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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Rifle Signs a Pair in 2026 Class
11/12/2025 | Rifle
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss rifle and first-year head coach Will Shaner have inked two student-athletes set to join the program next year on National Signing Day.
Avana Harford and Kamdyn McFarland make up Shaner’s first signing class as the head of Ole Miss’ program. They will join an already youthful Rebel squad, which presently has six sophomores and no seniors.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Kamdyn and Avana to Ole Miss,” Shaner said. “Both bring a level of competitiveness, maturity and character that fits perfectly with the direction of our program. We are confident they will make an immediate impact and help continue building the culture of excellence we’ve worked hard to establish.”
Harford, a native of Springfield, Virginia, brings a plethora of competition experience to Ole Miss. Under coach Chris Corbett, she is competing for West Springfield High School’s rifle club all four years of high school and is a four-time letterwinner. A two-time team captain, Harford was named WSHS rifle MVP as a junior as she led her school to a district season title.
Harford has competed in the past two Junior Olympics in the Virginia Qualifier. This past season, she finished second overall in the event. She also regularly competes and excels at the annual Mark Buttles Rifle Open, finishing with the silver medal in 2025 and the bronze in 2024.
As a sophomore, Harford was named second team All-Metro in the Potomac High School Rifle League. She earned first team honors the following year as a junior.
Signed to the Sip ?? ??
— Ole Miss Rifle (@OleMissRifle) November 12, 2025
Welcome to the team, Avana! pic.twitter.com/k7EsJNVetw
McFarland will join Ole Miss by way of Billings West High School in Billings, Montana. She competed on her high school team in all four years under coach Ralph Saunders, helping guide her team to back-to-back CMP 3PAR State Championships in 2024 and 2025. McFarland also competed for the Yellowstone Rifle Club.
McFarland has had a dominant individual career thus far, and has her name attached to several state and national precision rifle records. In 2025, she set the smallbore NRA two-man and standing national records. The year prior, she claimed the CMP 3PAR State Championship for the first time in her career.
A five-time Junior Olympic qualifier, McFarland was the top shooter in the Montana State Junior Olympic Qualifier in air rifle, while finishing second in smallbore in 2024. That same season, she claimed the silver medal at the American Legion Nationals.
Signed, sealed, delivered ?
— Ole Miss Rifle (@OleMissRifle) November 12, 2025
Welcome to the Sip, Kamdyn! pic.twitter.com/NhYOW4J6rE
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