Sanctuary earns SoCon Air Rifle Athlete of the Month honor

Photo courtesy of UNG Athletics

University of North Georgia rifle student-athlete Tobin Sanctuary was named the Southern Conference Air Rifle Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of February, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon, March 4.

UNG’s Tobin Sanctuary

Sanctuary fired two of his best matches of the season in the Nighthawks’ three contests during the month of February.

The senior from Alstead, New Hampshire, finished second in air rifle out of 16 participants Feb. 1 with a 581, leading his team to a win over The Citadel.

Sanctuary then fired a 576 on Feb. 8 at Georgia Southern to finish fourth and lead the Nighthawks to their seventh-straight Georgia State Championship.

He saved his best performance for last at the NCAA Qualifier, where Sanctuary fired a 582 to finish 10th out of 30 shooters.

Sanctuary also won the honor for the month of November 2019 and has won three SoCon Athlete of the Month honors in his career, the first two being Smallbore Athlete of the Month honors.

The No. 19 Nighthawks will be back in action this weekend at the SoCon Championships in Statesboro, Georgia.

James Wolfe