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MOUNTAINEER RIFLE A Championship Program A Decade of Success NCAA Champions Global Success Mountaineer Olympians In the Spotlight In the Community Life as a Mountaineer Athletics Facilities Student-Athlete Academic Services Campus Life

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COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jon Hammond Assistant Coach Jean-Pierre Lucas Performance Consultant Raymond Prior Support Staff

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MOUNTAINEER PROFILES 2022-23 Roster Rifle Team Profiles

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RECORD BOOK WVU Records 46 Career Coaching Records 47 Individual Honors 47 Mountaineer Olympians 49 NCAA Champions 50 All-Americans 51 NCAA Results 53 NCAA Team Championship Results 55 NCAA Individual Champions 56 GARC Honors 57 Year by Year Results 59 All-Time Series Records 60 All-Time Scores 61 WVU Rifle Alumni 70

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY President Dr. E. Gordon Gee Athletics Senior Staff/Head Coaches Athletic Facilities What to Know When Covering WVU WVU Athletics Communications

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A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM

With 19 national championships to their name, including five straight titles from 2013-17, the Mountaineers have set the nation-wide standard for sustained success.

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A DECADE OF SUCCESS Heart, dedication and desire – the pillars of the WVU rifle program and the keys to the team’s continued success.

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NCAA CHAMPIONS NCAA titles are a common goal for all West Virginia rifle teams, and the squad has made good on its ambition 28 times since 1980, the most out of any team. Year

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Jack Writer

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John Rost

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John Rost

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David Johnson

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Bob Broughton

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Christian Heller

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Mike Anti

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Web Wright

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Gary Hardy

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Ann-Marie Pfiffner

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Nicco Campriani

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GLOBAL SUCCESS

Many current Mountaineer shooters can be found competing on the ISSF and USA Shooting circuits when not shooting for WVU.

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MOUNTAINEER OLYMPIANS Nineteen current or former Mountaineer shooters have represented their countries at the Olympic Games. The WVU rifle program made a splash at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. Recent graduate Ginny Thrasher won the first Gold medal of the Games (women’s 10m air rifle), and Nicco Campriani, who graduated from WVU in 2011, won Gold in the men’s 10m air rifle and men’s 50m rifle 3 positions. Year 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984

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Name Games Jack Writer (USA) SILVER MEDAL Mexico City Jack Writer (USA) GOLD MEDAL Munich Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Montreal Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Moscow Ed Etzel (USA) GOLD MEDAL Los Angeles Christian Heller (Sweden) Los Angeles John Rost (USA) Los Angeles Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Seoul Web Wright (USA) Seoul Mike Anti (USA) Barcelona Dave Johnson (USA) Barcelona Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Barcelona Ann-Marie Pfiffner (USA) Barcelona Jean Foster (USA) Atlanta Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Atlanta Eric Uptagrafft (USA) Atlanta Mike Anti (USA) Sydney Jean Foster (USA) Sydney Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Sydney Mike Anti (USA) SILVER MEDAL Athens Mike Anti (USA) Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy) Beijing Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy) 1 GOLD MEDAL, 1 SILVER MEDAL London Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) London Jon Hammond (Great Britain) London Eric Uptagrafft (USA) London Petra Zublasing (Italy) London Nicco Campriani (Italy) 2 GOLD MEDALS Rio Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Rio Ginny Thrasher (USA) GOLD MEDAL Rio Petra Zublasing (Italy) Rio Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Tokyo Patrick Sunderman (USA) Tokyo

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special. Without a professional sports team in West Virginia, folks across the state and throughout the region love West Virginia University athletics.

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IN THE COMMUNITY

The Mountaineers give back to Morgantown and the surrounding communities every chance they get. The Mountaineers regularly volunteer their time at the National Hunting and Fishing Days at Stonewall Jackson Resort, the “Read Aloud” program and the WVU Children’s Hospital. Smiles are widespread when the Mountaineers visit and share their stories of success.

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LIFE AS A MOUNTAINEER Strength coaches, nutritionists, a dedicated athletic trainer, first-class Nike gear and more – Mountaineers have the best amenities at their fingertips.

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ATHLETICS FACILITIES With the addition of the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range in 2018, the Mountaineers now have the luxury of shooting their home matches in three venues: the WVU Coliseum, the WVU Shell Building and the WVU Rifle Range. For the first time in program history, the NCAA Rifle Championships was held in Morgantown last season, as the WVU Coliseum played host to the two-day event at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range. A two-day crowd of 2,215 fans was in attendance, a championship record. They will be hosting the NCAA Rifle Championships again in 2025. The WVU Rifle Range, which is now used as the team’s day-to-day practice venue, reflects the longterm success enjoyed by the 19-time national champion Mountaineers. A unique aspect of the range is the ability for shooters to work simultaneously. Team members can shoot in the smallbore position at the 50-foot targets, while others can shoot at the 10m air rifle targets at the same time. In 2021, West Virginia University opened its new Varsity Sports Performance Center at the WVU Coliseum Sports Complex. The Performance Center is the home for strength and conditioning, training, rehabilitation and nutrition for all WVU Olympic sport programs. More than 400 studentathletes benefit from the center, which enhances WVU’s commitment to compete at a national level.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC SERVICES Since coach Jon Hammond’s arrival in the fall of 2006, over 80 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic List. Additionally, at least one rifle student-athlete has earned a CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large honor in 13 of the last 14 seasons.

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CHARACTER

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION

Excellent faculty — 19 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year — guide and mentor students. Sixty-eight percent of WVU Morgantown classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty.

Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867. R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

ACCREDITATION

WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation.

GOVERNANCE

The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES

The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley, we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 25 majors, including undergraduate engineering programs that have consistently ranked among the top in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 60 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the affordable benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes Health Sciences locations in Charleston and Martinsburg; School of Nursing campuses in Charleston, Keyser, Bridgeport and Beckley; farms and five forests throughout the state; and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU Morgantown campus is in a town that has been named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,277, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger. com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; a “Top 50 College Town” by Parade magazine; and Movoto ranked Morgantown the “#1 Most Exciting Place in West Virginia” for its music, art and nightlife.

STUDENT PROFILE

Fall 2022 WVU System enrollment was 27,300+

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

WVU recipients of prestigious scholarships include 25 Rhodes Scholars, 26 Truman Scholars, 47 Goldwater Scholars, 4 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 6 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 28 Boren Scholars, 106 Gilman Scholars, 74 Fulbright Scholars, 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 37 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, 27 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and one Schwarzman Scholar.

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Thirteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 355 majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; applied and human sciences; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public health. Hundreds of distance education and online classes are available.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Students can choose from among nearly 500 student organizations or participate in an active intramural program and a variety of club sports.

SERVICE AND LEARNING

The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU is one of only 75 schools recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for Community Engagement (recognized since 2010).

PARENTS CLUB

The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience.

LIBRARIES

The WVU Libraries encompass seven libraries statewide. Facilities in Morgantown include the Downtown Campus Library, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library and the West Virginia and Regional History Center. Onsite collections include over 936,000 books, 1.5+ million e-books and 700+ databases.

ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE

Graduate admission (for degree-seeking applicants) requires a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission. In addition, an applicant must meet the minimum admissions criteria determined by their program of interest. Each graduate program sets its own admissions requirements and deadlines.

VISITORS CENTERS

The WVU Visitors Centers are the front doors to campus, providing the warm hospitality that Mountaineers are known for in modern, welcoming spaces. Tours led by current students are offered Monday through Friday and select Saturdays. Scheduling information is available at visit.wvu.edu.

ALUMNI

Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 210,000+ graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

PRIVATE SUPPORT

The WVU Foundation recorded $214 million in new gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2022, including 39,347 gifts from 20,206 donors. As of December 2021, total Foundation assets stood at $2.8 billion, including long-term investments for the benefit of WVU and assets managed by the Foundation for other WVU-affiliated organizations.

EXTENSION

Throughout the year in West Virginia’s 55 counties, WVU Extension Service faculty and volunteers work with more than 624,000 West Virginians — 4-H alone reaches one in five West Virginia youths.


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HEAD COACH JOHN HAMMOND 17TH SEASON • ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND

Making good on a promise put in place upon his hiring, Jon Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, has returned the West Virginia University rifle team to national glory, implementing a strategy for success that has seen six national championships in 17 seasons, 10 individual NCAA titles, 13 Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships, six undefeated seasons, 203 All-America honors and 20 CSC Academic All-America recognitions. Additionally, Hammond has overseen the careers of multiple Olympians, including 2016 Gold Medalists Ginny Thrasher and Nicco Campriani.

who was selected as the GARC Rookie of the Year – WVU’s first recipient of the award since 2017.

THE 2020S DECADE

2015-20 SEASONS

Despite a challenging year brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia continued to maintain its level of excellence, even if it meant starting Hammond’s 15th season a few months later than normal. Facing new types of challenges on a daily basis, the Moutaineers qualified for their 14th consecutive NCAA Championships and ranked No. 4 nationally to conclude the 2020-21 campaign. WVU also took home its conference-best 14th GARC title, including its 11th in a row, scoring a two-day total of 4727. A program-record nine shooters also took home a combined 22 All-America honors from the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA), marking the third time since 2016 and the second year in a row the team has accomplished the feat. In addition, those nine shooters also earned 21 All-GARC Honors. At the NCAA Championships, WVU amassed a twoday total of 4704 to finish in fourth place. In the classroom, Verena Zaisberger became the fourth Mountaineer since 20211-12 to win the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award after achieving a 4.0 gradepoint average. The Hohenems, Austria, native also was named the GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. At year’s end, five student-athletes were named to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team. The Mountaineers returned to normalcy for the 2021-22 campaign, which saw them finish the regular season with a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the GARC. WVU also claimed a share of the GARC regular season crown in 2021-22. On the range, West Virginia continued its tradition of excellence, defeating eight top-10 opponents, including a pair of top-five teams. Additionally, the Mountaineers’ 12 wins in 2021-22 marked the 12th time the team has eclipsed 10 wins during Hammond’s tenure. Eight student-athletes brought home 40 postseason awards in 2021-22, including Natalie Perrin,

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During the 2022-23 season, WVU claimed its 15th GARC Tournament Championship while finishing the season with a 16-4 record, including an 8-1 mark in conference matches. WVU defeated nine top-10 opponents during the season, including three win’s over the No. 2 and one win over the No. 1-ranked teams. Hammond collected 10 or more wins during the season for the 13th time in his career. In Hammond’s 14th season at WVU, the Mountaineers competition was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic just before the 2020 NCAA Rifle Championships. At seasons end, eight shooters earned a combined 21 National Rifle Association (NRA) and CRCA All-America honors. It’s the first time WVU had over 20 All-America honors in one season since 2016. Milica Babic, who graduated from WVU with 11 All-America awards, was the only shooter named to all three first teams. Babic also finished her four-year career with the GARC Outstanding Senior title, becoming the 11th Mountaineer to claim the conference’s top senior award. Of note, a WVU student-athlete has earned the honor every season but two since 2015. West Virginia finished second at the 2020 GARC Championship, held in Memphis, Tennessee, with a two-day total of 4963. WVU finished second in smallbore (2323) and second in air rifle (2370). Sarah Osborn completed the conference championships with the second-best combined score, earning 583 smallbore and 597 air rifle for an aggregate score of 1180. The Mountaineers finished the regular season with a 9-1 mark, including a 7-1 record in conference action, and completed the year ranked No. 3 nationally. Academically, seven Mountaineers were named to the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team, while Malori Brown and Calista Smoyer landed on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. David Koenders earned his second straight Academic All-America honor, landing on the men’s first team after receiving third team recognition the year before. He also was one of 49 students named to the WVU Foundation’s Outstanding Seniors list. Additionally, the Mountaineers participated in their second foreign training trip, traveling to Tokyo,

Japan last winter, as all 10 members competed in a friendly shooting competition against the All-Japan University Team. The Mountaineers enjoyed a strong showing in 2018-19. Hammond played an instrumental role in helping the Mountaineers host the first-ever NCAA Championships in Morgantown last season, as a record two-day crowd of 2,215 fans were in attendance. WVU finished second at the NCAA Championships with a 4692 mark at the WVU Coliseum. West Virginia won its 10th consecutive GARC Championship title with a 4715 aggregate score that same season. The title was the team’s conference-best 13th, and WVU swept the smallbore and air rifle team titles for the 10th time since 1998. The Mountaineers also won the GARC regular-season crown for the sixth year in a row with an 8-0 record. Thrasher capped her brilliant four-year career with her fifth GARC title, successfully defending her air rifle title for the third consecutive season, while rising senior Morgan Phillips won the smallbore title. Additionally, Thrasher was named the GARC Shooter of the Year, her second career award, and Outstanding Senior. The Mountaineers finished the season at 13-0, the team’s fourth consecutive undefeated season and fifth unblemished record in six years. A total of five shooters collected 11 All-America honors, and Hammond was named the CRCA co-Coach of the Year. Academically, seven Mountaineers were named to the CRCA All-Academic Honor List, and Koenders was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Third Team. Thrasher was the first WVU student-athlete to be selected as a finalist for the 2019 NCAA Wom-


WVUSPORTS.COM an of the Year award, an honor that recognizes graduating female college athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. She also was selected as one of 10 NCAA student-athletes across all sports and all divisions to be honored as the 2020 Today’s Top 10 Award winners. The award recognizes former student-athletes for their successes in athletics competition, in the classroom and in the community. Additionally, the Mountaineers participated in a foreign training trip for the first time in program history, traveling to Magaliesburg, South Africa, from Dec. 28 – Jan. 8, to train at the Eagle Eye Shooting Center. At the 2018 NCAA National Championships, Phillips defended her smallbore title and became just the second WVU student-athlete to win two straight NCAA smallbore crowns. Phillips was the second Mountaineer under Hammond to win back-to-back NCAA titles and the first since Petra Zublasing (air rifle, 2012-13). The Mountaineers finished second overall at the NCAA Championships at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, with a 4708 aggregate total and claimed first in air rifle, their sixth straight title, with a 2381 total. WVU continued its dominance in the GARC, winning its fifth straight and 11th overall regular-season title, as well as its ninth consecutive championship title, shooting a winning 4699 score at the newly unveiled Bill McKenzie Rifle Range, at the WVU Shell Building. Thrasher swept the individual championships, winning her second career smallbore title and first career air rifle title, and Elizabeth Gratz was named the GARC Outstanding Senior. At season’s end, five Mountaineers earned 15 All-America honors and 18 All-GARC selections. Gratz repeated as the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner and became the first WVU student-athlete to win two career honors. Additionally, she was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team for the second straight season, her third career accolade, and Thrasher was named to the second team for the second consecutive year. Gratz was the fourth Mountaineer in program history to receive a firstteam honor and the first to snag two career awards. The Mountaineers finished the 2017-18 season at 13-0 (9-0 GARC), the team’s third straight undefeated season and fourth unblemished record in five years. Additionally, WVU set the NCAA records for aggregate score (4742) and smallbore score (2356) in a win at Murray State on Nov. 12, 2017. The WVU rifle program was thrust into the spotlight months before the start of the 2016-17 season, as Thrasher (United States) and Campriani (Italy) combined for three Gold medals at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Thrasher claimed the first Gold of the Games, winning the women’s 10m air rifle, while Campriani won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle and 50m 3 positions.

Fueled by the summer success, the Mountaineers deftly navigated their season on the strength of four returning letterwinners and three skilled freshmen and claimed their nation-best 19th NCAA National Championship. WVU earned its fifth straight national title with a championship-record 4723 score, shot at Ohio State’s French Field House. The team score was 17 shots better than runner-up TCU. WVU swept the discipline titles for the third time in four years, finishing with marks of 2336 smallbore and 2387 air rifle. The team’s five-peat was the third in the sport since 1980. Babic and Phillips won the smallbore and air rifle titles, respectively, marking the second straight season WVU freshmen claimed the individual championships. Six different Mountaineers have claimed NCAA titles under Hammond. Following the championship, five Mountaineers earned a combined 14 All-America honors, and Phillips was named the NCAA Championships’ Top Performer. The Mountaineers finished the season at 12-0, the program’s second straight undefeated season. The squad then claimed its eighth straight GARC Championship with a 4725 total. Thrasher, the 2017 GARC air rifle champion, was named the GARC Shooter of the Year, while Babic claimed the GARC Rookie of the Year honor. Hammond also was named the GARC Coach of the Year for the second straight season and the fourth time in his career. Gratz led the Mountaineers academically, as she became the first WVU rifle student-athlete to earn the NCAA Elite 90 Award. She also was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, while Thrasher was named to the second team. A combination of senior leadership and rookie skill helped the Mountaineers push their NCAA title streak to four straight with a commanding performance at the 2016 NCAA Championships, as WVU shot 4703 for its 18th title in Akron, Ohio. For only the second time under Hammond, WVU won the NCAA smallbore and air rifle titles, shooting 2338 smallbore and 2365 air rifle. Additionally, Thrasher became the first freshman in NCAA history, and the first since Mountaineer Petra Zublasing did so in 2013, to sweep the individual titles, winning air rifle and smallbore. The Mountaineers also earned 20 All-America honors. WVU’s build-up to the NCAA victory was nothing short of spectacular, as the squad completed an undefeated 12-0 season and won its seventh straight GARC title with a 4702 showing. Thrasher, the GARC Rookie of the Year, captured the conference smallbore title, and Garrett Spurgeon was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Additionally, Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year for the third time.

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2015 NCAA Championships, scoring 4702 and winning their nation-best 17th title in Fairbanks, Alaska. Down 12 points entering the final day of competition, having shot 2319 in smallbore, WVU overcame the deficit with a 2383 air rifle score. Three Mountaineers finished on the air rifle podium, including NCAA Champion Maren Prediger. Michael Bamsey placed second, and Spurgeon finished third. WVU won its sixth straight GARC title with a 4709 showing at the conference championships. Spurgeon finished first in air rifle, while Ziva Dvorsak was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Gratz was named the GARC Rookie of the Year. The Mountaineers finished the year with 23 All-America honors and 28 All-GARC awards. Hammond was named the Rifle Winter 2015 CaptainU Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Despite the graduation of Zublasing, a three-time NCAA Champion for the Mountaineers, West Virginia did not skip a beat in 2013-14, as Hammond led his squad to its second straight National Championship and a perfect 10-0 record. Ranked No. 1 for most of the season, there was little doubt WVU would successfully defend its national title, as the team owned a 17-shot lead after the first day of competition, winning its first smallbore title under Hammond with a 2338 score. The Mountaineers secured the NCAA title with a first place, 2367 air rifle score, giving them a twoday total of 4705. Three Mountaineers shot in each discipline final, with Prediger and Spurgeon finishing second in air rifle and smallbore, respectively. Prior to the team’s national title victory, the squad scored its fifth straight GARC Championship, shooting 4700. Prediger won the GARC air rifle title, and the Mountaineers claimed 14 All-GARC honors. WVU collected 14 All-America honors, and Hammond was named the Rifle Winter 2014 CaptainU Coach of the Year. Thomas Kyanko also was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s AtLarge Second Team. Hammond rallied his 2012-13 squad around 2012 Olympian Zublasing and a core of young, talented shooters. The Mountaineers navigated a difficult schedule and earned the program’s second National Championship in five years. Ranked No. 1 nationally throughout the duration of the season, the Mountaineers overcame a one-shot smallbore deficit and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships en route to winning the air rifle team title and bringing the National Championship trophy back to Morgantown for a nation-best 15th time.

The Mountaineers extended their NCAA title streak to three straight with a comeback victory at the

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Mountaineer Rifle Though narrowly edged by GARC rival Kentucky at the 2011 NCAA Rifle Championships, the Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the nation throughout the season, won the air rifle team title and finished second overall in smallbore. Additionally, Campriani won the NCAA air rifle title, the first WVU shooter to earn a national championship since 1997. Campriani also finished second in the smallbore competition. All told, the Mountaineers earned a combined five top-five air rifle and smallbore finishes, and six shooters scored eight NRA All-America honors.

became the first shooter to win both NCAA titles at one championship since 2001, and the second WVU student-athlete to win three career national titles in any sport. Hammond was named the CRCA Coach of the Year, his second career honor. WVU scored 12 NRA All-America honors, including seven combined firstteam accolades. WVU also won its fourth straight GARC title. Zublasing was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year, and Spurgeon earned the GARC Rookie of the Year honor.

2009-12 SEASONS

Tasked with maintaining the Mountaineers’ level of success with a young team recovering from the loss of seven seniors, Hammond rose to the challenge in 2011-12. Nationally ranked in the top three all year, WVU bounced back from a regular-season loss to Kentucky to grab its third straight GARC title. The Mountaineers, winners of the GARC Sportsmanship Award, also won the air rifle title and were paced by Zublasing, the discipline champion and GARC Shooter of the Year. Additionally, Kyanko was named the GARC Rookie of the Year, and the squad earned 12 All-GARC honors. The team, boasting a 12-2 record, including a 5-1 mark in conference action, advanced to the NCAA Championships for the sixth straight season and placed sixth. Zublasing won the air rifle title, becoming the second Mountaineer to win the discipline title in as many years. As a team, WVU finished second in air rifle and eighth in smallbore. Following the national championships, six Mountaineers earned eight NRA All-America honors, including first team air rifle and smallbore marks for Zublasing, while Hammond was named the NRA Distinguished College Coach for the second time. Leading a team that boasted seven seniors, five of whom comprised his first Mountaineer recruiting class, the 2010-11 season was another championship year for Hammond.

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Posting an 11-2 overall record and a 5-1 conference mark, the Mountaineers successfully defended their GARC title and swept the air rifle and smallbore titles. WVU was the first conference team to repeat as champions since Nebraska (2006, ’07). Campriani, the individual air rifle, smallbore and combined score champion, was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Hammond coached a talented, upperclassmen squad to an 11-0 record in 2010, the team’s first undefeated season since 2001, and a GARC regular-season title. The Mountaineers followed their unblemished regular season with a win at the GARC Championship and a sweep of the discipline titles. The victory was the program’s fourth overall and first since 2000. At his first GARC Championship, transfer Campriani won the smallbore, air rifle and combined score titles, and the Mountaineers earned 18 All-GARC honors, including eight first-team awards. Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year, his second distinction in three seasons. WVU concluded the 2010 campaign with a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships; the Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the nation for most of the season, finished third in smallbore and fifth in air rifle. WVU placed two in the smallbore finals, and following the championships, seven student-athletes earned 12 All-America honors.

THE EARLY YEARS

Hammond made a name for himself in the coaching ranks in 2009, as he took a young, rising WVU squad to the NCAA Championships and returned with the program’s 14th trophy. A season that was built on momentum, WVU went 11-1 overall, earned its first No. 1 CRCA ranking in over a decade, had seven student-athletes garner NRA All-America honors, improved its GARC standing and finished second at the league championship, captured the nation’s air rifle championship and won the aforementioned NCAA title. The Mountaineers’ 2009 national-title run was especially noteworthy given the pressure the team overcame. After a poor smallbore showing on the championships’ first day, WVU found itself in sixth place. Hammond’s team regrouped and put forth a strong air rifle showing, with all four competitors finishing in the top 10.

Additionally, Hammond’s squad was strong at the 2009 GARC Championship, as Tommy Santelli finished first overall, second in air rifle and fifth in smallbore. In total, WVU had seven top-10 finishes between the two disciplines. For his efforts all season, Hammond earned his first CRCA Coach of the Year honor. In only his second year as head coach, Hammond led the 2007-08 rifle squad to an 8-3 record, a third-place finish at the GARC Championship and a sixth-place standing at the NCAA Championships, the Mountaineers’ first appearance in six seasons. Hammond guided five Mountaineers to NRA smallbore All-America honors that season and also earned individual recognition, as he was named the GARC Coach of the Year and listed as the 2008 NRA Distinguished College Coach. Hammond took over the Mountaineer rifle program upon the retirement of long-time coach Marsha Beasley in 2006. That season, he guided the 2006-07 team to its first winning record (6-4) since 2003.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

A strong proponent for achievement at the range and in the classroom, Hammond’s shooters have proven to be well-rounded student-athletes. Since his arrival in the fall of 2006, 99 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic Honor List, including a program-best eight student-athletes in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021. The Mountaineers also have been well represented on the annual CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Teams, with at least one student-athlete earning an honor in 12 of the last 13 seasons. Gratz became the first Mountaineer to earn two career first-team accolades, as she was named to the Women’s At-Large First Team in 2017 and 2018. Five different Mountaineers have claimed firstteam honors. In 2020, Koenders earned his second straight Academic All-America honor, landing on the men’s first team after receiving third team recognition the year before. Gratz also was honored by the NCAA in her final two seasons, as she won back-to-back NCAA Elite 90 Award honors, the program’s first recognitions. The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships. In 2019, Thrasher was the first WVU student-athlete to be selected as a finalist for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award, an honor that recognizes graduating female college athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. During the 2020-21 campaign, Zaisberger became


WVUSPORTS.COM the fourth Mountaineer to win the NCAA Elite 90 Award since 2011-12, after achieving a 4.0 gradepoint average. Zaisberger helped lead the way for West Virginia yet again in 2021-22, as she was selected as the team’s GARC Scholar-Athlete Representative while also earning a spot on the CRCA Scholastic All-America Team. Zaisberger also won her second consecutive NCAA Elite 90 Award in 2021-22, and also was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Division I Women’s At-Large First Team. She also was awarded the Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship and the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award from the Big 12 Conference.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Hammond’s leadership also propels the Mountaineers toward fruitful futures. Four Mountaineers competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, including 2016 NCAA champion Thrasher, who won the first Gold medal of the games with a victory for the United States in the women’s 10m air rifle. Additionally, Campriani pushed his individual Olympic medal count to four with Gold-Medal showings in the men’s 10m air rifle and 50m rifle 3 positions. He previously won Gold in the men’s 50m 3 positions and silver in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Four Mountaineers competed at the 2014 ISSF World Championships, including a USA Junior Team invite for Spurgeon. Additionally, Bryant Wallizer was invited to train at the US Olympic Training Center immediately following his 2010 graduation.

ISSF World Cups throughout the world, as well as the last two ISSF World Championships in 2010 and 2014. One of his highlights was representing Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, where he became the most successful Scottish Athlete in a single Commonwealth Games, winning four medals – two Gold, one silver and one bronze.

PRIOR TO COACHING AT WVU

Hammond earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Leeds while competing for its rifle team. Hammond then journeyed to West Virginia to spend the 2002-03 season competing for the WVU rifle team, while working toward his master’s degree in sport management. Hammond returned to Morgantown in 2006 and began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant with the Mountaineers.

Responsible for restoring the glory and tradition to the storied WVU rifle program, Hammond has recruited not only elite athletes to compete in the Old Gold and Blue, but he also has continued to teach and foster his team’s talents, so each student-athlete is a stronger competitor upon graduation. Athletic accolades and recognitions go hand-in-hand with such advancements.

In 2021, Molly McGhin competed for Team USA at the ISSF World Championships, where she brought home a gold medal in the three positions event at the women’s team junior finals. McGhin also won a silver medal in the mixed team, 50-meter rifle prone event.

The Mountaineers have earned a combined 210 All-America honors, including 87 first-team recognitions, since Hammond became head coach. The 2015 National Champion team earned 23 All-America honors, a program-high under Hammond.

In addition to his busy coaching schedule, Hammond competed for more than a decade for the Great Britain National Team. Hammond started shooting when he was nine years old. As a junior, Hammond won both domestic and international honors, highlighted by the 50m rifle prone World Junior Champion title in Barcelona in 1998.

Hammond also helped initiate Blind Shooting in Scotland with his father. He worked closely with a group from the Grampian Society for the Blind to teach basic rifle techniques. He gave the shooters positional and mental advice and undertook the task of raising funds for all the equipment, as well as organizing a venue to hold the club’s matches.

Following a four-year drought, five Mountaineers scored five All-America honors in 2008, including first-team recognition for Lafe Kunkel and Brandi Eskew.

Hammond has competed in a wealth of senior international competitions since then, including the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, representing Great Britain. He also has competed in numerous

Hammond is married to the former Lindsay Brooke. They have three sons, Lewis and twins, Archie and Hugh.

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In addition to his highly successful career as a shooter, Hammond also has volunteered his time to help others. While a member of the Leeds squad, he helped coach beginning shooters and assisted the team with organizational tasks.

ASSISTANT COACH JEAN-PIERRE LUCAS Nine-time All-American Jean-Pierre Lucas joined the WVU rifle team as an assistant coach on June 20, 2022. During the 2022-23 season with WVU, Lucas was named the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association’s (CRAC) National Assistant Coach of the Year. It marks the third time in his career he has collected the honor. In his first season, WVU claimed its 15th GARC Tournament Championship while finishing the season with a 16-4 record, including an 8-1 mark in conference matches. WVU defeated nine top-10 opponents during the season, including three win’s over the No. 2 and one win over the No. 1-ranked teams. Lucas returns to Morgantown after spending the last five seasons at Ole Miss, where he was named the Great American Rifle Conference’s (GARC) Assistant Coach of the Year four times and was the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association’s (CRAC)

National Assistant Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons.

In his final season at Ole Miss, Lucas helped lead the Rebels to a 10-3 record in the regular season, including a 7-1 mark inside the GARC. After the squad placed third at the 2022 GARC Championships, Ole Miss moved on the 2022 NCAA Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they placed fourth with an aggregate total of 4713. Lucas once again was named the GARC Assistant Coach of the Year and the CRCA National Assistant Coach of the Year after assisting six shooters to 12 All-GARC honors, including Lea Horvath, who was honored as the conference’s Shooter of the Year. Additionally, Lucas also helped three shooters collect five All-America honors. In 2020-21, Lucas helped Ole Miss qualify for the NCAA Rifle Championship for the first time in 15 years, earning the No. 2 seed, and went on to place third overall, its highest finish in school

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Mountaineer Rifle the Rebels in school history (seven) and their first conference championship. Lucas led a program-record four Rebels to a combined nine All-American honors from the CRCA. Horvath was a unanimous first team All-American and garnered Rookie of the Year honors after she first the first perfect air rifle score in Ole Miss history and the 12th ever in NCAA history. After the historic season for the Rebels, Lucas was named National Assistant Coach of the Year by the CRCA and GARC Assistant Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. During the 2019-20 season, Ole Miss turned in seven of the top 10 aggregate scores in program history, including a program-record air rifle mark of 2372, outshooting her former team, the Mountaineers, in the event on Nov. 2, 2019. The Rebels made noise, climbing as high as No. 5 in the CRCA Poll for four weeks and spent the entire season inside the top 10. Overall, Ole Miss finished the season with a 5-6 record and a sixth-place finish in the Great America Rifle Conference. With Lucas’ assistance, Abby Buesseler had one of the best seasons of her career, becoming the sixth All-American in program history. Buesseler earned a trio of All-America nods, including NRA Smallbore First Team honors. She also qualified as an individual for the canceled 2020 NCAA Rifle Championships in smallbore. The Rebels finished the 2018-19 season with six wins, two GARC Honorable Mention performers in Jillian Zakrzeski and Hayley Carrol, and a fourthplace regular-season finish in conference. Ole Miss spent three weeks at No. 7 in the CRCA rankings

after firing the second-highest score in program history on Jan. 13, with a 4685. Additionally, a record 94 fans packed the Ole Miss rifle range in the Rebels’ 4665-4651 regular-season finale victory against Nebraska on Feb. 2. Lucas arrived in Oxford for his first season in 2017 and made an immediate impact. The Rebels earned their best overall finish in GARC action, third overall and won a program-record seven matches. He also played a pivotal role in helping Kamilla Kisch qualify for the NCAA Championship, earning an at-large bid in air rifle. With all the success on the range, three Rebels received All-GARC Honorable Mention honors and Lucas was named the conference’s Assistant Coach of the Year. Prior to Ole Miss, Lucas, a native of Speers, Pennsylvania, Lucas earned a spot on the WVU rifle team under coach Jon Hammond after trying out for the team as a freshman. In 2014, as a redshirt freshman, Lucas competed in the GARC Championships, placing third in smallbore (587) with a final score of (441). As team captain for both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, Lucas led the Mountaineers to two NCAA Championship titles. During his collegiate career, he earned All-American honors nine times, including NRA First Team Smallbore and CRCA Second Team his senior year. Other accomplishments include finishing in third in smallbore (583), and fifth in air rifle (593) at the 2016 GARC Championships. Lucas graduated an Academic All-Big 12 and CRCA All-Academic student from WVU in May 2017 with a bachelor of science in petroleum & natural gas engineering.

PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT RAYMOND PRIOR Raymond Prior enters his 14th season as a performance consultant with the West Virginia University rifle team.

A peak performance professional, Prior provides mental training services for the Mountaineers that is designed to help the team and its members build mindsets that promote more confident and consistent performances, as well as a richer enjoyment of performance. The author of Bullseye Mind: Mental Toughness for Sport Shooting, Prior also works with coaches and athletes at the Professional, Olympic, NCAA, amateur and youth-sports levels. His clients also comprise of non-sport performers, including Grammy winners, Oscar winners and Emmy winners in cinema, television and music. A native of Sandia Park, New Mexico, Prior earned his Ph.D. in sport & exercise psychology and an

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M.A. in community counseling at West Virginia University in 2014 and 2013, respectively. He also earned a master’s degree in exercise & sport sciences from Ithaca College in 2011.

Prior, a former member of the United States National Soccer Development Team, played soccer at the intercollegiate level and earned his bachelor’s degrees in communication & journalism and psychology at the University of New Mexico.

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TANNER KOLB Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning

HAILEE SETTLE Athletic Trainer

JAMES BURNS Director of Sports Nutrition, Olympic Sports

ZACH ECKERT Sport Administrator – Assistant Athletics Director/Facilities & Operations

JEREMY LANNON Academic Counselor

CHRIS COOMBS Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

NOAH SMITH Director of Athletics Marketing

KYLE KESSLER Director of Basketball and Olympic Sports Equipment Operations


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2023-24 MOUNTAINEERS NAME YR. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL Gavin Barnick Jr. Menasha, Wisc. Malori Brown 5th China Spring, Texas China Spring HS Maximus Duncan Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. The Vanguard School Tal Engler Sr. Tzur Yigal, Israel Ort Shapira Griffin Lake Fr. Emmaus, Penn. Emmaus HS Becca Lamb Sr. Centreville, Va. Westfield HS Molly McGhin Sr. Griffin, Ga. Natalie Perrin Jr. Coopersville, Mich. Coopersville HS Matt Sanchez Sr. Tampa, Fla. Paul R. Wharton HS

• Before his collegiate career, won a silver medal at the 2019 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships in the Junior Men’s Air Rifle class. PERSONAL • Son of Chad and April Barnick • Birthday is Nov. 23 • Majoring in Business Administration

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Jr. | 5-9 | Menasha, Wisc. | Alaska-Fairbanks PRIOR TO WEST VIRGINIA • Comes to WVU after spending his first two collegiate seasons with Alaska-Fairbanks. • Guided the Nanooks to the 2023 NCAA National Championship and a third-place finish at the same event in 2022 • In 2023 posted an aggregate score of 1187 twice, marking his season-high • Added season highs of 592 in smallbore while hitting a high of 597 in air rifle twice • Internationally, managed gold at the 2022 ISSF World Championships in the Junior Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position Team • Added a silver at the 2022 Winter Air Gun Championships in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle • Earned bronze at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships in the Junior Men’s 50m Smallbore. • He took home bronze at the 2021 ISSF JR World Championships in the Men’s 50m Smallbore Team, Mixed Team 50m Prone and the Men’s 50m Smallbore • claimed a silver medal at the 2021 JR Pan American Games

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Malori Brown 5th Yr. | 5-7 | China Spring, Texas | China Spring HS

2022-23 (SR.) • CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore) • CRCA All-America Third Team (Combined) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined) • Hit career-best season averages in both air rifle and smallbore • Produced an aggregate average of 1178.668 with a high of 1189 against Alaska-Fairbanks on Jan. 13

Head Coach: Jon Hammond (18th Season) Assistant Coach: Jean-Pierre Lucas (2nd Season)

2021-22 (JR.) • CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team • All-GARC Smallbore Second Team • All-GARC Combined Honorable Mention • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team • Competed in all 12 matches; scores counted in three of those contests • Shot an 1175 or better overall in seven contests • Set and tied her career high in aggregate score, with an 1180 against Army, Air Force and Ohio State (11/14) and against Kentucky (2/12) • Also set a new career high in smallbore, with a 591 at Navy (1/22) • Tallied a season-best 594 in air rifle at the GARC Championships • Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships 2020-21 (SO.) • CRCA All-America Smallbore Honorable Mention • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team • Recorded a season best 588 in smallbore at the NCAA Qualifier • Shot a season best 591 in air rifle against Ole Miss and Kentucky • Shot at the 2021 Olympic USA Shooting Smallbore Olympic Trials where she placed fourth overall with a score of 4664 • Her fourth-place finish at the Olympic Trials made her a second alternate for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics 2019-20 (FR.) • NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore • CRCA All-America Honorable Mention • All-GARC Smallbore and Combined Score Second Teams • Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • CRCA All-Academic Team • Finished in a three-way tie for first in air rifle at Navy, recording a personal-best mark of 595


WVUSPORTS.COM • Posted a career-high 589 smallbore mark against Kentucky, good for third place • Competed at the 2020 GARC Championship, shooting 576 smallbore and 586 air rifle HIGH SCHOOL • 2019 National Rifle Association (NRA) Smallbore Iron Man Champion • 2018 U.S. Army Pro Football Hall of Fame Award of Excellence Finalist • Participated in four USA Junior Olympic Championships and was an automatic air rifle and smallbore qualifier in 2017 and 2018 • Three-time member of the Randle International Women’s Team (2015, 2017-18) • Two-time member of the NRA Drew International Junior Team (2017-18) • Claimed back-to-back Texas State Rifle Association 3-positions titles (2017-18) • Was the 2018 NRA National Championships junior prone and 3-positions runner-up • Was the High A Class prone winner at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships • Finished as the High C Class prone champion and runner-up in the junior 2 division at the 2017 USA Shooting National Championships • Placed seventh in the junior division on the third day of the 2016 USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships • Four-time team captain of the Texas State Rifle Association National Team (2016-19) • Three-time team captain for the Buckhorn Shooting Team (2016-18) • Two-time team captain of the Texas Hill Country Shooting Team (2018-19) • Was the three-time reigning president of the 4-H McLennan County Sharpshooters PERSONAL • Daughter of Joel and Miranda Brown • Mother played basketball at Tarleton State • Birthday is Dec. 29 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll BROWN’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 598 at Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 13, 2023

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Maximus Duncan Fr. | 5-10 | Colorado Springs, Colo. | The Vanguard School

HIGH SCHOOL • After graduating from the Vanguard School in 2021, Duncan began his academic career last year at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs • He enrolls at WVU for the fall 2023 semester and has four years of eligibility • Began shooting air rifle in January 2019, and smallbore in 2022 • Won both the air rifle and smallbore titles at the 2022 Junior Men’s Colorado State Championships • Finished in eighth place in Junior Men’s Air Rifle at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle Nationals • Competed at USA Shooting’s 2022 Winter Air Gun Championships, taking fourth place in the Junior Men’s Air Rifle Final PERSONAL • Son of Max and Whitney Duncan • Birthday is March 31 • Majoring in History

Smallbore 595 at Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan 14, 2023 Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 16 591.118 2022 12 589.636 2021 10 587.75 2020 12 588.083

High 598 593 591 595

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2022-23 (JR.) • CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore) • CRCA All-America Honorable Mention (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined) • Won the GARC smallbore title with a mark of 590 • Matched a career-high in smallbore with a 591 against NC State on Nov. 18, marking the third time she has hit the mark. • Produced her air rifle and aggregate score high of the season on Nov. 6-7 against Kentucky, TCU and UAF with scores of 598 and 1188, respectively. • Her 1188 aggregate score tied a career-high 2021-22 (SO.) • CRCA All-America Smallbore and Air Rifle Second Team • CRCA All-America Aggregate Third Team • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined First Team • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team • Competed in all 13 contests; scored counted for each match • Led the Mountaineers in air rifle, averaging 594.846 in the relay • Shot a 595 or better in seven of WVU’s 13 events, including a career-best 599 against Kentucky in the regular-season finale (2/12) • Tied her career-high mark in smallbore in the season opener, with a 591 at Ole Miss (10/2) • Also shot a 598 in air rifle against the Rebels, which brought her aggregate score to a career-high 1188 • Tallied an 1187 at the GARC Championships to win the gold medal for aggregate score 2020-21 (FR.) • CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team

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Mountaineer Tennis • CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team • All-GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention • Fourth place overall at GARC Championships (1183) • Second place, smallbore (590), GARC Championships • Shot a career high aggregate score of 1183 twice HIGH SCHOOL • Member of the Israel National Team and has represented her country at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Granada World Championships (2014), Suhl World Championships (2017) and Changwon World Championships (2018) • Also participated in multiple ISSF Junior Cups, ISSF Junior World Cups and ISSF World Cups • Holds the Israeli national record in air rifle and smallbore • Was named the 2018 National Team Shooter of the Year, as well as the 2017 Athlete of the Year • Finished as high as fourth in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the 2018 ISSF Munich World Cup • Earned a pair of top-five finishes in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at the 2017 ISSF Suhl World Championships, as well as the 2017 European Championships • Placed sixth in the junior women’s 10m air rifle event at the 2016 ISSF Suhl Junior World Cup and the 2017 European Championships • Finished sixth in the junior women’s 50m rifle prone event at the 2016 ISSF Gabala Junior World Cup PERSONAL • Daughter of Aviv and Ariela Engler • Has two sisters • Birthday is December 6 • Majoring in exercise physiology ENGLER’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 599 Kentucky. Feb. 12, 2022 Smallbore 591 at Ole Miss, Oct. 2, 2021 NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 20, 2021 At NC State, Nov. 18, 2022 High 598 599 597

Career Smallbore Year Matches Avg. 2023 12 585.333 2022 13 584.692 2021 11 583.889

High 591 591 591

Becca Lamb

Sr. | 5-2 | Centreville, Va. | Westfield HS

HIGH SCHOOL • Shot for Emmaus High • Shot for the Ontlaunee Junior Rifle Team since 2016 and is a member of the USA Shooting Futures Team • Set the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) 3-position smallbore record in the open and junior categories, with a 593 • Won the NRA’s National 3-position Metric Match in 2022. • Competed at the 2022 Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Match and won the 3-position smallbore championship • Crowned the 3-position air rifle champion at the 2022 CMP Regional Championships • Selected as a Top U-18 at this year’s Junior Olympics • Competed at the 2022 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, where he won the bronze medal in the junior men’s 50-meter rifle, 3-positions event • Also won the 3-position smallbore U-18 championship at the 2022 Junior Olympic National Championships. • Holds career-best scores of 593 in smallbore and 619.4 in air rifle.

2022-23 • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Competed in 12 contests, averaging 1172.417 in aggregate score • Produced a career-high 597 in air rifle against Memphis on Oct. 1 • Her aggregate score of 1181 on Oct. 1 was a season-high • Tallied a 585 or better in smallbore in four contests • Tallied a 594 or better in air rifle in four contests

PERSONAL • Son of William and Maureen Lake • Birthday is May 4 • Majoring in Business Management

Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 12 592.667 2022 13 594.846 2021 11 591.333

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Griffin Lake

Fr. | 5-8 | Emmaus, Pa. | Emmaus HS

2021-22 (SO.) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team • Competed in 12 contests, averaging 1168.614 in combined score • Tallied a 585 or better in smallbore in three contests • Set new career highs in smallbore (589), air rifle (597) and aggregate score (1186) at NC State (10/17) • Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting National Rifle Junior Olympic Championships 2020-21 (FR.) • CRCA All-America Air Rifle Second Team • CRCA All-America Air Rifle Second Team • All-GARC Air Rifle Second Team • All-GARC Smallbore and Aggregate Honorable Mention Team • Posted season averages of 1,173.964 (aggregate), 582.25 (smallbore) and 591.714 (air rifle) • Shot season bests in smallbore (587), air rifle (597) and aggregate score (1183) against Akron, Ole Miss and Navy on Jan. 30 • Tallied an aggregate score of 1166 at the GARC Championships, including 579 in smallbore and 587 in air rifle


WVUSPORTS.COM HIGH SCHOOL • Participated in four USA Junior Olympic Championships • Three-time Eley High School All-American in air rifle • Two-time Eley High School AllAmerican in smallbore • Three-time Virginia air rifle state champion • 2017 Virginia smallbore state champion • Won a silver medal at the 2017 American Legion’s 3-Position Air Rifle Championship • Placed second at the 2017 CMP National Championship PERSONAL • Daughter of Doug and Cindy Lamb • Has one brother and one sister • Birthday is July 28 • Majoring in computer science

• Sixth shooter in program history to tally a 600 in air rifle • Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships • Also competed at the 2022 USA Shooting National Rifle Junior Olympic Championships

Molly McGhin Sr. | 5-7 | Griffin, Ga.

LAMB’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 597 Memphis, Oct. 1, 2022 At NC State, Oct. 17, 2021 Smallbore 589 at NC State, Oct. 17, 2021 Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 6 592.333 2022 11 589.364 2021 9 591.714

High 597 597 596

Career Smallbore Year Matches Avg. 2023 7 584 2022 12 579.25 2021 10 582.25

High 588 589 587

2022-23 (JR.) • CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle) • CRCA All-America Third Team (Aggregate) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • Competed in all 16 matches for WVU; scores counting in 12 smallbore matches and 13 air rifle matches • Averaged a combined score of 1178.9, including a 588.4 in smallbore and a 593.5 in air rifle • Set a career-high in smallbore, twice, hitting a 591 at Akron (1/22) and at the NCAA Qualifier (2/18) 2021-22 (SO.) • CRCA All-America Smallbore, Air Rifle and Aggregate Honorable Mention • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Second Team • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team • Competed in 10 contests; scores counted for seven of those matches • Missed the first two matches of the year while competing at the ISSF Junior World Championships • Helped the U.S. bring home a gold medal in the 50-meter, three positions event, as a part of the women’s team junior finals • She also won a silver medal in the mixed team smallbore match at the Junior World Championships • Averaged a combined score of 1177.6, including a 584.4 in smallbore and a 593.2 in air rifle • Set a new career high in smallbore at NC State (10/17), shooting a 590 in the relay • Tied the NCAA and WVU record for air rifle score, shooting a perfect score of 600 against TCU (11/6)

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2020-21 (FR.) • Junior Olympics National Futures Team • CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team • CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team • CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Second Teams • Posted season averages of 1,177.111 (aggregate), 582.889 (smallbore) and 594.222 (air rifle) • Shot a season-best 587 in smallbore in the NCAA Qualifying Match on Feb. 20 • Also shot a season-best in air rifle (596) against Ole Miss and Kentucky on Jan. 31 and Feb. 13, respectively • Totaled a season-high aggregate score 1180 twice; at Akron and in the NCAA Qualifier • Tallied an aggregate score of 1177 at the GARC Championships, including 584 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle • Also amassed an aggregate score of 1171 at the NCAA Championships (579 in smallbore, 592 in air rifle) HIGH SCHOOL • Five-time USA Junior Olympic Championships qualifier • Three-time team captain of the Georgia Competitive Shooters • Two-time Eley High School AllAmerican (2018-19) • 2019 Georgia smallbore state champion • Competed at the 2019 U.S. Army National Championships with her club team, placing first in air rifle and third in smallbore • Individually, earned a fourth-place finish in air rifle at the 2019 U.S. Army National Championships • Helped her team claim back-to-back National Orion League Championships (2016-17), as well as a runner-up finish in 2018 • Received a bronze medal in smallbore in 2018 and placed 15th in smallbore at the 2019 Olympic Trials in Fort Benning, Georgia PERSONAL • Daughter of Steve and Connie McGhin • Has two brothers and one sister • Birthday is September 6 • Majoring in psychology MCGHIN’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 600 vs. TCU, Nov. 6, 2021

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Mountaineer Tennis Smallbore 591 at Akron, Jan. 22, 2023 At NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 18, 2023 Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 16 593.375 2022 10 593.2 2021 11 596.556

High 598 600 598

Career Smallbore Year Matches Avg. 2023 16 585.375 2022 10 584.4 2021 11 581.333

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Natalie Perrin

Jr. | 5-5 | Coopersville, Mich. | Coopersville HS 2022-23 (SO.) • CRCA All-America Honorable Mention (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Air Rifle) • Competed in 11 matches; scores counted in two of those contests • Shot a career-high 597 in air rifle vs. Navy (1/28) • Hit a season-high 1181 aggregate score against Navy (1/28) • Twice shot a 585 in smallbore which marked a season-high against Army (11/12) and Ohio State (1/21) 2021-22 (FR.) • GARC Rookie of the Year • CRCA All-America Air Rifle Honorable Mention • All-GARC Air Rifle Second Team • All-GARC Smallbore and Combined Honorable Mention • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Competed in 11 contests; scores counted for nine of those matches • Missed the first two matches of the year while competing at the ISSF Junior World Championships

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• Shot a career-high 596 in air rifle vs. TCU (11/6) • Tallied career highs in smallbore (589) and aggregate (1184) score in back-to-back matches in the fall finale and the spring opener • Her smallbore score of 589 at Navy (1/22) helped WVU shoot a programrecord 2364 in the relay • Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships • Also competed at the 2022 USA Shooting National Rifle Junior Olympic Championships, where she took home a bronze medal in the women’s smallbore final HIGH SCHOOL • 2020-2021 Michigan smallbore Junior Olympic State Champion • 2019-2021 Michigan air rifle Junior Olympic State champion • 2019 NRA Intermediate Junior 3-Position Smallbore Champion • Competed with the National Junior Rifle Team at the El Salvador Junior Grand Prix • Competed in two Junior Olympic Championships (2020-21, 2019-20) • Won the NRA State Championship titles for Air Rifle and Smallbore from 2019-21 • Was tabbed as the Top Junior at the 2020 CMP Dixie Double and the USAS/CMP 2020 Winter Airgun Championships PERSONAL • Daughter of Jeff and Jocelyn Perrin • Has one sister • Birthday is November 18 • Majoring in public relations and advertising PERRIN’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 597 vs. Navy, Jan. 28, 2023 Smallbore 589 Army, Air Force, Ohio State, Nov. 14, 2021 at Navy, Jan. 22, 2022 Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 11 593.273 2022 11 593.727

High 597 596

Career Smallbore Year Matches Avg. 2023 11 580.091 2022 11 582.545

High 585 589

Matt Sanchez

Sr. | 5-7 | Tampa, Fla. | Paul R. Warton HS 2022-23 (JR.) • CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined) • Competed in all 16 matches, with score counting in eight matches • Averaged an aggregate score of 1175.624, including 580.562 in smallbore and 595.062 in air rifle • Tallied a career best mark in smallbore (588) against NC State (11/18) and GSU, UAF and UK (1/14) • Added a career best aggregate score against NC State with a 1185 • Hit a career best 598 at the NCAA Qualifier (2/18) in air rifle 2021-22 (SO.) • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Honorable Mention • Competed in 12 matches; scores counted for two contests • Averaged an aggregate score of 1175.917, including 582.917 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle • Tied his career-high smallbore score after shooting a 597 against Army, Air Force and Ohio State (11/14) • Tallied season bests in air rifle (597) and aggregate (1183) score at Navy (1/22) • Tied his season high in air rifle during the NCAA Qualifying Match, with a 597 • Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships • Also competed at the 2022 USA Shooting National Rifle Junior Olympic Championships, where he brought home the gold medal in the men’s smallbore final 2020-21 (FR.) • Junior Olympics National Futures Team


WVUSPORTS.COM • All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Second Teams • All-GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention Team • Placed sixth in air rifle (597) at the GARC Championships • Posted season averages of 1,169.786 (aggregate), 577.5 (smallbore) and 592.286 (air rifle) • Shot a season-best 585 in smallbore against Akron, Ole Miss and Navy on Jan. 30 • Also totaled a season-best aggregate score (1,178) in the Jan. 30 match • Tallied a season-high 598 in air rifle against Akron on Jan. 16 HIGH SCHOOL • Member of the United States National Team and has represented Team USA at the 2018 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Changwon World Championships • Also competed in a trio of ISSF World Cups and a pair of ISSF Junior World Cups • Appeared in four consecutive USA Junior Olympic Championships and won Gold in the men’s 50m rifle prone event (2016), men’s 50m 3-positions event (2018) and the men’s 10m air rifle event (2019); also earned a runner-up finish in the men’s 50m 3-positions event in 2019 • Two-time Eley High School AllAmerican in smallbore and air rifle • Claimed back-to-back titles in both the junior men’s 10m air rifle event and the men’s 50m 3-positions event at the USA Shooting Junior Olympics State Qualifiers (2018-19) PERSONAL • Son of Freddy and Elizabeth Sanchez • Has one sister • Birthday is September 2 • Majoring in finance SANCHEZ’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 598 Akron, Ole Miss, Navy, Jan. 30, 2021 NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 18, 2023 Smallbore 588 NC State, Nov. 18, 2022 At Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan 14, 2023 Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 16 595.026 2022 12 593 2021 11 596.556

High 598 597 598

Career Smallbore Year Matches Avg. 2023 16 580.562 2022 12 582.917 2021 11 581.333

High 588 587 587

• In air rifle, she tallied a 598 or better in nine matches and registered a perfect score of 600 in the discipline for the second time in her career against NC State (1/16) • Overall, she showed an aggregate score of 1190 or better in six matches • Won a gold medal in the junior women’s air rifle event and a silver medal in the junior women’s smallbore event at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships

Mary Tucker

5th Yr. | 5-3 | Sarasota, Fla. | Sarasota Military Academy | Kentucky 2022-23 (SR.) • CRCA Shooter of the Year • CRCA Senior of the Year • CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • All-GARC First Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • GARC Shooter of the Year • GARC Senior of the Year • All-GARC First Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • Set NCAA record in smallbore (597) and aggregate (1196) • Scored a 596 or better in air rifle across all 13 matches • Scored a perfect 600 on Feb. 18 at the NCAA Qualifier as she becomes the seventh shooter in program history to hit the mark 2021-22 (JR. – AT KENTUCKY) • CRCA All-America Smallbore, Air Rifle and Aggregate First Team • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined First Team • Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in both women’s air rifle and smallbore • Won a silver medal in Tokyo in the mixed team air rifle event • In March 2021, Tucker won the Air Rifle 10M Gold at the ISSF World Cup • Also competed at the Junior Pan-American Games, where she took home a pair of gold medals in the women’s 10-meter air rifle and mixed team events • Finished the season with averages of 590.182 in smallbore, 597 in air rifle and 1187.182 in aggregate score, all which ranked second in the nation • In smallbore, she shot 590 or better eight times in 13 matches, including a season-high 594 twice

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2020-21 (SO. – AT KENTUCKY) • NCAA Smallbore Individual National Champion • NCAA Air Rifle Individual National Champion • NCAA Overall Individual National Champion • CRCA Athlete of the Year • CRCA All-America Smallbore, Air Rifle and Aggregate First Team • GARC Athlete of the Year • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined First Team • Averaged 592.417 in smallbore, 597.75 in air rifle and aggregate of 1190.167 • Set career highs in both smallbore and air rifle during the season, with a 597 smallbore in the NCAA Qualifier and 600 air rifle in the Kentucky Long Rifle Match • Her 597 smallbore score tied the NCAA record • One of three perfect 600 air rifle scores in the NCAA during the year • Posted two 1195 aggregate scores during the year, which tied the NCAA record • The only shooter in the nation with two 595-plus smallbore scores • Scored 1191 or higher six times during the year, while the rest of the NCAA totaled six 2019-20 (FR. – AT KENTUCKY) • CRCA All America First Team Overall • Collegiate All-America Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined First Team • CRCA Rookie of the Year • CRCA Shooter of the Year • GARC Rookie of the Year • GARC Shooter of the Year • All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined First Team • Second place in smallbore at GARC Championships • Third place in air rifle at GARC Championships • First place overall at GARC Championships • One of three shooters in the NCAA to post a smallbore score of 593 or above, while she also had the top score in the discipline at 595 • One of four in the NCAA to score a 599 or better, earning that score an impressive four times • Earned seven of the nine NCAA aggregate scores of 1190 or above nationally • Career-best smallbore was 595 vs. Memphis at home

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Mountaineer Tennis HIGH SCHOOL • Won the junior Winter air gun and placed 2nd in the open • Finished third at the 2019 Nationals • Third Place at the Meyton Cup in Austria • Second Place at the H&N Cup in Germany • Finished in first place of the qualifying round at the 2019 ISSF Rio World Cup before ultimately finishing eighth overall in the 10-meter air rifle competition • Also competed in equestrian in high school and was a two-time Florida State Reserve Champion • Member of the JROTC

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PERSONAL • Daughter of Jennifer Tucker Morgensen • Has one brother • Birthday is July 20 • Majoring in health and well-being TUCKER’S PERSONAL BESTS Air Rifle 600 NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 18, 2023 Smallbore 597 NC State, Nov. 18, 2022 Navy, Jan. 1, 2023

Career Air Rifle Year Matches Avg. 2023 13 598.308

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Career Smallbore Year Matches Avg. 2023 13 591.846

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Saturday, Oct. 7 Akron Morgantown, W.Va. 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at OLE MISS Oxford, Miss. 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas TBA Sunday, Oct. 29 vs. Nebraska Fort Worth, Texas TBA Saturday, Nov. 11 WVU Fall Classic (SB)* Morgantown, W.Va. 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12 WVU Fall Classic (AR)* Morgantown, W.Va. 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 Army Morgantown, W.Va. 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at Navy Annapolis, Md. 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 Kentucky Morgantown, W.Va. 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier Morgantown, W.Va. 10 a.m. Feb. 24-25 GARC Championships West Point, N.Y. TBA March 8-9 NCAA Championships Morgantown, W.Va. TBA *WVU Fall Classic(Air Force-Murray State-Nebraska)

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SEASON PREVIEW The No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team opens the 2023-24 season at home against Akron, on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. at the WVU Rifle Range.

A COLISEUM CHAMPIONSHIP

For the second time in program history, the nation-best 19-time NCAA National Champion WVU rifle team will host the NCAA Championships. The two-day competition will take place March 8-9, at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers have won six NCAA titles under 17-year coach Jon Hammond, including five straight from 2013-17. WVU finished second in 2018 with a 4708 total while finishing inside the top six the past three seasons.

CORE RETURNS

Seven letter winners return for the Mountaineers this season: fifth years Malori Brown and Mary Tucker, seniors Tal Engler, Becca Lamb, Molly McGhin and Matt Sanchez, and junior Natalie Perrin all return to the lineup. Combined, this group owns five straight NCAA National Championship appearances, three Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) regular-season titles and three GARC Championships titles. The group brought home 12 All-America honors last season.

TUCKER’S CONTINUED SUCCESS

Mary Tucker highlights the returners, coming off a season that brought home a host of national and conference honors. Tucker took home the nation’s top honors, being named the CRCA Shooter of the Year as well as the CRCA Senior of the Year. Tucker also laid claim to the conference’s top honors, taking home the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year awards. During last season, Tucker shot her way to two NCAA records in smallbore (597) and aggregate (1196). She also became just the seventh Mountaineer to score a perfect 600 in air rifle, accomplishing the feat on Feb. 18 at the NCAA Qualifier.

GAVIN BARNICK JOINS MOUNTAINEERS Menasha, Wisconsin, native Gavin Barnick, an incoming junior with collegiate and international experience, joins the Mountaineers for the 202324 season.

Barnick comes to WVU after spending his first two collegiate seasons with Alaska-Fairbanks. There he helped guide the Nanooks to the 2022-23 NCAA National Championship and a third-place finish at the same event a year earlier. Last season, the then-sophomore posted an aggregate score of 1187 twice, marking his season high. He added season highs of 592 in smallbore while hitting a high of 597 in air rifle twice. Internationally, Barnick managed gold at the 2022 ISSF World Championships in the Junior Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Position Team. He added a silver at the 2022 Winter Air Gun Championships in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle while earning bronze at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships in the Junior Men’s 50m Smallbore. He took home bronze at the 2021 ISSF JR World Championships in the Men’s 50m Smallbore Team, Mixed Team 50m Prone and the Men’s 50m Smallbore. He added a silver medal at the 2021 JR Pan American Games. Before his collegiate career, he claimed a silver medal at the 2019 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships in the Junior Men’s Air Rifle class.

TWO MORE NEWCOMERS SET TO MAKE IMPACT

Freshman Maximus Duncan and Griffin Lake are set for their collegiate debuts this season for the Mountaineers.

won the NRA’s National 3-position Metric Match in 2022. Lake also competed at the 2022 Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Match and won the 3-position smallbore championship. Additionally, he was crowned the 3-position air rifle champion at the 2022 CMP Regional Championships. Selected as a Top U-18 at this year’s Junior Olympics, the Emmaus, Pennsylvania, native also competed at the 2022 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championships in Cairo, Egypt. While in Cairo, Lake won the bronze medal in the junior men’s 50-meter rifle, 3-position event. Lake also won the 3-position smallbore, U-18 championship at the 2022 Junior Olympic National Championships.

SEASON NO. 18 FOR HAMMOND

Coach Jon Hammond returns for his 18th season with the Mountaineers in 2023-24. Hammond, a former Mountaineer student-athlete and a two-time Olympian, has returned the WVU rifle program to national glory. Under his guidance, the Mountaineers have won six national championships in 17 seasons, 10 individual NCAA titles and 13 GARC Championships. Additionally, the program has produced six undefeated seasons, 203 All-Americans and 20 CSC Academic All-Americans.

After graduating high school from the Vanguard School in 2021, Duncan began his academic career last year at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs. During that time, Duncan began shooting air rifle and smallbore, picking up the disciplines in 2019 and 2022, respectively.

CHALLENGING PATH

Duncan won both the air rifle and smallbore titles at the 2022 Junior Men’s Colorado State Championships. He also finished in eighth place in Junior Men’s Air Rifle at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle Nationals. Most recently, Duncan competed at USA Shooting’s 2022 Winter Air Gun Championships, where he took fourth place in the Junior Men’s Air Rifle Final.

WVU is set to host four home regular season matches as well as the NCAA Qualifier and NCAA National Championship this season. All home matches will be held at the WVU Rifle Range or the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building or the WVU Coliseum.

Lake, along with shooting for Emmaus High, also has shot for the Ontlaunee Junior Rifle Team since 2016 and is a member of the USA Shooting Futures Team. He set the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) 3-position smallbore record in the open and junior categories, with a 593. He also

The Mountaineers’ fall schedule is highlighted by one, four-way match at the WVU Shell Building on Nov. 11-12 for the annual WVU Fall Classic. West Virginia will face Air Force, Murray State and Nebraska, in a match designed to replicate the NCAA National Championship format.

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The Mountaineers’ 2023-24 schedule features six of the team’s seven opponents from the 2023 NCAA National Championships, including matches against NCAA Runner-Up TCU, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Air Force and Murray State.

WVU opens its season and the defense of its 14th GARC Tournament title against Akron on Oct. 7.

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������28,000+ Nickname �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Mountaineers Colors ���������������������������������������������������������Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference ������������������������������������������������ Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) President �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Dr. E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics ��������������������Wren Baker (Southeastern Oklahoma State ‘01)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach �����������������������������������������������������������������Jon Hammond (18th Season) Alma Mater ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������West Virginia, 2005 Record at WVU ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 185-21 (17 Seasons) Overall Record ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 185-21 (17 Seasons) Asst. Coach ����������������������������������������������������� Jean-Pierre Lucas (West Virginia ‘17)

RIFLE HISTORY Season of Rifle �����������������������������������������������������������������������74th First Year of Rifle ������������������������������������������������������������������1951 All-Time Record ����������������������������������������������������� 706-109(.866) NCAA Championships (Last) ���������������������������������������19 (2017) NCAA Championships Appearances (Last) ���������������35 (2023) NCAA Individal Champions (Last) �����������������������������28 (2018) NRA All-America Honors ������������������������������������������������������468 Olympians ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������34

TEAM INFORMATION 2022-23 Record ���������������������������������������������������������������������16-4 2022-23 GARC Record �������������������������������������������������������������8-1 NCAA Finish �������������������������������������������������������������������5th, 4708 All-America Honors ������������������������������������������������������������������15 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ���������������������������������������������7/4 Newcomers ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������3

MEDIA INFORMATION Rifle Contact ����������������������������������������������������������� Chris Coombs Email ������������������������������������������������������cacoombs@mail.wvu.edu Office ��������������������������������������������������������������������� (304) 293-3366 Fax: ����������������������������������������������������������������������� (304) 293-4105 Website �����������������������������������������������������������������WVUsports.com Twitter ��������������������������������������������������������������������������@WVURifle Instagram ��������������������������������������������������������������������@WVURifle Facebook ������������������������������������������������������������������������/WVURifle

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Season review 2022-23 Season Review ������������������������������������������������40 2022-23 Individual Statistics ������������������������������������������42 2022-23 Season Results ������������������������������������������������44


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SEASON REVIEW 16-4, 8-1 GREAT AMERICAN RIFLE CONFERENCE 2ND REGULAR SEASON 1ST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP 5TH NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

• West Virginia finished with a 16-4 record, including an 8-1 mark inside the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC). • JeanPierre Lucas named CRCA Assistant Coach of the Year. • The Mountaineers claimed its 15th GARC Tournament Championship • During the regular season, West Virginia defeated nine top-10 opponents, including six top-five teams and the No. 2 team in the country three times and the No. 1-ranked team once. • WVU also won 10 or more matches for the 13th time under coach Jon Hammond, who improved his career record to 185-21 (.898) in 2022-23. • Against Kentucky, on Feb. 18, Senior Mary Tucker became the seventh shooter in program history to shoot a perfect 600 in air rifle. The mark also tied the school and NCAA record in the relay. • The Mountaineers shot an NCAA Qualifying Score of 9489.33, which helped them earn their 15th consecutive bid to the NCAA Rifle Championships. WVU entered the field as the second-ranked team. • At the 2022-23 GARC Championships, hosted by WVU, West Virginia shot a 2345 smallbore and a 2377 in air rifle for a combined score of 4722 to finish first at this year’s championships.

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• Prior to the GARC Championships, nine Mountaineer shooters earned a combined 22 honors on this year’s All-GARC teams. • Of WVU’s 22 All-GARC honors this year, six student-athletes made the smallbore team, six made the air rifle team and seven were a part of the combined (smallbore and air rifle) team. • Additionally, senior Mary Tucker was named the GARC’s Shooter and Senior of the Year, after averaging scores of 593.8 in smallbore, 598.5 in air rifle and 1192.3 overall in 2022-23. • The Sarasota, Florida, native is the first Mountaineer to win GARC Shooter of the year since Ginny Thrasher in 2019 and the 10th in program history. She is also the first to win GARC Senior of the Year since Milica Babic in 2020 and the 12th in program history. • Senior Calista Smoyer represented West Virginia in the GARC’s Scholar-Athlete category for WVU’s final honor. • The Mountaineers concluded their season by shooting a 4708 at the 2023 NCAA Rifle Championships, hosted by Akron, and finished fifth at the event.

• WVU’s 2343 in smallbore at the NCAA Championships was good for second place in the discipline while their 2365 in air rifle was the eighth-best mark. • Following the season, seven student-athletes took home 15 combined All-America honors from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association, including Mary Tucker who was named the Shooter and Senior of the Year as well as being named to all three first teams. • Tucker is just the second Mountaineer to be named CRCA Shooter of the Year and the first CRCA Senior of the Year in program history. • Twelve Mountaineers were named to the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll. • CSC Academic All-District and AllAmerica: Verena Zaisberger • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team: WVU earned 10 nominations to the list, the most in program history. Malori Brown, Tal Engler, Rebecca Lamb, Visnu Pandian, Molly McGhin, Natalie Perrin, Matthew Sanchez, Akihito Shimizu, Calista Smoyer and Verena Zaisberger


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• CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore) • CRCA All-America Third Team (Combined) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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• CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore) • CRCA All-America Honorable Mention (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

BECCA LAMB

• CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

MOLLY MCGHIN

• CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle) • CRCA All-America Third Team (Aggregate) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

MATT SANCHEZ

TAL ENGLER

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CALISTA SMOYER

• CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

NATALIE PERRIN

• CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • GARC Scholar Athlete of the Year • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

• CRCA All-America Honorable Mention (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Air Rifle) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

MATT SANCHEZ

• CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Combined) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

AKIHITO SHIMIZU

• CRCA All-America Second Team (Air Rifle) • CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Air Rifle) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Smallbore, Combined) • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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• CRCA Shooter of the Year • CRCA Senior of the Year • CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • All-GARC First Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • GARC Shooter of the Year • GARC Senior of the Year • All-GARC First Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined) • Set NCAA match records in smallbore and aggregate score • Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll

VERENA ZAISBERGER

• CRCA Scholastic All-America Team • All-GARC Second Team (Air Rifle, Combined) • All-GARC Honorable Mention (Smallbore) • CSC Academic First Team • CSC Academic All-District • Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll

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BECCA LAMB Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

2022-23 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS MALORI BROWN Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

TAL ENGLER Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

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Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

Smallbore 586 577 589 585 587 587 589 591 595 593 589 583 586 591 583 589 587.5 595 595

Air Rifle 587 588 594 589 589 595 593 598 594 593 592 594 589 590 588 586 591.188 598 598

Aggregate 1173 1165 1183 1174 1176 1182 1182 1189 1189 1186 1181 1177 1175 1181 1171 1175 1178.668 1189 1189

Smallbore 582 584 DNP DNP 590 584 591 581 582 DNP DNP 584 590 587 590 579 585.333 591 591

Air Rifle 590 595 DNP DNP 598 594 594 595 591 DNP DNP 592 588 594 593 588 592.667 598 599

Aggregate 1172 1179 DNP DNP 1188 1178 1185 1176 1173 DNP DNP 1176 1178 1181 1183 1167 1178.000 1188 1188

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

MOLLY MCGHIN Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

VISNU PANDIAN Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

Smallbore 584 585 578 585 585 583 588 DNP DNP 574 585 578 573 DNP 573 DNP 580.917 588 589

Air Rifle 597 589 594 594 589 591 DNP DNP DNP 591 586 594 DNP DNP 590 DNP 591.5 597 597

Aggregate 1181 1174 1172 1179 1174 1174 588 DNP DNP 1165 1171 1172 573 DNP 1163 DNP 1172.417 1181 1186

Smallbore 580 585 583 583 581 587 583 590 588 584 591 590 581 591 586 583 585.375 591 591

Air Rifle 592 595 593 596 591 594 594 590 592 594 596 598 595 596 593 588 593.562 598 600

Aggregate 1172 1180 1176 1179 1172 1181 1177 1180 1180 1178 1187 1188 1176 1187 1179 1171 1178.937 1188 1189

Smallbore DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 549 DNP DNP 544 546 556 542 DNP DNP 547.4 556 556

Air Rifle 588 591 DNP DNP 582 DNP 581 DNP DNP 588 583 588 581 DNP 587 585.444 591 591

Aggregate 588 591 DNP DNP 582 DNP 1130 DNP DNP 1132 1129 1144 1123 DNP 587 1132.844 1144 1144


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NATALIE PERRIN Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

MATT SANCHEZ Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

AKIHITO SHIMIZU Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

Smallbore 580 580 DNP DNP 575 585 581 DNP DNP 585 579 584 580 579 573 DNP 580.091 585 589

Air Rifle 592 592 DNP DNP 589 595 590 DNP DNP 595 592 597 594 596 594 DNP 593.273 597 597

Aggregate 1172 1172 DNP DNP 1164 1180 1171 DNP DNP 1180 1171 1181 1174 1175 1167 DNP 1173.364 1181 1184

Smallbore 574 578 571 573 582 588 588 582 588 584 579 582 582 578 582 578 580.562 588 588

Air Rifle 593 593 597 596 594 595 597 597 596 594 594 597 597 598 592 591 595.062 598 598

Aggregate 1167 1171 1168 1169 1176 1183 1185 1179 1184 1178 1173 1179 1179 1176 1174 1169 1175.624 1185 1185

Smallbore 582 582 581 580 581 589 588 586 594 589 586 584 572 583 587 DNP 584.267 594 594

Air Rifle 594 597 595 595 594 592 596 594 590 598 592 595 594 593 592 DNP 594.067 598 599

Aggregate 1176 1179 1176 1175 1175 1181 1184 1180 1184 1187 1178 1179 1166 1176 1179 DNP 1178.334 1187 1187

CALISTA SMOYER Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

MARY TUCKER Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

Match Memphis Ole Miss UTEP/AF UTEP/AF UK/TCU/UAF Army NC State Alaska-Fairbanks GSU/UAF/UK Ohio State Akron Navy Kentucky NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships NCAA Championships Season Average 2022-23 Season High Career High

VERENA ZAISBERGER Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5-6 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 Mar. 10-11

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Smallbore DNP DNP DNP DNP 583 585 584 574 578 577 583 568 569 DNP 573 DNP 577.4 585 587

Air Rifle DNP DNP DNP DNP 593 595 590 594 599 588 592 591 588 DNP 593 DNP 592.3 599 599

Aggregate DNP DNP DNP DNP 1176 1180 1174 1180 1177 1165 1175 1159 1157 DNP 1166 DNP 1169.7 1180 1185

Smallbore 587 594 DNP DNP 589 DNP 597 594 594 591 596 597 592 585 586 592 591. 597 597

Air Rifle 597 599 DNP DNP 596 DNP 599 597 599 598 599 598 599 600 599 598 846 598.308 600 600

Aggregate 1184 1193 DNP DNP 1185 DNP 1196 1191 1193 1189 1195 1195 1191 1185 1185 1190 1190.154 1196 1196

Smallbore 580 589 580 579 583 585 583 585 585 583 586 579 587 DNP 580 DNP 583.143 589 593

Air Rifle 590 594 595 595 592 597 593 599 597 593 596 596 592 DNP 592 DNP 594.357 597 598

Aggregate 1170 1183 1175 1174 1175 1182 1176 1184 1182 1176 1182 1175 1179 DNP 1172 DNP 1177.500 1183 1186

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2022-23 SEASON RESULTS

Date Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 5

Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Jan. 13 Jan. 14

Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan 28 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25-26 March 10-11

Opponent Memphis * Ole Miss* vs. UTEP at Air Force vs. UTEP at Air Force Alaska-Fairbanks TCU Kentucky* at Army* vs. NC State* at Alaska-Fairbanks at Alaska-Fairbanks vs. Georgia Southern Kentucky* Ohio State Akron* Navy* Kentucky* NCAA Qualifying Match & GARC Championships # NCAA Championships $

Result W, 4712-4645 W, 4723-4696 W, 4714-4564 W, 4714-4682 W, 4715-4568 W, 4715-4690 W, 4733-4725 L, 4733-4737 W, 4733-4705 W, 4725-4649 W, 4751-4687 L, 4736-4744 L, 4751-4752 W, 4751-4658 W, 4751-4726 W, 4740-4713 W, 4743-4695 W, 4742-4709 L, 4726-4734 4741 4722 (1st) 4708 (5th)

* - GARC match & - Lexington, Va. # - Morgantown, W.Va. $ - Akron, Ohio

SEASON RECORD: 16-4, 8-1 GARC CRCA RANKING: NO. 3 (CRCA POLL; FINAL) SEASON AVERAGE: 4730.125 SMALLBORE AVERAGE: 2349.125 AIR RIFLE AVERAGE: 2381.000 OPPONENT AVERAGE: 4682.15

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For the 2004-05 season the NCAA Rules Committee implemented a 60-shot smallbore/60-shot air rifle course of fire. Prior to that year, a 120-shot smallbore/40-shot air rifle course was used.

INDIVIDUAL SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (1200): 1188, Nicole Allaire at Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003 SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (600*): 597, Mary Tucker vs. Navy, Jan. 28, 2023 SMALLBORE, PRONE (400): 400, by several shooters SMALLBORE, PRONE (200*): 200, by several shooters; last shot by David Koenders at 2020 GARC Championships (Memphis, Tenn.), Feb. 28, 2020 SMALLBORE, KNEELING (400): 400, Wade Tyner vs. Kentucky, Dec. 1, 2001 400, Gary Hardy vs. Tennessee Tech, March 3, 1989

AGGREGATE, 120 SHOTS (1200*): 1190.154 (13 matches), Mary Tucker, 2022-23

TEAM SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (4800): 4704 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 29, 2002 Rich Sawyer (1185), Steve Powell (1179), Wade Tyner (1173) and Josh Byers (1172) SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (2400*): 2371 at Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 14, 2023 Malori Brown (595), Mary Tucker (594), Molly McGhin (588), Matt Sanchez (588) and Tal Engler (582) AIR RIFLE, FULL COURSE (1600): 1562 at Canisius, Feb. 17, 1996 Matt Aquaro (388), Trevor Gathman (391), Kim Howe (393) and Marcos Scrivner (390)

AGGREGATE TEAM RECORD SMALLBORE AND AIR RIFLE (6400): 6241 at NCAA Championships, March 4, 1995 Jean Foster (1174, 390), Trevor Gathman (1173, 390), Ryan Meagher (1161, --), Marcos Scrivner (--, 393) and Tal Wilkins (1175, 385)) AGGREGATE TEAM RECORD SMALLBORE AND AIR RIFLE (4800*): 4742 vs. Murray State, Nov. 12, 2017 Morgan Phillips (590, 591), Ginny Thrasher (583, 599), David Koenders (587, 595), Milica Babic (591, 594) and Elizabeth Gratz (588, 598) * category established in the 2004-05 season ^ student-athlete must participate in at least 80 percent of matches to attain season average record % - NCAA Record

SMALLBORE, KNEELING (200*): 199, by several shooters; last shot by Malori Brown vs. Kentucky, Feb. 15, 2020 SMALLBORE, STANDING (400): 395, Nicole Allaire vs. Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003 SMALLBORE, STANDING (200*): 199, Ginny Thrasher vs. Ohio State, Oct. 2, 2016 199, Milica Babic vs. Nebraska, Jan. 22, 2017 199, Ginny Thrasher vs. TCU, Nov. 4, 2017 AIR RIFLE, 40 SHOTS (400): 397, Ann-Marie Pfiffner vs. St. John’s, Nov. 9, 1991 AIR RIFLE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 600, Nicco Campriani vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 22, 2011 600, Nicco Campriani vs. Columbus State at Kentucky, Feb. 6, 2011 600, Petra Zublasing vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2011 600, Elizabeth Gratz at Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2017 600, Ginny Thrasher vs. Army, Nov. 5, 2017 600, Molly McGhin vs. TCU, Nov. 6, 2021 600, Mary Tucker at NCAA Qualifiers, Feb, 18, 2023 AGGREGATE, 120 SHOTS (1200*): 1193, Petra Zublasing vs. Murray State, Feb. 9, 2013 SEASON AVERAGES ^ SMALLBORE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 591.846 (13 matches), Mary Tucker, 2022-23 AIR RIFLE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 598.308 (13 matches), Mary Tucker, 2022-23

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AIR RIFLE, FULL COURSE (2400*): 2392 vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 21, 2017 Morgan Phillips (596), David Koenders (597), Elizabeth Gratz (598), Milica Babic (598) and Ginny Thrasher (599)


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CAREER COACHING RECORDS COACH SEASONS Maj. John Nicholas 1951‑52 Capt. Kendrick Barlow 1953‑54 Capt. Clair L. Book 1955-57 Capt. Hugh H. Jones 1958‑59 Capt. Charles R. Means 1960‑63 M/Sgt. Charles Haley 1964 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard 1965‑66 Sgt. Joe Gravens 1967‑68 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle 1969‑70 Sp. 4 Gary Grady 1971 Greg Yantis 1972 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms 1973‑74 M/Sgt. Roy Riffe 1974‑75 M/Sgt. Charles Neal 1976 Ed Etzel 1977‑87, 1989 Greg Perrine 1988 Marsha Beasley 1990-2003, 2005-06 Jon Hammond 2006-Present Totals

HONORS COLLEGE SPORTS MAGAZINE DIVISION I RIFLE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1994 Trevor Gathman 1996 Trevor Gathman (discontinued after 1996 season)

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION NCAA SHOOTER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP 1996 Trevor Gathman 1997 Marcos Scrivner 2013 Petra Zublasing COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR 2009 Jon Hammond 2013 Jon Hammond 2019 Jon Hammond COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR 2023 Jean-Pierre Lucas COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION RIFLE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2017 Ginny Thrasher COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2017 Milica Babic NRA DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE COACH 2008 2012

Jon Hammond Jon Hammond

YEARS 2 2 3 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 12 1 16 16 72

NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2019 Ginny Thrasher NCAA TODAY’S TOP 10 AWARD 2019 Ginny Thrasher NCAA ELITE 90 AWARD 2017 Elizabeth Gratz 2018 Elizabeth Gratz 2021 Verena Zaisberger 2022 Verena Zaisberger NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP PERFORMER AWARD 2015 Garrett Spurgeon 2016 Ginny Thrasher 2017 Morgan Phillips CAPTAINU RIFLE COACH OF THE YEAR 2014 Jon Hammond 2015 Jon Hammond COLLEGIATE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (HIGHEST TEAM GPA) 1998 COLLEGIATE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEMIC HONOR LIST 1991 (FIRST YEAR OF AWARD) Pam Stalzer Garett Smith 1992 Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Garett Smith Eric Uptagrafft

RECORD PCT 25‑3 .893 27‑3 .900 33‑16 .673 17‑13 .567 53‑5 .914 19‑0 1.000 22‑3 .880 13‑4 .765 10‑4 .714 5‑3 .625 5‑2 .714 17‑2 .852 6‑1 .857 6‑1 .857 101‑5 .952 9‑0 1.000 153-23 .869 169-17 .909 690-105 .868

1993 Jean Foster Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Garett Smith Eric Uptagrafft

2001 Tommy Caranasos Steve Powell Elizabeth Smith Wade Tyner

1994 Jean Foster Joe Pishock

2002 Eric Hensil Steve Powell Wade Tyner

1995 Jean Foster Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Janelle Whateley

2003 Nicole Allaire Jon Hammond Eric Hensil Wade Tyner

1996 Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Janelle Whateley

2004 Nicole Allaire Eric Hensil 2005 Brian Launer

1997 Brian Fuhrman Kim Howe Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins

2006 Natasha Dinsmore Robin Glebes 2007 Natasha Dinsmore Robin Glebes Lafe Kunkel Paul Miller Amy Smith

1998 Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Cory Willis 1999 Tommy Caranasos Matt Gadd Steve Powell April Shea Elizabeth Smith Rob Toney

2008 Natasha Dinsmore Lafe Kunkel Andrew Lamson Paul Miller Bryant Wallizer Ashley Zultanky

2000 Tommy Caranasos Mats Persson Steve Powell April Shea Elizabeth Smith

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Mountaineer Rifle 2010 Nicco Campriani Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Justin Pentz Kyle Smith Ashley Zultanky 2011 Nicco Campriani Michael Kulback Andy Lamson Justin Pentz Kyle Smith Petra Zublasing Ashley Zultanky 2012 Chance Cover Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Petra Zublasing 2013 Chance Cover Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Daniel Sojka Garrett Spurgeon Petra Zublasing 2014 Chance Cover Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Maren Prediger Daniel Sojka 2015 Taylor Ciotola Ziva Dvorsak Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Maren Prediger Patrick Sunderman 2016 Will Anti Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Jean-Pierre Lucas Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher 2017 Jack Anderson Will Anti Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher 2018 Jack Anderson Will Anti Milica Babic David Koenders Elizabeth Gratz Sarah Osborn Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher 2019 Will Anti

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Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Morgan Phillips David Koenders Sarah Osborn Noah Barker 2020 Milica Babic David Koenders Morgan Phillips Sarah Osborn Jared Eddy Verena Zaisberger Malori Brown Calista Smoyer 2022 Malori Brown Jared Eddy Tal Engler Becca Lamb Molly McGhin Natalie Perrin Calista Smoyer Verena Zaisberger

Petra Zublasing Thomas Kyanko Petra Zublasing Thomas Kyanko Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Elizabeth Gratz Will Anti Elizabeth Gratz Ginny Thrasher Will Anti Elizabeth Gratz Ginny Thrasher David Koenders David Koenders Verena Zaisberger Verena Zaisberger

2012 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023

SECOND TEAM Nicco Campriani

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GTE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR (MEN’S FALL AND WINTER SPORTS) Marcos Scrivner 1998

2023 Malori Brown Tal Engler Rebecca Lamb Visnu Pandian Molly McGhin Natalie Perrin Matthew Sanchez Akihito Shimizu Calista Smoyer Verena Zaisberger CSC AT-LARGE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA (COSIDA) FIRST TEAM Eric Uptagrafft Marcos Scrivner Nicco Campriani Elizabeth Gratz Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Verena Zaisberger Verena Zaisberger

1993 1998 2011 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023

SECOND TEAM Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Eric Uptagrafft Andy Lamson Andy Lamson Petra Zublasing Petra Zublasing Thomas Kyanko Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Ginny Thrasher Ginny Thrasher

1984 1986 1992 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 2017 2018

THIRD TEAM Andy Lamson Thomas Kyanko Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders

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ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT, AS SELECTED BY THE COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS (CSC) FIRST TEAM Andy Lamson 2009 Andy Lamson 2010 Andy Lamson 2011 Nicco Campriani 2011

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 AT-LARGE TEAM FIRST TEAM Petra Zublasing 2013 Chance Cover 2013, 2014 Daniel Sojka 2013, 2014 Meelis Kiisk 2013, 2014, 2016 Thomas Kyanko 2013, 2014, 2015 Maren Prediger 2013, 2014, 2015 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2014, 2015 Ziva Dvorsak 2015 Patrick Sunderman 2015, 2016 Michael Bamsey 2016 Elizabeth Gratz 2016, 2017, 2018 Will Anti 2017, 2018, 2019 Ginny Thrasher 2017, 2018, 2019 Jack Anderson 2018 Milica Babic 2018, 2019, 2020 Morgan Phillips 2018, 2019, 2020 David Koenders 2019, 2020 Sarah Osborn 2019, 2020 Noah Barker 2020 Jared Eddy 2020, 2022 Verena Zaisberger 2020, 2021, 2022 Malori Brown 2022 Tal Engler 2022 Becca Lamb 2022 Molly McGhin 2022 SECOND TEAM Garrett Spurgeon Jean-Pierre Lucas

2014, 2016 2016, 2017

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 ROOKIE TEAM Sarah Osborn Jared Eddy Malori Brown Calista Smoyer Becca Lamb Molly McGhin Matt Sanchez Natalie Perrin

2018 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2022

DR. GERALD LAGE AWARD Elizabeth Gratz Will Anti Ginny Thrasher Verena Zaisberger

2018 2019 2019 2022

DR. PRENTICE GAUTT POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Maren Prediger 2016 Elizabeth Gratz 2018 Will Anti 2019 David Koenders 2020 Verena Zaisberger 2022 ORDER OF AUGUSTA AWARD Petra Zublasing Ginny Thrasher

2013 2019

WVU OUTSTANDING SENIOR Petra Zublasing Maren Prediger Ginny Thrasher David Koenders

2013 2015 2019 2020

FRED SCHAUS CAPTAIN’S AWARD Tammie DeAngelis 1990 Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1992 Garett Smith 1993 Jean Foster 1995 RED BROWN CUP Jim Bishop Marcos Scrivner Nicco Campriani Petra Zublasing Petra Zublasing Maren Prediger Ginny Thrasher Ginny Thrasher

1988 1998 2011 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019

RIFLE MOST VALUABLE SHOOTER 1977 Stefan Thynell 1978 Stefan Thynell 1979 Stefan Thynell 1980 Stefan Thynell 1981 John Rost 1982 John Rost 1983 Dave Johnson 1984 Dave Johnson 1985 Christian Heller 1986 Mike Anti 1987 Web Wright 1988 Web Wright 1989 Gary Hardy 1990 Gary Hardy 1991 Gary Hardy 1992 Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1993 Eric Uptagrafft 1994 Jean Foster 1995 Trevor Gathman 1996 Trevor Gathman 1997 Matt Aquaro 1998 Brian Fuhrman 1999 Ron Nelson 2000 Cory Willis 2001 Cory Willis 2002 Steve Powell 2003 Nicole Allaire 2004 Nicole Allaire 2005 Robin Glebes and Lafe Kunkel 2006 Brian Launer 2007 Adam Somers 2008 Lafe Kunkel 2008 Andy Lamson 2009 Bryant Wallizer 2010 Nicco Campriani


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MOUNTAINEER OLYMPIANS YEAR NAME GAMES 1968 Jack Writer (USA) Mexico City (Silver medal) 1972 Jack Writer (USA) Munich (Gold medal) 1976 Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Montreal 1980 Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Moscow 1984 Ed Etzel (USA) Los Angeles (Gold medal) Christian Heller (Sweden) Moscow John Rost (USA) Los Angeles 1988 Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Seoul Web Wright (USA) Seoul 1992 Mike Anti (USA) Barcelona Dave Johnson (USA) Barcelona Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Barcelona Ann-Marie Pfiffner (USA) Barcelona 1996 Jean Foster (USA) Atlanta Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Atlanta Eric Uptagrafft (USA) Atlanta 2000 Mike Anti (USA) Sydney Jean Foster (USA) Sydney Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Sydney 2004 Mike Anti (USA) Athens (Silver medal)

JON HAMMOND 2008 Mike Anti (USA) Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy) Beijing Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Beijing 2012 Nicco Campriani (Italy) London (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) London Jon Hammond (Great Britain) London Eric Uptagrafft (USA) London Petra Zublasing (Italy) London 2016 Nicco Campriani (Italy) Rio (2 Gold medals) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Rio Ginny Thrasher (USA) Rio (1 Gold medal) Petra Zublasing (Italy) Rio 2020* Patrick Sunderman (USA) Tokyo Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Tokyo * 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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NAME Bruce Meredith Jack Writer John Rost John Rost David Johnson Bob Broughton Christian Heller Mike Anti Web Wright Web Wright

EVENT Smallbore Smallbore Air Rifle Air Rifle Smallbore Smallbore Air Rifle Smallbore Smallbore Smallbore

YEAR NAME 1990 Gary Hardy 1991 Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1992 Tim Manges Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1993 Eric Uptagrafft Trevor Gathman 1996 Trevor Gathman 1997 Marcos Scrivner 2011 Nicco Campriani 2012 Petra Zublasing

EVENT Air Rifle Air Rifle Smallbore Air Rifle Smallbore Air Rifle Air Rifle Smallbore Air Rifle Air Rifle

YEAR 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018

NAME Petra Zublasing Petra Zublasing Maren Prediger Ginny Thrasher Ginny Thrasher Morgan Phillips Milica Babic Morgan Phillips

WILL ANTI

MILICA BABIC

BOB BROUGHTON

NICCO CAMPRIANI

TREVOR GATHMAN

GARY HARDY

CHRISTIAN HELLER

DAVID JOHNSON

TIM MANGES

BRUCE MERIDITH

ANN-MARIE PFIFFNER

MORGAN PHILLIPS

MAREN PREDIGER

JOHN ROST

MARCOS SCRIVNER

GINNY THRASHER

ERIC UPTAGRAFFT

WEB WRIGHT

JACK WRITER

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ALL-AMERICANS FIRST TEAM YEAR NAME 1960 Bruce Meredith 1961 Bob Davies Bruce Meredith 1962 Lewis Rowan 1964 Dean Bahrman Jack Writer 1965 Dean Bahrman Andy Holoubek Jack Writer 1966 Dean Bahrman Andy Holoubek Jack Writer 1967 Dean Bahrman 1976 Elliott Hutchinson 1977 Dale Cox Kathy Kelly Stefan Thynell Dan Young 1978 Stefan Thynell Dan Young 1979 John Rost Stefan Thynell 1980 John Rost Stefan Thynell 1981 Bob Broughton Jens Nygaard John Rost Marvin Spinks Michelle Stamates 1982 Bob Broughton Bart McNealy Jens Nygaard Dave Ridenour John Rost Michelle Stamates 1983 Bob Broughton Dave Johnson Bart McNealy Dave Ridenour 1984 Mike Anti Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Dave Johnson Dave Ridenour 1985 Mike Anti William Dodd Christian Heller Dave Johnson David Ridenour 1986 Mike Anti Roger Davidson Bill Dodd Christian Heller Kim Hogrefe Dave Johnson Web Wright 1987 Mike Anti Bill Dodd Christian Heller Kim Hogrefe Web Wright 1988 Thomas Bernstein Tammie DeAngelis Bill Dodd Gary Hardy Christian Heller Web Wright 1989 Thomas Bernstein Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Kim Hogrefe Ann-Marie Pfiffner Web Wright 1990 Thomas Bernstein Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy

EVENT

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ALL-AMERICANS: ANN-MARIE PFIFFNER, TAMMIE DEANGELIS AND KIM HOGREFE Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1991 Gary Hardy Tim Manges Ann-Marie Pfiffner Garett Smith Pam Stalzer 1992 Tim Manges Ann-Marie Pfiffner Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Eric Uptagrafft 1993 Trevor Gathman Tim Manges Joe Pishock Garett Smith Pam Stalzer Eric Uptagrafft 1994 Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Tim Manges 1995 Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Talmadge Wilkins Marcos Scrivner 1996 Matt Aquaro Trevor Gathman Marcos Scrivner 1997 Matt Aquaro Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins 1998 Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Cory Willis 1999 Ron Nelson Cory Willis 2000 Cory Willis Tommy Caranasos 2001 Cory Willis 2002 Steve Powell Wade Tyner 2003 Nicole Allaire 2004 Nicole Allaire 2008 Brandi Eskew Lafe Kunkel 2009 Brandi Eskew Andy Lamson Kyle Smith Bryant Wallizer 2010 Nicco Campriani Brandi Eskew Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson

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Bryant Wallizer 2011 Nicco Campriani Petra Zublasing 2012 Petra Zublasing 2013 Taylor Ciotola Meelis Kiisk Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon Petra Zublasing 2014 Ziva Dvorsak Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon 2015 Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Garrett Spurgeon Maren Prediger Ziva Dvorsak 2016 Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Jean-Pierre Lucas Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher 2017 Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher 2018 Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher 2019 Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Morgan Phillips 2020 Milica Babic David Koenders Akihito Shimizu Verena Zaisberger Morgan Phillips 2021 Jared Eddy Molly McGhin Sarah Osborn Akihito Shimizu Calista Smoyer 2023 Matt Sanchez Mary Tucker

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Mountaineer Rifle SECOND TEAM 1953 Harry Miller 1962 Bob Davies 1965 Jerry Luh 1967 Jerry Luh 1970 Bill Schetzel 1973 Doug Brown 1974 Phil Whitworth 1975 Phil Whitworth 1976 Doug Brown Phil Whitworth Dan Young 1977 Elliott Hutchinson 1978 Dale Cox Elliott Hutchinson 1979 Michelle Stamates 1980 Jens Nygaard Tim Rennie Michelle Stamates 1981 Bob Broughton Jens Nygard Ben Potter Fred Scott Marvin Spinks Michelle Stamates 1982 Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Jens Nygaard Michelle Stamates 1983 Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Bart McNealy Jens Nygaard 1984 Bob Broughton Roger Davidson Bart McNealy 1985 Bill Dodd Bart McNealy 1986 Jim Bishop Kim Hogrefe Web Wright 1987 Thomas Bernstein Jim Bishop Roger Davidson Tammie DeAngelis Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe Web Wright 1988 Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Christian Heller 1989 Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe 1990 Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe Garett Smith Pam Stalzer 1992 Jean Foster Garett Smith Pam Stalzer 1993 Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Tim Manges Joe Pishock 1994 Joe Pishock 1995 Matthew Aquaro Ryan Meagher 1996 Matthew Aquaro Kim Howe Ryan Meagher Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins 1997 Brian Fuhrman Kim Howe Ron Nelson Talmadge Wilkins 1998 Brian Fuhrman Ron Nelson Cory Willis

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1999 Tommy Caranasos Ron Nelson April Shea Elizabeth Smith Cory Willis 2000 Tommy Caranasos April Shea 2001 Tommy Caranasos Steve Powell Wade Tyner Cory Willis 2002 Richard Sawyer 2003 Nicole Allaire Wade Tyner 2004 Nicole Allaire 2008 Tommy Santelli Kyle Smith 2009 Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Justin Pentz Tommy Santelli 2010 Andy Lamson Tommy Santelli Bryant Wallizer 2011 Andy Lamson Tommy Santelli Kyle Smith 2012 Meelis Kiisk Michael Kulbacki Thomas Kyanko Justin Pentz 2013 Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Daniel Sojka Garrett Spurgeon 2014 Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Daniel Sojka Patrick Sunderman 2015 Michael Bamsey Ziva Dvorsak Eizabeth Gratz Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Patrick Sunderman 2016 Michael Bamsey Meelis Kiisk Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher 2017 Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas 2018 Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Morgan Phillips 2019 David Koenders Sarah Osborn 2020 Malori Brown David Koenders Sarah Osborn Akihito Shimizu Jared Eddy 2021 Jared Eddy Tal Engler Becca Lamb Molly McGhin Calista Smoyer Verena Zaisberger 2022 Malori Brown Jared Eddy Tal Engler Akihito Shimizu Verena Zaisberger 2023 Malori Brown Tal Engler Molly McGhin Akihito Shimizu

(S), (A) (A) (A), (S) (A) (S) (S) (A) (A) (S) (S) (A) (S) (A) (S) (A)* (S) (S) (A) (S) (A), (S) (A), (S) (S) (S) (S) (A) (A), (S) (S) (A) (A) (S) (A), (S) (A) (S) (S) (A) (A), (S) (S) (C) (S) (S) (C) (S) (S), (C) (A), (C) (C) (A), (S), (C) (C) (A) (S), (C) (S) (S), (C) (C) (C) (S) (C) (A), (C) (A), (S) (S) (S) (S), (C) (A), (S) (S), (C) (A) (A) (S) (A) (S) (C) (A), (S) (S) (S) (A), (S) (A), (S) (S) (S) (S) (A), (S) (A)

THIRD TEAM 2014 Meelis Kiisk 2015 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2016 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2018 Elizabeth Gratz 2019 David Koenders 2020 Sarah Osborn Morgan Phillips 2021 Sarah Osborn 2022 Tal Engler Akihito Shimizu 2023 Malori Brown Molly McGhin

(C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (A) (A)

HONORABLE MENTION 1975 Kathy Kelly 1976 Kathy Kelly 1978 Steve Northway 1979 Elliott Hutchinson 1980 Michelle Stamates 1981 Tim Rennie 1982 Bart McNealy Dena Orth 1985 Roger Davidson 1987 Jim Bishop Roger Davidson 1988 Jim Bishop 1992 Eric Uptagrafft 1993 Garett Smith 1996 Brian Fuhrman 1997 Brian Fuhrman 2000 Wade Tyner 2001 Tommy Caranasos Elizabeth Smith 2008 Andy Lamson 2010 Michael Kulbacki Justin Pentz Tommy Santelli 2011 Justin Pentz 2012 Taylor Ciotola 2013 Patrick Sunderman 2014 Patrick Sunderman 2015 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2016 Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas 2017 Morgan Phillips Jean-Pierre Lucas 2019 Milica Babic Sarah Osborn 2020 Jared Eddy Malori Brown Verena Zaisberger 2021 Malori Brown Tal Engler Becca Lamb Molly McGhin Sarah Osborn Calista Smoyer Verena Zaisberger 2022 Molly McGhin Natalie Perrin Calista Smoyer Verena Zaisberger 2023 Tal Engler Natalie Perrin

(S) (S) (S) (A) (S) (A) (A) (S) (A) (A) (A) (S) (A) (S) (S) (A) (S) (S) (S) (A) (A) (S) (S) (A), (C) (A) (S), (C) (A) (C) (A) (C) (C) (S), (C) (C) (C) (S) (C) (S), (C) (C) (S) (S) (C) (A), (S), (C) (A) (A) (C) (A) (A)

KEY: (A)--Air rifle (S)--Smallbore rifle (C)--Combined * earned All-America honor as a member of WVU’s club team (C) – C ollege Rifle Coaches Association All-America Honors NOTE: Prior to the 1978-79 season, no distinctions were made between air rifle and smallbore rifle All-Americans.


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NCAA RESULTS 1980

1. Tennessee Tech 2. West Virginia 3. E. Tennessee State

1981

1. Tennessee Tech 2. West Virginia 3. E. Tennessee State

1982

1. Tennessee Tech 2. West Virginia 3. Eastern Kentucky

1983

1. West Virginia 2. Tennessee Tech 3. E. Tennessee State

1984

1. West Virginia 2. E. Tennessee State 3. Tennessee Tech

1985

1. Murray State 2. West Virginia 3. E. Tennessee State

1986

1. West Virginia 2. Murray State 3. Army

1987

1. Murray State 2. West Virginia 3. USF

1988

1. West Virginia 2. Murray State 3. USF

1989

1. West Virginia 2. USF 3. Tennessee Tech

1990

1. West Virginia 2. Navy 3. Tennessee Tech

1991

1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. Ohio State

1992

1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. Murray State

1993

1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. Air Force

6201 6150 6118 6139 6136 6121 6138 6136 6128 6206 6148 6100 6206 6142 6121 6150 6136 6102 6229 6163 6138

2009-10 MOUNTAINEERS

1994 6205 6203 6175

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. West Virginia 3. Kentucky

6194 6187 6165

1995 6192 6183 6152

1. West Virginia 2. Air Force 3. Kentucky

6241 6187 6171

1996 6234 6180 6167

1. West Virginia 2. Air Force 3. Kentucky

6179 6168 6160

1997 6205 6101 6097

1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. Alaska-Fairbanks

6223 6175 6171

1998 6171 6110 6100

1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. Kentucky

6214 6211 6161

1999 6214 6166 6101

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 6276 2. Navy 6168 3. West Virginia 6156

2000 6179 6169 6122

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Xavier 3. Nebraska

6285 6156 6121

2001

1. Alaska-Fairbanks

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6175 6174

2002

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Kentucky 3. Xavier

6241 6209 6204

2003

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Xavier 3. Murray State

6287 6197 6158

2004*

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 6273 2. Nevada 6185 3. Navy 6182

2005**

1. Army 2. Jacksonville State 3. Nebraska

4659 4658 4657

2006

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Nebraska 3. Army

4682 4666 4650

2007

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Army 3. Jacksonville

4662 4644 4639

2008

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Army 3. Texas Christian

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1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. Jacksonville State

2010

1. TCU 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. West Virginia

2011

1. Kentucky 2. West Virginia 3. TCU

2012

1. TCU 2. Kentucky 3. Alaska-Fairbanks

2013

1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. TCU

4643 4638 4636 4675 4653 4641 4700 4697 4664 4676 4661 4661 4679 4670 4664

2014

1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. Kentucky

2015

1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. TCU

2016

1. West Virginia 2. TCU 3. Murray State

2017

1. West Virginia 2. TCU 3. Murray State

2018

1. Kentucky 2. West Virginia 3. TCU

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4705 4677 4675 4702 4700 4667 4703 4694 4690 4723 4706 4692 4717 4708 4701

2019

1. TCU 2. West Virginia 3. Air Force

4699 4692 4687

2021

1. Kentucky 2. TCU 3. Ole Miss

2022

1. Kentucky 2. TCU 3. Alaska Fairbanks

4731 4722 4710 4739 4736 4733

2023 1. Alaska Fairbanks 2. TCU 3. Kentucky/Ole Miss

4729 4717 4713

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NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

The 2013 National Champion Mountaineers jump-started the program’s most recent run through the NCAA Championships. YEAR CHAMPION COACH 1980 Tennessee Tech James Newkirk 1981 Tennessee Tech James Newkirk 1982 Tennessee Tech James Newkirk 1983 West Virginia Edward Etzel 1984 West Virginia Edward Etzel 1985 Murray State Elvis Green 1986 West Virginia Edward Etzel 1987 Murray State Elvis Green 1988 West Virginia Greg Perrine 1989 West Virginia Edward Etzel 1990 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1991 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1992 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1993 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1994 Alaska-Fairbanks Randy Pitney 1995 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1996 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1997 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1998 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 1999 Alaska-Fairbanks Randy Pitney 2000 Alaska-Fairbanks Randy Pitney 2001 Alaska-Fairbanks David Johnson 2002 Alaska-Fairbanks David Johnson 2003 Alaska-Fairbanks Glenn Dubis 2004 Alaska-Fairbanks Glenn Dubis 2005 Army Ron Wigger 2006 Alaska-Fairbanks Dan Jordan 2007 Alaska-Fairbanks Dan Jordan 2008 Alaska-Fairbanks Dan Jordan 2009 West Virginia Jon Hammond 2010 TCU Karen Monez 2011 Kentucky Harry Mullins 2012 TCU Karen Monez 2013 West Virginia Jon Hammond 2014 West Virginia Jon Hammond 2015 West Virginia Jon Hammond 2016 West Virginia Jon Hammond 2017 West Virginia Jon Hammond 2018 Kentucky Harry Mullins 2019 TCU Karen Monez 2021 Kentucky Harry Mullins 2022 Kentucky Harry Mullins 2023 Alaska-Fairbanks Will Anti

SCORE RUNNER-UP 6201 West Virginia 6139 West Virginia 6138 West Virginia 6166 Tennessee Tech 6206 East Tennessee State 6150 West Virginia 6229 Murray State 6205 West Virginia 6192 Murray State 6234 South Florida 6205 Navy 6171 Alaska-Fairbanks 6214 Alaska-Fairbanks 6179 Alaska-Fairbanks 6194 West Virginia 6241 Air Force 6179 Air Force 6223 Kentucky 6212 Alaska-Fairbanks 6276 Navy 6285 Xavier 6283 Kentucky 6241 Kentucky 6287 Xavier 6273 Nevada 4659 Jacksonville State 4682 Nebraska 4662 Army 4662 Army 4643 Kentucky 4675 Alaska-Fairbanks 4700 West Virginia 4676 Kentucky 4679 Kentucky 4705 Alaska-Fairbanks 4702 Alaska-Fairbanks 4703 TCU 4723 TCU 4717 West Virginia 4699 West Virginia 4731 TCU 4739 TCU 4729 TCU

SCORE HOST SCHOOL 6150 ETSU 6136 Army 6136 VMI 6148 Xavier, Ohio 6142 Murray State 6149 Army 6163 Navy 6203 Xavier, Ohio 6183 VMI 6180 Murray State 6101 Navy 6110 Army 6166 Murray State 6169 VMI 6187 Murray State 6187 Navy 6168 Air Force 6175 Murray State 6211 Murray State 6168 Norwich 6156 Virginia Military 6175 Ohio State 6209 Murray State 6197 Army 6185 Murray State 4658 Air Force 4666 Air Force 4644 Alaska-Fairbanks 4652 Army 4638 TCU 4653 TCU 4697 Columbus State 4661 Ohio State 4670 Ohio State 4677 Murray State 4700 Alaska-Fairbanks 4694 Akron 4706 Ohio State 4708 The Citadel 4692 West Virginia 4722 Ohio State 4736 Air Force 4717 Akron

CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL: West Virginia (19), Alaska-Fairbanks (11), Kentucky (4), Tennessee Tech (3), Murray State (2), TCU (3), Army (1) *2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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1980 Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 1981 Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 1982 Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 1983 David Johnson (West Virginia) 1984 Bob Broughton (West Virginia) 1985 Pat Spurgin (Murray State) 1986 Mike Anti (West Virginia) 1987 Web Wright (West Virginia) 1988 Web Wright (West Virginia) 1989 Deb Sinclair (Alaska Fairbanks) 1990 Michelle Scarborough (USF) 1991 Soma Dutta (Texas El Paso) 1992 Tim Manges (West Virginia) 1993 Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia) 1994 Cory Brunetti (Alaska Fairbanks) 1995 Oleg Seleznev (Alaska Fairbanks) 1996 Joe Johnson (Navy) 1997 Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia) 1998 Karyn Juziuk (Xavier) 1999 Kelly Mansfield (Alaska Fairbanks) 2000 Nicole Allaire (Nebraska) 2001 Matthew Emmons (Alaska Fairbanks) 2002 Matthew Emmons (Alaska Fairbanks) 2003 Matthew Emmons (Alaska Fairbanks) 2004 Matthew Rawlings (Alaska Fairbanks) 2005 Matthew Rawlings (Alaska Fairbanks) 2006 Jamie Beyerle (Alaska Fairbanks) 2007 Josh Albright (Navy) 2008 Chris Abalo (Army) 2009 Brian Carstensen (JSU) 2010 Sarah Scherer (TCU) 2011 Ethan Settlemires (Kentucky) 2012 Sarah Scherer (TCU) 2013 Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) 2014 Tim Sherry (Alaska Fairbanks) 2015 Rachel Martin (Nebraska) 2016 Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia) 2017 Morgan Phillips (West Virginia) 2018 Morgan Phillips (West Virginia) 2019 Elizabeth Marsh (TCU) 2021 Mary Tucker (Kentucky) 2022 Will Shaner (Kentucky) 2023 Cecelia Ossi (Nebraska)

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1176 1173 1167 1175 1172 1168 1167 1174 1168 1171 1165 1171 1172 1174 1173 1177 1170 1176 1169 1185 1183 1178 1190 1191 1179 686.6 (585) 690.5 (593) 679.5 (583) 687.6 (588) 682.2 (587) 685.0 (583) 691.0 (590) 688.6 (589) 688.3 (589) 452.1 (586) 453.3 (584) 461.5 (586) 464.3 (589) 459.4 (584) 456.9 (588) 463.3 459.7 409.5 (590)

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1980 Rod Fitz Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 389 1981 John Rost (West Virginia) 391 1982 John Rost (West Virginia) 390 1983 Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech) 389 1984 Pat Spurgin (Murray State) 388 1985 Christian Heller (West Virginia) 387 1986 Marianne Wallace (Murray State) 392 1987 Rob Harbison (Tennessee Martin) 392 1988 Deena Wigger (Murray State) 390 1989 Michelle Scarborough (USF) 399 1990 Gary Hardy (West Virginia) 393 1991 Ann Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) 391 1992 Ann Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) 390 1993 Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) 390 1994 Nancy Napolski (Kentucky) 391 1995 Benji Belden (Murray State) 390 1996 Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) 394 1997 Marra Hastings (Murray State) 393 1998 Emily Caruso (Norwich) 393 1999 Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) 396 2000 Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) 398 2001 Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks) 392 2002 Ryan Tanoque (Nevada) 392 2003 Jamie Beyerle (Alaska-Fairbanks) 395 2004 Morgan Hicks (Murray State) 398 2005 Beth Tidmore (Memphis) 694.2 (590) 2006 Kristina Fehlings (Nebraska) 692 (592) 2007 Michael Dickinson (Jacksonville) 692.2 (592) 2008 Patrik Sartz (Alaska-Fairbanks) 696.4 (594) 2009 Jenna Compton (Akron) 691.6 (590) 2010 Jonathan Hall (Columbus State) 699.9 (595) 2011 Nicco Campriani (West Virginia) 701.0 (599) 2012 Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) 692.2 (593) 2013 Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) 701.7 (598) 2014 Connor Davis (Kentucky) 205.4 (593) 2015 Maren Prediger (West Virginia) 205.8 (598) 2016 Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia) 208.8 (593) 2017 Milica Babic (West Virginia) 208.1 (598) 2018 Henrik Larson (Kentucky) 249.4 (596) 2019 Kristen Hemphill (TCU) 248.2 (593) 2021 Mary Tucker (Kentucky) 249.4 2022 Scott Rockett (Air Force) 250.2 2023 Cecelia Ossi (Nebraska) 409.5 (590) *2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic


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GARC HONORS GREAT AMERICA RIFLE CONFERENCE HONORS (GARC) TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 1998 West Virginia 1999 West Virginia 2000 West Virginia 2001 Kentucky 2002 Kentucky 2003 Jacksonville State 2004 Kentucky 2005 Nebraska 2006 Nebraska 2007 Kentucky 2008 Army 2009 Kentucky 2010 West Virginia 2011 West Virginia 2012 West Virginia 2013 West Virginia 2014 West Virginia 2015 West Virginia 2016 West Virginia 2017 West Virginia 2018 West Virginia 2019 West Virginia 2020 Kentucky 2021 West Virginia 2022 Kentucky 2023 West Virginia

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1998 West Virginia 1999 West Virginia 2000 West Virginia 2001 West Virginia 2002 Xavier 2003 West Virginia 2004 Tied - Army, Kentucky, Xavier 2005 Army 2006 Nebraska 2007 Kentucky 2008 Memphis 2009 Kentucky 2010 West Virginia 2011 Kentucky 2012 Kentucky 2013 Kentucky 2014 West Virginia 2015 West Virginia 2016 West Virginia 2017 West Virginia 2018 West Virginia 2019 West Virginia 2020 Kentucky 2021 West Virginia 2022 Tied - West Virginia, Kentucky, Ole Miss 2023 Kentucky INDIVIDUAL SMALLBORE CHAMPION 1998 Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia 1999 Ron Nelson, West Virginia 2000 Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State 2001 James Nash, Kentucky 2002 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2003 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2003 Paul Charbonneau, Army 2004 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2005 Chris Abalo, Army 2006 Jason Dardas, Kentucky

2007 Chris Abalo, Army 2008 Wilson Shannon, Ole Miss 2009 Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky 2010 Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2011 Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 Kelly Buck, Army 2013 Petra Zublasing, West Virginia 2014 Lauren Phillips, Nebraska 2015 Connor Davis, Kentucky 2016 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2017 Lauren Phillips, NC State 2018 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2019 Morgan Phillips, West Virginia 2020 Mary Tucker, Kentucky 2021 Mary Tucker, Kentucky 2022 Marleigh Duncan, Navy 2023 Tal Engler, West Virginia INDIVIDUAL AIR RIFLE CHAMPION 1998 Mary Elsass, Kentucky 1999 Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000 Tommy Caranasos, West Virginia 2001 Thrine Kane, Xavier 2002 Eric Hensil, West Virginia 2003 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2004 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2005 Beth Tidmore, Memphis 2006 Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis 2007 Chris Abalo, Army 2008 Stephen Scherer, Army 2009 Meredith Holman, Ole Miss 2010 Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2011 Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 Petra Zublasing, West Virginia 2013 Connor Davis, Kentucky 2014 Maren Prediger, West Virginia 2015 Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia 2016 Hanna Carr, Kentucky 2017 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2018 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2019 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2020 Will Shaner, Kentucky 2021 Stephanie Grundsøe, TCU 2022 Allison Buessler, Kentucky 2023 Sofia Ceccarello, Kentucky SHOOTER OF THE YEAR 1998 Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia 1999 Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000 Cory Willis, West Virginia 2001 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2002 Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2003 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2004 Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2005 Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska 2006 Chris Abalo, Army 2007 Chris Abalo, Army 2008 Chris Abalo, Army 2009 Tom Csenge, Kentucky 2010 Ashley Jackson, Kentucky 2011 Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 Petra Zublasing, West Virginia 2013 Petra Zublasing, West Virginia 2014 Emily Holsopple, Kentucky 2015 Ziva Dvorsak, West Virginia 2016 Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia 2017 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2018 Henrik Larson, Kentucky 2019 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2020 Mary Tucker, Kentucky

2021 Mary Tucker, Kentucky 2022 Lea Horvath, Ole Miss 2023 Mary Tucker, West Virginia OUTSTANDING SENIOR 1998 Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia 1999 Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000 Rob Toney, West Virginia 2001 Cory Willis, West Virginia 2002 Steve Powell, West Virginia 2003 Thrine Kane, Xavier 2004 Lindsey Meagher, Kentucky 2005 Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2006 Misty Chanek, Nebraska 2007 Stacy Underwood, Nebraska 2008 Chris Abalo, Army 2009 Wesley Hess, Army 2010 Ashley Jackson, Kentucky 2011 Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky 2013 Petra Zublasing, West Virginia 2014 Emily Holsopple, Kentucky 2015 Ziva Dvorsak, West Virginia 2016 Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia 2017 Lucas Kozeniesky, NC State 2018 Elizabeth Gratz, West Virginia 2019 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2020 Milica Babic, West Virginia 2021 Emily Cheramine, Nebraska 2022 Will Shaner, Kentucky 2023 Mary Tucker, West Virginia OUTSTANDING ROOKIE 1998 Cory Willis, West Virginia 1999 April Shea, West Virginia

2000 Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State 2001 Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2002 Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2003 James Hall, Jacksonville State 2004 Katie Benjamin, Memphis 2005 Chris Abalo, Army 2006 Jason Dardas, Kentucky 2007 Jen Pason, Kentucky 2008 Stephen Scherer, Army 2009 Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky 2010 Katie Fretts, Kentucky 2011 Henri Junghanel, Kentucky 2012 Thomas Kyanko, West Virginia 2013 Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia 2014 Sonya May, Kentucky 2015 Elizabeth Gratz, West Virginia 2016 Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia 2017 Milica Babic, West Virginia 2018 Henrik Larson, Kentucky 2019 Will Shaner, Kentucky 2020 Mary Tucker, Kentucky 2021 Lea Horvath, Ole Miss 2022 Natalie Perrin, West Virginia 2023 Sofia Ceccarello, Kentucky COACH OF THE YEAR 2008 Jon Hammond, West Virginia 2010 Jon Hammond, West Virginia 2016 Jon Hammond, West Virginia 2017 Jon Hammond, West Virginia SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* 1998 Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky 1999 Mary Elsass, Kentucky

2014 GARC CHAMPIONS

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2005 Robin Glebes (WVU representative) 2006 Natasha Dinsmore (WVU representative) 2007 Lafe Kunkel (WVU representative) 2008 Andy Lamson (WVU representative) 2009 Andy Lamson, Kyle Smith (WVU representatives)

2010 Andy Lamson (WVU representative) 2011 Nicco Campriani (WVU representative) 2012 Thomas Kyanko (WVU representative) 2013 Thomas Kyanko (WVU representative) 2014 Maren Prediger (WVU representative) 2015 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative) 2016 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative) 2017 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative) 2018 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative) 2019 David Koenders (WVU representative) 2020 David Koenders (WVU representative) 2021 Verena Zaisberger (WVU representative) 2022 Verena Zaisberger (WVU representative) 2023 Calista S (WVU representative) GARC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 2012 West Virginia University WVU ALL-GARC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS 1998 Marcos Scrivner (A) (S) (C) Cory Willis (A) 1999 Ron Nelson (S) (C) Cory Willis (S) (C) Tommy Caranasos (A) 2000 Tommy Caranasos (A) (S) (C) Cory Willis (A) (S) (C) 2001 Cory Willis (S) Tommy Caranasos (A) 2002 Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S) 2003 Nicole Allaire (S) (C) 2009 Andy Lamson (C) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (A) 2010 Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (A) (C) Andy Lamson (A) (C) Tommy Santelli (S) Bryant Wallizer (A) (C) 2011 Nicco Campriani (A) (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (C) 2012 Petra Zublasing (A) (S) (C) 2013 Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (S) (C) Petra Zublasing (A) (S) (C) 2014 Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (A) (S) (C) 2015 Michael Bamsey (A) (S) (C) Ziva Dvorsak (A) (C) Elizabeth Gratz (A) (S) (C)

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Thomas Kyanko (S) Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (A) 2016 Michael Bamsey (S) Elizabeth Gratz (A) Meelis Kiisk (S) (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (A) Ginny Thrasher (A) (C) 2017 Milica Babic (A) (C) Elizabeth Gratz (A) (S) (C) Jean-Pierre Lucas (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (S) Ginny Thrasher (A) (S) (C) 2018 Milica Babic (A) (S) (C) Elizabeth Gratz (A) David Koenders (A) (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (S) (C) Ginny Thrasher (A) (S) (C) 2019 Ginny Thrasher (A) (S) (C) Sarah Osborn (S) David Koenders (A) (C) Milica Babic (A) (C) 2020 Milica Babic (A) (S) (C) David Koenders (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (S) Akihito Shimizu (A) (C) Verena Zaisberger (A) 2021 Jared Eddy (S) (C) Akihito Shimizu (A) (C) Calista Smoyer (A) 2022 Elizabeth Gratz (A) (S) (C) Calista Smoyer (A) 2023 Mary Tucker (A) (S) (C) Matt Sanchez (A) WVU ALL-GARC SECOND TEAM SELECTIONS 1998 Brian Fuhrman (A) Ron Nelson (S) Tal Wilkins (S) Cory Willis (C) 1999 Tommy Caranasos (S) (C) April Shea (A) (S) (C) Liz Smith (A) 2000 Mats Persson (A) (C) April Shea (A) Wade Tyner (S) (C) 2001 Wade Tyner (S) (C) Steve Powell (S) Liz Smith (A) Cory Willis (A) (C) Tommy Caranasos (C) 2002 Wade Tyner (C) 2003 Nicole Allaire (A) Gary Longwell (A) Brian Launer (S) Brandi Eskew (S) (C) Tom Santelli (S) 2009 Brandi Eskew (S) (C) Michael Kulbaki (A) Andy Lamson (A) (S) Tommy Santelli (S) (C)

2010 Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (A) (C) 2011 Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (A) Justin Pentz (A) (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (A) (S) Kyle Smith (S) 2012 Justin Pentz (A) (S) (C) 2013 Taylor Ciotola (A) (S) (C) Meelis Kiisk (A) (S) (C) Thomas Kyanko (S) (C) Daniel Sojka (S) 2014 Meelis Kiisk (A) (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (A) (C) Maren Prediger (C) 2015 Ziva Dvorsak (S) Thomas Kyanko (C) Jean-Pierre Lucas (S) (C) Maren Prediger (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) Patrick Sunderman (S) (C) 2016 Will Anti (S) Michael Bamsey (C) Elizabeth Gratz (C) Meelis Kiisk (A) Jean-Pierre Lucas, (A) (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (S) (C) Ginny Thrasher (S) 2017 Milica Babic (S) Jean-Pierre Lucas (A) Morgan Phillips (C) 2018 Elizabeth Gratz (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (A) 2019 David Koenders (S) Milica Babic (S) Sarah Osborn (A) (C) 2020 Malori Brown (S) (C) Jared Eddy (C) David Koenders (A) Sarah Osborn (A) (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (C) Akihito Shimizu (S) 2021 Becca Lamb (A) Molly McGhin (A) (S) (C) Sarah Osborn (A) Matt Sanchez (A) (C) Akihito Shimizu (S) Verena Zaisberger (A) (S) (C) 2022 Malori Brown (S) Molly McGhin (A) (S) (C) Natalie Perrin (A) Akihito Shimizu (A) (S) (C) Verena Zaisberger (S) (C) 2023 Tal Engler (S) Molly McGhin (A) (S) (C) Malori Brown (S) Akihito Shimizu (A) Verena Zaisberger (A) (C) WVU ALL-GARC HONORABLE MENTION SELECTIONS 1998 Rob Toney (S) Liz Smith (C)

2000 Mats Persson (S) Steve Powell (A) April Shea (C) 2001 Tommy Caranasos (S) 2002 Rich Sawyer (S) (C) 2003 Josh Byers (C) Jonathan Hammond (S) Brian Launer (A) 2008 Lafe Kunkel (S) 2009 Michael Kulbacki (C) Justin Pentz (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (A) Bryant Wallizer (C) 2010 Brandi Eskew (C) Michael Kulbacki (S) Justin Pentz (A) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (S) 2011 Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (C) Andy Lamson (C) Kyle Smith (C) 2012 Amy Bock (S) Taylor Ciotola (S) Meelis Kiisk (C) Michael Kulbacki (A) Thomas Kyanko (S) (C) 2013 Daniel Sojka (A) (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) Patrick Sunderman (S) 2014 Thomas Kyanko (C) Patrick Sunderman (S) 2015 Thomas Kyanko (A) Jean-Pierre Lucas (A) Maren Prediger (S) 2016 Will Anti (C) Michael Bamsey (A) Elizabeth Gratz (S) 2017 Will Anti (S) Morgan Phillips (A) 2018 Will Anti (A) (C) Sarah Osborn (A) (C) 2019 Jared Eddy (A) (S) (C) 2021 Tal Engler (S) Becca Lamb (C) Matt Sanchez (S) Calista Smoyer (C) Sarah Osborn (C) 2022 Malori Brown (C) Jared Eddy (S) Natalie Perrin (S) (C) Matt Sanchez (S) (C) Calista Smoyer (C)

2023 Akihito Shimizu (S) (C) Verena Zaisberger (S) Natalie Perrin (A) Tal Engler (C) Matt Sanchez (C) Malori Brown (C) Key: A - Air Rifle S - Smallbore C - Combined


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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR COACH CAPTAIN 1951 Maj. John Nicholas Robert Jones 1952 Maj. John Nicholas Robert Jones 1953 Capt. Kendrick Barlow Robert Galusha 1954 Capt. Kendrick Barlow Robert Galusha 1955 Capt. Clair L. Book Marvin Fisher 1956 Capt. Clair L. Book Jerry Amos 1957 Capt. Clair L. Book James Paxton 1958 Capt. Hugh H. Jones Ted Morlang 1959 Capt. Hugh H. Jones George Pignatello 1960 Capt. Charles Means Bruce Meredith 1961 Capt. Charles Means Bruce Meredith 1962 Capt. Charles Means Bob Davies 1963 Maj. Charles Means Bob Gosnell 1964 M/Sgt. Charles Haley Jack Writer 1965 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard Dean Bahrman 1966 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard Jack Writer 1967 Sgt. Joe Gravens Dean Bahrman 1968 Sgt. Joe Gravens Jerry Luh 1969 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle Brent Jones 1970 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle Bill Schetzel 1971 Sp. 4 Gary Grady Greg Yantis 1972 Greg Yantis Al Fischer 1973 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms Al Fischer 1974 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms Jim Meredith 1975 M/Sgt. Roy Riffe Phil Whitworth 1976 M/Sgt. Charles Neal Phil Whitworth 1977 Ed Etzel Dan Young 1978 Ed Etzel Dan Young 1979 Ed Etzel Elliot Hutchinson 1980 Ed Etzel Stefan Thynell 1981 Ed Etzel Tim Rennie, John Rost 1982 Ed Etzel John Rost 1983 Ed Etzel Dena Orth 1984 Ed Etzel Bob Broughton 1985 Ed Etzel Dave Ridenour 1986 Ed Etzel Dave Johnson 1987 Ed Etzel Mike Anti 1988 Greg Perrine Bill Dodd 1989 Ed Etzel Web Wright 1990 Marsha Beasley Tammie DeAngelis 1991 Marsha Beasley Gary Hardy 1992 Marsha Beasley Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1993 Marsha Beasley Garett Smith 1994 Marsha Beasley Joe Pishock 1995 Marsha Beasley None 1996 Marsha Beasley None 1997 Marsha Beasley None 1998 Marsha Beasley None 1999 Marsha Beasley None 2000 Marsha Beasley None 2001 Marsha Beasley None 2002 Marsha Beasley None

RECORD 10‑0 15‑3 17‑1 10‑2 7‑6 12‑5 14‑5 9‑5 8‑8 11‑2 # 14‑1 13‑2 15‑0 # 19‑0 11‑3 # 11‑0 5‑2 8‑2 5‑2 5‑2 5‑3 5‑2 6‑1 11‑1 6‑1 # 6‑1 4‑0 4‑1 5‑1 6‑0 12‑0 11‑0 * 12‑1 * 13‑0 9‑1 * 10‑0 6‑1 * 9‑0 * 9-0 * 9-0 * 10-0 * 9-0 * 11-0 13-1 * 10-0 * 10-0 * 9-1 *% 13-0 % 10-0 % 12-1 11-0 8-3

YEAR COACH CAPTAIN RECORD 2003 Marsha Beasley None 11-2 2004 No varsity team 2005 Marsha Beasley None 3-8 2006 Marsha Beasley None 4-7 2007 Jon Hammond None 6-4 2008 Jon Hammond Lafe Kunkel 8-3 2009 Jon Hammond Paul Miller * 11-1 2010 Jon Hammond Bryant Wallizer $ 11-0 2011 Jon Hammond None $ 11-2 2012 Jon Hammond None $ 12-2 2013 Jon Hammond None *$ 11-1 2014 Jon Hammond None *$ 10-0 2015 Jon Hammond. Taylor Ciotola, Meelis Kiisk *$ 11-1 2016 Jon Hammond Meelis Kiisk, Jean-Pierre Lucas *$ 12-0 2017 Jon Hammond Jean-Pierre Lucas *$ 12-0 2018 Jon Hammond Elizabeth Gratz $ 13-0 2019 Jon Hammond Will Anti $ 13-0 2020 Jon Hammond Morgan Phillips, David Koenders ^ 9-1 2021 Jon Hammond None $ 7-1 2022 Jon Hammond None 12-1 2023 Jon Hammond None $16-4 TOTALS 706-109 # NRA Champions * NCAA Champions % MARC Champions $ - GARC Champions ^ 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

JON HAMMOND HAS LED WVU TO SIX NCAA TITLES.

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OPPONENT 77th Infantry Air Force Akron Alaska-Fairbanks Allegheny Alliance Army California, Pa. Canisius CarnegieMellon City College of New York Cincinnati The Citadel Clarion Coast Guard Columbus State Dayton Duquesne East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Geneva George Washington Georgetown Georgia Southern Indiana Indiana, Pa. Jacksonville State Johns Hopkins Kent State Kentucky King's Maryland Memphis Mississippi MIT Morehead State Murray State Navy Nebraska NC State Norwich Ohio Ohio State Penn State Pitt Potomac State Richmond RoseHulman St. John's Tennessee Tennessee Tech TCU Texas-El Paso Toledo Villanova Virginia VMI Virginia Tech Washington & Jefferson Washington & Lee Washington State William & Mary Wyoming Xavier

W 1 22 21 14 2 2 43 7 12 22 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 34 14 12 14 2 1 1 1 19 7 1 1 22 3 0 16 20 1 2 26 32 15 23 4 2 51 25 26 8 3 2 17 1 27 8 8 1 1 2 25 7 27 2 1 1 3 13

L 0 0 0 9 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 2

BEGAN 1964 1974 1952 1989 1964 1964 1957 1951 1990 1951 1962 1994 1959 1965 1984 2011 1968 1951 1964 1963 1956 1962 1957 2023 1951 1956 1997 1966 1952 1963 1984 1952 2005 2002 1984 2008 1967 1966 2003 1959 1994 1966 1974 1953 1951 1953 1961 1981 1981 1966 1975 2005 1992 1952 1974 1969 1952 1953 1951 1956 1987 1983 1996 1990


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ALL-TIME SCORES 1951-2019 1951 (10-0)

MAJ. JOHN NICHOLAS 1411-1322 W Washington & Jefferson 1390-1341 W Duquesne 1364-1359 W Pitt 1368-1290 W California, Pa. 1381-1342 W Carnegie Tech 1374-1367 W at Duquesne 1380-1365 W at Pitt 1391-1334 W at Carnegie Tech 1416-1333 W at Washington & Jefferson 1395-1274 W at California, Pa. NRA Sectionals 1395-1393 W Indiana

1952 (15-3)

MAJ. JOHN NICHOLAS 1390-1341 W 1398-1344 W 1380-1384 L 1397-1327 W 1396-1378 W 1403-1388 W 1408-1260 W 1414-1318 W 1414-1293 W 1399-1400 L 1406-1338 W 1411-1397 W 1411-1361 W 1409-1319 W 1405-1317 W 1408-1381 W 1428-1300 W 1417-1439 L NRA Sectionals (5th)

Duquesne Washington & Jefferson at VMI Carnegie Tech VMI Pitt California, Pa. at Duquesne Carnegie Tech Pitt at Washington & Jefferson Pitt Kent State at Akron at Toledo Pitt California, Pa. at Maryland

1953 (17-1)

CAPT. KENDRICK BARLOW 1405-1221 W 1405-1311 W 1411-1341 W 1404-1380 W 1404-1396 W 1401-1383 W 1401-1347 W 1401-1385 W 1415-1362 W 1415-1342 W 1415-1096 W 1395-1403 L 1402-1360 W 1402-1350 W 1422-1209 W 1422-1406 W NRA Sectionals (1st)

at California, Pa. Carnegie Tech at Duquesne VMI Virginia Tech at Pitt Washington & Jefferson Penn State at Duquesne Washington & Jefferson Potomac State at Pitt at Carnegie Tech Washington & Jefferson California, Pa. Pitt

1954 (10-2)

CAPT. KENDRICK BARLOW 1412-1372 W at Washington & Jefferson 1400-1365 W Duquesne 1401-1397 W Pitt 1402-1424 L at Virginia Tech 1402-1388 W at VMI 1416-1281 W Potomac State 1398-1373 W Washington & Jefferson 1407-1353 W at Duquesne 1417-1339 W at Carnegie Tech 1403-1370 W Carnegie Tech 1403- L Pitt 1411-1401 W Pitt NRA Sectionals (1st)

1955 (7-6)

CAPT. CLAIR BOOK 1371-1362 W 1367-1397 L 1367-1401 L 1372-1315 W 1372-1370 W 1338-1374 L 1366-1364 W 1366-1315 W 1392-1402 L 1354-1369 L 1378-1317 W 1387-1404 L 1387-1369 W NRA Sectionals (2nd)

Washington & Jefferson VMI Virginia Tech Duquesne Carnegie Tech Duquesne Carnegie Tech Potomac State Virginia Tech Pitt Potomac State Pitt Washington & Jefferson

1956 (12-5)

CAPT. CLAIR BOOK 1386-1375 W Carnegie Tech 1342-1257 W at Geneva 1352-1377 L at Pitt 1352-1295 W Indiana, Pa. 1402-1370 W Washington & Jefferson 1387-1386 W at Washington & Jefferson 1388-1413 L at Virginia Tech 1388-1307 W Washington & Lee 1377-1274 W Geneva 1384-1401 L Virginia Tech 1379-1410 L at Carnegie Tech 1388-1377 W Pitt 1380-1311 W Indiana, Pa. 1396-1389 W at Duquesne 1400-1330 W Potomac State 1403-1419 L Duquesne 1399-1326 W at Potomac State NRA Sectionals (7th)

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CAPT. CLAIR BOOK 1378-1390 L at Duquesne 1392-1383 W at Washington & Jefferson 1415-1393 W Pitt 1415-1402 W Carnegie Tech 1401-1346 W at Indiana, Pa. 1391-1435 L at Army 1421-1402 W Virginia Tech 1407-1352 W Indiana, Pa. 1391-1395 L at Carnegie Tech 1409-1396 W Washington & Jefferson 1409-1381 W Geneva 1403-1395 W Georgetown 1403-1407 L Maryland 1403-1423 L Virginia Tech * W VMI 1417-1415 W Duquesne 1408-1375 W Pitt 1405-1373 W at Geneva 1420-1331 W Potomac State NRA Sectionals (3rd) * Forfeit

1958 (9-5)

CAPT. HUGH JONES, JR. 1393-1367 W Indiana, Pa. 1405-1407 L Carnegie Tech 1405-1383 W Pitt 1423-1421 W Duquesne 1373-1376 L at Pitt 1387-1366 W at Geneva 1387-1401 L at Washington & Jefferson 1427-1422 W Virginia Tech 1412-1392 W Geneva 1389-1396 L at Duquesne 1394-1406 L at Carnegie Tech 1416-1374 W at Indiana, Pa. 1422-1394 W Washington & Jefferson 1422-1408 W VMI Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (3rd)

1959 (8-8)

CAPT. HUGH JONES, JR. 1381-1368 W Geneva 1400-1414 L Carnegie Tech 1400-1364 W Duquesne 1391-1331 W at Duquesne 1410-1417 L Washington & Jefferson 1400-1419 L Army 1400-1416 L The Citadel 1400-1362 W Washington & Lee 1400-1399 W VMI 1369-1365 W at Geneva 1405-1410 L at Washington & Jefferson 1394-1381 W Penn State

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Mountaineer Rifle 1394-1382 W North Carolina State 1394-1411 L Virginia Tech 1414-1421 L at Carnegie Tech Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (3rd)

1960 (11-2)

CAPT. CHARLES MEANS 1411-1381 W 1422-1350 W 1413-1207 W 1415-1396 W 1428-1406 W 1427-1108 W 1427-1403 W 1414-1361 W 1417-1443 L 1429-1430 L 1430-1413 W 1430-1417 W 1430-1405 W Southern Conference (1st) NRA Sectionals (1st) 2nd Nationally

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1961 (14-1)

CAPT. CHARLES MEANS 1416-1333 W at Geneva 1435-1412 W at Carnegie Tech 1435-1248 W at Duquesne 1410-1413 L at Washington & Jefferson 1439-1399 W Carnegie Tech 1439-1347 W Geneva 1439-1398 W Pitt 1445-1418 W at Penn State 1431-1377 W Richmond 1431-1396 W at Virginia Tech 1434-1418 W Washington & Jefferson 1426-1371 W at Pitt 1448-1345 W Duquesne 1448-1396 W Penn State 1452-1410 W at Washington & Jefferson Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1st Nationally

1962 (13-2)

CAPT. CHARLES MEANS 1407-1340 W 1407-1341 W 1428-1408 W

at Duquesne Pitt Carnegie Tech

1436-1400 W 1429-1398 W 1429-1336 W 1424-1403 W 1433-1424 W 1428-1437 L 1423-1417 W 1423-1435 L 1432-1426 W 1441-1416 W 1441-1379 W 1441-1360 W Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st)

1963 (15-0)

Washington & Jefferson at Richmond George Washington at Carnegie Tech at Penn State Virginia Tech City College of New York at Army at Washington & Jefferson VMI Duquesne Pitt

MAJ. BOB MEANS 1429-1398 W at Carnegie Tech 1429-1378 W Duquesne 1429-1378 W Pitt 1428-1378 W at Washington & Jefferson 1434-1370 W Carnegie Tech 1434-1433 W Army 1437-1388 W Washington & Jefferson 1412-1388 W at George Washington 1435-1382 W Pitt


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1967 (5-2)

JOE GRAVENS 1445-1390 W at Indiana, Pa. 1106-1078 W Murray State 1337-1312 W at VMI 1355-1379 L Army 1351-1356 L The Citadel 1387-1368 W at Navy 1355-1346 W Penn State Kansas State Invitational (1st) Coast Guard Invitational (5th) Southern Conference (1st) West Virginia Sectional and Conventional (1st)

1968 (8-2)

1965 MOUNTAINEERS 1436-1386 W Duquesne 1436-1375 W Potomac State 1443-1440 W Penn State 1411-1406 W at VMI 1428-1377 W at Kentucky 1428-1376 W Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 2nd Nationally

1964 (19-0)

M/SGT. CHARLES HALEY 1427-1300 W California, Pa. 1434-1397 W Carnegie Tech 1434-1354 W Duquesne 1427-1414 W at Allegheny 1427-1286 W at Alliance 1417-1404 W Virginia Tech 1448-1444 W at Army 1448-1359 W at 77th Inf. Div. 1422-1383 W at Carnegie Tech 1422-1338 W Duquesne 1447-1379 W Washington & Jefferson 1443-1413 W East Tennessee State 1456-1335 W at Washington & Jefferson 1433-1433* W VMI 1449-1436 W at Penn State 1445-1395 W at Carnegie Tech 1445-1395 W at Alliance 1445-1402 W at Allegheny 1445-1419 W at Indiana, Pa. Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1st Nationally

* WVU won on standing position

1965 (11-3)

M/SGT. FRANCIS ORCHARD 1451-1354 W Geneva 1426-1375 W at Geneva 1431-1404 W at Washington & Jefferson 1431-1382 W at Clarion 1454-1394 W Carnegie Tech 1449-1434 W Indiana, Pa. 1441-1444 L Army 1435-1437 L at The Citadel 1435-1427 W at Virginia Tech 1416-1429 L at VMI 1442-1418 W Penn State 1442-1365 W Duquesne 1447-1431 W at Indiana, Pa. 1450-1376 W at Duquesne Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st)

1966 (11-0)

M/SGT. FRANCIS ORCHARD 1461-1363 W Indiana, Pa. 1459-1326 W Ohio 1395-1364 W at The Citadel 1395-1300 W at Tennessee 1395-1306 W East Tennessee State 1466-1424 W VMI 1462-1449 W at Army 1459-1425 W at Navy 1457-1302 W at Ohio 1393-1348 W at Penn State 1393-1326 W Johns Hopkins

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JOE GRAVENS 2723-2769 L East Tennessee State 2723-2475 W Indiana, Pa. 1371-1210 W at Richmond 1371-1288 W at The Citadel 1383-1357 W Akron 1383-1278 W Dayton 1384-1313 W VMI 1364-1358 W at Army 1365-1385 L at Navy 1386-1345 W at Penn State Kansas Invitational (6th) Coast Guard Invitational (3rd) Southern Conference (2nd) NRA International (1st) NRA Conventional (1st) 2nd Nationally

1969 (5-2)

ROBERT MCNICKLE 1379-1365 W at Akron Kansas Invitational ROTC Division (2nd) College Division (4th) 1334-1402 L at Navy 1424-1394 W at East Tennessee State 1394-1343 W at VMI USCGA (1st) 1396-1277 W Virginia 1385-1374 W Army 1385-1325 W Penn State

1970 (5-2)

ROBERT MCNICKLE 1383-1308 W Pitt 1383-1261 W Indiana, Pa. Kansas Invitational ROTC Division (3rd) College Division (2nd) Xavier Invitational ROTC Division (2nd) College Division (4th) 1357-1389 L at Navy

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Mountaineer Rifle 1390-1399 L 1390-1339 W 1366-1339 W Coast Guard Invitational (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st)

at Penn State at Army VMI

1971 (5-3)

GARY GRADY 1344-1229 W at Pitt 1344-1314 W Indiana, Pa. 1355-1316 W Kentucky 1355-1373 L at Navy 1337-1349 L at Penn State 1412-1337 W at Army 1362-1333 W VMI NRA Sectionals (1st) 1377-1349 W Penn State

1972 (5-2)

GREG YANTIS 1332-1223 W at Pitt 1332-1229 W at Indiana, Pa. 2698-2630 W Eastern Kentucky Xavier Invitational (6th) Kentucky Invitational (10th) 1339-1393 L at Navy 1373-1349 W at VMI West Point Invitational (8th) 1380-1363 W at Penn State 1380-1408 L at Army NRA Sectionals (1st)

1973 (6-1)

M/SGT. BOBBY TIMMS 2819-2597 W Indiana, Pa. 2812-2856 L at East Tennessee State 2817-2776 W Ohio State 2249-2156 W at Virginia 2812-2779 W at Navy 2807-2749 W Army 2804-2682 W Penn State NRA Sectionals International (1st) Conventional (1st)

1974 (11-1)

M/SGT. BOBBY TIMMS 1418-1316 W 1418-1270 W 2793-2717 W 2837-2867 L Xavier Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (1st) 2812-2684 W 2815-2715 W 1406-1233 W 2820-2791 W 2820-2756 W Army Invitational (1st) 5743-5048 W 2830-2820 W 2830-2643 W

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at Ohio State at Penn State at Villanova at Army at Air Force Pitt at Navy at VMI

NRA Sectionals (1st)

1975 (6-1)

SGT. ROY RIFFE 1400-1325 W at Indiana, Pa. 1400-1182 W at Pitt 2849-2821 W East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Invitational (2nd) Xavier Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (2nd) Tennesee Tech Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (3rd) 2830-1748 W Army 2834-2732 W Ohio State West Point Invitational (4th) 2803-2884 L Tennessee Tech 2796-2792 W Navy NRA Sectionals (1st)

1976 (6-1)

ED ETZEL 2826-2665 W Pitt 2826-2472 W Indiana, Pa. East Tennessee State Invitational (6th) Kentucky Invitational (1st) Tennessee Tech Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (2nd) 3377-3384 L Tennessee Tech 2810-2743 W Ohio State West Point Invitational (1st) 2833-2809 W Navy 2828-2746 W Army 2828-2661 W Penn State

1977 (4-0)

ED ETZEL Acorns Invitational (1st) East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd) Kentucky Invitational (1st) Acorns Invitational (1st) Tennessee Tech Invitational (1st) USMA Invitational (1st) 2299-2206 W Ohio State 2299-2148 W Penn State 2843-1802 W at NC State 2843-2801 W at Navy NRA Sectionals (2nd)

1978 (4-1)

ED ETZEL Acorns Invitational (1st) East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd) Kentucky Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (1st) 2273-2268 W at Tennessee Tech 2848-2753 W at Ohio State 2848-2671 W at Penn State West Point Invitational (4th) 2286-2303 L at East Tennessee State 2285-2250 W at Navy NRA Championships (3rd)

1979 (5-1)

ED ETZEL 2276-2150 W at Penn State Tennessee Tech Invitational (2nd) East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd) Eastern Kentucky Invitational (1st) Acorns Invitational (1st) 2276-2133 W Ohio State Open International Sectionals (2nd) 2309-2237 W at Navy 4592-4692 L East Tennessee State 4811-4598 W Eastern Kentucky NRA Collegiate Sectionals Smallbore (2nd), Air Rifle (3rd) National Intercollegiate Championship (3rd)

1980 (6-0)

ED ETZEL East Tennessee State Invitational (1st) West Virginia Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (3rd) Bob Stark Invitational (1st) 4649-4529 W Navy Army Invitational (1st) 4632-4611 W East Tennessee State 2329-2224 W Army 2329-2208 W Ohio State 2329-2169 W Penn State 4616-4534 W Eastern Kentucky NCAA Championship (2nd)

1981 (12-0)

ED ETZEL 6156-6069 W East Tennessee State 6156-5750 W NC State West Virginia Invitational (1st) Eastern Kentucky Invitational (3rd) Kentucky Invitational (1st) 6124-6121 W Tennessee Tech 6082-6037 W Army 6082-5804 W Penn State 6082-5774 W Ohio State 6082-5792 W Rose-Hulman 6142-6063 W Navy 6142-5858 W Penn State 2297-2225 W St. John’s USMA Invitational (2nd) 6129-6095 W Eastern Kentucky 6117-6097 W East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (2nd)

1982 (11-0)

ED ETZEL 6124-6048 W at Tennessee Tech East Tennessee State Invitational (4th) 3814-3706 W St. John’s Eastern Kentucky Invitational (2nd) 6511-6063 W at Murray State 6188-6026 W Murray State 6182-6122 W Eastern Kentucky 6173-6071 W Tennessee Tech


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W at Army W at St. John’s W East Tennessee State

1983 (12-1)

ED ETZEL East Tennessee State Invitational (1st) 6101-6102 L at Tennessee Tech 6103-6005 W at Eastern Kentucky 6151-5807 W Ohio State 6144-6072 W Army 6162-5420 W William & Mary 3829-3700 W at St. John’s 6149-5997 W at Navy 6157-6061 W Eastern Kentucky 6160-6133 W Tennessee Tech 6182-6123 W East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (1st)

1984 (12-0)

ED ETZEL 6207-6075 W St. John’s 6184-6083 W at Eastern Kentucky 6185-6167 W at East Tennessee State Army Invitational (1st) 6220-5830 W Ohio State 6082-5987 W Navy 6221-5878 W King’s College Murray State Invitational (1st) 6180-6147 W East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (1st)

1987 (6-1)

1989 (8-0)

1988 (7-0)

1990 (9-0)

ED ETZEL 6270-6037 W at St. John’s Xavier Invitational (2nd) 6221-6078 W at Navy 6206-5749 W at Ohio State 6196-6052 W Washington State 6207-6102 W at Tennessee Tech 6180-6189 L at Murray State 6205-6103 W Army NCAA Championship (2nd)

GREG PERRINE 6164-6110 W St. John’s Xavier Invitational (1st) 6222-5945 W King’s College 6206-5539 W Ohio State 6222-6086 W at Army 6212-6105 W at Navy 6213-6177 W Murray State 6190-6118 W Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

ED ETZEL 6193-6067 W at St. John’s 6192-6074 W Alaska-Fairbanks 6198-5816 W NC State 6224-5726 W Ohio State 6244-6053 W Navy 6231-6091 W Army 6224-6181 W at Tennessee Tech 6241-6145 W at Murray State NCAA Championship (1st)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6156-5977 W St. John’s 6206-6064 W at Air Force 6196-5916 W Canisius 6176-5890 W at Ohio State 6183-6029 W Xavier 6187-6098 W at Navy (NCAA Qualifier) 6183-6089 W at Army 6199-6033 W Murray State 6213-6067 W Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

1985 (9-1)

ED ETZEL 6085-6083 W at Eastern Kentucky 6113-6011 W at St. John’s 6128-6138 L at East Tennessee State 6170-5821 W at Ohio State 6186-6071 W Tennessee Tech 6197-6018 W at Navy 6201-6113 W Army 6179-6147 W East Tennessee State 6206-6103 W Eastern Kentucky 6156-6130 W Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (2nd)

1986 (9-0)

ED ETZEL 3856-3770 W St. John’s 6202-6160 W Tennessee Tech 6223-6084 W at East Tennessee State 6186-6181 W Murray State 6175-5604 W Ohio State 6235-6026 W Navy 6224-6115 W at Army 6200-6101 W at Tennessee Tech 6193-6060 W East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (1st) DAVID JOHNSON

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1991 (10-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6200-6051 W at St. John’s 6185-5942 W at Xavier 6185-5915 W Kentucky 6180-6102 W Alaska-Fairbanks 6187-6053 W Ohio State 6193-6026 W Air Force 6180-6095 W Army (NCAA Qualifier) 6210-6094 W at Tennessee Tech 6196-6087 W at Murray State 6191-6073 W Canisius NCAA Championship (1st)

1992 (9-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6147-6009 W St. John’s 6172-6036 W at Air Force 6172-6003 W Texas-El Paso 6187-5489 W North Carolina State 6151-6046 W Xavier 6178-6061 W at Ohio State 6185-5939 W at Canisius 6217-6102 W at Murray State (NCAA Qualifier) 6213-6081 W Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

1993 (10-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6194-6067 W at St. John’s 6185-6098 W at Xavier 6199-6063 W Air Force 6184-5964 W Ohio State 6185-5926 W King’s College 6206-6076 W Texas-El Paso 6191-5860 W at VMI (NCAA Qualifier) 6192-6178 W at Tennessee Tech 6214-6157 W at Murray State 6199-5961 W Kentucky NCAA Championship (1st)

1994 (13-1)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6171-6083 W St. John’s Walsh Invitational (1st - 6188) 6200-6101 W Xavier 1551-1236 W Cincinnati 6146-6133 L Alaska-Fairbanks 6163-6139 W Air Force 6163-6010 W Texas-El Paso 6190-5825 W at Ohio State 6177-5329 W Duquesne 6156-5329 W Canisius NCAA Qualifier (1st) 6148-6069 W at Army 6148-6109 W Norwich 6163-6130 W Murray State 6187-6070 W Tennessee Tech 6176-6124 W Kentucky NCAA Championship (2nd)

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1995 (10-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6179-6125 W at St. John’s Walsh Invitational (1st - 6188) 6196-6145 W at Kentucky 6195-5780 W Ohio State 6199-6156 W Air Force 6143-6012 W Canisius 6212-6106 W Norwich 6207-6109 W at Navy 6207-6157 W Xavier (NCAA Qualifier) 6227-6121 W at Murray State 6202-6157 W at Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

1996 (10-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6152-6133 W at Air Force 6204-5978 W Texas-El Paso 6204-5591 W Wyoming 6195-6126 W St. John’s Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6176) 6191-6156 W at Kentucky 6206-5903 W at Ohio State 6175-6130 W Xavier 6175-5858 W Duquesne NCAA Qualifier at Xavier (1st - 6197) 6225-6031 W at Canisius 6210-6061 W Murray State NCAA Championship (1st)

1997 (9-1)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6178-6095 W Jacksonville State 6194-6121 W Norwich (at St. John’s) Walsh Invitational (1st - 6206) 6170-6178 L Kentucky 6209-6089 W Air Force 6201-5806 W Ohio State 6193-5772 W Duquesne 6195-5486 W Canisius 6211-6083 W Xavier (NCAA Qualifier) 6215-6154 W at Murray State 6232-6152 W at Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

1998 (13-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6195-6137 W at Jacksonville State 6163-5777 W vs. Army (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6170-6061 W at Air Force 6170-5878 W vs. Wyoming (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6170-5773 W vs. Army (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Walsh Invitational (1st - 6202) 6177-6122 W Kentucky 6171-5958 W at Ohio State 6184-5910 W Duquesne 6184-6087 W Norwich 6183-6080 W Xavier 6212-5739 W at Canisius NCAA Qualifier in Cincinnati, Ohio (1st - 6181)

6190-6124 W Murray State 6175-6106 W Tennessee Tech MARC Tournament (1st - 6201) NCAA Championship (1st - 6214)

1999 (10-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6161-6080 W Jacksonville State 6175-6143 W at Norwich at Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6181) 6164-6115 W at Kentucky 6181-6004 W Ohio State 6176-6060 W Air Force 6099-5816 W Duquesne 6190-6112 W Xavier 6195-5858 W Canisius at NCAA Qualifiers (1st - 6175) 6153-6130 W at Murray State 6191-6018 W at Tennessee Tech at MARC Tournament (1st - 6205) NCAA Championship (3rd - 6156)

2000 (12-1)

MARSHA BEASLEY 6141-6117 W at Jacksonville State 6174-6094 W at Air Force 6153-6011 W vs. Army (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6153-5978 W vs. Texas-El Paso (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6127-6150 L Navy at Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6180) at MARC/OVC Shootout (3rd - 6111) 6111-5303 W Kentucky 6162-5958 W at Ohio State 6133-5843 W Duquesne 6162-6127 W Xavier 6191-5880 W at Canisius at NCAA Qualifiers (1st - 6121) 6121-5694 W VMI 6182-6077 W Murray State 6183-6089 W Tennessee Tech at MARC Championship (1st - 6185) at NCAA Championship (3rd - 4603, smallbore only)

2001 (11-0)

MARSHA BEASLEY at MARC/OVC Shootout (3rd - 6167) 6164-6129 W Jacksonville State 6154-6110 W Texas-El Paso at Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6191) 6187-6170 W at Kentucky 6217-6084 W Air Force 6177-5929 W Ohio State 6194-6156 W Xavier 6184-5880 W Canisius 6160-6143 W Navy 6160-5897 W Duquesne 6191-6161 W at Murray State 6206-6147 W at Tennessee Tech at MARC Championship (2nd - 6188) at NCAA Championship (3rd - 6174)


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2002 (8-3)

MARSHA BEASLEY at GARC/OVC Shootout (2nd - 6185) 6185-6148 W vs. Jacksonville State (Cookeville, Tenn.) 6117-6013 W at Air Force 6187-5998 W vs. Wyoming (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6123-6012 W Mississippi 6178-6160 W Army (Columbus, Ohio) 6197-6171 W Kentucky 6183-6112 W at Ohio State at Xavier Tournament (2nd-6179) 6238-6271 L Alaska-Fairbanks 6181-6241 L Xavier 6209-6240 L Murray State 6220-6225 W Tennessee Tech at GARC Championship (3rd - 6230) at NCAA Championship (6th, SB - 4612; 7th overall)

2003 (11-2)

MARSHA BEASLEY at Mountaineer Open (1st - 6203) 6165-6157 W at Kentucky 6171-6123 W vs. Jacksonville State (Cincinnati, Ohio) 6214-6171 W at Army 6214-6060 W vs. Mississippi (West Point, N.Y.) 6203-6126 W Nebraska at Palmyra Invitational (** - 6150) 6204-6108 W Air Force 6221-6144 W Ohio State 6215-6189 W Xavier 6232-6318 L Alaska-Fairbanks 6235-5677 W Canisius 6218-6053 W Duquesne at GARC Championships (2nd - 6174) 6196-6231 L at Murray State 6213-6185 W at Tennessee Tech

2004

WVU competed as a club team

2005 (3-8)

MARSHA BEASLEY 4560-4650 L Navy 4552-4645 L at Army 4574-4575 L Mississippi 2307-2210 W TCU (air only) 6012-6149 L vs. Nebraska (Palmyra, Pa.) 4550-4677 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4537-4499 W Ohio State 4561-4611 L at Kentucky 4561-4506 W vs. Rose-Hulman (Lexington, Ky.) 4545-4646 L at Xavier (NCAA Qualifier) 4545-4609 L Memphis (Cincinnati, Ohio) at GARC Championship (7th B 4576)

2006 (4-7)

MARSHA BEASLEY 4551-4668 L Army 4556-4630 L Mississippi 4590-4554 W NC State

1994-95 MOUNTAINEERS 4643-4562 L Navy 4544-4587 L Kentucky 4578-4662 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4596-4653 L vs. Nebraska (Palmyra, Pa.) 4603-4503 W Akron 4603-4535 W Texas Christian (Akron, Ohio) 4569-4556 W Ohio State 4585-4612 L Memphis (NCAA Qualifier at Murray, Ky.) at GARC Championship (6th B 4594)

2007 (6-4, 2-4)

JON HAMMOND 4560-4545 W Memphis 4545-4444 W Ohio State 4514-4638 L Army 4548-4633 L Nebraska 4531-4648 L Kentucky 4532-4479 W NC State 4561-4445 W Tennessee Tech at Palmyra Invitational (6th – 4571) 4571-4519 W Akron 4568-4582 L Ole Miss 4566-4370 W VMI Institute at GARC Championship (5th – 4552)

2008 (8-3, 4-2)

JON HAMMOND 4618-4506 W NC State 4623-4452 W Ohio State 4614-4551 W Ole Miss 4600-4675 L Army 4616-4647 L Kentucky 4615-4599 W Nebraska 4626-4653 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4591-4517 W Akron 4609-4470 W Memphis (at Murray State Invitational) 4614-4528 W Tennessee Tech 4647-4398 W VMI (NCAA Qualifiers)

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2009 (11-1, 5-1)

JON HAMMOND 4629-4535 W Ohio State 4647-4541 W Morehead State 4659-4616 W at Army 4655-4565 W vs. Ole Miss (West Point, N.Y.) 4666-4626 W TCU 4639-4649 L at Kentucky 4656-4592 W vs. Memphis (Lexington, Ky.) 4650-4622 W Nebraska 4677-4493 W NC State 4653-4634 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4666-4516 W Akron 4639-4524 W NC State (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championship (2nd – 4645) at NCAA Championship (1st – 4643)

2010 (11-0, 7-0)

JON HAMMOND 4655-4587 W vs. Air Force (Lincoln, Neb.) 4660-4634 W at Nebraska 4666-4538 W at Ohio State 4665-4560 W at Akron 4638-4562 W Army 4691-4642 W Kentucky 4678-4561 W NC State 4697-4670 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4696-4576 W vs. Ole Miss (Cookeville, Tenn.) at Winthrow Invitational (1st – 4678) 4659-4530 W Memphis 4659-4612 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championships (1st – 4653) at NCAA Championships (3rd – 4641)

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Kentucky

2015 (11-1, 8-0)

JON HAMMOND 4712-4664 W TCU 4695-4611 W at Akron 4695-4652 W at Ohio State 4718-4637 W Memphis 4699-4568 W vs. Mississippi (West Point, N.Y.) 4717-4644 W at Army 4702-4577 W Navy 4714-4586 W NC State 4704-4680 W Nebraska 4691-4688 W at Alaska-Fairbanks 4706-4705 L at Alaska-Fairbanks 4677-4663 W at Kentucky at WVU Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4705 at GARC Championships (1st – 4709) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4702)

2016 (12-0, 8-0 GARC) 2009-10 MOUNTAINEERS

2011 (11-2, 5-1)

JON HAMMOND 4676-4570 W Ohio State 4675-4663 L TCU 4681-4586 W Memphis 4675-4661 W Murray State 4686-4647 W vs. Ole Miss (West Point, N.Y.) 4680-4659 W at Army 4657-4498 W NC State 4656-4592 W Nebraska 4694-4540 W Akron 4696-4646 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4696-4680 L at Kentucky 4704-4607 W vs. Columbus State (Lexington, Ky.) 4704-4596 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championships (1st – 4704) at NCAA Championships (2nd - 4697)

2012 (12-2, 5-1)

JON HAMMOND 4664-4587 W vs. Air Force (Lincoln, Neb.) 4667-4610 W at Nebraska 4693-4637 W Army 4678-4616 W Memphis 4688-4615 W Murray State 4671-4646 W Ole Miss 4691-4554 W Akron 4676-4626 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4680-4616 W at Ohio State 4701-4669 L at TCU 4680-4650 L Kentucky 4647-4577 W NC State 4678-4413 W VMI men (NCAA Qualifiers)

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4678-4326 W VMI women (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championships (1st – 4681) at NCAA Championships (6th – 4647)

2013 (11-1, 5-1)

JON HAMMOND 4709-4631 W at Army 4690-4594 W at Ohio State 4690-4571 W vs. Akron (Columbus, Ohio) 4717-4634 W Memphis 4710-4613 W Navy 4720-4624 W Ole Miss 4697-4596 W NC State 4719-4670 W at Alaska-Fairbanks 4716-4651 W at Alaska-Fairbanks 4689-4661 W Nebraska 4704-4695 L at Kentucky 4700-4628 W Murray State at Ohio State (NCAA Qualifier) 4716 at GARC Championships (1st – 4705) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4679)

2014 (10-0, 7-0)

JON HAMMOND 4657-4648 W Ohio State 4656-4650 W at Nebraska 4695-4669 W Army 4681-4614 W Mississippi 4690-4605 W Akron 4678-4627 W at Navy 4707-4604 W NC State at Withrow Invitational (1st – 4710) 4690-4655 W at Memphis 4709-4680 W Alaska-Fairbanks

JON HAMMOND 4705-4680 W at Air Force 4714-4654 W vs. Nebraska (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 4693-4671 W at Memphis 4713-4602 W at Mississippi 4697-4692 W vs. Murray State (Akron, Ohio) 4709-4653 W Army 4711-4684 W Ohio State 4724-4697 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4740-4621 W Akron 4719-4654 W NC State 4713-4674 W Kentucky 4714-4636 W at Navy at WVU Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4723 at GARC Championships (1st – 4702) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4703)

2017 (12-0, 8-0 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4714-4674 W Ohio State 4709-4671 W at NC State 4724-4627 W at Akron 4721-4670 W at Ohio State 4713-4650 W Memphis 4704-4644 W vs. Mississippi (West Point, N.Y.) 4712-4657 W at Army West Point 4717-4688 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4725-4651 W Navy 4710-4646 W Nebraska 4718-4675 W at Kentucky 4726-4713 W vs. Murray State (Lexington, Ky.) at WVU Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4724 at GARC Championships (1st – 4725) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4723)


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2018 (13-0, 9-0 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4703-4630 W vs. NC State (Charleston, S.C.) 4731-4683 W Ohio State 4716-4653 W at Nebraska 4739-4647 W Ole Miss 4727-4717 W TCU 4733-4640 W Army 4730-4634 W at Memphis 4742-4703 W at Murray State 4711-4651 W Akron 4718-4669 W vs. Ole Miss (Fairbanks, Alaska) 4719-4704 W at Alaska-Fairbanks 4733-4656 W Navy 4720-4693 W Kentucky at Bill McKenzie Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4711 at GARC Championships (1st – 4699) at NCAA Championships (2nd – 4708)

2019 (13-0, 8-0 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4704-4662 W Akron 4711-4639 W Memphis 4683-4679 W Murray State 4683-4650 W Ohio State 4712-4660 W Nebraska 4712-4686 W Air Force 4712-4658 W Army West Point 4703-4556 W Coast Guard 4703-4678 W TCU 4690-4638 W NC State 4703-4665 W Mississippi 4706-4660 W Navy 4723-4678 W Kentucky at Bill McKenzie Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4690 at GARC Championships (1st – 4715) at NCAA Championships (2nd – 4692)

2020 (9-1, 7-1 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4719-4642 W Nebraska 4708-4708 W TCU 4704-4674 W Ole Miss 4714-4654 W Memphis 4719-4672 W Akron 4710-4666 W NC State 4715-4655 W Navy 4683-4648 W Army 4710-4652 W Ohio State 4712-4723 L Kentucky at Bill McKenzie Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4706 at GARC Championships (2nd – 4693) *2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2021 (7-1, 5-1 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4715-4665 W Akron 4712-4661 W Ohio State 4712-4665 W Ohio State 4734-4706 W Ole Miss 4734-4646 W Navy 4734-4660 W Akron 4737-4713 W Ole Miss 4717-4723 L Kentucky at Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4713 at GARC Championships (1st – 4727) at NCAA Championships (2nd – 4704)

2022 (12-1, 7-1 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4733-4683 W Ole Miss 4725-4674 W Murray State 4718-4622 W Memphis 4730-4652 W NC State 4724-4723 W TCU

4711-4659 W Army 4724-4653 W Army 4724-4671 W Ohio State 4724-4703 W Air Force 4739-4712 W Navy 4726-4670 W Akron 4726-4642 W Morehead State 4700-4702 L Kentucky at Bill McKenzie Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4707 at GARC Championships (2nd – 4732) at NCAA Championships (6th – 4700)

2023 (16-4, 8-1 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4712-4645 W Memphis 4723-4696 W Ole Miss 4714-4564 W UTEP 4714-4682 W Air Force 4715-4568 W UTEP 4715-4690 W Air Force 4733-4725 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4733-4737 L TCU 4733-4705 W Kentucky 4725-4649 W Army 4751-4687 W NC State 4736-4744 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4751-4752 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4751-4658 W Georgia Southern 4751-4726 W Kentucky 4740-4713 W Ohio State 4743-4695 W Akron 4742-4709 W Navy 4726-4734 L Kentucky at VMI (NCAA Qualifier), 4741 at GARC Championship (1st - 4722) at NCAA Championships (5th 4708)

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WVU RIFLE ALUMNI A Ed Adams..................................................................................................1958-59, 1959-60 Nicole Allaire............................................................................................2001-02, 2002-03 Jerry Amos...............................................................................................................1956-57 Jack Anderson...........................................................................................2016-17, 2017-18 Michael Anti..............................................................1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 Will Anti.....................................................................2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 Matthew Aquaro.......................................................1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 Bill Arnett...................................................................1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78

B Milica Babic...............................................................2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 John Bachant...........................................................................................................1958-59 Dean Bahrman.......................................................................... 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 Ralph Baker.............................................................................. 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 Michael Bamsey.......................................................................................2014-15, 2015-16 Noah Barker...............................................................2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 Ryan Baum..............................................................................................................2002-03 Brad Baumeister......................................................................................................1974-75 Scott Beaman...........................................................................................1975-76, 1976-77 Randall Beatty..........................................................................................1957-58, 1958-59 Thomas Bernstein......................................................1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 Jim Bishop.................................................................1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 Jack Bisping.............................................................................................................1956-57 Amy Bock................................................................................................................2011-12 Brad Brantley...........................................................................................................1974-75 Max Brantley............................................................................ 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 Becky Braun.............................................................................................................1974-75 Bill Braun.................................................................................................................1982-83 Roger Britton.............................................................1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 Bob Broughton..........................................................1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 Doug Brown..............................................................1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 Malori Brown.............................................................2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Jake Bunch...............................................................................................................1997-98 Ralph Bunten............................................................................ 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 Josh Byers................................................................................. 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

C Scott Campbell......................................................................... 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 Nicco Campriani.......................................................................................2009-10, 2010-11 Jennifer Canfield......................................................................................................2000-01 Debbie Capen...........................................................................................1967-68, 1968-69 Tommy Caranasos.....................................................1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01 John Carpenter.........................................................................................1968-69, 1969-70 Rob Cavaleri..............................................................1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92 John Christodoulou..................................................................................1959-60, 1960-61 Taylor Ciotola.............................................................2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 Damon Coffman......................................................................................................1956-57 Jay Cole....................................................................................................1975-76, 1976-77 John Cole.................................................................................. 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75 Nick Conger.............................................................................. 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 Jim Cook...................................................................................................1959-60, 1960-61 Chance Cover........................................................................... 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 Dale Cox....................................................................1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80 Amber Crist..............................................................................................................2002-03 Gary Cunningham....................................................................................1963-64, 1964-65

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D Roger Davidson.........................................................1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 Bob Davies.................................................................1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 Tammie DeAngelis.....................................................1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 Lee Deneke..............................................................................................................1973-74 Natasha Dinsmore.....................................................2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 Bill Dodd....................................................................1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 Steve Drenkard........................................................................................................1981-82 Jim Dunn..................................................................................................................1968-69 Ziva Dvorsak.............................................................................................2013-14, 2014-15

E Melissa Ealy.............................................................................................................1995-96 Jared Eddy.................................................................2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 Jim Egloff..................................................................................................1960-61, 1961-62 R. Engel*.................................................................................................................1979-80 Tal Engler.................................................................................. 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Brandi Eskew.............................................................2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 Jim Exline..................................................................................................1964-65, 1965-66

F Roger Ferrell.............................................................................................1970-71, 1971-72 Al Fischer...................................................................1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 Jean Foster.................................................................1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95 Charles Fox............................................................................... 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 Brian Fuhrman...........................................................1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98

G Casey Gabriel..........................................................................................................2006-07 Matt Gadd................................................................................................1997-98, 1998-99 Trevor Gathman.........................................................1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 Andrew Geng..........................................................................................................1993-94 Vince George...........................................................................................................1974-75 David Gibson...........................................................................................................1969-70 Bill Gifford.................................................................1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 Robin Glebes............................................................................ 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 Gareth Gold.............................................................................................................2002-03


WVUSPORTS.COM Jim Goodwin...........................................................................................................1963-64 Bob Gosnell.............................................................................. 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 Gary Grady..............................................................................................................1970-71 Leonard Graham.......................................................................................1962-63, 1963-64 Elizabeth Gratz..........................................................2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 Patti Grizzell.............................................................................................................1969-70

H Roy Hammer.............................................................................................1956-57, 1957-58 Jon Hammond.........................................................................................................2002-03 Gary Hardy.................................................................1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91 Tom Harrick.............................................................................................................1958-59 Christopher Heddan................................................................................................2001-02 Christian Heller..........................................................1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 Joe Hendricks.............................................................1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 Eric Hensil..................................................................2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05 Dave Herr.................................................................................................................1965-66 Randy Hill................................................................................................................1972-73 Russell Hill...............................................................................................................1957-58 Kim Hogrefe............................................... 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 Marilee Hohmann....................................................................................................1961-62 Andy Holoubek........................................................................................................1965-66 Jim Hornor...............................................................................................................1962-63 Paul Hornor...............................................................................................1956-57, 1957-58 Kim Howe..................................................................1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 Bob Hunt.................................................................................................................1981-82 Elliot Hutchinson.......................................................1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79

I Kenneth Ingram.......................................................................................................1957-58 Warren Ives...............................................................................................1966-67, 1967-68

J Kenneth Jacquot......................................................................................................1967-68 David Johnson...........................................................1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 Brent Jones............................................................................... 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69 Richard Jones............................................................................ 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70

K Kathy Kelly.................................................................1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77

Meelis Kiisk............................................... 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 Trish Kinsella............................................................................................................1965-66 Pat Kirby...................................................................................................1978-79, 1979-80 David Koenders......................................................................... 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 Michael Kulbacki.......................................................2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 Lafe Kunkel................................................................2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 Thomas Kyanko......................................... 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

L Becca Lamb.............................................................................. 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Andy Lamson.............................................................2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 Shannon Lancaster...................................................................................1992-93, 1993-94 Brian Launer..............................................................2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 Donna Leggett..........................................................................................1965-66, 1966-67 Lesley Leiper............................................................................................................1972-73 George Liptak..........................................................................................................1958-59 John Liptak..............................................................................................................1958-59 William Lobb...........................................................................................................1969-70 Gary Longwell...........................................................1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 Jean-Pierre Lucas.......................................................2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Larry Lucas................................................................................................1960-61, 1961-62 Jerry Luh................................................................................... 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 Gary Lund................................................................................................................1968-69

M Tim Manges...............................................................1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 Charles Mapes.........................................................................................................1970-71 Jeff Martin...............................................................................................................1989-90 Matthew Martin.......................................................................................2011-12, 2012-13 Garry Mason............................................................................................................1956-57 Doug McAllister........................................................................................2006-07, 2007-08 Joel McCray.............................................................................................................1963-64 John McDaniel..........................................................................................1957-58, 1958-59 Allen McFarland......................................................................................................1966-67 Molly McGhin........................................................................... 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Bart McNealy.............................................................1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 Ryan Meagher...........................................................1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 Bruce Meredith......................................................................... 1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61 James Meredith.........................................................1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 Terry Meredith.......................................................................... 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 Paul Miller..................................................................2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 Steve Miller............................................................................... 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 Mike Moore.............................................................................................................1962-63 Jim Morgan..............................................................................................1956-57, 1957-58 Ted Morlang.............................................................................................1956-57, 1957-58 Robert Murray.........................................................................................................1974-75

N Ron Nelson................................................................1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 Bob Nordeck............................................................................................................1963-64 Steve Northway.........................................................1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78 Jens Nygard...............................................................1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83

O Don Ornick................................................................................................1968-69, 1969-70 Dena Orth................................................................................. 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83 Sarah Osborn.............................................................2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21

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Adam Somers........................................................................... 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 Marvin Spinks...........................................................................................1980-81, 1981-82 Garrett Spurgeon.......................................................2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 Pam Stalzer................................................................1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93 Michelle Stamates.....................................................1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 Christian Stensrud....................................................................................2000-01, 2001-02 Patrick Sunderman....................................................2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16

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Bill Reeves................................................................................................1960-61, 1962-63 Tim Rennie.................................................................1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81 Kevin Richards...........................................................1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77 Tom Riddle...............................................................................................................1973-74 Dave Ridenour...........................................................1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 Joe Rinehart..............................................................................................1956-57, 1957-58 Bob Roberts.............................................................................................................1966-67 John Rost...................................................................1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 Lewis Rowan............................................................................ 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 Bill Ruby..................................................................................................................1962-63 Scott Rupp................................................................................................1979-80, 1980-81 Dave Rush...............................................................................................................1963-64

S Matt Sanchez............................................................................ 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Thomas Santelli.........................................................2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 Heather Sawyer.......................................................................................................2004-05 Richard Sawyer.........................................................................................2000-01, 2001-02 Gail Scheibelhood................................................................................................1999-2000 *N. Scherer..............................................................................................................1979-80 Doug Schetzel..........................................................................................................1974-75 William Schetzel....................................................................... 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 Rein Schiff................................................................................................................1959-60 Dave Schweigert....................................................................... 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 Ronald Schwenninger..............................................................................................1963-64 Fred Scott.................................................................................................................1980-81 Marcos Scrivner.........................................................1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 Lowell Secrist...........................................................................................................1956-57 Mark Sellaro..............................................................1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 David Selvig.............................................................................. 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 April Shea............................................................................................ 1998-99, 1999-2000 Hugh Sheppard.........................................................................................1961-62, 1962-63 Akihito Shimizu.........................................................2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Eugene Siren............................................................................................................1972-73 Amy Smith................................................................................ 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 Elizabeth Smith......................................................1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02 Garrett Smith.............................................................1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93 Kyle Smith..................................................................2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 Sydney Smith...........................................................................................................2013-14 Calista Smoyer...........................................................2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Steven Smyth...........................................................................................................1991-92 Daniel Sojka.............................................................................. 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14

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T Robert Thom............................................................................................................1969-70 Ginny Thrasher...........................................................2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 Stefen Thynell............................................................1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80 Rob Toney..............................................................1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 Russell Treadway......................................................................................1970-71, 1971-72 (William) Bill Truxal................................................................... 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72 Mary Tucker.............................................................................................................2022-23 David Wade Tyner..................................................1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

U V Chris Vining.............................................................................................................1974-75 Ralph Vowls.............................................................................................................1957-58

W Bryant Wallizer.......................................................................... 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 Lynn Weinstein.........................................................................................................1978-79 Janelle Whateley........................................................1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 Tom Wheeler............................................................................................................1976-77 Gary Whiteman.........................................................................................1975-76, 1976-77 Philip Whitworth........................................................1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 Jim Wilfong............................................................................... 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 Talmadge Wilkins.......................................................1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 Doug Williams.........................................................................................................1968-69 Cory Willis..............................................................1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 Web Wright................................................................1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 John Writer............................................................................... 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66

Y Greg Yantis............................................................................... 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 Dan Young.................................................................1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78

Z Verena Zaisberger...................................... 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 Petra Zublasing......................................................................... 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 Ashley Zultanky.........................................................2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 * - First name not on file

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E. GORDON GEE, J.D., ED.D

Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than four decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president. In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and

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Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU president. He served in that role until 1985. He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The

Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013. His service on education-governance organizations and commissions is extensive. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National 4-H Council and the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America. He served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for 2017-18 and is a Big 12 representative on the College Football Playoff Board of Managers. He is an inaugural member of the Education Advisory Board (EAB) Presidents Advisory Council. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Gee received the Elite Leadership Academy’s 2020 IMPACT Award, which honors exceptional leaders for self-knowledge, a clear vision and active coaching and mentoring relationships. A Distinguished Eagle Scout and lifelong Scouting supporter, he has received the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. He is the co-author of more than a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Land-Grant Universities for the Future” and “What’s Public About Public Higher Ed?” Gee’s fiancée is Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. His daughter, Rebekah, is clinical associate professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine and CEO and founder of Nest Health. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.


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WVU VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

WREN BAKER

West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee named Wren Baker as WVU’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on Nov. 30, 2022. WVU’s 13th director of athletics came to Morgantown from the University of North Texas, where he had been the associate vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, Baker brought more than 20 years of experience to WVU. Baker has oversight of 18 varsity sports, a department budget of more than $90 million, approximately 250 employees and nearly 500 student-athletes. In his first year at West Virginia, Baker has hit the ground running and has never looked back. He has traveled the state to learn its culture, met Mountaineer fans from all over the world, fundraised for his department, addressed budget concerns, put his touches on a new premium club space at the Coliseum and even hired coaches in women’s and men’s basketball. While he is a native Oklahoman, he has certainly been adopted as the newest Mountaineer by West Virginia fans. As an athletics director, he has now led 20 head coaching searches, and his hires have a combined 75% winning percentage. At North Texas, seven Mean Green programs (men’s cross country, volleyball, women’s soccer, football, men’s basketball, women’s golf and softball) combined to win 17 conference or division championships during Baker’s tenure, and the overall athletics department’s winning percentage in the last year was the best in the modern era. In 2019, every Mean Green team achieved a winning season for the first time in school history. UNT also reached new heights in the classroom under Baker’s leadership, posting its top APR scores and four consecutive department Graduation Success Rate (GSR) records. For the first time ever, every Mean Green team recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher with the Spring 2022 department GPA hitting a 3.206 average. Baker led record fundraising years at North Texas as the school registered its four best fundraising years in its history, and the overall top five largest gifts ever at UNT came under Baker’s leadership. He guided North Texas athletics to a school record for fundraising in a single year, nearly doubling the previous department record. UNT ticket revenue increased by 125% under Baker, and football attendance grew by 71%, while men’s and women’s basketball crowds grew by more than 60%. Additional achievements at North Texas included a five-year strategic plan, new 20-year

facilities master plan and lucrative contracts for multimedia rights, licensing, apparel and equipment. Baker also led the charge to renovate eight different UNT athletic facilities, while spearheading the design and fundraising for three new facilities including a track and field/soccer stadium, golf practice facility and an indoor practice building. One of the biggest moments in the history of North Texas Athletics came under his watch, when UNT was invited to join the American Athletic Conference beginning in July 2023. Prior to North Texas, Baker was the deputy director of athletics at Missouri from 2015 to 2016, serving as the top advisor and chief of staff. He was responsible for assisting with all aspects of administration and led the external unit, helping Mizzou to a record fundraising year. He also served as the interim director of athletics at Missouri before moving on to North Texas. Before Missouri, he spent time at Memphis from 2013-15 as deputy athletics director. He secured the largest gift in the university’s history as Memphis posted its best fundraising year ever. While setting a school record for fundraising, major gifts and multimedia rights revenue, Baker also grew Memphis’ scholarship fund, was the sport administrator for men’s basketball and worked closely with football during a two-year run that included the Tigers’ first conference championship in football in more than four decades. From 2011-13, Baker was athletics director at NCAA Division II power Northwest Missouri State, where he secured the largest gift in the

athletics department’s history for improvements to the football stadium. Under Baker, Northwest Missouri saw its revenues increase by 60%, and he hired head football coach Adam Dorrel, who led the Bearcats to three consecutive national championships. From 2006-11, Baker served as the first athletics director at Rogers State in Claremore, Oklahoma, where he was also the school’s first men’s basketball coach. His team went 20-11 in his only season at the helm, and RSU teams combined to post a nearly 70% winning percentage despite being a start-up athletic program. During his tenure, Baker developed a full-scale collegiate athletics program. In 2005, he was the principal and athletics director for Valliant Public Schools and, at age 26, was the youngest principal in Oklahoma history. Originally fom Valliant, Oklahoma, Baker earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Southeastern Oklahoma State in 2001 where he was a member of the honors program. He went on to earn his master’s degree in education leadership from Oklahoma State in 2003. While at Oklahoma State, Baker was a graduate assistant and basketball operations assistant for the Cowboys’ men’s basketball program under legendary head coach Eddie Sutton. During Baker’s time with OSU, the Cowboys posted a 102-30 record, reaching four NCAA tournaments, and advanced to the 2004 Final Four and the 2005 Sweet Sixteen. Baker and his wife, Heather, a Bokchito, Oklahoma, native, have two daughters, Addisyn and Reagan.

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ATHLETICS

SENIOR STAFF/ HEAD COACHES

STEVE URYASZ Deputy Director of Athletics

BEN MURRAY Deputy Director of Athletics, Chief Development Office

MATT WELLS Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, External Affairs

MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications

DAVID KOOGER Senior Associate Athletics Director, Governance and Compliance

APRIL MESSERLY Senior Associate Athletics Director, Capital Projects, Facilities and Event Management

NATASHA OAKES Senior Associate Athletics Director, Sport Governance, Gender Equity and Title IX/ SWA

BRITTNEY O’DELL Senior Associate Athletics Director, Student-Athlete Development

LESLIE NGUYEN Associate Athletics Director Strategic Initiatives and Administration

NEAL BROWN Head Football Coach

JASON BUTTS Head Gymnastics Coach

SEAN CLEARY Head Cross Country/ Track & Field Coach

SEAN COVICH Head Golf Coach

JOSH EILERT Interim Head Men’s Basketball Coach

TIM FLYNN Head Wrestling Coach

JON HAMMOND Head Rifle Coach

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Head Women’s Soccer Coach

MARK KELLOGG Head Women’s Basketball Coach

JIMMY KING Head Rowing Coach

MIHA LISAC Head Tennis Coach

RANDY MAZEY Head Baseball Coach

VIC RIGGS Head Swimming and Diving Coach

DAN STRATFORD Head Men’s Soccer Coach

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MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA SERVICES

The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office will be available throughout the 202122 rifle season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia rifle team. Any additional questions should be directed to rifle contact/assistant director of athletics communications Chris Coombs.

DURING THE WEEK

Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU rifle contact/assistant director of athletics communications Chris Coombs, via email (cacoombs@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff.

RECEIVING INFORMATION

Media members may receive rifle press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU rifle contact/assistant director of athletics communications Chris Coombs (cacoombs@mail.wvu.edu) to be included to the distribution list.

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WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer rifle. Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. Updated following each match, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer rifle. Not only will you find this season’s stats and stories, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The WVU rifle team is active on various social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit Facebook.com/WVURifle to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter visit Twitter.com/WVURifle. To follow the team on Instagram visit Instagram.com/WVURifle.

DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU RIFLE RANGE FROM INTERSTATE 79 Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit and follow signs to Morgantown. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past the Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Natatorium is located on the right next to the WVU Coliseum. The approximate distance from 1-70 to the Coliseum is 1.5 miles.

FROM INTERSTATE 68 Take the Pierpont Drive (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs to the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn left onto 705 and take the second exit out of the roundabout as 705 becomes Chestnut Ridge Road. Turn left at the third traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patterson Drive at the intersection of University Avenue. The Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead, and the WVU Natatorium is on the right.

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COMMUNICATIONS

MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

BRYAN MESSERLY Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

MIKE MONTORO Assistant Athletics Director/ Football Communications

JOHN ANTONIK Senior Director of Athletics Content

JOE SWAN Senior Director of Publications/Design

PHIL LYNCH Director of Graphic Design

CHRIS COOMBS Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

ADAM GROSSMAN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

ANIEBIET OKON Assistant Director of Graphic Design

OLIVIA SNEED Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

MATTHEW STAINTHORPE Assistant Director of Athletics Communications/Operations

LISA AMMONS Business Manager

AMY PRUNTY Program Assistant

CHARLES MONTGOMERY Graduate Assistant

ELIZABETH STASH Graduate Assistant

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MAILING ADDRESS

PHONE INFORMATION

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WVU Athletics Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Room 217 Coliseum Morgantown, WV 26506 Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105 Press Box: 304-293-6480

RIFLE CONTACT

Chris Coombs Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Office: 304-293-2821 E-mail: cacoombs@mail.wvu.edu




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