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2025-26 MIT Rifle Roster

Gil Talbot

Avaneesh Pal

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown San Antonio, Texas
  • High School Reagan

Biography

Personal Best:
  • Smallbore: 504 vs. URI and Norwich (Feb. 8, 2025)
  • Air Rifle: 537 vs. URI and Norwich (Feb. 8, 2025)
  • Aggregate: 1041 vs. URI and Norwich (Feb. 8, 2025)
Accolades:
  • 2024-25 All-MAC Rookie Team (Smallbore)
  • 2024-25 All-MAC Rookie Team (Air Rifle)
  • 2024-25 CRCA Scholar All-American
2024-25: [INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS]
  • Competed in eight events
  • Averaged 497 points in smallbore and 519.13 points in air rifle
  • Ranked 17th in smallbore (501) and 18th in air rifle at the NCAA Qualifier (Feb. 22, 2025)
  • Finished 27th in smallbore (502)
Before MIT:
  • Graduated from Reagan High School
  • Was the executive officer of the rifle team
  • Earned two varsity letters
  • Also participated in soccer, archery, and orienteering
  • National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta
  • AP Scholar With Distinction
  • US Air Force ROTC Type 1 HSSP Scholarship, 2023-2024 RNASA Foundation Scholarship for Texas High School Aerospace Scholars
  • JROTC Superior Cadet Award (2022, 2023), Distinguished Cadet for Academic Excellence (2022, 2023, 2024), JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl National Championships Esprit de Corps Award
  • George C. Marshall Foundation Leadership and Academic Award, MacArthur Foundation Leadership Award
  • National Honor Society secretary, JROTC Cadet Captain (Battalion S4), JROTC STEM Teams Commander, Striker Air Rifle Marksmanship Team Executive Officer

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25First Year

    5'6"

  • 2025-26Sophomore

    5'6"