Air Force rifle standouts Rockett, Torrence earn Scholastic All-American honors | Colorado Sunshine
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Air Force standouts Scott Rockett and Megan Torrence were named to the Rifle Coaches Association Scholastic All-America team.
Rockett, who graduated from the academy in May, was a five-time All-American and quantitative economics major who is off to pilot training. He’s from Cary, N.C.
A Calhan native, Torrence will be a junior studying management.
To earn CRCA Scholastic All-America honors, student-athletes must carry a 3.20 grade-point average for the 2024-25 academic year.
The Falcons won their 11th straight President’s Trophy over Army and Navy and earned an 11th straight trip to the NCAA championship.
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