Murray State University Athletics
Rifle
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- clollar@murraystate.edu
- Phone:
- (270) 809-6858
At MSU
Began as interim head coach during the 2007-08 season ... Enters his 20th season as head coach of the Racers in 2025-26 ... Has led Murray State to 12 OVC championships, 11 OVC air rifle championships and 13 OVC smallbore championships ... Has guided the Racers to 11 NCAA appearances ... Eleven-time OVC Coach of the Year ... Named the 2016 CRCA National Coach of the Year ... Received the 2019 Distinguished College Coach Award ... Coached 2019 CRCA Rifle Athlete of the Year Barbara Schläpfer ... Has coached 12 OVC Freshmen of the Year ... Has coached 24 OVC Rifle Athletes of the Year, including Carlotta Salafia and John Blanton, who shared the honor in 2025 ... Has coached 36 All-America selections through 2026 ... Has coached 143 All-OVC selections through the 2025-26 season
Before MSU
Spent three seasons as an assistant athletic trainer at Richmond from 1984-87 ... Spent five seasons as an assistant athletic trainer at Ole Miss from 1987-92 ... Spent time as an athletic trainer in Class A baseball with the Bakersfield Mariners
Personal
Graduated from Mississippi State in 1981 ... Earned his master's degree from Murray State in 1984 ... Married to his wife, Liz, and has two children, Maggie and former Racer baseball pitcher John ... Has worked at Murray State for more than 30 years, serving as an assistant athletic trainer, head athletic trainer and head rifle coach ... Began his career at Murray State with a two-year stint from 1982-84 before returning in 1992
