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2011-12 ARMY RIFLE GUIDE

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS Location ....................................................... West Point, N.Y. 10996 Founded ............................. March 16, 1802 by an Act of Congress

Table of Contents/Quick Facts/Roster .............................................. 1 About West Point ..............................................................................2-3 Why West Point.................................................................................4-7 West Point Administration .................................................................. 8 Athletic Director ................................................................................... 9 Tronsrue Marksmanship Center .......................................................10

Superintendent .................................Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon. Jr.

Army Records.....................................................................................11

Athletic Director (Interim) ............................................ Boo Corrigan

Head Coach Maj. Ron Wigger ..................................................... 12-13

Nickname.....................................................................Black Knights

Assisant Coach Rick Johnson/Support Staff ..................................14

Colors ...............................................................Black, Gold and Gray

Player Profiles .............................................................................. 17-25

Conference .................................... Great America Rifle Conference

2010-11 Season In Review ..............................................................26

Head Coach .....................Maj. Ron Wigger (Eastern Kentucky ’83)

2010-11 Results/Statistics ..............................................................27

Record at Army (Years).....................................................84-37 (11)

2011 GARC Results ..........................................................................28

Career Record (Years) ......................................................84-37 (11) Rifle Office Phone ................................................... (845) 938-4558 Senior Associate Athletic Director .................................Bob Beretta Rifle Contact ................................................................ Mady Salvani Salvani’s Direct Line .............................................. (845) 938-3512

GARC History .....................................................................................30 Army All-Americans ...........................................................................31 Army History................................................................................. 32-33 Year-by-Year ................................................................................. 34-37 Schedule ..............................................................................Back Cover

Athletic Communications Fax ................................ (845) 466-2556 Salvani’s E-Mail ..................................madeline.salvani@usma.edu Army Official Web Site .............................. www.goARMYsports.com Army ‘A’ Line .......................................................... (845) 938-ARMY 2010-11 Record ........................................................................... 6-6 2011 Conference Finish ................................................. 3rd (GARC) 2011 NCAA Championships ........................................................ 8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................. 10/1 2011-12 Team Captain.................................................. Tommy Carr Facility ............................................ Tronsrue Marksmanship Center

CREDITS The 2011-12 Army Rifle media guide is an official publication of the U.S. Military Academy Office of Athletic Communications.

The guide was designed by Tracy Nelson and written and edited

by Mady Salvani. Editing assistance was provided by Tracy Nelson and Pam Flenke. Photos courtesy of Jon Malinowski and DOIM Multimedia Branch. Design of the covers was by Tracy Nelson.

ARMY RIFLE ON THE INTERNET Once again the Army rifle team will have a presence on the Internet, as the Black Knights’ season will be fully chronicled on the Army Athletic Association Web site. Biographical information, stats, feature stories, match reports and much more can be found at: www.goARMYsports.com

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2011-12 ARMY RIFLE ROSTER Name Chris Arnett* Laszlo Bogar Kelly Buck* Richard Calvin* Tommy Carr* Jacob Costa* Nate Davison Katie Fuller Chris Malachosky* Michael Matthews* William Mengon* Alex Rivera Joseph Todaro* Zachary Wells* *Letterwinner

Cl. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So.

Ht. 6-2 5-10 5-5 5-5 6-1 5-4 6-2 5-5 5-7 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-7 6-1

Hometown/High School New Haven, Ind./Concordia Luth.

W.Chesterfield, N.H./Keene Reading, Mass./Austin Prep Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest Hamden, Conn./Hamden Fairfax, Va./James W. Robinson Tijeras, N.M./Manzano Spring, Texas/Klein Johns Creek, Ga./Norcross Ambridge, Pa./Quigley Catholic Kendall Park, N.J./So. Brunswick Bridgewater, N.J./Immaculata Sharpsburg, Ga./Northgate

Head Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger, 12th Season Assistant Coach: Rick Johnson Team Captain: Tommy Carr Head Officer Representative: Maj. Matthew Lorenz Head Manager: Josh Savage

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Enrollment ............................................................................... 4,400

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excelled in air and space exploration, and countless others went on from military service to become leaders in medicine, law, business, religion and science.

Since its founding, the Military Academy fulfills the same mission as it always has . . . to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets. It accomplishes this mission by developing cadets in three essential areas: intellectual, physical and military. These developmental paths are balanced and fully integrated into the daily life of each young man and woman at the Academy.

Intellectual growth is fostered through an academic curriculum that provides a broad liberal education in the arts and sciences. The electives program builds upon the foundation of the core, allowing cadets to develop even greater competence in selected areas. In addition, the fields-of-study and majors nurture the development of creativity, critical thinking, and selfdirected learning, essential characteristics of 21st century officers. The fouryear academic experience leads to a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army.

Physical development is achieved through a rigorous athletic and physical education program. Each cadet participates at the intercollegiate, club or intramural level each semester. This readies the cadet for the physical demands of military life and helps teach good judgment and self-discipline, even while under mental and physical stress.

Military development begins with the cadet’s first day at West Point. Most military training takes place during the summer, with new cadets undergoing Cadet Basic Training, or Beast Barracks, their first year, followed the second summer by Cadet Field Training. Cadets spend their third and fourth summers serving in active Army units around the world; attending specialty training such as airborne, air assault or northern warfare or helping to train the first- and second-year cadets. The Cadet Leader Development System seeks to give the cadets increasing responsibility until they are ready to receive their commissions and assume their duties as leaders in today’s Army.

Moral and ethical values guide cadets throughout their four years at West Point. Commitment to the Academy’s “Bedrock Values,” based on integrity and respect for the dignity of others, begins on the first day. Integrity is reflected in the Cadet Honor Code which states: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” Respect denotes that cadets treat others with the same respect and dignity they themselves would expect. At West Point, it is not enough to train leaders—they must be leaders of character.

Admission is keenly competitive and is open to young men and women from all states and territories and from every socioeconomic level. Prospective cadets must receive a nomination by a member of Congress or from the Department of the Army. The Academy seeks candidates who possess records of success in academics, athletics and leadership indicative of wellrounded individuals.

Although the life of a cadet is demanding, there remains an array of club activities ranging from golf, skiing, boxing, crew and orienteering to such organizations as the cadet radio station, Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers-Big Sisters. Additionally, the U.S. Corps of Cadets hosts a Special Olympics event each spring.

Today’s Military Academy is a vastly different institution from the small academy legislated into being by Congress in 1802. Originally just 1,800 acres, the Academy has grown to more than 16,000 acres. The first graduating class numbered just two men; today’s classes graduate more than 900 new officers annually, both men and women, who are prepared for leadership roles within the Army.

With the expansion of knowledge and the changing needs of the United States Army and the nation, life at West Point has changed to keep pace.

Ever mindful of its rich heritage, the U.S. Military Academy is developing leaders for tomorrow, and its focus remains the national needs of the 21st century.

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The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the U.S. Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the Nation.

Founded on March 16, 1802, the Academy celebrated its Bicentennial in 2002. But West Point’s role in America’s history dates to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the commanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. Gen. George Washington considered West Point to be the most strategic position in America. He personally selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko, one of the heroes of Saratoga, to design the fortifications in 1778 after problems arose with French engineers originally placed in charge of the design. In 1779, General Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point. Continental soldiers built forts, batteries and defensive barriers. A 100-ton iron chain was extended across the Hudson to control river traffic. Today, several links from that chain are arranged at Trophy Point as a reminder of West Point’s original fortifications.

In 1802 President Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation establishing the U.S. Military Academy to create an institution devoted to the arts and sciences of warfare. This effectively eliminated America’s wartime reliance on foreign engineers and artillerists. West Point became the nation’s first engineering school and served as the model for engineering programs which were eventually established at other colleges.

Col. Sylvanus Thayer, the “Father of the Military Academy,” served as Superintendent from 1817 through 1833. He upgraded academic standards, instilled military discipline and emphasized honorable conduct.

Early graduates were largely responsible for the construction of the nation’s initial railway lines, bridges, harbors, and roads. Although the curriculum maintains its focus on engineering, in recent decades the program of instruction has markedly changed, providing cadets a selection of more than 40 majors. This tradition of academic and military excellence, guided by a demanding standard of moral and ethical conduct, remains the cornerstone of the West Point experience.

It is said at West Point that “much of the history we teach was made by those people we taught.”

The Academy has produced famous leaders throughout its illustrious past…

Civil War Generals Grant, Sherman, Lee, and Jackson, to name but a few. In World War I, 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders were graduates. World War II would see many graduates reach brigadier general or higher, to include Eisenhower, MacArthur, Bradley and Patton. In more recent conflicts, MacArthur, Ridgway, Westmoreland, Abrams, Schwarzkopf and Abizaid were in command.

Academy graduates have also

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“I think if my dear mother were alive, she would tell you nothing comes close to graduating from West Point, even going to the moon.”

- ASTRONAUT FRANK BORMAN “The combination of an education at West Point and the experience of a career in the armed services will prepare you in a unique way for a rich diversity of further career and service in civilian life.”

- HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER GLENN DAVIS

FRANK BORMAN

“I believe in the code ... ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ I believe in service to one’s country. The institution of the armed forces has thrived on its commitment to developing excellence. It is meritocracy in action. Race, religion, wealth, background count not.”

- PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH

GLENN DAVIS

GEORGE H.W. BUSH

“From the birth of our existence, America has had a faith in the future -- a belief that where we’re going is better than where we’ve been, even when the path ahead is uncertain. To fulfill that promise, generations of Americans have built upon the foundation of our forefathers -- finding opportunity, fighting injustice, forging a more perfect union. Our achievement would not be possible without the Long Gray Line that has sacrificed for duty, for honor, for country.”

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“I was so proud to be on the verge of entering the only institution in American society at that time that was totally integrated, in which I would have the opportunity to rise, based solely on performance and ability. The nation always looks to West Point and always looks to each and every one of you to follow always the angels of your nature.”

- GENERAL COLIN POWELL

NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

“In every corner of America, the words ‘West Point’ command immediate respect. This place where the Hudson River bends is more than a fine institution of learning. The United States Military Academy is the guardian of values that have shaped the soldiers who have shaped the world.”

- PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH “How great it must be, gosh how great it must be to be a member of this Corps. To know that camaraderie of discipline, of manners, of courtesy, of human sensibility, of one’s duty to his fellow man.”

- JOURNALIST WALTER CRONKITE

COLIN POWELL

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“My four years at West Point were wonderful. I loved every minute of it and particularly the last three years. I loved the history. I loved the tradition. I liked wearing the uniform. I felt like I belonged there.

Everything was meaningful to me. There is no question in my mind the proudest day of my father’s life was the day I graduated from West Point. There is a picture of the two of us standing on ‘The Plain’ and he is just beaming.”

- GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

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WHY WEST POINT “Any of us who went through the process; anyone who felt the flame of that furnace, came away altered in the way we go about running our lives. Some part of it is the belief that you are not only doing it for personal glory, but you do it because it is your responsibility. It’s part of being a member of The Corps and each of us that have felt that magic feel especially privileged to have done so.”

- HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER PETE DAWKINS

PETE DAWKINS

“As I look back over my career in government, in business, of course in the military, I think West Point was a very influential experience.

It hardened a sense of discipline, a sense of responsibility, duty and integrity and also very happily combined an alertness of mind and body.”

- FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE ALEXANDER HAIG “For here we train the men and women whose duty it is to defend the Republic, the men and women whose profession is watchfulness, whose skill is vigilance, whose calling is to guard the peace, but if need be, to fight and win.”

- PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN

“WEST POINT IS THE RING. IT’S THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE.” ALEXANDER HAIG

- MIKE KRZYZEWSKI ‘69

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“As I look back on my life, I’ll always revere the opportunities that came along that brought about the choice I made to go to West Point.

I just feel that it was fundamental in molding the fabric of my life. The experiences that I had at West Point, they were irreplaceable.”

- ASTRONAUT EDWIN “BUZZ” ALDRIN

DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

“You have ahead of you the best of all professions. Being a leader is the best thing you can possibly be and you’re at a school that will make you the best possible leader. West Point is the ring. It’s the found foundation of everything I have done.”

- HEAD H COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKI

“This nation is grateful that four years ago every man and woman gradu graduating today made a life-changing decision. You left the comforts and fa familiar surroundings of civilian life, and devoted yourselves to one o of the noblest professions in a free country--the profession of arms arms.”

- FORMER F VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY

“Wes “West Point’s graduates have served America in many, many ways.

Not o only by leading troops into combat, but also by exploring frontiers, found founding universities, laying out the railroads, building the Panama Cana Canal, running corporations, serving in the Congress and The White Hous House, and walking on the moon. Through our history, whenever duty called called, the men and women of West Point have never failed us, and I speak for all Americans when I say, I know you never will.”

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DICK CHENEY

RONALD REAGAN

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“In the evening of my memory, always I come back to West Point.

Always there echoes and re-echoes ... Duty -- Honor -- Country. Today marks my final roll call with you. But I want you to know, when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of The Corps ... and The Corps ... and The Corps ...”

- GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

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ACADEMY LEADERSHIP

LT. GENERAL DAVID H. HUNTOON JR. SUPERINTENDENT

BRIG. GENERAL THEODORE D. MARTIN COMMANDANT OF CADETS

BRIG. GENERAL TIM TRAINOR DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD

Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon, Jr. became the 58th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy in July 2010. He had previously served as Director of the Army Staff in January 2008.

Huntoon was commissioned from West Point in 1973. From 1973-1986, he served as an infantry officer in a series of command and staff assignments with the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer, Va., the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Wash., the 7th Army Training Command at Vilseck, Germany, and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Aschaffenburg, Germany.

From 1986-1988, Huntoon attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. and the School for Advanced Military Studies. He then served in the Directorate of Plans, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C., as Senior War Plans Officer (Operation Just Cause), Deputy Director of Plans (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), and Director of Plans.

Huntoon commanded 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry (Mechanized) at Camp Casey, Korea, and served as Chief of Plans, CJ3, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command, Yongsan from 1992-94. In 1994-95, he was the Army’s National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He then took command of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va. Huntoon’s next assignment was the Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Prior to that assignment, he served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, and from 2000-2002, he was the Deputy Commandant of the US Army Command and General Staff College.

Huntoon moved on to become the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, Army G3, at the Pentagon. In August 2003, he was assigned as the 46th Commandant, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Huntoon’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (6th Award), and the Bronze Star; Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Parachute Qualification Badge, and the Ranger Tab. He has a Masters of Arts in International Relations from Georgetown University and a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences from the CGSC Advanced Military Studies Program.

Brigadier General Theodore D. Martin, a former Army swimmer and captain of the 1982-83 Black Knights’ swimming team, returned to West Point in July 2011 to assume command of the United States Corps of Cadets as the 73rd Commandant of Cadets. Martin graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1983 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the armor branch of the U.S. Army.

His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course (cavalry track), the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, the Naval College of Command and Staff, and the Army War College. He holds a master’s degree in national security & strategic studies from the Naval War College, a master’s degree in strategic studies from the Army War College, and a master’s degree in business from Webster University.

Martin’s command experience includes Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Federal Republic of Germany; Commander, 1st Squadron, 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Buffalo Soldiers), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq; Commander, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq; Commander, Operations Group (COG), National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.; and Commandant & 45th Chief of Armor, U.S. Army Armor School, Fort Benning, Ga. Beyond command, Martin has served in a wide variety of staff and leadership assignments including duty in the 1st Armor Training Brigade, Fort Knox, Ky.; the Combined Arms Command-Training, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Advisor to the Imam Mohammed bin Saud Brigade and later the Prince Sa’ad bin Abdul Rahman Brigade, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Joint Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat Task Force as the Iraq Field Team Leader, Baghdad, Iraq; and Human Resource Command, Alexandria, Va., as Armor Branch Chief and Chief of Combat Arms Division.

Brigadier General Martin’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with “V” device and two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters. Additionally, he has earned the Combat Action Badge and Parachutist Badge. Martin is a member of the 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Buffalo Soldiers) and is the recipient of the Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Barbara, and the Order of Saint Maurice (Primicerius).

Brigadier General Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., became the Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy in the summer of 2010.

He previously served as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point where he taught courses in engineering management, systems engineering and decision analysis.

Trainor graduated with a Bachelor of Science from West Point in 1983 and entered the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army. As an engineering officer, Trainor has served in operational assignments around the world, including Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kans. and Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Trainor has a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke and a doctorate degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a member of the Military Applications Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences the Military Operations Research Society, the American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society of Engineering Education. He is a past president of Epsilon Mu Eta, the national Engineering Management Honor Society.

Trainor is also a member of the Board of Fellows for the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University.

As an analyst, Trainor helped develop the Installation Status Report that provides the Army a standardized means to assess infrastructure and environmental conditions on installations to support resource allocation decisions. He has applied decision analysis methods in completing an organizational analysis of the Army’s Installation Management Agency and in assessing defense security cooperation programs.

Trainor deployed to Basrah, Iraq in the summer of 2007 and worked with the British-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in helping the provincial Iraqi leaders improve their infrastructure revitalization plans.

Trainor is married to Col. Donna Brazil, a 1983 graduate of West Point, who is a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the Academy. They have a daughter Cory, who is currently attending West Point, and two sons; Danny and Zach.

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letic director for five years. During his stint at Notre Dame, Corrigan spearheaded the redesign of its official athletics website and creation of 15-20 hours of original video content weekly. That resulted in a 35 percent increase in page views and unique users.

Corrigan also worked directly with ISP Sports, CSTV, and NBC Sports from a sales and marketing standpoint.

“We are excited about the selection of Boo Corrigan to be Army’s athletic director,” Huntoon said. “He has wide experience in helping to lead a Division I athletic department and has excelled at the highest levels.

He brings to the Military Academy a wealth of experience at some of the nation’s elite athletic programs.”

Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Corrigan spent nearly three years as the associate athletic director for marketing at the United States Naval Academy. He was responsible for turning the marketing department from a deficit to profit in his first year with full budget responsibility for the department. Corrigan also was intimately involved with the rebranding of the Annual Giving Campaign (The Blue and Gold), which led to an increase of 75 percent year over year donations.

He previously spent a year as a partner in Corrigan Sports Enterprises, an entrepreneurial sports marketing company, in the Baltimore area -- and also worked two years as an equity partner in mrgoodbucks.com, an e-commerce program that involved creation of affinity business relationships.

Corrigan also served two years as vice president of EMCEE Sports, a Baltimore-based sports marketing company with a focus on professional golf from 1997 through ‘99.

In that role, he was responsible for a $2.5

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BOO CORRIGAN million operating budget for the State Farm Senior Classic. He worked for Host Communications for two years, helping create relationships with various college and university athletic departments, and served as assistant director of marketing at Florida State from 1992-95.

“I want to thank my family and Duke University for the support and encouragement to make this possible, and look forward to serving as part of the Army team at West Point,” Corrigan added.

The youngest son of former ACC commissioner Gene Corrigan, he is a 1990 University of Notre Dame graduate with a degree in economics. Corrigan is currently obtaining a masters in education in sports leadership with an expected 2011 graduation. He and his wife, the former Kristen Aceto, are the parents of three children, Finley, Tre and Brian.

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United States Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr., named the person selected to lead West Point’s intercollegiate athletic department on Feb. 1, 2010, when he announced the hiring of Boo Corrigan as the Academy’s director of athletics Corrigan, who has been the senior associate athletic director for external affairs at Duke University since August 2008, brings a wealth of leadership to his new post. He is a proven administrator with 18 years of experience in all areas of revenue generation, external affairs, staff management and leadership.

Corrigan’s chief responsibilities at Duke have included the oversight of the Blue Devil corporate partnerships and the Marketing, Promotions, Ticket, Internet Operations, Sports Information and Video Services departments. In only two years at Duke, Corrigan has been responsible for the negotiation of multi-media rights to ISP, which increased annual rights more than 40 percent.

“First and foremost, I am honored to have the opportunity to work at the United States Military Academy, the West Point leadership and the U.S. Army,” Corrigan said. “It is my privilege to serve those proud Americans that serve our country and to be at the greatest leadership institution in the world.

“I want to say specifically to our cadet-athletes that we will provide them the opportunity and the wherewithal to achieve to their highest ability and to provide our coaches with the opportunity to win championships, and build leaders of character. We will strive for our cadets to achieve great success in their academics, military training and athletic endeavors.”

Army operates a 25-sport intercollegiate athletic program, highlighted by its nationally recognized football team. Under the direction of head coach Rich Ellerson the Black Knights finished 7-6 this season and closed the season with a win over SMU in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.

A supervisor of the 2009 NCAA Champion women’s tennis and 2010 NCAA Champion men’s lacrosse programs, Corrigan has been a part of three NCAA Championships at Duke in just two seasons. He is currently a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules committee and the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Committee, while serving on the Executive Budget Committee at Duke.

Prior to arriving at Duke in August of 2008, he oversaw Notre Dame’s corporate relations and marketing as an associate ath-

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TRONSRUE MARKMANSHIP CENTER Army’s athletic program has been significantly enhanced by several state-of-the-art facilities benefiting numerous Black Knight athletes. The construction and improvement of facilities on the West Point campus has had a positive impact on Army’s 25 intercollegiate sports.

The prominent rise of the rifle team as one the top programs in the nation, capturing its first NCAA title in 2005, followed by the bronze in 2006 and silver in 2007 and 2008, is due partly to Tronsrue Marksmanship Center. Completed in January 2000, the range underwent major reconstruction after a portion of the facility was destroyed by fire in 1996.

The indoor marksmanship center, located next to Gillis Field House along the banks of the Hudson, is equipped with three ranges to include housing the club pistol team.

The rifle range has 20 firing points, six more than the former range, with distances of 10 meters for air rifle and 50 feet for smallbore. The air rifle range, used exclusively for air gun training and competition, also has 20 firing points and is shared by both the rifle and pistol teams.

Army acquired 40 (20 smallbore, 20 air rifle) state-of-the-art electronic targets by MEGAlink in November of 2006 to put Tronsrue on the cutting edge of technology.

Tronsrue Marksmanship Centerwas unveiled on a national stage when Army hosted the 2003 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Rifle Championships, marking the national championship’s first appearance at West Point since 1991. Five years later the Black Knights hosted the 2008 NCAA Championships, the fifth time in the NCAA’s 29-year rifle history that West Point was chosen as the host site.

Army first hosted the tournament in 1981, the second year that the rifle championships came under the NCAA’s auspices. The Black Knights hosted the championship four years later, finishing fifth in putting the finishing touches on an 11-2 season.

The NCAA Championships returned to West Point in 1991, and the Black Knights took sixth in air rifle. Army was host again in 2003 and 2008, finishing runner-up in the latter. Tronsrue took center stage again in 2004 when it hosted the Great America Rifle Championships with the Black Knights placing second.

Funding for the reconstruction and renovation of the range was included in West Point’s Bicentennial Campaign plan as part of its “Margin of Excellence” initiative. Government funds were utilized along with private funds. The lead donors for the project were George Marion Tronsrue III (USMA ’78) and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Petrie (USMA ’67).

On April 13, 2002, the center was dedicated to honor the American soldier and Tronsrue’s father (George Marion Tronsrue, USMA ’52), a four-year member of the Army rifle team.

“Tronsrue is the largest collegiate rifle facility in the country,” stated Wigger, the beneficiary of the state-of-the-art facility. “It already has had an immense impact on recruiting. Bringing a prospective candidate

into this facility is paramount to a football recruit viewing Michigan’s Stadium in Ann Arbor or Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., for the first time. It is the same effect.

“Not only does it provide us an ideal practice facility, but a range that gives us pride knowing it is the best in the country. The dividends are evident in the number of records we have broken and continually challenge.”

Army captured the Great America Rifle Conference regular-season title in 2005 and 2008 with unbeaten 6-0 marks. The Black Knights won their first-ever GARC Championship in 2008 after finishing runnerup four straight years.

The Black Knights have posted top NCAA finishes along with compiling a 65-26 dual mark over the last eight years. Army captured its first NCAA title in 2005 after edging Jacksonville State by a point, was second in 2007 and 2008, third in 2006 along with placing fourth (2004), fifth (2010, sixth (2009) and eighth (2011) the last eight years.

ARMY TRONSRUE RECORDS

Individual Air Rifle, 60 Shots (600): 594 Chris Abalo vs. Memphis, 10/17/06 Chris Abalo vs. UAK, 01/22/08 Smallbore 3-Position (600): 590 Kelly Buck vs. West Virginia, 11/14/10 Aggregate: 1177 Chris Abalo vs. Memphis, 10/17/06 Team Air Rifle, 240 Shots (2400): 2357 vs. NC State & Nebraska, 11/18/07 Abalo (590), Kern (589), Scherer (587), Hess (591) Smallbore 3-Position, 240 Shots (2400): 2325 vs. TCU, 11/10/07 Abalo (589), Kern (584), Scherer (586), Amiot (578) Combined, 480 shots (4800): 4681 vs. Alaska Fairbanks, 1/16/07 Abalo (587/584), Fiddes (592/583), Hess (589 AR), Amiot (588 AR) Kern (584 SM), Hamilton (574 SM)

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 ARMY RIFLE RECORDS INDIVIDUAL 597, Stephen Scherer Olympic Trials, 03/02/08 597, Chris Abalo Junior Olympics, 03/21/06 Air Rifle, Season Avg.: 589.46, Chris Abalo, 2007-08 Smallbore Three-Position (600): 591, Kelly Buck. 11/14/10 Smallbore Standing: 199, John Fiddes vs. Ohio State, 1/21/06 Smallbore Kneeling: 199, Chris Abalo vs. Kentucky, 10/08/05 Smallbore Season Avg.: 586.167, Chris Abalo, 2007-08 Air Rifle, 60 Shots (600):

Smallbore Three-Position, 240 Shots (2400): 2337 vs. Texas Christian, Nov. 10, 2007: Chris Abolo (589), Stephen Scherer (586), Brian Kern (584), Davida Amiot (578) 2008 NCAA Smallbore Sweep (l-r): Stephen Scherer (3rd), Brian Kern (2nd), Chris Abalo (1st)

Combined Air Rifle/Smallbore, 480 shots (4800): 4686 vs. Navy, Feb. 9, 2008: Chris Abalo (588/588), Stephen Scherer (591/585), David Amiot (583/582), Brian Kern (580 SM), Wesley Hess (589 AR)

ARMY AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Year 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 2001-02 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Coach Master Sgt. Ken Hamill Master Sgt. Ken Hamill Master Sgt. Ken Hamill Master Sgt. Ken Hamill Master Sgt. Ken Hamill Master Sgt. Ken Hamill (Ret.) Master Sgt. Ken Hamill (Ret.) Master Sgt. Ken Hamill (Ret.) Master Sgt. Ken Hamill (Ret.) Master Sgt. Ken Hamill (Ret.) Master Sgt. Ken Hamill (Ret.) Maj. Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger Major Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger Maj. Ron Wigger

Smallbore 4473 4561 4537 4561 4575 4559 4622 4572 4579 --4558 --4638 2328 2318 2307 2318 2219 2291 2273

The NCAA began sponsoring collegiate rifle in 1979-80 •#Army was third in smallbore in 1990 •!Sixth in air rifle in 1991 •+Seventh in smallbore in 1992 •Army finished fifth in air rifle in 2002 and ninth overall (prior to that only included places for teams that competed in both events).

•Army captured its first NCAA title in school history at the 2005 Championships.

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Air 1428 1499 1477 1512 1483 1504 1516 1522 --1485 --1541 1538 2331 2332 2337 2334 2320 2336 2323

Aggregate 5901 6060 6014 6073 6058 6063 6138 6094 4579 1485 4558 1541 6176 4659 4650 4644 4652 4539 4627 3496

Place 7th 6th 6th 5th 6th 5th 3rd 6th # ! + 9th 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 5th 8th

•The Black Knights have garnered top-three finishes under present head coach Ron Wigger four of the past seven years.

•After capturing the team title in 2005, Army copped the bronze in 2006 and the silver the next two years.

•The Black Knights captured their first individual and team title in smallbore in 2008 when Chris Abalo led an Army sweep (first in NCAA history) of the top three places en route to winning that discipline.

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TEAM

Air Rifle, 240 Shots (2400): 2357 vs. NC State & Nebraska, Nov. 18, 2007: Wesley Hess (591), Chris Abalo (590), Brian Kern (589), Stephen Scherer (587)

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 COACH RON WIGGER association.

The 2005-06 campaign was capped with Army finishing among the top four at the NCAA’s for the third straight Eastern Kentucky ‘83 year after capturing the bronze trophy.

12th Season Army’s 9-2 season mark was 84-37 its highest win total (broken the following year) since a 13-3 showing in 1998-99. Included in its season Since taking over the reins of Army’s rifle highlights was Army’s first win over Navy program 11 years ago, Maj. Ron Wigger, a twosince 1990, snapping the Mids’ 12-match time National “Coach of the Year” selection, win streak. A second-place finish at the GARC ranks among the winningest coaches in school Championships was followed by Army’s third history. straight trip to the NCAA Championships.

In 2005 he led the Black Knights to their first The team concluded the season with a visit NCAA title and a nod from President George W. to the White House in April where Army (based Bush in April 2006. on its 2005 title) was among a dozen NCAA “To be able to make history here at the championship teams that met with President Academy has been very rewarding,” said George W. Bush during a special ceremony in Wigger, who returned Army to national the Rose Garden. prominence in the new millennium en route Five Black Knights were selected by the to compiling an 84-37 individual mark for a NRA for All-America honors, equaling the winning percentage of .694. school mark set the previous year, en route to Wigger started rewriting Army’s record book collecting seven certificates. soon after taking over the program. The Black Wigger, who has never had a season Knights earned a team berth to the NCAA below .500, finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships in air rifle by his second year.

Tournament twice in the last five years, Army qualified in both disciplines in 2004, then along with winning the team’s first GARC put West Point on the map the following year Championship in 2008. Army posted a 10-2 winning its first-ever NCAA title. dual mark in 2007 and bettered that in 2008 The Black Knights won by the closest in a 10-1 showing, its lone loss to national margin in NCAA history, edging Jacksonville powerhouse Alaska Fairbanks. Five Black State by a single point for the crown, along with Knights were accorded All-America honors in dethroning perennial powerhouse and six-time 2007 and four earned certificates in 2008. defending champion Alaska Fairbanks.

Prior to winning its first NCAA title in 2005, Not only was it Army’s first national title in Wigger guided the Black Knights to a fourthrifle history, but the first since pistol captured place finish at the 2004 championships after the NRA crown in 1991. It was also the first meeting the qualifying standards in both NCAA title by any Army varsity program since disciplines for the first time since 1987.

1949 (fencing).

Wigger concluded his second year at the The Black Knights started off their 2004helm by leading Army’s air rifle team to a berth 05 “Cinderella” season winning eight straight at the 2002 NCAA Tournament and a fifthmatches that included a perfect 6-0 Great place finish in that discipline after edging Navy America Rifle Conference (GARC) mark en by a point. It was the first time that the Black route to capturing their first regular-season Knights, who were reinstated to the varsity title. Army was runner-up at the conference ranks in 1997-98 following a three-year hiatus, championships for the second straight year . qualified since 1992.

Honors continued to roll in for the team that Since taking over the program in the fall of etched its name into the history annals as a 2000, Wigger had a school record five earn Allschool-record five riflemen earned All-America America certificates - 2005, 2006 and 2007 accolades by the National Rifle Association - and four in 2008. Kelly Buck is the latest to (NRA), and Wigger repeated as the national join that exclusive list after picking up firstand GARC “Coach of the Year”. It was Wigger’s team smallbore accolades in 2011. She is the third GARC coaching honor in Army’s four-year

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12th Black Knight on Wigger-coached teams to earn All-America honors, and is just the second female in school history selected for first-team honors in smallbore.

One of the finest coaches in the history of the program, Wigger has developed seven firstteam, seven second-team and five honorable mention All-Americans, who have combined for 37 certificates. He has led Army to an NCAA title (2005). along with winning the national smallbore championship and crowning an individual champion in 2008.

Kim Pienkowski was a first team All-America selection in air rifle Wigger’s inaugural year, becoming the first Black Knight named to that unit since 1991. A three-time honoree under Wigger, she was an honorable mention selection in both disciplines her senior year.

Chris Abalo made history in 2005 as the first Army plebe selected an All-American in both guns and just the second Black Knight to accomplish that feat. He repeated the next three years, setting a school record with eight first team All-America certificates.

The most decorated shooter in school history, Abalo excelled both nationally and internationally. In 2008 he captured Army’s first NCAA individual title (smallbore), set a national smallbore prone record and NCAA smallbore mark, and competed with the USA Team at the World Cup. Twice he was voted the NCAA Shooter of the Match and was a threetime GARC Shooter of the Year.

Stephen Scherer earned a pair of first team All-America certificates along with competing at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.

Two-time team captain Paul Charbonneau, a four-year member of Wigger’s first class, was a four-time All-American. David Amiot and Brian Kern joined Abalo and Scherer in garnering AllAmerica certificates in 2008.

In another Army first, Abalo and Wesley Hess competed at the World Junior Shooting Championships in the spring of 2006, with Abalo setting the pace for Team USA in two of the three events in which he qualified.

Wigger has enjoyed an equally prosperous showing in the GARC where Army crowned seven individual champions and three shooter of the year awards in Abalo (2006-09), along with a pair of rookie of the year honors (Abalo 2005, Scherer 2008). In addition, Army has earned 65 All-GARC certificates.

Army turned in a third-place finish last year at the GARC Championships with a young team following back-to-back fifth-place finishes in 2009 and 2010.

Over the past 11 years, Wigger’s teams have established school marks, shattering team and

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THE WIGGER FILE •Since taking over the reins in 2000-01, Ron Wigger has breathed new life into the program. Army had an NCAA individual qualifier in air rifle his first season and earned a team berth (first since 1992) in that event the following year.

•Army has qualified the last eight years for the NCAAs in both team events, and finished in the top four five times. Their selection in 2004 was the Black Knights’ first since 1987, while their fourth-place finish was their second-best at the time.

•The Black Knights captured their first NCAA title in school history in 2005, followed by the bronze in 2006 and the silver the next two years.

•The Army mentor was recognized nationally as the “Coach of the Year” in 2004 and 2005 by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association along with earning GARC recognition three times, including back-to-back honors in 2004 and 2005.

•Since joining the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC), Wigger has led the Black Knights to the regular-season crown in 2006 and 2008 along with the school’s first championship title in 2008.

•Ron Wigger’s father, Lones, is a twotime Olympic gold medalist and four-time qualifier who holds 29 world records.

•Coach Wigger was among the final six shooters vying for one of two 1992 Olympic team spots. His sister, Deena, competed at the 1988 Olympic Games where she finished 10th in smallbore.

•Still active competitively, Wigger was the smallbore prone champion in the Master Service (Military) category at the 2006 National Championships. He was runnerup at the Senior Men’s Prone Rifle and 37th out of 93 overall in 2008.

WIGGER YEAR-BY-YEAR

Year 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 (11 Years)

Record 7-1 5-4 7-6 8-3 8-2 9-2 10-2 10-1 7-6 7-4 6-6 84-37

Pct. .875 .556 .538 .727 .800 .818 .833 .909 .538 .636 .500 .694

GARC -4th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 5th 5th 3rd

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a three-time “Shooter of the Year” and top rookie along with Scherer.

Wigger has carved out an impressive slate both as a coach and competitor at the national and international levels. Ranked among the nation’s top shooters in smallbore prone, Wigger competed for one of two berths in that event at the 2004 Olympic Trials.

The Army mentor was awarded the International Distinguished Shooter Badge

by USA Shooting in the summer of 2002 based on his gold medal performance in smallbore prone at the 1988 World Cup in Mexico City.

Maj. Ron Wigger (right) with his father, Lones.

Runner-up at the USA ShootingNational individual records that were on the books when he took over the program. All three team scores Championships in 1987 and 1991, Wigger (air rifle, smallbore and aggregate), along with was a member of the All-Guard smallbore rifle seven individual marks, were broken and reset team that captured the 1993 national team his first three years. Abalo holds three of the championship at Camp Perry, Ohio. He was also six individual school marks, with Scherer and among the final six shooters competing for a John Fiddes holding two with Buck breaking the spot on the 1992 Olympic Team.

Wigger placed first in his signature event in smallbore mark last year.

Competing against the top rifle programs the Master Service (Military) category at the in the nation, Wigger has compiled a winning 2006 National Championships, and seventh percentage of .694 (84-37) to rank third all- among 256 shooters in the Open Division.

At the 2008 USA Shooting National time on Army’s all-time coaching list.

He was instrumental in Army joining the Championships, he was runner-up in the Senior Great America Rifle Conference in 2001-02 Men’s Prone Rifle event and 37th overall.

He also holds the Distinguished Rifleman after leading the Black Knights to a 7-1 mark the previous year. He guided Army to a fourth- Marksmanship Badge.

As a collegian, Wigger was a member place finish its inaugural year in the GARC, one of the top conferences in the country, and his of Eastern Kentucky’s nationally ranked efforts earned him “Coach of the Year” plaudits. rifle team that finished third at the 1983 His peers bestowed that honor upon him again NCAA Championships. Commissioned in the in 2004 and 2005 after Wigger guided Army to Infantry Branch following graduation in 1983, second place during the 2004 regular season, Wigger earned his master’s degree in sport management at the U.S. Sports Academy in while going undefeated in 2005.

Army has collected its share of GARC honors Daphne, Ala. Wigger’s sister, Deena, competed at the (65) in the 10 years it has been a member. After collecting seven the first two years, Army had 1988 Olympic Games, finishing 10th in eight in 2004, 15 in 2005, 10 in 2006, nine smallbore, while his father, Lones, is a two-time in 2007, 11 in 2008 and seven the last three Olympic gold medalist and four-time qualifier. years with 26 first-team certificates, 27 second- Lones, one of the inaugural members of the USA Shooting Hall of Fame, was inducted into team and 15 honorable mentions.

Charbonneau became the first Black Knight the Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008.

Wigger and his wife, the former Lorraine crowned a GARC champion in 2003. Abalo, a five-time GARC champion, won a pair of titles Bravo, reside at West Point with their daughters: in smallbore and aggregate, while Scherer Alicia, 20; Karina, 18; and Michelle, 13. captured the air rifle title in 2008 and was runner-up to Abalo in the aggregate. Abalo was

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 SEASON OUTLOOK

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RICHARD JOHNSON Assistant 1st Season UMass-Lowell ‘99 Richard Johnson, who served as the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club Junior Program Director for the past six years, begins his first full season as a member of head coach Ron Wigger’s staff after coming on board last March.

A competitive smallbore shooter for over 25 years, Johnson is a three-time Massachusetts state champion. He captured the 3-position Junior State title in 1985 and defended his title the following year when he was also crowned the Prone Junior State champion.

CHRIS ARNETT

LASZLO BOGAR

KELLY BUCK

NATE DAVISON

KATIE FULLER

CHRIS MALACHOSKY

JOSEPH TODARO

ZACHARY WELLS

RON WIGGER

Johnson was the founder and director of the junior marksmanship program at Harvard (2005-11) for youngsters between 10-20 years old interested in competitive shooting. He provided instruction in firearm safety, along with teaching marksmanship skills, and has had several members graduate into the collegiate level of competition. He also served at the same time as head coach of the Massachusetts Junior Rifle Team (2006-11) that was comprised of the top shooters within the state.

Following graduation from UMass-Lowell with a bachelor of science degree in meteorology in 1999, Johnson was an assistant staff meteorologist at MIT for eight years.

The first assistant under Wigger, Johnson was on hand when the Black Knights headed to the NCAA Championships for the eighth straight year where they finished eighth in smallbore and eighth in air rifle. During the course of the year, Army defeated Navy, defended its President’s Trophy title and finished third at the Great America Rifle Championships.

A licensed USA shooting level 1 rifle official and advanced rifle coach, Johnson and his wife Ann have a son Erik (17) who entered his senior year of high school this fall.

RICHARD CALVIN

TOMMY CARR

MICHAEL MATTHEWS WILLIAM MENGON

RICK JOHNSON

MAJ. JOHN SHANNON

JACOB COSTA

ALEX RIVERA

JOSHUA SAVAGE

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Season Outlook Army’s rifle team, coming off its eighth straight appearance at the NCAA Tournament, heads into 2011-12 with 10 lettermen returning to the fold under head coach Ron Wigger, who owns an 84-37 mark as he heads into his 12th season.

Five upperclassmen will help guide the team this year behind the leadership of team captain Tommy Carr, along with Kelly Buck, a first team NRA smallbore All-American.

Army is loaded this year because of the valuable experience gained by a young squad that peaked late last season. The Black Knights placed eighth at the 2011 NCAA Championships following a third-place showing at the GARC Championships, closing out the season 6-6. Army’s finish at the GARC was its highest since capturing the title in 2008.

Pleased with his team’s performance at the GARC Championships after going 2-4 during the conference regular season, Wigger is looking to duplicate that effort this year.

“Finishing third last year at our conference championships was an outstanding achievement in a high-pressure tournament,” noted Wigger.

“Kentucky and West Virginia went on to place one-two at the NCAA Championships, and both return with talented teams once again this year. It would be quite an upset for us to better last year’s finish, but it is attainable.”

Despite last year’s youth, Army turned in a strong showing at the Qualifier (4643) to earn one of the coveted eight spots to the NCAA Championships with the selection based on the average of the three highest regular-season aggregate marks added to the formula.

Buck has competed in both disciplines at the NCAA Championships the last three years, along with finishing among the individual leaders twice in smallbore. She swept both air rifle and smallbore at the NCAA Qualifier as Army fired a season-high 2339 in air rifle.

“We have a lot of experience returning with five members of the squad having competed at the NCAA Championships,” said Wigger. “In addition to Kelly and Tommy, Will Mengon, Richard Calvin and Michael Matthews have been to the NCAAs for our most veteran group in four years.

“I expect the team to improve upon last year’s standings at the NCAAs. I would not be surprised to see us break into the top five.”

Though ranking among the nation’s leaders in smallbore (Army captured the NCAA title in 2008), the team has struggled the past few years in air rifle. The Black Knights placed third in smallbore behind a seasonhigh 2333 (just four points off the school record) at last year’s GARC Championships, but did not fare as well in air rifle “Air rifle is not quite there yet, but we are making progress,” stressed Wigger. “It is an area of concern that we are putting a lot of emphasis to improve upon in order to even out the two disciplines.

“Smallbore is extremely solid, and I feel we can shoot on any given day against any team in the country. Army is a team that could be very dangerous once we get our air rifle performance where we want it to be.”

Buck will be asked once again to set the pace. Last year she broke the school smallbore mark behind a 591 that she fired against No. 1 West Virginia in tying for medalalist honors. Her score nipped the former Academy mark of 590 set in 2007, while her career-high 593 air rifle score in a double dual match with The Citadel and North Carolina State was just four points shy of the school record.

The senior from Reading, Mass., earned medalist honors six times in 2010-11, including four straight matches in smallbore. Buck earned firstteam All-GARC honors in smallbore, just the fourth Black Knight named to that unit, and went on to place third in the relay scoring and sixth individually in that event at the GARC championships.

Buck led the way at the NCAA Championships in both disciplines where she was joined by Mengon, Calvin and Matthews. She placed seventh individually in smallbore, the second time she qualified for the shoot-off in that discipline, and just missed advancing in air rifle after firing a 590 in finishing 11th. Mengon and Calvin recorded the second-highest Army score in smallbore (575) and air rifle (581), respectively, in their first-ever NCAA meet.

Calvin turned in Army’s highest air rifle score at the GARC Championships behind a career-high 589 in finishing sixth in the relay scoring and fourth individually following the shoot-off. Matthews ranked among Army’s top shooters in both disciplines, tying with Calvin for the third-highest Black

Knight score of the season in air rifle (589), along with ranking among Army’s smallbore leaders with Mengon as both fired 582s.

Buck, Matthews and Mengon are Army’s top returning shooters in both disciplines with Carr and Calvin, along with sophomore Joseph Todaro, challenging to round out the top five scoring positions. Wigger considers Carr a “wild card” as the senior captain looks to set the example for the rest of the team in working his way back into the starting lineup with the form he displayed as an NCAA participant two years ago.

Mengon, Matthews and Calvin went on to turn in strong performances competing in the spring at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships. Mengon finished sixth in prone and ninth in the 50m threeposition, and just missed qualifying for the individual finals in the latter.

Matthews earned runner-up honors in the 10m air rifle at the NJOS to earn a spot on the National Junior Rifle Team, and Calvin finished seventh.

Senior Chris Arnett, junior Chris Malachosky, sophomore Zachary Wells and freshman Alex Rivera will be looking to make their presence felt as they battle for the remaining eight traveling spots. Adding depth to Army’s unit and continuing to develop are sophomores Jacob Costa and Nate Davison, along with newcomers Laszlo Bogar and Katie Fuller.

Rivera, a rising star among the newcomers, was selected to compete at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, as a member of the Puerto Rico National Team. Malachosky is coming off of strong air rifle performances last year and has the talent to work his way into the top half of the lineup this season. Arnett, who walked onto the team as a freshman and held onto that spot into his senior year because of his hard work and dedication, is expected to come into his own this season.

Army’s 11-match dual schedule will test the Black Knights in the GARC as well as non-league starting with the season opener in Oxford, Miss., for a pair of conference matches with Memphis and Ole Miss. The Black Knights, who edged the Tigers by five points (4586-4581) and suffered a three-point loss to the Rebels last year en route to a 2-4 regular-season conference mark, went on to finish higher than both at the GARC Championships.

“Memphis has improved and Ole Miss will be tough and challenging this year, but I feel we will be favored there as well as against North Carolina State, Ohio State, Nebraska and Navy,” stated Wigger. “Our schedule is tougher than last year and it will be difficult to get wins against last year’s top three finishers at the NCAA, all on this year’s schedule, in Kentucky, West Virginia, and TCU.” After visiting defending GARC champion West Virginia on Oct. 22 in closing out a three-match road slate, the Black Knights make their home debut hosting the President’s Trophy Match on Nov. 5 at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center. Army will be in the hunt to defend its title for the third straight year and sixth in the last seven years.

That meet will be followed by a pair of GARC home dates with North Carolina State (Nov. 11) and Nebraska (Nov. 13), who the Black Knights split with last year. Army puts the finishing touches on the fall portion of its schedule on Nov. 19 with a double-dual match hosting TCU (2010 national champions) and Murray State, who finished third and fifth, respectively, at last year’s NCAA meet. It is Army’s first dual match against the Horned Frogs since 2009, while bowing last year to the Racers, 4654-4622.

Following a break for exams and the holidays, Army faces a busy winter slate when it returns to action Jan. 14 in taking on defending national champion and GARC rival Kentucky in its regular-season conference finale.

Army takes to the road for a visit to Ohio State (Jan. 21), host for this year’s NCAA Championships, followed by the NRA Sectionals in Philadelphia (Jan. 27) and to Annapolis, Md., for the annual “Star” match (Feb. 4) with archrival Navy.

Army hosts the NCAA Qualifier and USP (Feb. 18) in closing out a sixmatch home dual slate before heading to the GARC Championships (Feb. 25-26). Last year the Black Knights posted a 4644 (second highest score of the season) in trailing leader West Virginia (4704) and runner-up Kentucky (4672), and hope to be among the challengers for one of the top three spots again.

Then hopefully it will be off to the NCAA Championships for the ninth straight year as Army looks to improve upon last year’s eighth-place showing, along with earning a few NRA All-America certificates.

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CHRIS ARNETT

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Concordia Lutheran

MISCELLANEOUS Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Academic All-American (2010) First walk-on to compete all four years for Coach Ron Wigger Three-year letterman 2010-11: Veteran member on team ... hard worker who provided depth and experience in both disciplines ... competed in several air rifle matches, tying personal-best 580 in Army’s 4613-4610 edging of Columbus State in opening the winter portion of the schedule ... score was the third highest fired by a Black Knight ... went on to compete at the NRA Sectionals and the final two regular-season meets versus Navy and USP in the NCAA Qualifier followed by the GARC Championships ... competed in five smallbore matches with season-high 563 recorded against USP. 2009-10: Appeared in several matches and on scoring unit in two matches in air rifle ... fired 578 as a member of the counting unit in the President’s Trophy Match captured by the Black Knights ... drew starting nod on four-man firing unit against the Coast Guard Academy ... 578 earned a share of third place in the win over the Bears as Army closed out fall campaign with a 5-2 record ... set personal-best 580 competing individually against GARC rival Nebraska in third match of the season ... proved to be Army’s highest score against the Cornhuskers while tying for the fourth-best mark in the meet ... competed in eight matches in smallbore, turning in personal-best 571 firing individually in a fourth-place finish in Coast Guard win ... competed against Navy and member of both units in season finale win over the University of Sciences in its NCAA Qualifier ... turned in highest finish in air rifle as Army swept the top 10 places.

2008-09: Walk-on who made presence felt competing individually in both disciplines ... first collegiate competition was home match against GARC rival Ole Miss ... recorded career-high 576 mark in air rifle against TCU in posting Army’s fifth-highest match score in that meet ... just missed equaling that score after firing 575s in second half of season against Alaska Fairbanks and Navy, respectively ... career-high 561 in smallbore posted against USP in the NCAA Qualifier in regular-season finale ... turned in Army’s fourth-highest mark in air rifle (570) in first appearance at the GARC Championships.

Prior to West Point: Four-year member of the Concordia Lutheran H.S. JROTC rifle team … competed three times at the West Regional Championships with highest finish of fourth place in the aggregate scoring in 2007 … helped team to the bronze while finishing sixth individually senior year … placed 29th at the 2007 JROTC National

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ARNETT’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

571 580 580

Coast Guard Nebraska Columbus State

12/06/09 10/18/09 01/08/11

Championships and competed three times at the USA Shooting Junior Olympics … earned medalist honors at state match all four years, capturing smallbore twice (2006 and 2008), 3P air and international air rifle back-to-back seasons (2006 and 2007) and sporter 3P air rifle in 2005 … served as team captain and JROTC Battalion Commander in 2007-08 … lettered in soccer.

PERSONAL: Given name is Christopher Michael Arnett … parents are Larry and Marianne Arnett … older brother Andrew served in Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division in 2005 … majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

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Senior Reading, Mass.

Austin Preparator y MISCELLANEOUS • First-team NRA SM All-American (2011) • Competed at NCAA Championships past three years • Fourth in SM at 2009 NCAA Championships • Ninth in AR at 2010 NCAA Championships • Seventh in SM and 11th in AR at 2011 NCAA Championships • First-team All-GARC honors in SM, 2nd team in Combined (2011) • Sixth in SM, 10th in Combined at 2011 GARC Championships • School-record jolder in SM (591) • Four-time Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week 2010-11: Army’s top marksman in smallbore and air rifle ... led Army at the NCAA Championships finishing seventh in the individual finals in smallbore, and just missed qualifying for the shoot-off (top eight) in air rifle ... 590 mark in smallbore at the NCAAs was a point shy of career high ... named first-team NRA All-American in smallbore ... one of just three females in school history to earn first-team honors ... last was in 2001 ... set Academy and Tronsrue Range mark in smallbore firing a 591 against No. 1 West Virginia in tying for medalist honors ... score nipped former record of 590 set in 2007 ... career-high 593 in air rifle earned medalist honors in triangular sweep of The Citadel and North Carolina State ... mark is just four points shy of the school record ... earned medalist honors six times, including four straight matches in smallbore ... high shooter twice in air rifle ... swept honors in both disciplines in NCAA Qualifier against USP ... turned in a 590 in air rifle along with a 586 smallbore score in garnering medalist honors ... earned first-team All-GARC honors in smallbore and named to the second unit in the combined scoring ... just the fourth Black Knight named to the first unit in smallbore ... took third in the relay scoring in smallbore in leading Army to third-place honors in the team scoring at the GARC Championships ... among eight individual qualifiers competing in the shoot-off ... posted sixth-place finish ... tied for Army’s second-highest score of 582 in air rifle in the team competition at the GARC ... went on to place 10th in the combined scoring as Army took third in the aggregate scoring for its highest finish at the GARC since 2008.

2009-10: Recorded Army’s top individual scores in smallbore (586) and air rifle (592) ... earned medalist honors four times in smallbore ... turned in a career high combined score of 1156 at the GARC Championships helping Army to fifth place ... earned medalist honors in smallbore against Nebraska, Memphis and Navy while tying for first against Coast Guard ... season-high 586 recorded at the NCAA Qualifier shattered previous high 581 set three times, the last in win over Navy ... careerhigh 592 score in air rifle at the NRA Sectionals shattered previous high 584 set during the fall campaign ... shared Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week following her performance at the President’s Trophy Match ... posted at the time a career-best 581 in smallbore to capture the bronze and finished fifth in air rifle ... fired career-high 592 in air rifle leading Army to a season-high 2334 in that discipline at the NRA

BUCK’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

591 593

West Virginia The Citadel/NC State

11/14/10 01/15/11

Sectionals ... followed that performance with impressive scores against Navy and at the NCAA Qualifier that earned her AAA weekly honors ... captured match honors in smallbore and was second in air rifle in Army’s 5770-5738 win over Navy ... fired a personal-best 586 smallbore and added a 590 in air rifle, posting match honors in both, in keying Army’s 4627 NCAA Qualifier mark that met the standard for the seventh straight year ... turned in an aggregate career-high 1156 (583 AR, 573 SM) at the GARC Championships for 18th place in the combined scoring ... helped the smallbore team to a sixth-place finish the first day of the NCAA Championships, then turned in a 590 in air rifle to trail the winning mark by five points ... ninth-place finish just missed qualifying for the individual finals as Army took fourth in that discipline and fifth in the aggregate scoring.

2008-09: Worked way into Army’s NCAA lineup in both disciplines following strong showing at the NCAA Qualifier ... led team to fifth-place finish in smallbore along with placing fourth individually ... fired a career-high 580 to rank sixth in the team competition along with qualifying for the finals ... registered the second-highest mark of 98.1 in the finals to jump two spots to place fourth with a 678.2 composite ... recorded Black Knights’ top mark in smallbore at the GARC Championships behind a 573, which ranked 13th overall ... also member of air rifle unit as Army finished fifth in the aggregate scoring ... posted team’s third-highest match score in air rifle at the NCAA Qualifier with a 581 ... mark equaled career high set previous week against Navy in sixth-place finish ... recorded career-high 576 (later broken) mark in smallbore against USP at the Qualifier for Army’s second highest score at the meet ... member of counting unit in both disciplines throughout the season.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Silver medalist twice in women’s air rifle along with medalist honors in women’s 3P smallbore at USA JORC Shooting Championships January and December of 2006 … also picked up another honor capturing the bronze in women’s 3P smallbore … won a gold meal at the Intermediate Junior NRA Sectionals 3P smallbore in 2007 … competed three years at the Palmyra Invitational in both disciplines with top scores of 546 in smallbore and 556 in air rifle …

Rhode Island Outdoor metric 3P state champion and took second-place honors at the Junior Match 7 metallic sights … three-year member of the Massachusetts Junior State Team … also competed for Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, capturing the junior title in 2006 … garnered first-place honors in 3P smallbore at the 2007 Intermediate Junior NRA Sectionals … played forward in hockey at Austin Preparatory School.

PERSONAL: Given name is Kelly Lin Buck … parents are Andrew and Viwanna Buck … hails from service family … paternal grandfather (Thomas Buck) and great aunt (Margaret Buck) were in the Army, while father and uncles (Thomas and Paul Buck) were in the Navy … majoring in Psychology.

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

TOMMY CARR

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Cedar Crest

MISCELLANEOUS • Elected by peers to captain the team in 2011-12 • Competed in AR at 2010 NCAA Championships • Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Academic All-American (2010) • Three-year letterman 2010-11: Appeared in all 12 dual matches firing individually or as a member of the scoring unit ... registered a personal-best 577 smallbore score as Army’s top scorer in GARC road match against 2011 NCAA champion Kentucky ... mark was the fifth highest in the meet ... fired a 574 turning in Army’s third highest score in that discipline against GARC defending champion West Virginia in final dual match of the fall season ... opened air rifle season with back-to-back 576s against GARC rivals Memphis and Nebraska firing Army’s second highest scores in both matches ... recorded second highest score of the season in that discipline of 573 fired against Kentucky as member of scoring team ... averaged a 572 in the first eight meets of the season and was a member of the scoring unit in three.

2009-10: Competed in every match in both disciplines with majority of the meets as member of the scoring unit ... earned spot on the air rifle team that competed at the NCAA Championships ... helped lead the Black Knights to a season-high 2336 and fourth-place finish in that discipline firing a 575 ... season-high 582 recorded in Great America Rifle Conference win over North Carolina State during the fall ... mark was just a point off career best set freshman year against perennial power Alaska Fairbanks ... second-highest mark of 581 recorded at the GARC Championships as member of firing unit helping Army to a fifth-place finish ... runner-up with 579 in win over Coast Guard while registering 577s against Kentucky and Navy ... member of smallbore scoring unit in first eight meets of the season ... career-high 575 earned bronze against Coast Guard, bettering former mark by a point ... finished third in back-to-back GARC meets in the fall ... finished 37th competing individually at GARC Championships.

2008-09: Competed in nine of 13 regular-season matches ... worked way into counting unit in smallbore in five straight meets ... recorded season-high 574 smallbore mark in regular-season finale versus USP ... career-high 583 air rifle shot against NCAA defending champion Alaska Fairbanks ... score was the third-highest by a Black Knight ... first collegiate match was against TCU as member of smallbore unit ... went on to compete with Army’s firing unit in that discipline in next four matches to include NRA Sectionals ... competed individually at the GARC Championships firing a 560 in smallbore and 570 in air rifle for 1130 combined mark ... air rifle

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CARR’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

577 583

Kentucky Alaska Fairbanks

10/24/09 01/21/09

score was fourth-best by a Black Knight.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Five-year member of the Palmyra Sportsmen Junior Smallbore and Air Rifle units … competed four years at the NRA National Smallbore Matches … Qualifier in Junior Olympic Rifle Championships in air rifle (2007 and 2008) along with smallbore (2008) … competed at USA Shooting National Smallbore and Air Rifle matches in 2007 … competitor at PA Junior Olympic Rifle Championships from 2004 to 2007 and at the Palmyra Collegiate NCAA Invitational Matches the past four years … won 2007 American Legion State title in air rifle … held rank of cadet colonel in Civil Air Patrol … four-year member of the outdoor track and cross country teams at Cedar Crest H.S. PERSONAL: Given name is Thomas Patrick Carr … son of Thomas and Belinda Carr … older sister Lindsay (24) … paternal grandfather, James Meador, served four years as a Military Policeman in the Army … majoring in Systems Engineering.

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Senior Lebanon, Pa.

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

CHRIS MALACHOSKY

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Junior Spring, Texas Klein

MISCELLANEOUS • Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Academic All-American (2010) • Two-time GARC Scholar Athlete (2011, 2010) • Two-year letterwinner 2010-11: Coming off best performance in air rifle ... turned in a career-high 581 as member of Army’s counting team in home meet against Murray State in the third match of the season ... mark was the second highest by a Black Knight and ranked sixth in the match ... in the lineup, either as member of the counting unit or individually, in the next 11 regular-season matches ... just missed tying career high following a 580 as scoring member in match against defending GARC champion West Virginia in closing out the fall slate ... started off the winter portion with a 579 in three-point (46134610) home edging of Columbia State in the first meet in 2011 ... turned in a 577 against Navy and followed with a 578 versus USP at the NCAA Qualifier in the regular-season finale ... competed individually in several smallbore meets ... turned in a season-best 569 against GARC rival Ole Miss ... named a GARC Scholar Athlete for the second straight year ... just the third Black Knight honored and second selected in back-to-back seasons.

MALACHOSKY’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

576 581

Kentucky Murray State

01/16/10 10/23/10

senior year and was the treasurer sophomore season.

PERSONAL: Given name is Christopher Adam Malachosky ... parents are Ed and June Malachosky .... cousins Andrea Nyce and William Slotter are currently serving in the Air Force, while uncle, William Slotter, is a member of the National Guard ... member of National Honor Society ... graduated ninth in class of 796 students from Keline H.S. ... majoring in Nuclear Engineering .

2009-10: Fired a 575 smallbore score in first collegiate match competing individually against North Carolina State in home and GARC opener ... score was the fourth-highest by a Black Knight ... competed in the remaining six fall matches and was part of eightman travel squad for three road trips ... shot a 574 to tie for 10th place at the President’s Trophy Match ... fired a season-best 576 in home match against Kentucky in the second half of the season ... score ranked third-highest by a Black Knight in that meet ... solid showings shooting individually in air rifle ... registered a seasonhigh 577 in GARC road win over Memphis ... score ranked sixth in the meet and second highest on team ... member of five-man counting unit in President’s Trophy Match that host Army won ... member of Army’s scoring team at the NRA Sectionals (576) and in win over Navy (575), while tying season high of 577 at the NCAA Qualifier against USP ... shot a 576 at the GARC Championships.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Competed with Lake Houston 4-H Club all four years of high school ... finished 29th in field of 100 shooters at National Junior Olympics ... led the 4-H team to the NRA Junior Rifle Sectional Championships in 2008 along with taking runner-up honors that year at the U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle Championship ... came on the heels of first-place honors in the American Legion Air Rifle Postal Championships in 2007 ... served as the 4-H Club president

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

WILLIAM MENGON

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Quigley Catholic MISCELLANEOUS • 2011 NCAA Participant • GARC Honorable Mention in Combined Scoring (2011) • Two-Year Letterwinner 2010-11: Appeared in every match during the course of the season as member of the firing unit for both disciplines ... closed out season on Army’s counting unit in first NCAA Championship meet ... posted a 579 in air rifle, which was just three points off career mark, the opening day and recorded Army’s second-highest score the next day with a 575 in smallbore as the Black Knights placed eighth in the combined scoring ... shined in smallbore in winter portion of schedule ... placed 18th (576) in that discipline at the GARC Championships ... turned in career and season-high 582 three times earning top finishes in that event ... captured medalist honors in triangular road sweep in January against The Citadel and North Carolina State to shatter former mark of 577 set last year ... duplicated that mark in posting runner-up honors in Army’s sweep of the top three spots in win over Navy ... recorded team’s second-highest marks against Ohio State (579) and at the NRA Sectionals (576) ... recorded a careerhigh 583 as member of counting air rifle team at the Sectionals for Army’s second highest score in the meet ... nipped 582 set previous week shooting individually against Ohio State ... fired a 576 in the NCAA Qualifier.

2009-10: Drew duty in 13 matches and in counting rotation six times in smallbore and on three occasions in air rifle ... shot a 574 smallbore score first time as counting member of the team in helping Army reclaim the President’s Trophy Match in the fall ... mark tied for tenth as Army captured the title for the fifth time in the last six years ... fired a season-best 577 at the NRA Sectionals turning in Army’s third-highest score in the match ... was the Black Knights’ top shooter in meet prior with a 573 in loss to Ohio State ... member of Army unit that outpointed Navy 2874-2843 in that discipline ... on four-man unit at GARC Championships as Black Knights took fourth in that discipline ... equally as solid in air rifle ... registered a personal-best 581 shooting individually in GARC win over Mississippi in tying for runner-up honors ... shot a 577 previous day and mark tied for team’s third-highest score against conference rival Nebraska ... performance earned spot in lineup in the next three matches starting with Memphis ... recorded a 576 helping Black Knights to a five-point win over Navy in the President’s Trophy match ... secondbest mark of 574 recorded in regular-season finale ... turned in a 570 competing individually at the GARC Championships.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Qualified for Junior Olympics in air rifle ... helped lead the Frazier Simplex Rifle Team to the Pittsburgh Suburban League title ... NRA four-position match winner ... competed for

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MENGON’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

582 583

Three Times, Last vs. Navy NRA Sectionals

02/05/11 01/23/11

Beaver County Sportsman’s Club in the Beaver Valley Conservation League, turning in a high score of 299 ... placed among leaders in multiple prone matches throughout Pennsylvania ... qualified for the American Legion 3-position Air National Championships with a 582 ... earned three letters in golf at Quigley Catholic H.S. ... served as team captain senior year.

PERSONAL: Given name is William Albert Mengon ... parents are Caroline and Dan Mengon ... Eagle Scout ... president of the National Honor Society ... three-year member of Mock Trial, capturing section and district championships along with third in state (out of 275 teams) in 2008 ... team captain senior year ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering with Mechatronics subdiscipline.

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Junior Ambrdge, Pa.

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

RICHARD CALVIN

JACOB COSTA

Sophomore Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Siegel MISCELLANEOUS • Competed at 2011 NCAA Championships • Letterwinner

Sophomore Hamden, Conn.

Hamden

MISCELLANEOUS • Letterwinner

2010-11: One of two freshmen to compete at the NCAA championships ... turned in Army’s second-highest air rifle mark (581) in first appearance ... team’s top shooter in that event at the GARC Championships, finishing fourth individually ... fired a career-high 589 to place sixth in the open relay scoring to qualify for the individual finals after leading Army to third place in the team scoring ... recorded the highest score of 103.8 in the shoot-off to jump two places and to finish fourth in the individual finals ... 589 tied for the third-highest score posted by a Black Knight during the season ... placed 19th in the combined scoring (1154) among 57 competitors at the GARC Championships ... previous high of 588 earned a share of medalist honors in win over Navy ... highest mark in first half of the season in air rifle was a 581 against No. 1 West Virginia ... worked way into Army’s scoring unit in smallbore latter half of season ... posted the Black Knights’ second-highest score (578) in that discipline in NCAA Qualifier against USP ... recorded Army’s top score and season best 580 against Ohio State competing individually.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Two-time Tennessee all-state shooter and four-year member of the JROTC rifle team at Siegel H.S. ... won precision class title with 1282 aggregate ... set JROTC national mark (594), along with tying the 20-shot kneeling record (200), leading Siegel to the national title (4633) senior year ... team set JROTC national aggregate first day mark of 2321 ... earned a plethora of honors to include being crowned the Junior Olympic state (Tennessee) champion in air rifle ... NRA Sectionals state champion in air rifle and runner-up in smallbore ... served twice as team captain ... JROTC Battalion Commander.

2011-12: Appeared in 11 of 14 matches drawing majority of duty firing individually ... one of two freshmen among eight shooters selected for first four road trips of the year ... member of the smallbore counting unit in season and GARC opener in Lincoln, Neb. ... 570 mark against Memphis tied for the third-highest score fired by Army in the meet ... turned in a career-high 575 two weeks later in road trip to Kentucky for GARC match against the Wildcats ... score was just two points shy of the Black Knights’ top mark of 577 ... fired a 570 against USP in the NCAA Qualifier in the final dual meet of the season ... turned in a career-best 574 air rifle score against Nebraska the first weekend of competition for the second-highest score fired by a Black Knight ... went on to record marks in the 570 range against GARC rivals Kentucky (571) and West Virginia (570), along with a 570 in a non-conference home match with Columbus State.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Competed seven years with the Blue Trail Range rifle club ... member of the Connecticut all-state rifle team for six years (2005-2010) ... participated at the National Junior Olympic Championships in both air rifle (five times) and smallbore (four times) ... placed third in the Intermediate Junior level at the NRA Nationals held at Camp Perry in 2009.

PERSONAL: Given name is Jacob David Costa ... parents are Marc and Beverly Costa ... sister Allyson (21) is a member of Elon University’s cross country and track teams ... lists shooting and writing as favorite hobbies ... majoring in Defense and Strategic Studies.

PERSONAL: Given name is Richard Louis Calvin ... parents are Rich and Janet Calvin ... paternal grandfather, Louis Calvin, served in the Marine Corps ... majoring in Nuclear Engineering.

CALVIN’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

580 589

Ohio State GARC Championship

01/23/11 02/27/11

COSTA’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

575 574

Kentucky Nebraska

10/24/10 10/10/10

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

MICHAEL MATTHEWS

NATE DAVISON

MISCELLANEOUS • Earned an Army “A” 2010-11: Drew limited duty spending first year getting acquainted with the collegiate level of competition ... drew first nod against Ole Miss in November ... fired a 568 in air rifle and 564 in smallbore ... air rifle mark proved to be a season best ... two days later bettered smallbore mark with a 565 against defending GARC champion West Virignia in the regular-season fall finale ... added a 561 mark in air rifle ... fired a 565 smallbore and 563 air rifle scores against Columbus State in the first match of the winter campaign ... turned in a season-best 571 smallbore score that ranked among Army’s top marks in the regular-season finale against USP in the meet designated as the NCAA Qualifier.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Four-year letterman in rifle at James W. Robinson H.S. ... served as team captain senior year when the team was crowned the national scholastic champions and Virginia state champions ... two-sport athlete who played four years of football, lettering twice as an offensive lineman ... earned first team all-district honors and second team all-region ... excelled in the classroom as well ... tabbed a Student Athlete every year and was a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Given name is Nathan Andrew Davison ... parents are Dwight and Karl Davison... two older brothers, Daniel and Caleb ...

Daniel is a 2008 USMA graduate and father is a 1974 graduate of the Naval Academy ... majoring in Psychology

Norcross

MISCELLANEOUS • 2011 NCAA Participant • 2011 NJOS Air Rifle All-Star • Letterwinner 2010-11: Ranked among Army’s top shooters in both disciplines ... made presence felt immediately ... captured medalist honors in air rifle (587) and tied for runner-up honors (577) in smallbore against Nebraska in second match of season ... turned in Army’s top air rifle score of 584 that ranked third in GARC match against Ole Miss ... posted at the time a season-best 588 in that discipline against defending GARC champion and No. 1 West Virginia ... recorded Army’s top air rifle score (586) in second-place finish against Ohio State ... following week was the Black Knights’ high shooter (587) in that discipline at the NRA Sectionals ... recorded career-high 589 that was a point behind the winner in final regular-season match against USP in NCAA Qualifier ... mark tied for third-highest Black Knight air rifle score of the season ... recorded a 581 at GARC Championships that listed 26th ... posted season-best 582 in smallbore in second-place finish against Ole Miss ... recorded a 578 as part of Army’s smallbore scoring unit in win over Navy ... fired a 573 mark in smallbore at the GARC Championships that listed 22nd en route to finishing 20th in the aggregate scoring with an 1154 ... one of two freshmen and three underclassmen selected to compete on the Army team at the NCAA Championships ... posted Army’s top score in air rifle (577) in first appearance ... one of three Black Knights to compete at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships ... was runner-up in air rifle and named an all-star in air rifle along with earning a spot on the National Junior Rifle Team.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Member of the Spalding County Shooters in Griffin, Ga., for several years ... competed twice at the National Junior Olympics ... earned a pair of letters as a pitcher on the baseball team at Norcross H.S. before turning attention to rifle.

PERSONAL: Given name is Michael Anthony Matthews ... parents are Chris and Mary Matthews ... has three siblings, Jacob, Andrew and Luke ... brother Jacob is a pitcher on the baseball team at Mercer University ... enjoys fishing, hunting, rafting and swimming in his spare time ... majoring in Arabic and Russian.

MATTHEWS’ CAREER HIGHS

DAVISON’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

571 568

USP/NCAA Qualifier Ole Miss

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02/12/11 11/12/10

Smallbore Air Rifle

582 589

Kentucky USP/NCAA Qualifier

11/12/10 02/12/11

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Sophomore Johns Creek, Ga.

Sophomore Fairfax, Va. James W. Robinson

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

ZACHARY WELLS

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

JOSEPH TODARO

Sophomore Sharpsburg, Ga. Northgate

Sophomore Bridgewater, N.J. Immaculata MISCELLANEOUS • Letterwinner

MISCELLANEOUS • Letterwinner

2010-11: Worked way into the lineup in the latter half of the fall campaign ... member of Army’s counting unit in both guns in the President’s Trophy Match as the Black Knights defended their title ... fired a 565 in smallbore and season-best 582 in air rifle ... recorded 566s smallbore scores in the next two matches against GARC rivals Ole Miss and West Virginia followed by 573 and 570, respectively, in air rifle ... fired in the second half of the season against Ohio State, Navy and USP in the NCAA Qualifier and regular-season finale ... member of the counting unit in air rifle against Ohio State ... 574 individual smallbore score against Navy was the fifth highest recorded by a Black Knight and a career high ... competed individually at GARC Championship meet in both disciplines ... tied career-high 574 in smallbore to finish 20th overall posting Army’s fourth-highest score in that event ... turned in a 573 in air rifle for a combined 1147 total.

2011-12: Ranked among Army’s top air rifle shooters rookie year ... recorded a season-best 587 earning runner-up honors as member of the counting unit against Columbus State in opening the winter portion of the schedule ... mark tied for the ninth-highest score of the season and was six points off the season-high 593 shot by Kelly Buck ... one of two freshmen on the eight-squad travel roster the opening weekend of competition ... fired Army’s second-highest air rifle (574) score as member of the counting team in fifth-place finish in first collegiate meet against conference rival Memphis ... on counting unit the next day against Nebraska ... broke season high three times starting with a 579 shooting individually in GARC home debut against Ole Miss ... two days later fired a 583 against defending conference champion West Virginia to turn in Army’s third highest score in the fall finale ... shattered that score by four points in the first meet in January ... turned in a 584 as member of the Black Knights’ scoring unit in win over Navy followed by a regularseason finale 585 against USP in the NCAA Qualifier ... marks were the third-highest in both matches ... put the finishing touches on first season posting a 582 competing individually at the GARC Championships to finish 22nd overall and tied for Army’s second-highest mark in that discipline ... competed in several smallbore matches with season-best 564 recorded against Navy.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Competed five years for the Somerset Rifle Club in Central New Jersey ... earned plethora of state titles over that period while setting 16 national smallbore records over a two-year span ... runner-up in Class B (smallbore) at the 2009 Junior Nationals after finishing third in Class C the previous year ... qualified four straight years for Junior Olympics in smallbore and met the standard in air rifle in 2007 ... served as team captain between 2008-10 ... led team to 2008 National anysight prone title ... finished second in the nation in smallbore firing an 1154 at the 2010 NRA Indoor Championships ... graduated with honors from Immaculata H.S. with a 3.65 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Given name is Joseph Todaro ... parents are Margaret and Giovanni Todaro ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Prior to West Point: Competed four years with the Carroll County 4H Club ... captured three state titles along with a bronze during busy high school career ... recorded a pair of State Junior Olympic titles in 2009 and 2010 along with being crowned 4H air rifle champion in 2010 after finishing third in 2009 ... earned the bronze in air rifle at the 2009 National Junior Olympics along with turning in strong showing at the USA Shooting Nationals ... took third in the Junior Division and was 12th overall ... served three years as team captain of the JROTC Rifle Team ... Group Commander of Air Force JROTC program senior year at Northgate.

Personal: Given name is Zachary Thomas Wells ... parents are Corey and Jennifer Wells ... has a brother Justin (16) and sister Caroline (11) ... paternal grandfather was in the Army and maternal grandfather served in the Navy ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

WELLS’ CAREER HIGHS

TODARO’S CAREER HIGHS Smallbore Air Rifle

574 574 582

Navy GARC Championships President’s Trophy Match

02/05/11 02/26/11 10/23/10

Smallbore Air Rifle

564 587

Navy Columbus State

02/05/11 01/08/11

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

Freshman

West Chesterfield, N.H. Keene

Prior to West Point: Competed for the Cheshire County Fish and Game Club ... served as team captain 2010 and 2011 ... placed third at the Whistler Boy in 2009 after placing ninth the previous year ... national prone smallbore champion (marksman category) in 2008.

Personal: Given name is Laszlo Joseph Bogar ... parents are Les and Beth Bogar ... sister Carley (16) ... father and sister both shoot ... member of the National Honor Society at Keene H.S. ... received English and Chemistry awards ... member of the Future Business Leaders of America ... favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Tim Thomas ... enjoys skiing, shooting and dirt biking ... major is undeclared.

KATIE FULLER Freshman

Tijeras, N.M. Manzano

Prior to West Point: Four-year member of the Manzano High School NJROTC rifle team (air rifle) ... led team to West Regionals and nationals all four years, along with capturing the state title ... reached the top 15 in air rifle at the American Legion Nationals ... three-time team captain serving in that role sophomore through senior years ... member of the National Honor Society ... also received the Renaissance Award (wellrounded individual).

Personal: Given name is Katie Lynn Fuller ... parents are Thad and Connie Fuller ... has half-sister, Felicity Spencer (31) ... enjoys hunting, fishing, riding four-wheelers and reading ... major is undeclared.

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ALEX RIVERA

Freshman Kendall Park, N.J. South Brunswick

Prior to West Point: Five-time New Jersey State champion ... captured three air rifle titles (2008-10) and was medalist twice in smallbore (2009-10) ... awarded the gold medal in smallbore prone at the Central American Games in Puerto Rico in 2010 and was the silver medalist in prone at the Championship of Americas in Brazil ... USA Junior Olympic silver medalist in prone in 2011 ... three-time Junior Olympic participant (2009-2011) ... member of the Puerto Rico National team ... selected for the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Personal: Given name is Alexander Grant Rivera ... parents are Rene and Jean Rivera ... brothers Brandon (18) and Corey (15) ... hobbies include hunting and fishing ... major is undeclared.

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

LASZLO BOGAR

ARMY RIFLE 2011-12

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW Army’s rifle team has been young with just one senior on the squad each of the past three years. Yet each time, under the direction of head coach Ron Wigger, the Black Knights peaked at the right moment to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships.

The No. 7 Black Knights were among the eight teams in the country to earn a berth to the 2011 championships. It was Army’s eighth straight year of meeting the qualifying standard with its bid earned on the strength of the Black Knights’ 4643 score in the NCAA Qualifier. Army headed into the Qualifier ranked No. 8 and needed a solid performance in order to retain its hold with Navy and Air Force looking to move up if the Black Knights faltered.

Ole Miss, a member of the Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) with Army, held the No. 6 ranking heading into the Qualifier, but dropped out of contender status. That allowed the Black Knights to move up a spot, along with opening the door for Navy to grab the final berth.

The Black Knights finished eighth at the NCAA Championships with junior Kelly Buck, who earned first-team NRA All-America honors in smallbore, leading the way in both disciplines. She finished sixth in the relay scoring in smallbore (584) to qualify for the shoot off (top eight individuals) where she placed seventh. Buck just missed the top eight in air rifle after firing a 590, just shy of her career high, in finishing 11th.

Army headed to the NCAA Championships on the heels of a strong showing at the GARC Championships, where it placed third in both smallbore and air rifle to earn the bronze for its highest finish since capturing the title in 2008.

Among the regular-season highlights was a win over Navy (second straight), defending its President’s Trophy Match title, while winning five of the final six regular-season matches to post a 6-6 mark after starting off the year 1-5. The Black Knights’ roster was made up of nine underclassmen (seven freshmen, two sophomores) with three juniors and one senior rounding out the squad.

Team captain John Manzano helped Wigger mold the team into a strong unit and was among five Black Knights who represented the team at the NCAAs. It was Manzano’s second trip to the nationals, having been a member of the smallbore unit his sophomore year (2009) when he helped Army to a sixth-place finish.

Buck, the team’s top shooter in both disciplines, was the most seasoned member on the team with her third straight NCAA appearance. She placed among the individual leaders her first two appearances, finishing fourth individually as a freshman in smallbore and was ninth in air rifle her sophomore year.

The native of Reading, Mass., earned GARC honors for the first time this year with her selection to the first unit in smallbore and second team in the combined scoring. Buck did not disappoint at the conference championships, taking third in the relay scoring in smallbore to qualify for the individual finals where she placed sixth in the shoot-off, along with finishing 10th in the combined scoring (1166).

Buck left her mark in Army’s record book this season firing a 591 in smallbore that nipped the former mark (590) set in 2007, while her career-high 593 in air rifle is just four points shy of the Academy record.

Sophomore Will Mengon turned in Army’s second highest score in smallbore (575) in his first NCAA appearance. He finished 18th at the GARC Tournament in smallbore (576), while firing a career-high 582 in that disciplines three times. He recorded a season-high 583 in air rifle at the NRA Sectionals.

Freshmen Richard Calvin and Michael Matthews rounded out Army’s NCAA contingent . Calvin posted Army’s second-highest score at the NCAAs in air rifle (581) following a strong performance at the GARC Championships. He finished fourth individually in air rifle after recording a career-high 589 sixth-place finish in the open relay to

qualify for the finals where he recorded the highest shoot-off score of 103.8 to jump two spots.

Matthews ranked among Army’s top shooters in both disciplines this year. He captured medalist honors in air rifle against Nebraska, while his career-high 589 in the NCAA Qualifier was a point behind Buck, who earned medalist honors. At the GARC Championships, Matthews posted a 581 in air rifle and 573 in smallbore for an aggregate score of 1154 that ranked 20th.

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS • • • •

Defended President’s Trophy Match title Defeated Navy second straight year Headed into the NCAAs ranked No. 7 Qualified for the NCAAs eighth straight year

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS Kelly Buck • NRA First-Team Smallbore All-American • Seventh in smallbore individual finals at the NCAAs • 11th in air rifle at the NCAAs • First team all-GARC in smallbore • Second team all-GARC in combined • Sixth individually in SM at GARC Championships • 10th at GARC Championships in combined scoring • School-record holder in smallbore (591) • Medalist six times, four times in SM, twice in AR Will Mengon • GARC honorable mention in combined scoring • Sixth in prone and ninth in Three-Position at National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships • National Junior Prone All-Star Honors Richard Calvin • Fourth individually in AR at GARC Championships • Seventh in AR at National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships Chris Malachosky • Repeated as GARC Scholar Athlete Michael Matthews • Runner-up at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships in air rifle • National Junior Air Rifle All-Star honors • Named to the National Junior Rifle Team

Kelly Buck

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 2010-11 SEASON STATISTICS 2010-11 RESULTS (6-6, 2-4 GARC) Opponent SBR vs. Memphis* 2282 at Nebraska* 2301 vs. Murray State 2307 at Kentucky* 2294 President’s Match 2875 OLE MISS* 2313 WEST VIRGINIA* 2321 COLUMBUS STATE 2290 at The Citadel 2296 vs. North Carolina State* 2296 vs. Ohio State# 2288 NRA Sectionals 2295 NAVY 2895 USP 2304 GARC Tournament 2311 GARC Tournament NCAA Championships 2273 NCAA Championships

AGG 4586 4605 4622 4610 5770 4639 4659 4613 4625 4625 4587 4616 5816 4643

2333

4644

2323

4596

Opponent .SBR 2260 2308 2306 2320 1st 2311 2321 2270 2233 2268 2301 2854 2121 3rd 3rd 8th 8th

Smallbore ...........................................8th A.R. 2321 2311 2348 2352

AGG. 4581 4619 4654 4672

Kelly Buck ........................................... 584

2331 2359 2340 2185 2220 2330

4642 4680 4610 4418 4488 4631

Total .................................................. 2273

2914 2179

5768 4300

William Mengon...................................575 Michael Matthews .............................. 558 Richard Calvin .................................... 556 Kelly Buck seventh individually in Smallbore Air Rifle ...............................................8th Kelly Buck ........................................... 590 Richard Calvin .....................................581 William Mengon...................................579 Michael Matthews ...............................577 Total................................................... 2323

* - Denotes GARC match *GARC Match Home Matches in CAPS #Palmyra Tournament (Palmyra, Pa.)

Aggregate .......................................... 4596

SEASON HIGHS TEAM

INDIVIDUAL

Smallbore 2322 ............... vs. West Virginia .............................. 11/14/10 2313 ............... vs. Ole Miss ...................................... 11/12/10 2311 ............... GARC Championships .....................02/26/11 2307 ............... vs. Murray State ............................... 10/23/10 2301 ............... vs. Nebraska .................................... 10/10/10

591 ............Kelly Buck vs. West Virginia .................. 11/13/10 588............Kelly Buck vs. Murray State................... 10/23/10 586............Kelly Buck at Pres. Trophy Match.......... 11/06/10 586............Kelly Buck vs. Ole Miss .......................... 11/12/10 586............Kelly Buck vs. Navy ................................02/05/11 586............Kelly Buck vs. USP .................................02/12/11 584 ...........Kelly Buck at GARC Championships .....02/26/11 582............Michael Matthews vs. Ole Miss ............ 11/12/10 582............John Manzano vs. West Virginia ........... 11/14/10 582............William Mengon vs. Navy....................... 02/15/11 582............William Mengon vs. The Citadel/NC State .. 01/15/11

Smallbore

Air Rifle 2338 ............... vs. West Virginia .............................. 11/14/10 2336 ............... vs. Ole Miss ...................................... 11/12/10 2333 ............... GARC Championships ..................... 02/27/11 2329 ............... vs. The Citadel/NC State ................. 01/15/11 2323 ............... vs. Columbus State.......................... 01/08/11 Aggregate 4659 ............... vs. West Virginia .............................. 11/14/10 4644 ............... GARC Championships ..................... 02/27/11 4643 ............... vs. USP (NCAA Qualifier) ..................02/12/11 4639 ............... vs. Ole Miss ...................................... 11/12/10 4625 ............... vs. The Citadel/NC State ................. 01/15/11

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Air Rifle 593............Kelly Buck vs. The Citadel/NC State ..... 01/15/11 590............Kelly Buck at NCAA Championships .....03/12/11 590............Kelly Buck vs. USP .................................02/12/11 589............Kelly Buck vs. West Virginia .................. 11/13/10 589............Michael Matthews vs. USP ...................02/12/11 589............Richard Calvin at GARC Championships02/27/11 588............Richard Calvin vs. Navy .........................02/05/11 588............Michael Matthews vs. West Virginia ..... 11/13/10 587 ............Michael Matthews vs. Nebraska........... 10/10/10 587 ............Zachary Wells vs. Columbus State ....... 01/08/11

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Date 10/09 10/10 10/23 10/24 11/06 11/12 11/14 01/08 01/15 01/15 01/23 01/28 02/05 02/12 02/26 02/27 03/11 03/12

Army A.R. 2294 2304 2315 2316 2895 2326 2338 2323 2329 2329 2300 2321 2921 2339

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GARC HONORS & RESULTS The Great America Rifle Conference, currently seven strong to include Army, Kentucky, Memphis, Mississippi, Nebraska, West Virginia and North Carolina State, has been hailed as one of the toughest conferences in the country.

Army head coach Ron Wigger knew that the future of the Black Knights’ program would be enhanced and strengthened when he opted to join the GARC 11 years ago. Not only is it a conference that excels at the range, but in the classroom as well.

Army captured the National Collegiate Rifle Championship title in 2005, and though it was the Black Knights’ first-ever, it was the 19th time that a member of the GARC claimed that honor.

2009 NCAA champion West Virginia has captured 14 NCAA titles and has been runner-up seven times. Kentucky captured its first NCAA title last year and has been runner-up four times.

The GARC, which began in 1998, has been well represented at the last 10 NCAA championships with a national champion in Army (2005), West Virginia (2009) and most recently Kentucky (2011), eight runner-ups and a pair of third-place finishes.

At the 2005 NCAA Championships, Army captured the title with a 4659 composite, two points higher than third-place Nebraska with Kentucky grabbing the final spot in the six-team field. The Huskers were second at the 2006 NCAA Championships followed by thirdplace Army with Mississippi and Kentucky finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. The Black Knights were runner-up in 2007 with GARC champion Kentucky finishing fourth. Army won the silver again in 2008 with the Cornhuskers, Wildcats and Mountaineers sweeping the fourth through six spots, respectively.

West Virginia captured the NCAA title in 2009 and led a GARC sweep of the third through sixth spots the following year with the Mountaineers third followed by the Wildcats (fourth), Army (fifth) and Nebraska (sixth). Kentucky was first in 2011 and West Virginia was second with Army placing eighth.

Army quickly solidified its position in the GARC, finishing fourth at the championships its first year (2001-02) along with runner-up honors four straight seasons before laying claim to its first title in 2008. the Black Knights finished third last year behind West Virginia and Kentucky. The Black Knights were regular season winners in 2005 and 2008.

Army has earned 53 all-league certificates, 15 honorable mentions, crowned seven champions and garnered eight major awards with Wigger tabbed for coaching citations in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

ARMY SMALLBORE TEAM Buck Manzano Mengon Matthews Calvin

Prone 99-99 (198) 100-100 (200) 100-99 (199) 97-100 (197) 95-97 91920

Standing 97-98 (195) 92-92 (184) 91-95 (186) 93-92 (185) 91-91 9182)

Kneeling Total 96-95 (191) 584 98-96 (194) 578 95-96 (191) 576 96-95 (191) 573 94-97 (191) 565

Individually - Buck - 584 & 95 for 679 (6th)

ARMY AIR RIFLE TEAM Calvin Buck Manzano Matthews Mengon

Air Rifle Targets 99-97-97-99-97-100 97-97-95-8-98-97 96-97-95-99-98-96 96-97-96-98-96 97-95-99-95-95-95

Total 589 582 581 581 576

Individually - Calvin - 589 & 103.8 for 692.8 (4th)

2011 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS West Virginia Kentucky ARMY Mississippi Memphis Nebraska North Carolina State

AR 2337 2322 2311 2299 2296 2261 2243

SM 2367 2350 2333 2326 2314 2330 2261

2011 HONORS

Total 4704 4672 4644 4625 4610 4591 4504

Senior of the Year..................................Nicco Campriani (West Virginia) Rookie of the Year .......................................Henri Jujnghanel (Kentucky) Shooter of the Year ...............................Nicco Campriani (West Virginia) Sportsmanship Award .............................................. Ole, Miss, Nebraska Coach of the Year ..............................................Valerie Boothe, Ole Miss

ARMY’S TOP COMBINED SCORERS SM 584 578

Buck Manzano

A.R. 582 581

Combined 1166 (10th) 1159 (15th)

ARMY’S TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORES SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE

Buck Manzano

584 578

Calvin Buck

589 582

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GARC HONORS & AWARDS

Paul Charbonneau

Chris Abalo

William Mengon

ALL-GARC SELECTIONS First Team 2004 .......Paul Charbonneau ......................... Air Rifle, Aggregate 2005 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifle, Aggregate .................Mike Jablonski ............................Smallbore, Aggregate .................Paul Charbonneau .............................................Air Rifle 2006 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifle, Aggregate 2007 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifle, Aggregate .................John Fiddes ........................................................Air Rifle 2008 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifle, Aggregate .................Stephen Scherer ..........Smallbore, Air Rifle, Aggregate .................Wesley Hess .......................................................Air Rifle 2009 .......Stephen Scherer .........................Smallbore, Aggregate .................Wesley Hess .......................................................Air Rifle 2011 ...... Kelly Buck ................................................... Smallbore SECOND TEAM 2002 .......Jared Lostetter ...................................................Air Rifle 2003 .......Kim Pienkowski ..............................................Aggregate .................Paul Charbonneau ......................Smallbore, Aggregate 2004 .......John Fiddes ..................................... Air Rifle, Aggregate .................Paul Charbonneau .........................................Smallbore .................Lucas Leinberger ...........................................Smallbore 2005 .......David Amiot ..................................... Air Rifle, Aggregate .................John Fiddes .................................Smallbore, Aggregate .................Lucas Leinberger ...........................................Smallbore .................Mike Jablonski ...................................................Air Rifle .................Paul Charbonneau .........................................Aggregate 2006 .......Lucas Leinberger ........................Smallbore, Aggregate .................John Fiddes .................................Smallbore, Aggregate .................David Amiot ........................................................Air Rifle 2007 .......David Amiot ....................................................Smallbore .................Wesley Hess .......................................................Air Rifle .................John Fiddes ....................................................Aggregate 2008 .......Brian Kern ....................Smallbore, Air Rifle, Aggregate 2011 ...... Kelly Buck ...................................................Aggregate HONORABLE MENTION 2002 .......Jared Lostetter ...............................................Aggregate 2003 .......Kim Pienkowski ...............................Smallbore, Air Rifle 2004 .......John Fiddes ................................................... Smallbore .................Lucas Leinberger ...........................................Aggregate 2005 .......Paul Charbonneau .........................................Smallbore .................John Fiddes ........................................................Air Rifle 2006 .......John Fiddes ........................................................Air Rifle .................David Amiot ....................................................Aggregate 2007 .......Brian Kern ......................................................Smallbore .................David Amiot ....................................................Aggregate 2008 .......David Amiot ........................................................Air Rifle

Wesley Hess

Kim Pienkowski

2009 .......Wesley Hess ...................................................Aggregate .................Stephen Scherer ................................................Air Rifle 2011 ...... William Mengon .........................................Aggregate SHOOTER OF THE YEAR 2006/07/08 .................................................................Chris Abalo ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2005 ..............................................................................Chris Abalo 2008 ....................................................................Stephen Scherer COACH OF THE YEAR 2002 ............................................................................ Ron Wigger 2004 ............................................................................ Ron Wigger 2005 ............................................................................ Ron Wigger SCHOLAR ATHLETE 2005 .......................................................................Mike Jablonski 2007/08 .......................................................................David Amiot 2010 ..................................................................Chris Malachosky 2011 ..................................................................Chris Malachosky GARC CHAMPIONS 2003 .......Paul Charbonneau .........................................Smallbore 2005 .......Chris Abalo ..................................Smallbore, Aggregate 2007 .......Chris Abalo ......................................Smallbore, Air Rifle 2008 .......Stephen Scherer ................................................Air Rifle 2008 .......Chris Abalo .....................................................Aggregate 12-TIME SELECTION Chris Abalo.........................................................................2005-08 11-TIME John Fiddes .......................................................................2004-07 EIGHT-TIME Paul Charbonneau .......................................................2003-2005 SEVEN-TIME David Amiot .......................................................................2005-08 SIX-TIME Stephen Scherer ...............................................................2008-09 FIVE-TIME Lucas Leinberger...............................................................2004-06 Kim Pienkowski ...................................................................... 2003 Mike Jablonski ........................................................................ 2005

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 ARMY ALL-AMERICANS FIRST TEAM Year 1942 1947 1948

1951 1956 1957 1958 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

Year 1990 1991 2001 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Name Dale Herr* Dale Herr Kim Pienkowski^ Paul Charbonneau^ Chris Abalo+ Chris Abalo+ Chris Abalo+ Wesley Hess^ Chris Abalo+ Stephen Scherer+ Brian Kern* Wesley Hess^ Kelly Buck^

Chris Abalo (USMA ’08)

Eight-Time Selection Chris Abalo, 2005-08 Five-Time Selection David Cannella, 1982-84 Three-Time Selection Amos Mathews, 1947-49 William Bradburn, 1963-65

SECOND TEAM Year 1936 1940 1942 1948 1950 1952 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1969 1970

Name C.T. Compton Walter Gunster John Baer Howard Wehrle William DeGraf Lucien Bolduc William DeGraf Stewart Paterson John King John Ward Ladd Metzner John Ward Michael Wilkan Gary Chambers Paul Bigelman David Taylor Jim Plunkett Robert Strong

Year 1971

1972 1974 1978 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986

Name Peter Kippie Jim Plunkett Robert Strong Greg Wenzloff Gary Stinnett Robert Strong Robert Jacobs Gary Stinnett Daniel Szarenski Daniel Szarenski David Cannella+ Robert Jacobs* Rhonda Barush* Rhonda Barush* David Cannella* Rhonda Barush^ Randy Powell+ Gordon Taras+ Rhonda Barush*

Year Name 1987 Randy Powell^ Gordon Taras^ 1988 Randy Powell+ 1991 Dale Herr 1992 Duncan Lamb* 2002 Jared Lostetter^ 2003 Paul Charbonneau* 2004 Paul Charbonneau* 2005 Mike Jablonski+ Lucas Leinberger* David Amiot^ 2006 Lucas Leinberger* David Amiot^ John Fiddes* 2007 David Amiot* Brian Kern* 2008 David Amiot+ Brian Kern^

Kelly Buck (USMA ’12)

HONORABLE MENTION Year Name 1970 Jim Plunkett 1971 Blake Gendron Myron Pangman 1972 Blake Gendron Jim Plunkett 1972 Blake Gendron Jim Plunkett

Year Name 1981 William Schneider* Robert Jacobs^ 1984 Gordon Taras^ 1988 Dale Herr^ 2000 Kim Pienkowski^ 2003 Kim Pienkowski+

^air rifle, *smallbore, +smallbore & rifle

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Rhonda Barush (USMA ’86)

Year Name 2005 Paul Charbonneau^ 2006 John Fiddes^ Brian Kern* 2007 John Fiddes*

HIGHLIGHTS Eight-Time All-Americans Chris Abalo ‘08 (SB 05-08; AR 05-08) David Cannella ‘84 (SB 881-84; AR 05-08) Randy Powell ‘88 (SB 85-88; AF 85, -88) Six-Time All-Americans Gordon Taras ‘87 (SB 85-87; AR 84, 85, 87)

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Name Richard Wise Amos Mathews Lucien Bolduc Amos Mathews Lucius Bolduc Amos Mathews Stewart Peterson Gordon Rogers Gordon Rogers James Jones William Bradburn William Bradburn William Bradburn Michael Fuller David Taylor David Cannella+ David Cannella + David Cannella^ Rhonda Barush* Gordon Taras* Gordon Taras* Randy Powell*

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ARMY RIFLE HISTORY Rifle has enjoyed a long and distinguished 83-year history at West Point since testing its mettle in 1919 when it outshot Pennsylvania 940849 in the lone match of the season.

By the time the NCAA began sponsoring collegiate rifle in 1979-80, the sport had been in place at the U.S. Military Academy for 58 years, never had a losing record, and posted 15 undefeated seasons, while suffering no more than two losses on 31 occasions.

The rich tradition of the sport continues today under present coach Ron Wigger, who rewrote the history annals after leading Army to its first NCAA Rifle Championship in school history following a one-point edging of Jacksonville State for the 2005 crown. It also proved to be the closest title match in NCAA history.

Army, placing fourth in 2004, was third in 2006, followed by a pair of runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2008.

Following its inaugural season in 1919 under Capt. P.W. Newgarden, Army returned to the varsity ranks from 1923 through 1936. During that span, rifle registered seven undefeated seasons along with a schoolrecord 12 wins competing outdoors in 1925.

The Black Knights turned in an exceptional effort during the 1933 season, registering a 6-1 record indoors and unblemished 5-0 mark during the spring outdoor campaign.

The sport was discontinued for the 1937 and 1938 seasons before returning to the range in 1939, which was also the inaugural year of the Army-Navy rivalry.

The Mids edged Army the first two years of the series, but the Black Knights erased that early start by winning 11 of the next 13 matches, including a run of six straight, in pulling out to an 11-4 lead in the rivalry. After Navy claimed the next three matches, the Black Knights strung together a pair of 5-0 runs during a 14-4 stretch to pull out to a commanding 25-11 advantage that helped carry Army through some rough times. Navy dominated the series from the 1990s into the new millennium before Army snapped loose from a 12-match losing streak on Mid soil in the Black Knights’ regular-season finale in 2006. Army has won the last three matches to hold a 37-30 lead.

Army ushered in the decades of the ‘40s with a 43-4 record over a fiveyear span, including three unbeaten seasons (1941, 1942 and 1944).

Overall, the sharpshooters registered an 84-10 mark, including a schoolrecord 13 wins during the 1946 campaign.

The Black Knights bettered their win total in the decade of the ‘50s, compiling 100 wins along with breaking the school victory total after going undefeated with a 16-0 showing in 1957-58, followed by unbeaten marks in 1958-59 (15-0) and 1959-60 (8-0) under Master Sgt. O.L. Gallman, the first coach to reach the 100-win plateau during his nine-year tenure (1955-63).

Army was dominant in the 1960s, compiling 91 wins along with a 12-0 mark and a first-place finish at the NRA Sectionals in 1966-67.

The 1970s were the most prolific in school history as Army compiled

The 2005 team captured the first NCAA title in school history.

102 wins, with the 1977-78 squad registering a school-record 18-0 mark under Master Sgt. Ken Hamill. Included among the wins were victories over the Coast Guard, the Royal Military College of Canada, Navy and Ohio State along with a first-place finish at the NRA Sectionals.

Two years later (1980), the NCAA sponsored its first rifle championships, and Army finished among the leaders as it tied for seventh place that inaugural year. West Point took center stage the following year as host for the NCAA Rifle Championships with freshman David Cannella, who would go on to become one of the finest shooters in school history, helping Army to a sixth-place finish. The Black Knights qualified all four years for the NCAA tournament during Cannella’s tenure, during which time he earned eight All-America accolades to include five first-team certificates.

The Black Knights found themselves part of the NCAA field the first 12 years, finishing as high as third in 1986. Army was runner-up in smallbore and fourth in air, while three shooters were accorded All-America honors that year. Rhonda Barush placed ninth in smallbore at the NCAAs and Gordon Taras was 15th as both garnered All-America accolades. Barush closed out her career as a five-time All-American after making that list all four years, while Taras went on to become a six-time All-American.

Army competed in the MAC (Mid-Atlantic and Metropolitan Championships) in the mid ‘80s, winning the title over a three-year period (1987-89) during which time Randy Powell, an eight-time All-American, helped write the headlines.

Rifle was discontinued at the intercollegiate ranks in the mid-90s, competing the next three years at the club level before returning to varsity status in 1997-98.

Capt. Doug Clark, an Air Force exchange officer, took over the program’s head reins when it returned to the intercollegiate ranks. Army compiled a 17-7 mark its first year back, but was not eligible to compete at the NCAA Championships until the following season.

The Black Knights posted a 13-1 mark Clark’s second year and hosted the Mid-Atlantic Championships, where they finished first in smallbore and third in the aggregate scoring.

Clark led Army to a 35-14 record during his three-year tenure, capped in 2000 when plebe Kim Pienkowski was accorded honorable mention NRA All-America honors in air rifle. Three members of the squad, Ben Minchhoff, Pienkowski and Joy Monson, qualified for the final tryouts for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.

Wigger took over the program the following year and met with instant success as Army’s lone loss in a 7-1 campaign was to Navy. Pienkowski qualified individually for the NCAAs in air rifle, where she finished 12th in her first appearance. She was selected for first team NRA All-America honors in air rifle, the first Black Knight named to that unit since Cannella in 1984.

Army joined the Great America Rifle Conference, considered one of the top leagues in the country, in 2001-02. Wigger was voted “Coach of the Year” after leading Army to a fourth-place finish its inaugural season.

The Black Knights then put the finishing touches on the 2002 campaign by qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in air rifle, their first visit as a team since 1991, where they edged Navy by a point for fifth place. Jared Lostetter, who finished ninth at the NCAAs after qualifying individually in air rifle, teamed with Paul Charbonneau, Pienkowski and Jesus Tavaras as that foursome combined for a 1541. Lostetter was selected a second team All-American in air rifle, and Pienkowski was named to the All-Academic team.

The Black Knights, who hosted the 2003 NCAA Tournament, did very little traveling that year as the top teams in the country dotted Army’s home schedule.

Army, however, failed to qualify for the NCAAs, but two members of the squad were accorded All-America honors. Pienkowski was tabbed an honorable mention in both smallbore and air rifle, while Charbonneau was selected to the second unit in smallbore, the first Black Knight named in that discipline since 1992.

Charbonneau, a GARC second team all-star pick in smallbore and the aggregate scoring, took medalist honors in smallbore at the 2003 championships, breaking his own school mark with an 1177.

The 2003-04 season was another banner year as the Black Knights

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COACHING RECORDS Coach Years Capt. P.W. Newgarden 1 Self Coached 1 Maj. C.A. Bagby 3 Lt. R.A. Schow 1 Capt. F.A. Macon 2 Capt. H.C. Barnes 2 Lt. F.X. Mulvihill 5 Lt. T.S. Riggs 1 Lt. O.C. Kromer 2 Capt. R.L. Jewett 1 Lt. Col. J.L. Throckmorton 3 Maj. C.F. Leonard 1 Maj. H.N. Moorman 1 Lt. R.A. Wise 1 Maj. C.E. Mowry 1 Lt. Col. George Murray 3 Col. E.T. Miller 2 Maj. J.R. Waterman 1 Sgt. Maj. O.L. Gallman 9 Sgt. Maj. A.J. O’Neill 10 Master Sgt. Ken Hamill

21

Capt. Doug Clark Maj. Ron Wigger Totals

3 11 85

Season 1919 1923 1924-26 1927 1928-29 1930-31 1932-35 1936 1939-40 1941 1942, 47-48 1943 1944 1945 1946 1949-51 1952-53 1954 1955-63 1963-67 1968-74 1967-68 1974-94 1997-00 2000-

W L 1 0 5 1 22 0 7 1 10 1 10 2 40 4 9 1 11 3 9 0 22 4 11 1 10 0 4 2 13 1 29 6 17 4 10 1 101 12 95 13

Pct. 1.000 .833 1.000 .875 .909 .833 .909 .900 .786 1.000 .846 .917 1.000 .667 .929 .829 .810 .909 .894 .880

279 54

.838

35 14 84 37 827 158

.714 .694 .840

third in smallbore and fifth in air rifle at the NCAAs along with earning first team All-America honors.

Caught in a rebuilding year in 2008-09, Army turned in a strong showing at the NCAA Championships with a sixth-place finish. Team captain Wesley Hess and freshman Kelly Buck finished fourth individually in air rifle and smallbore, respectively.

Hess was named the Great America Conference’s “Senior of the Year,” repeated as a first team GARC all-star in air rifle along with earning honorable mention in the combined scoring. He capped his senior year with first team NRA All-America honors in air rifle for the second time in his career.

A young Army put together a strong showing late in 2009-10 to continue the Black Knights’ long tradition of qualifying for the NCAA tournament with its seventh straight berth. In the fall, the team captured the President’s Trophy Match, while Army posted a win over Navy in Annapolis, Md., highlighting the second half of the season en route to a 7-4 mark. The Black Knights headed to the NCAA championships with one senior, three sophomores and a freshman who combined their talents to lead the team to fifth place, moving up a spot from the previous year.

The Black Knights qualified for the NCAA Championships for the eight straight year in 2010-11. Army defeated Navy during the regularseason and captured the President’s Trophy Match for the second straight year.

Junior Kelly Buck was named a first-team All-American (smallbore) by the NRA for Army’s first selection since 2009. Her 591 in smallbore broke the school mark that had been on the books since 2007. Buck was also a first-team GARC selection in smallbore and a second-team pick in the combined scoring.

William Mengon was named a GARC honorable mention in the combined scoring and Chris Malachosky earned GARC scholar-athlete honors.

Army posted a 6-6 mark, finished third at the GARC Championships for its highest finish since 2008, and was eighth at the NCAA Championships.

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finished fourth in the team scoring at the NCAAs after qualifying for the first time in both events since 1987. It was also Army’s best showing since placing third in 1986.

Army posted its highest score of the season in both smallbore and aggregate en route to placing fourth. Wigger, along with Navy’s coach Bill Kelley, was selected as “Co-Coach of the Year” by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association. It was the second honor for Wigger that season, having been selected for that same accolade by the GARC. Charbonneau, who was eighth individually in air rifle at the NCAAs, capped the season with a pair of All-America certificates in air rifle and smallbore. He was also named to the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association All-Collegiate team.

The Black Knights were runner-up that year at the GARC Championships, their highest showing since joining the league.

The combination of the experience returning and the talent of the newcomers would prove a perfect fit for Army’s magical ride in 200405. The Black Knights captured the GARC regular-season title with a perfect 6-0 mark, while posting an 8-2 dual record. After posting the third-highest score in the country at the NCAA Qualifier, Army fell by four points to arch-rival Navy in its final dual match.

Army walked off with a majority of the GARC awards, claiming 15 of 30 all-star certificates along with copping two of the major awards with freshman sensation Chris Abalo named the “Rookie of the Year” and Wigger repeating as “Coach of the Year.” The Black Knights finished second at the conference championships and Abalo earned medalist honors in smallbore and the aggregate scoring.

The next stop was the NCAA Championships where Army found itself in second place the opening day, trailing defending champion Alaska Fairbanks by six points following the smallbore competition.

Army scored a 2321 in air rifle the final day to nip Jacksonville State, first in that discipline, by a point for the 2005 NCAA title. Just three points separated the top four place winners.

Abalo finished fourth in both events and Leinberger was seventh in air rifle, while Wigger repeated as National “Coach of the Year.”

Five Black Knights combined for a school-record seven All-America certificates with Abalo garnering first team honors and Mike Jablonski second team plaudits in both events.

Highlighting the 2005-06 dual meet season was Army’s first win over Navy since 1990, snapping the Mids’ 12-match series win streak, en route to posting a 9-2 mark. Army also wrestled the President’s Trophy Match from Navy. Named the GARC “Shooter of the Year”, Abalo led Army to runner-up honors at the conference championships. The Black Knights put the final touches on the campaign by earning the bronze at the NCAA Championships. Five Black Knights were selected for NRA All-America honors with Abalo repeating as a firs- team pick in both events, while John Fiddes also garnered a pair of certificates.

Abalo was crowned an NRA National Collegiate champion in smallbore and air rifle based on his performance at the NRA Sectionals, which coincided with the NCAA Qualifier.

The 2006-07 season saw Army defeat Navy for the second straight year along with recording its first win over the Midshipmen at West Point since 1985, en route to a 10-2 mark - its highest total since 1998-99. The Black Knights were runner-up at the NCAA and GARC Championships. Abalo repeated as the GARC’s top shooter along with being named the CRCA “Shooter of the Match” at the NCAAs where he finished third in air rifle and fourth in smallbore.

In 2007-08, Abalo led the Black Knights to their first-ever GARC Championship, runner-up honors at the NCAAs and first-ever team title in smallbore, along with winning the Palmyra Tournament. Army closed out the year with a 10-1 mark that included its third straight win over Navy. The most decorated shooter in school history, Abalo was the GARC’s “Shooter of the Match” for the third straight year, captured the NCAA smallbore title, set a national smallbore prone record and NCAA smallbore record, and repeated as a first team All-American in both events. Stephen Scherer became just the third Cadet in West Point history to compete at the Olympic Games (Beijing) after finishing first at the Trials in air rifle. The GARC “Rookie of the Year,” he finished

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1725 1734

1819 1834 1847 1858 2712 1389 1786

1794 1793 916 683 1334 1104 1819 1838 1829 1106 1829

1923 (5-1) Coach: none listed Captain: none listed 7th Regt., NY N.G. w/Texas A & M 7th Regt., NY N.G. w/Georgetown 102d Cav., NJ.N.G. w/Chicago 1924 (7-0) Coach: MAJ C.A. Bagby Captain: R.V. Lee 102d Cav., NJ NG 71st Regt., NY N.G. 107th Regt., NY N.G. 102nd Engrs., NY N.G. 10th Inftry, NY N.G. Missouri Texas A & M 1925 (12-0) Coach: MAJ C.A. Bagby Captain: J.W. Black 7th Regt., NY N.G. City College of NY New York Univ.

Syracuse Old Guard of NY Pennsylvania Hawaii 71st Regt., NY N.G. w/Oregon AC 7th Regt., NY N.G. 102d Cav, NJ N.G. Oregon Agr. College

1732 1721 1705 1593 1739 1563

1743 1824 1705 1751 2632 1253 1727

1665 1592 858 633 1211 1065 1626 1811 1705 1740 1068 1659

1926 (3-0) Coach: MAJ C.A. Bagby Captain: R.K. McDonough 1346 Old Guard NY 1280 2256 102d Eng., NY NG 2205 2308 71st Regt., NY NG 2288

1297 800 2266 1381 2281 2275 2262 2265

1927 (7-1) Coach: LT R.A. Schow Captain: B.A. Daughtry George Washington Old Guard of N.Y. 102nd Eng., NY NG Norwich 71st Regt., NY NG Essex Troop of N.J. Ft. Orange Post, A.L. 10th Inf., NY N.G.

2230 2185 1390 1838 2274

1928 (4-1) Coach: CPT F.A. Macon Captain: N.B. Forrest Essex Troop of N.J. 71st Regt., NY NG. George Washington Ft. Orange Post, A.L. 102nd Engrs., NYNG

2216 2293 2294 2304 2254 1305

1929 (6-0) Coach: CPT F.A. Macon Captain: H. Milwit Virginia Military Inst.

010 Essex Troop of N.J. 2227 71st Regt., N.Y.N.G. 2254 Ft. Orange Post, A.L. 2157 102nd Engrs., N.Y.N.G. 2221 Old Guard of New York 1219

1305 775 2207 1326 2277 2247 2148 2179

2234 2115 1381 1725 1224

1931 (4-2) Coach: CPT H.C. Barnes Captain: J.W. Hansborough 1105 U.S. Marine Corps 1123 with D.C. Nat’l Guard 1119 with George Washington1046 with Columbia 1014 2343 N.Y. Stock Exchange 2216 1326 Essex Troop of N.J. 1275 1932 (10-2)* Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill Captain: W.R. Huber 1261 Essex Troop of N.J. 1236 1368 Boston College 1088 1348 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1324 1338 Old Guard of New York 1326 2334 71st Regt., N.Y.N.G. 2286 798 U.S. Marine Corps 814 w/D.C. Nat’l Guard No. 1 813 w/D.C. Nat’l Guard No. 2796 w/N.Y. Stock Exchange 791 w/George Washington 776 w/3rd Cavalry 735 w/Maryland Nat’l Guard 725 *outdoor season

1340 1342 1356 1351 1352 1340 1313

1933 (5-0)* Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill Captain: J.M. Breit 1285 Jersey Rifle Assn.

818 Old Guard of N.Y. 1340 Essex Troop of N.J. 1330 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1318 N.Y. Stock Exchange *outdoor season

1358 1355 1340 1362 1356 1367

1369 1365 1382

1930 (6-0) Captain: CPT H.C. Barnes Captain: K.H. Ewbank 1402 George Washington 1335 2248 71st Regt., N.Y.N.G. 2163 2341 Essex Troop of N.J. 2270 2304 Norwich 2114 804 Old Guard of New York 802 2755 102nd Engrs., N.Y.N.G. 2651

1933 (8-1) Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill Captain: R.W. Hain New York University Brooklyn Poly. Inst.

Fordham Syracuse Columbia w/MIT N.Y. Stock Exchange Cornell w/RPI

1357 1359

1269 1332 1248 1252 1333 1317 1352 1312 1197

1266 810 1311 1328 1278

1934 (7-1) Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill Captain: G.B. Dany III Fordham Lehigh w/New York University N.Y. Stock Exchange w/Columbia Mass. Inst. Tech.

N.Y. Stock Exchange Vermont

1197 1348 1298 1335 1296 1308 1358 1287

1935 (10-0) Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill Captain: J. Williamson Yale w/Fordham N.Y. Stock Exchange w/New York Univ.

Lehigh w/Coast Guard Syracuse w/MIT Vermont w/Colgate

1303 1266 1345 1331 1371 1309 1334 1315 1295 1165

1936 (9-1) Coach: LT T.S. Riggs Captain: C.M. McCorkle 1337 Fordham 1256 896 New Hampshire 875 1345 Drexel 1309 1346 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1293 1350 Essex Troop of N.J. 1294 1360 George Washington 1356 1357 Yale 1340 1376 113th Infantry 1312 1370 Lehigh 1372 w/MIT 1329

rifle discontinued in 1937 and 1938

1362 1349 1360 1369 1366 1385 1364 1358

1939 (6-2) Coach: LT O.C. Kromer Captain: J.K. Boles New Hampshire Columbia Fordham Coast Guard Syracuse George Washington Yale Navy

1373 1368 1364 1378 1391 1370

1940 (5-1) Coach: LT O.C. Kromer Captain: W.E. Gunster Yale MIT George Washington Coast Guard New York University Navy

1347 1378 1366 1355 1369 1411 1387 1374 1369

1941 (9-0) Coach: CPT R.L. Jewett Captain: J.C. McClure New York University Fordham The Citadel MIT Georgetown Navy Penn State Lehigh St. John’s

1337 1259 1334 1372 1270 1360 1361 1412

1350 1354 1361 1321 1358 1392

1295 1286 1348 1350 1347 1392 1371 1377 1320

1942 (8-0) Coach: MAJ J.L. Throckmorton Captain: R.A. Wise 1384 New York University 1361 1384 Fordham 1286 1389 Lehigh 1384 w/Yale 1330 1392 Penn State 1370 1397 MIT 1358 1390 Navy 1362 1395 George Washington 1335 1943 (11-1) Coach: MAJ C.F. Leonard Captains: H.F. Wehrle*, A.R. Shiely 1397 MIT 1334 1378 Fordham 1283 1404 New York University 1343 1376 Yale 1350 2778 Oregon 2726 1380 Niagara 1464 1389 Lehigh 1371 1409 Cornell 1366 w/Carnegie-Mellon 1359 w/Columbia 1333 1402 Arizona forfeit 1389 Navy 1381 *war class, graduated early 1944 (10-0) Coach: MAJ H.N. Moorman Captain: J.R. Waterman 1395 New York University 1271 1394 Oregon 1341 1396 Yale 1268 1386 Coast Guard 1352 1393 Virginia Tech 1375 1407 Coast Guard 1353 1408 Mt. Vernon Rifle Club 1351 1415 Detroit 1366 1418 Brooklyn Poly. Inst.

1320 1427 Navy 1364

1379 1364 1400 1363 1384 1381

1945 (4-2) Coach: LT R.A. Wise Captain: J.B. Bennet New York University Coast Guard Yale MIT Coast Guard Navy

1301 1372 1285 1295 1364 1398

1351 1393 1380 1397 1374 1382 1414 1382 1372 1382 1392 1379 1392 1377

1946 (13-1) Coach: MAJ C.E. Mowry Captain: R.F. Dickson Mt. Vernon Rifle Club 1345 Notre Dame 1284 Coast Guard 1383 VMI 1338 Mt. Vernon Rifle Club 1351 Brooklyn Poly. Inst.

1203 Wisconsin 1167 New Mexico Mil. Inst. 1286 New York University 1241 Virginia Tech 1285 Wheaton 1295 Coast Guard 1374 Texas A & M 1367 Navy 1358

1947 (8-1) Coach: LTC J.L. Throckmorton Captain: W.D. Brown 1355 Brooklyn Poly. Inst.

1328 1364 Mt. Vernon Rifle Club 1311 1378 Mt. Vernon Rifle Club 1308 1382 Coast Guard 1388 1375 King’s Point 1246 1383 Rutgers 1360 1387 MIT 1365 1392 Coast Guard 1389 1382 Navy 1374 1948 (6-3) Coach: LTC J.L. Throckmorton Captain: W.W. Plummer 1402 Rutgers 1345 1385 Pennsylvania 1215 1391 Fordham 1325 w/New York University 1366 1398 Maryland 1399 1382 George Washington 1353 1387 Coast Guard 1398 1391 MIT 1344 1394 Navy 1406 1st CCNY R.O.T.C. Tournament 1st, 2nd Eastern Intercollegiates 1949 (10-1) Coach: LTC George J. Murray Captain: A.C. Mathews 1411 Fordham 1317 1400 Cornell 1362 1394 City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 1403 New York University 1384 w/Penn State 1367 1406 Maryland 1430 with MIT 1377 1416 Rutgers 1328 1405 Coast Guard 1402 1414 Navy 1402 1418 Columbia 1351

1402 1423 1416 1418 1420 1416 1425 1415 1420

1431 1406 1414 1429 1425 1418 1420 1414 1424

1952 (8-2) Coach: COL E.T. Miller Captain: S. Paterson Cornell King’s Point Georgetown Coast Guard New York University Fordham (ROTC) Navy City Coll. of N.Y. Maryland w/MIT

1389 1397 1383 1397 1350 1389 1410 1347 1424 1423

1953 (9-2) Coach: COL E.T. Miller Captain: G.A. Volker Georgetown St. John’s King’s Point MIT City Coll. of N.Y. w/New York University Cornell City Coll. of N.Y. w/Fordham Maryland Navy

1381 1412 1370 1422 1373 1355 1398 1385 1378 1437 1420

1954 (10-1) Coach: MAJ J.R. Waterman Captain: J.R. Shelter 1421 Texas A & M 1370 1391 Cornell 1382 1407 Georgetown 1387 1440 Vermont 1386 1421 New York University 1364 1420 Coast Guard Academy 1395 1424 Mass. Inst. Tech.

1411 1436 Maryland 1431 1420 Fordham 1400 w/City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 1423 Navy 1424 1955 (11-1) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: R.C. Werner 1420 City Coll. of N.Y. 1385 1417 Georgetown 1403 w/Cornell 1397 1408 New York University 1382 1410 St. John’s 1405 1412 MIT 1406 1427 Norwich 1415 w/Boston University 1374 1410 Coast Guard Academy 1389 1422 Maryland 1383 1423 Navy 1428 1433 Fordham 1389

1950 (9-2) Coach: LTC George J. Murray Captain: L.E. Bolduc 1417 Massachusetts 1337 1388 Maryland 1395 w/MIT 1374 w/Cornell 1336 1391 City Coll. of N.Y. 1358 1398 City Coll. of N.Y. 1341 1422 Columbia 1357 1389 Coast Guard 1401 1417 Cornell 1354 1425 Navy 1421 1406 Lehigh 1338

1956 (10-1) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: C.C. Ege 1429 Georgetown 1382 1430 SUNY-Maritime 1321 1448 Yale 1407 1442 New Hampshire 1398 1426 City Coll. of N.Y. 1346 1418 *Coast Guard 1418 1424 Virginia Tech 1418 w/Maryland 1398 1430 Norwich 1386 w/Vermont 1354 1427 Navy 1432 *Army won -- top score standing pos.

1951 (10-3) Coach: LTC George J. Murray Captain: S. Paterson 1408 Columbia 1350 1421 Clarkson 1365 1414 King’s Point 1372 1424 Maryland 1440 with MIT 1432 1415 City Coll. of N.Y. 1399 w/New York University 1395 1431 Norwich 1386 1412 MIT 1431 1414 City Coll. of N.Y. 1380 1424 Coast Guard 1398 1426 Navy 1409 1418 Fordham 1385

1956-57 (12-1) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: G.B. Rogers 1435 West Virginia 1391 1431 Norwich 1406 w/Yale 1397 1432 St. John’s 1437 w/New York University 1362 1428 MIT 1412 w/New Hampshire 1405 1421 City Coll. of N.Y. 1400 1440 Virginia Tech 1428 w/Coast Guard 1405 1422 Maryland 1410 1441 VMI 1370 1439 Navy 1434

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1958-59 (15-0) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: W.S. Smith 1419 Virginia Tech 1417 w/The Citadel 1416 w/West Virginia 1404 w/VMI. 1399 w/Washington & Lee 1362 1438 MIT 1412 1433 Yale 1385 1435 Maryland 1419 1437 City Coll. of N.Y. 1423 1445 Coast Guard 1416 1432 Air Force 1422 1443 Canisius 1364 1433 St. John’s 1430 w/Villanova 1399 1st New London Invit. Tourn.

1435 Navy 1429 1959-60 (8-0) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: G.R. Stanley 1434 Fordham 1389 1423 MIT 1410 1442 St. John’s 1418 1423 Coast Guard 1403 1447 City Coll. of N.Y. 1432 1440 New Hampshire 1415 1459 Yale 1397 1st New London Invit. Tourn.

1452 Navy 1449 1st NRA Sectionals 1960-61 (6-3) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: L.C. Berra 1434 Maryland 1398 1437 Penn State 1410 1421 City Coll. of N.Y. 1422 1422 St. John’s 1431 1419 Coast Guard 1420 1440 Mass. Inst. Tech.

1424 1426 Canisius 1380 w/Buffalo 1363 1448 Navy 1442 1961-62 (10-3) Coach: SMaj O.L. Gallman Captain: M.E. Brown 1422 Yale 1435 1435 Canisius 1415 w/Providence 1388 1432 Penn State 1424 with Villanova 1399 1427 The Citadel 1432 1442 *Coast Guard 1442 1439 St. John’s 1423 w/MIT 1408 w/Buffalo 1398 1435 West Virginia 1423 w/City Coll. of N.Y. 1417 1428 Navy 1439 *Army won -- top score standing pos.

1964-65 (10-1) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: W.J. Bradburn 1447 St. Peter’s 1423 1445 West Virginia 1441 1418 St. John’s 1429 1456 Air Force 1432 1458 Coast Guard 1421 w/Penn State 1393 1446 City Coll. of N.Y. 1409 1st Coast Guard Invitational 1446 Massachusetts 1406 w/Alfred 1391 1459 Navy 1434 1462 Royal Military College 1391 1st NRA Sectionals 1965-66 (9-1) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: M.B. Fuller 1441 Yale Rifle Club 1397 1449 West Virginia 1462 1450 City Coll. of N.Y. 1423 w/St. John’s 1413 1447 Air Force 1432 1446 Penn State 1430 1449 VMI 1437 3rd Coast Guard Invitational 1460 Coast Guard 1422 1455 Navy 1444 1448 Royal Military College 1410 1st NRA Sectionals 1966-67 (12-0) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: C. Swanson 1355 St. Peter’s 1335 1379 The Citadel 1356 w/West Virginia 1355 1388 City Coll. of N.Y. 1286 w/Coast Guard 1270 1373 Norwich 1305 1400 Penn State 1330 1356 Air Force 1300 1449 Air Force 1424 3rd Coast Guard Invitational 1376 St. John’s 1316 1378 Navy 1373 1451 Royal Military College 1390 1st NRA Sectionals 1967-68 (6-3) Coach: SGT Kenneth Hamill Captain: J.R. Williams 1333 St. Peter’s 1263 1352 City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 w/Coast Guard 1274 1358 West Virginia 1364 1397 Air Force 1368 5th Coast Guard Invitational 1392 Alfred 1326 w/Murray State 1410 1378 Navy 1367 1st NRA Sectionals 1439 Royal Military College 1391 1968-69 (6-3) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: J.G. Cox 1383 Coast Guard Academy 1315 1367 St. Peter’s 1255 1363 City Coll. of N.Y. 1338 1381 Penn State 1299 1363 Air Force 1385 4th Coast Guard Invitational 1386 Fordham 1176 1374 West Virginia 1385 1394 Navy 1406 1452 Royal Military College 1396 1st NRA Sectionals 1969-70 (9-2) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: H. Leonard 1398 Coast Guard 1355 1405 City Coll. of N.Y. 1345 w/St. Peter’s 1272 1399 West Virginia 1390 w/Penn State 1339

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Bill McArdle 1418 5th 1408 1398

Hofstra 1007 Coast Guard Invitational VMI 1355 Murray State 1420 w/East Tennessee State1415 1388 Navy 1385 1462 Royal Military College 1381 1st NRA Sectionals

1970-71 (10-2) Coach: Maj A.J. O’Neill Captain: C.D. Moore 1404 Coast Guard 1348 1414 City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 2838 Tennessee Tech 2839 1408 VMI 1367 1412 Penn State 1349 w/West Virginia 1337 2817 Air Force 2759 1st Coast Guard Invitational 2821 Murray State *2821 w/E. Tennessee State 2794 1423 St. John’s 1382 1407 Navy 1389 1470 Royal Military College 1411 1st NRA Sectionals *Murray St. won, most direct targets hit 1971-72 (10-0) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: R.A. Strong 2801 City Coll. of N.Y. 2683 1413 Coast Guard 1366 2827 77th ARCOM 2418 2815 St. John’s 2207 2849 Air Force 2705 3rd USMA Invitational 2841 Delaware-H.V. League 2807 1408 West Virginia 1380 w/Penn State 1363 1402 Navy 1393 1st NRA Sectionals 1459 Royal Military College 1392 1972-73 (10-2) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: D. Morgenstern 1377 Lehigh 1307 2771 City Coll. of N.Y. 2647 w/William & Mary 2606 2750 Coast Guard 2667 w/St. Peter’s 2558 w/77th ARCOM 2410 2750 Penn State 2699 3308 at Air Force 3241 7th USMA Invitational

2749 2227 2797 1st 1456

at West Virginia at St. John’s Navy NRA Sectionals Royal Military College

2807 2235 2777 1421

1973-74 (8-1) Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill Captain: G. Stinnett 2812 Lehigh 2618 2811 City Coll. of N.Y. 2467 2796 77th ARCOM 2454 2791 West Virginia 2820 w/Air Force 2756 2nd USMA Invitational 2794 at Penn State 2718 2248 St. John’s 2139 2792 at Navy 2786 1456 at Royal Military College1432 1st NRA Sectionals 1974-75 (9-3) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: R.D. Ghent 2783 MIT 2690 w/Lehigh 2577 2748 at West Virginia 2830 2782 City Coll. of N.Y. 2577 w/77th ARCOM 2516 2739 at Air Force 2740 5th USMA Invitational 2808 Penn State 2699 2207 at St. John’s 2162 2762 Navy 2814 2216 at Coast Guard 2073 w/Providence 1962 1457 Royal Military College 1424 1st NRA Sectionals 1975-76 (6-5) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: J.D. Riojas 2738 City Coll. of N.Y. 2451 2142 at MIT 2168 w/Norwich 2189 2727 Air Force 2722 2781 Dartmouth 2687 w/Syracuse 2555 9th USMA Invitational 2222 St. John’s 2116 2746 at Penn State 2661 w/West Virginia 2828 2769 at Navy 2825 1st NRA Sectionals 1452 at Royal Military College1408

1976-77 (9-1) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: J.J. Luther 2720 MIT 2683 w/Coast Guard 2654 2217 at St. Peter’s 2044 2741 at Norwich 2683 2704 Dartmouth 2623 w/77th ARCOM 2432 5th USMA Invitational 2220 at St. John’s 2206 2756 Penn State 2691 2794 Navy 2798 1st NRA Sectionals 1371 Royal Military College 1298 1977-78 (18-0) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: W.J. McArdle 2213 at Coast Guard 2128 2802 MIT 2767 w/Villanova 2156 2250 St. Peter’s 2014 w/Kings Point 1980 2816 77th ARCOM 2357 2240 Norwich 2206 w/St. John’s 2173 w/Dartmouth 2135 w/Columbia 2101 w/King’s College 2053 3rd West Point Invitational 2805 at Penn State 2736 w/Ohio State 2756 w/Lehigh 2663 1396 at RMC 1230 2798 at Navy 2786 2274 Hofstra 2158 w/Princeton 2071 1st NRA Sectionals

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1957-58 (16-0) Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman Captain: J.H. Jones 1427 Catholic University 1346 1423 MIT 1416 w/New Hampshire 1400 1439 Yale 1379 w/Drexel 1373 1438 VMI 1387 1446 St. John’s 1443 1456 Norwich 1421 w/Fordham 1361 1445 Mass. Inst. Tech.

1414 1450 City Coll. of N.Y. 1391 1443 Lehigh 1392 1425 Coast Guard 1397 1447 Virginia Tech 1432 w/Maryland 1430 1432 Navy 1431

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1978-79 (13-1) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: D. Szarenski 2247 St. John’s 2165 2790 77th ARCOM 2420 1st Norwich Invitational 2786 at VMI 2678 w/William & Mary 2675 2247 Cornell 2085 w/Dartmouth 2079 w/St. Peter’s 2055 2811 Royal Military College 2440 5th West Point Invitational 2240 Air Force 2234 2248 at MIT 2179 w/Norwich 2121 2792 at Penn State 2674 w/Indiana (Pa.) 2629 5624 Navy 5634 1st NRA Sectionals 1979-80 (10-2) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: S.R. Garza 2227 at Air Force 2221 4495 North Carolina State 4301 1st Norwich Invitational 4500 St. John’s 4369 w/Cornell 4278 1375 at Royal Military College1200 3rd West Point Invitational 5619 William & Mary 5442 2801 at Penn State 2694 w/West Virginia 2902 w/Ohio State 2757 5609 at Navy 5650 1st NRA Sectionals win MIT win Lehigh T,7th *NCAA Championships *at East Tennessee State 1980-81 (12-2) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: W. Schneider 4568 St. John’s 4495 4498 at Eastern Kentucky 4522 2261 77th ARCOM 1967 4560 at Ohio State 4356 w/West Virginia 4564 w/Rose Hulman 4403 w/Penn State 4370 4556 Virginia 4088 w/St. Peter’s 3592 1st NRA Sectionals 4th West Point Invitational 4478 VMI 4253 1418 RMC 1260 5713 Navy 5685 4559 at MIT 4311 w/N.E. College All-Stars4384 6th NCAA Championships - Team 5th NCAA Championships - Air 6th NCAA Champ. - Smallbore 1981-82 (15-3) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: B.F. Malloy 2191 at Air Force 2171 2249 Cornell 2104 2263 at St. John’s 2275 4553 Lehigh 4356 w/King’s College 4303 w/MIT 4143 4525 USP 4311 with Dartmouth 4252 4491 William & Mary 4152 4515 Canisius 4005 5989 at VMI 5479 w/East Tenn. State 6151 w/North Carolina State 5884 w/William & Mary 5691 9 at Royal Military College 4 1st West Point Invitational 1st NRA Sectionals 5665 at Navy 5637 5990 West Virginia 6139 w/St. John’s 5969 6th *NCAA Championships *at Lexington, Va.

1982-83 (11-1) Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill Captain: J.J. Timmer 4502 Phil. Coll. of Pharmacy 4250 2249 Air Force 2145 w/Penn State 2128 3rd E. Kentucky Invit. - Free 3rd E. Kentucky Invit. - Air 4440 Kentucky Invitational 5th Xavier Invitational - Free 4th Xavier Invitational - Air 6039 St. John’s 5853 w/King’s College 5848 4565 Dartmouth 4224 w/Coast Guard 4223 6072 at West Virginia 6144 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 2261 William & Mary 2136 4526 Lehigh 4384 7559 Navy 7553 6045 at MIT 5856 5th *NCAA Champ. - Team 4th *NCAA Champ. - Air Rifle 5th *NCAA Champ. - Smallbore *at Cincinnati, OH 1983-84 (16-1) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Dave Cannella 3750 Cornell 3554 w/Pennsylvania 3461 w/USP 3391 w/Columbia 2917 3727 at Air Force 3624 3773 at St. John’s 3754 6018 West Virginia 6212 w/MIT 5861 w/Coast Guard 4274 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 4546 at VMI 4253 w/North Carolina State 4401 w/William & Mary 4388 w/The Citadel 4289 7561 at Navy 7506 6080 MIT 5927 w/King’s College 5818 w/Lehigh 5731 6th *NCAA Championships *at Murray State

2277 6091 ind. ind. ind.

6108 4576 6114 1st 1st 4592 7601 6066 5th

1984-85 (11-2) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Al Scott Pennsylvania 2149 w/USP 2030 w/Princeton 1923 Air Force 5956 w/Coast Guard 5466 Xavier Tournament Eastern Kentucky Tournament Kentucky Tournament King’s College 5795 at MIT 4375 w/Northeastern 3934 w/Wentworth 3379 St. John’s 5997 NRA Sectionals West Point Invitational at West Virginia 4648 Navy 7496 at East Tenn. State 6115 NCAA Championships

1985-86 (15-1) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Rhonda Barush 6064 Air Force 5998 w/Texas El Paso 5927 6122 North Carolina State 5805 6076 Cornell 5719 w/King’s College 5675 6091 MIT 5745 3768 St. John’s 3755 6106 St. John’s 6021 w/King’s College 5783 w/Cornell 5768 w/MIT 5743

The 1985-86 Team w/Lehigh 5726 w/VMI 5630 w/Coast Guard 5393 6155 West Virginia 6224 7629 Navy 7596 3rd NCAA Championships - Team 2nd NCAA Champ. - smallbore 4th NCAA Champ. - air rifle 1986-87 (14-4) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Paul Arthur 5946 North Carolina State 5711 2nd *Smallbore 5th *Air Rifle 2nd !Smallbore 2nd !Air Rifle 3819 Air Force 3781 3613 New Jersey Tech 3407 5945 King’s College 5836 6047 Cornell 5586 6148 Murray State 6215 6062 MIT 5769 6110 St. John’s 6041 2712 Royal Military College 2548 1st @Smallbore 1st @Air Rifle 5883 SUNY-Maritime 5349 1st $Smallbore 1st $Air Rifle 4495 Clarkson 4212 5990 DePaul 5149 6009 Lehigh 5797 6042 VMI 5613 6105 The Citadel 5887 with South Florida 6179 with West Virginia loss 7634 Navy 7646 1st %Smallbore 1st %Air Rifle 6th ^NCAA Champ. - Team 5th ^NCAA Champ. - SB 6th ^NCAA Champ. - Air Rifle *Kentucky Tournament; !Xavier Tournament @NRA Sectionals; $West Point Invitational %MAC Championships ^Morgantown, W.V. 1987-88 (15-4) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Randy Powell 3rd VMI Invitational 6031 VMI 5726

3753 2254 3751 6054 5999 6039 6100 1307 6086 4484 5931 2nd 4562 4480

Air Force Wyoming St. John’s King’s College New Jersey Tech MIT South Florida Royal Military College West Virginia Fordham SUNY-Maritime West Point Invitational Clarkson DePaul w/Coast Guard w/Wentworth 4562 Lehigh 4580 Norwich 7609 Navy

3730 2033 3816 5946 5230 5834 6202 1276 6222 4116 5405 4408 4146 4081 3933 4289 4137 7661

1988-89 (16-3) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Christopher Chavez 3769 USP 3182 6025 King’s College 5930 6003 North Carolina State 5785 1514 Air Force 1520 6083 MIT 5675 1529 St. John’s 1515 6040 Jacksonville 5913 2788 Royal Military College 2539 1st NRA Sectionals 6021 Clarkson 5884 5934 Cornell 5136 1st West Point Invitational 6067 DePaul 5001 5903 SUNY-Maritime 5493 5903 New Jersey Tech 5249 6067 Norwich 5565 4406 Coast Guard 3905 6067 VMI 5669 4406 Yale 3729 6091 West Virginia 6231 7607 Navy 7608 1st MAC Championships 1989-90 (19-1) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Sandy Stevens 6021 USP 5383 6041 at VMI 5533 6026 MIT 5499 w/Kutztown 4178 6067 Xavier 5989 w/King’s College 5978

w/North Carolina State 5655 6051 at The Citadel 5979 2787 at RMC 2497 4586 Clarkson 4456 w/Cornell 4040 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 6085 DePaul 5678 w/Norwich 5489 w/Coast Guard 5413 w/New Jersey Tech 4143 w/Wentworth 3810 w/Yale 3699 3773 at St. John’s 3719 6089 West Virginia 6183 7608 at Navy 7579 1st MAC Champ. - Air 2nd MAC Champ. - Smallbore 3rd NCAA Champ. - Smallbore *NRA Sectionals

3753 6105 3790 3797 2nd 2nd 3720 3766 6108 3661 5495 4537

2nd 6094 7574 7th

1990-91 (19-4) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Dale Herr USP 3249 at Ohio State 6079 w/Xavier 5954 w/Akron 5602 Drexel 3488 North Carolina State 3534 w/Kutztown 2070 Kentucky Invitational Walsh International Match St. John’s 3776 w/King’s College 3675 at Canisius 3809 at MIT 5686 John Jay 2051 RMC 4744 Clarkson 4422 w/DePaul 4413 w/Norwich 4403 w/Coast Guard 4348 w/Yale 4313 w/VMI 4301 w/Cornell 4116 w/Wentworth 3912 NRA Sectionals at West Virginia 6179 Navy 7578 NCAA Championships

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ARMY RIFLE 2011-12 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 3808 3796 3736 6069 3772

3804 7547 4th 2nd 6th

3746 6007 6049 3738 3752 3742 8th 5938 5971

5487 6037 7581

1992-93 (15-6) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Will Carter USP at Norwich at MIT with Wentworth Drexel St. John’s with John Jay King’s College with Kutztown with Johns Hopkins at Xavier Tournament Alaska Fairbanks West Point Open w/Coast Guard w/Cornell w/DePaul w/Merchant Marine w/VMI w/Yale Royal Military College NRA Sectional vs. Canisius Navy

3295 6078 5873 n/a 3466 3788 3104 3745 2097 3450 6139 6056 5133 5760 4756 5772 3432 4705 5539 7627

1993-94 (12-6) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Mark Strong 3712 USP 3504 3613 John Jay 2489 5903 at VMI 5460 w/Appalachian State 4836 2247 Kutztown 1961 3725 King’s 3701 with Drexel 2580 3744 at St. John’s 3775 5973 MIT 5841 w/Norwich 6092 3761 Alaska Fairbanks 3870 5980 at Coast Guard 6072 6079 Wentworth 5184 w/DePaul 5598 w/Merchant Marine 4725 6041 Canisius 5622 6069 West Virginia 6148 7599 at Navy 7638 ind. MAC Championships* ind. at NCAA Championships *West Point, NY Rifle designated as club sport from 1994-97 1997-98 (17-7) Coach: Capt. Douglas Clark Captain: Chris Boyer 5778 Penn State 5640 5851 Merchant Marine 4837 w/Kutztown 3590 w/Princeton 4002

w/Wentworth (W) N/A 5902 Norwich 6124 w/IUPUI (W) N/A 5819 Drexel 5656 w/MIT 5439 5777 West Virginia 6163 N/A Air Force (L) N/A w/Wyoming (L) N/A 5891 Coast Guard 5647 w/DePaul (W) N/A 5895 USP 5784 w/Duquesne 5938 w/SUNY-Maritime 5441 w/VMI 5676 5821 Kings College 5812 w/Villanova (W) N/A w/Navy 6134 5843 Canisius 5799 w/Trinity (W) N/A N/A Royal Military College (L) N/A 6th MAC Championships (Air)* *Annapolis, Md. 1998-99 (13-3) Coach: Capt. Douglas Clark Captain: Chris Boyer 5878 USP 5618 w/MIT 5459 3689 at Duquesne 3714 5852 at MIT 5549 w/Mass. Maritime 3961 3rd President’s Cup 11th at Kentucky Invitational 7th at Ohio State Invitational 5932 Penn State 5772 5875 Norwich 61088 w/King’s College 5804 w/Coast Guard 5783 w/VMI 5622 w/Trinity 3658 w/Villanova 3160 w/St. John’s 1274 5962 Penn State* 3063 2230 Royal Military College 1937 7371 Navy 7666 * NRA Sectionals 1999-2000 (5-4) Coach: Capt. Douglas Clark Captain: Ben Minchoff 3718 at Univ. of the Sciences 3703 3rd President’s Trophy# 5931 Nebraska 6107 with Norwich University 6057 2nd Conn. Yankee Shootout 6031 at Air Force 7094 4th at Air Force Invitational 2nd USMA Invitational 5973 Duquesne^ 5846 with Penn State^ 5846 2nd NRA Sectionals 6031 Coast Guard 5931 556 at Royal Military College 427 7548 at Navy 7694 #Annapolis, Md.; ^Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 2000-01 (7-1) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Joy Monson 6070 USP 5446 w/Kings College 5717 2nd President’s Trophy# 6096 Norwich 5995 w/TCU 5592 w/Akron 5517 2nd Xavier Walsh Invitational* 1st Buckeye Invitational^ 6058 MIT 5403 2nd Palmyra Invitational$ 2nd NCAA Sectionals% 2197 Royal Military College 2032 7610 Navy 7710 #New London, Conn.; *Cincinnati, Ohio ^Columbus, Ohio; $Wilkes-Barre, Pa. %Cambridge, Mass.

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2001-02 (5-4) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Paul Kavanaugh 6147 Xavier* 6158 6108 Kentucky* 6127 6140 Jacksonville State* 6110 1st President’s Trophy 6082 TCU 5586 w/The Citadel 5182 2nd Buckeye Tournament 6141 Alaska-Fairbanks 6243 w/Norwich 6054 at RMC N/A 7625 at Navy 7692 4th GARC Tournament 5th NCAA Championships AR 2002-03 (7-6, 3-2 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captains: Paul Kavanaugh, Kim Pienkowski 6113 Kentucky* 6106 UTEP 6038 6192 at Jacksonville St.* (Ala.) 6173 6153 Tennessee Tech 6161 Murray State 6157 6151 TCU 6021 USP 5697 President’s Trophy^ 2nd 6135 vs. Xavier#* 6193 at Buckeye Tournament% 1st 6171 Mississippi* 6060 West Virginia* 6214 6125 Alaska Fairbanks 6256 7648 Royal Military College 7203 7692 Navy 7696 6151 at GARC Tournament 5th *GARC Match ^West Point, N.Y. #Walsh Tournament, Xavier, Ohio %Columbus, Ohio 2003-04 (8-3, 3-1 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Paul Charbonneau 6142 Xavier* 6131 6124 Akron 6068 6125 TCU 5790 w/USP 5719 2nd President’s Trophy# 6123 Mississippi* 6030 w/Memphis* 5953 6146 at Kentucky* 6202 6155 West Virginia 6040 6148 vs. Nebraska^ 6131 6152 vs. Alaska Fairbanks^ 6271 1st NRA Sectionals 7702 at Navy 7769 6170 GARC Tournament% 2nd 6164 NCAA Championships# 4th *GARC Match #Annapolis, Md. ^Cincinnati, Ohio %West Point, N.Y. #Murray, Ky. 2004-05 (8-2, 6-0 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Paul Charbonneau 4647 Kentucky* 4588 4645 West Virginia* 4552 2nd President’s Trophy# 4643 vs. Xavier^* 4641 4682 vs. Nebraska^* 4611 4649 Norwich 4547 4679 at Mississippi* 4569 4641 at Memphis* 4563 6218 vs. Ohio State!

5925 6246 vs. Alaska Fairbanks 6253 5815 Navy 5819 4647 GARC Championships% 3rd 4659 NCAA Championships# 1st *GARC Match #New London, Conn. ^Cincinnati, Ohio ! Palmyra, Pa. %Oxford, Miss. #Colorado Springs, Colo.

The 2005-06 team with President George W. Bush.

2005-06 (9-2, 6-1 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Lucas Leinberger 4666 at Kentucky* 4638 4639 vs. Memphis* 4606 4668 West Virginia* 4551 1st at President’s Trophy# 4665 North Carolina State* 4487 4666 USP 4343 4657 Nebraska* 4676 Xavier* 4548 4671 Alaska Fairbanks 4728 4667 vs. Ohio State^ 4532 4670 Mississippi* 4629 5844 Navy 5803 4665 GARC Tournament% 2nd 4650 NCAA Championships* 3rd *GARC Match #Colorado Springs, Colo. ^Palmyra, Pa. %Oxford, Miss.

2006-07 (10-2, 5-1 GARC ) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: John Fiddes 4679 vs. Mississippi* 4574 4657 at Nebraska* 4656 4661 Memphis* 4524 4638 West Virginia* 4514 1st President’s Trophy 4642 TCU 4621 USP 4108 4626 Kentucky* 4667 4681 Alaska Fairbanks 4692 2nd Palmyra Tournament 4661 vs. Ohio State# 4426 4574 at North Carolina St.* 4484 vs. The Citiadel 4207 5811 Navy 5744 2nd GARC Tournmaent% 2nd NCAA Championships** *Lincoln, Neb.; ^West Point, N.Y. #Palmyra Tournament; %Oxford, Miss. **Fairbanks, Alaska 2007-08 (10-1, 6-0 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Matthew Hamilton 4660 Akron 4490 4673 at Mississippi* 4579 4675 vs. West Virginia* 4600 1st President’s Trophy 4678 at Texas Christian 4601 4660 North Carolina State* 4505 4660 Nebraska* 4584 4644 at Ohio State 4675 Alaska-Fairbanks 4688 4648 vs. Memphis* 4479 4671 vs. Kentucky* 4632 5842 at Navy 5745 4658 at USP (NCAA Qualifier) 4651 GARC Champ.+ 1st 4652 NCAA Championships ^ 2nd * GARC Match +Oxford, Miss. ^ West Point, N.Y.

2008-09 (7-6, 3-3 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Wesley Hess 4598 at The Citadel 4416 w/North Carolina State* 4418 4600 at Nebraska 4619 5760 vs. Air Force 5690 4595 Mississippi* 4586 4616 West Virginia* 4659 5704 President’s Trophy# 2nd 4590 at Kentucky* 4658 w/Memphis* 4550 4620 Texas Christian 4633 4590 Ohio State^ 4520 4628 Alaska Fairbanks 4645 4627 at NRA Sectionals 5776 Navy 5782 4625 USP (NCAA Qualifier) 4256 4553 GARC Champ+.

6th 4539 NCAA Champ^ 6th *GARC Match, #Colorado Springs, Colo., +Oxford, Miss.,^Fort Worth, Texas 2009-10 (7-4, 3-3 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: Charles Ridge 4545 at Jacksonville State 4503 4638 North Carolina State* 4572 4598 Nebraska* 4615 4583 at Mississippi* 4561 4583 vs. Memphis* 4523 5789 President’s Trophy 1st 4562 at West Virginia* 4638 4606 Coast Guard 4250 4621 Kentucky* 4672 4570 Ohio State# 4608 4626 NRA Sectionals 5770 at Navy 5738 4627 USP (NCAA Qualifier) 4404 4599 GARC Championships+ 5th 4608 NCAA Championships^ 5th *GARC Match, #Palmyra Tournament +Oxford, Miss.,^Fort Worth, Texas 2010-11 (6-6, 2-4 GARC) Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger Captain: John Manzano 4586 vs. Memphis* 4581 4605 at Nebraska* 4619 4622 vs. Murray State 4654 4610 at Kentucky* 4672 5770 President’s Match 1st 4639 Old Miss* 4642 4659 West Virginia* 4680 4613 Columbus State 4610 4625 at The Citadel 4418 4625 vs. North Carolina St 4488 4587 vs. Ohio State# 4631 4616 NRA Sectionals 5816 Navy 5768 4643 USP (NCAA Qualifier) 4300 2311 GARC Championships+ 3rd 4596 NCAA Championships^ 8th *GARC Match, # Palmyra Tournament +Oxford, Miss., ^Columbus, Ga.

NCAA QUALIFIER EIGHT CONSECUTIVE YEARS (2004-2011) • 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

3785 5175 6053

1991-92 (18-1) Coach: Ken Hamill Captain: Duncan Lamb Phila. Pharm./Science 3243 Penn State 3564 Drexel 3452 w/John Jay 2857 at Jacksonville State 6023 Kings College 3686 w/MIT 3605 at St. John’s 3766 at Royal Military College4117 Cornell 5375 w/DePaul 5820 w/Norwich 5981 w/Coast Guard 5973 w/Merchant Marine 5214 w/VMI 5716 w/Wentworth 5540 w/Yale 3890 at North Carolina State 3540 at Navy 7573 MAC Tourney (Air) MAC (Smallbore) at NCAA Championships (Smallbore only)

2011-12 SCHEDULE WINTER

FALL

JANUARY

OCTOBER 8 9 22

vs. Memphis* (Oxford, Miss.) at Ole Miss* at West Virginia*

8 a.m.

8 a.m.

8 a.m.

NOVEMBER 5 11 13 19

PRESIDENT’S TROPHY MATCH NORTH CAROLINA STATE* NEBRASKA* TCU MURRAY STATE

9 a.m.

3 p.m.

8:30 a.m.

9 a.m.

14 21 27

KENTUCKY at Ohio State NRA Sectionals (Philadelphia, Pa.)

9 a.m.

8 a.m.

2 p.m.

FEBRUARY 4 18 25-26

at Navy NCAA QUALIFIER vs. USP GARC Championships (Oxford, Miss.)

8 a.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

MARCH 9-10 *GARC Match All times Eastern

NCAA Championships (Columbus, Ohio)

Home matches in BOLD CAPS

All Day