Memphis Standard

University of Memphis head rifle coach Morgan Phillips earned another award on Friday as she was named the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Head Coach of the Year. Earlier this month, Phillips was also named the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Coach of the Year.
 
"I am extremely honored to be named CRCA Head Coach of the year," Phillips remarked. "I think more than anything the award is a reflection of how hard the team has been working and the progress that we've made. They have all quickly gotten on board with changes that were making to the program and I think we're finally seeing the results. I have to thank my GA Jessica Boyce for all of her support this year. She has been such a great addition to our program and we wouldn't have had this year's success without her. I also want to thank all our support staff, my peers, and former coaches who have guided and helped me in my role."
 
The 2022-23 season was a memorable one for Phillips and the Tigers as Angeline Henry was named Second-Team All-GARC in air rifle and honorable mention All-GARC in both smallbore and combined, Gabriela Zych was named honorable-mention All-GARC in air rifle and Sophia Cruz was Memphis' honoree as GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Phillips guided the Tigers to a ranking as high as No. 10 on the year. Memphis posted victories over No. 9 Army, No. 14 Jacksonville State, No. 12 NC State and No. 19 UT Martin. The team also set the school records in air rifle and aggregate twice and smallbore once on the season. Both Henry and Zych qualified in air rifle for the 2023 NCAA Championships, with Henry taking fourth place and Zych finishing 11th. 

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