Gracie Dinh

Ole Miss Rifle faced Jacksonville State at the Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center in Oxford, MS on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Huntsvillle, Ark.
High School:
Arkansas Virtual Academy
Major:
Chemical Engineering
Experience:
1L

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2026 CRCA Second Team Smallbore All-American
• 2026 CRCA Second Team Air Rifle All-American
• 2026 CRCA Second Team Aggregate All-American
• 2025 CRCA First Team Smallbore All-American
• 2025 CRCA Honorable Mention Aggregate All-American

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• 2024-25 CRCA Scholastic All-Americans

2025-26 (SOPHOMORE): Earned a counting spot in both events for all 13 matches … Improved all event averages by at least one full point … Ole Miss’ second-highest scorer by average … Led team in air rifle scoring four times, smallbore scoring twice and aggregate scoring thrice … Had a career day at Murray State (1/10), setting career high marks in smallbore (596), air rifle (600) and aggregate scoring (1196) … In that match, she set Ole Miss’ second-highest smallbore and aggregate scores and became the third Rebel to ever fire a perfect score in air rifle … Reached the 590 plateau in air rifle in each of her appearances, with 11 scores at or above 595 … Sneaked into the final round of the smallbore competition at the PRC Tournament (2/7) with a 590 tally … Finished with the bronze medal in the event, her first career conference podium finish … Reached the final round again in the NCAA Tournament (3/13) after firing a 593, finishing eighth overall … Finished seventh in aggregate scoring at the PRC Tournament and 10th in the NCAA Tournament … Had three aggregate gold medals in head-to-head matches, including in Ole Miss’ upset over No. 2 TCU (11/16), finishing with an 1190 score … Second Team CRCA All-American in smallbore, air rifle and aggregate scoring.

2024-25 (FRESHMAN): Was the only Rebel to appear and counter in both events in every match, helping lead the Rebels to their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance … Guided the Rebels to their second place overall finish at the Patriot Rifle Conference Tournament … Earned CRCA First Team All-American in smallbore, and was an honorable mention in aggregate scoring … Became Ole Miss’ first freshman to land All-America honors since the 2020-21 season … Led Ole Miss in aggregate (1181.9) and smallbore (588.0) scoring among season-long competitors … Ranked 16th in the nation in aggregate scoring and 12th in smallbore … Had the second best air rifle average on the team as well, scoring 593.9 per appearance … Became the first Rebel freshman to shoot a 597 in air rifle, doing so three times … One of those appearances came at the NCAA National Tournament, where she finished ninth overall in the event … Finished in the top five of individual aggregate scores in each match during the fall and twice during the spring … Led the Rebels in aggregate scoring in three-straight matches to conclude the fall slate … Throughout the season, paced the team in smallbore scoring in six appearances … Had a career day against Ohio State (11/17), pacing the field in smallbore and air rifle to earn a career-high and top match score of 1184 … Led the field in smallbore in her first collegiate match, scoring a 590.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: 2023 National Junior air rifle women’s champion and bronze winner in smallbore … Appeared in four Junior Olympics … Won two state championships in 2021 while shooting for the Starkville Gun Club, one organized by the American Legion and the other by the Civilian Marksmanship Program … Named the State Games of Mississippi Female Athlete of the Year in 2021 … Earned a spot on the USA Shooting Junior World Championship Team … Competed in the first Paris Olympic Qualifier in Fort Moore, Ga. … Also shot for Team Winning Solutions.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 17, 2006 in Huntsville, Ark. … Daughter of Hien Truong and Thu Dinh … Majoring in chemical engineering … Volunteered and coached 4-H teams in Arkansas.