Braden Michalak

Class:
Junior
Company:
Echo
Hometown:
Canton, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Catholic Central
Team:
Mixed Rifle
Height:
5-9

2025-26: Finished second overall against Jacksonville State with a 1,167 aggregate, shooting 576 in smallbore and 591 in air rifle…won the individual aggregate against Wofford and UAB with a score of 1,171, highlighted by a match-best 597 in air rifle and a 574 in smallbore…recorded a 572 smallbore and 595 air rifle against Georgia Southern and Air Force for a 1,167 aggregate and 10th-place overall finish…placed eighth overall at the Southern Conference Championships after shooting 576 in smallbore and 589 in air rifle for an aggregate score of 1,165…turned in one of his best performances of the season against Navy and Georgia Southern, firing a 582 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle for a 1,175 aggregate and ninth-place overall finish…followed with a 576 smallbore and 593 air rifle against Navy, totaling 1,169 and finishing fourth overall.

2024-25: Placed tenth overall in the Smallbore against West Virginia in first career match, finishing with a score of 569…Finished third overall against Jacksonville St. with a total score of 1,155, shooting 567 in Smallbore and 588 in Air Rifle…Recorded an eighth-place finish against Ohio State with a total score of 1,164, shooting 571 in the Smallbore and 593 in the Air Rifle…Took the top spot over the Wofford Terriers with a total score of 1,163, shooting 570 in the Smallbore and 593 in the Air Rifle.

High School: Competed at Detroit Catholic Central.

Personal: Son of Eric and Deana Michalak.