2018-19 WVU Rifle Guide

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THE 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE COMING TO MORGANTOWN!

MARCH 8-9 WVU COLISEUM

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2018-19 SEASON PREVIEW

50 ���������������������������� Preseason Notebook 51 ��������������������������������� 2018-19 Schedule 52 ���������������������������������� WVU Quick Facts

2018-19 RIFLE GUIDE CREDITS The 2018-19 West Virginia University Rifle Guide has been published by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

MANAGING EDITOR: Joe Swan EDITOR/WRITER: Shannon Wolfgang PAGE LAYOUT/DESIGN: Bob Slater Provations Group, Kristin Coldsnow

CONTRIBUTORS: Lisa Ammons, John Antonik, Lindsay Auld, Ashley Bailey, Jared Bedekovich, Tanner Cain, Grant Dovey, Lexi Farmer, Charlie Healy, Bryan Messerly, Joe Mitchin, Mike Montoro, Amy Prunty, Leighann Sainato, Amy Salvatore, Olivia VanHorn, Cheryl Wire

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2 �������������������� A Championship Program 4 ��������������������������� A Decade of Success 6 ��������������������������������� NCAA Champions 8 ������������������������������������� Global Success 10 ������������������������ Mountaineer Olympians 12 �������������������������������������� In the Spotlight 13 ������������������������������� Community Service 14 ���������������������������� Mountaineer Lifestyle 16 ����������������������������������� Athletic Facilities 18 �������������� Student-Athlete Development 20 ������������������������������������������ Campus Life

COACHING STAFF

24 ��������������������������������������� Jon Hammond 28 �������������Coach Hammond One-on-One 31 ����������������� Raymond Prior/Soren Butler 32 ������������������������������������������Support Staff

MOUNTAINEER PROFILES

34 ���������������������������������������������������� Roster 35 ����������������������������������������� Photo Roster 36 �������������������������������������������������� Will Anti 38 ���������������������������������������Ginny Thrasher 40 ������������������������������������������� Milica Babic 42 �������������������������������������� Morgan Phillips 44 ������������������������������������������ Noah Barker 45 ������������������������������������� David Koenders 46 ���������������������������������������� Sarah Osborn 47 �������������������������������������������� Jared Eddy 48 ������������������������������ Mountaineer Family

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54 ������������������������������������� Season Review 56 ��������������������������������������������������� Results 57 ������������������������������� Individual Statistics

RECORD BOOK

60 ���������������������������������������� WVU Records 61 �������������������� Career Coaching Records 61 ����������������������������������� Individual Honors 63 ������������������������ Mountaineer Olympians 64 ��������������������������������� NCAA Champions 65 ���������������������������������������� All-Americans 67 ��������������������������������������� NCAA Results 69 ������ NCAA Team Championship Results 70 ����������������� NCAA Individual Champions 71 ���������������������������������������� GARC History 73 ����������������������������� Year-by-Year Results 74 ����������������������� All-Time Series Records 75 ������������������������������������� All-Time Scores 84 ���������������������������������� WVU Rifle Alumni

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

88 ���������������������� President E. Gordon Gee 89 �������� Director of Athletics Shane Lyons 90 ������������������������������ Senior Athletic Staff 90 ���������������� Mountaineer Head Coaches 91 ����������������������������������� Athletic Facilities 92 ��������������������������������� Media Information 92 ������������ WVU Athletic Communications

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

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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 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.

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1961 Bruce Meredith

Smallbore

1966 Jack Writer

Smallbore

1981 John Rost

Air Rifle

1982 John Rost

Air Rifle

1983 David Johnson

Smallbore

1984 Bob Broughton

Smallbore

1985 Christian Heller

Air Rifle

1986 Mike Anti

Smallbore

1987 Web Wright

Smallbore

1988 Web Wright

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1990 Gary Hardy

Air Rifle

1991 Ann-Marie Pfiffner

Air Rifle

1992 Tim Manges

Smallbore

Ann-Marie Pfiffner

1993 Eric Uptagrafft

Air Rifle Smallbore

Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1996 Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1997 Marcos Scrivner

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2011 Nicco Campriani

Air Rifle

2012 Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2013 Petra Zublasing

Smallbore

Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2015 Maren Prediger

Air Rifle

2016 Ginny Thrasher

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Ginny Thrasher

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2017 Morgan Phillips

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Milica Babic

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2018 Morgan Phillips

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

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YEAR NAME 1968 Jack Writer (USA)

(Silver medal)

GAMES Mexico City

1972 Jack Writer (USA)

(Gold medal)

Munich

1976 Stefan Thynell (Sweden)

Montreal

1980 Stefan Thynell (Sweden)

Moscow

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Ed Etzel (USA) (Gold medal) Christian Heller (Sweden) John Rost (USA)

Moscow Los Angeles

1988 Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Seoul

Web Wright (USA) Seoul 1992

Mike Anti (USA) Dave Johnson (USA) Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (USA)

Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona 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

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2008 Mike Anti (USA)

Nicco Campriani (Italy)

Jon Hammond (Great Britain)

Beijing Beijing Beijing

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Nicco Campriani (Italy) (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Eric Uptagrafft (USA) Petra Zublasing (Italy)

London

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Nicco Campriani (Italy) (2 Gold medals) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Ginny Thrasher (USA) (1 Gold medal) Petra Zublasing (Italy)

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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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The Mountaineers give back to Morgantown and its 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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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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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.

Home to the country’s most tradition-rich program, the WVU Rifle Range, the team’s day-to-day shooting venue, is a reflection of the long-term 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.

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Since coach Jon Hammond’s arrival in the fall of 2006, 76 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic List.

At least one rifle student-athlete has earned a CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large honor in each of the last nine straight seasons.

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CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution.

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities–Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

WVU SYSTEM OPERATING BUDGET (INCLUDING WVU MEDICINE) Approximately $3 billion.

ACCREDITATIONS By the Higher Learning Commission and dozens of specialized academic accrediting agencies.

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 The West Virginia University 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 40 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by 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 50 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university.

The WVU System also includes divisions of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp.

The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,855, 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; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2017 WVU System enrollment is 31,442: »» Potomac State College - 1,410 »» WVU Tech - 1,623 »» Morgantown campus - 28,409 Students at the Morgantown campus come from 108 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; 15,353 are West Virginia residents.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 23 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, two George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 25 Boren Scholars, 49 Gilman Scholars, 59 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 30 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellows and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows.

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE Excellent faculty – 19 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year – guide and mentor students.

Eighty-two percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, and 66 percent of WVU Morgantown classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty. »» Instructional Faculty: 2,034 Full-time / 671 Part-time »» Extension Faculty: 123 Full-time »» Library Faculty: 33 Full-time / 1 Part-time »» Other Academic (faculty equivalents/researchers): 576 Fulltime / 53 Part-time »» Classified Staff: 1,964 Full-time / 106 Part-time »» Non-Classified Staff: 937 Full-time / 30 Part-time »» Graduate Assistants: 1,594 Part-time ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 360-plus majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance-education and online classes are available.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from among 480-plus student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or 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 earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification – joining only 6 percent of all universities. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement.

SAFETY West Virginia University continues to be ranked among the top 40 safest college campuses in the United States by the National Council for Home Safety and Security. For the second consecutive year, WVU is 34th in the country.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID In 2016-17, the WVU System granted $320 million in total aid, while WVU Morgantown disbursed $87 million in scholarships. admissions.wvu.edu/cost-and-aid TUITION Annual undergraduate tuition and fee rates for 2018-19 are $8,976 for in-state students and $25,056 for out-of-state students.

HONORS COLLEGE The WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings.

PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members in 28 clubs, connects parents and families with the student experience.

ATHLETICS A member of the Big 12 Conference, WVU competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports.

ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE Admission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for WV residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and no official application deadline.

VISITORS CENTER Located on the Morgantown Waterfront, the WVU Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Guided tours are offered Monday through Saturday, except home football Saturdays.

ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

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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 10 SEASONS, 10 INDIVIDUAL NCAA TITLES, NINE CONSECUTIVE GREAT AMERICA RIFLE CONFERENCE (GARC) CHAMPIONSHIPS, FIVE UNDEFEATED SEASONS, 141 ALL-AMERICA HONORS AND 13 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA RECOGNITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HAMMOND HAS OVERSEEN THE CAREERS OF MULTIPLE OLYMPIANS, INCLUDING 2016 GOLD MEDALISTS GINNY THRASHER AND NICCO CAMPRIANI. 2015-18 SEASONS The Mountaineers enjoyed a strong showing in 2017-18, Hammond’s 12th season at WVU. Nationally, Morgan Phillips became just the second WVU student-athlete to win two straight NCAA smallbore crowns, as she successfully defended her title at the 2018 NCAA National Championships. 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. Ginny 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 first-team honor and the first to snag two career awards. WVU has had at least one CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica honoree in each of the last nine seasons.

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), a rising sophomore, and alum Nicco 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, a 2011 graduate, 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.

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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.

Rookies Milica 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

The Mountaineers won their ninth consecutive GARC Championships title in 2018.

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 Championship, 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.

2012-15 SEASONS The Mountaineers extended their NCAA title streak to three straight with a comeback victory at the 2015 NCAA Championships, scoring 4702 and winning their nation-best 17th title in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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 three-time NCAA Champion Petra Zublasing, the Mountaineers did not skip a beat in 2013-14, as Hammond led the Mountaineers to their second straight National Championship and a perfect 10-0 record.

Ranked No. 1 for the majority 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 two-day 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. Kyanko also was named to the CoSIDA Capital One 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.

Down 12 points entering the final day of competition, having shot 2319 in smallbore, WVU overcame the deficit with a 2383 air rifle score.

Ranked No. 1 nationally throughout the duration of the season, the Mountaineers overcame a one-shot smallbore deficit and a thirdplace 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.

Three Mountaineers finished on the air rifle podium, including NCAA Champion Maren Prediger. Michael Bamsey placed second, and Spurgeon finished third.

Zublasing was instrumental in securing WVU’s victory, as she swept the individual titles and earned the tag as the CRCA Shooter of the Match. She became the first shooter to win both NCAA titles at one WVURifle

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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 first-team 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.

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, Nicco 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.

Posting an 11-2 overall record and a 5-1 conference mark, the Mountaineers successfully defended their GARC title and also 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, upperclass-laden 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 Championships and a sweep of the discipline titles. The victory was the program’s fourth overall and first since 2000. At his first GARC Championships, 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 the majority 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.

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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 earn 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 Championships, 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 200708 rifle squad to an 8-3 record, a third-place finish at the GARC Championships 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, 72 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic Honor List, including a program-best eight student-athletes in 2015, 2016 and 2018.

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 each of the last nine 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. Four different Mountaineers have claimed first-team honors. Also in 2018, Thrasher landed on the women’s second team for the second straight year, and Will Anti earned his second career men’s all-district award.

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.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Responsible for restoring the glory and tradition to the storied WVU rifle program, Hammond has recruited not only elite athletes to compete in the 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.

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 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 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 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.

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.

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 of the equipment, as well as organizing a venue to hold the club’s matches.

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

The Mountaineers have earned a combined 141 All-America honors, including 69 first-team recognitions, since Hammond became head coach.

The 2015 National Champion team earned 23 All-America honors, a program-high under Hammond.

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

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.

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The entire season is a build up to the 2019 NCAA Championships at the WVU Coliseum, which will be the first national championship in any sport hosted by West Virginia University. As the winningest program in NCAA history, this may be a bit overdue and a highly anticipated event. Knowing that the season can be long, how do you temper the team’s excitement?

With the history of this program, to not only host the NCAA Championships but to also be the first final site of an NCAA Championships for West Virginia University is incredibly exciting for our team, our supporters, the WVU Athletic Department and the entire University. I hope this can be a big and great event.

Our season will be a lead up to the championships, and our team will need to stay in a bubble as best it can. We’ll need to be conscious of the bubble and keep it smaller and tighter throughout the season. It will be tougher as we get closer to the end of the season, but we’ve had practice. The team is excited, and we hope to have a lot of alumni come back to Morgantown and watch the championships. I think it will be a fantastic way to end the season.

Academically, you lost a great leader in Elizabeth Gratz, the two-time NCAA Elite 90 Award winner. This team always prides itself on its academic success – how do you help the student-athletes find a balance?

Will and Ginny are two of our outstanding students, too. Those two have always competed throughout their years. As our senior leaders, they’re going to want to continue to set the example, both through their actions and their expectations for their teammates. They have high academic standards and they’re incredibly smart.

They both work very hard, and they put the hours in to do well. They care about their grades, and I think they will set the example and expectation for this team. It’s a great strength for both.

This season, you will travel to TCU in the fall and to Kentucky, the reigning NCAA champion, in the spring.

Those are always two of your tougher matches. How will those matches in tougher environments help the team prepare for the postseason?

Those matches will challenge this team, and that’s something we’re always hoping to do. We want to shoot against the best teams, and we want to put our team in challenging, difficult situations. Shooting against two of the best teams on the road will push this squad.

What types of leadership qualities will seniors Will Anti and Ginny Thrasher bring to the team this year, and what are your expectations for them?

I think they will both play an important leadership role, as seniors always do. Will is our team captain, and I think he has really matured and grown over the last few years. He has a great relationship with his teammates, and they really respect him. I think he’s going to be able to motivate them and challenge them. I expect him to put his own imprint on this team.

Ginny also is going to play an important role. She really sets a great example in how she competes and trains.

Her commitment to everything she does is second-tonone. The two of them together is a great leadership combination. I think they’ll be able to work well together.

I think Ginny has a lot to offer the younger team members – she will support them while also pushing the upperclassmen.

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Sophomore SARAH OSBORN looks to take on a bigger role with the Mountaineers this season.

Seven student-athletes return for the team this season – what did they learn last year, and how will the way the season ended impact their outlook in 2018-19?

As a team, we learned a lot last year. We had some really great matches, and we had some struggles. I think everyone had personal challenges, too. We learned perseverance and how to put things in perspective, as well as patience, too. Everyone wants success immediately, and you should learn how to manage expectations when things don’t go your way.

We’re an older team this season. We have a good core of upperclassmen. We had a wonderful season last year – we had a lot of success and saw a lot of improvement.

We dealt with disappointment at the end, and we had to deal with a lot of different emotions, but I think it all will work in our benefit this year.

We will still take things day-by-day and week-by-week. We want to slowly improve and not get ahead of ourselves. We want to do it in a fun way with a good group. We had a great team spirit last year, and we look to carry that on this year.

Morgan Phillips is the two-time reigning NCAA smallbore champion. How does she take all the success she has earned in-stride?

I think Morgan does a really good job of keeping her feet on the ground. She does really well with her ego – whether it’s a good match or a bad match, she doesn’t let the result impact her or her ego. She’s able to move on easily.

Like everyone, Morgan is competitive, wants to do well and works hard. She’s found a good place, mentally, and can deal with it. She is in a groove, and as she grows and matures, she’s learning a lot more about herself and how to deal with everything.

This team is comprised of world-class shooters – Olympic Gold medalists, National Champions and more. Everyone is competitive, too. How does this competitiveness fuel the team’s success?

It helps, but only if managed. We stress that the team comes first, and you have to support your teammates.

Absolutely, they’re competitive. A lot of the women on this team will compete against each other at national and international matches. Ginny and Morgan have lined up against each other in finals for so many years, and (sophomore) Sarah (Osborn) is about to join them at a lot of national finals. Internationally, (junior) Milica (Babic) is doing great, too.

We’re OK with this team’s competitiveness – you have to have that fire. It’s OK to want to beat one of your teammates because it gives you motivation and drive.

You have to be able to accept your teammate’s success, too, and be happy after the fact. They’re all competitors – that’s why they’re here – and they also should continue to support each other. We have to embrace the competitiveness. You need step away from it at moments, too. It’s not easy but very doable.

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Freshman Jared Eddy joins the team this fall. What role do you see him taking with the team this year?

I’m excited for Jared to join us this season. He has a lot of enthusiasm, and his work ethic and passion for the sport are great. I think he’s really looking forward to being able to train every day and to compete alongside quality competitors. Like a lot of high schoolers, college opens a lot of opportunities, and I know Jared is enthusiastic about this type of environment. He’ll be very motivated.

Jared comes into a great situation as a freshman. There aren’t any expectations for him – the first year will be a development year and a chance for me to assess and get to know him. He’s a blank canvas with a lot of potential.

That’s exciting for a coaching staff; equally, I think he is as excited and motivated to work. Jared will add a lot to this team.

The team unveiled the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range in February 2018. What advantages does the range bring the team, and how does this program continue to grow and evolve?

I think we always need to strive for improvements and see where we can make things better. The mobile range was a massive step forward, and we could host an awesome GARC Championships because of it.

I always think there are still improvements to make to the mobile range, and that will continue to evolve. We also are making improvements to the WVU Rifle Range, too – we’re putting in new targets to match the mobile range.

There are always facility upgrades to be made.

When you talk about evolving and improving, a lot of that is placed on myself and (graduate assistant) Soren (Butler). We are constantly looking for new things to work on and new things for a team focus. This team changes every season. Everyone is a year older. We must continue to learn as coaches – new ways to motivate, coach and learn ourselves. It’s an on-going process.

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Many of the Mountaineers competed on the national and international scene over the summer. How does this experience help the student-athletes grow and develop?

The international competitions give these studentathletes great experiences and are wonderful learning opportunities. I know everyone who shot over the summer gained a lot of confidence, too. Specifically, I think Morgan made a name for herself this summer and proved she can shoot with some of the sport’s elite.

Equally, Sarah came on strong this summer and really improved. She was doing a lot of great work and a lot of hard work throughout her freshman season; I just think it took some time for all of that to click into place. She competed well with her age group on a world level, and that should give her a great deal of confidence and the knowledge that all the hard work she’s put in has been beneficial. That’s what we focus on – the outcome and the process, and not so much the immediate results.

The team will experience a once-in-a-lifetime trip this season, as you will spend two weeks training in South Africa in late December, early January. How did this experience arise, and what benefits will this trip provide?

I’ve been wanting to take the team on a foreign tour for many years now. This is a wonderful experience that sets this program apart from many others. This will be an amazing experience for these student-athletes and will help with our mid-season training.

We have a few international student-athletes on our team this year, and I think this trip to South Africa will be unique and special for everyone. I have been to South Africa and have a little knowledge about what we are getting into, and I know this will be a really unique trip we’ll remember always.

RAYMOND

PRIOR

PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT

Raymond Prior enters his ninth season as a performance consultant with the West Virginia University rifle team.

A peak performance professional, Prior provides mental training services for the Mountaineers designed to help the team and its members build mindsets that promote more confident and consistent performances and 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 include 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 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).

A former member of the United States National Soccer Development Team, Prior played collegiately at the University of New Mexico and earned bachelor degrees in communication & journalism and psychology.

SOREN

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GRADUATE ASSISTANT

A native of Casselton, North Dakota, Soren Butler enters his second season as a graduate assistant.

With Butler’s help in 2017-18, the Mountaineers finished second at the NCAA Championships with a 4708 score and also won the air rifle title with a 2381 total.

Additionally, Morgan Phillips won her second straight NCAA smallbore title, becoming just the second WVU student-athlete to win back-to-back smallbore championships.

WVU claimed its fifth straight Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) regular-season crown and won its ninth straight GARC Championship. Ginny Thrasher swept the GARC individual titles, pushing her career title count to three, and Elizabeth Gratz was named the GARC Outstanding Senior.

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.

A four-year letterwinner at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Butler was a two-time NRA All-American with the Nanooks. He shot at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Championships, where he finished tied for eighth overall in smallbore (582) and air rifle (592).

Butler also claimed the Patriot Rifle Conference smallbore title championship as a senior, shooting a career-high 589 at the championships.

The 2016-17 team co-captain and MVP, he won the Nanooks’ Joe Tremarello Sportsmanship Award in consecutive seasons (2015-16 and 2016-17). He finished his collegiate shooting career with highs of 594 air rifle and 589 smallbore.

Butler is working toward a master’s degree in sport management. He earned his Masters of Business Administration M.B.A from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in May 2017. Butler earned his bachelor’s degree in general business in May 2016.

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STAFF

TERRI

AMELIA

TANNER

Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Sports Administrator/SWA

Athletic Training

Strength & Conditioning

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ADAMS

SHANNON

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TONI

KOLB

BUBBA

SCHMIDT Athletic Equipment

OLIVERIO

DR. A.J.

MONSEAU Medical Director

Student-Athlete Development

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Roster ������������������������������������������������������� 34 Photo Roster ������������������������������������������� 35 Will Anti ����������������������������������������������������� 36 Ginny Thrasher ����������������������������������������� 38 Milica Babic ��������������������������������������������� 40 Morgan Phillips ����������������������������������������� 42 Noah Barker ��������������������������������������������� 44 David Koenders ��������������������������������������� 45 Sarah Osborn ������������������������������������������� 46 Jared Eddy ����������������������������������������������� 47 Mountaineer Family ��������������������������������� 48

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2018-19

ROSTER

NAME Will Anti Milica Babic Noah Barker Jared Eddy David Koenders Sarah Osborn Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher HEAD COACH:

Jon Hammond (13th season) GRADUATE ASSISTANT:

Soren Butler (Second season)

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HT. 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-7 5-5 5-1

CLASS Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr.

HOMETOWN Fort Benning, Ga. Belgrade, Serbia Winfield, W.Va. Columbus, Ga. Mossautal, Germany Hampton, Va. Salisbury, Md. Springfield, Va.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE FIRST NAMES: Milica - Mil - itza

LAST NAMES: Babic - bab - itch Koenders - koon - ders

WILL

ANTI 5-10 » SR. FORT BENNING, GA.

JARED

EDDY 6-0 » FR. COLUMBUS, GA.

MOGAN

PHILLIPS 5-5 » JR. SALISBURY, MD.

MILICA

BABIC 5-10 » JR. BELGRADE, SERBIA

DAVID

KOENDERS 6-0 » SO. MOSSAUTAL, GERMANY

NOAH

BARKER 5-10 » SO. WINFIELD, W.VA

SARAH

OSBORN 5-7 » SO. HAMPTON, VA.

GINNY

THRASHER 5-1 » SR. SPRINGFIELD, VA.

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CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

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HIGH

2018 15 589.4 594 2017 14 584.6 591 2016 14 587 593

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 594 Ohio State, Sept. 30, 2017

2017-18 (JR.)

»»CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Men’s Team »»Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score Honorable Mention »»Shot a season-high matching 578

smallbore at Memphis and finished seventh overall »»Matched the program prone record with a 200 mark against Navy »»Matched season-high smallbore score of 578 and finished seventh against Kentucky »»Placed 14th in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol with a score of 1228.6; also finished 21st in the men’s rifle 3 positions (2285)

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2016-17 (SO.)

»»CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Men’s Team »»Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»All-GARC Smallbore Honorable Mention »»Tied for third place in air rifle at Akron with a season-best 591 »»Matched career-high smallbore score of 590 and finished first against Navy »»Shot 615.6 in the open relay and 119.2

in the final to place eighth in the junior division on day one of the 2016 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships »»Claimed second in the junior men’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2017 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol, securing a spot on the United States Junior National Team; also finished second in the junior men’s 10m air rifle and eighth in the men’s 10m air rifle

CAREER SMALLBORE YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

2018 15 574.2 2017 14 576.8 2016 14 578.9

HIGH

578 590 590

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 590 GARC Championships, Feb. 27, 2016

Navy, Jan. 20, 2017

2015-16 (FR.)

»»All-GARC Second Team Smallbore and Honorable Mention Combined Score »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Shot 592 air rifle and tied for second place in win over Army »»Shot a program-record 200 prone at Navy »»Placed third in air rifle with a career-high

mark of 593 at NCAA Qualifying match at WVU Rifle Range »»Finished second in smallbore (590, 455.5) and 13th in air rifle at the 2016 GARC Championships; relay score of 590 was a career best »»Placed eighth in the men’s junior air rifle competition at the 2016 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol »»Qualified for two finals and finished in third place in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2016 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championship

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Co-captain of the National Training Center Junior Shooting Club »»Finished 19th in the men’s 50m rifle 3

positions at the 2015 ISSF Junior Cup with a score of 1147; also finished 27th (612.8) in the men’s 10m air rifle and 43rd (611.7) in the men’s 50m rifle prone »»Earned two junior final finishes at the 2014 USA Winter Airgun Championships; finished 11th overall in the open division and also earned a Gold-medal finish in the junior division on the final day of competition »»Finished sixth in the junior men’s 10m air rifle at the 2014 USA Shooting National Championships »»Placed sixth in the junior men’s 50m 3P and was the high J2 finisher; two-day total included an 1154 score »»Sixth place, junior men’s 10m air rifle at the 2014 Junior Olympics National Championships »»Finished fourth in qualifying for the 2015 USA Junior World Championships Team in smallbore and fifth in air rifle, just short of a roster spot »»Also was a varsity golfer for Discovery Canyon Campus High

PERSONAL

»»Son of Mike and Anne Anti »»Father was an eight-time rifle All-

American at WVU, won a Silver medal at the 2004 Olympics and is a member of the WVU Sports Hall of Fame; he also is the head coach for the Navy rifle team »»Has one brother, Matt, a former WVU wrestler »»Birthday is February 17 »»Majoring in finance »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

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CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2018 16 596.6 600 2017 13 596.1 599 2016 14 594.9 599

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 600 Army West Point, Nov. 5, 2017

2017-18 (JR.)

»»CoSIDA Academic All-America Women’s AtLarge Second Team »»CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Women’s At-Large Team »»NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore »»CRCA All-America First Team »»GARC smallbore and air rifle champion »»All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams »»Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Paced the Mountaineers in both disciplines

with season averages of 586 smallbore and 596.6 air rifle »»Swept the individual wins in season-opening victory against NC State at The Citadel, shooting 595 air rifle and 587 smallbore »» Tied for the air rifle win against Ohio State with a 598 mark; also shot a school-record 200 prone »»Shot a school-record 200 prone at Nebraska »» Finished first in air rifle (599) and smallbore (590) against Mississippi; included in smallbore victory was school-record 200 prone mark »»Swept the individual victories against TCU, shooting 599 air rifle and a season-best 593 smallbore; included in her smallbore total was a school-record matching 199 standing »» Shot an NCAA record and personal-best 600 air rifle in win against Army West Point; also finished second in smallbore with a 589 mark »»Matched season-high smallbore score of 593 in win at Memphis; included in her showing was a program-record matching 199 kneeling and 200 prone »»Finished first in air rifle at Murray State with a 599 mark »»Opened the spring season by winning air rifle (598) and finishing second in smallbore (585) against Akron »» Swept the individual wins against Mississippi at Alaska-Fairbanks, shooting 599 air rifle and 591 smallbore; included in smallbore total was a school-record matching 191 kneeling »»Won smallbore at Alaska-Fairbanks with a 591 mark »»Won air rifle against Navy with a 597 total

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»»Swept the individual titles at the 2018 GARC

Championship, winning smallbore (583, 454.8) and air rifle (595, 250.7); entered the air rifle final in first place »» Placed third in air rifle at the 2018 NCAA National Championships with a finals score of 226.4; qualified in third place with a 597 total »»Shot 455.0 in the final and finished first overall in the women’s 50m 3 positions competition with a 2345 total at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol; also placed third in the women’s 10m air rifle, shooting a winning 246.6 mark in the final for a total of 1251.0 »»Finished fifth in the women’s 10m air rifle and fourth in the women’s 10m air rifle mixed team event at the 2018 ISSF Fort Benning World Cup for Rifle/Pistol »»Shot 122.4 in the final and finished eighth at the 2017 ISSF World Cup Final for Rifle/ Pistol; qualified for final with 413.8 showing »»Placed seventh in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2017 United States Rifle/ Pistol Fall Selection Match

2016-17 (SO.)

»»Finalist, 87th AAU James E. Sullivan Award »»USA Shooting Athlete of the Year »»CoSIDA Academic All-America Women’s AtLarge Second Team »»CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Women’s At-Large Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team »»First-ever CRCA Rifle Athlete of the Year »»NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore »»CRCA All-America First Team »»GARC Air Rifle Champion »»GARC Shooter of the Year »»All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams »»Opened season with wins in smallbore

and air rifle against Ohio State, shooting a career-high 594 and 595, respectively; included in smallbore total were schoolrecord marks of 199 standing and 200 prone »» Tied for first place in air rifle (596) at NC State »»Finished first in air rifle (599) and smallbore (593) at Akron and shot a school-record 200 prone; air rifle mark matched career high

YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

2018 16 586.0 2017 13 589.2 2016 14 583.7

HIGH

593 594 591

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 594 Ohio State, Oct. 2, 2016

»»Swept discipline wins at Ohio State,

matching career-high air rifle total of 599 and shooting 590 smallbore; also shot a program-record 200 prone »»Finished second in smallbore (589) against Memphis »»Returned to competition following a twomatch hiatus and finished first in smallbore (590) and second in air rifle (597) against Alaska-Fairbanks »»Placed second in air rifle at Navy with a 597 mark; also shot a program-record 200 prone »»Shot a winning 592 smallbore against Nebraska and placed second in air rifle with a 596 »»Finished first in smallbore (592) and second in air rifle (595) at Kentucky; smallbore total included a program-record 200 prone »»Finished first in the open smallbore relay (588) and third in the final (444.4) at the 2017 GARC Championships »»Shot 208.4 in the final for the 2017 GARC air rifle title; advanced in first place with a 597 relay total »»Placed second in smallbore at the 2017 NCAA Championships with a 459.8 mark; entered the final in fourth place with a 584 score, including a program-record 200 prone »»Shot 99.7 in the final and placed seventh in air rifle at the 2017 NCAA Championships; entered the final in sixth place with a 595 relay showing »»Paced the team in both disciplines with season averages of 596.1 air rifle and 589.2 smallbore »»Claimed Bronze in women’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup Final »»Finished second in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and the women’s 10m air rifle at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships, earning the #BeBrazen Outstanding Athlete of the Match honor »»Finished second in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 27th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes »»Finished fifth in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol

»»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Tied for first place in air rifle in win over

2015-16 (FR.)

»»First Gold Medalist of the 2016 Rio Summer

Olympics, winning the women’s 10m air rifle for the United States »»Also finished 11th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition in Rio »»First freshman to sweep NCAA individual titles, finishing first in smallbore and air rifle at the NCAA Championships »» NCAA Championships Top Performer Honoree »»NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Second Team Smallbore »»CRCA All-America First Team »»GARC smallbore Champion »»GARC Rookie of the Year »»All-GARC First Team Air Rifle and Combined Score and Second Team Smallbore

Nebraska with 595 mark; also tied for second in smallbore with 586 score »» Shot 595 air rifle and finished first at Memphis »»Won air rifle vs. Army with 593 score and also placed second in smallbore (588) »»Shot 594 air rifle and tied for second place vs. Ohio State »»Tied for first place in air rifle with 598 mark in win vs. Alaska-Fairbanks »»Won air rifle vs. Akron with a career-high 599 mark »»Shot 597 for air rifle win vs. NC State in Morgantown »»Shot a career-high 599 air rifle in win over Kentucky at WVU Rifle Range »»Finished second in air rifle at Navy with a 596 mark »»Tops on team at NCAA Qualifying match at the WVU Rifle Range, shooting 590 smallbore and 596 air rifle »»Finished first in smallbore (591, 459.5) and second in air rifle (596, 205.9) at the 2016 GARC Championships »»Winning performance at 2016 NCAA Championships including 593 air rifle score (208.8 final) and 586 smallbore mark (461.5 final) »»Paced the Mountaineers with a 594.9 air rifle season average; also ranked fourth on team with a 583.7 smallbore season average »»First place, women’s 10m air rifle, junior women’s 10m air rifle and junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2016 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/ Pistol; also finished second in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions »»Qualified for both women’s finals at the 2016 ISSF Munich World Cup, her first career World Cup final appearances »»Finished first in the junior women’s 10m air rifle and third in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 26th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Tied for ninth place (414.0) in the second

elimination relay of the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2015 ISSF Gabala Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup »» Earned five medals, two in open categories and three in junior competitions, at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/ Pistol, securing U.S. National Team status »»Haul at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships included a Gold medal in the junior’s 50m 3 positions rifle (1171), a second-place finish (836.8) in the open women’s 10m air rifle and a third-place finish (1238.7) in the open women’s 50m rifle prone; prone score secured her the junior championship title »»Shot in two MQS matches at the 2015 ISSF Munich Rifle and Pistol World Cup and tallied scores of 412.0 in the women’s 10m air rifle and 575 in the women’s rifle 3 positions »»Finished sixth in the women’s 50m smallbore at the 2015 Spring World Cup Selection »» Placed third at the 2014 Junior Olympics Championships in the women’s 50m smallbore »»Owns more than 20 National Rifle Association and USA Shooting records »»2015 Virginia air rifle state champion »»Three-time Virginia smallbore state medalist »»Three-year team captain and four-time MVP at West Springfield High »»Also shot for the Acorns Optimist Rifle Club »»Member of the National Honor Society

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Roger and Valerie Thrasher »»Has two brothers »»Birthday is February 28 »»Majoring in biomedical engineering »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

GINNY THRASHER

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JUNIOR

MILICA 5-10

BABIC

» BELGRADE, SERBIA

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2018 15 596.3 599 2017 15 595.2 599

2017-18 (SO.)

»»NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore »»CRCA All-America First Team »»All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams »»Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Finished second on the team with an air rifle season average of 596.3 »»Tied for second place in air rifle (593) in

season-opening victory against NC State at The Citadel »»Swept the individual victories against Ohio State, shooting 589 smallbore and 598 air rifle »»Earned second consecutive air rifle victory with a 597 total at Nebraska; also tied for second place in smallbore with a 586 total

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YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

2018 15 583.1 2017 15 581.3

HIGH

591 589

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 599 vs. Murray State (Lexington, Ky.), Feb. 12, 2017

Army West Point, Nov. 5, 2017

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 591 at Murray State, Nov. 12, 2017

»»Shot 598 air rifle against Mississippi and tied for second place »»Matched air rifle career-high score of 599 and placed second against Army West Point »»Finished second in air rifle at Memphis with a 597 mark »»Shot a career-best 591 at Murray State for the smallbore victory »» Air rifle score of 597 was good for second place against Mississippi in Alaska-Fairbanks »»Tied for the air rifle win at Alaska-Fairbanks

»»High qualifier for the air rifle final at the

with a 598 total; also shot a school-record matching 200 prone »»Shot 598 air rifle for the second consecutive match and tied for the win against Kentucky »»Finished second in smallbore with a 582 total at NCAA Qualifying Match

2018 NCAA Championships, shooting 598; shot 163.8 in the final and placed sixth »»Placed 12th in the women’s 10m air rifle and 28th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2018 ISSF Fort Benning World Cup for Rifle/Pistol

2016-17 (FR.)

»»2017 NCAA Air Rifle Champion »»First-ever CRCA Freshman of the Year »»NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Second Team Smallbore »»CRCA All-America Second Team »»GARC Outstanding Rookie »»All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score First Teams and Smallbore Second Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Earned first collegiate win at NC State with a 596 air rifle total

»»Shot 596 air rifle at Ohio State and finished in second place »»Earned the air rifle victory against Memphis with a 592 score »»Shot 594 air rifle and finished second against Mississippi in West Point, New York »»Tied for first place in air rifle (594) at Army West Point »»Shot a school-record 200 prone against

Alaska-Fairbanks and also tied for second in air rifle (597) »»Finished first in air rifle (598) and second in smallbore (588) against Navy »»Finished second in smallbore with a careerbest 589, including a program-record matching 199 standing, against Nebraska; also shot a winning 597 air rifle mark »»Tallied a career-best 599 air rifle for win against Murray State in Lexington, Kentucky »»Shot 122.8 in the final and finished sixth in air rifle at the 2017 GARC Championships; advanced in third place with a 595 total »»Won the 2017 NCAA air rifle title with a 208.1 final total; also finished first in the relay with a 598 mark »»Ranked second on the team with a 595.2 air rifle season average »»Shot 414.5 and finished ninth overall on day two of the 2016 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships; also finished ninth on day three with a 417.7 mark »»Finished sixth in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol »»Placed third in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2017 European Shooting Championships, shooting 442.1 in the final; entered the final in first place, having shot 580 in the qualification relay

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Member of the Serbian Youth National

Team and gained extensive international shooting experience »»Won the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and placed second in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 26th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes in May 2016 »» Back-to-back fifth-place finishes in the junior women’s 10m air rifle and junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2014 and 2015 European Championships, respectively »»Earned two national titles, including the 2014 Best National Junior Woman title »»Broke more than 15 national records, including 13 from 2014-15 »»Was one of six European youth female competitors to compete at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Dušan Babic and Brankica Babic Bauer »»Has one brother »»Birthday is September 24 »»Majoring in industrial engineering »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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JUNIOR

RIFLE

MORGAN 5-5

PHILLIPS

» SALISBURY, MD.

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2018 16 592.1 597 2017 14 589.5 597

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 597 2017 NCAA Championships (Columbus, Ohio),

March 11, 2017

Ohio State, Sept. 30, 2017

NCAA Qualifying Match, Feb. 17, 2018

2017-18 (SO.)

»»2018 NCAA Smallbore Champion »»NRA All-America First Team Smallbore »»NRA All-America Second Team Air Rifle »»CRCA All-America Second Team »»Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»GARC air rifle and smallbore runner-up »» All-GARC Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams »»All-GARC Air Rifle Second Team »»Finished second on the team with a smallbore season average of 585.7 »»Placed second in smallbore (583) in season-opening victory against NC State at The Citadel

MORGAN PHILLIPS

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YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

2018 16 585.7 2017 15 583.2

HIGH

592 589

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 592 Navy, Jan. 26, 2018

»»Tied for third place in air rifle against Ohio »»Finished second in smallbore at State with a career-high matching 597 score Alaska-Fairbanks with a 588 total »»Shot 586 smallbore at Nebraska and tied »»Bested her career-high smallbore score by for second place two shots and earned the discipline win against Navy with a 592 total »»Finished second in smallbore against Mississippi with a 588 score »»Paced the Mountaineers in both disciplines in NCAA Qualifying Match, »»Earned the smallbore victory against Army West Point with a 590 showing matching career-high air rifle score of 597 and shooting 586 smallbore; included »»Shot 590 smallbore at Memphis and finished

second overall; included in her showing was a program-record matching 200 prone »»Placed second in smallbore at Murray State with a 590 showing; total included a program-record matching 200 prone »»Shot 587 smallbore and placed second against Mississippi at Alaska-Fairbanks

in smallbore total was a program-record matching 199 kneeling »»Finished second in smallbore (586, 453.9) and air rifle (593, 247.4) at the 2018 GARC Championships; entered the smallbore final with the top qualifying score

»»Successfully defended her NCAA smallbore

title at the 2018 National Championships, shooting 459.4 in the final; entered the final in eighth place with a 584 score »» Claimed two medals and shot a junior world record at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl, shooting 626.8 in the women’s 50m rifle prone for Gold and placing second in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (455.5, 1175) »»Finished first in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2018 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships for Rifle and Pistol and earned a bid to the 52nd ISSF Junior World Championships; also finished seventh in the women’s 10m air rifle »»Shot 453.0 in the final and earned the junior title in the women’s 3 positions competition at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol; also finished fourth in the open competition »»Opened the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol with a winning, 1243.9 score in the junior women’s 50m rifle prone

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Member of the U.S. National Junior

Team; secured roster spot with a fifthplace overall finish, second in the junior competition, at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships in smallbore (1157) »»Finished first in the women’s and junior prone competition at the 2016 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol with a total of 1242.2; also finished 22nd overall in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and 10m air rifle, good for 12th and 13th place, respectively, in the junior competitions »»Also placed 25th overall, 15th in the junior competition, in air rifle (812.1) at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships

»»Shot a personal-best 585 smallbore in

the MQS slot at the 2015 ISSF Azerbaijan World Cup »»Ninth-place finish in smallbore (1158) at the 2015 World Cup Spring Selection »»Finished sixth in smallbore (1157) and 44th in air rifle (805.3) at the 2015 National Junior Olympics

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Mike Phillips »»Has one brother »»Birthday is March 27 »»Majoring in sport exercise psychology »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

2016-17 (FR.)

»»2017 NCAA Smallbore Champion »» NCAA Championships Top Performer Honoree »»NRA All-America First Team Smallbore »»CRCA All-America Honorable Mention »»All-GARC Smallbore First Team, Combined

Score Second Team and Air Rifle Honorable Mention »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»Shot 587 smallbore at NC State and finished in second place »»Tied for second in smallbore at Ohio State with a 585 »»Finished second in smallbore against Mississippi in West Point, New York, with a 585 mark »» Tied for air rifle win (594) and finished second in smallbore (587) at Army West Point »»Placed second in smallbore at Kentucky with a 583 »»Shot 454.3 in the final and finished in second place in smallbore at the 2017 GARC Championships; tallied 586 in the open relay »»Placed seventh in air rifle at the conference championship with a 100.4 total; advanced in third place with a 595 score »»Claimed the 2017 NCAA smallbore title with a 464.3 final showing; advanced in first place following a career-best 589 relay showing »»Finished second in air rifle at the 2017 NCAA Championships with a 207.2 final mark; entered the final in second place with a career-best 597 mark in the open relay »»Ranked third on the team with a 583.8 smallbore season average »»Placed third in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and fifth in the women’s 10m air rifle at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships »»Finished seventh in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and the women’s 50m rifle prone at the 27th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes »»Finished fourth in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol

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SOPHOMORE

NOAH 5-10

BARKER

» WINFIELD, W.VA.

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2018 15 583.6 591

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 591 Navy, Jan. 26, 2018

2017-18 (R-FR.)

»»Shot a career-best 578 smallbore at AlaskaFairbanks, good for eighth place »»Tallied a career-best 591 air rifle against Navy and earned a share of seventh place

2016-17 (FR.)

»»Sat out season with a redshirt

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IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»2015 Junior Olympics smallbore qualifier »»Three-time West Virginia NRA smallbore 3 positions state champion »»Competed for Putnam County Gun Club

Smallbore Rifle Team under coach Bill Shank

YEAR MATCHES

2018 15

AVG.

569.4

HIGH

578

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 578 at Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 21, 2018

PERSONAL

»»Son of Doug and Jo Barker »»Has one brother and one sister »»Birthday is May 24 »»Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

SOPHOMORE

DAVID 6-0

KOENDERS

» MOSSAUTAL, GERMANY

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2018 14 593.4 598

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 598 at Memphis, Nov. 11, 2017

2017-18 (R-FR.)

»»NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore »»CRCA All-America Second Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams »»In first collegiate match, tied for second

place in air rifle (593) in victory over NC State at The Citadel »»Shot 597 air rifle and tied for third place against Ohio State »»Earned first collegiate victory at Nebraska, shooting a career-best 588 smallbore; also tied for third place in air rifle with a 594 total »»Matched career-best smallbore score of 588 and finished second overall against TCU »»Shot a career-high 598 for the individual air rifle win at Memphis »»Finished first in smallbore against Akron with a 586 total »»Shot 596 air rifle against Navy for a secondplace finish; also matched the program prone record with a 200 mark »»Paced the Mountaineers against Kentucky and finished second overall in smallbore with a 586 total

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Placed 12th in the men’s 50m rifle 3

positions and 23rd in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl »»Collected three titles and two runnerup finishes at the 2016 German Junior Championships »»Finished the 2016 season ranked No. 1 in the German Junior Division in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and 10m air rifle; also ranked No. 2 in the men’s 50m rifle prone »»Attended Gymnasium Michelstadt

YEAR MATCHES

2018 14

AVG.

582.6

HIGH

588

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 588 at Nebraska, Oct. 14, 2017

TCU, Nov. 4, 2017

PERSONAL

»»Son of Roger and Martina Koenders »»Birthday is October 4 »»Majoring in psychology »»President’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

AT J.W. GOETH-UNIVERSITÄT

»»Member of the German Junior National Team »»Shot 120.1 in the final and placed eighth in the junior men’s 50m rifle prone at the 2017 European Shooting Championships; qualified with a fourth place, 616.8 mark »»Finished first in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the 2016 European Junior Championships »»Earned three top-six finishes at the 2017 ISAS International Competition, Dortmund, including a win in the men’s junior 50m rifle prone, a runner-up finish in the men’s junior 10m air rifle and a sixth-place finish in the men’s junior 50m rifle 3 positions

DAVID KOENDERS

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SOPHOMORE

SARAH 5-7

OSBORN

» HAMPTON, VA.

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES

AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2018 15 588.9 595

PERSONAL BEST AIR RIFLE 595 at Memphis, Nov. 11, 2017

2017-18 (FR.)

»»Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team »»CRCA All-Academic Team »»All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score Honorable Mentions »»Shot a career-best 588 smallbore in a thirdplace showing against Army West Point »»Placed third in air rifle at Memphis with a career-best 595 mark »»Finished fifth in air rifle at the GARC

Championships, shooting 182.4 in the final; entered the final in third place with a 593 total »»Just missed qualifying for the final in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl, finishing 10th overall with a 1165 mark; also placed 20th in the women’s 10m air rifle (623.6) »»Claimed second place in the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2018 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships for Rifle and Pistol and earned a bid to the 52nd ISSF Junior World Championships; also finished fourth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions »»Finished fourth in the junior women’s 50m 3 positions competition at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol with a 2318 total, shooting 395.1 in the final; also placed 12th in the open competition »»Also at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships, finished second in the junior women’s 10m air rifle (1247.0) and sixth in the open competition (1247.0) »»Placed 10th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition at the ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl with a score of 1165; also finished 20th in the women’s 10m air rifle with a 623.6 total

Civilian Marksmanship Program

»»Two-time 3 position air rifle National

Championships Gold medalist for USA Shooting »»2015 NRA Metric Smallbore National Champion »»Competed at the 2015 Bavarian Air Gun Championships, the 2015 Munich World Cup and the 2015 PanAmerican Games in Toronto »»Youngest female air rifle athlete to shoot at the 2015 Changwon World Cup »»Won Silver at the 2014 Winter Air Gun Championships and finished third in the junior division »»Four-time reigning USA Shooting Virginia smallbore champion and won the 2016 air rifle title »»Attended Summit Christian Academy

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Member of the USA Shooting Junior National Team »»Eight-time USA Shooting Junior Olympics qualifier »»Three-time 3 Positions Air Rifle National Championships Gold medalist for the

SARAH OSBORN

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YEAR MATCHES

2018 15

AVG.

576.8

HIGH

588

PERSONAL BEST SMALLBORE 588 Army West Point, Nov. 5, 2017

PERSONAL

»»Daughter of Michelle and Stephen Osborn »»Has one brother and one sister »»Birthday is February 10 »»Majoring in exercise physiology »»President’s List »»Dean’s List »»Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll »»Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN

JARED 6-0

IN HIGH SCHOOL

»»Two-time Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Championship participant »»Finished eighth in the junior men’s 50m

rifle 3 positions at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships; placed 24th in the overall competition and second in the High Collegiate B category with a score of 2280 »»Also at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships, finished 16th in the junior men’s air rifle and placed second in the High Collegiate B category

EDDY

» COLUMBUS, GA.

»»At the CMP National Championships, placed

third in 2017 and fifth in 2018 following a first-place finish at the CMP Anniston Regional Championship »»Two-time team captain of Columbus High rifle team »»Finished second at the 2018 Georgia State Championships and named to the 2018 Eley All-America High School Team »»Two-time all-state honoree (2017, 2018)

PERSONAL

»»Son of Peter and Doreen Eddy »»Has three sisters »»Birthday is Aug. 24 »»Majoring in engineering

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MOUNTAINEER

RIFLE

Senior and Olympic Gold Medalist GINNY THRASHER has won two NCAA and three GARC titles throughout her Mountaineer career.

2018-19 SEASON

PREVIEW

A COLISEUM CHAMPIONSHIP

For the first time in program history, the nation-best 19time 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 rifle program is the first WVU team to host a national final in school history.

The Mountaineers have won six NCAA titles under 13year coach Jon Hammond, including five straight from 2013-17. WVU finished second in 2018 with a 4708 total.

The Mountaineers claimed their sixth consecutive air rifle National Championship with a winning 2381 total.

Additionally, Morgan Phillips won her second individual smallbore title in as many years with a 459.4 showing in the final.

CORE RETURNS

Seven letter winners return for the Mountaineers this season: seniors Will Anti and Ginny Thrasher, juniors Milica Babic and Morgan Phillips and sophomores Noah Barker, David Koenders and Sarah Osborn.

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Combined, this group owns two team NCAA National Championships, five individual NCAA titles, three Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) regular-season titles and three GARC Championships titles. Thrasher, Babic, Phillips and Koenders combined for 12 All-America honors last season.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP

A pair of seniors will guide the Mountaineers this season in team captain Will Anti and Ginny Thrasher. Not only solid competitors on the range, the duo also sets the standard academically. Thrasher is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honoree, while Anti has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in each of the last two seasons.

Thrasher, the 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in women’s 10m air rifle, paced the Mountaineers in both disciplines last year with season averages of 586 smallbore and 596.6 air rifle. She also swept the GARC individual titles.

EDDY JOINS MOUNTAINEERS

Columbus, Georgia, native Jared Eddy, a two-time Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Championship participant, joins the Mountaineers for the 2018-19 season.

Eddy most recently finished eighth in the junior men’s 50m rifle 3-positions at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships. He also placed 24th in the overall competition and finished second in the High Collegiate B category with a 2280 mark. In the junior men’s air rifle competition, Eddy finished 16th and also placed second in the High Collegiate B category.

A two-time captain of the Columbus High rifle team, Eddy finished second at the 2018 Georgia State Championships.

LUCKY NO. 13

C oach Jon Hammond returns for his 13th season with the Mountaineers in 2018-19. A former Mountaineer student-athlete and a two-time Olympian, Hammond has returned the WVU rifle program to national glory. Under his guidance, the Mountaineers have won six national championships in 10 seasons, 10 individual NCAA titles and nine consecutive GARC Championships.

Additionally, the program has produced five undefeated seasons, 141 All-Americans and 13 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

2018-19 MOUNTAINEER

SCHEDULE

DATE

OPPONENT

PLACE

TIME

Sept. 29

Akron*

Akron, Ohio

Oct. 14

Memphis*

Morgantown, W.Va.

10 a.m.

Oct. 20

Ohio State and Murray State

Morgantown, W.Va.

2 p.m.

Oct. 21

Nebraska* and Air Force

Morgantown, W.Va.

9 a.m.

Oct. 27

Army West Point*

West Point, N.Y.

8 a.m.

Oct. 28

Coast Guard

West Point, N.Y.

8 a.m.

Nov. 10

TCU

Fort Worth, Texas

9 a.m.

Nov. 17

NC State*

Morgantown, W.Va.

10 a.m.

Jan. 19

Mississippi*

Morgantown, W.Va.

10 a.m.

Jan. 26

Navy*

Morgantown, W.Va.

10 a.m.

Feb. 9

Kentucky*

Lexington, Ky.

Feb. 16

NCAA Qualifying Match

Morgantown, W.Va.

10 a.m.

Feb. 23-24

GARC Championships

Akron, Ohio

All Day

March 8-9

NCAA Championships

Morgantown, W.Va.

All Day

10:30 a.m.

8 a.m.

* - Great America Rifle Conference opponent All times Eastern and subject to change Home match locations to be determined at a later date

CHALLENGING PATH

The Mountaineers’ 2018-19 schedule features six of the team’s seven opponents from the 2018 NCAA National Championships, including matches at Kentucky, the reigning National Champion, and thirdplace finisher TCU. The schedule also features eight home matches, including the 2019 NCAA National Championships set for March 8-9, at the WVU Coliseum. All home matches will be held at the WVU Rifle Range or at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building or the WVU Coliseum.

WVU opens its season and the defense of its five straight GARC titles at Akron on Sept. 29. The Zips will host the GARC Championships on Feb. 23-24.

The Mountaineers’ fall schedule is highlighted by two, three-way matches at the WVU Coliseum on Oct. 20-21. WVU will face Ohio State and Murray State on Saturday, Oct. 20, and Nebraska and Air Force on Sunday, Oct. 21.

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GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION Morgantown, W.Va.

RIFLE HISTORY SEASON OF RIFLE 69th

ENROLLMENT 31,442

FIRST YEAR OF RIFLE 1951

NICKNAME Mountaineers

ALL-TIME RECORD 649-102 (.864)

STUDENT ASSISTANT/ SECONDARY RIFLE CONTACT Lindsay Auld

COLORS Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (Last) 19 (2017)

EMAIL shannon.wolfgang@mail.wvu.edu

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES (Last) 32 (2018)

OFFICE (304) 293-2821

CONFERENCE Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) PRESIDENT E. Gordon Gee DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Shane Lyons COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH Jon Hammond (West Virginia, ‘05) RECORD AT WVU 128-14 (Twelve Seasons) OVERALL RECORD Same

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (Last) 28 (2018) ALL-AMERICA HONORS 431 OLYMPIANS 32 TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 RECORD 13-0 2017-18 GARC RECORD 9-0 NCAA FINISH Second Place ALL-AMERICA HONORS 15 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST 7/2 NEWCOMER 1

MEDIA INFORMATION ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS/RIFLE CONTACT Shannon Wolfgang

FAX (304) 293-4105 WEBSITE WVUsports.com SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/COMMUNICATIONS Michael Fragale ASSOCIATE AD/COMMUNICATIONS Bryan Messerly DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC CONTENT John Antonik DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS Mike Montoro DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PUBLICATIONS Joe Swan MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST Kristin Coldsnow ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Ashley Bailey ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Charlie Healy ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Amy Salvatore

2017-18 SEASON

REVIEW

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The West Virginia University rifle team finished its 2017-18 season placing second at the 2018 NCAA Rifle Championships, held on March 9-10 inside The Citadel’s McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina.

After an undefeated regular season (13-0, 8-0 GARC), the rifle team claimed the program’s ninth straight Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) title with an aggregate total of 4699 on Feb. 25, at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building.

Although the Mountaineers didn’t capture the NCAA Championship title, the 2017-18 season was still among the program’s most successful.

“The team really moved forward, and we had a great season. We really want to make sure that our season is not defined by one day at NCAA,” Mountaineer coach Jon Hammond said. “We want to look at all the positives and all the great things that we did do this season and take those and move forward.”

MOUNTAINEERS FINISH SECOND

The top-ranked WVU rifle team delivered a championship-worthy performance at the 2018 NCAA Rifle Championships with an aggregate score of 4708, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Kentucky.

On the first day of competition, the Mountaineers trailed Kentucky with a 2327 smallbore score, 18 shots short of first place.

On day two, WVU claimed its sixth straight air rifle national title with a 2381 total but fell short of achieving the overall championship title.

The Mountaineers finished in second place with an aggregate score of 4708, nine points behind the Wildcats’ 4717 aggregate score.

Senior Elizabeth Gratz, junior Ginny Thrasher, sophomores Morgan Phillips and Milica Babic and redshirt-freshman David Koenders made up the counting team for WVU at the championship.

Phillips entered the smallbore final in eighth place, shooting a 584 total. She fought to defend her 2017 NCAA smallbore title and succeeded with a final score of 459.4. She placed 10th in the air rifle discipline with a 592 finish.

Gratz placed 22nd overall in smallbore with a 579 mark. In air rifle, she was the eighth student-athlete to make the final with a score of 594 and finished second with a 247.3 score.

Thrasher tied for a 10th-place finish in smallbore with a 582 mark. In the air rifle final, Thrasher placed third with a 226.4 score after qualifying with a 597 mark.

Babic also tied for 10th place in smallbore with a 582 score. She entered the air rifle final in first place with a score of 598 and finished sixth with a 163.8 final mark.

Koenders placed 36th with a smallbore score of 575. He finished 13th overall in air rifle with a 591 total.

MOUNTAINEERS RECOGNIZED WITH ALL-AMERICA HONORS Five from the WVU rifle team earned a combined 15 All-America honors after competing at the 2018 NCAA National Championships.

Thrasher collected three first-team honors as she was named to the NRA All-America Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams, as well as the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Combined Score First Team.

Thrasher has earned nine career All-America honors and eight first-team accolades.

Another Mountaineer also received three first-team honors, as Babic was named to the NRA All-America Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams, as well as the CRCA Combined Score First Team. Babic owns six career All-America honors and four first-team accolades.

Gratz rounded out her final year as a Mountaineer with three All-America awards.

She was named to the NRA Air Rifle First Team, the NRA Smallbore Second Team and the CRCA Combined Score Third Team.

Gratz finished her career with 12 All-America honors and five first-team accolades.

Phillips added three awards to her AllAmerica count. She was named to the NRA Smallbore First Team, the NRA Air Rifle Second Team and the CRCA Combined Score Second Team. Phillips has earned two career first-team accolades.

Koenders finished his first season as a Mountaineer with three All-America awards as he was named to the NRA Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams, as well as the CRCA Combined Score Second Team.

WVU CLAIMS 2018 GARC CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN

After an undefeated regular season, the Mountaineers defended their conference title at the 2018 GARC Championship, held Feb. 24-25, at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building.

The team started the championship on top with a 14-point lead, shooting a smallbore score of 2333. On the final day of competition, the Mountaineers shot an air rifle score of 2366, pushing their aggregate score to 4699 to capture the program’s ninth straight GARC title.

The Mountaineers finished in second place at the 2018 NCAA Championships with a 4708 total.

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During the championship, six Mountaineers counted toward the team’s scores. Thrasher, Phillips, Gratz and Koenders counted in both disciplines, while sophomore Sarah Osborn counted toward WVU’s smallbore score, and junior Will Anti counted toward the team’s air rifle total.

Thrasher claimed her second career GARC smallbore title on the first day of competition with a 454.8 mark. The next day, Thrasher earned her second straight air rifle title with a 250.7 final score. Combined, she has claimed four GARC titles in three seasons.

Phillips finished second in the smallbore discipline with a 453.9 score and placed second in air rifle with a final score of 247.7.

Gratz shot a 396.4 mark and placed seventh in smallbore and finished 14th overall in air rifle with a 590 mark.

Koenders placed 10th in smallbore with a 579 total, and he came in 21st place in air rifle with a 588 total.

Anti placed 19th in the smallbore discipline with a 576 score, and he finished 16th in air rifle with a 589 score.

Osborn tied for 21st in smallbore with a 575 total, and with her air rifle final’s score of 182.4, she finished fifth overall.

In the smallbore discipline, redshirt-freshman Noah Barker shot 569 and sophomore Jack Anderson shot 565. In air rifle, Barker shot a 589 mark in and Anderson shot a 579.

On the eve of the competition, WVU hosted the GARC Championship Banquet at Touchdown Terrace inside Milan Puskar Stadium.

Gratz was named the GARC Outstanding Senior, an award that celebrates one senior in the conference who has excelled throughout his or her undergraduate experience. In addition to the Outstanding Senior honor, she also was named the Mountaineers’ GARC Scholar Athlete for the fourth straight year.

Of the 10 combined All-GARC Smallbore and Air Rifle First Team honors, eight were claimed by the Mountaineers.

Thrasher, Babic and Koenders were named to both teams. Phillips was named to the smallbore first team, and Gratz was named to the air rifle first team.

Gratz also was named to the All-GARC Smallbore Second Team, while Phillips landed on the All-GARC Air Rifle Second Team.

Additionally, Anti and Osborn were named to the All-GARC Air Rifle Honorable Mention Team.

On Sept. 30, WVU set its first NCAA record of the season against Ohio State with its 2390 air rifle score. The Mountaineers’ air rifle total bested the team’s previous national record of 2388, shot on Jan. 17, 2016.

The Mountaineers shot an NCAA air rifle record for the second time this season on Oct. 21 against Ole Miss with their score of 2392, which was two shots better than their record shot on Sept. 30.

Closing their fall slate in a dominant manner, the Mountaineers shot an NCAA record aggregate score 4742 in a win over Murray State on Nov. 12, inside the Pat Spurgin Rifle Range in Murray, Kentucky. The Mountaineers bested their own national record of 4740, previously shot in a win over Akron on Jan. 17, 2016. WVU also shot an NCAA record smallbore score 2356 against the Racers.

“To break all three team records throughout the year and not all on one day, but on different occasions, makes our team average probably the highest average that we’ve had throughout a season,” Hammond added.

STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY

One of the highlights of the 2017-18 season was the unveiling of the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range.

In early 2017, the WVU rifle team and the Mountaineer Athletic Club launched the WVU Mobile Rifle Range project. Various loyal Mountaineer supporters stepped up to contribute to this project, including Mountaineer legend Bill McKenzie. Known for his game-winning field goal kick against Pitt in the Mountaineers’ 17-14 victory on Nov. 8, 1975, McKenzie donated $100,000 toward the mobile range project to ensure the rifle team’s future success.

This project came to life when the Mountaineers competed at the range for the first time during their match against Kentucky on Feb. 11. That same day, the rifle team earned the 2018 GARC regular-season title with a 4720-4693 victory.

The Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range includes 20 3D electronic target systems, featuring

crossfire detection and zero consumables of paper or rubber bands. The range also features 20 bullet catchers and surrounding walls, which will create a safe range area, allowing for competition in any arena. A fan favorite, the range also includes large projector screens that provide shot-by-shot coverage.

The range allows the Mountaineers to host large-scale events, such as the 2019 NCAA National Championships, and will help the team simulate championship experiences to better prepare the student-athletes.

FOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION

Gratz helped guide the Mountaineers with her role as the team captain during her final year in the program.

After four years on the WVU rifle team, she ended her career with multiple prestigious honors.

With her 4.0 grade point average (GPA), she earned the sport of rifle’s top academic honor for the second straight season, as she was named the Elite 90 Award winner for NCAA Division 1 Rifle. On the last day of the NCAA Championships, her skills were showcased as she placed second in the air rifle final with a 247.3 score.

“It was really special to receive the award. I didn’t really know I was going to get it so it felt pretty cool,” Gratz said.

A SPECIAL VISIT

The WVU rifle team joined 18 collegiate teams at NCAA Champions Day at the White House on Nov. 17, 2017, in Washington, D.C. This was the Mountaineers’ second trip to the White House in four years and a celebration of their nation-best 19th NCAA National Championship achieved during the 2016-17 season. The Mountaineers enjoyed an extensive tour of the White House before meeting with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy Devos.

“I was delighted for the team members to experience something like NCAA Champions Day, as it’s a rare, unique opportunity,” said Hammond.

RECORD-BREAKING SEASON

Throughout the Mountaineers’ successful year, they set multiple team records with their undeniable work ethic and championship attitude.

Two of the teams’ best competitors, Gratz and Thrasher, helped pace the team with their high averages and their accomplishment of a perfect mark.

Thrasher shot a perfect 600 air rifle score on Nov. 5, 2017, against Army West Point, becoming the second Mountaineer on the team to achieve the mark. The first individual was Gratz, who shot the perfect score at Kentucky on Feb. 11, 2017.

ELIZABETH GRATZ capped her Mountaineer career with back-to-back Elite 90 Award honors.

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DATE OPPONENT Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 March 9-10

vs. No. 9 NC State* # No. 5 Ohio State at No. 6 Nebraska* Mississippi* No. 2 TCU Army* at No. 10 Memphis* at No. 3 Murray State Akron* vs. No. 9 Mississippi ! at No. 5 Alaska-Fairbanks Navy* Kentucky* NCAA Qualifying Match GARC Championships % NCAA Championships #

RESULT W, 4703-4630 W, 4731-4683 W, 4716-4653 W, 4739-4647 W, 4727-4717 W, 4733-4640 W, 4730-4634 W, 4742-4703 W, 4711-4651 W, 4718-4669 W, 4719-4704 W, 4733-4656 W, 4720-4693 4711 First Place, 4699 Second Place, 4708

* - GARC match / # - Charleston, S.C. / ! – Fairbanks, Alaska / % - Morgantown, W.Va. Ninth Straight GARC Championship Record – 13-0, 9-0 GARC Ranking – No. 2, Final 2018 CRCA Poll

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WVU Season Average – 4721.2 WVU Air Rifle Average – 2381.5 WVU Smallbore Average – 2339.7

WVU Opponent Average – 4667.6

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JACK ANDERSON DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

NOAH BARKER

MATCH SMALLBORE at NC State*# 554 OHIO STATE 542 at Nebraska* 531 OLE MISS* 530 TCU 560 ARMY* 556 at Memphis* 557 at Murray State 555 AKRON* 566 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 568 at Alaska-Fairbanks 557 Navy* 561 KENTUCKY* 562 NCAA QUALIFIER 565 GARC Championships 565 NCAA Championships -

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

AIR RIFLE 579 580 580 581 584 572 580 581 589 582 583 581 580 579 579 -

AGGREGATE 1133 1122 1111 1111 1144 1128 1137 1136 1155 1150 1140 1142 1142 1144 1144 -

555.2 580.6 1135.9 569 589 1155 570 589 1158

WILL ANTI DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

MATCH at NC State*# OHIO STATE at Nebraska* OLE MISS* TCU ARMY* at Memphis* at Murray State AKRON* vs. Ole Miss* at Alaska-Fairbanks Navy* KENTUCKY* NCAA QUALIFIER GARC Championships NCAA Championships

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

SMALLBORE 567 567 576 569 575 558 570 570 575 566 578 574 563 565 569 -

AIR RIFLE 581 582 583 583 580 585 571 582 587 588 590 591 580 583 589 -

AGGREGATE 1148 1149 1159 1152 1155 1143 1141 1152 1162 1154 1168 1165 1143 1148 1158 -

569.4 583.6 1153.1 578 591 1168 578 591 1168

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MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE at NC State*# 573 592 OHIO STATE 574 594 at Nebraska*

578 587 OLE MISS* 568 588 TCU 573 582 ARMY* 571 588 at Memphis* 578 593 at Murray State 574 591 AKRON* 575 591 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 566 588 at Alaska-Fairbanks 577 586 Navy* 577 592 KENTUCKY* 578 589 NCAA QUALIFIER 575 592 GARC Championships 576 589 NCAA Championships - -

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

AGGREGATE 1165 1168 1165 1156 1155 1159 1171 1165 1166 1154 1163 1169 1167 1167 1165 -

574.2 589.4 1163.6 578 594 1171 590 594 1178

DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE at NC State*# 581 586 OHIO STATE 586 595 at Nebraska* 576 595 OLE MISS* 578 598 TCU 582 593 ARMY* 573 592 at Memphis* 582 592 at Murray State 588 598 AKRON* 580 594 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 582 594 at Alaska-Fairbanks 574 597 Navy* 588 594 KENTUCKY* 581 598 NCAA QUALIFIER 580 596 GARC Championships 585 590 NCAA Championships 579 594

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

AGGREGATE 1167 1181 1171 1176 1175 1165 1174 1186 1174 1176 1171 1182 1179 1176 1175 1173

580.9 594.1 1175 588 598 1186 590 600

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MILICA BABIC DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE at NC State*# 577 593 OHIO STATE 589 598 at Nebraska* 586 597 OLE MISS* 582 598 TCU 578 595 ARMY* 586 599 at Memphis* 584 597 at Murray State 591 594 AKRON* 583 593 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 580 597 at Alaska-Fairbanks 579 598 Navy* 585 595 KENTUCKY* 583 598 NCAA QUALIFIER 582 595 GARC Championships - - NCAA Championships 582 598

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

AGGREGATE 1170 1187 1183 1180 1173 1185 1181 1185 1176 1177 1177 1180 1181 1177 1180

583.1 596.3 1179.4 591 599 1187 591 599 1187

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DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 23 at NC State*# 583 591 Sept. 30 OHIO STATE 576 597 Oct. 14 at Nebraska* 586 582 Oct. 21 OLE MISS* 588 596 Nov. 4 TCU 582 592 Nov. 5 ARMY* 590 591 Nov. 11 at Memphis* 590 590 Nov. 12 at Murray State 590 591 Jan. 14 AKRON* 580 592 Jan. 20 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 587 588 Jan. 21 at Alaska-Fairbanks 588 595 Jan. 26 Navy* 592 594 Feb. 11 KENTUCKY* 584 595 Feb. 17 NCAA QUALIFIER 586 597 Feb. 24-25 GARC Championships 586 592 Mar. 9-10 NCAA Championships 584 592

MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE AGGREGATE at NC State*# 580 593 1173 OHIO STATE 581 597 1178 at Nebraska* 588 594 1182 OLE MISS* 587 597 1184 TCU 588 595 1183 ARMY* 583 594 1177 at Memphis* 582 598 1180 at Murray State 587 595 1182 AKRON* 586 590 1176 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) - - at Alaska-Fairbanks - - Navy* 579 596 1175 KENTUCKY* 586 591 1177 NCAA QUALIFIER 576 589 1165 GARC Championships 579 588 1167 NCAA Championships 575 591 1166

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

582.6 593.4 1176 588 598 1184 588 598 1184

SARAH OSBORN DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

AGGREGATE 1163 1170 1159 1171 1173 1180 1174 1169 1161 1155 1160 1155 1164 1165 1168 -

576.8 588.9 1165.8 588 595 1180 588 595 1180

DATE Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Nov. 4

Nov. 5 Nov. 11 Nov. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24-25 Mar. 9-10

MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE at NC State*# 587 595 OHIO STATE 585 598 at Nebraska* 575 594 OLE MISS* 590 599 TCU 593 599 ARMY* 589 600 at Memphis* 593 594 at Murray State 583 599 AKRON* 585 598 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 591 599 at Alaska-Fairbanks 591 596 Navy* 586 597 KENTUCKY* 584 592 NCAA QUALIFIER 580 595 GARC Championships 583 595 NCAA Championships 582 597

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High * - GARC match % - Morgantown, W.Va.

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MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE at NC State*# 574 589 OHIO STATE 579 591 at Nebraska* 572 587 OLE MISS* 578 593 TCU 581 592 ARMY* 588 592 at Memphis* 579 595 at Murray State 580 589 AKRON* 574 587 vs. Ole Miss* (in, Fairbanks, Alaska) 575 580 at Alaska-Fairbanks 575 585 Navy* 572 583 KENTUCKY* 575 589 NCAA QUALIFIER 576 589 GARC Championships 575 593 NCAA Championships - -

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

Season Average 2017-18 High Career High

AGGREGATE 1174 1173 1168 1184 1174 1181 1180 1181 1172 1175 1183 1186 1179 1183 1178 1176

AGGREGATE 1182 1183 1169 1189 1192 1189 1187 1182 1183 1190 1187 1183 1176 1175 1178 1179

586 596.6 1182.7 593 600 1192 594 600 1192 #- Charleston, S.C. All home matches are in CAPS

RECORD

BOOK WVU Records ������������������������������������������� 60 Career Coaching Records ������������������������� 61 Individual Honors ��������������������������������������� 61 Mountaineer Olympians ����������������������������� 63 NCAA Champions ������������������������������������� 64 All-Americans ������������������������������������������� 65 NCAA Results ������������������������������������������� 67 NCAA Team Championship Results ����������� 69 NCAA Individual Champions ������������������������ 70 GARC History ������������������������������������������������ 71 Year-by-Year Results �������������������������������������� 73 All-Time Series Records �������������������������������� 74 All-Time Scores ���������������������������������������������� 75 WVU Rifle Alumni ������������������������������������������ 84

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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*): 595, Petra Zublasing at 2013 GARC Championships (Oxford, Miss.), Feb. 23, 2013 SMALLBORE, PRONE (400): 400, by several shooters SMALLBORE, PRONE (200*): 200, by several shooters; last shot by Will Anti and

David Koenders vs. Navy, Jan. 26, 2018

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*): 2356% vs. Murray State, Nov. 12, 2017 Ginny Thrasher (583), David Koenders (587), Elizabeth Gratz (588), Morgan Phillips (590), Milica Babic (591) AIR RIFLE (1600): 1562 at Canisius, Feb. 17, 1996 Matt Aquaro (388), Trevor Gathman (391), Kim Howe (393), Marcos Scrivner (390)

SMALLBORE, KNEELING (400): 400, Wade Tyner vs. Kentucky, Dec. 1, 2001 400, Gary Hardy vs. Tennessee Tech, March 3, 1989 SMALLBORE, KNEELING (200*): 199, by several shooters; last time by Ginny Thrasher vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 20, 2018 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 AGGREGATE, 120 SHOTS (1200*): 1193, Petra Zublasing vs. Murray State, Feb. 9, 2013 SEASON AVERAGES ^ SMALLBORE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 591.33 (12 matches), Petra Zublasing, 2012-13 AIR RIFLE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 597.0 (12 matches), Nicco Campriani, 2010-11 AGGREGATE, 120 SHOTS (1200*): 1187.67 (12 matches), Petra Zublasing, 2012-13

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

CAREER COACHING RECORDS COACH Maj. John Nicholas Capt. Kendrick Barlow Capt. Clair L. Book Capt. Hugh H. Jones Capt. Charles R. Means M/Sgt. Charles Haley M/Sgt. Francis Orchard Sgt. Joe Gravens S/Sgt. Robert McNickle Sp. 4 Gary Grady Greg Yantis M/Sgt. Bobby Timms M/Sgt. Roy Riffe M/Sgt. Charles Neal Ed Etzel Greg Perrine Marsha Beasley Jon Hammond

SEASONS 1951‑52 1953‑54 1955-57 1958‑59 1960‑63 1964 1965‑66 1967‑68 1969‑70 1971 1972 1973‑74 1974‑75 1976 1977‑87, 1989 1988 1990-2003, 2005-06 2006-Present

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

TOTALS

HONORS COLLEGE SPORTS MAGAZINE DIVISION I RIFLE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1994 1996

Trevor Gathman Trevor Gathman

(discontinued after 1996 season)

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION NCAA SHOOTER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP 1996 1997 2013

Trevor Gathman Marcos Scrivner Petra Zublasing

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR 2009 2013

Jon Hammond Jon Hammond

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

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP PERFORMER AWARD 2015 2016 2017

Garrett Spurgeon Ginny Thrasher Morgan Phillips

CAPTAINU RIFLE COACH OF THE YEAR 2014 2015

Jon Hammond 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

1993

Jean Foster

Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Garett Smith

Eric Uptagrafft

NCAA ELITE 90 AWARD 2017 2018

Elizabeth Gratz Elizabeth Gratz

1994

Jean Foster Joe Pishock

RECORD 25‑3 27‑3 33‑16 17‑13 53‑5 19‑0 22‑3 13‑4 10‑4 5‑3 5‑2 17‑2 6‑1 6‑1 101‑5 9‑0 153-23 128-14

PCT. .893 .900 .673 .567 .914 1.000 .880 .765 .714 .625 .714 .852 .857 .857 .952 1.000 .869 .901

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1995

Jean Foster Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Janelle Whateley

1996

2002

Eric Hensil Steve Powell Wade Tyner

2003

Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Janelle Whateley

Nicole Allaire Jon Hammond Eric Hensil Wade Tyner

1997

2004

Brian Fuhrman Kim Howe Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins

1998

Nicole Allaire Eric Hensil

2005

Brian Launer

Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Cory Willis

2006

1999

Natasha Dinsmore Robin Glebes Lafe Kunkel Paul Miller Amy Smith

Tommy Caranasos Matt Gadd Steve Powell April Shea Elizabeth Smith Rob Toney

2000

Tommy Caranasos Mats Persson Steve Powell April Shea Elizabeth Smith

2001

Tommy Caranasos Steve Powell Elizabeth Smith Wade Tyner

Natasha Dinsmore Robin Glebes

2007

2008

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

2009

Andy Lamson Paul Miller Justin Pentz Kyle Smith Ashley Zultanky

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MOUNTAINEER 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

RIFLE ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 AT-LARGE TEAM

2018

Jack Anderson Will Anti Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Sarah Osborn Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher

FIRST TEAM

CoSIDA AT-LARGE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM

Eric Uptagrafft Marcos Scrivner Nicco Campriani Elizabeth Gratz Elizabeth Gratz

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

THIRD TEAM

Andy Lamson Thomas Kyanko Elizabeth Gratz

1993 1998 2011 2017 2018

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

2009 2013 2016

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II, AS SELECTED BY THE COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS OF AMERICA (CoSIDA) FIRST TEAM

Andy Lamson Andy Lamson Andy Lamson Nicco Campriani 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

SECOND TEAM

Nicco Campriani

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 Ginny Thrasher 2017, 2018 Jack Anderson 2018 Milica Babic 2018 Morgan Phillips 2018

SECOND TEAM

Garrett Spurgeon Jean-Pierre Lucas

2014, 2016 2016, 2017

FRED SCHAUS CAPTAIN’S AWARD Tammie DeAngelis Ann-Marie Pfiffner Garett Smith Jean Foster

RED BROWN CUP Jim Bishop Marcos Scrivner Nicco Campriani Petra Zublasing Petra Zublasing Maren Prediger Ginny Thrasher

2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018

2010

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

1998

ELIZABETH GRATZ

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1990 1992 1993 1995

1988 1998 2011 2012 2013 2015 2017

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

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

JON HAMMOND

GINNY THRASHER

2000

2004 2008

2012

2016

Mike Anti (USA) Sydney Jean Foster (USA) Sydney Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Sydney Mike Anti (USA) Athens (Silver medal) Mike Anti (USA) Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy) Beijin Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Beijing 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 Nicco Campriani (Italy) Rio (2 Gold medals) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Rio Ginny Thrasher (USA) Rio (1 Gold medal) Petra Zublasing (Italy) Rio WVURifle

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NCAA NATIONAL

CHAMPIONS YEAR NAME

EVENT

1961

Bruce Meredith

Smallbore

1966

Jack Writer

Smallbore

1981

John Rost

Air Rifle

1982

John Rost

Air Rifle

1983

David Johnson

Smallbore

1984

Bob Broughton

Smallbore

1985

Christian Heller

Air Rifle

1986

Mike Anti

Smallbore

1987

Web Wright

Smallbore

1988

Web Wright

Smallbore

1990

Gary Hardy

Air Rifle

1991

Ann-Marie Pfiffner

Air Rifle

1992

Tim Manges

Ann-Marie Pfiffner

1993

Eric Uptagrafft

Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1996

Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1997

Marcos Scrivner

Smallbore

2011

Nicco Campriani

Air Rifle

2012

Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2013

Petra Zublasing

Smallbore

Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2015

Maren Prediger

Air Rifle

2016

Ginny Thrasher

Smallbore

Ginny Thrasher

Air Rifle

2017

Morgan Phillips

Smallbore

Milica Babic

2018

Morgan Phillips

MIKE

MILICA

BOB

NICCO

TREVOR

GARY

CHRISTIAN

DAVID

TIM

BRUCE

ANN-MARIE

MORGAN

MAREN

JOHN

MARCOS

GINNY

ERIC

WEB

JACK

PETRA

ANTI

GATHMAN

HARDY

BROUGHTON

HELLER

CAMPRIANI

JOHNSON

Smallbore Air Rifle Smallbore

MANGES

PREDIGER

MERIDITH

ROST

PFIFFNER

SCRIVNER

PHILLIPS

THRASHER

Air Rifle Smallbore

UPTAGRAFFT

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WRIGHT

WRITER

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ALL-

AMERICANS

ALL-AMERICANS: ANN-MARIE PFIFFNER, TAMMIE DEANGELIS and KIM HOGREFE

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

EVENT

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

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 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

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

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

Bryant Wallizer 2011 Nicco Campriani

Petra Zublasing

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

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MOUNTAINEER 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

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

SECOND TEAM

1953 1962 1965 1967 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976

1977 1978

1979 1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

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Harry Miller Bob Davies Jerry Luh Jerry Luh Bill Schetzel Doug Brown Phil Whitworth Phil Whitworth Doug Brown Phil Whitworth Dan Young Elliott Hutchinson Dale Cox Elliott Hutchinson Michelle Stamates Jens Nygaard Tim Rennie Michelle Stamates Bob Broughton Jens Nygard Ben Potter Fred Scott Marvin Spinks Michelle Stamates Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Jens Nygaard Michelle Stamates Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Bart McNealy Jens Nygaard Bob Broughton Roger Davidson Bart McNealy Bill Dodd Bart McNealy Jim Bishop Kim Hogrefe Web Wright Thomas Bernstein Jim Bishop Roger Davidson Tammie DeAngelis Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe Web Wright Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Christian Heller

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

RIFLE 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 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

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

THIRD TEAM

2014 2015 2016 2018

Meelis Kiisk Jean-Pierre Lucas Jean-Pierre Lucas Elizabeth Gratz

(C) (C) (C) (C)

HONORABLE MENTION

1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

1985 1987

1988 1992 1993 1996 1997 2000 2001

2008 2010

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2017

Kathy Kelly Kathy Kelly Steve Northway Elliott Hutchinson Michelle Stamates Tim Rennie Bart McNealy Dena Orth Roger Davidson Jim Bishop Roger Davidson Jim Bishop Eric Uptagrafft Garett Smith Brian Fuhrman Brian Fuhrman Wade Tyner Tommy Caranasos Elizabeth Smith Andy Lamson Michael Kulbacki Justin Pentz Tommy Santelli Justin Pentz Taylor Ciotola Patrick Sunderman Patrick Sunderman Jean-Pierre Lucas Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas Morgan Phillips Jean-Pierre Lucas

(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)

KEY: (A)--Air rifle (S)--Smallbore rifle * earned All-America honor as a member of WVU’s club team (C) – College 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.

BOB BROUGHTON

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

6201 6150 6118

6139 6136 6121

6138 6136 6128

6206 6148 6100

6206 6142 6121

6150 6136 6102

6229 6163 6138

1992

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

1993

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

1994

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

1995

1. West Virginia 2. Air Force 3. Kentucky

1996

1. West Virginia 2. Air Force 3. Kentucky

1997

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

1998

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

6214 6166 6101

6179 6169 6122

6194 6187 6165

6241 6187 6171

6179 6168 6160

6223 6175 6171

6214 6211 6161

1999

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

6276 6168 6156

2000

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Xavier 3. Nebraska

6285 6156 6121

2001

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

6283 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 2. Nevada 3. Navy

6273 6185 6182

2005**

1. Army 2. Jacksonville State 3. Nebraska

4659 4658 4657

6205 6203 6175

6192 6183 6152

6234 6180 6167

6205 6101 6097

6171 6110 6100 2009-10 MOUNTAINEERS

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MOUNTAINEER 2006

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Nebraska 3. Army

2007

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Army 3. Jacksonville

2008

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

2009

1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. Jacksonville State

2010

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

4682 4666 4650

4662 4644 4639

4662 4652 4627

4643 4638 4636

4675 4653 4641

RIFLE 2011

1. Kentucky 2. West Virginia 3. TCU

2012

1. TCU 2. Kentucky 3. Alaska-Fairbanks

2013

1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. TCU

2014

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

2015

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

WVU’s counting team at the 2015 NCAA Championships

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4700 4697 4664

4676 4661 4661

4679 4670 4664

4705 4677 4675

4702 4700 4667

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

4703 4694 4690

4723 4706 4692

4717 4708 4701

*WVU participated as a club team. ** 2005 was the first year the NCAA Rules Committee instituted the new 60-shot course of fire for smallbore and air rifle

NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

RESULTS

The 2013 National Champion Mountaineers jump-started the program’s most recent run through the NCAA Championships.

YEAR 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

CHAMPION Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech West Virginia West Virginia Murray State West Virginia Murray State West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Alaska-Fairbanks West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Army Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks West Virginia TCU Kentucky TCU West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Kentucky

COACH James Newkirk James Newkirk James Newkirk Edward Etzel Edward Etzel Elvis Green Edward Etzel Elvis Green Greg Perrine Edward Etzel Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Randy Pitney Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Randy Pitney Randy Pitney David Johnson David Johnson Glenn Dubis Glenn Dubis Ron Wigger Dan Jordan Dan Jordan Dan Jordan Jon Hammond Karen Monez Harry Mullins Karen Monez Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Harry Mullins

SCORE 6201 6139 6138 6166 6206 6150 6229 6205 6192 6234 6205 6171 6214 6179 6194 6241 6179 6223 6212 6276 6285 6283 6241 6287 6273 4659 4682 4662 4662 4643 4675 4700 4676 4679 4705 4702 4703 4723 4717

RUNNER-UP West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Tennessee Tech East Tennessee State West Virginia Murray State West Virginia Murray State South Florida Navy Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks West Virginia Air Force Air Force Kentucky Alaska-Fairbanks Navy Xavier Kentucky Kentucky Xavier Nevada Jacksonville State Nebraska Army Army Kentucky Alaska-Fairbanks West Virginia Kentucky Kentucky Alaska-Fairbanks Alaska-Fairbanks TCU TCU West Virginia

SCORE 6150 6136 6136 6148 6142 6149 6163 6203 6183 6180 6101 6110 6166 6169 6187 6187 6168 6175 6211 6168 6156 6175 6209 6197 6185 4658 4666 4644 4652 4638 4653 4697 4661 4670 4677 4700 4694 4706 4708

HOST SCHOOL ETSU Army VMI Xavier, Ohio Murray State Army Navy Xavier, Ohio VMI Murray State Navy Army Murray State VMI Murray State Navy Air Force Murray State Murray State Norwich Virginia Military Ohio State Murray State Army Murray State Air Force Air Force Alaska-Fairbanks Army TCU TCU Columbus State Ohio State Ohio State Murray State Alaska-Fairbanks Akron Ohio State The Citadel

CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL: West Virginia (19), Alaska-Fairbanks (10), Tennessee Tech (3), Kentucky (2), Murray State (2), TCU (2), Army (1) WVURifle

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RIFLE

NCAA ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL

CHAMPIONS

SMALLBORE 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Rod Fitz – Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 1176 Kurt Fitz – Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 1173 Kurt Fitz – Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 1167 David Johnson (West Virginia), 1175 Bob Broughton (West Virginia), 1172 Pat Spurgin (Murray State), 1168 Mike Anti (West Virginia), 1167 Web Wright (West Virginia), 1174 Web Wright (West Virginia), 1168 Deb Sinclair (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1171 Michelle Scarborough (USF), 1165 Soma Dutta (Texas El–Paso), 1171 Tim Manges (West Virginia), 1172 Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia), 1174 Cory Brunetti (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1173 Oleg Seleznev (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1177 Joe Johnson (Navy), 1170 Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia), 1176 Karyn Juziuk (Xavier), 1169 Kelly Mansfield (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1185 Nicole Allaire (Nebraska), 1183 Matthew Emmons (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1178 Matthew Emmons (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1190 Matthew Emmons (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1191 Matthew Rawlings (Alaska–Fairbanks), 1179 Matthew Rawlings (Alaska–Fairbanks), 686.6 (585) Jamie Beyerle (Alaska–Fairbanks), 690.5 (593) Josh Albright (Navy), 679.5 (583) Chris Abalo (Army), 687.6 (588) Brian Carstensen (JSU), 682.2 (587) Sarah Scherer (TCU), 685.0 (583) Ethan Settlemires (Kentucky), 691.0 (590) Sarah Scherer (TCU), 688.6 (589) Petra Zublasing (West Virginia), 688.3 (589) Tim Sherry (Alaska–Fairbanks), 452.1 (586) Rachel Martin (Nebraska), 453.3 (584) Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia), 461.5 (586) Morgan Phillips (West Virginia), 464.3 (589) Morgan Phillips (West Virginia), 459.4 (584)

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ERIC UPTAGRAFFT

AIR RIFLE 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Rod Fitz – Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 389 John Rost (West Virginia), 391 John Rost (West Virginia), 390 Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech), 389 Pat Spurgin (Murray State), 388 Christian Heller (West Virginia), 387 Marianne Wallace (Murray State), 392 Rob Harbison (Tennessee – Martin), 392 Deena Wigger (Murray State), 390 Michelle Scarborough (USF), 399 Gary Hardy (West Virginia), 393 Ann – Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia), 391 Ann – Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia), 390 Trevor Gathman (West Virginia), 390 Nancy Napolski (Kentucky), 391 Benji Belden (Murray State), 390 Trevor Gathman (West Virginia), 394 Marra Hastings (Murray State), 393 Emily Caruso (Norwich), 393 Kelly Mansfield (Alaska–Fairbanks), 396 Kelly Mansfield (Alaska–Fairbanks), 398 Matthew Emmons (Alaska–Fairbanks), 392 Ryan Tanoque (Nevada), 392 Jamie Beyerle (Alaska–Fairbanks), 395 Morgan Hicks (Murray State), 398 Beth Tidmore (Memphis), 694.2 (590) Kristina Fehlings (Nebraska), 692 (592) Michael Dickinson (Jacksonville), 692.2 (592) Patrik Sartz (Alaska–Fairbanks), 696.4 (594) Jenna Compton (Akron), 691.6 (590) Jonathan Hall (Columbus State), 699.9 (595) Nicco Campriani (West Virginia), 701.0 (599) Petra Zublasing (West Virginia), 692.2 (593) Petra Zublasing (West Virginia), 701.7 (598) Connor Davis (Kentucky), 205.4 (593) Maren Prediger (West Virginia), 205.8 (598) Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia), 208.8 (593) Milica Babic (West Virginia), 208.1 (598)

2018 – Henrik Larson (Kentucky), 249.4 (596)

GREAT AMERICA RIFLE CONFERENCE (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

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

HONORS

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Beth Tidmore, Memphis Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis Chris Abalo, Army Stephen Scherer, Army Meredith Holman, Ole Miss Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Petra Zublasing, West Virginia Connor Davis, Kentucky Maren Prediger, West Virginia Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia Hanna Carr, Kentucky Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia

SHOOTER OF THE YEAR 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky Cory Willis, West Virginia Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Hannah Kerr, Xavier Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Hannah Kerr, Xavier Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska Chris Abalo, Army Chris Abalo, Army Chris Abalo, Army Tom Csenge, Kentucky Ashley Jackson, Kentucky

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Petra Zublasing, West Virginia Petra Zublasing, West Virginia Emily Holsopple, Kentucky Ziva Dvorsak, West Virginia Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia Henrik Larson, Kentucky

OUTSTANDING SENIOR 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky Rob Toney, West Virginia Cory Willis, West Virginia Steve Powell, West Virginia Thrine Kane, Xavier Lindsey Meagher, Kentucky Hannah Kerr, Xavier Misty Chanek, Nebraska Stacy Underwood, Nebraska Chris Abalo, Army Wesley Hess, Army Ashley Jackson, Kentucky Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky Petra Zublasing, West Virginia Emily Holsopple, Kentucky Ziva Dvorsak, West Virginia Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia Lucas Kozeniesky, NC State Elizabeth Gratz, West Virginia

INDIVIDUAL SMALLBORE CHAMPION 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia Ron Nelson, West Virginia Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State James Nash, Kentucky Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Paul Charbonneau, Army Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Chris Abalo, Army Jason Dardas, Kentucky Chris Abalo, Army Wilson Shannon, Ole Miss Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Kelly Buck, Army Petra Zublasing, West Virginia Lauren Phillips, Nebraska Connor Davis, Kentucky Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia Lauren Phillips, NC State Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia

INDIVIDUAL AIR RIFLE CHAMPION 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Mary Elsass, Kentucky Mary Elsass, Kentucky Tommy Caranasos, West Virginia Thrine Kane, Xavier Eric Hensil, West Virginia

2014 GARC Champions

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MOUNTAINEER OUTSTANDING ROOKIE 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

2015

2016

2017

2018

Cory Willis, West Virginia April Shea, West Virginia Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Hannah Kerr, Xavier James Hall, Jacksonville State Katie Benjamin, Memphis Chris Abalo, Army Jason Dardas, Kentucky Jen Pason, Kentucky Stephen Scherer, Army Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky Katie Fretts, Kentucky Henri Junghanel, Kentucky Thomas Kyanko, West Virginia Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia Sonya May, Kentucky Elizabeth Gratz, West Virginia Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia Milica Babic, West Virginia Henrik Larson, Kentucky

COACH OF THE YEAR

2008 2010 2016 2017

Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky Mary Elsass, Kentucky Rebecca Brittain, Xavier Danielle Langfield, Xavier Thrine Kane, Xavier Thrine Kane, Xavier

* award given to one person on each team beginning in 2004

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Robin Glebes (West Virginia representative) Natasha Dinsmore (West Virginia representative) Lafe Kunkel (West Virginia representative) Andy Lamson (West Virginia representative) Andy Lamson, Kyle Smith (West Virginia representatives) Andy Lamson (West Virginia representative) Nicco Campriani (West Virginia representative) Thomas Kyanko (West Virginia representative) Thomas Kyanko (West Virginia representative) Maren Prediger (West Virginia representative) Elizabeth Gratz (West Virginia representative) Elizabeth Gratz (West Virginia representative) Elizabeth Gratz (West Virginia representative) Elizabeth Gratz (West Virginia representative)

GARC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 2012 West Virginia University

WVU ALL-GARC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003 2009

2010

2011

2012 2013

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Marcos Scrivner Cory Willis Ron Nelson Cory Willis Tommy Caranasos Tommy Caranasos Cory Willis Cory Willis Tommy Caranasos Steve Powell Wade Tyner Nicole Allaire Andy Lamson Kyle Smith Bryant Wallizer Brandi Eskew Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Tommy Santelli Bryant Wallizer Nicco Campriani Tommy Santelli Petra Zublasing Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon Petra Zublasing Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon

Michael Bamsey Ziva Dvorsak Elizabeth Gratz Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher

WVU ALL-GARC SECOND TEAM SELECTIONS

Jon Hammond, West Virginia Jon Hammond, West Virginia Jon Hammond, West Virginia Jon Hammond, West Virginia

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE* 1998

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

RIFLE

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

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002 2003

2009

2010

2011

2012 2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

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

Brian Fuhrman (A) Ron Nelson (S) Tal Wilkins (S) Cory Willis (C) Tommy Caranasos (S), (C) April Shea (A), (S), (C) Liz Smith (A) Mats Persson (A), (C) April Shea (A) Wade Tyner (S), (C) (S), (C) Wade Tyner Steve Powell (S) Liz Smith (A) Cory Willis (A), (C) Tommy Caranasos (C) Wade Tyner (C) Nicole Allaire (A) Gary Longwell (A) Brian Launer (S) Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Tom Santelli (S) Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Michael Kulbaki (A) Andy Lamson (A), (S) Tommy Santelli (S), (C) Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S), (C) Tommy Santelli (A), (C) Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (A) Justin Pentz (A), (S), (C) Tommy Santelli (A), (S) Kyle Smith (S) Justin Pentz (A), (S), (C) Taylor Ciotola (A), (S), (C) Meelis Kiisk (A), (S), (C) Thomas Kyanko (S), (C) Daniel Sojka (S) Meelis Kiisk (A), (S), (C) Patrick Sunderman (A), (C) Maren Prediger (C) Ziva Dvorsak (S) Thomas Kyanko (C) Jean-Pierre Lucas (S), (C) Maren Prediger (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) Patrick Sunderman (S), (C) Will Anti (S) Michael Bamsey (C) Elizabeth Gratz (C) Meelis Kiisk (A) Jean-Pierre Lucas (S),(A), (C) Patrick Sunderman (S), (C) Ginny Thrasher (S) Milica Babic (S) Jean-Pierre Lucas (A) Morgan Phillips (C) Elizabeth Gratz (S), (C) Morgan Phillips (A)

WVU ALL-GARC HONORABLE MENTION SELECTIONS 1998

2000

2001 2002 2003

2008 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Rob Toney Liz Smith Mats Persson Steve Powell April Shea Tommy Caranasos Rich Sawyer Josh Byers Jonathan Hammond Brian Launer Lafe Kunkel Michael Kulbacki Justin Pentz Tommy Santelli Bryant Wallizer Brandi Eskew Michael Kulbacki Justin Pentz Kyle Smith Bryant Wallizer Brandi Eskew Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Kyle Smith Amy Bock Taylor Ciotola Meelis Kiisk Michael Kulbacki Thomas Kyanko Daniel Sojka Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Thomas Kyanko Patrick Sunderman Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Maren Prediger Will Anti Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Will Anti Morgan Phillips Will Anti Sarah Osborn

KEY:

A - Air Rifle S - Smallbore C - Combined

JEAN-PIERRE LUCAS

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

YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR COACH 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Maj. John Nicholas Maj. John Nicholas Capt. Kendrick Barlow Capt. Kendrick Barlow Capt. Clair L. Book Capt. Clair L. Book Capt. Clair L. Book Capt. Hugh H. Jones Capt. Hugh H. Jones Capt. Charles Means Capt. Charles Means Capt. Charles Means Maj. Charles Means M/Sgt. Charles Haley M/Sgt. Francis Orchard M/Sgt. Francis Orchard Sgt. Joe Gravens Sgt. Joe Gravens S/Sgt. Robert McNickle S/Sgt. Robert McNickle Sp. 4 Gary Grady Greg Yantis M/Sgt. Bobby Timms M/Sgt. Bobby Timms M/Sgt. Roy Riffe M/Sgt. Charles Neal Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Ed Etzel Greg Perrine Ed Etzel Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley

RESULTS CAPTAIN

Robert Jones Robert Jones Robert Galusha Robert Galusha Marvin Fisher Jerry Amos James Paxton Ted Morlang George Pignatello Bruce Meredith Bruce Meredith Bob Davies Bob Gosnell Jack Writer Dean Bahrman Jack Writer Dean Bahrman Jerry Luh Brent Jones Bill Schetzel Greg Yantis Al Fischer Al Fischer Jim Meredith Phil Whitworth Phil Whitworth Dan Young Dan Young Elliot Hutchinson Stefan Thynell Tim Rennie, John Rost John Rost Dena Orth Bob Broughton Dave Ridenour Dave Johnson Mike Anti Bill Dodd Web Wright Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Ann-Marie Pfiffner Garett Smith Joe Pishock None None None None None 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

YEAR COACH

CAPTAIN

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

None None None

Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley No varsity team Marsha Beasley Marsha Beasley Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond .

Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond

RECORD 11-0 8-3 11-2

None 3-8 None 4-7 None 6-4 Lafe Kunkel 8-3 Paul Miller * 11-1 Bryant Wallizer $ 11-0 None $ 11-2 None $ 12-2 None *$ 11-1 None *$ 10-0 Taylor Ciotola, Meelis Kiisk *$ 11-1 Meelis Kiisk, Jean-Pierre Lucas *$ 12-0 Jean-Pierre Lucas*$ 12-0 Elizabeth Gratz $13-0

TOTALS

649-102

# NRA Champions * NCAA Champions % MARC Champions $ - GARC Champions

JON HAMMOND has led WVU to six NCAA titles.

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SERIES

RECORDS

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OPPONENT 77th Infantry Air Force Akron Alaska-Fairbanks Allegheny Alliance Army California, Pa. Canisius Carnegie‑Mellon City College of New York Cincinnati The Citadel Clarion Coast Guard Columbus State Dayton Duquesne East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Geneva George Washington Georgetown 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 Rose‑Hulman 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 L BEGAN 1 0 1964 18 0 1974 16 0 1952 13 7 1989 2 0 1964 2 0 1964 38 10 1957 7 0 1951 12 0 1990 22 8 1951 1 0 1962 1 0 1994 2 3 1959 1 0 1965 1 0 1984 1 0 2011 1 0 1968 34 4 1951 14 6 1964 12 0 1963 14 0 1956 2 0 1962 1 0 1957 1 0 1951 19 0 1956 7 0 1997 1 0 1966 1 0 1952 19 9 1963 3 0 1984 0 2 1952 12 2 2005 14 3 2002 1 0 1984 1 0 2008 24 3 1967 27 8 1966 13 3 2003 19 0 1959 4 0 1994 2 0 1966 45 0 1974 25 2 1953 26 7 1951 8 0 1953 3 0 1961 2 0 1981 17 0 1981 1 0 1966 27 3 1975 5 2 2005 6 0 1992 1 0 1952 1 0 1974 2 0 1969 25 3 1952 7 8 1953 27 4 1951 2 0 1956 1 0 1987 1 0 1983 3 0 1996 13 2 1990

ALL-TIME

SCORES 1951-2018

1951 (10-0)

1402-1360 W at Carnegie Tech 1402-1350 W Washington & Jefferson MAJ. JOHN NICHOLAS 1422-1209 W California, Pa. 1411-1322 W Washington & Jefferson 1422-1406 W Pitt 1390-1341 W Duquesne 1364-1359 W Pitt NRA Sectionals (1st) 1368-1290 W California, Pa. 1381-1342 W Carnegie Tech 1954 (10-2) 1374-1367 W at Duquesne CAPT. KENDRICK BARLOW 1380-1365 W at Pitt 1412-1372 W at Washington & Jefferson 1391-1334 W at Carnegie Tech 1400-1365 W Duquesne 1416-1333 W at Washington & Jefferson 1401-1397 W Pitt 1395-1274 W at California, Pa. 1402-1424 L at Virginia Tech NRA Sectionals 1402-1388 W at VMI 1395-1393 W Indiana 1416-1281 W Potomac State 1398-1373 W Washington & Jefferson 1407-1353 W at Duquesne 1952 (15-3) 1417-1339 W at Carnegie Tech MAJ. JOHN NICHOLAS 1403-1370 W Carnegie Tech 1390-1341 W Duquesne 1403- L Pitt 1398-1344 W Washington & Jefferson 1411-1401 W Pitt 1380-1384 L at VMI NRA Sectionals (1st) 1397-1327 W Carnegie Tech 1396-1378 W VMI 1403-1388 W Pitt 1408-1260 W California, Pa. 1414-1318 W at Duquesne 1414-1293 W Carnegie Tech 1399-1400 L Pitt 1406-1338 W at Washington & Jefferson 1411-1397 W Pitt 1411-1361 W Kent State 1409-1319 W at Akron 1405-1317 W at Toledo 1408-1381 W Pitt 1428-1300 W California, Pa. 1417-1439 L at Maryland NRA Sectionals (5th)

1953 (17-1) CAPT. KENDRICK BARLOW 1405-1221 W at California, Pa. 1405-1311 W Carnegie Tech 1411-1341 W at Duquesne 1404-1380 W VMI 1404-1396 W Virginia Tech 1401-1383 W at Pitt 1401-1347 W Washington & Jefferson 1401-1385 W Penn State 1415-1362 W at Duquesne 1415-1342 W Washington & Jefferson 1415-1096 W Potomac State 1395-1403 L at Pitt

1955 (7-6) CAPT. CLAIR BOOK 1371-1362 W Washington & Jefferson 1367-1397 L VMI 1367-1401 L Virginia Tech 1372-1315 W Duquesne 1372-1370 W Carnegie Tech 1338-1374 L Duquesne 1366-1364 W Carnegie Tech 1366-1315 W Potomac State 1392-1402 L Virginia Tech 1354-1369 L Pitt 1378-1317 W Potomac State 1387-1404 L Pitt 1387-1369 W Washington & Jefferson NRA Sectionals (2nd)

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 1379-1410 L 1388-1377 W 1380-1311 W 1396-1389 W 1400-1330 W 1403-1419 L 1399-1326 W NRA Sectionals (7th)

Virginia Tech at Carnegie Tech Pitt Indiana, Pa. at Duquesne Potomac State Duquesne at Potomac State

1957 (14-5) 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) WVURifle

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1959 (8-8)

1960 (11-2)

1961 (14-1)

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

CAPT. CHARLES MEANS 1411-1381 W at Washington & Jefferson 1422-1350 W Geneva 1413-1207 W at Duquesne 1415-1396 W at VMI 1428-1406 W at Penn State 1427-1108 W Duquesne 1427-1403 W Penn State 1414-1361 W at Geneva 1417-1443 L at Carnegie Tech 1429-1430 L Carnegie Tech 1430-1413 W VMI 1430-1417 W Virginia Tech 1430-1405 W Washington & Jefferson Southern Conference (1st) NRA Sectionals (1st) 2nd Nationally

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

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1962 (13-2) CAPT. CHARLES MEANS 1407-1340 W at Duquesne 1407-1341 W Pitt 1428-1408 W Carnegie Tech 1436-1400 W Washington & Jefferson 1429-1398 W at Richmond 1429-1336 W George Washington 1424-1403 W at Carnegie Tech 1433-1424 W at Penn State 1428-1437 L Virginia Tech 1423-1417 W City College of New York 1423-1435 L at Army 1432-1426 W at Washington & Jefferson 1441-1416 W VMI 1441-1379 W Duquesne 1441-1360 W Pitt Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st)

1963 (15-0) 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 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 1445-1419 W Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1st Nationally

at Allegheny at Indiana, Pa.

* 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 Southern Conference (1st) Kansas State Invitational (1st) Coast Guard Invitational (1st) West Virginia Sectional and International (1st) 1st Nationally

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) 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 1390-1399 L at Penn State 1390-1339 W at Army 1366-1339 W VMI Coast Guard Invitational (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st)

1971 (5-3) GARY GRADY 1344-1229 W 1344-1314 W 1355-1316 W 1355-1373 L 1337-1349 L 1412-1337 W 1362-1333 W NRA Sectionals (1st) 1377-1349 W

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1972 (5-2)

1975 (6-1)

1979 (5-1)

GREG YANTIS 1332-1223 W 1332-1229 W 2698-2630 W Xavier Invitational (6th) Kentucky Invitational (10th) 1339-1393 L 1373-1349 W West Point Invitational (8th) 1380-1363 W 1380-1408 L NRA Sectionals (1st)

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)

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)

at Pitt at Indiana, Pa. Eastern Kentucky

at Navy at VMI at Penn State at Army

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 I nternational (1st) Conventional (1st)

1974 (11-1) M/SGT. BOBBY TIMMS 1418-1316 W at Indiana, Pa. 1418-1270 W at Pitt 2793-2717 W at Eastern Kentucky 2837-2867 L at East Tennessee State Xavier Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (1st) 2812-2684 W at Ohio State 2815-2715 W at Penn State 1406-1233 W at Villanova 2820-2791 W at Army 2820-2756 W at Air Force Army Invitational (1st) 5743-5048 W Pitt 2830-2820 W at Navy 2830-2643 W at VMI 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)

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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)

1986 (9-0)

1988 (7-0)

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 6139-5990 W at Army 6139-5969 W at St. John’s 6162-6118 W East Tennessee State

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)

GREG PERRINE 6164-6110 W Xavier Invitational (1st) 6222-5945 W 6206-5539 W 6222-6086 W 6212-6105 W 6213-6177 W 6190-6118 W NCAA Championship (1st)

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)

1987 (6-1) 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)

St. John’s King’s College Ohio State at Army at Navy Murray State Tennessee Tech

1989 (8-0) ED ETZEL 6193-6067 W 6192-6074 W 6198-5816 W 6224-5726 W 6244-6053 W 6231-6091 W 6224-6181 W 6241-6145 W NCAA Championship (1st)

at St. John’s Alaska-Fairbanks NC State Ohio State Navy Army at Tennessee Tech at Murray State

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)

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)

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1990 (9-0)

1994 (13-1)

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)

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)

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)

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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)

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)

1994-95 MOUNTAINEERS 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)

4556-4630 L Mississippi 4590-4554 W NC State 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

2006 (4-7) MARSHA BEASLEY 4551-4668 L

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

2013 (11-1, 5-1)

2009-10 MOUNTAINEERS 4623-4452 W Ohio State 2010 (11-0, 7-0) 4614-4551 W Ole Miss JON HAMMOND 4600-4675 L Army 4655-4587 W vs. Air Force (Lincoln, Neb.) 4616-4647 L Kentucky 4660-4634 W at Nebraska 4615-4599 W Nebraska 4666-4538 W at Ohio State 4626-4653 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4665-4560 W at Akron 4591-4517 W Akron 4638-4562 W Army 4609-4470 W Memphis (at Murray State Invitational) 4691-4642 W Kentucky 4614-4528 W Tennessee Tech 4678-4561 W NC State 4647-4398 W VMI (NCAA Qualifiers) 4697-4670 W Alaska-Fairbanks at GARC Championship (3rd - 4626) 4696-4576 W vs. Ole Miss (Cookeville, Tenn.) at NCAA Championship (6th - 4616)

at Winthrow Invitational (1st – 4678)

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)

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4659-4530 W Memphis 4659-4612 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championships (1st – 4653) at NCAA Championships (3rd – 4641)

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)

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 4702-4688 W

Kentucky at Murray, Ky. (NCAA Qualifier) 4691 at GARC Championships (1st – 4700) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4705)

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) 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)

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)

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ALUMNI A

Ed Adams Nicole Allaire Jerry Amos Jack Anderson Michael Anti Will Anti Matthew Aquaro Bill Arnett

1958-59, 1959-60 2001-02, 2002-03 1956-57 2016-17, 2017-18 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78

B Milica Babic John Bachant Dean Bahrman Ralph Baker Michael Bamsey Noah Barker Ryan Baum Brad Baumeister Scott Beaman Randall Beatty Thomas Bernstein Jim Bishop Jack Bisping Amy Bock Brad Brantley Max Brantley Becky Braun Bill Braun Roger Britton Bob Broughton Doug Brown Jake Bunch Ralph Bunten Josh Byers

2016-17, 2017-18 1958-59 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 2014-15, 2015-16 2016-17, 2017-18 2002-03 1974-75 1975-76, 1976-77 1957-58, 1958-59 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 1956-57 2011-12 1974-75 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 1974-75 1982-83 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 1997-98 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

C Scott Campbell Nicco Campriani Jennifer Canfield Debbie Capen Tommy Caranasos John Carpenter Rob Cavaleri John Christodoulou Taylor Ciotola Damon Coffman Jay Cole John Cole Nick Conger Jim Cook Chance Cover Dale Cox Amber Crist Gary Cunningham

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1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 2009-10, 2010-11 2000-01 1967-68, 1968-69 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01 1968-69, 1969-70 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92 1959-60, 1960-61 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 1956-57 1975-76, 1976-77 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 1959-60, 1960-61 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80 2002-03 1963-64, 1964-65

1986 MOUNTAINEERS

D Roger Davidson Bob Davies Tammie DeAngelis Lee Deneke Natasha Dinsmore Bill Dodd Steve Drenkard Jim Dunn Ziva Dvorsak

1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 1973-74 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 1981-82 1968-69 2013-14, 2014-15

E Melissa Ealy Jim Egloff R. Engel* Brandi Eskew Jim Exline

1995-96 1960-61, 1961-62 1979-80 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 1964-65, 1965-66

F Roger Ferrell Al Fischer Jean Foster Charles Fox Brian Fuhrman

1970-71, 1971-72 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98

G Casey Gabriel Matt Gadd Trevor Gathman Andrew Geng Vince George David Gibson Bill Gifford Robin Glebes Gareth Gold Jim Goodwin Bob Gosnell Gary Grady Leonard Graham Elizabeth Gratz Patti Grizzell

2006-07 1997-98, 1998-99 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96 1993-94 1974-75 1969-70 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 2002-03 1963-64 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 1970-71 1962-63, 1963-64 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 1969-70

H

L

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 Warren Ives

1957-58 1966-67, 1967-68

J Kenneth Jacquot David Johnson Brent Jones Richard Jones

1967-68 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70

Kathy Kelly Meelis Kiisk Trish Kinsella Pat Kirby David Koenders Michael Kulbacki Lafe Kunkel Thomas Kyanko

1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 1965-66 1978-79, 1979-80 2017-18 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

K

Andy Lamson Shannon Lancaster Brian Launer Donna Leggett Lesley Leiper George Liptak John Liptak William Lobb Gary Longwell Jean-Pierre Lucas Larry Lucas Jerry Luh Gary Lund

2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 1992-93, 1993-94 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 1965-66, 1966-67 1972-73 1958-59 1958-59 1969-70 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 1960-61, 1961-62 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 1968-69

Tim Manges Charles Mapes Jeff Martin Matthew Martin Garry Mason Doug McAllister Joel McCray John McDaniel Allen McFarland Bart McNealy Ryan Meagher Bruce Meredith James Meredith Terry Meredith Paul Miller Steve Miller Mike Moore Jim Morgan Ted Morlang Robert Murray

1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 1970-71 1989-90 2011-12, 2012-13 1956-57 2006-07, 2007-08 1963-64 1957-58, 1958-59 1966-67 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 1962-63 1956-57, 1957-58 1956-57, 1957-58 1974-75

Ron Nelson Bob Nordeck Steve Northway Jens Nygard

1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 1963-64 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83

M

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O Don Ornick Dena Orth Sarah Osborn

1968-69, 1969-70 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83 2017-18

P Frank Pagano Kirsten Pasch Leonard Paul Jim Paxton Larry Payne Justin Pentz Greg Perrine Matt Persson Ann-Marie Pfiffner Morgan Phillips George Pignatello Burke Pinnell Joe Pishock Heather Pissos Dave Poe Andraz Poje Ben Potter Steve Powell Maren Prediger Charles Pyles

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R Bill Reeves Tim Rennie Kevin Richards Tom Riddle Dave Ridenour Joe Rinehart Bob Roberts John Rost Lewis Rowan Bill Ruby Scott Rupp Dave Rush

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Marvin Spinks Garrett Spurgeon Pam Stalzer Michelle Stamates Christian Stensrud Patrick Sunderman

T Robert Thom Ginny Thrasher Stefen Thynell Rob Toney Russell Treadway (William) Bill Truxal David Wade Tyner

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U Eric Uptagrafft

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V Chris Vining 1974-75 Ralph Vowls 1957-58

W Bryant Wallizer Lynn Weinstein Janelle Whateley Tom Wheeler Gary Whiteman Philip Whitworth Jim Wilfong Talmadge Wilkins Doug Williams Cory Willis Web Wright John Writer

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Y Greg Yantis Dan Young

S Thomas Santelli Heather Sawyer Richard Sawyer Gail Scheibelhood *N. Scherer Doug Schetzel William Schetzel Rein Schiff Dave Schweigert Ronald Schwenninger Fred Scott Marcos Scrivner Lowell Secrist Mark Sellaro David Selvig April Shea Hugh Sheppard Eugene Siren Amy Smith Elizabeth Smith Garrett Smith Kyle Smith Sydney Smith Steven Smyth Daniel Sojka Adam Somers

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GARRETT SPURGEON and MICHAEL BAMSEY

GENERAL

INFORMATION President E. Gordon Gee ������������������������������ 88 Director Of Athletics Shane Lyons ���������������� 89 Senior Athletic Staff �������������������������������������� 90 Mountaineer Head Coaches �������������������������� 90 Athletic Facilities �������������������������������������������� 91 Media Information ������������������������������������������ 92 WVU Athletic Communications ���������������������� 92

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PRESIDENT » WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY E. GORDON GEE J.D., ED.D.

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Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having served as president of some of the most prestigious public and private universities for more than three decades.

When he returned to lead West Virginia University in 2014 as the institution’s 24th president, it was a homecoming of sorts. He was first named WVU president in 1981 at age 36 – at the time, among the youngest persons to ever serve as a university president.

He led West Virginia University until 1985 when he went on to presidencies at the University of Colorado (1985-90), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-07). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990-97 and again from 2007-13.

On his return to the Morgantown campus, he said, “This is not a job to me; it is a calling.” His leadership style bears that out as he works tirelessly to advance the University’s land-grant mission and open doors to the American dream.

In one of his latest addresses to the University community, he noted that for 150 years, the institution has been a polar star guiding West Virginians toward a brighter tomorrow. He said, “That is why, in this milestone year, we recommit our University to living the values that drive our work. Serving our students and our state is not just our duty — it is our passion.”

Gee has built a special relationship with the students as well as the state’s citizens, making it a point to visit students where they live, learn and socialize – and visiting all 55 West Virginia counties during his inaugural year – and at least half in subsequent years.

Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and 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 WVU College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU’s 19th president.

Gee has served on several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He is past chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and formerly served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia invited him to join its international advisory board. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States.

Gee is currently serving as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee and is a member of Forward 50, an initiative working toward student equity, success and outcomes.

Last summer, working with Department of Commerce and Marshall University officials, he was instrumental in establishing the West Virginia Forward initiative to bring together state and local leaders in providing a blueprint for alignment and focus on solutions for a united and prosperous West Virginia. It quickly developed into a larger effort with policymakers, experts and government officials working together to formulate results-driven policy to help strengthen and diversify all regions of the state.

Active in many national professional and service organizations, he is on the executive committee of the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain, with which West Virginia University has a long-standing academic partnership.

A recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he is an executive board member of Boy Scouts of America. He has also served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Limited Brands.

In 2011, Gee began serving as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-12, Governor John Kasich asked him to chair the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In December 2012, he began serving on the Columbus Education Commission.

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Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions over the years. 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 the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

He is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “Land-Grant Universities for the Future.” He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education.

Gee is engaged to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

THE GEE FAMILY

Front from left: Nathan, Elly and Ben Patrón.

Back from left: Rebekah Gee, Eva Patrón, E. Gordon Gee, Elizabeth Patrón and David Patrón

E. Gordon GEE and fiancée Laurie ERICKSON.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS SHANE LYONS ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT

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In his fourth year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons has a clear vision for his athletic program. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the day-to-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition.

His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes, and his honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department.

Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff.

His endless energy is devoted to his facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and enhancing the overall WVU student-athlete experience. Lyons is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear view mirror.

He spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, broke ground on a $45 million aquatic and track center in Morgantown, completed phase two of Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment.

Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, Lyons’ leadership has also guided WVU to unparalleled success in the classroom as the department recorded an impressive overall 3.2 GPA in 2018. And, with the student-athlete in mind, he has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance student-athletes.

Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in three years.

Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversite Committee. He is also on the board of directors for Mylan Park in Morgantown.

Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program.

During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million.

The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches.

Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters.

In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events.

Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a

comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units.

Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees.

Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships.

A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively.

Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of Terry Bowden’s football team at Akron and Brooke plays volleyball at Morgantown High School.

SHANE LYONS THROUGH THE YEARS: 1988-89 Big South Conference (Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Championships) 1989-98 NCAA (Senior Membership Services Representative) 1998-2001 Texas Tech (Associate Athletic Director – Compliance) 2001-11 Atlantic Coast Conference (Associate Commissioner) 2011-15 Alabama (Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer) 2015-present West Virginia (Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President) SHANE LYONS’ NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 2000-01 Division I Satisfactory Progress Waivers Committee 2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-06 Recruiting Subcommittee (Chair 1 year) 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee (Chair 2 years) 2005-07 Legislative Review Committee (Chair 2 years) 2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council (Chair 1 year) 2010-11 Division I Communications and Coordination Committee 2015-18 Big 12 Administration, Finance and Budget Committee 2015-18 Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017-18 Big 12 Athletic Directors CouncilChair 2018- Division I Council 2018- Division I Football Oversight CommitteeChair

THE LYONS FAMILY CAMERON, SHANE, EMILY and BROOKE

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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

MICHAEL FRAGALE

KELI ZINN

STEVE URYASZ

SIMON DOVER

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

EXECUTIVE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ BUSINESS OPERATIONS/ CFO

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

TERRI HOWES

BEN MURRAY

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ SPORT ADMINISTRATION/ SWA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ MAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATT WELLS

GREG FEATHERSTON

APRIL MESSERLY

BRYAN MESSERLY

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

ERIC BUDA ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ANNUAL GIVING

BRANDON CUNNINGHAM

ZACH ECKERT

JAMIE HALL

SAM MORRONE

PRESTON WAGES

STEPHANIE WHITE

NATHANIEL ZINN

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, DONOR RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/COMPLIANCE

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/MARKETING

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

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JASON BUTTS

MIKE CAREY

SEAN CLEARY

SEAN COVICH

TIM FLYNN

JON HAMMOND

DANA HOLGORSEN

BOB HUGGINS

GYMNASTICS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

GOLF

WRESTLING

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FOOTBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

JIMMY KING

MARLON Le BLANC

MIHA LISAC

RANDY MAZEY

VIC RIGGS

REED SUNAHARA

WOMEN’S SOCCER

ROWING

MEN’S SOCCER

TENNIS

BASEBALL

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

VOLLEYBALL

ATHLETIC

FACILITIES

BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY

CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS

MOUNTAINEER TRACK

WVU BOATHOUSE

WVU COLISEUM

WVU NATATORIUM

WVU RIFLE RANGE

WVU WRESTLING PAVILLION

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MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia University athletic communications office will be available throughout the entire 2018-19 rifle season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guideleines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia rifle team. Any additional questions should be directed to associate athletic communications director Shannon Wolfgang.

DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact West Virginia rifle contact Shannon Wolfgang, via email (shannon.wolfgang @mail.wvu.edu) or by phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance.

Cell phone numbers will not be made available, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval of the sports communications staff.

RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive rifle press releases, notes and more via email. To receive such press releases, match recaps and more, simply email your requests to shannon.wolfgang@mail.wvu.edu.

WVUSPORTS.COM 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 will also be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU RIFLE RANGE FROM INTERSTATE 79 (NORTH AND SOUTH) »» Take the Star City/WVU exit (155) and follow signs to Morgantown »» Cross the Star City bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard toward the Coliseum. »» The WVU Natatorium is located on the right next to the WVU Coliseum. »» The approximate distance from I-79 to the Coliseum is 1.5 miles FROM INTERSTATE 68 (EAST AND WEST) »» Take the Pierpont Road/Airport exit (7) »» Follow signs to the stadium. At the second traffic light off the interstate, turn left and travel up Easton Hill. »» Count two more traffic lights and turn right onto Route 705 and stay on this highway as it becomes Chestnut Ridge Road (through two more traffic lights). »» To proceed to the Coliseum, go through the second light on 705 and two more traffic lights.

Turn left at the third light. Follow this road around and go through three lights. The WVU Coliseum is located straight ahead. »» The WVU Natatorium is located behind the WVU Coliseum.

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INFORMATION

WVU ATHLETICS

COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The West Virginia University athletic communications office is located on the second floor of the Coliseum.

MICHAEL FRAGALE MAILING ADDRESS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PO BOX 877 MORGANTOWN, WV 26507-0877 OVERNIGHT SHIPPING WVU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 3450 MONONGAHELA BLVD., ROOM 217 MORGANTOWN, WV 26506 PHONE INFORMATION OFFICE: 304-293-2821 FAX: 304-293-4105

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY

ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

JOHN ANTONIK

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC CONTENT

MIKE MONTORO

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

JOE SWAN

CHARLIE HEALY

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

AMY SALVATORE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

LISA AMMONS

BUSINESS MANAGER

CHERYL WIRE

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

AMY PRUNTY

PROGRAM ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PUBLICATIONS

TANNER CAIN

SHANNON WOLFGANG

KRISTIN COLDSNOW

KATIE MacCRORY

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL: SHANNON.WOLFGANG @MAIL.WVU.EDU

KAITLYN COLE

RIFLE CONTACT

MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ASHLEY BAILEY

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

GRADUATE ASSISTANT

GRADUATE ASSISTANT

JOE MITCHIN

GRADUATE ASSISTANT

Here, going first is in our blood.

It’s in our sweat. It’s in our nature.

So we will go above. We will go beyond.

When everyone else goes back, Mountaineers