Career Statistics Smallbore Avg. - 571.61 Air Rifle Avg. - 578.32
Career Bests Smallbore - 582 (vs. Air Force, 10/12/08)
Air Rifle - 591 (at Army, 10/18/09)
Year-by-Year
Year
Event
Appearances
High Score
Average
2006-07
Smallbore
6
578
569.00
Air Rifle
6
579
572.67
2007-08
Smallbore
12
580
572.17
Air Rifle
12
587
581.42
2008-09
Smallbore
13
582
572.31
Air Rifle
13
585
578.08
Honors and Awards
Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2009)
Life Skills Hero award (2009)
All-GARC honorable mention (2009)
All-GARC air rifle honorable mention (2009)
Two individual smallbore titles (2009)
Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2008)
Two individual smallbore titles (Spring 2008)
Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2008)
Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2007)
Third place overall in National Junior Olympic Smallbore (2007)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll (2006)
Five-Time Arizona State Smallbore Champion (2002-06)
Arizona State Air Rifle Champion (2005)
Second overall at National Guard Air Match (2005)
J2 national record holder
Second place in 3-P Smallbore at National 4-H Championships (2004)
Second place in J3 Smallbore at Junior Olympic Nationals (2002)
Third place in J3 Air Rifle at Junior Olympic Nationals (2002)
Smallbore Whistler Boy Second-Place Team (2001)
Senior Outlook (2009-10) Costello will be a strong candidate for NU’s No. 1 smallbore position this season. She is also more than qualified to be a team leader after serving as the Huskers’ captain for two years and earning the 2009 Life Skills HERO award, as well as representing the rifle team on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. “I expect her to have a strong smallbore year for sure and I know she’s been working hard this summer on her air rifle,” Head Coach Morgan Hicks said. “I expect that to be strong as well.”
Junior Season (2008-09) Costello was consistent all year for the Huskers, recording the second-best smallbore average for NU (572.31) and third-best air rifle average (578.08). Costello matched her best air rifle score of the season (585) at the GARC Championships to help her finish ninth in the individual combined standings. For her efforts, Costello received honorable-mention accolades for the All-GARC air rifle team. Costello captured two individual smallbore titles on the year, bringing her career total to four. She was also the individual combined champion against N.C. State. In the classroom, Costello earned her fourth career spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll with her selection to the list in the fall. She also earned a Life Skills HERO award, presented annually to Nebraska student-athletes who demonstrate outstanding leadership and citizenship. Sophomore Season (2007-08) As captain for the 2007-08 rifle team, Costello set a positive example in both in the rifle range and in the classroom. Costello captured two smallbore titles in her sophomore campaign. She earned a reputation as one of the most consistent shooters on the team, averaging 581.42 in air rifle and 572.17 in smallbore, making her the second-best overall shooter behind Amanda Jeffries. Costello was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring for her academic achievement.
Freshman Season (2006-07) Costello earned valuable collegiate shooting experience during her freshman season, as she competed in every regular-season match and cracked the traveling team lineup for the 2007 GARC Championships in Oxford, Miss. Costello concluded her inaugural campaign with a 569 average in smallbore and a 572.7 average in air rifle. She also earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner’s fall and spring honor rolls for her outstanding academic achievement.
Before Nebraska Costello came to Nebraska after an esteemed junior career at Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club under the coaching guidance of her father, Mike Costello. Costello’s prep honors include five state championships in smallbore and an Arizona state air rifle title in 2005.
Personal The daughter of Mike and Pam Costello, Christine was born on July 20, 1988, in Chandler, Ariz. A pre-med/bio-molecular engineering major with a 3.1 GPA, Costello graduated from Queen Creek High School in 2006, where she was her class valedictorian. Costello was also a member of the National Honor Society. She has one sister, Stephanie, 22, and one brother, Ryan, 24.
Courtesy: Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations
