Biography
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean's List (Spring 2020)
2x All-SoCon First Team in Smallbore (2019-20, 2020-21)
All-SoCon Second Team in Air Rifle (2020-21)
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)
COLLEGIATE CAREER PERSONAL BESTS
Smallbore – 581 (Jan. 30, 2021)
Air Rifle – 582 (Jan. 16, 2022, Feb. 12, 2022)
Aggregate – 1155 (Nov. 14, 2020)
JUNIOR (2021-22): Opened season against Jacksonville State on Sept. 25, taking tenth in air rifle (578 and 13th in smallbore (552)... Placed seventh with 1,124 aggregate in win over UAB on Oct. 2, earning sixth in smallbore (553) and seventh in air rifle (571)... Took seventh again with 1146 aggregate versus Nebraska on Oct. 16, shooting a 566 in smallbore for seventh place and 580 in air rifle for eighth place... Captured ninth with 1,139 aggregate versus TCU on Oct. 23, finishing ninth in both smallbore (565) and air rifle (574)... Netted a 1,142 aggregate against Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 31 with 565 smallbore score and 577 air rifle mark... Finished third against VMI and Wofford at VMI on Nov. 6 with a 1,142 aggregate, charting third in smallbore (568) and seventh in air rifle (574)... Took sixth against North Georgie on Nov. 13 with 1,140 aggregate, earning sixth in smallbore (567) and tenth in air rifle (573)... Finished third in spring season opener against North Georgia with 1,150 aggregate, taking third with a career-best in air rifle (582) and fifth in smallbore (568)... Earned third place against Georgia Southern on Jan. 22 with a 1,149 aggregate, posting a 569 smallbore score for fourth place and 580 in air rifle for fifth place... Took sixth at North Georgia on Feb. 12 with 1,145 aggregate, finishing fourth in air rifle (582) and sixth in smallbore (563)... Placed fourth with 1,131 aggregate in win over Wofford on Feb. 19, taking fifth in both smallbore (562) and air rifle (569)... Finished his season with a tenth-place mark at SoCon Championships at VMI with a 1,138 aggregate, earning 11th place in smallbore (561) and 15th in air rifle (577).
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Earned All-SoCon First Team honors in smallbore and Second Team accolades in air rifle... Received CRCA academic recognition... Posted an average aggregate score of 1145.1, including 569.7 in smallbore and a 575.4 in air field... Opened his season placing first with a 1145 aggregate score to help The Citadel defeat Georgia Southern on Sept. 26, winning the smallbore with a 561 and fourth in air rifle at 574... landed third in the following week's rematch with Georgia Southern on Oct. 3 to help the Bulldogs to another win with a 1146 aggregate, earning second place in the smallbore with a 567 and fourth in air rifle with 579... Earned his second individual win in The Citadel's third victory against VMI on Oct. 10 with a 1151 aggregate, taking first in the smallbore with a 577 and fourth in air rifle with 574... Finished seventh against Jacksonville State on Oct. 23 with a 1138 aggregate, taking eighth in the smallbore with a 565 and seventh in the air rifle at 573... Earned his third victory against North Georgia on Nov. 14 with a 1155 aggregate score, taking the smallbore with 575 points and fourth in the air rifle at 580... Finished out the fall season placing a team-best fifth at Jacksonville State/UAB on Nov. 21, leading the team with a fifth-place mark in the smallbore at 571 and taking sixth in the air rifle at 578... Led the Bulldogs in the spring season opener against TCU with a 1148 aggregate, earning seventh in the smallbore at 574 and ninth in the air rifle at 574... Against UAB/VMI on Jan. 30, won his fourth match of the season with a 1162 aggregate, placing first in the smallbore at 581 and fifth in air rifle at 581... at Georgia Southern on Jan. 31, placed fourth with a 1130 aggregate, taking fifth in the smallbore at 555 and third in air rifle at 575... Took second in The Citadel's win over Wofford on Feb. 6 with a 1145 aggregate, placing second in both smallbore (566) and air rifle (579)... At North Georgia on Feb. 13, finished third with a 1134 aggregate, winning the smallbore with a 569 and eighth in the air rifle at 565... Finished first in regular season finale versus Wofford on Feb. 20 with a 1151 aggregate, winning the smallbore at 572 and second in air rifle at 579... Placed seventh overall at SoCon Championships for second highest on the team, taking third in the smallbore (573) and 15th in the air rifle (569).
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Earned All-SoCon First Team honors in smallbore … Qualified for National Junior Olympics in air rifle … Posted an average aggregate score of 1130.8, including recording a 558.3 in smallbore and a 572.4 in air rifle … Posted 10 top-10 finishes in aggregate scoring … Made his collegiate debut with a top-10 aggregate score of 1119, including a 545 smallbore score and a 574 in air rifle on Sept. 21 … Finished top 10 in aggregate scoring on Oct. 5 with an 1126, including posting a 556 in smallbore and 570 in air rifle … Showed improvement in the following match with another top-10 aggregate score, this time an 1129, including a 561 in smallbore and a 568 in air … Fired an aggregate score of 1122, made up of a 549 in smallbore and a 573 in air rifle on Oct. 26 … The following day, posted scores of 1119 in aggregate, 556 in smallbore and 563 in air … On Nov. 2, shot an 1122 for an aggregate score, including a 548 in smallbore and 574 in air rifle … Closed out the fall semester with the team’s top aggregate score on the day, a career-best 1143 (567 in smallbore, 576 in air rifle) … On Jan. 25, led all shooters with an aggregate score of 1135, finishing second overall and leading the team in both smallbore (560) and air rifle (575) … Finished with an aggregate score of 1137, including posting a 561 in smallbore and a 576 in air rifle on Feb. 1 … On Feb. 8, led the team in aggregate (1141), smallbore (570) and air rifle (571), finishing second overall in aggregate and smallbore, and third overall in air … The 570 in smallbore marked his season high … Closed out the regular season with a top-10 aggregate score of 1142, including posting a season-high 579 in air rifle to go along with a 563 in smallbore on Feb. 23 … At the 2020 SoCon Rifle Championships, posted the team’s top aggregate (1134) and smallbore (564) scores.
HIGH SCHOOL: Qualified for the National Junior Olympics in air rifle as a sophomore, junior and senior.
PERSONAL: Full name is Cameron Scott Bates … Son of Michael and Michelle Bates … Major is mechanical engineering.
