Georgia Southern head rifle coach Soren Butler announced Wednesday an impressive group of shooters who comprise his first recruiting class as a head coach as the Eagles will welcome Bremen Butler (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Zahra González Mazo (Logroño, Spain) to Georgia Southern next fall as new members of the program.
"I'm really excited to finally announce our initial signees for this year's recruiting class," Butler said. "With all upper-classmen, we've really put a lot of effort into recruiting these past few months and we couldn't be happier with the outcome. While we're not finished yet, these two have made our recruiting class one of the strongest in the country already. We're really excited to welcome them both to Statesboro and can't wait to have them on the team!"
Bremen Butler
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School: Carroll
HIGH SCHOOL: Attends Carroll High, where she was coached by Jayme Shipley … A member of the 2021-2022 National Junior Futures Team on Team USA … Participated in the 2021 World Championships in Lima, Peru … A CMP Distinguished Shooter for 3PAR … The 2021 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Team Final Silver Medalist … The 2020 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun U18 Gold Medalist … A CMP Distinguished Shooter for standing air (badge number 2)… An Eley High School All-American for smallbore and for air rifle … A silver medalist in the 2021 Junior Olympics for U18 air rifle … A silver medalist in the 2021 Junior Olympics for U18 three-position smallbore … Took fifth in the Junior Olympic Women's Open Smallbore final … A 2021 Indiana Junior Olympic Qualification Silver Medalist for air rifle … A 2021 Indiana Junior Olympic Qualification Gold Medalist for smallbore … A 2022 Indiana Junior Olympic Qualification Bronze Medalist for air rifle … A 2022 Indiana Junior Olympic Qualification Gold Medalist for smallbore … The 2021 Perry Open National Smallbore Champion … The 2021 Perry Open National 3PAR Champion … The 2021 CMP Camp Perry First Place Aggregate Smallbore Junior National Champion … The 2021 CMP Camp Perry Second Place Junior Three-Position Smallbore (Metallic Sight and Any Sight) … The 2021 CMP Camp Perry First Place Intermediate Smallbore Junior National Champion … The 2021 Camp Perry Open Smallbore High Junior Team Overall Champion … A member of the 2022 Third Place Three-Position Smallbore Team … A member of the 2022 Second Place Intermediate Air Rifle Championship … Won four gold medals, six silver medals and had seven gold medal finishes at the National CMP Monthly Championship Matches … The 2022 3PAR Ohio State Champion … The Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association (ISRPA) Junior State Champion in the 3PAR (2021), Standing Air Rifle (2021), 3PAR (2022), Smallbore (2022) and Standing Air Rifle (2022) … Left high school holding six Indiana state records: standing air, 3PAR overall, 3PAR kneeling, 3PAR standing, 3PAR prone and smallbore kneeling … The 2022 Midwest Regional 3PAR Champion and the 2022 Midwest Regional Air Rifle Champion … A member of the 2021 American Smallbore Shooting Association (ASSA) three-time Junior Team Prone Champions (Metallic Sight, Overall, Aggregate) … A 2021 two-time ASSA Intermediate Junior Prone Champion (Metallic Sights, Overall) … Team took the 2021 Three-Position Smallbore Bronze Medal … A member of the 2021 Prone Team Smallbore Gold Medal squad … A member of the 2022 Three-Position Smallbore Gold Medal Team … Club team was Bellmont High, where she was coached by Andrew Werling … Team was the 2022 Smallbore Indiana State Champions … Graduated a semester early with academic honors … A member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born Bremen J'louise Butler on October 7 in Fort Wayne, Indiana … Daughter of Chris and Angie Butler … Has one brother, Benjiman.
INTENDED MAJOR: Graphic Design
Coach Butler on Bremen: "We're really excited to have Bremen joining us in Statesboro next year. She is going to bring an immediate ability, as well as work ethic, to our team that I think will really help push us forward. She has international experience and is consistently competitive in national matches here in the states. Abby and I are really looking forward to working with her."
Zahra González Mazo
Hometown: Logroño, Spain
High School: IES Escalator Daniel
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top shooters in Spain … Earned the silver medal in the European Shooting Championship for junior women in 2021 in Osijek, Croatia … Won all the Spanish championships of her age … Owns all the Spanish records under the age of 19 and the junior women's prone record … Ranked the No. 2 Spanish junior woman in both smallbore and air rifle … Ranked as the top Spanish junior woman and the No. 2 overall Spanish woman in prone … Ranked the No. 3 Spanish woman in air rifle … Attended IES Escalator Daniel … Club team was Tiro Club Rey Pastor.
PERSONAL: Born Zahra González Mazo on February 17 in Cervera del rio Alhama, La Rioja, Spain … Daughter of Ángel Luis González López and Purificación Mazo Quintas … Has one sister, Marina González Mazo, who shoots at Alaska Fairbanks.
INTENDED MAJOR: Undecided
Coach Butler on Zahra: "Zahra will bring an immense amount of experience on an international level to our team next year. I think her work ethic and ability will help her make an immediate impact on the team and I think her personality will really mesh well with the culture we're continuing to build at GS Rifle."
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