifle … season-high 578 in smallbore, three points shy of career high, earned medalist honors in GARC win over Akron during winter/spring slate … repeated as medalist in next match leading the Black Knights to win over conference foe and arch-rival Navy with a 576 … garnered runner-up honors in regular-season finale against USP (577) … tied for first place in conference win over Ole Miss during the fall campaign … posted team’s highest air rifle score in match against NCAA participant Kentucky shooting a career-high 589 competing individually … mark tied with three others for team’s second highest of the season, just one point off the top mark … second highest score of season (587) shot in win over Navy for third highest in that match by a Black Knight … closed out year posting 584s in regular-season finale win over USP (tied for third) and at the GARC Championships, respectively.
2013-14: Worked way into Army's counting unit in smallbore and air rifle by the fourth meet of the season ... fired 570 in smallbore for Army's fourth highest score in first collegiate match against Coast Guard ... performance earned spot on the Black Knights' five-man counting unit in the next match against defending NCAA champion and GARC rival West Virginia ... responded by shattering previous score by 11 points with a career high 581 for Army's fourth highest mark against the Mountaineers ... equaled career mark in non-conference meet against Ohio State firing the Black Knights' second highest score that ranked fourth overall ... scored a 573 as member of Army's firing unit at the GARC Championships helping the Black Knights edge Memphis for fourth place in smallbore ... in air rifle, recorded a career-high 588 as Army recaptured the President's Trophy Match ... score tied for third-place and shattered previous high by 16 points in tying with teammate Richard Calvin for third-place honors ... recorded second highest score of the season (585) in GARC win over North Carolina State ... fired a 584 at the NCAA Qualifier in regular-season finale.
CAREER HIGHS
SMALLBORE:
582 at President’s Trophy Match (2015-16)
582 vs. Ole Miss (2016-17)
AIR RIFLE: 587 vs. TCU (2016-17)
Prior to West Point: Member of the DuBois Area High School Rifle Team and DuBois Area Rifle and Pistol Club ... led squad as the team captain to the Pennsylvania State 3-Position Scholastic Championship in 2013 ... fired a 563 to place third ... named the team's MVP junior and senior years ... three-year member of the National Honor Society ... also served as the secretary.
