Eastern Washington University Athletics

Jewell won a bronze medal in women's smallbore standard rifle at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif. In 1978 she became the first person -- male or female -- to win two individual gold medals at the World Shooting Championships. In 1974, she was selected to the National Rifle Association's collegiate All-America team after winning a national intercollegiate title in conventional individual competition that included a perfect score in three-position conventional shooting. She also won numerous medals, including gold, at the Pan American Games. In all, she represented the USA in two Olympic Games, five World Championships and three Pan American Games. A 1976 graduate of Eastern, she was a two-time Inland Empire Female Athlete of the Year in the mid 1970's. Her competitive career spanned 24 years, but she also has contributed to the sport as a coach and administrator. Currently she serves as Director of Operations for USA Shooting based in Colorado Springs, Colo., as the team prepares for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In November of 2002 she was selected as USA Shooting Coach of the Year. In August of 2002 she became national rifle coach for USA Shooting -- the first female to coach a national rifle team anywhere in the world. In 2001 her American rifle athletes won seven World Cup medals, and in 2002 American athletes won two World Cup medals, four Olympic quotas and two world championships. "A big part of success in coaching is providing the right opportunities for the athletes," Jewell said. "All I did was get them plane tickets and make sure they got to the events. They were able to do the rest."