2010-11 WVU Rifle Guide by Joe Swan

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Head Coach Jon Hammond.................................. 14 One-on-One with Coach Hammond...................... 16 Graduate Assistant Lafe Kunkel............................ 17 Support Staff.......................................................... 18

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Roster.................................................................... 20 Nicco Campriani.................................................... 21 Brandi Eskew........................................................ 22 Andy Lamson........................................................ 23 Andraz Poje........................................................... 24 Tommy Santelli...................................................... 25 Kyle Smith............................................................. 26 Ashley Zultanky..................................................... 27 Michael Kulbacki................................................... 28 Justin Pentz........................................................... 29 Petra Zublasing..................................................... 30 Thomas Kyanko.................................................... 30

School/Coaches Records...................................... 42 Individual Honors................................................... 43 All-Americans........................................................ 44 GARC Records...................................................... 46 NCAA Results........................................................ 47 NCAA History........................................................ 48 Year-by-Year Results............................................. 50 Series Records...................................................... 50 All-Time Scores..................................................... 51

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West Virginia University......................................... 58 President James P. Clements................................ 62 Director of Athletics Oliver Luck............................ 63 WVU Intercollegiate Athletics................................ 64 Mountaineer Excellence........................................ 65 Year In Review...................................................... 69 Media Information.................................................. 71 WVU Sports Communications............................... 72

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14-Time National Champions.................................. 2 WVU on the Global Scene...................................... 4 Strength and Conditioning....................................... 6 WVU Rifle Range.................................................... 7 Mountaineers in the Community.............................. 8 Student-Athlete Services......................................... 9 CHAMPS/Life Skills............................................... 12

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Season Preview.................................................... 32 2010-11 Schedule.................................................. 33

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A greater comeback could not have been orchestrated on a bigger stage. The 2008-09 West Virginia University rifle team had already staked its claim as one of the best squads in recent team history prior to arriving in Fort Worth, Texas, for the 2009 NCAA Championship. The Mountaineers had finished the regular season at 11-1, earned their first No. 1 ranking in over a decade, achieved the nation’s top score by shooting 4677 and placed second at the Great American Rifle Conference Championship, their best finish in league history. It was with little surprise, then, that the Mountaineers entered the national championship as a heavy favorite. Though 10-time champion Alaska-Fairbanks was back to defend its three-straight titles, WVU was coming off a January win over the Nanooks, its first victory over UAF since 1991, and confidence was at an all-time high. When the Mountaineers walked into the TCU Rifle Range on March 13, 2009, it appeared that Kentucky, the only squad to defeat WVU all season, was the lone hurdle standing between the team and a nation best 14th title. If only. Instead, at the completion of the championship’s first day, WVU looked cooked, done in by a cruel smallbore competition in which none of the Mountaineers shot more than 574. The team ended the round with a score of 2290, significantly lower than its season average of 2307.58.

“We were pretty upset after the first day,” coach Jon Hammond said. “The team was down, but we knew we had to remain calm about the situation. We got together for a chat that evening, and decided that we had to relax and go out the next day and do our best.” The team’s level-headedness worked to its benefit. Instead of panicking, the Mountaineers relied on their strong and steady air rifle line-up, which not only repented for the team’s smallbore lapses, but fueled WVU towards that elusive 14th NCAA title. The air rifle squad also won the discipline championship with a score of 2353, an improvement on its season average of 2345.42. Redshirt junior Bryant Wallizer paced the comeback with a tournament best counting score of 591. The Little Orleans, Md., native shot 100 in the finals to finish second overall with a score of 691. All three of Wallizer’s teammates joined him in the final, with sophomores Andy Lamson and Tommy Santelli finishing third (589/689.7) and fifth (586/687.5), respectively. Additionally, after sitting out the smallbore competition, freshman Michael Kulbacki proved cool in his first championship, as he finished sixth with a counting score of 587 and a final score of 686.9. “For me, the turnaround was one of the top three or four experiences of my whole shooting career,” Hammond said. “Really, it was right up there with winning the world junior championship and competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “I think even if we were to win the championship for the next 10 years, this one will always stick out for me based on the way it happened.” The Mountaineers did not make it easy for themselves, but when the dust settled at the 2009 NCAA Rifle Championship, WVU stood high above the competition, perched proudly on the podium with its trophies. Though 11 years had passed between national wins, the Mountaineers again proved that they rightfully deserve to be ranked among the sport’s elite.

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The 2010 summer could easily be dubbed “the summer of Nicco Campriani,” for when the warm-weather season had passed and a damage survey had been completed, the Florence, Italy, native stood head-and-shoulders above the international competition and basked in the glory of the most successful period in his short but productive career. Campriani, coming off a brief, sixmatch season with the WVU rifle team, rejoined the Italian National Team after winning National Rifle Association air rifle and smallbore first team All-America honors, and enjoyed unprecedented success with his home country. The reigning Great American Rifle Conference air rifle and smallbore champion opened his summer with back-to-back victories on the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup circuit. Campriani shot a winning score of 703.2 and secured the gold medal in the 50M men’s rifle prone at the Fort Benning World Cup on May 30, and followed the performance with a final score of 701.2 in the 10M men’s air rifle at the Belgrade World Cup on July 1. The world cup medals were his first career. As exciting as those two wins were, they only served to set the stage for Campriani’s young career highlight – a gold medal at the 50th ISSF World Championship. The championship, held every four years and two years after the last Olympic Games, serves as the first opportunity for countries to earn Olympic quota places – a starting position to send athletes to the next Olympic Games. Campriani entered the championship confident, but also realistic. “I definitely didn’t expect to win the gold medal, but I thought I could compete against the really good competition,” he explained. “I worked really well this winter, and I used a lot of the work I did with (WVU sport psychologist) Dr. Ed Etzel. I tried to stay calm and stay focused and in the moment.” The preparation paid off, and on July 31, at the 1972 Olympic Shooting Range of Munich in Munich, Germany, Campriani won the 10M men’s air

A 2008 Olympian at the Beijing Summer Games, Campriani saw his success skyrocket over the course of the 2010 championship. He won the 10m men’s air rifle on July 31 and earned an Olympic quota place, signifying him as the first qualified athlete among all sport events for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Ann-Marie Pfiffner was inducted into the 2010 WVU Sports Hall of Fame.

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Year Name Games 1968........Jack Writer (USA)......................................... Mexico City 1972........Jack Writer (USA)................................................ Munich 1976........Stefan Thynell (Sweeden).................................Montreal 1980........Christian Heller (Sweeden)................................Moscow Stefan Thynell (Sweeden)..................................Moscow 1984........Ed Etzel (USA)............................................ Los Angeles John Rost (USA)......................................... Los Angeles 1988........Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)........................Seoul Web Wright (USA)..................................................Seoul 1992........Mike Anti (USA)...............................................Barcelona Dave Johnson (USA)......................................Barcelona Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands).................Barcelona Ann-Marie Pfiffner (USA).................................Barcelona 1996........Jean Foster (USA)...............................................Atlanta Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)......................Atlanta Eric Uptagrafft (USA)............................................Atlanta 2000........Mike Anti (USA)...................................................Sydney Jean Foster (USA)..............................................Sydney Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)..................... Sydney 2004........Mike Anti (USA)....................................................Athens Dave Johnson (USA)...........................................Athens 2008........Mike Anti (USA).................................................... Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy)......................................... Beijing Jon Hammond (Great Britain).............................. Beijing Dave Johnson (USA)........................................... Beijing

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rifle gold medal with a combined score of 702.5, shooting a near-perfect 599 (100, 100, 100, 100, 99, 100) in the competition round and 103.5 in the finals. “I thought I could win, but you have to wait for the other scores – you are not alone,” he recounted. “(Your outcome) depends on you and it depends on the other shooters. It definitely was a very nice surprise when I finished competing and watched the board and saw my numbers win.” The new medal was not Campriani’s only prize – he also won an Olympic quota place and became the first qualified athlete among all sport events for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Additionally, his victory broke a 40-year world championship draught for the Italian shooting team. “That news was really nice,” said Campriani. “I was lucky, just because that’s how the world championship schedule was put together. If they had put pistol as the first event, then that winner would have earned the honor. “I was the first to qualify for London, but I also could have been the second or the third. The most important thing is what I do in London.” The victory was also nice for his national team. “It’s good for me, for sure, but it’s also good for my federation,” Campriani explained. “It’s good for all of the Italian men shooters. (Shooting) isn’t very famous. We need some important events, like the world championship and an Olympic championship, if we want someone to know that we exist.” Campriani’s Mountaineer coach, Jon Hammond, was representing Great Britain and was also competing at the ISSF World Championship. He says that Campriani’s victory is not only big for the young shooter, but also for the WVU program. “It’s really hard to emphasize how good he (Campriani) is now,” Hammond said. “To not only start making finals at world cups, but to also win medals at world cups, is an incredible feat alone. Then, to finish off by winning the world championship, is amazing. “It’s an incredible story. I think it’s awesome for us to have someone like that on our team, and I think he can go on and be a top-class shooter for many, many years. For as long as he wants to.” Undoubtedly one of the world’s top shooters of the moment, Campriani is excited for his final season with the Mountaineers, and for the even bigger competitions that loom on the horizon. “No matter what happens in the future, I will always be a world champion in 2010,” he said. “It’s definitely great for my shooting career, but I don’t think it’s a finishing point. It’s useful experience for the Olympics. An Olympic medal is something that you dream of since you’re a child.” If this past summer is a precursor, then the summer of 2012 may serve as the sequel to the “summer of Nicco Campriani.”

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Athletic excellence and strength and conditioning go handin-hand at West Virginia University. WVU’s strength and conditioning staff ensures all student-athletes are on year-long programs designed to improve the fitness capabilities needed in their sports. To keep athletes in peak physical condition, West Virginia offers a variety of training areas and an array of strength programs designed to increase performance. All student-athletes will have their own program individually calculated and updated throughout the year to ensure that every athlete raises their athletic ability and skill level. Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to West Virginia know that they are in good hands when it comes to their athletic capacity. Rifle’s Primary Training Concentrations Strength and conditioning for the sport of rifle is similar to other varsity sports, in that stresses are put on both the musculoskeletal system and the central nervous system with regards to proprioception and the cardio vascular system. The sport of rifle requires a great deal of muscular endurance and a high level of kinesthetic sense of awareness to fuel stabilization and balance. An efficient heart rate is also important for the student-athletes; the more efficient an athlete’s heart can pump blood, the longer he/she will have between heart beats to square their rifle on target. Targeted Exercises • Basic weight training exercises • Core training to strengthen the torso • Balance and functional training to improve kinesthetic awareness • Cardiovascular training to improve the blood pumping abilities of the heart, which in turn lower the resting heart rate

The Weight Rooms Accomplishing those conditioning requirements occurs in several campus weight rooms. Housing almost 15 tons of total weight, the Mountaineer weight room is located in the Puskar Center at Milan Puskar Stadium. The 22,000-square foot weight room features a three-lane track for conditioning and 40 times, one of only two collegiate weight rooms to have such a track. Seven power platforms and 40 pieces of Hammer Strength weight equipment make the facility the envy of all opponents. Weight rooms are also located in the WVU Coliseum and Shell Building facilities. These weight rooms are located directly beside the soccer playing and practice fields, allowing for workouts to be scheduled as needed around practices throughout the year. These weight rooms also are located near the outdoor and indoor tracks, providing year-round surfaces for soccer conditioning.

Strength And Conditioning Mission Statement To provide athletes with the knowledge, character, extrinsic motivation, discipline and training to reach their potential both personally and athletically. Student-athletes are offered the opportunity to train in some of the nation’s best facilities and with one of the nation’s best staffs. Physical development and dominance have been and continue to be traits that are equated with WVU. The athlete’s self-confidence and unwavering dedication have driven him/her into the nation’s spotlight. This is made possible through the give-and-take relationships between the athletes and staff. The WVU strength and conditioning staff is committed to enabling athletes to achieve their dreams.

Coaching Staff A new rule for the 2010-11 season, the NCAA has mandated that each team can declare five scoring shooters prior to a match, and count the top four scores. The same five shooters do not have to count for smallbore and air rifle. The NCAA Championships is the only exception – the same five shooters must shoot smallbore and air rifle, with the team counting the best four scores in each discipline. Air Rifle Overview: Competitors stand and shoot lead pellets from .177 caliber guns at targets 10 meters away. The bullseye, or 10-dot, is one-half millimeter wide (about the size of the period at the end of this sentence).

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Home to one of the country’s most tradition-rich programs, the WVU rifle range is a reflection of the long-term success enjoyed by the 14-time national champion Mountaineers. The range is highlighted by the presence of ten MEGAlink electronic scoring systems, the most up-to-date system used by some of the country’s proficient shooters, including 2008 Olympian and current WVU coach Jon Hammond. The technological upgrade at the WVU facility allows a studentathlete’s shot to be scored based on sound waves. With the advantage of a computer screen located at the shooter’s stand, team members can view the results of their shots immediately. The system adds not only an advantage for Mountaineer shooters, but is also improves spectators’ view of the match. A large projection screen was installed in the viewing room so fans can now follow along shot-by-shot with athletes. Another unique aspect of the range is the ability for shooters to work simultaneously. Team members can shoot in the smallbore position at the 50 foot targets while others can also shoot the 10m air rifle at the same time. Accompanying the many features of the range is a comfortable student lounge area where student-athletes can relax before and after meets. Other amenities include a gun room and a locker room.

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Course Of Fire: With the new electronic targeting system, competitors have 105 minutes for 60 shots from the standing position. Perfect Match Score: A perfect score of 600 is the maximum for air rifle.

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The Rifles: Air rifles can be either air or gas-powered and weigh up to 12 pounds by NCAA regulations. The rifles have metallic sights.

The Rifles: Athletes shoot free rifles (weight limit of 17.6 pounds) that can be customized with special accessories and/or alterations that fit the shooter’s size and preferences. The rifles have metallic sights.

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Smallbore Overview: In smallbore or three-position rifle, athletes fire .22 caliber smallbore rifles from the prone, standing and kneeling positions at targets 50 feet downrange. The bullseye is a millimeter (slightly larger than the size of a period at the end of this sentence).

Perfect Match Score: A perfect score of 600 is the maximum for smallbore. MEGAlink Electronic Scoring Systems Near the beginning of 2007, the West Virginia University rifle team received a grant from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust to allow for the installation of a state-of-the-art electronic target system.

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Course Of Fire: Athletes fire 20 rounds per position for a total of 60 shots. The total time limit is 120 minutes.

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Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia University rifle team. But becoming successful and positive role models in and out of the range is just as significant to them. The Mountaineers give back to Morgantown and its surrounding communities every chance they get. “It’s really important for our team to give back,” says coach Jon Hammond. “Something that I love about Morgantown and West Virginia is that the athletic department and the teams are such a huge part of both the city and the whole state.” The Mountaineers especially enjoy working in outdoor settings, and regularly volunteer their time at The National Hunting and Fishing Days at Stonewall Jackson Resort. There, the team interacts with visiting children and gives lessons on gun safety. With coach Hammond putting an equal emphasis on academics and athletics, the Mountaineers are constant participants in the “Read Aloud” program, visiting local schools and not only reading stories to the younger students, but also encouraging older students to apply themselves to their studies. The WVU rifle team understands the privileges that come with being a Mountaineer, and in appreciation of the gifts they receive, the team in turn spends free time with those in need, especially the young patients at the WVU Children’s Hospital. Smiles are widespread when the Mountaineers visit and share their stories of success. “Without any professional teams, the student-athletes at West Virginia University are really put on a pedestal,” says Hammond. “In that aspect, it’s very important that they are visible and go out in the community and do whatever they can to help.”

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• Wild Game Dinner • Eddie Eagle Gun Safety •Toys for Tots • Operation Christmas Child • Scott’s Run Settlement House • Habitat for Humanity Finally, the Mountaineers all know that they have come a long way from their club days to winning the NCAA Championship. Therefore, whenever the opportunity arises, team members can be found back at their club programs, passing on their knowledge to former teammates and future stars, furthering the development of their sport and giving back to those that helped them achieve the success they now own. “Typically, we end up in a lot of outdoorsy events. It’s great for the kids to volunteer individually, but it’s also great when we can do things as a group,” adds Hammond. “I think it’s very important for each of these student-athletes to not only represent the team well, but to also represent the community and the athletic department.”

foot facility providing individual and group study areas ð 8,000-square State-of-the-art labs ð Provides a quietcomputer atmosphere and is open six days a week ð ð The latest in fingerprint technology used when signing in ð Center can be utilized around the student-athlete’s schedule ð Center cost $1.3 million and opened in October of 2007. ð Facility gift was provided by former Mountaineer great Jerry West and his wife, Karen, and the Robbins family.

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The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to the promotion of the academic achievement of student-athletes as well as their athletic accomplishment and their personal and career development. In support of this position, West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on-campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personalsocial challenges they face as developing adults. While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia athletes have also made some noteworthy strides in the classroom. Some of those strides include having 11 student-athletes being named first team Academic All-Americans in seven of the last nine years and nearly 800 different student-athletes earning a 3.0 GPA during the 2008 and 2009 academic years. To help its student athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – The Coliseum Academic Performance Center.

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“The Coliseum Academic Performance Center is a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as West Virginia to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom.” -- Garrett Ford, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services.

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WVU’s Academic Support Services Provides Team educational counselors Tutoring and mentoring services Priority registration for student-athletes Post-eligibility assistance

The WVU student services staff, headed by Associate Athletic Director for Student Services Garrett Ford and his assistants Sandy Cole-DeMent, Erica Wycherley, Paul Downey, Stephanie White, Mark Hanselman and Donnie Tucker, makes sure that every studentathlete has the best possible opportunity to obtain a college degree. This process begins as soon as a recruit signs a letter-of-intent to play for the Mountaineers. “We know everything about incoming freshmen academically before they arrive in the fall,” said Ford. “We know which students are ahead of others and which will require more assistance.” Besides keeping in touch with freshmen, incoming student-athletes are encouraged to attend orientation sessions offered for all West Virginia University students during the summer prior to their arrival on campus. This is where new students can learn more about the Morgantown campus and, most importantly, register for classes. During the second week of classes, freshmen are enrolled in mandatory study halls, monitored by Ford and his staff. Those who do well during the first semester are given the option of attending study hall, but if their GPA drops below a certain mark, they must return to the mandatory sessions. During the semester, department officials keep a careful record of each student-athlete’s academic progress. Class and study hall attendance are checked regularly, periodic grade reports are obtained from instructors, and parents, coaches and players are kept up-to-date on their academic progress. During priority registration, all student-athletes, from incoming freshmen to graduating seniors, get advice in scheduling the courses to keep them on track in their degree programs. These measures are succeeding in a noticeable way. Last year, 379 student-athletes earned a place on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll with at least a 3.0 grade-point average.

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ð Over 75 tutors provide student-athletes with assistance in their classes. Upperclassmen, graduate students and community members serve as ð tutors in their area of specialty. Tutoring services are provided for all student-athletes regardless of ð scholarship status.

Mentoring Service Facts Experienced educators from the local community serve as mentors for student-athletes who need additional guidance with adjusting to the academic rigors of the college environment. Mentors help incoming student-athletes improve accountability through time management, study skills and organizational skills related to their classes. In another program, former Mountaineer athletes are returning to school to complete work on their degrees, some after as many as 10 years past their time in Morgantown. But for those who don’t graduate with their class, there’s still hope. A continuing-eligibility program was created in 1989 to give those studentathletes who are close to graduating an opportunity to come back to school to complete their degrees. Since its creation, dozens of students have participated, with a success rate of better than 80 percent. More than 25 student-athletes from all sports participated in the post-eligibility program last year. In 1992, under the direction of associate Ford, WVU joined the growing list of schools that are a part of an NCAA-sponsored consortium. Similar to the post-eligibility program in providing former student-athletes a chance to continue work toward their degrees, the closely screened consortium requires participants to be more involved in community-related activities. The consortium students are often much older athletes, who left the University to pursue professional sports or business careers, but now wish to return to complete their degrees.

What is SAAC? The West Virginia University Student Athlete Advisory Committee is comprised of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) provides a forum for the “voice of the student-athlete” on WVU’s campus. SAAC membership provides feedback to administration about how to improve WVU athletic programs. They disseminate information important to student-athletes to share with their teams. Two representatives from each varsity team at West Virginia University are either elected by their teammates or selected by the members of their coaching staff. Under the guidance of SAAC advisor Terri Howes, the SAAC meets regularly to discuss current issues and concerns of WVU’s student-athletes. SAAC leaders attend BIG EAST Conference SAAC meetings to exchange ideas with other studentathletes from BIG EAST schools regarding student-athletes’ collegiate experience.

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Graduation Rates West Virginia University’s graduation rate for student-athletes has been impressive, to say the least, over the past seven years. The ratio of student-athletes graduating to the general student body has increased almost every year. The graduation rate for student-athletes is based upon the number of students who entered the University receiving athletic scholarship aid in a given academic year, and their progress over six years. The most recent figures are based upon the progress of student-athletes who entered WVU during 2002-03.

APR The West Virginia University men’s basketball team, women’s cross country team and women’s soccer team received public recognition in the spring of 2010 by the NCAA for their latest multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads their respective sports. Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear APR. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each studentathlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team’s academic performance.

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NCAA Certification West Virginia University received unconditional recertification in April 2010 from the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification, recognizing that the University’s athletic program is in “substantial conformity with operating principles” adopted by Division I schools. The purpose of athletics certification is to ensure integrity in the institution’s athletics program and to assist institutions in improving their athletics departments, the NCAA said. WVU was one of the first schools to volunteer for the NCAA’s pilot certification program in 1991, and was one of five schools originally certified. WVU’s program was recertified by the NCAA in 1996 and then again in 2001. The most recent round of recertification began in 2008 with a self-study of governance and commitment to rules compliance, academic integrity, as well as gender and diversity and student-athlete well-being. The Division I Committee on Athletics Certification preliminarily reviews an institution’s certification materials and provides a list of issues identified during the evaluation. The university then hosts a visit by peer reviewers who file a report regarding the institution’s resolution of those issues before a final certification decision is rendered. An institution’s failure to satisfactorily respond to the committee may negatively affect certification status. All 335 active Division I members participate in the certification process.

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1. To generate a student-athlete voice within WVU, the Big East and NCAA structure. 2. Solicit student-athlete response to proposed WVU, Big East and NCAA legislation.

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4. Review, react and comment to the governance structure on legislation, activities and subjects of interest. 5. Actively participate in the administrative process of athletics programs and the NCAA. 6. Promote a positive student-athlete image.

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3. Recommend potential WVU, Big East and NCAA legislation.

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The purpose of this area is to support the academic progress of student-athletes toward intellectual development and timely graduation. Services provided in this component include tutoring, academic counseling and advising, mentoring, U101 equivalent freshman orientation classes (SEP 170) and structured study sessions.

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Commitment to Athletic Excellence The purpose of this area is to offer athletic programs that are broad-based, equitable, and dedicated to the well-being of the student-athlete. Overall, WVUIA administration program supports and encourages a broad program of sports. CHAMPS/Life Skills acts as a performance psychology professional resource for the coaching and support staff of the athletic programs.

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The purpose of this area is to support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle for student-athletes, encouraging and supporting emotional well-being, personal growth and decision making skills. CHAMPS/Life Skills services provided within this component include personal counseling, health presentations, improving communication skills, and presentations on social development and fiscal responsibility. A satellite office of the WVU Carruth Center for Counseling and Psychological Services and Well WVU is located in the Coliseum to support this commitment area.

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Commitment to Service The purpose of this component is to engage interested student-athletes in service to his or her campus and surrounding communities. Activities for student-athletes within this component include peer education, guest speaking at campus and community events and mentoring local children. The many challenges that today’s college student-athletes face, both on and off the playing field, are unmatched in the history of higher education. Unfortunately, many students are not well prepared to face these challenges or encounter life issues that undermine health and success in college. To prepare studentathletes for the demands of college life and beyond, the NCAA developed the CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success)/Life Skills program. In the spring of 1995, the West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics initiated its own CHAMPS/Life Skills program. WVU was one of only 170 schools selected by the NCAA to participate in their national pilot program. Five programming “commitment” areas viewed as critical to personal growth are part of WVU’s model. They are: 1) academic excellence, 2) personal development, 3) career development, 4) athletic excellence and 5) community service. Commitment to Academic Excellence

Commitment to Career Development The purpose of this area is to encourage student-athletes to develop and pursue career and life goals in a timely manner. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program fulfills this purpose by offering career development presentations, sport career retirement programs, transitions from college class in the spring semester (SEP 493), and by working in conjunction with the WVU Carruth Center and the WVU Career Services Center on identifying an individual’s interests, career goals, crafting resumes and facilitating job search process. For more information, contact WVUIA psychologist Dr. Ed Etzel in Room 275a in the Coliseum at (304) 293-7062 or visit GTA Michelle McAlarnen in Room 288 of the Coliseum.

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JON HAMMOND Head Coach Fifth Season

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Making good on a promise put in place upon his hiring, Jon Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, has returned the West Virginia University rifle team to national glory, implementing a strategy for success that has seen one national championship, one Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship, one undefeated season, 27 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors and two ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America recognitions. After leading the Mountaineers to the 2009 NCAA Championship, the program’s nation-best 14th title, Hammond coached a talented, upperclassmen-laden squad to a perfect 11-0 record in 2010, the team’s first since 2001, and a GARC regular season title. The Mountaineers followed their unblemished regular season with a win at the GARC Championship, sweeping both discipline titles and walking away with the conference trophy. The victory was the program’s fourth overall and first since 2000. Junior transfer Nicco Campriani represented WVU exceptionally well at his first league championship, winning the smallbore, air rifle and combined score titles. Additionally, the Mountaineers earned 18 all-GARC honors, including eight first-team awards, and Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year, his second distinction in three years. Hammond concluded his fourth season with a third-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships; the Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the nation for the majority of the season, finished third in smallbore and fifth in air gun. WVU placed two in the smallbore finals, as Bryant Wallizer and Brandi Eskew finished sixth and eighth, respectively. Following the championships, seven student-athletes earned 12 All-America honors, including first-team awards for Campriani (air rifle and smallbore), Eskew (smallbore), Wallizer (air rifle), Michael Kulbacki (air rifle) and Andy Lamson (air rifle). Possessing an influence that extends outside the range, Hammond’s team continuously excels in the classroom. Lamson was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica second team and the all-district at-large men’s first team, while Campriani was named to the all-district second team. Additionally, six Mountaineers were named to the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-Academic Team. Hammond made a name for himself in the coaching ranks in 2009, as he took an undergrad-laden WVU squad to the NCAA Championships and returned with the program’s 14th trophy. A season that built on momentum, Hammond’s third year at WVU saw the Mountaineers rise back to the top, as WVU went 11-1 overall, earned its first No. 1 CRCA ranking in over a

HAMMOND AT-A-GLANCE Coaching Experience West Virginia University, 2005-Present • Head Coach • Third place, 2010 NCAA Championships • 2010 GARC Champions • 2010 GARC regular-season champions with 11-0 record • 2010 GARC Coach of the Year • 2009 National Champions • 2009 air rifle National Champions • 2009 CRCA Coach of the Year • 2008 NRA Distinguished College Coach • 2008 GARC Coach of the Year • Coached 15 student-athletes to 28 NRA All-America honors • Two ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors • 38 all-GARC honorees • Volunteer coach, 2005-06 Education West Virginia University, 2004 • Master’s degree (sport management) Leeds University, 2002 • Bachelor’s degree (geography) Playing Experience Great Britain National Team • 2008 Beijing Olympic Games • Fifth place, 50m prone (596), 2008 Rio de Janeiro World Cup • Fourth place, smallbore prone, 2007 European Championships, Granada, Spain Great Britain Junior National Team • Bronze medal, 50m prone, 2000 Junior European Championship, Czech Republic • 1998 50m prone World Junior Champion, Barcelona

Hammond competed for Great Britain in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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In addition to his busy coaching schedule, Hammond still competes for Great Britain. Following his successful second season as the Mountaineers’ coach, Hammond spent the summer of 2008 as an athlete, competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Most recently, he shot on the World Cup circuit in the summer of 2010 and at the 50th ISSF World Championship in Munich, Germany, where he finished 29th in prone and 39th in 3P. Prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Hammond competed in all four World Cups in 2008. Hammond started shooting when he was nine years old. As a junior, Hammond won both domestic and international honors, including the 50m prone World Junior Champion title in Barcelona in 1998, and the bronze medal in the Junior European Championships in 50m prone in Pilzen, Czech Republic, in 2000. Hammond earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Leeds while competing on its rifle team. Hammond then journeyed to West Virginia to spend the 200203 season competing for the WVU rifle team while working toward his master’s degree in sport management. Hammond returned to Morgantown in 2006 and began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant with the Mountaineers. In addition to his highly successful career as a shooter, Hammond has also volunteered his time to help others. While a member of the Leeds squad, he helped coach beginning shooters as well as assist the team with organizational tasks. Hammond helped initiate Blind Shooting in Scotland with his father. He worked closely with a group from the Grampian Society for the Blind to teach basic rifle techniques. He also gave the shooters positional and mental advice and undertook the task of raising funds for all of the equipment, as well as organizing a venue to hold the club’s matches.

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decade, had seven student-athletes earn All-America honors, improved its GARC standing and finished second at the league championship, captured the nation’s air rifle championship and won the aforementioned NCAA title. The Mountaineers’ 2009 national-title run was especially noteworthy given the pressure the team overcame. After a poor smallbore showing on the championships’ first day, WVU found itself in sixth place. Under his watch and guidance, Hammond’s team regrouped and put forth a strong air rifle showing, with all four competitors finishing in the top 10 - Wallizer finished second, while Lamson and Tommy Santelli finished third and fifth, respectively, and Kulbacki placed sixth. Additionally, Hammond’s squad was strong at the 2009 GARC Championship, as Santelli finished first overall, second in air rifle and fifth in smallbore. Wallizer and Kulbacki joined Santelli in the air rifle finals and finished third and eighth, respectively, while Eskew, Lamson and Kyle Smith had respective fourth, seventh and 10th place smallbore finishes. Four Mountaineers earned first team All-America honors in 2009 – Eskew and Smith were named to the smallbore squad, while Wallizer and Lamson were placed on the air rifle team. In total, seven student-athletes earned 10 All-America honors. The year concluded with five Mountaineers earning CRCA All-Academic honors and Lamson’s distinction on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America third team. For his efforts all season, Hammond earned his first CRCA Coach of the Year honor. In only his second year as head coach, Hammond led the 2007-08 rifle squad to an 8-3 record, a third-place finish at the GARC Championship and a sixth-place standing at the NCAA Championships, the Mountaineers’ first appearance in six years. Hammond guided five Mountaineers to NRA smallbore All-America honors that season –Lafe Kunkel (first team), Eskew (first team), Santelli (second team), Smith (second team) and Lamson (honorable mention). Hammond also earned individual recognition, as he was named GARC Coach of the Year and listed as the 2008 NRA Distinguished College Coach. Hammond took over the Mountaineer rifle program upon the retirement of long-time coach Marsha Beasley in 2006. That season, he guided the 2006-07 West Virginia team to its first winning season (6-4) since 2003.

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Q: The 2010-11 season marks the last for seven Mountaineer seniors. How valuable is their collective experience and how will it influence this year’s outcome?

Q: An NCAA title in 2009 and an undefeated season and a GARC title in 2010 - how does this team merge the success of the last two seasons and find its own success?

A: I think their experience is very valuable. They provide a lot of leadership. Also, I think they know the ins and outs of our six-month schedule, and they know the unique struggles of being a college student-athlete. Seniors should know how to properly manage their time and how to fit training into their class schedules. You hear it all the time – seniors always talk about how they know how to manage their schedules better.

A: I think this team needs to work hard and continue to train as it has over the last few years. The talent is there. We again have a very deep team. (Senior) Nicco Campriani adds an ‘X’ factor of special talent, but every shooter on this team is very consistent and very solid.

I think the seniors can be good role models for the younger members of the team. As a coach, you feel like you have a much more experienced, stronger team when you have more upperclassmen. It’s definitely a huge benefit and their presence on the team should help us this year.

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Q: Four seniors – Brandi Eskew, Andy Lamson, Tommy Santelli and Kyle Smith – have been here for four of your five seasons as head coach. What role has this quartet played in the resurgence of the WVU rifle program? A: I think they have played a huge role. They were my first recruiting class, and they will be my first real class to graduate after four years. For a coach, that’s really special. They have been the core of this program’s resurgence, and they have all played their own part. They have all been a part of growing this team, bringing it back to prominence and ultimately winning a national championship.

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This group is very interesting. Each of these seniors has his or her own strengths and weaknesses, but I think in time, they all really complimented each other nicely. It will definitely be a big loss when these four student-athletes leave, but hopefully for them and the team, they can go out with a big season.

I think the key to this season is for the team to stay focused and not become complacent. Hopefully, we can be motivated by our thirdplace finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships. It is difficult. We had such a fantastic season last year; we won every match and captured the conference championship. To not win the national championship did put a bit of a damper on the rest of the experience. This season, we have to go one match at a time, like we always do, focus on the present, work hard and train hard. We definitely have the talent and the depth to have a very successful season. Hopefully, the seniors can really give a huge effort, knowing that this is their last year as a Mountaineer. That should add the extra motivation and hard work needed to have a great year. Q: Given the program records that were set last year and the individual scores that were shot, how does this year’s team make a name for itself? A: You just progress. Like all good teams, you have to forget about last year and just push on with this year. We don’t talk about it too much, but a score of 4700 is that magic number that no team has broken since these new targets were introduced. That’s definitely a goal that we view as achievable.

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Q: The support and interest from the Morgantown community has grown over the last few years. How does this encouragement impact the student-athletes and what steps need to be taken to foster a stronger relationship? A: I think the community’s support definitely impacts and helps the rifle team. We are aware that we are a small sport, but I think that we are fortunate that the rifle team has such a rich tradition and history at WVU.

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The whole state of West Virginia recognizes and relates to the team. On a day-to-day basis, it’s easy just to blend in, but when we go out to community events, we meet amazing people. The support they show for the team is incredible. I think it’s great for the team to see that support, which is why we try to get out in the community as much as we can. Yes, rifle is a small sport, but Mountaineer fans still recognize it and follow the team’s success. Everyone around the state really knows about the WVU rifle team.

Education West Virginia University, 2009 • Bachelor’s degree (landscape architecture) PLAYING Experience West Virginia University, 2005-08 • 2008 NRA smallbore first team All-America • Fourth place, smallbore (676.6), 2008 NCAA Championships • 2008 all-GARC smallbore honorable mention team • 2008 WVU Most Valuable Shooter • 2007 GARC Scholar-Athlete

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Coaching Experience West Virginia University, 2008-Present • Graduate Assistant • Third place, 2010 NCAA Championships • 2010 GARC Champions • 2010 GARC regular-season champions with 11-0 record • 2009 National Champions • 2009 air rifle National Champions • 14 NRA All-Americans • Volunteer coach, 2008-09

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All-American Lafe Kunkel returns to the WVU rifle program for his second year as a graduate assistant after four dedicated, decorated seasons as a Mountaineer shooter. Kunkel’s leadership played a role in the Mountaineers’ undefeated 2009-10 season. The team finished the year at 11-0 and won the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) regular-season and postseason titles. Additionally, the team finished third at the NCAA Championships and saw seven Mountaineers earn 12 NRA All-America honors. In only his first season as a coach with WVU, Kunkel helped guide the Mountaineers to their 14th national title, as the squad captured the team and air rifle trophies at the 2009 NCAA National Championships. Additionally, the team finished second at the GARC Championship, and seven Mountaineers were named NRA All-Americans. Kunkel’s scores counted in every match during his four-year career at WVU, shooting a personal-best 585 in air rifle and smallbore, the latter in a 2007 Mountaineer victory over Ohio State. A 2008 NRA smallbore first team All-America, Kunkel led a young WVU squad back to the NCAA Championships his senior season, the Mountaineers’ first appearance at the tournament after a six-year absence. Kunkel, the 2008 squad’s most valuable shooter, led the Mountaineers in smallbore at NCAAs with a score of 676.6, good enough for fourth place. Additionally, Kunkel was named the 2007 GARC Scholar-Athlete and earned 2008 allGARC smallbore honorable mention honors. A member of the WVU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll and a CRCA Academic All-America, Kunkel graduated in 2009 with a degree in landscape architecture. He is currently working on a master’s degree in agricultural and natural resource economics.

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Name Ht. Class Hometown Nicco Campriani ................5-8..............Sr........................ Florence, Italy Brandi Eskew.....................5-7..............Sr....................Petersburg, W.Va. Michael Kulbacki................5-9..............Jr...............................DuBois, Pa. Thomas Kyanko.................5-10............Fr......................Wellsburg, W.Va. Andy Lamson.....................5-9..............Sr......................... Colchester, Vt. Justin Pentz........................5-8..............Jr...............................DuBois, Pa. Andraz Poje........................5-9..............r-Sr.............. Grosuplje, Slovenia Tommy Santelli...................6-2..............Sr......................... Prosperity, Pa. Kyle Smith..........................5-8..............Sr..............................DuBois, Pa. Petra Zublasing..................5-5..............So.......................... Appiano, Italy Ashley Zultanky..................5-3..............Sr..........................Garwood, N.J.

Pronunciation Guide Nicco Campriani.................................... camp-ree-on-ee Thomas Kyanko................................................ky-an-ko Andraz Poje...........................an-drosh................. po-yay Petra Zublasing........................................... zu-blah-sing

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With Italian National Team in 2003-09 Finished second in smallbore 3 position with a score of 1173 at the 2009 Milan World Cup … automatically qualified for the 2009 October World Cup Final in Wuxi, China … first place air rifle finish at the 2009

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Personal Son of Giuseppe Campriani and Eralda Dolci … birthday is Nov. 6 … has one brother … attended the University of Florence for three years prior to joining the Mountaineers … also attended Liceo Agnoletti Scientifico … majoring in industrial engineering … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.

CAREER AIR RIFLE Matches Avg. High Year 2010.......... 6........................... 596....................... 598

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Smallbore 593............ at Winthrow Invitational, Jan. 31, 2010

CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2010.......... 6........................... 589.83.................. 593

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At West Virginia in 2009-10 Earned NRA first team air rifle and smallbore All-America honors … named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic all-District II at-large men’s second team … member of the 2010 CRCA AllAcademic Team … rewrote the Mountaineer record book and set new marks in air rifle (598), smallbore (593) and combined score (1189) … smallbore mark is believed to be the best-ever collegiate score … contributed to school record aggregate score of 4697 and air rifle mark of 2368, both achieved in win over Alaska-Fairbanks … shot a school-record 196 standing at GARC Championship … made a splash in Mountaineer debut, finishing first against NC State with combined score of 1180 … also finished first in air gun (593) and smallbore (587) … finished first against a talented field in Alaska-Fairbanks win with combined score of 1185 … also shot winning smallbore (589) and air rifle (596) scores … finished first against Ole Miss with combined score of 1187 … also finished first in both disciplines with a 596 air gun mark and a 591 smallbore total … stellar at Winthrow Invitational, shooting a school-record combined score of 1189 and winning smallbore with a program-best 593 mark … also finished first in air gun with score of 596 … paced the Mountaineers in their NCAA qualifying match win over Nebraska with a combined score of 1187 … swept discipline competitions with a school-record 598 air gun mark and a 589 smallbore score ... swept the competition at the GARC Championships, finishing first overall with a combined score of 1187 … also won discipline titles, shooting 590 in the smallbore open-field competition and 101.9 in the finals, and 597 in the air rifle open-field competition and 102.8 in the finals … smallbore win was aided by school-record 196 standing mark … won the 10m men’s air rifle title at the Champion of Champions Match … shot the highest visitor score (595) at the 2009 USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championship … had a spectacular summer with the Italian National team, winning the air rifle (702.5) gold at the 50th International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Championship … awarded with an Olympic quota place following win, distinguishing him as the first qualified athlete for the London 2012 Olympic Games among all sports … also finished fifth in 3 position (1271.8) … additionally, finished first in the 50m men’s rifle prone and in the 10m men’s air rifle at the Fort Benning ISSF World Cup and the Belgrade ISSF World Cup, respectively.

European Championship … represented Italy at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games … shot 594 air rifle for a 12th-place finish … also finished 38th in prone and 39th in 3 position … captured first place in air rifle at the 2008 University World Championship … earned the prone and 3 position silver medals at the 2007 European Junior Championship … took the air rifle bronze medal at the 2006 European Junior Championship … opened national team career with a silver medal in air rifle at the 2003 European Junior Championship.

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One of the top international shooters of the moment … though forced to sit out the first six matches of the 2009-10 season, returned to rewrite the Mountaineer record book … twotime NRA first team All-American … reigning GARC Conference air gun, smallbore and combined score champion … seven-year member of the Italian National Team … reigning air rifle world champion … two-time ISSF world cup gold medal winner … placed 12th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games … years of top-level competition and exhaustive knowledge provide experience to an already talent-laden team.

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Did You Know? Nicco became the first qualified athlete from all sports for the 2012 London Olympics via his air rifle title at the World Championship.

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Brandi Eskew 5-7, Senior, Petersburg, W.Va. Talented all-around shooter looking to end career as a four-time first team All-American … solidified her status as one of the top Mountaineer smallbore shooters as a junior … three-time first team smallbore NRA All-American … continues to excel with competitive air rifle scores … provides consistent scores weekly … garners national attention. At West Virginia in 2009-10 Collected NRA smallbore first team All-America honors for the thirdstraight season … all-GARC smallbore first team and combined score honorable mention … contributed to the team’s combined score (4697) and smallbore (2333) record … shot school-record 200 prone twice … smallbore season average of 578.92, set in 13 matches, was a program-best mark … secured second place in smallbore at Ohio State with score of 581 … tied for fourth place in smallbore at Akron with 578 score … shot 577 smallbore against Army and finished in third place … put together a solid match in Kentucky win and finished second overall with a season-best 1172 score … day included a first-place, 586 smallbore score and season-high 586 air rifle mark … shot 580 smallbore against NC State to finish second … shot a school-record 200 prone in Alaska-Fairbanks win … aggregate score of 1169 thirdbest in NCAA qualifying match win over Nebraska … personal-best smallbore score of 588 was good enough for second place … finished eighth in smallbore at the GARC Championships with a total score of 674.9 … mark included open-field score of 578 and a 94.7 mark in the finals … finished eighth in smallbore at the NCAA Championships with a final score of 677.8 … shot 581 toward the team score. At West Virginia in 2008-09 Earned second consecutive NRA smallbore first team All-America honor … all-GARC smallbore and combined score second team … named to preseason all-GARC Watch List … smallbore season average of 578 was second best on team … shot school-record 200 prone twice … shot 579 smallbore against Ole Miss, contributing to team’s school record smallbore score of 2319 … registered 582 smallbore against NC State in regular-season match … score helped Mountaineers secure 4677 aggregate team record … team-best 581 smallbore against Nebraska … shot a personal-best 585 smallbore versus TCU … combined with 583 air rifle score, concluded match with season-best 1168 aggregate score … matched personal best air rifle score with 586 against NC State in NCAA qualifying match … finished second overall with score of 1163 … finished fourth overall at GARC Championships with 676 smallbore score … qualified for finals with a score of 576, composed of 196 (97, 99) prone, 192 (97, 95) kneeling and 188 (95, 93) standing … also shot 580 air rifle at championships. At West Virginia in 2007-08 Named NRA smallbore first team All-America … all-GARC smallbore and combined score second team … topped smallbore field with a team-best 584 against Kentucky … also shot team-best 583 air rifle against Wildcats for a combined score of 1167, a then-school record … set school record with 589 air rifle against Nebraska … combined score of 1170 against Alaska-Fairbanks set school record … smallbore score of 585 against Nanooks was a school record and personal best … finished eighth in the smallbore with a score of 673.7 at the GARC Championships … also finished seventh in air rifle at conference championships with 685.9 score … led the Mountaineers at the NCAA Championships in air rifle with score of 585.

Brandi is one of 23 three-time first team All-Americans in rifle history, and the first Mountaineer to earn at least three straight honors since Cory Willis did so in 2000.

In High School Competed in the Junior Olympics and shot personal-best 395 out of 400 to place fourth in air rifle in 2007 … four-time West Virginia State JORC Champion (2004-07) in both smallbore and air rifle … 2005-06 member of the 3 position Air Rifle National Team … 2006 smallbore IJ Junior Olympic silver medalist … member of the 2006 National Junior sectional first place air rifle team … attended Petersburg High. Personal Daughter of Joe and Donna Eskew … birthday is Aug. 5 … majoring in exercise physiology.

eskew at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 589............ vs. Nebraska, Jan. 12, 2008 Smallbore 588............ vs. Nebraska (NCAA qualifier), Feb. 13, 2010 CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 14......................... 581.0.................... 589 2009.......... 13......................... 581.92.................. 586 2010.......... 12......................... 578.75.................. 586 CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 14......................... 577.6.................... 585 2009.......... 13......................... 578.0.................... 585 2010.......... 13......................... 578.92.................. 588

At West Virginia in 2008-09 Concluded a breakout sophomore season with NRA air rifle first team All-America honors … also named to the smallbore second team … selected to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America third team … also named all-district II men’s at-large first team … member of 2009 CRCA All-Academic Team … named to the GARC allconference combined score first team … also named to conference’s smallbore and air rifle second teams … shared GARC Scholar-Athlete Award with Kyle Smith … program-best 1164.07 combined score season average ranked first on team … registered air rifle season average of 587.36, second best team mark … contributed to recordsetting air rifle (2359), smallbore (2319) and aggregate (4677) scores … shot school-record 200 prone twice … match-best 582 smallbore in win over Ohio State … second in both smallbore (582) and air rifle (587) for first place overall finish (1169) against Morehead State … shot season-best 1171 at Army and secured first place in air rifle (591) … shot final season-high 582 smallbore of year against Ole Miss …

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In High School 2006 USA shooting J2 grand champion … 2006 Junior Olympic J2 3 position silver medalist … 2006 and 2007 Vermont State Smallbore Champion ... participated in Junior Olympics from 2002-07 … third J2 at 2006 Junior Olympics in smallbore … high IJ at 2006 Camp Perry in 3 position smallbore … attended USA National Championships from 2002-06 … attended Colchester High. Personal Son of Karl and Shelley Lamson … birthday is July 26 … has one brother and one sister ... majoring in business and economics … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.

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At West Virginia in 2007-08 Named NRA smallbore honorable mention All-America … member of the 2008 CRCA All-Academic Team … finished 11th in air rifle with 1160 score at the 2008 National Junior Olympic Championships … also finished seventh in the 3 position smallbore with 2377.1 score and 20th in prone with 1170 score … finished third in smallbore against Nebraska with a personal-best 578 … shot a career-best 588 air rifle in NCAA qualifying match against VMI … finished fourth in air rifle with 687.0 score at the GARC Championships … took seventh with 676.6 score as an individual smallbore competitor at the 2008 NCAA Championships.

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At West Virginia in 2009-10 Solidified position as one of the top all-around Mountaineer shooters as a junior and earned second consecutive NRA air rifle first team All-America honor … also earned smallbore second team honor … all-GARC air rifle and combined score first team and smallbore second team … additionally, earned GARC Scholar-Athlete accolade … named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America second team … also named to the all-district II men’s at-large first team … named to the 2010 CRCA All-Academic Team … contributed to combined score (4697), air rifle (2368) and smallbore (2333) school records … air rifle season average of 588.38 a program-best mark … combined score (1165.54) season average ranked No. 2 on team … finished second against Air Force, in Lincoln, Neb., with an aggregate score of 1163 … second place 579 smallbore score and fourth-place 584 air rifle score contributed to finish … tied for first place in win at Nebraska with combined score of 1168 … also won smallbore with 581 score and tied for third place in air rifle with score of 587 … earned second-straight victory with a personal-best 1177 combined score at Ohio State … also won air rifle and smallbore with respective personal-best scores of 594 and 583 … finished second overall at Akron with an aggregate score of 1171 … also won air gun with 593 score and tied for fourth in smallbore with score of 578 … placed second against Army with combined score of 1163 … air rifle score of 589 was also good enough for second-place tie … enjoyed a solid outing against Kentucky, finishing first overall with a combined score of 1173 … also earned runner-up status in air gun with a team-best 591 score and shot 582 smallbore, good enough for third place … tallied combined score of 1165 to finish second against NC State … air gun score of 587 was good enough for third place … 591 air gun score fourth-best in NCAA qualifying match win over Nebraska … shot 581 toward the team’s smallbore score at the GARC Championships and finished seventh overall with a final score of 674.9 … also shot 584 toward the team’s air rifle score … two-day total of 1165 was fourth-best combined score … finished 12th overall and paced the Mountaineers in air gun at the NCAA Championships with a score of 587 … finished second in the junior division of the 10m men’s air rifle at the 2009 USA Shooting Airgun Championship.

finished second in air rifle with personal-best 592 against TCU … paced the Mountaineers in air rifle at Kentucky with 585 … finished first overall versus Memphis with 1170 score … total included personal best 592 air rifle score … tied for second in air rifle with 590 score in regular season match against NC State … matched air rifle score in win over AlaskaFairbanks … stellar day in NCAA qualifying match, finishing first overall (1165) and tops in both smallbore (578) and air rifle (587) … paced team in smallbore at NCAA Championships, shooting 574 … finished third in air rifle at national championship, shooting 589 in team round and 100.7 in finals for 689.7 combined score.

LAMSON at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 594............ at Ohio State, Oct. 17, 2009 Smallbore 583............ at Ohio State, Oct. 17, 2009

2009-10 Review

A five-time NRA All-American and two-time first team air rifle honoree, who has emerged as one of the program’s top shooters … strong in both guns … consistently shoots one of the team’s top combined scores … equally impressive out of the range, as he excels in the classroom and is a two-time ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American … cool, calm demeanor is a steadying influence for teammates.

CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 14......................... 578.5.................... 588 2009.......... 14......................... 587.36.................. 592 2010.......... 13......................... 588.38.................. 594 CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 14......................... 573.6.................... 580 2009.......... 14......................... 576.71.................. 582 2010.......... 13......................... 577.15.................. 583

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Did You Know? Andy’s father, Karl, competed for MIT’s rifle team during his college years.

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Andraz Poje 5-9, r-Senior, Grosuplje, Slovenia Gained extensive experience in just five matches with the Mountaineers after joining the squad mid-season in 2009-10 … decorated Slovenian shooter who adds depth to squad … several years of experience on the European Championship circuit. At West Virginia in 2009-10 Provided solid competition in five matches with the Mountaineers … tallied a personal-best 579 air rifle and 1146 combined score in win over Ole Miss … shot a personal-best 567 smallbore at Winthrow Invitational … represented Slovenia in the 3 position and prone minimum qualifying score relays at the Fort Benning ISSF World Cup in May. With the Slovenian Junior National Team from 2004-08 Finished fourth in prone at the 2007 Junior European Championships in Granada, Spain … Slovenian Junior National team finished second overall … two-time 3X40 Slovenian junior champion (2005, ’07) … finished 11th overall in prone at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia … named Best Junior Shooter in 2007 by the Slovenian Shooting Union … also awarded the golden award from the union for his sporting achievements in 2007 … honored with the bronze prize for 2007 sporting achievements from the Slovenian Olympic Committee … shot for SD Grosuplje under Joze Kolenc.

Andraz shot his personal-best prone score (597) after a 90-day break from training due to an arm injury. His score qualified him for the European Championships.

Personal Son of Joze and Mojca Poje … birthday is April 28 … has one sister … graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences with a degree in social sciences prior to joining the Mountaineers … pursing his master’s degree in political science.

poje at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 579............ vs. Ole Miss (in Cookeville, Tenn.), Jan. 30, 2010 Smallbore 567............ at Winthrow Invitational, Jan. 31, 2010 CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2010.......... 5........................... 574.6.................... 579 CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2010.......... 5........................... 565.4.................... 567

At West Virginia in 2008-09 Added to All-America collection and earned NRA smallbore and air rifle second team honors … earned three all-conference honors, including smallbore and combined score second team awards and air rifle honorable mention accolade … earned spots on all-GARC Smallbore and Combined Score Watch Lists … season averages tops on team, as he ranked second for combined score (1162.5) and third for air rifle (585.71) and smallbore (576.79) … shot school-record 200 prone twice … set program aggregate record with first place 1172 score against TCU … personal-best 583 smallbore score fueled school record … contributed to three team records: smallbore (2319), air rifle (2359) and aggregate (4677) … shot 595 air rifle in win over Alaska-Fairbanks, not only winning discipline but also setting personal-best mark … score is one short of school record … led all smallbore and air rifle counters in season-opening victory over Ohio State with respective 576 and 586 scores … shot 586 air rifle to finish fourth at Army … matched score and finish in win over Ole Miss … shot 580 smallbore to finish third in loss at Kentucky … tied for first in smallbore (578) in win over Memphis … topped smallbore field against Akron with 581 score … finished second overall with 1163 score in NCAA qualifying match against NC State … also finished second in smallbore (577) and third in air rifle (585) … finished first overall at the GARC Championships with a 1169 combined score … shot 578 smallbore and finished fifth overall with a final score of 674.5 … also finished second in air rifle with a final score of 692.3, which included a team-counting score of 591 … shot 591 air rifle at NCAA Championships and finished fifth overall with final score of 687.5 … also shot 570 smallbore. At West Virginia in 2007-08 NRA smallbore second team All-American … earned second team smallbore all-GARC honors … named to the Top 10 Preseason all-GARC Watch List for smallbore, air and combined … received No. 6 ranking with

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Personal Son of Tom and Cindy Santelli … birthday is Sept. 27 … has two sisters ... majoring in engineering … is an Eagle Scout.

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In High School Member of the USA National Development Team … fourth place in junior men’s prone and 3 position at both the 2007 Junior Olympic Rifle Championship and 2007 USA Nationals … placed ninth in the men’s junior 3 position at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Croatia … also earned a silver medal on the junior men’s prone team and a bronze medal with the junior men’s 3 position team squad in Croatia … 2006 NRS 3P Junior smallbore champion ... NRA National 3 position JWR champion … Junior Grand Champion at 2005 USA Nationals, taking gold in junior men’s 3 position and prone … was homeschooled.

santelli at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 595............ vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 25, 2009 Smallbore 585............ vs. Nebraska (NCAA qualifier), Feb. 13, 2010 CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 14......................... 579.1.................... 584 2009.......... 14......................... 585.71.................. 595 2010.......... 13......................... 583.92.................. 590 CAREER SMALLBORE Matches Avg. High Year 2008.......... 14......................... 574.8.................... 582 2009.......... 14......................... 576.79.................. 583 2010.......... 14......................... 578.08.................. 585

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At West Virginia in 2009-10 Remained one of the most consistent two-gun specialists for the Mountaineers, shooting in both disciplines at the 2010 NCAA Championships … earned NRA smallbore second team and air rifle honorable mention All-America honors … named to the all-GARC smallbore first team … also selected to conference’s air rifle and combined score second teams … contributed to the smallbore (2333) school record … smallbore season average of 578.08 ranked No. 2 on team … shot 1163 against Air Force, in Lincoln, Neb., and finished fourth overall … also shot 587 air rifle and finished third … shot 1163 in consecutive days and again finished in fourth place at Nebraska … placed third at Akron with combined score of 1164 … also placed second in smallbore (580) and third in air gun (584) … finished third in Kentucky win with aggregate score of 1170 … also shot 581 smallbore, good enough for fourth place … season-best air gun score of 590 was good enough for fourth place in Ole Miss victory … shot 579 smallbore at Winthrow Invitational and finished fourth overall … finished fourth in smallbore with personal-best score of 585 in NCAA qualifying match against Nebraska … finished second in smallbore at the GARC Championships with a final score of 680.2 … tally included an open-field score of 582 and a finals score of 98.2 … also shot 583 toward the team’s air gun score … two-day total of 1165 was good enough for fourth place … shot 579 smallbore toward the team’s NCAA Championships score and finished 10th overall … also shot 580 toward the team’s air gun score … competed at the 2009 USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championship.

26 votes from league coaches … captured the bronze medal in junior men’s 50m prone and 3 position at the 2008 USA Shooting National Championships … finished first with 583 air rifle score against Ohio State … opened rookie campaign with season-best smallbore score of 582 in win over NC State … shot season-best 584 air rifle twice, including the year’s first win over the Wolfpack … nabbed a team best 579 smallbore score against Nebraska … shot 577 smallbore at GARC Championships, the second-best Mountaineer score … shot 577 air rifle at NCAA Championships to finish second on team.

2009-10 Review

Five-time All-American who continues to provide big scores in clutch situations for the Mountaineers … shoots consistently and is exceptionally skilled in both guns … proven big-match competitor … competed extensively on the national and international level.

Tommy plays the bagpipes.

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Kyle Smith 5-8, Senior, DuBois, Pa. Smallbore specialist looking to end Mountaineer career with a strong season … two-time NRA All-American … continues to improve skill in both guns … equally as strong in classroom … possesses nationallevel experience that continues to aid in development. At West Virginia in 2009-10 Steady smallbore specialist who contributed to overall Mountaineer success … all-GARC smallbore honorable mention … named to the 2010 CRCA All-Academic Team … member of the smallbore team that shot a program-best score of 2333 against Kentucky … shot a schoolrecord 200 prone in win over Air Force in Lincoln, Neb. … finished first overall in victory at Nebraska with an aggregate score of 1168 … also finished second in air rifle and smallbore with respective scores of 588, a personal best, and 580 … additionally, shot a school-record 199 kneeling … placed third against Army with aggregate score of 1157 … also won smallbore with score of 582 … season-best smallbore score of 584, the second-best match score against Kentucky, helped push squad toward smallbore school record. At West Virginia in 2008-09 Selected to the NRA smallbore first team All-American … named to the CRCA All-Academic Team … selected to all-GARC smallbore first team … also shared GARC Scholar-Athlete Award with Andy Lamson … finished season with 579.01 smallbore average, tops on team and program best … also ranked third with 1160.56 combined score season average … shot school-record 587 smallbore in win over Morehead State … also shot school-record 200 prone … followed with a school-record 199 kneeling versus Ole Miss on way to first place (584) smallbore finish … contributed to both team smallbore (2319) and aggregate (4677) team records … shot personal-best 586 twice … withheld from air rifle competition for the first four matches of season due to equipment issues … opened season with second place (579) smallbore finish against Ohio State … shot season-best 1169 combined score to finish third overall against TCU … also shot 584 smallbore to finish second … brilliant in loss at Kentucky, finishing first overall with combined score of 1167 … total included personal best air rifle score (586) and first place smallbore score (581) … shot 577 smallbore to finish third in win over Memphis … finished third in smallbore against Nebraska with 580 score … shot second 586 air rifle score of year in regular season victory over NC State … finished seventh in smallbore at GARC Championships with raw score of 577 and final score of 671.7 … shot 573 smallbore at NCAA Championships. At West Virginia in 2007-08 Named to the NRA All-America smallbore second team following strong showing at the NCAA Championships, in which he scored 578 smallbore … shot a personal-best 580 smallbore twice, including the NCAA qualifying win over VMI … finished second in the air rifle with 581 score in win over Nebraska … took first in the air rifle with a personal-best 586 in win over Memphis.

Did You Know? Kyle wants to get his doctorate in economics after he graduates from WVU. In High School Attended national championships twice and made three appearances at the Junior Olympics … finished fifth at the 2007 Junior Olympics in men’s air rifle … shot a then-personal best of 590 in competition … 11 national championships with DuBois Storm club team. Personal Son of Brad and Michelle Smith … birthday is April 18 ... majoring in economics … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … is an Eagle Scout.

smith at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 588............ at Nebraska, Oct. 11, 2009 Smallbore 587............ vs. Morehead State, Oct. 5, 2008 CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 13......................... 575.2.................... 586 2009.......... 9........................... 582.11.................. 586 2010.......... 12......................... 577.83.................. 588 CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 14......................... 573.2.................... 580 2009.......... 14......................... 579.07.................. 587 2010.......... 12......................... 573.33.................. 584

At West Virginia in 2009-10 Did not see competitive action … named to the 2010 CRCA All-Academic Team. At West Virginia in 2008-09 Named to the 2009 CRCA All-Academic Team … shot personal-best 564 smallbore to tie for ninth place against Memphis … score topped five Tigers … shot season-best 570 air rifle in win over Ole Miss … finished with season-best 1126 aggregate score at Kentucky. At West Virginia in 2007-08 Earned 2008 CRCA All-Academic honors … opened WVU career with season-best air rifle score of 575 in win over NC State … scored a personal-best 560 smallbore against Army.

In High School Two-time participant at the USA National Championships … NRA smallbore national championships at Camp Perry … took second in the air rifle at the New Jersey Junior Olympic Rifle Championship … competed with the Somerset Junior Rifle Club … competed for Arthur L. Johnson High. Personal Daughter of John and Linda Zultanky … birthday is May 13 … has one sister … majoring in criminology and investigations … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.

zultanky at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 575............ vs. NC State, Oct. 6, 2007

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Continues to develop skills in fifth year of competitive shooting … walk-on with in-depth knowledge of sport … provides team with out-of-range leadership … actively involved in the WVU community … vice president of the WVU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

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Did You Know? Ashley collects spoons from all over the world.

Smallbore 564............ vs. Memphis in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 16, 2008 CAREER AIR RIFLE Matches Avg. High Year 2008.......... 9........................... 557.6.................... 575 2009.......... 6........................... 565.5.................... 570 2010.......... --.......................... --.............................. --

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CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2008.......... 9........................... 547.3.................... 560 2009.......... 11......................... 554.64.................. 564 2010.......... --.......................... --.............................. --

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Michael Kulbacki 5-9, Junior, DuBois, Pa.

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Talented air rifle specialist … emerged as one of nation’s top shooters as a sophomore and earned first career air rifle first team All-America honor … gained significant international experience as a member of the 2010 United States Junior National Team … continues to improve smallbore skills … member of air rifle team that engineered spectacular 2009 NCAA Championships turnaround and secured title … greatly progressed

At West Virginia in 2009-10 Continued to pace the Mountaineer air rifle team and earned first career NRA air rifle first team All-America honor … also earned smallbore honorable mention accolades … all-GARC air rifle and combined score first team, as well as smallbore honorable mention … member of the 2010 CRCA All-Academic Team … contributed to the team’s schoolrecord aggregate (4697) and air rifle (2368) scores in Alaska-Fairbanks win … air rifle (588.23) and aggregate score (1164.17) season averages ranked No. 3 on team … shot 589 air rifle in Air Force win, in Lincoln, Neb., to finish second overall … also shot a 578 non-counting smallbore score to finish with an aggregate score of 1167, the match’s best mark … secured third place with aggregate score of 1164 at Nebraska … also shot 587 air rifle and tied for third place … finished third in air gun at Ohio State with score of 589 … shot 1167 to finish first overall against Army … also won air rifle with season-best score of 593 … earned an air gun score of 590 and finished in third place against Kentucky … finished fourth against NC State with aggregate score of 1164 … also shot 588 air rifle and placed second … shot a personalbest 1178 combined score against Alaska-Fairbanks to finish second overall … final tally was fueled by a personal-best 585 smallbore mark and a season-high 593 air rifle score … finished third in air gun with a score of 591 against Ole Miss … 591 air gun score good enough for third place at Winthrow Invitational … shot 584 toward the team’s air rifle score at the GARC Championships … contributed a 584 air gun total to the Mountaineers’ team score at the NCAA Championships … finished first in the junior division of the 10m men’s air rifle at the 2009 USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championship … competed with the United States Junior National Team at the 50th ISSF World Championship in July … secured place on team via his third-place finish in the 10m men’s air rifle at the USA National Championships. At West Virginia in 2008-09 Capped off eventful freshman season with NRA air rifle second team All-America honors … all-GARC air rifle second team … all-GARC combined score honorable mention … air rifle season average of 585.21 ranked fourth on team … shot a school record and season-best 596 air rifle against TCU … registered 590 air rifle in NC State regularseason match to contribute to record-setting team air rifle (2359) and aggregate scores (4677) … shot school-record 195 standing against Morehead State and finished match with 580 smallbore score … followed match with season-high 582 smallbore at Army … score included a program-best 200 prone mark … finished third against Memphis with 587 air rifle score … shot 588 air rifle against Nebraska, good enough for second place … placed eighth overall in air rifle at GARC Championships with a 686.6 score … finished sixth in air rifle at NCAA Championships with 686.9 score.

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Michael’s parents played sports in college – his dad played football, while his mom competed on the basketball and field hockey teams. In High School Three-time MVP and four-year member of coach Joel Dutra’s rifle squad at DuBois Area High … won the first PA state match individual title and was a member of the 2006 team champion squad … NRA National Airgun Team … NRA 2007 Intermediate Junior Champion of the Puttman Trophy for smallbore … finished fourth at the National American Legion in 2006 and 2008 … 2006 Junior Olympics 3 position Air Rifle National Champion … appointed to the National Development Team under USA Olympic Coach David Johnson … several years of international competition for the International Junior Match and the Match of Hope … collected over 11 national championships with the DuBois Storm junior team … competed for high school baseball and golf teams. Personal Son of Mike and Toni Kulbacki … has one brother … birthday is March 27 … majoring in engineering … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … member of the Garfield Masonic Lodge 559.

kulbacki at-a-glance personal bests Air Rifle 596............ vs. TCU, Oct. 25, 2008 Smallbore 585............ vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 21, 2010 CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2009.......... 14......................... 585.21.................. 596 2010.......... 13......................... 588.23.................. 593 CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2009.......... 13......................... 571.69.................. 582 2010.......... 12......................... 575.58.................. 585

At West Virginia in 2008-09 Became sixth freshman in two years to earn NRA All-America honors, as he was named to the smallbore and air rifle second teams … also earned multiple all-GARC honors and was named to the smallbore and combined score honorable mention squads … named to the 2009 CRCA All-Academic Team … shot school-record 200 prone in first collegiate match, a win over Ohio State … shot personal-best 584 smallbore, and tied for first with teammate Kyle Smith in victory over Ole Miss … also tied for second in air rifle with 587 score … concluded match with personal best 1171 combined score, one short of schoolrecord mark … tallied season-best 588 air rifle in program-defining victory over Alaska-Fairbanks … score was good enough for third place … also paced Mountaineer smallbore attack, tying for first place and shooting 580 … shot 585 air rifle to finish third against Morehead State … shot fourth best team air rifle score (582) in loss at Kentucky … finished fifth in smallbore (576) and air rifle (584) to place fourth overall (1160) in victory over Nebraska … tied for second place (580) smallbore against Akron … shot 572 smallbore to finish fourth in NCAA qualifying match against NC State … shot 568 smallbore to finish 19th at GARC Championships. In High School Four-year member, co-captain and MVP of DuBois Area High’s squad … contributor on 2006 Pennsylvania State Champion rifle team … sixyear Junior Olympic competitor (2002-08) … finished sixth in smallbore at 2008 Junior Olympics … won gold medal for IJ in 3 position at 2006 Junior Olympics … finished High Junior and 10th overall in 3 position at 2008 Palmyra Invitational … 2008 PA 3 position air rifle champion … finished fourth in junior 3 position at 2008 USA Nationals … also finished sixth in junior air rifle … two-time National Champion at Camp Perry in 3 position smallbore, winning SubJunior and Intermediate

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Personal Son of Mark and Joanne Pentz … has one sister … birthday is Sept. 4 … majoring in engineering … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … appointed by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell to the PA Governor Youth Council in 2007.

personal bests Air Rifle 589............ at Nebraska, Oct. 11, 2009 Smallbore 586............ vs. Nebraska (NCAA qualifier), Feb. 12, 2010 CAREER AIR RIFLE Year Matches Avg. High 2009.......... 13......................... 581.62.................. 588 2010.......... 12......................... 582.83.................. 589 CAREER SMALLBORE Year Matches Avg. High 2009.......... 13......................... 574.38.................. 584 2010.......... 13......................... 576.46.................. 586

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At West Virginia in 2009-10 Emerged as a solid contributor as a sophomore and individually qualified for NCAA Championships in smallbore … collected third NRA All-America honor and was named to the smallbore honorable mention team … all-GARC smallbore and combined score second team, as well as air rifle honorable mention … named to the 2010 CRCA All-Academic Team … shot 584 air rifle and tied for fourth place in win over Air Force in Lincoln, Neb. … shot a personal-best 589 air rifle and finished first overall at Nebraska … won smallbore at Akron with 584 score … finished fourth in air gun and smallbore against Army with respective scores of 580 and 575 … shot 581 smallbore in Kentucky win and tied for fourth place … combined score of 1171 at Winthrow Invitational set personal-best mark … outing included a third place (583) smallbore showing and fifth place (588) air gun result … finished second with aggregate score of 1170 in NCAA qualifying match against Nebraska … third place, personal-best smallbore score of 586 figured into combined score … competed in smallbore as an individual qualifier at the NCAA Championships and finished 18th overall with a score of 576.

Junior titles … took both the Krilling Trophy for small bore rifle position metallic sight champion and the first-ever Alves Memorial Trophy for smallbore rifle position high junior metallic sight champion … member of the International Junior Rifle Team (William Drew Cup) in 2004 and 2007 … 2007 PA 3 position champion … 2006 smallbore NRA Distinguished Rifleman Award recipient … 2006 Junior Distinguished Badge for threeposition air rifle … took two titles as a two-year member of the PA State Association 3P Air Rifle Team … two-year member of the NRA Youth Advisory Board … certified NRA Assistant Rifle instructor … seven-year member of the 11-time national champion DuBois “Storm” Junior Rifle Team … National Honor Society member … graduated magna cum laude with a 4.0 GPA.

2009-10 Review

Continues to develop as a shooter … three-time NRA All-America … made strides in smallbore as a sophomore and individually qualified for the NCAA Championships … shot career bests in both guns in second season as a Mountaineer … proved capable of balancing pressure in the range and in the classroom.

Justin once owned five snowmobiles.

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Petra Zublasing 5-5, Sophomore, Appiano, Italy

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Talented international shooter looking to have immediate impact on team’s results … her years of experience with Italian national team should give her an edge in the range.

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With Italian National Team from 2004-10 Competed in women’s air rifle and 50m women’s 3P at 2010 World Championships, Munich … finished seventh in air rifle at the 2010 Fort Benning World Cup … second in air rifle at the 2009 Milan World Cup … finish qualifed her for the 2009 World Cup Final, China … won the junior women’s air rifle title at the 2009 European Championships, Prague … finished seventh in air rifle at the 2009 Wuxi World Cup. Personal Daughter of Franz Zublasing and Adelheid Schroffenegger … birthday is June 30 … has two sisters … attended the University of Innsbruck for two years prior to joining the Mountaineers … majoring in civil engineering.

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Thomas Kyanko 5-10, Freshman, Wellsburg, W.Va. 2009-10 Review record book west virginia university

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Experienced shooter who has spent time with the US Junior National Team … should immediately push teammates in the range … excels in the classroom. In High School Member of the US Junior National team … represented the US at the 2008 Shooting Hopes match in Pilzen, Czech Republic … finished eighth in junior men’s 50m 3 position and ninth in junior men’s 50m prone … finished second overall in smallbore at the 2009 Junior Olympics … finalist and high J2 in smallbore at the 2008 Junior Olympics … junior finalist in smallbore at the 2008 USA Nationals … valedictorian at Brooke High … member of the honors program and community service club ... named a Bucklew Scholar. Personal Son of Mark and Mari Kyanko … birthday is July 22 … has one sister … enrolled in the WVU Honors Program and majoring in computer science … hopes to obtain PhD in computer science.

Did You Know? Thomas wants to own his own technology company.

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Behind every successful team is a strong backbone of leadership, ready and willing to push the squad through tough situations and toward its ultimate goal – championships. With seven seniors listed on the West Virginia University rifle team’s 2010-11 roster, fifth-year Mountaineer coach Jon Hammond should not be hard-pressed to coax leadership out of his squad. “Senior experience is very valuable,” says the two-time and reigning Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Coach of the Year. “Seniors can be good role models for the younger members of a team. As a coach, you feel like you have a much more experienced, stronger team when you have more upperclassmen. It’s a huge benefit, and their presence on the team should help us this year.” Leadership and experience – with a senior class that boasts one reigning world champion and 17 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors, Hammond believes his fifth WVU team has what it takes to recapture the national crown. Four of the Mountaineers’ seniors have successfully competed on the nation’s largest stage before, and three factored into one of the most-remarkable comebacks in the sport’s history, recovering from a sixth-place smallbore finish and winning the 2008 NCAA title. The most proven shooter on this year’s WVU squad has never shot at the NCAA Championships, but that holds little weight, given his already lengthy international resume. Senior Nicco Campriani, the reigning air rifle world champion, returns for his second and final season with the Mountaineers. A two-time NRA first team All-American, Campriani rewrote the WVU record book in just six matches last year, and is expected to be the top collegiate shooter this season. “Nicco is our guy – he truly is a world-class shooter,” Hammond says. “Having someone like that on the team completely changes the squad’s dynamic and performance expectations. “Nicco settled in great with the team last year. He’s one of the best students on the team, and also one of the hardest workers. He

really sets the example and he will be the person that the team looks to throughout this year. With his scores, drive and focus, you really couldn’t have a better person leading in the range.” A native of Florence, Italy, Campriani is coming off a fantastic summer, as he won the air rifle (702.5) gold at the 50th International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Championship. An Olympic quota place accompanied the win, and Campriani became the first qualified athlete for the London 2012 Olympic Games among all sports. Most importantly, Campriani returns as the Mountaineers’ most steady shooter. Last season, he set program records in air rifle (598), smallbore (593) and combined score (1189), and also swept the competition at the GARC Championship, finishing first overall (1187) and in smallbore (590, 101.9 finals) and air rifle (597, 102.8). Behind Campriani stands four seniors – Brandi Eskew, Andy Lamson, Tommy Santelli and Kyle Smith - that have sparked the rejuvenation of the WVU rifle program. “It’s been really interesting watching those four over the years,” says Hammond of his first recruiting class. “There has been some interesting growth among them, and they’ll always be a big part of the team. Those four have been the class that has carried this team through. “It seems crazy that they are going into their senior season. It seems like just yesterday I was recruiting all of them, so it will be special to watch them complete their four-year journeys. Hopefully, they can all come back and have really strong senior seasons.” Eskew, a Petersburg, W.Va., native, is a three-time NRA first team smallbore All-American and looks to capture her fourth honor in her final season. One of the top Mountaineer smallbore shooters, Eskew had a resurgent junior year, finishing eighth in the discipline at the NCAA Championships with a final score of 677.8. One of the Mountaineers’ most-consistent shooters in both guns, Lamson, a Colchester, Vt., native and five-time NRA All-American, including a two-time air rifle first team honoree, returns after setting the

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program’s air rifle season average record (588.38) last year. Additionally, his combined score season average of 1165.54 ranked No. 2 on the team. A two-time ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American, Lamson shot a counting score in each discipline match one season ago and provides a steadying influence over the Mountaineer lineups. Prosperity, Pa., native Tommy Santelli, also a five-time NRA AllAmerican, has earned a reputation as a clutch shooter over the last three seasons. A two-gun shooter, Santelli is coming off a second-place finish at the 2010 GARC Championship with a final score of 680.2. He followed that performance with a 10th-place (579) smallbore finish at the national championships, and looks to duplicate those scores over the course of his final WVU season. Rounding out the talented quartet is DuBois, Pa., native Kyle Smith. A two-time NRA All-American, Smith, a skillful smallbore shooter, looks to bounce back after a difficult junior campaign. Despite his struggles, Smith showed promise in air gun last season, shooting a personal-best 588 and finishing second at Nebraska, and will push for a weekly lineup spot this year. Andraz Poje and Ashley Zultanky complete this year’s senior class. Poje, a Grosuplje, Slovenia, native, shot with the Mountaineers in just five matches last season after transferring to WVU mid-year. A solid competitor, Poje owns several years of experience on the European Championship circuit. Most recently, he represented Slovenia in the 3 position and prone minimum qualifying score relays at the Fort Benning ISSF World Cup in May. Zultanky, a native of Garwood, N.J., provides immeasurable out-ofrange leadership for the Mountaineers, as she is actively involved with the WVU community and serves as vice president of the WVU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Juniors Michael Kulbacki and Justin Pentz are just as vital as the senior class to the Mountaineers’ success this season, and return to the range with hopes of contributing toward another national championship. Kulbacki, a steadfast air rifle contributor over the course of his first two seasons, emerged as one of the nation’s top discipline shooters as a sophomore and earned his first air rifle first team All-America honor. A native of DuBois, Pa., Kulbacki, an all-GARC air rifle and combined score first team member, contributed to the team’s school-record aggregate and air rifle scores, and also shot with the counting air rifle team at the NCAA Championships. While factoring into the team’s air rifle corps this season,

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Kulbacki should benefit from his recent experience as a member of the 2010 United States Junior National Team. Pentz, also a native of DuBois, Pa., showed promise throughout his sophomore campaign and developed into a solid smallbore contributor. A three-time NRA All-American, Pentz competed in the discipline as an individual qualifier at the national championships and finished 18th overall (576). He also made strides in air rifle and shot a personal-best 589 score and finished first overall at Nebraska. “Justin has become more consistent over the years, while Mike’s air rifle scores are always solid and steady,” says Hammond. “Their time may come this season. Hopefully, they’ll keep working hard and become a big part of the squad this season.” Joining the Mountaineers this season are sophomore Petra Zublasing and freshman Thomas Kyanko. A native of Appiano, Italy, Zublasing is a six-year member of the Italian National Team and should push for a counting spot in both lineups this season. She recently represented her country in women’s air rifle and 50m 3P at the ISSF World Championships in Munich. Additionally, Zublasing finished seventh in air rifle at the 2010 Fort Benning World Cup. Kyanko, a Wellsburg, W.Va., native, is an experienced shooter who has spent time with the US Junior National Team. Most recently, he finished second overall in smallbore at the 2009 Junior Olympics. Strong in the classroom as well, Kyanko was valedictorian at Brooke High. Kyanko is expected to redshirt this season. “I think Petra can have an impact on the team this season,” says Hammond. “She is another great Italian shooter with a lot of championship experience and can be one of the top collegiate shooters. Thomas brings a good bit of experience, too, and is a strong smallbore shooter.” The Mountaineers’ 2010 slate features six participants from last year’s NCAA Championships, including first-time winner TCU. The Mountaineers own a 3-0 record over the Horned Frogs, and this season’s meeting will be the first between the two squads in two years. “I think our schedule is one of the most challenging we have ever had,” Hammond says. “We’re happy we were able to get TCU back on the schedule – facing off against the reigning NCAA champions will be exciting. “Hopefully, we can build off our heavy fall schedule and peak in the postseason.” In total, the Mountaineers will face three of the last 10 national champions, including 10-time winner Alaska-Fairbanks, and 2005 champion and GARC foe Army. WVU and Alaska-Fairbanks, the 2010 NCAA runner-up, will meet on Jan. 22 for the eighth time since 2002. The Mountaineers have been the more dominant team as of late, winning the last two shoulder-to-shoulder matches. The Mountaineers face the Black Knights in West Point, N.Y., on Nov. 12. Army finished fifth at the 2010 national championships and GARC Championship. Despite having to take to the road only twice in the regular season, the Mountaineers must travel to conference rival Kentucky on Feb. 5 for a shoulder-to-shoulder match that could determine the GARC regular-season champion. The Wildcats have won three GARC titles since 2004. WVU trumped UK three times last season; the Wildcats finished fourth at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, WVU will face Nebraska and Murray State, the sixth and seventh place finishers, respectively, at last season’s national championships. The Mountaineers and the Cornhuskers will meet twice this season, with both matches taking place in Morgantown. The Mountaineers open their season and play host to Ohio State on Oct. 16. WVU will play host to nine matches this year at the WVU Rifle Range. The team’s postseason will open at the 2011 GARC Championship, Feb. 26-27, in Oxford, Miss. The 2011 NCAA Championships is scheduled for March 12-13, in Columbus, Ga. Focused on bringing the national title back to Morgantown, the WVU rifle team will depend on its talented, experienced senior class to lead it toward its nation-best 15th championship. Armed with valuable lessons learned over the last two rewarding seasons, the Mountaineers are prepared to continue and protect the dynasty they have worked so hard to restore.

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2010-11 quick facts General Information Location: Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment: 28,898 President: Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County, ’85) Director of Athletics: Oliver Luck (West Virginia University, ’82) NCAA Faculty Representative: John Fisher Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Great American Rifle Conference Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Home Facility: Mountaineer Rifle Range Coaching Information Head Coach: Jon Hammond (West Virginia ’05) Overall Record: 36-8 (four seasons) Record at WVU: same Graduate Assistant: Lafe Kunkel Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/1 Newcomers: 2 Sports Information Assistant Athletic Director/Communications: Michael Fragale Sports Information Director: Bryan Messerly Associate Sports Information Director: Katie Kane Assistant Sports Information Director/Rifle Contact: Shannon McNamara SID’s e-mail: Shannon.McNamara@mail.wvu.edu Sports Communications Phone: (304) 293-9909 Sports Communications Fax: (304) 293-4105 SID’s Cell Phone: 304-290-2467 Mailing Address: Sports Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877 Website: MSNsportsNET.com

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season review The 2009-10 West Virginia University rifle team entered the

The Mountaineers returned all but one from their 2008-09 cham-

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season still glowing in the bask of its nation-best 14th national cham-

pionship season, including seven All-Americans. WVU also welcomed

pionship. The Mountaineers knew the competition would be gunning

two newcomers, junior Italian transfer and 2008 Beijing Olympian Nicco

for them, yet the squad entered the range each match prepared and

Campriani, and redshirt junior Andraz Poje, who would not compete with

navigated a tough schedule with composure and confidence. In doing

the team until January.

so, WVU developed further as a team, and though the squad finished

WVU opened its campaign by sweeping a two-match weekend in

the season just short of its second-straight national title, victories were

Lincoln, Neb., with wins over Air Force (4655-4587) and Nebraska (4660-

still accumulated and motivation was cultivated for seasons to come.

4634); the Mountaineers’ victory over the Cornhuskers was the squad’s

Listed among the Mountaineers’ accomplishments were an 11-0

first GARC win of the season.

overall record, a victory over the No. 1-ranked team, the Great Ameri-

can Rifle Conference (GARC) regular season and postseason titles,

sons in style, as each shot personal bests in air rifle in the win over the

the GARC Coach of the Year award, the GARC air rifle, smallbore and

Cornhuskers. Pentz won the discipline with a score of 589, while Smith

combined score champion, and 12 National Rifle Association (NRA)

finished second, shooting 588 on his way to a first place, season-best

All-America honors for seven student-athletes.

aggregate total of 1168.

The Mountaineers quickly extended their season-opening road win

“The 2009-10 season was actually a very good year in terms

Junior Kyle Smith and sophomore Justin Pentz began their sea-

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of the team’s progression,” said coach Jon Hammond of his fourth

streak to four matches with wins at Ohio State (4666-4538) and at Akron

season with the Mountaineers. “We shot some really high scores and

(4665-4560). WVU has never lost to either team and extended its respec-

broke more school records. It was our first undefeated season as a

tive win streaks to 36-0 and 8-0.

unit. I think we had a great year – we were just disappointed that we

didn’t finish it off at the NCAA Championships. That was definitely

eers’ most dependable leaders, sweeping the competition with a career

a tough defeat to take, but it will motivate us in the coming sea-

day and shooting personal bests in air rifle (594), smallbore (583) and

Junior Andy Lamson emerged against OSU as one of the Mountain-

son.

aggregate score (1177); his combined total was a then-school record.

WVU finished in the top three in both disciplines against the Buck-

“We have a lot to be positive about and a lot of great accomplish-

ments to take pride in. It was a great year.”

eyes. The Mountaineers were just as dominant at Akron, as all but one finished ahead of the Zips. WVU’s lone senior, Bryant Wallizer, earned his

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second win on the short season with a combined score of 1172.

Standing at 4-0 at the end of October, the Mountaineers earned

the No. 1 ranking in the season’s first College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Poll. The ranking was the third for the Mountaineers in nine months, as the team earned the top spot in the Feb. 9, 2009, poll, its first No. 1 ranking in over a decade, and following its national title run. After a month-long break, the Mountaineers opened their home sea-

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son at the WVU Rifle Range with a resounding 4638-4562 victory over GARC foe and No. 5-ranked Army.

Sophomore Michael Kulbacki finished first overall with a score of

1167. The air rifle specialist also scored the discipline victory, shooting 593. Smith captured the smallbore win with a score of 582. Anxious to see the reigning national champions in action, a solid, supportive crowd composed of local WVU fans and 4-H clubs watched the Mountaineers compete throughout the day.

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“There is definitely a great community support for the rifle team,”

Hammond said. “Everyone seems to know about the team, and we’ve had more fans come and check out the matches. I think that’s great for the team. Coming off a national championship, I believe there was more exposure for the squad, and that helped generate fan interest.” Brimming with confidence, the Mountaineers looked to close out the 2009 portion of their season with a victory over reigning GARC champion and perennial powerhouse Kentucky.

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An undefeated Wildcat squad entered the WVU Rifle Range with the No. 2 ranking and sporting a 2-1 2008-09 record against the Mountaineers, having defeated WVU once in the regular season and at the GARC Championship prior to finishing in second place at the NCAA Championships.

(2358-2348). In a day filled with noteworthy performances, WVU’s smallbore total stood above everything else, as it bested the program’s record by 14 shots. Junior Brandi Eskew paced the counting squad and won the discipline’s individual competition with a score of 586. Classmates Smith, Lamson and Tommy Santelli also combined for the record. Lamson finished first overall with an aggregate total of 1173; he also finished tops on the team, and second overall, in air gun with a score of 591. Also of note, Eskew (1172) and Santelli’s (1170) second- and third-place finishes were season-best marks. “The win over Kentucky was huge,” Hammond ex-

plained. “Winning the regular-season match was a team goal heading into the season, and it is always nice when you accomplish something. I think it’s important to have little

Despite owning perfect overall and discipline records, the

goals throughout the season that you can check off as you progress.”

Mountaineers dropped to No. 2 on the Jan. 18 CRCA Poll. The

Following an eight-week semester break, the Mountaineers returned

rankings, based on season averages through Dec. 8, 2009, put

to the range in January and welcomed Campriani into the fold with a 4678-

Alaska-Fairbanks at No. 1, and set up a meeting between the

4561 victory over visiting NC State. The win pushed the Mountaineers’

nation’s top two teams.

record to 7-0, marking the first time WVU opened a season with seven-

The Jan. 21 WVU-UAF match had all of the ingredients for

straight wins since 2003.

an epic battle, pitting the nation’s only two undefeated teams

against each other with the No. 1 ranking on the line.

The transfer did not disappoint, as he swept the competition and won

smallbore (587), air rifle (593) and combined score (1180). In total, WVU

Both squads brought years of national experience and glory

secured the top seven smallbore positions.

to the match. Combined, the two teams have won 24 national titles since 1983. The Mountaineers terminated the Nanooks’ Andy Lamson

stronghold on the championship with their victory in 2009; prior to the win, UAF had captured all but the 2005 title since its second program win in 1999. when the dust had cleared, the Mountaineers stood tall as victors, downing the Nanooks, 4697-4670. WVU’s aggregate score of 4697 was a nation- and programbest mark. Additionally, the team’s winning score is the highest

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Fireworks ensued as both squads brought their A-game, but

collegiate combined total since the NCAA implemented a 60-shot course at the onset of the 2004-05 season. The Mountaineers were also victorious in both guns, winning (2329-2318). Campriani (596), Lamson (587), Kulbacki (593) and Wallizer (592) combined for the air rifle record. In addition to his air rifle win, Campriani also won smallbore (589) and combined score (1185). Additionally, he matched the

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air rifle (2368-2352) with a school-record score, and smallbore

school-record standing score of 195. In total, four personal bests were shot against the Nanooks. The match also served as Poje’s Mountaineer debut.

“I think our confidence grew with every match this season,”

explained Hammond. “We got to a point where I think everyone on this team believed that we could win every single match, and I think that’s where great teams need to be. We have to have that confidence and belief.”

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Date Opponent Results Oct. 10............ vs. Air Force (Lincoln, Neb.)...................................W, 4655-4587 Oct. 11............ at Nebraska............................................................W, 4660-4634 Oct. 17............ at Ohio State..........................................................W, 4666-4538 Oct. 18............ at Akron..................................................................W, 4665-4560 Nov. 14........... ARMY.....................................................................W, 4638-4562 Nov. 21........... KENTUCKY............................................................W, 4691-4642 Jan. 17............ NC STATE..............................................................W, 4678-4561 Jan. 21............ ALASKA-FAIRBANKS............................................W, 4697-4670 Jan. 30............ Ole Miss (Cookeville, Tenn.)..................................W, 4696-4576 Jan. 31............ at Winthrow Invitational..................................... First Place, 4678 Feb. 13........... vs. Memphis (Qualifiers Match)..............................W, 4659-4530 Feb. 13........... NEBRASKA (NCAA Qualifying Match)...................W, 4659-4612 Feb. 20-21...... GARC Championship (Oxofrd, Miss.)............... First Place, 4653 March 12-13... NCAA Championships (Fort Worth, Texas)...... Third Place, 4641

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slate clean, winning smallbore (2333-2294) and air rifle

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Kentucky, 4691-4642. Additionally, WVU kept its discipline

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The Mountaineers rolled following the UAF win, defeating GARC

The Mountaineers were not able to duplicate their comeback magic

foe Ole Miss, 4696-4576, in Cookeville, Tenn., and finishing first in the

from one season ago, and with a fifth-place air rifle finish (2333) in

Winthrow Invitational with a score of 4678.

the championships’ second day, the squad finished third overall with a

Campriani also continued to shoot well, setting a school record in

combined score of 4641. Host TCU earned its first national title with an

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smallbore (593) and aggregate score (1189) at the invitational.

aggregate score of 4675, and UAF finished second with a score of 4653.

After re-earning the No. 1 spot in the Feb. 10 CRCA Poll, WVU

concluded its perfect regular season with a resounding 4659-4612 vic-

just went in there and shot really well,” said Hammond. “Even if we were

tory over Nebraska in an NCAA Championship-qualifying match. The

having a good day, we would have struggled, too.

Mountaineers also earned a win over Memphis (4659-4530) based on

their qualifying score; the shoulder-to-shoulder match between WVU

TCU shot school records and deserved the win.”

and UM was cancelled due to inclement weather.

The Mountaineers’ team strength, evident all season, was awarded

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With an 11-0 overall record, and a 7-0 mark in GARC action, the

at the year’s conclusion, as seven student-athletes earned 12 NRA

Mountaineers earned their sixth GARC regular-season championship,

All-America honors. The seven honorees matched a decade-high mark

and first since 2003.

first achieved in 2009, and listed among the honors were six first-team

Riding a 17-match regular-season win streak, the Mountaineers

honors. Campriani was named to the smallbore and air rifle first team;

entered the postseason as the first undefeated WVU team since 2001.

Kulbacki, Lamson and Wallizer joined him on the air rifle squad, while Es-

The streak continued at the GARC Championship, as the Mountain-

kew was named to the top smallbore team for the third-straight season.

eers won their first title since winning three straight from 1998-2000

with an overall score of 4653. Though WVU won the smallbore title

Hammond reflected. “I don’t want to say we need to come back stronger,

“We have to use this year as motivation to come back next season,”

(2317), the team did suffer its first discipline loss, as it finished third in

because I already think we were strong this season. We need to come

air rifle (2336).

back and try to be more consistent. We have to have a solid season,

get ready for a really strong run in the postseason and hopefully finish a

Campriani swept the individual titles with air rifle and smallbore

final scores of 699.8 and 691.9. He advanced to the finals on the

couple of spots better than we did this year.”

strength of his school-record 597 air rifle score and 589 smallbore mark. He also finished first overall with a combined score of 1187.

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shooting a final score of 687.2, while Santelli (680.2), Lamson (674.9) and Eskew (672.7) finished second, seventh and eighth, respectively, in smallbore. The Mountaineers were also well represented on the all-GARC teams, earning a collective 18 honors, including eight first team awards. Additionally, Hammond was named GARC Coach

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of the Year, his second honor in three seasons, and Lamson was named GARC Scholar Athlete, his third-straight distinction. Ranked No. 1 and brimming with confidence, WVU entered the 2010 NCAA Championships, hosted by TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, looking for its first back-to-back title since winning four straight championships from 1995-98.

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The Mountaineers did not travel to the tournament at full strength, as Campriani was in Norway defending his air rifle title at the 2010 European Championships. WVU’s counting team consisted of Eskew, Kulbacki, Lamson, Santelli and Wallizer. Additionally, Pentz qualified for the individual smallbore championship. WVU opened the championship with a third-

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“We went into the championships with a lot of expectations, but TCU

place smallbore finish, shooting 2308. Wallizer and Eskew represented the Mountaineers in the finals, finishing sixth (679.3) and eighth (677.8), respectively. The finals appearance was the first career for Wallizer and Eskew’s second.

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Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ 579 at Winthrow Invite 572 Jan. 31 Feb. 13 Nebraska * 571 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 576 March 12-13 NCAA # --- Season Averages 575.58 Andy Lamson Date Match Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % Oct. 11 at Nebraska Oct. 17 at Ohio State Oct. 18 at Akron Nov. 14 Army Nov. 21 Kentucky Jan. 17 NC State Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ at Winthrow Invite Jan. 31 Feb. 13 Nebraska * Feb. 20-21 GARC & March 12-13 NCAA # Season Averages

593 (sh) 1178 (sh/pb)

591 1170 591 1163 588 1159 584 1160 584 --588.23 1164.17

Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate 579 584 1163 581 587 1168 583 (sh/pb) 594 (sh/pb) 1177 (sh/pb) 578 593 1171 574 589 1163 582 591 1173 578 587 1165 578 587 1165 577 586 1163 577 589 1166 570 591 1161 581 584 1165 565 587 1152 577.15 588.38 1165.54

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Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate 566 572 1138 567

579 (sh/pb) 1146(sh/pb)

567 (sh/pb) 575 564 578 563 569 565.4 574.6

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Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate 578 589 1167 577 587 1164 574 589 1163 571 580 1151 574 593 1167 574 590 1164 576 588 1164

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Michael Kulbacki Date Match Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % Oct. 11 at Nebraska Oct. 17 at Ohio State Oct. 18 at Akron Nov. 14 Army Nov. 21 Kentucky Jan. 17 NC State

Justin Pentz Date Match Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % 575 584 1159 Oct. 11 at Nebraska 569 589 (sh/pb) 1158 Oct. 17 at Ohio State 565 581 1146 Oct. 18 at Akron 584 576 1160 Nov. 14 Army 575 580 1155 Nov. 21 Kentucky 581 579 1160 Jan. 17 NC State 574 580 1154 Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks 575 585 1160 Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ 579 586 1165 Jan. 31 at Winthrow Invite 583 588 1171 (sh/pb) Feb. 13 Nebraska * 586 (sh/pb) 584 1170 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 572 582 1154 March 12-13 NCAA # 576 --- --Season Averages 576.46 582.83 1159.33

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Tommy Santelli Date Match Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % 575 587 1162 Oct. 11 at Nebraska 578 585 1163 Oct. 17 at Ohio State 575 580 1155 Oct. 18 at Akron 580 584 1164 Nov. 14 Army 572 578 1150 Nov. 21 Kentucky 581 589 1170 (sh) Jan. 17 NC State 574 584 1158 Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks 576 587 1163 Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ 579 590 (sh) 1169 Jan. 31 at Winthrow Invite 579 582 1161 Feb. 13 Nebraska * 585 (sh/pb) 582 1167 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 582 583 1165 March 12-13 NCAA # 579 580 1159 Season Averages 578.08 583.92 1162

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Brandi Eskew Date Match Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % 574 577 1151 Oct. 11 at Nebraska 576 576 1152 Oct. 17 at Ohio State 581 580 1161 Oct. 18 at Akron 578 574 1152 Nov. 14 Army 577 577 1154 Nov. 21 Kentucky 586 (sh) 586 1172 (sh) 580 566 1146 Jan. 17 NC State 576 583 1159 Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks vs. Ole Miss $ 573 583 1156 Jan. 30 at Winthrow Invite 578 581 1159 Jan. 31 Feb. 13 Nebraska * 588 (sh/pb) 581 1169 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 578 581 1159 March 12-13 NCAA # 581 --- --Season Averages 578.92 578.75 1157.5

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Nicco Campriani Date Match Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate 587 593 1180 Jan. 17 NC State Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks 589 596 1185 Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ 591 596 1187 Jan. 31 at Winthrow Invite 593 (sh/sr) 596 1189 (sh/sr) Feb. 13 Nebraska * 589 598 (sh/sr) 1187 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 590 597 1187 Season Averages 589.83 596 1185.83

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Kyle Smith Date Match Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % 574 580 1154 Oct. 11 at Nebraska 580 588 (sh/pb) 1168(sh) Oct. 17 at Ohio State 574 577 1151 Oct. 18 at Akron 561 573 1134 Nov. 14 Army 582 575 1157 Nov. 21 Kentucky 584 (sh) 575 1159 Jan. 17 NC State 558 584 1142 Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks 574 586 1160 Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ 576 572 1148 Jan. 31 at Winthrow Invite 574 571 1145 Feb. 13 Nebraska * 571 570 1141 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 572 583 1155 Season Averages 573.33 577.83 1151.17 Bryant Wallizer Date Match Smallbore Air Rifle Aggregate Oct. 10 vs. Air Force % 577 590 1167 Oct. 11 at Nebraska 575 587 1162 Oct. 17 at Ohio State 580 591 1171 Oct. 18 at Akron 580 592 1172 Nov. 14 Army 566 589 1155 Nov. 21 Kentucky 572 588 1160 Jan. 17 NC State 580 585 1165 586 (sh/pb) 592 1178 (sh/pb) Jan. 21 Alaska-Fairbanks Jan. 30 vs. Ole Miss $ 581 593 (sh) 1174 Jan. 31 at Winthrow Invite 575 583 1158 Feb. 13 Nebraska * 577 592 1169 Feb. 20-21 GARC & 576 585 1161 March 12-13 NCAA # 583 582 1165 Season Averages 577.54 588.38 1165.92 % - in Lincoln, Neb. $ - in Cookeville, Tenn. * - NCAA qualifying match ^ - GARC Championships in Oxford, Miss. # - NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas sh – season high pb – personal best sr – school record WVU Season Average: 4667.46 Opponent Season Average: 4588.36 WVU Air Rifle Season Average: 2351.85 WVU Smallbore Season Average: 2315.62

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

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Smallbore, full course (1200): 1188, Nicole Allaire at Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003

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Smallbore, full course (600*): 593, Nicco Campriani at Winthrow Invitational, Jan. 21, 2010 Smallbore, prone (400): 400, by several shooters

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Smallbore, prone (200*): 200, by several shooters Smallbore, kneeling (400): 400, Wade Tyner vs. Kentucky, Dec. 1, 2001 400, Gary Hardy vs. Tennessee Tech, March 3, 1989 Smallbore, kneeling (200*): 199, Kyle Smith vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 19, 2008 199, Kyle Smith at Nebraska, Oct. 11, 2009

2010-11 Season

Smallbore, standing (400): 395, Nicole Allaire vs. Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003

Smallbore, standing (200*): 196, Nicco Campriani at GARC Championship, Feb. 20, 2010 Air Rifle, 40 shots (400): 397, Ann-Marie Pfiffner vs. St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Nov. 9, 1991 Air Rifle, 60 shots (600*): 598, Nicco Campriani vs. Nebraska, Feb. 13, 2010 Aggregate, 120 shots (1200*): 1189, Nicco Campriani at Winthrow Invitational, Jan. 31, 2010

Season Averages ^

Smallbore, 60 shots (600*): 578.92 (13 matches), Brandi Eskew, 2009-10 Air Rifle, 60 shots (600*): 588.38 (13 matches), Andy Lamson, 2009-10 588.38 (13 matches), Bryant Wallizer, 2009-10 Aggregate, 120 shots (1200*): 1165.92 (13 matches), Bryant Wallizer, 2009-10

Team

Smallbore, full course (4800): 4704 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 29, 2002 Rich Sawyer (1185), Steve Powell (1179), Wade Tyner (1173) and Josh Byers (1172)

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Coach Seasons Years Record Pct. Maj. John Nicholas.....................1951-52.............................. 2................... 25-3....................893 Capt. Kendrick Barlow ...............1953-54.............................. 2................... 27-3....................900 Capt. Clair L. Book.....................1955-57.............................. 3................... 33-16..................673 Capt. Hugh H. Jones..................1958-59.............................. 2................... 17-13..................567 Capt. Charles R. Means.............1960-63.............................. 4................... 53-5....................914 M/Sgt. Charles Haley.................1964................................... 1................... 19-0.................1.000 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard..............1965-66.............................. 2................... 22-3....................880 Sgt. Joe Gravens........................1967-68.............................. 2................... 13-4....................765 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle..............1969-70.............................. 2................... 10-4....................714 Sp. 4 Gary Grady.......................1971................................... 1................... 5-3......................625 Greg Yantis.................................1972................................... 1................... 5-2......................714 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms..................1973-74.............................. 2................... 17-2....................852 M/Sgt. Roy Riffe.........................1974-75.............................. 2................... 6-1......................857 M/Sgt. Charles Neal...................1976................................... 1................... 6-1......................857 Ed Etzel......................................1977-87, 1989.................... 12................. 101-5..................952 Greg Perrine...............................1988................................... 1................... 9-0...................1.000 Marsha Beasley..........................1990-2003, 2005-06........... 16................. 153-23................869 Jon Hammond............................2006-Present...................... 4................... 36-8....................818 Totals.................................................................................... 60................. 557-96................853

Smallbore, full course (2400*): 2333 vs. Kentucky, Nov. 21, 2009 Brandi Eskew (586), Kyle Smith (584), Andy Lamson (582), Tommy Santelli (581) Air Rifle (1600): 1562 at Canisius, Feb. 17, 1996 Matt Aquaro (388), Trevor Gathman (391), Kim Howe (393), Marcos Scrivner (390) Air Rifle (2400*): 2368 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 21, 2010 Nicco Campriani (596), Mike Kulbacki (593), Bryant Wallizer (592), Andy Lamson (587) Aggregate Team Record Smallbore and Air Rifle (6400): 6241 at NCAA Championships, March 4, 1995 Jean Foster (1174, 390), Trevor Gathman (1173, 390), Ryan Meagher (1161, --), Marcos Scrivner (--, 393), Tal Wilkins (1175, 385) Aggregate Team Record Smallbore and Air Rifle (4800*): 4697 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 21, 2010 Brandi Eskew (576, ---), Nicco Campriani (589, 596), Michael Kulbacki (---, 593), Andy Lamson (578, 587), Bryant Wallizer (586, 592) * category established in the 2004-05 season ^ student-athlete must participate in at least 80 percent of matches to attain season average record

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Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association All-Academic Honor List 1991 (first year of award)........ Pam Stalzer, Garett Smith 1992......Joe Pishock, Pam Stalzer, Garett Smith, Eric Uptagrafft 1993...... Jean Foster, Joe Pishock, Pam Stalzer, Garett Smith, Eric Uptagrafft 1994....... Jean Foster, Joe Pishock 1995.................. Jean Foster, Brian Fuhrman, Marcos Scrivner, Janelle Whateley 1996..........Brian Fuhrman, Marcos Scrivner, Janelle Whateley 1997..... Brian Fuhrman, Kim Howe Marcos Scrivner, Talmadge Wilkins 1998..........Brian Fuhrman, Marcos Scrivner, Talmadge Wilkins, Cory Willis 1999................ Tommy Caranasos, Matt Gadd, Steve, Powell, April Shea, Elizabeth Smith, Rob Toney 2000................ Tommy Caranasos, Mats Persson, Steve Powell, April Shea, Elizabeth Smith 2001...... Tommy Caranasos, Steve Powell, Elizabeth Smith, Wade Tyner 2002...... Eric Hensil, Steve Powell, Wade Tyner 2003...........................Nicole Allaire Jon Hammond, Eric Hensil, Wade Tyner 2004....... Nicole Allaire, Eric Hensil 2005...........................Brian Launer 2006 ................Natasha Dinsmore, Robin Glebes 2007.................Natasha Dinsmore, Robin Glebes, Lafe Kunkel, Paul Miller, Amy Smith 2008............. Natasha Dinsmore, Lafe Kunkel, Andrew Lamson, Paul Miller, Bryant Wallizer, Ashley Zultanky 2009......Andy Lamson, Paul Miller, Justin Pentz, Kyle Smith, Ashley Zultanky 2010.................... Nicco Campriani, Michael Kulbacki, Andy Lamson, Justin Pentz, Kyle Smith, Ashley Zultanky

GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American David Johnson........................ 1986 Eric Uptagrafft......................... 1992 Eric Uptagrafft......................... 1993 Marcos Scrivner..................... 1998 Fred Schaus Captain’s Award Tammie DeAngelis................. 1990 Ann-Marie Pfiffner................... 1992 Garett Smith........................... 1993 Jean Foster............................ 1995 Red Brown Cup Jim Bishop.............................. 1988 Marcos Scrivner..................... 1998 Rifle Most Valuable Shooter 1977........................ Stefan Thynell 1978........................ Stefan Thynell 1979........................ Stefan Thynell 1980........................ Stefan Thynell 1981............................... John Rost 1982............................... John Rost 1983........................ Dave Johnson 1984........................ Dave Johnson 1985.......................Christian Heller 1986.................................Mike Anti 1987.............................Web Wright 1988.............................Web Wright 1989............................. Gary Hardy 1990............................. Gary Hardy 1991............................. Gary Hardy 1992.................. Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1993........................ Eric Uptagrafft 1994............................ Jean Foster 1995..................... Trevor Gathman 1996..................... Trevor Gathman 1997............................ Matt Aquaro 1998........................Brian Fuhrman 1999.............................Ron Nelson 2000.............................. Cory Willis 2001.............................. Cory Willis 2002...........................Steve Powell 2003...........................Nicole Allaire 2004...........................Nicole Allaire 2005.....Robin Glebes, Lafe Kunkel 2006...........................Brian Launer 2007.........................Adam Somers 2008............................ Lafe Kunkel 2009......................... Andy Lamson 2010....................... Bryant Wallizer

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NCAA National Champions 1961..............Bruce Meredith.............................................. Smallbore 1966..............Jack Writer..................................................... Smallbore 1981..............John Rost..........................................................Air Rifle 1982..............John Rost..........................................................Air Rifle 1983..............David Johnson............................................... Smallbore 1984..............Bob Broughton.............................................. Smallbore 1985..............Christian Heller..................................................Air Rifle 1986..............Mike Anti........................................................ Smallbore 1987..............Web Wright.................................................... Smallbore 1988..............Web Wright.................................................... Smallbore 1990..............Gary Hardy........................................................Air Rifle 1991..............Ann-Marie Pfiffner..............................................Air Rifle 1992..............Tim Manges................................................... Smallbore Ann-Marie Pfiffner..............................................Air Rifle 1993..............Eric Uptagrafft................................................ Smallbore Trevor Gathman.................................................Air Rifle 1996..............Trevor Gathman................................................Air Rifle 1997..............Marcos Scrivner............................................ Smallbore

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GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year (Men’s Fall and Winter Sports) Marcos Scrivner..................... 1998

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College Rifle Coaches Assoc. Coach of the Year 2009........................ Jon Hammond

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II First Team Andy Lamson......................... 2009 Andy Lamson......................... 2010

Year Name Games 1968........ Jack Writer (USA)............................................. Mexico City 1972........ Jack Writer (USA).................................................... Munich 1976........ Stefan Thynell (Sweeden)......................................Montreal 1980........ Christian Heller (Sweeden).....................................Moscow Stefan Thynell (Sweeden).......................................Moscow 1984........ Ed Etzel (USA)................................................. Los Angeles John Rost (USA).............................................. Los Angeles 1988........ Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands).............................Seoul Web Wright (USA)......................................................Seoul 1992........ Mike Anti (USA)...................................................Barcelona Dave Johnson (USA)...........................................Barcelona Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)......................Barcelona Ann-Marie Pfiffner (USA).....................................Barcelona 1996........ Jean Foster (USA)....................................................Atlanta Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)...........................Atlanta Eric Uptagrafft (USA)................................................Atlanta 2000........ Mike Anti (USA).......................................................Sydney Jean Foster (USA)...................................................Sydney Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)..........................Sydney 2004........ Mike Anti (USA)........................................................Athens Dave Johnson (USA)................................................Athens 2008........ Mike Anti (USA)........................................................ Beijing Niccolo Campriani (Italy)........................................... Beijing Jon Hammond (Great Britain)................................... Beijing Dave Johnson (USA)................................................ Beijing

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ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team Andy Lamson......................... 2009

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Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association NCAA Shooter of the Championship 1996..................... Trevor Gathman 1997..................... Marcos Scrivner

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team Andy Lamson......................... 2010

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College Sports Magazine Division I Rifle Athlete of the Year 1994..................... Trevor Gathman 1996..................... Trevor Gathman (discontinued after 1996 season)

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Year Name Event 1960..... Bruce Meredith...................................... 1961..... Bob Davies............................................ Bruce Meredith...................................... 1962..... Lewis Rowan......................................... 1964..... Dean Bahrman...................................... Jack Writer............................................ 1965..... Dean Bahrman...................................... Andy Holoubek...................................... Jack Writer............................................ 1966..... Dean Bahrman...................................... Andy Holoubek...................................... Jack Writer............................................ 1967..... Dean Bahrman...................................... 1975..... Brad Baumeister................................... 1976..... Elliott Hutchinson.................................. 1977..... Dale Cox............................................... Kathy Kelly............................................ Stefan Thynell....................................... Dan Young............................................ 1978..... Stefan Thynell....................................... Dan Young............................................ 1979..... John Rost...........................................(S) Stefan Thynell.............................(A), (S) 1980..... John Rost....................................(S), (A) Stefan Thynell.............................(A), (S) 1981..... Bob Broughton...................................(S) Jens Nygard.......................................(A) John Rost....................................(A), (S) Marvin Spinks....................................(S) Michelle Stamates..............................(A) 1982..... Bob Broughton...................................(S) Bart McNealy.....................................(S) Jens Nygard.......................................(A) Dave Ridenour............................(A), (S) John Rost....................................(A), (S) Michelle Stamates..............................(A) 1983..... Bob Broughton...................................(S) Dave Johnson.............................(A), (S) Bart McNealy.....................................(A) Dave Ridenour............................(A), (S) 1984..... Mike Anti.....................................(A), (S) Bob Broughton...................................(S) Scott Campbell...................................(A) Dave Johnson.............................(A), (S) Bart McNealy.....................................(A) Dave Ridenour............................(A), (S) 1985..... Mike Anti ....................................(S), (A) William Dodd . ...................................(A) Christian Heller ..........................(S), (A) David Johnson ...........................(S), (A) David Ridenour ..........................(S), (A) 1986..... Mike Anti.....................................(A), (S) Roger Davidson.................................(A) Bill Dodd......................................(A), (S) Christian Heller...........................(A), (S) Kim Hogrefe.......................................(A) Dave Johnson.............................(A), (S) Web Wright........................................(S) 1987..... Mike Anti.....................................(A), (S) Bill Dodd......................................(A), (S) Christian Heller...........................(A), (S) Kim Hogrefe.......................................(A) Web Wright........................................(S) 1988..... Thomas Bernstein..............................(S)

Tammie DeAngelis.............................(A) Bill Dodd......................................(A), (S) Gary Hardy.........................................(S) Christian Heller..................................(A) Web Wright........................................(S) 1989..... Thomas Bernstein.......................(S), (A) Tammie DeAngelis......................(A), (S) Gary Hardy..................................(A), (S) Kim Hogrefe.......................................(A) Ann-Marie Pfiffner..............................(A) Web Wright.................................(A), (S) 1990..... Thomas Bernstein.......................(A), (S) Tammie DeAngelis......................(A), (S) Gary Hardy..................................(A), (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner..............................(A) 1991..... Gary Hardy..................................(A), (S) Tim Manges.......................................(S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner.......................(A), (S) Garett Smith................................(A), (S) Pam Stalzer................................(A), (S) 1992..... Tim Manges................................(A), (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner.......................(A), (S) Joe Pishock.................................(A), (S) Pam Stalzer.......................................(A) Eric Uptagrafft....................................(S) 1993..... Trevor Gathman.................................(A) Tim Manges.......................................(S) Joe Pishock........................................(A) Garett Smith.......................................(S) Pam Stalzer................................(A), (S) Eric Uptagrafft.............................(S), (A) 1994..... Jean Foster.................................(A), (S) Trevor Gathman.................................(A) Tim Manges................................(A), (S)

1995..... Jean Foster.................................(A), (S) Trevor Gathman..........................(A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins...............................(S) Marcos Scrivner.................................(A) 1996..... Matt Aquaro........................................(S) Trevor Gathman..........................(A), (S) Marcos Scrivner.................................(A) 1997..... Matt Aquaro.................................(A), (S) Marcos Scrivner..........................(A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins...............................(S) 1998..... Brian Fuhrman...................................(A) Marcos Scrivner..........................(A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins...............................(S) Cory Willis..........................................(A) 1999..... Ron Nelson........................................(S) Cory Willis..........................................(A) 2000..... Cory Willis...................................(A), (S) Tommy Caranasos.............................(A) 2001..... Cory Willis..........................................(S) 2002..... Steve Powell......................................(S) Wade Tyner........................................(S) 2003..... Nicole Allaire......................................(S) 2004..... Nicole Allaire.................................... (S)* 2008..... Brandi Eskew.....................................(S) Lafe Kunkel........................................(S) 2009..... Brandi Eskew.....................................(S) Andy Lamson.....................................(A) Kyle Smith..........................................(S) Bryant Wallizer...................................(A) 2010..... Nicco Campriani..........................(A), (S) Brandi Eskew.....................................(S) Michael Kulbacki................................(A) Andy Lamson.....................................(A) Bryant Wallizer...................................(A) Brandi Eskew

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1975..... Kathy Kelly............................................ 1976..... Kathy Kelly............................................ 1978..... Steve Northway..................................... 1979..... Elliott Hutchinson...............................(S) 1980..... Michelle Stamates..............................(S) 1981..... Tim Rennie.........................................(S) 1982..... Bart McNealy.....................................(A) Dena Orth..........................................(S) 1985..... Roger Davidson.................................(A) 1987..... Jim Bishop.........................................(A) Roger Davidson.................................(S) 1988..... Jim Bishop.........................................(A) 1992..... Eric Uptagrafft....................................(A) 1993..... Garett Smith.......................................(A) 1996..... Brian Fuhrman...................................(S) 1997..... Brian Fuhrman...................................(A) 2000..... Wade Tyner........................................(S) 2001..... Liz Smith............................................(A) Tommy Caranasos.............................(S) 2003..... Wade Tyner........................................(S) 2008..... Andy Lamson.....................................(S) 2010..... Michael Kulbacki................................(S) Justin Pentz.......................................(S) Tommy Santelli...................................(A)

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1994..... Joe Pishock.................................(A), (S) 1995..... Matthew Aquaro.................................(S) Ryan Meagher...................................(S) 1996..... Matthew Aquaro.................................(A) Kim Howe...........................................(A) Ryan Meagher...................................(S) Marcos Scrivner.................................(S) Talmadge Wilkins...............................(S) 1997..... Brian Fuhrman...................................(S) Kim Howe...........................................(A) Ron Nelson........................................(S) Talmadge Wilkins...............................(A) 1998..... Brian Fuhrman...................................(S) Ron Nelson.................................(A), (S) Cory Willis..........................................(S) 1999..... Tommy Caranasos......................(S), (A) April Shea...................................(S), (A) Cory Willis..........................................(S) Elizabeth Smith..................................(A) Ron Nelson........................................(A) 2000..... Tommy Caranasos.............................(S) April Shea..........................................(A) 2001..... Steve Powell......................................(S) Wade Tyner........................................(S) Tommy Caranasos.............................(A) Cory Willis..........................................(A) 2002..... Richard Sawyer..................................(S) 2003..... Nicole Allaire......................................(A) 2004..... Nicole Allaire.................................... (A)* 2008..... Tommy Santelli...................................(A) Kyle Smith..........................................(S) 2009..... Michael Kulbacki................................(A) Andy Lamson.....................................(S) Justin Pentz................................(S), (A) Tommy Santelli............................(S), (A) 2010..... Andy Lamson.....................................(S) Tommy Santelli...................................(S) Bryant Wallizer...................................(S)

KEY: (A) - Air rifle (S) - Smallbore * earned All-America honor as a member of WVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club team NOTE: Prior to the 1978-79 season, no distinctions were made between air rifle and smallbore All-Americans.

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Year Name Event 1953..... Harry Miller............................................ 1962..... Bob Davies............................................ 1965..... Jerry Luh............................................... 1967..... Jerry Luh............................................... 1969..... Bill Schetzel.......................................... 1970..... Bill Schetzel.......................................... 1973..... Doug Brown.......................................... 1974..... Phil Whitworth....................................... 1975..... Phil Whitworth....................................... 1976..... Doug Brown.......................................... Phil Whitworth....................................... Dan Young............................................ 1977..... Elliott Hutchinson.................................. 1978..... Dale Cox............................................... Elliott Hutchinson.................................. 1979..... Michelle Stamates..............................(S) 1980..... Jens Nygaard..............................(A), (S) Tim Rennie.........................................(S) Michelle Stamates..............................(A) 1981..... Bob Broughton...................................(A) Jens Nygard.......................................(S) Ben Potter..........................................(S) Fred Scott..........................................(A) Marvin Spinks....................................(A) Michelle Stamates..............................(S) 1982..... Bob Broughton...................................(S) Scott Campbell...................................(A) Jens Nygard.......................................(S) Michelle Stamates..............................(S) 1983..... Bob Broughton...................................(A) Scott Campbell...................................(A) Bart McNealy.....................................(S) Jens Nygard................................(A), (S) 1984..... Bob Broughton...................................(A) Roger Davidson.................................(A) Bart McNealy.....................................(S) 1985..... Bill Dodd.............................................(S) Bart McNealy.....................................(A) 1986..... Jim Bishop..................................(A), (S) Kim Hogrefe.......................................(S) Web Wright........................................(A) 1987..... Thomas Bernstein.......................(A), (S) Jim Bishop.........................................(S) Roger Davidson.................................(A) Tammie DeAngelis......................(A), (S) Joe Hendricks....................................(A) Kim Hogrefe.......................................(S) Web Wright........................................(A) 1988..... Tammie DeAngelis.............................(S) Christian Heller..................................(S) Gary Hardy.........................................(A) 1989..... Joe Hendricks.............................(A), (S) Kim Hogrefe.......................................(S) 1990..... Joe Hendricks....................................(A) Kim Hogrefe................................(A), (S) Garett Smith.......................................(S) Pam Stalzer.......................................(A) 1992..... Jean Foster........................................(A) Garett Smith................................(A), (S) Pam Stalzer.......................................(S) 1993..... Jean Foster........................................(A) Trevor Gathman.................................(S) Tim Manges.......................................(A) Joe Pishock........................................(S)

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Tournament Champions 1998...........................................West Virginia 1999...........................................West Virginia 2000...........................................West Virginia 2001................................................. Kentucky 2002................................................. Kentucky 2003................................... Jacksonville State 2004................................................. Kentucky 2005.................................................Nebraska 2006.................................................Nebraska 2007................................................. Kentucky 2008........................................................Army 2009................................................. Kentucky 2010...........................................West Virginia Regular Season Champions 1998...........................................West Virginia 1999...........................................West Virginia 2000...........................................West Virginia 2001...........................................West Virginia 2002......................................................Xavier 2003...........................................West Virginia 2004................. Tied - Army, Kentucky, Xavier 2005........................................................Army 2006.................................................Nebraska 2007................................................. Kentucky 2008................................................. Memphis 2009................................................. Kentucky 2010...........................................West Virginia Individual Smallbore Champion 1998................. Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia 1999...................... Ron Nelson, West Virginia 2000................ Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State 2001........................... James Nash, Kentucky 2002..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2003..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2003........................Paul Charbonneau, Army 2004..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2005................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2006......................... Jason Dardas, Kentucky 2007................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2008......................Wilson Shannon, Ole Miss 2009...................Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky 2010...............Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Individual Air Rifle Champion 1998............................Mary Elsass, Kentucky 1999............................Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000...........Tommy Caranasos, West Virginia 2001................................ Thrine Kane, Xavier 2002........................Eric Hensil, West Virginia 2003..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2004..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2005.......................... Beth Tidmore, Memphis 2006.................... Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis 2007................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2008........................... Stephen Scherer, Army 2009.....................Meredith Holman, Ole Miss 2010...............Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Shooter of the Year 1998............... Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia 1999............................Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000........................Cory Willis, West Virginia 2001..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2002................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2003 .................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2004................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2005.................... Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska

2006................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2007................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2008................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2009........................... Tom Csenge, Kentucky 2010...................... Ashley Jackson, Kentucky Outstanding Senior 1998 ................ Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia 1999............................Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000........................ Rob Toney, West Virginia 2001........................Cory Willis, West Virginia 2002.................... Steve Powell, West Virginia 2003................................ Thrine Kane, Xavier 2004....................Lindsey Meagher, Kentucky 2005................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2006.........................Misty Chanek, Nebraska 2007.................. Stacy Underwood, Nebraska 2008................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2009.................................Wesley Hess, Army 2010...................... Ashley Jackson, Kentucky Outstanding Rookie 1998........................Cory Willis, West Virginia 1999........................ April Shea, West Virginia 2000................ Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State 2001..................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky 2002................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier 2003............... James Hall, Jacksonville State 2004....................... Katie Benjamin, Memphis 2005................................... Chris Abalo, Army 2006......................... Jason Dardas, Kentucky 2007.............................. Jen Pason, Kentucky 2008........................... Stephen Scherer, Army 2009 ..................Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky 2010.............................Katie Fretts, Kentucky Coach of the Year 2008........ Jonathan Hammond, West Virginia 2010........ Jonathan Hammond, West Virginia Scholar-Athlete* 1998............... Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky 1999............................Mary Elsass, Kentucky 2000......................... Rebecca Brittain, Xavier 2001....................... Danielle Langfield, Xavier 2002................................ Thrine Kane, Xavier 2003................................ Thrine Kane, Xavier 2005............Robin Glebes (West Virginia rep) 2006....Natasha Dinsmore (West Virginia rep) 2007.............. Lafe Kunkel (West Virginia rep) 2008........... Andy Lamson (West Virginia rep) 2009......................................... Andy Lamson, Kyle Smith (West Virginia reps) 2010........... Andy Lamson (West Virginia rep) * award given to one person on each team beginning in 2004 WVU All-GARC First Team Selections 1998.................. Marcos Scrivner (A), (S), (C) Cory Willis (A) 1999................................ Ron Nelson (S), (C) Cory Willis (S), (C) Tommy Caranasos (A) 2000.............. Tommy Caranasos (S), (A), (C) Cory Willis (S), (A), (C) 2001......................................... Cory Willis (S) Tommy Caranasos (A) 2002..................................... Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S)

2003.............................. Nicole Allaire (S), (C) 2009.................................... Andy Lamson (C) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (A) 2010.................................... Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (A), (C) Andy Lamson (A), (C) Tommy Santelli (S) Bryant Wallizer (A), (C) WVU All-GARC Second Team Selections 1998.................................. Brian Fuhrman (A) Ron Nelson (S) Tal Wilkins (S) Cory Willis (C) 1999..................... Tommy Caranasos (S), (C) April Shea (A), (S), (C) Liz Smith (A) 2000............................. Mats Persson (A), (C) April Shea (A) Wade Tyner (S), (C) 2001................................ Wade Tyner (S), (C) Steve Powell (S) Liz Smith (A) Cory Willis (A), (C) Tommy Caranasos (C) 2002.......................................Wade Tyner (C) 2003..................................... Nicole Allaire (A) Gary Longwell (A) 2007......................................Brian Launer (S) 2008............................. Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Tom Santelli (S) 2009............................. Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Michael Kulbaki (A) Andy Lamson (A), (S) Tommy Santelli (S), (C) 2010.................................... Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S), (C) Tommy Santelli (A), (C) WVU All-GARC Honorable Mention 1998......................................... Rob Toney (S) Liz Smith (C) 2000.................................... Mats Persson (S) Steve Powell (A) April Shea (C) 2001............................ Tommy Caranasos (S) 2002............................... Rich Sawyer (C), (S) 2003........................................ Josh Byers (C) Jonathan Hammond (S) Brian Launer (A) 2008....................................... Lafe Kunkel (S) 2009............................... Michael Kulbacki (C) Justin Pentz (S), (C) Tommy Santelli (A) Bryant Wallizer (C) 2010.................................... Brandi Eskew (C) Michael Kulbacki (S) Justin Pentz (A) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (S) Key: A - Air Rifle S - Smallbore C - Combined

2002 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6241 2. Kentucky.................................................. 6209 3. Xavier...................................................... 6204 1980 1. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6201 2. West Virginia........................................... 6150 3. E. Tennessee State..................................6118

1989 1. West Virginia........................................... 6234 2. USF......................................................... 6180 3. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6167

2003 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6287 2. Xavier...................................................... 6197 3. Murray State............................................ 6158

1981 1. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6139 2. West Virginia........................................... 6136 3. E. Tennessee State................................. 6121

1990 1. West Virginia........................................... 6205 2. Navy........................................................ 6101 3. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6097

2004* 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6273 2. Nevada.................................................... 6185 3. Navy........................................................ 6182

1982 1. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6138 2. West Virginia........................................... 6136 3. Eastern Kentucky.................................... 6128

1991 1. West Virginia........................................... 6171 2. Alaska-Fairbanks......................................6110 3. Ohio State............................................... 6100

2005** 1. Army........................................................ 4659 2. Jacksonville State.................................... 4658 3. Nebraska................................................. 4657

1983 1. West Virginia........................................... 6206 2. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6148 3. E. Tennessee State................................. 6100

1992 1. West Virginia........................................... 6214 2. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6166 3. Murray State............................................ 6101

2006 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 4682 2. Nebraska................................................. 4666 3. Army........................................................ 4650

1984 1. West Virginia........................................... 6206 2. E. Tennessee State................................. 6142 3. Tennessee Tech....................................... 6121

1993 1. West Virginia........................................... 6179 2. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6169 3. Air Force.................................................. 6122

2007 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 4662 2. Army........................................................ 4644 3. Jacksonville............................................. 4639

1985 1. Murray State............................................ 6150 2. West Virginia........................................... 6136 3. E. Tennessee State................................. 6102

1994 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6194 2. West Virginia........................................... 6187 3. Kentucky.................................................. 6165

2008 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 4662 2. Army........................................................ 4652 3. Texas Christian........................................ 4627

1986 1. West Virginia........................................... 6229 2. Murray State............................................ 6163 3. Army........................................................ 6138

1995 1. West Virginia........................................... 6241 2. Air Force.................................................. 6187 3. Kentucky.................................................. 6171

2009 1. West Virginia........................................... 4643 2. Kentucky.................................................. 4638 3. Jacksonville State.................................... 4636

1987 1. Murray State............................................ 6205 2. West Virginia........................................... 6203 3. USF......................................................... 6175

1996 1. West Virginia........................................... 6179 2. Air Force.................................................. 6168 3. Kentucky.................................................. 6160

2010 1. TCU......................................................... 4675 2. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 4653 3. West Virginia........................................... 4641

1988 1. West Virginia........................................... 6192 2. Murray State............................................ 6183 3. USF......................................................... 6152

1997 1. West Virginia........................................... 6223 2. Kentucky.................................................. 6175 3. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6171

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

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2001 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6283 2. Kentucky.................................................. 6175 3. West Virginia........................................... 6174

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2000 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6285 2. Xavier...................................................... 6156 3. Nebraska................................................. 6121

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1999 1. Alaska-Fairbanks..................................... 6276 2. Navy........................................................ 6168 3. West Virginia........................................... 6156

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1998 1. West Virginia........................................... 6214 2. Alaska-Fairbanks......................................6211 3. Kentucky.................................................. 6161

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Year Champion Coach Score Runner-up Score Host School 1980............Tennessee Tech...................James Newkirk............... 6201...................... West Virginia......................... 6150..................................... ETSU 1981............Tennessee Tech...................James Newkirk............... 6139...................... West Virginia......................... 6136...................................... Army 1982............Tennessee Tech...................James Newkirk............... 6138...................... West Virginia......................... 6136........................................ VMI 1983............West Virginia........................Edward Etzel.................. 6166...................... Tennessee Tech.................... 6148........................... Xavier, Ohio 1984............West Virginia........................Edward Etzel.................. 6206...................... East Tennessee State........... 6142.......................... Murray State 1985............Murray State.........................Elvis Green..................... 6150...................... West Virginia......................... 6149...................................... Army 1986............West Virginia........................Edward Etzel.................. 6229...................... Murray State......................... 6163.......................................Navy 1987............Murray State.........................Elvis Green..................... 6205...................... West Virginia......................... 6203........................... Xavier, Ohio 1988............West Virginia........................Greg Perrine................... 6192...................... Murray State......................... 6183........................................ VMI 1989............West Virginia........................Edward Etzel.................. 6234...................... South Florida......................... 6180.......................... Murray State 1990............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6205...................... Navy...................................... 6101.......................................Navy 1991............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6171...................... Alaska-Fairbanks.................. 6110...................................... Army 1992............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley ........... 6214...................... Alaska-Fairbanks.................. 6166.......................... Murray State 1993............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6179...................... Alaska-Fairbanks.................. 6169........................................ VMI 1994............Alaska-Fairbanks.................Randy Pitney.................. 6194...................... West Virginia......................... 6187.......................... Murray State 1995............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6241...................... Air Force............................... 6187.......................................Navy 1996............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6179...................... Air Force............................... 6168................................ Air Force 1997............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6223...................... Kentucky............................... 6175.......................... Murray State 1998............West Virginia........................Marsha Beasley............. 6212...................... Alaska-Fairbanks.................. 6211.......................... Murray State 1999............Alaska-Fairbanks.................Randy Pitney.................. 6276...................... Navy...................................... 6168..................................Norwich 2000............Alaska-Fairbanks.................Randy Pitney.................. 6285...................... Xavier.................................... 6156.......................Virginia Military 2001............Alaska-Fairbanks.................David Johnson............... 6283...................... Kentucky............................... 6175..............................Ohio State 2002............Alaska-Fairbanks.................David Johnson............... 6241...................... Kentucky............................... 6209.......................... Murray State 2003............Alaska-Fairbanks.................David Johnson............... 6287...................... Xavier.................................... 6197...................................... Army 2004............Alaska-Fairbanks.................David Johnson............... 6273...................... Nevada.................................. 6185.......................... Murray State 2005............Army.....................................Ron Wigger.................... 4659...................... Jacksonville State................. 4658................................ Air Force 2006............Alaska-Fairbanks.................Dan Jordan..................... 4682...................... Nebraska............................... 4666................................ Air Force 2007............Alaska-Fairbanks.................Dan Jordan..................... 4662...................... Army...................................... 4644................... Alaska-Fairbanks 2008............Alaska-Fairbanks.................Dan Jordan..................... 4662...................... Army...................................... 4652...................................... Army 2009............West Virginia........................Jon Hammond................ 4643...................... Kentucky............................... 4638....................................... TCU 2010............TCU......................................Karen Monez.................. 4675...................... Alaska-Fairbanks.................. 4653....................................... TCU Championships by School: West Virginia (14) Alaska-Fairbanks (10) Tennessee Tech (3) Murray State (2) Army (1) TCU (1)

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1980.........................................Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 389 1981........................................................... John Rost (West Virginia), 391 1982........................................................... John Rost (West Virginia), 390 1983.................................................. Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech), 389 1984......................................................... Pat Spurgin (Murray State), 388 1985................................................... Christian Heller (West Virginia), 387 1986............................................... Marianne Wallace (Murray State), 392 1987.............................................. Rob Harbison (Tennessee-Martin), 392 1988..................................................... Deena Wigger (Murray State), 390 1989.......................................................Michelle Scarborough (USF), 399 1990......................................................... Gary Hardy (West Virginia), 393 1991...............................................Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia), 391 1992...............................................Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia), 390 1993..................................................Trevor Gathman (West Virginia), 390 1994.........................................................Nancy Napolski (Kentucky), 391 1995........................................................Benji Belden (Murray State), 390 1996..................................................Trevor Gathman (West Virginia), 394 1997....................................................Marra Hastings (Murray State), 393 1998.............................................................. Emily Caruso (Norwich), 393 1999.............................................Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks), 396 2000.............................................Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks), 398 2001........................................ Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks), 392 2002............................................................. Ryan Tanoque (Nevada), 392 2003.............................................. Jamie Beyerle (Alaska-Fairbanks), 395 2004...................................................... Morgan Hicks (Murray State), 398 2005................................................ Beth Tidmore (Memphis), 694.2 (590) 2006............................................. Kristina Fehlings (Nebraska), 692 (592) 2007....................................Michael Dickinson (Jacksonville), 692.2 (592) 2008......................................Patrik Sartz (Alaska-Fairbanks), 696.4 (594) 2009................................................. Jenna Compton (Akron), 691.6 (590) 2010.....................................Jonathan Hall (Columbus State), 699.9 (595)

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1980....................................... Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 1176 1981....................................... Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 1173 198......................................... Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech), 1167 1983.................................................. David Johnson (West Virginia), 1175 1984..................................................Bob Broughton (West Virginia), 1172 1985........................................................Pat Spurgin (Murray State), 1168 1986........................................................... Mike Anti (West Virginia), 1167 1987....................................................... Web Wright (West Virginia), 1174 1988....................................................... Web Wright (West Virginia), 1168 1989................................................Deb Sinclair (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1171 1990.....................................................Michelle Scarborough (USF), 1165 1991.....................................................Soma Dutta (Texas El-Paso), 1171 1992...................................................... Tim Manges (West Virginia), 1172 1993...................................................Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia), 1174 1994.............................................. Cory Brunetti (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1173 1995............................................Oleg Seleznev (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1177 1996.................................................................. Joe Johnson (Navy), 1170 1997................................................Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia), 1176 1998................................................................ Karyn Juziuk (Xavier), 1169 1999...........................................Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1185 2000...........................................................Nicole Allaire (Nebraska), 1183 2001...................................... Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1178 2002...................................... Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1190 2003...................................... Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1191 2004......................................Matthew Rawlings (Alaska-Fairbanks), 1179 2005........................... Matthew Rawlings (Alaska-Fairbanks), 686.6 (585) 2006..................................Jamie Beyerle (Alaska-Fairbanks), 690.5 (593) 2007....................................................... Josh Albright (Navy), 679.5 (583) 2008......................................................... Chris Abalo (Army), 687.6 (588) 2009..................................................Brian Carstensen (JSU), 682.2 (587) 2010......................................................Sarah Scherer (TCU), 685.0 (583)

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Year Coach Captain Record 1951...... Maj. John Nicholas............... Robert Jones....................... 10-0 1952...... Maj. John Nicholas............... Robert Jones....................... 15-3 1953...... Capt. Kendrick Barlow.......... Robert Galusha................... 17-1 1954...... Capt. Kendrick Barlow.......... Robert Galusha................... 10-2 1955...... Capt. Clair L. Book............... Marvin Fisher........................ 7-6 1956...... Capt. Clair L. Book............... Jerry Amos.......................... 12-5 1957...... Capt. Clair L. Book............... James Paxton..................... 14-5 1958...... Capt. Hugh H. Jones............ Ted Morlang.......................... 9-5 1959...... Capt. Hugh H. Jones............ George Pignatello................. 8-8 1960...... Capt. Charles Means............ Bruce Meredith.................... 11-2 1961...... Capt. Charles Means............ Bruce Meredith................. # 14-1 1962...... Capt. Charles Means............ Bob Davies.......................... 13-2 1963...... Maj. Charles Means.............. Bob Gasnell........................ 15-0 1964...... M/Sgt. Charles Haley............ Jack Writer....................... # 19-0 1965...... M/Sgt. Francis Orchard........ Dean Bahrman.................... 11-3 1966...... M/Sgt. Francis Orchard........ Jack Writer....................... # 11-0 1967...... Sgt. Joe Gravens.................. Dean Bahrman...................... 5-2 1968...... Sgt. Joe Gravens.................. Jerry Luh............................... 8-2 1969...... S/Sgt. Robert McNickle........ Brent Jones........................... 5-2 1970...... S/Sgt. Robert McNickle........ Bill Schetzel.......................... 5-2 1971...... Sp. 4 Gary Grady.................. Greg Yantis........................... 5-3 1972...... Greg Yantis........................... Al Fischer.............................. 5-2 1973...... M/Sgt. Bobby Timms............ Al Fischer.............................. 6-1 1974...... M/Sgt. Bobby Timms............ Jim Meredith....................... 11-1 1975...... M/Sgt. Roy Riffe.................... Phil Whitworth....................... 6-1 1976...... M/Sgt. Charles Neal............. Phil Whitworth.................... # 6-1 1977...... Ed Etzel................................ Dan Young............................ 4-0 1978...... Ed Etzel................................ Dan Young............................ 4-1 1979...... Ed Etzel................................ Elliott Hutchinson.................. 5-1 1980...... Ed Etzel................................ Stefan Thynell....................... 6-0 1981...... Ed Etzel................................ Tim Rennie, John Rost....... 12-0 1982...... Ed Etzel................................ John Rost............................ 11-0 1983...... Ed Etzel................................ Dena Orth.........................* 12-1 1984...... Ed Etzel................................ Bob Broughton..................* 13-0 1985...... Ed Etzel................................ Dave Ridenour...................... 9-1 1986...... Ed Etzel................................ Dave Johnson...................* 10-0 1987...... Ed Etzel................................ Mike Anti............................... 6-1 1988...... Greg Perrine......................... Bill Dodd..............................* 9-0 1989...... Ed Etzel................................ Web Wright.........................* 9-0 1990...... Marsha Beasley.................... Tammie DeAngelis..............* 9-0 1991...... Marsha Beasley.................... Gary Hardy........................* 10-0 1992...... Marsha Beasley.................... Ann-Marie Pfiffner...............* 9-0 1993...... Marsha Beasley.................... Garett Smith...................... * 11-0 1994...... Marsha Beasley.................... Joe Pishock......................... 13-1 1995...... Marsha Beasley.................... None.................................* 10-0 1996...... Marsha Beasley.................... None.................................* 10-0 1997...... Marsha Beasley.................... None...................................* 9-1 1998...... Marsha Beasley.................... None..............................*% 13-0 1999...... Marsha Beasley.................... None............................... % 10-0 2000...... Marsha Beasley.................... None............................... % 12-1 2001...... Marsha Beasley.................... None................................... 11-0 2002...... Marsha Beasley.................... None..................................... 8-3 2003...... Marsha Beasley.................... None................................... 11-2 2004.............................................................................. No varsity team 2005...... Marsha Beasley.................... None..................................... 3-8 2006...... Marsha Beasley.................... None..................................... 4-7 2007...... Jon Hammond...................... None..................................... 6-4 2008...... Jon Hammond...................... Lafe Kunkel........................... 8-3 2009...... Jon Hammond...................... Paul Miller......................... * 11-1 2010...... Jon Hammond...................... Bryant Wallizer................. $ 11-0 Totals.......................................................................................... 557-96 # NRA Champions % MARC Champions

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aLL-TIME SERIES RECORD Opponent W L Began 77th Infantry........................................... 1.......... 0.............1964 Air Force................................................. 16........ 0.............1974 Akron...................................................... 8.......... 0.............1952 Alaska-Fairbanks.................................... 4.......... 6.............1989 Allegheny................................................ 2.......... 0.............1964 Alliance................................................... 2.......... 0.............1964 Army....................................................... 30........ 10...........1957 California, Pa.......................................... 7.......... 0.............1951 Canisius.................................................. 12........ 0.............1990 Carnegie Mellon..................................... 22........ 8.............1951 City College of New York........................ 1.......... 0.............1962 Cincinnati................................................ 1.......... 0.............1994 The Citadel............................................. 2.......... 3.............1959 Clarion.................................................... 1.......... 0.............1965 Coast Guard........................................... 1.......... 0.............1984 Dayton.................................................... 1.......... 0.............1968 Duquesne............................................... 34........ 4.............1951 East Tennessee State............................. 14........ 6.............1964 Eastern Kentucky................................... 12........ 0.............1963 Geneva................................................... 14........ 0.............1956 George Washington................................ 2.......... 0.............1962 Georgetown............................................ 1.......... 0.............1957 Indiana.................................................... 1.......... 0.............1951 Indiana, Pa............................................. 19........ 0.............1956 Jacksonville State................................... 7.......... 0.............1997 Johns Hopkins........................................ 1.......... 0.............1966 Kent State............................................... 1.......... 0.............1952 Kentucky................................................. 14........ 6.............1963 King’s...................................................... 3.......... 0.............1984 Maryland................................................. 0.......... 2.............1952 Memphis................................................. 4.......... 2.............2005 Mississippi.............................................. 5.......... 3.............2002 MIT......................................................... 1.......... 0.............1984 Morehead State...................................... 1.......... 0............ 2008 Murray State........................................... 18........ 3.............1967 Navy....................................................... 21........ 8.............1966 Nebraska................................................ 4.......... 3.............2003 NC State................................................. 11........ 0.............1959 Norwich.................................................. 4.......... 0.............1994 Ohio........................................................ 2.......... 0.............1966 Ohio State.............................................. 36........ 0.............1974 Penn State.............................................. 25........ 2.............1953 Pitt.......................................................... 26........ 7.............1951 Potomac State........................................ 8.......... 0.............1953 Richmond............................................... 3.......... 0.............1961 Rose Hulman.......................................... 2.......... 0.............1981 St. John’s................................................ 17........ 0.............1981 Tennessee.............................................. 1.......... 0.............1966 Tennessee Tech...................................... 27........ 3.............1975 Texas Christian....................................... 3.......... 0.............2005 Texas-El Paso........................................ 6.......... 0.............1992 Toledo..................................................... 1.......... 0.............1952 Villanova................................................. 1.......... 0.............1974 Virginia.................................................... 2.......... 0.............1969 VMI......................................................... 23........ 3.............1952 Virginia Tech........................................... 7.......... 8.............1953 Washington & Jefferson......................... 27........ 4.............1951 Washington & Lee.................................. 2.......... 0.............1956 Washington State................................... 1.......... 0.............1987 William & Mary........................................ 1.......... 0.............1983 Wyoming................................................. 3.......... 0.............1996 Xavier..................................................... 13........ 2.............1990

1954 (10-2) Capt. Kendrick Barlow 1412-1372.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1400-1365.......W.................................Duquesne 1401-1397.......W............................................Pitt 1402-1424.......L..........................at Virginia Tech 1402-1388.......W.......................................at VMI 1416-1281.......W......................... Potomac State 1398-1373.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1407-1353.......W.............................at Duquesne 1417-1339.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1403-1370.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1403-x.............L.............................................Pitt 1411-1401........W............................................Pitt NRA Sectionals (1st)

1957 (14-5) Capt. Clair Book 1378-1390.......L..............................at Duquesne 1392-1383.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1415-1393.......W............................................Pitt 1415-1402.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1401-1346.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 1391-1435.......L......................................at Army 1421-1402.......W.............................Virginia Tech 1407-1352.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1391-1395.......L.......................at Carnegie Tech 1409-1396.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1409-1381.......W.................................... Geneva 1403-1395.......W............................. Georgetown 1403-1407.......L................................... Maryland 1403-1423.......L..............................Virginia Tech *.......................W...........................................VMI 1417-1415.......W.................................Duquesne 1408-1375.......W............................................Pitt 1405-1373.......W................................ at Geneva 1420-1331.......W......................... Potomac State NRA Sectionals (3rd) * Forfeit 1958 (9-5) Capt. Hugh Jones, Jr. 1393-1367.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1405-1407.......L...........................Carnegie Tech 1405-1383.......W............................................Pitt 1423-1421.......W.................................Duquesne 1373-1376.......L.........................................at Pitt 1387-1366.......W................................ at Geneva 1387-1401.......L........ at Washington & Jefferson

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1960 (11-2) Capt. Charles Means 1411-1381........W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1422-1350.......W.................................... Geneva 1413-1207.......W.............................at Duquesne 1415-1396.......W.......................................at VMI 1428-1406.......W........................... at Penn State 1427-1108........W.................................Duquesne 1427-1403.......W............................... Penn State 1414-1361.......W................................ at Geneva 1417-1443.......L.......................at Carnegie Tech 1429-1430.......L...........................Carnegie Tech 1430-1413.......W...........................................VMI 1430-1417.......W.............................Virginia Tech 1430-1405.......W........... Washington & Jefferson Southern Conference (1st) NRA Sectionals (1st) 2nd Nationally 1961 (14-1) Capt. Charles Means 1416-1333.......W................................ at Geneva 1435-1412.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1435-1248.......W.............................at Duquesne 1410-1413.......L........ at Washington & Jefferson 1439-1399....... W..........................Carnegie Tech 1439-1347.......W.................................... Geneva 1439-1398.......W............................................Pitt 1445-1418.......W........................... at Penn State 1431-1377.......W.................................Richmond 1431-1396.......W.........................at Virginia Tech 1434-1418.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1426-1371.......W........................................at Pitt 1448-1345.......W.................................Duquesne 1448-1396.......W............................... Penn State 1452-1410.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1st Nationally

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1959 (8-8) Capt. Hugh Jones, Jr. 1381-1368.......W.................................... Geneva 1400-1414.......L...........................Carnegie Tech 1400-1364.......W.................................Duquesne 1391-1331.......W.............................at Duquesne 1410-1417.......L............ Washington & Jefferson 1400-1419.......L..........................................Army 1400-1416.......L................................The Citadel 1400-1362.......W....................Washington & Lee 1400-1399.......W...........................................VMI 1369-1365.......W................................ at Geneva 1405-1410.......L........ at Washington & Jefferson 1394-1381.......W............................... Penn State 1394-1382.......W................ North Carolina State 1394-1411........L..............................Virginia Tech 1414-1421.......L.......................at Carnegie Tech Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (3rd)

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1953 (17-1) Capt. Kendrick Barlow 1405-1221.......W...................... at California, Pa. 1405-1311........W..........................Carnegie Tech 1411-1341........W.............................at Duquesne 1404-1380.......W...........................................VMI 1404-1396.......W.............................Virginia Tech 1401-1383.......W........................................at Pitt 1401-1347.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1401-1385.......W............................... Penn State 1415-1362.......W.............................at Duquesne 1415-1342.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1415-1096.......W......................... Potomac State 1395-1403.......L.........................................at Pitt 1402-1360.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1402-1350.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1422-1209.......W.......................... California, Pa. 1422-1406.......W............................................Pitt NRA Sectionals (1st)

1956 (12-5) Capt. Clair Book 1386-1375.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1342-1257.......W................................ at Geneva 1352-1377.......L.........................................at Pitt 1352-1295.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1402-1370.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1387-1386.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1388-1413.......L..........................at Virginia Tech 1388-1307.......W....................Washington & Lee 1377-1274.......W.................................... Geneva 1384-1401.......L..............................Virginia Tech 1379-1410.......L.......................at Carnegie Tech 1388-1377.......W............................................Pitt 1380-1311........W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1396-1389.......W.............................at Duquesne 1400-1330.......W......................... Potomac State 1403-1419.......L..................................Duquesne 1399-1326.......W..................... at Potomac State NRA Sectionals (7th)

1427-1422.......W.............................Virginia Tech 1412-1392.......W.................................... Geneva 1389-1396.......L..............................at Duquesne 1394-1406.......L.......................at Carnegie Tech 1416-1374.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 1422-1394.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1422-1408.......W...........................................VMI Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (3rd)

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1952 (15-3) Maj. John Nicholas 1390-1341.......W.................................Duquesne 1398-1344.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1380-1384.......L........................................at VMI 1397-1327.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1396-1378.......W...........................................VMI 1403-1388.......W............................................Pitt 1408-1260.......W.......................... California, Pa. 1414-1318.......W.............................at Duquesne 1414-1293.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1399-1400.......L.............................................Pitt 1406-1338.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1411-1397........W............................................Pitt 1411-1361........W................................ Kent State 1409-1319.......W....................................at Akron 1405-1317.......W.................................. at Toledo 1408-1381.......W............................................Pitt 1428-1300.......W.......................... California, Pa. 1417-1439.......L............................... at Maryland NRA Sectionals (5th)

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

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1951 (10-0) Maj. John Nicholas 1411-1322........W........... Washington & Jefferson 1390-1341.......W.................................Duquesne 1364-1359.......W............................................Pitt 1368-1290.......W.......................... California, Pa. 1381-1342.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1374-1367.......W.............................at Duquesne 1380-1365.......W........................................at Pitt 1391-1334.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1416-1333.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1395-1274.......W...................... at California, Pa. NRA Sectionals 1395-1393.......W..................................... Indiana

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1962 (13-2) Capt. Charles Means 1407-1340.......W.............................at Duquesne 1407-1341.......W............................................Pitt 1428-1408.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1436-1400.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1429-1398.......W.............................at Richmond 1429-1336.......W................. George Washington 1424-1403.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1433-1424.......W........................... at Penn State 1428-1437.......L..............................Virginia Tech 1423-1417.......W......... City College of New York 1423-1435.......L......................................at Army 1432-1426.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1441-1416.......W...........................................VMI 1441-1379.......W.................................Duquesne 1441-1360.......W............................................Pitt Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1963 (15-0) Maj. Bob Means 1429-1398.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1429-1378.......W.................................Duquesne 1429-1378.......W............................................Pitt 1428-1378.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1434-1370.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1434-1433.......W.........................................Army 1437-1388.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1412-1388.......W............. at George Washington 1435-1382.......W............................................Pitt 1436-1386.......W.................................Duquesne 1436-1375.......W......................... Potomac State 1443-1440.......W............................... Penn State 1411-1406........W.......................................at VMI 1428-1377.......W.............................. at Kentucky 1428-1376.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference (2nd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 2nd Nationally 1964 (19-0) M/Sgt. Charles Haley 1427-1300.......W.......................... California, Pa. 1434-1397.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1434-1354.......W.................................Duquesne 1427-1414.......W............................. at Allegheny 1427-1286.......W.................................at Alliance 1417-1404.......W.............................Virginia Tech 1448-1444.......W.....................................at Army 1448-1359.......W......................... at 77th Inf. Div. 1422-1383.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1422-1338.......W.................................Duquesne 1447-1379.......W........... Washington & Jefferson 1443-1413.......W.............. East Tennessee State 1456-1335.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson 1433-1433*......W...........................................VMI 1449-1436.......W........................... at Penn State 1445-1395.......W......................at Carnegie Tech 1445-1395.......W.................................at Alliance 1445-1402.......W............................. at Allegheny 1445-1419.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1st Nationally * WVU won on standing position 1965 (11-3) M/Sgt. Francis Orchard 1451-1354.......W.................................... Geneva 1426-1375.......W................................ at Geneva 1431-1404.......W....... at Washington & Jefferson

1431-1382.......W..................................at Clarion 1454-1394.......W..........................Carnegie Tech 1449-1434.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1441-1444.......L..........................................Army 1435-1437.......L............................at The Citadel 1435-1427.......W.........................at Virginia Tech 1416-1429.......L........................................at VMI 1442-1418.......W............................... Penn State 1442-1365.......W.................................Duquesne 1447-1431.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 1450-1376.......W.............................at Duquesne Southern Conference (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1966 (11-0) M/Sgt. Francis Orchard 1461-1363.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1459-1326.......W......................................... Ohio 1395-1364.......W...........................at The Citadel 1395-1300.......W............................at Tennessee 1395-1306.......W.............. East Tennessee State 1466-1424.......W...........................................VMI 1462-1449.......W.....................................at Army 1459-1425.......W.....................................at Navy 1457-1302.......W..................................... at Ohio 1393-1348.......W........................... at Penn State 1393-1326.......W......................... Johns Hopkins Southern Conference (1st) Kansas State Invitational (1st) Coast Guard Invitational (1st) West Virginia Sectional and International (1st) 1st Nationally 1967 (5-2) Joe Gravens 1445-1390.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 1106-1078........W............................ Murray State 1337-1312.......W.......................................at VMI 1355-1379.......L..........................................Army 1351-1356.......L................................The Citadel 1387-1368.......W.....................................at Navy 1355-1346.......W............................... Penn State Kansas State Invitational (1st) Coast Guard Invitational (5th) Southern Conference (1st) West Virginia Sectional and Conventional (1st) 1968 (8-2) Joe Gravens 2723-2769.......L............... East Tennessee State 2723-2475.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1371-1210.......W.............................at Richmond 1371-1288.......W...........................at The Citadel 1383-1357.......W........................................Akron 1383-1278.......W......................................Dayton 1384-1313.......W...........................................VMI 1364-1358.......W.....................................at Army 1365-1385.......L......................................at Navy 1386-1345.......W........................... at Penn State Kansas Invitational (6th) Coast Guard Invitational (3rd) Southern Conference (2nd) NRA International (1st) NRA Conventional (1st) 2nd Nationally 1969 (5-2) Robert McNickle 1379-1365.......W....................................at Akron Kansas Invitational ROTC Division (2nd) College Division (4th) 1334-1402.......L......................................at Navy

1424-1394.......W.......... at East Tennessee State 1394-1343.......W.......................................at VMI USCGA (1st) 1396-1277.......W..................................... Virginia 1385-1374.......W.........................................Army 1385-1325.......W............................... Penn State 1970 (5-2) Robert McNickle 1383-1308.......W............................................Pitt 1383-1261.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. Kansas Invitational ROTC Division (3rd) College Division (2nd) Xavier Invitational ROTC Division (2nd) College Division (4th) 1357-1389.......L......................................at Navy 1390-1399.......L............................ at Penn State 1390-1339.......W.....................................at Army 1366-1339.......W...........................................VMI Coast Guard Invitational (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st) 1971 (5-3) Gary Grady 1344-1229.......W........................................at Pitt 1344-1314.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 1355-1316.......W.................................. Kentucky 1355-1373.......L......................................at Navy 1337-1349.......L............................ at Penn State 1412-1337.......W.....................................at Army 1362-1333.......W...........................................VMI NRA Sectionals (1st) 1377-1349.......W............................... Penn State 1972 (5-2) Greg Yantis 1332-1223.......W........................................at Pitt 1332-1229.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 2698-2630.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky Xavier Invitational (6th) Kentucky Invitational (10th) 1339-1393.......L......................................at Navy 1373-1349.......W.......................................at VMI West Point Invitational (8th) 1380-1363.......W........................... at Penn State 1380-1408.......L......................................at Army NRA Sectionals (1st) 1973 (6-1) M/Sgt. Bobby Timms 2819-2597.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. 2812-2856.......L........... at East Tennessee State 2817-2776.......W................................ Ohio State 2249-2156.......W................................. at Virginia 2812-2779.......W.....................................at Navy 2807-2749.......W.........................................Army 2804-2682.......W............................... Penn State NRA Sectionals International (1st) Conventional (1st) 1974 (11-1) M/Sgt. Bobby Timms 1418-1316.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 1418-1270.......W........................................at Pitt 2793-2717.......W.................at Eastern Kentucky 2837-2867.......L........... at East Tennessee State Xavier Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (1st) 2812-2684.......W............................ at Ohio State 2815-2715.......W........................... at Penn State 1406-1233.......W.............................. at Villanova 2820-2791.......W.....................................at Army

1977 (4-0) Ed Etzel Acorns Invitational (1st) East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd) Kentucky Invitational (1st) Acorns Invitational (1st) Tennessee Tech Invitational (1st) USMA Invitational (1st) 2299-2206.......W................................ Ohio State 2299-2148.......W............................... Penn State 2843-1802.......W.............................. at NC State 2843-2801.......W.....................................at Navy NRA Sectionals (2nd) 1978 (4-1) Ed Etzel Acorns Invitational (1st) East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd) Kentucky Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (1st) 2273-2268.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 2848-2753.......W............................ at Ohio State 2848-2671.......W........................... at Penn State West Point Invitational (4th) 2286-2303.......L........... at East Tennessee State 2285-2250.......W.....................................at Navy NRA Championships (3rd)

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1983 (12-1) Ed Etzel East Tennessee State Invitational (1st) 6101-6102.......L.................... at Tennessee Tech 6103-6005.......W.................at Eastern Kentucky 6151-5807.......W................................ Ohio State 6144-6072.......W.........................................Army 6162-5420.......W......................... William & Mary 3829-3700.......W............................. at St. John's 6149-5997.......W.....................................at Navy 6157-6061.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky 6160-6133.......W....................... Tennessee Tech 6182-6123.......W.............. East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (1st)

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1981 (12-0) Ed Etzel 6156-6069.......W.............. East Tennessee State 6156-5750.......W.................................. NC State West Virginia Invitational (1st) Eastern Kentucky Invitational (3rd) Kentucky Invitational (1st) 6124-6121.......W....................... Tennessee Tech 6082-6037.......W.........................................Army 6082-5804.......W............................... Penn State

1982 (11-0) Ed Etzel 6124-6048.......W................... at Tennessee Tech East Tennessee State Invitational (4th) 3814-3706.......W................................. St. John’s Eastern Kentucky Invitational (2nd) 6511-6063........W........................ at Murray State 6188-6026.......W............................ Murray State 6182-6122.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky 6173-6071.......W....................... Tennessee Tech 6139-5990.......W.....................................at Army 6139-5969.......W............................. at St. John’s 6162-6118........W.............. East Tennessee State

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1976 (6-1) Ed Etzel 2826-2665.......W............................................Pitt 2826-2472.......W..............................Indiana, Pa. East Tennessee State Invitational (6th) Kentucky Invitational (1st) Tennessee Tech Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (2nd) 3377-3384.......L........................ Tennessee Tech 2810-2743.......W................................ Ohio State West Point Invitational (1st) 2833-2809.......W.........................................Navy 2828-2746.......W.........................................Army 2828-2661.......W............................... Penn State

1980 (6-0) Ed Etzel East Tennessee State Invitational (1st) West Virginia Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (3rd) Bob Stark Invitational (1st) 4649-4529.......W.........................................Navy Army Invitational (1st) 4632-4611........W.............. East Tennessee State 2329-2224.......W.........................................Army 2329-2208.......W................................ Ohio State 2329-2169.......W............................... Penn State 4616-4534.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky NCAA Championship (2nd)

6082-5774.......W................................ Ohio State 6082-5792.......W........................... Rose-Hulman 6142-6063.......W.........................................Navy 6142-5858.......W............................... Penn State 2297-2225.......W................................. St. John's USMA Invitational (2nd) 6129-6095.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky 6117-6097........W.............. East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (2nd)

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1975 (6-1) Sgt. Roy Riffe 1400-1325.......W..........................at Indiana, Pa. 1400-1182........W........................................at Pitt 2849-2821.......W.............. East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Invitational (2nd) Xavier Invitational (1st) Kentucky Invitational (2nd) Tennesee Tech Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (3rd) 2830-1748.......W.........................................Army 2834-2732.......W................................ Ohio State West Point Invitational (4th) 2803-2884.......L........................ Tennessee Tech 2796-2792.......W.........................................Navy NRA Sectionals (1st)

1979 (5-1) Ed Etzel 2276-2150.......W........................... at Penn State Tennessee Tech Invitational (2nd) East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd) Eastern Kentucky Invitational (1st) Acorn Invitational (1st) 2276-2133.......W................................ Ohio State Open International Sectionals (2nd) 2309-2237.......W.....................................at Navy 4592-4692.......L............... East Tennessee State 4811-4598........W.....................Eastern Kentucky NRA Collegiate Sectionals Smallbore (2nd), Air Rifle (3rd) National Intercollegiate Championship (3rd)

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2820-2756.......W...............................at Air Force Army Invitational (1st) 5743-5048.......W............................................Pitt 2830-2820.......W.....................................at Navy 2830-2643.......W.......................................at VMI NRA Sectionals (1st)

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1984 (12-0) Ed Etzel 6207-6075.......W................................. St. John's 6184-6083.......W.................at Eastern Kentucky 6185-6167.......W.......... at East Tennessee State Army Invitational (1st) 6220-5830.......W................................ Ohio State 6082-5987.......W.........................................Navy 6221-5878.......W.......................... King's College Murray State Invitational (1st) 6180-6147.......W.............. East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (1st)

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1985 (9-1) Ed Etzel 6085-6083.......W.................at Eastern Kentucky 6113-6011........W............................. at St. John's 6128-6138.......L........... at East Tennessee State 6170-5821.......W............................ at Ohio State 6186-6071.......W....................... Tennessee Tech 6197-6018.......W.....................................at Navy 6201-6113........W.........................................Army 6179-6147.......W.............. East Tennessee State 6206-6103.......W.....................Eastern Kentucky 6156-6130.......W....................... Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (2nd)

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1986 (9-0) Ed Etzel 3856-3770.......W................................. St. John's 6202-6160.......W....................... Tennessee Tech 6223-6084.......W.......... at East Tennessee State 6186-6181.......W............................ Murray State 6175-5604.......W................................ Ohio State 6235-6026.......W.........................................Navy 6224-6115........W.....................................at Army 6200-6101.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 6193-6060.......W.............. East Tennessee State NCAA Championship (1st)

1987 (6-1) Ed Etzel 6270-6037.......W............................. at St. John's Xavier Invitational (2nd) 6221-6078.......W.....................................at Navy 6206-5749.......W............................ at Ohio State 6196-6052.......W.....................Washington State 6207-6102.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 6180-6189.......L......................... at Murray State 6205-6103.......W.........................................Army NCAA Championship (2nd) 1988 (7-0) Greg Perrine 6164-6110........W................................. St. John's Xavier Invitational (1st) 6222-5945.......W.......................... King's College 6206-5539.......W................................ Ohio State 6222-6086.......W.....................................at Army 6212-6105.......W.....................................at Navy 6213-6177.......W............................ Murray State 6190-6118........W....................... Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st) 1989 (8-0) Ed Etzel 6193-6067.......W............................. at St. John's 6192-6074.......W..................... Alaska-Fairbanks 6198-5816.......W.................................. NC State 6224-5726.......W................................ Ohio State 6244-6053.......W.........................................Navy 6231-6091.......W.........................................Army 6224-6181.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 6241-6145.......W........................ at Murray State NCAA Championship (1st)

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1990 (9-0) Marsha Beasley 6156-5977.......W................................. St. John's 6206-6064.......W...............................at Air Force 6196-5916.......W................................... Canisius 6176-5890.......W............................ at Ohio State 6183-6029.......W.......................................Xavier 6187-6098.......W......... at Navy (NCAA Qualifier) 6183-6089.......W.....................................at Army 6199-6033.......W............................ Murray State 6213-6067.......W....................... Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st) 1991 (10-0) Marsha Beasley 6200-6051.......W............................. at St. John's 6185-5942.......W...................................at Xavier 6185-5915.......W.................................. Kentucky 6180-6102.......W..................... Alaska-Fairbanks 6187-6053.......W................................ Ohio State 6193-6026.......W.................................. Air Force 6180-6095.......W............. Army (NCAA Qualifier) 6210-6094.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 6196-6087.......W........................ at Murray State 6191-6073.......W................................... Canisius NCAA Championship (1st) 1992 (9-0) Marsha Beasley 6147-6009.......W................................. St. John's 6172-6036.......W...............................at Air Force 6172-6003.......W.......................... Texas-El Paso 6187-5489.......W................ North Carolina State 6151-6046.......W.......................................Xavier 6178-6061.......W............................ at Ohio State 6185-5939.......W............................... at Canisius 6217-6102.........W...... at Murray State (NCAA Qualifier) 6213-6081.......W....................... Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st) 1993 (10-0) Marsha Beasley 6194-6067.......W............................. at St. John's 6185-6098.......W...................................at Xavier 6199-6063.......W.................................. Air Force 6184-5964.......W................................ Ohio State 6185-5926.......W.......................... King's College 6206-6076.......W.......................... Texas-El Paso 6191-5860.......W........... at VMI (NCAA Qualifier) 6192-6178.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 6214-6157.......W........................ at Murray State 6199-5961.......W.................................. Kentucky NCAA Championship (1st) 1994 (13-1) Marsha Beasley 6171-6083.......W................................. St. John's Walsh Invitational (1st - 6188) 6200-6101.......W.......................................Xavier 1551-1236.......W................................. Cincinnati 6146-6133.......L...................... Alaska-Fairbanks 6163-6139.......W.................................. Air Force 6163-6010.......W.......................... Texas-El Paso 6190-5825.......W............................ at Ohio State 6177-5329.......W.................................Duquesne 6156-5329.......W................................... Canisius NCAA Qualifier (1st) 6148-6069.......W.....................................at Army 6148-6109.......W.................................... Norwich 6163-6130.......W............................ Murray State 6187-6070.......W....................... Tennessee Tech 6176-6124.......W.................................. Kentucky NCAA Championship (2nd)

1995 (10-0) Marsha Beasley 6179-6125.......W............................. at St. John's Walsh Invitational (1st - 6188) 6196-6145.......W.............................. at Kentucky 6195-5780.......W................................ Ohio State 6199-6156.......W.................................. Air Force 6143-6012.......W................................... Canisius 6212-6106.......W.................................... Norwich 6207-6109.......W.....................................at Navy 6207-6157.......W........... Xavier (NCAA Qualifier) 6227-6121.......W........................ at Murray State 6202-6157.......W................... at Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

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2000 (12-1) Marsha Beasley 6141-6117........W................ at Jacksonville State 6174-6094.......W...............................at Air Force 6153-6011............W ..vs.Army (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6153-5978............W....vs. UTEP (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6127-6150.......L..........................................Navy at Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6180) at MARC/OVC Shootout (3rd - 6111) 6111-5303........W.................................. Kentucky 6162-5958.......W............................ at Ohio State 6133-5843.......W.................................Duquesne 6162-6127.......W.......................................Xavier 6191-5880.......W............................... at Canisius at NCAA Qualifiers (1st - 6121) 6121-5694.......W...........................................VMI 6182-6077.......W............................ Murray State 6183-6089.......W....................... Tennessee Tech at MARC Championship (1st - 6185) at NCAA Championship (3rd - 4603, smallbore only)

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2002 (8-3) Marsha Beasley at GARC/OVC Shootout (2nd - 6185) 6185-6148.......W......... vs. Jacksonville State (at Cookeville, Tenn.) 6117-6013........W...............................at Air Force 6187-5998.......W....................... vs. Wyoming (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6123-6012.......W................................Mississippi 6178-6160.......W....... Army (at Columbus, Ohio) 6197-6171.......W.................................. Kentucky 6183-6112........W............................ at Ohio State at Xavier Tournament (2nd-6179) 6238-6271.......L...................... Alaska-Fairbanks 6181-6241.......L........................................Xavier 6209-6240.......L............................. Murray State 6220-6225.......W....................... Tennessee Tech at GARC Championship (3rd - 6230) at NCAA Championship (6th, SB - 4612; 7th overall)

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2001 (11-0) Marsha Beasley at MARC/OVC Shootout (3rd - 6167) 6164-6129.......W.................... Jacksonville State 6154-6110........W.......................... Texas-El Paso at Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6191) 6187-6170.......W.............................. at Kentucky 6217-6084.......W.................................. Air Force 6177-5929.......W................................ Ohio State 6194-6156.......W.......................................Xavier 6184-5880.......W................................... Canisius 6160-6143.......W.........................................Navy 6160-5897.......W.................................Duquesne 6191-6161.......W........................ at Murray State 6206-6147.......W................... at Tennessee Tech at MARC Championship (2nd - 6188) at NCAA Championship (3rd - 6174)

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1999 (10-0) Marsha Beasley 6161-6080.......W.................... Jacksonville State 6175-6143.......W................................ at Norwich at Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6181) 6164-6115........W.............................. at Kentucky 6181-6004.......W . ............................. Ohio State 6176-6060.......W.................................. Air Force 6099-5816.......W.................................Duquesne 6190-6112........W.......................................Xavier 6195-5858.......W................................... Canisius at NCAA Qualifiers (1st - 6175) 6153-6130.......W........................ at Murray State 6191-6018.......W................... at Tennessee Tech at MARC Tournament (1st - 6205) Championship (3rd - 6156)

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1998 (13-0) Marsha Beasley 6195-6137.......W................ at Jacksonville State 6163-5777.......W...vs.Army (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6170-6061.......W...............................at Air Force 6170-5878.......W............................ vs. Wyoming (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6170-5773.......W...vs. Army (at Colorado Springs, Colo.) Walsh Invitational (1st - 6202) 6177-6122.......W.................................. Kentucky 6171-5958.......W............................ at Ohio State 6184-5910.......W.................................Duquesne 6184-6087.......W.................................... Norwich 6183-6080.......W.......................................Xavier 6212-5739.......W............................... at Canisius NCAA Qualifier in Cincinnati, Ohio (1st - 6181) 6190-6124.......W............................ Murray State 6175-6106.......W....................... Tennessee Tech MARC Tournament (1st - 6201) NCAA Championship (1st - 6214)

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1996 (10-0) Marsha Beasley 6152-6133.......W...............................at Air Force 6204-5978.......W.......................... Texas-El Paso 6204-5591.......W.................................. Wyoming 6195-6126.......W................................. St. John's Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6176) 6191-6156.......W.............................. at Kentucky 6206-5903.......W............................ at Ohio State 6175-6130.......W.......................................Xavier 6175-5858.......W.................................Duquesne NCAA Qualfier at Xavier (1st - 6197) 6225-6031.......W............................... at Canisius 6210-6061.......W............................ Murray State NCAA Championship (1st) 1997 (9-1) Marsha Beasley 6178-6095.......W.................... Jacksonville State 6194-6121.......W............. Norwich (at St. John's) Walsh Invitational (1st - 6206) 6170-6178.......L................................... Kentucky 6209-6089.......W.................................. Air Force 6201-5806.......W................................ Ohio State 6193-5772.......W.................................Duquesne 6195-5486.......W................................... Canisius 6211-6083........W........... Xavier (NCAA Qualifier) 6215-6154.......W........................ at Murray State 6232-6152.......W................... at Tennessee Tech NCAA Championship (1st)

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2003 (11-2) Marsha Beasley at Mountaineer Open (1st - 6203) 6165-6157.......W.............................. at Kentucky 6171-6123.......W......... vs. Jacksonville State (at Cincinnati, Ohio) 6214-6171.......W.....................................at Army 6214-6060.......W.....................vs. Mississippi (at West Point, N.Y.) 6203-6126.......W..................................Nebraska at Palmyra Invitational (** - 6150) 6204-6108.......W.................................. Air Force 6221-6144.......W................................ Ohio State 6215-6189.......W.......................................Xavier 6232-6318.......L...................... Alaska-Fairbanks 6235-5677.......W................................... Canisius 6218-6053.......W.................................Duquesne at GARC Championships (2nd - 6174) 6196-6231.......L......................... at Murray State 6213-6185.......W................... at Tennessee Tech 2004 WVU competed as a club team 2005 (3-8) Marsha Beasley 4560-4650.......L..........................................Navy 4552-4645.......L......................................at Army 4574-4575.......L.................................Mississippi 2307-2210.......W......... Texas Christian (air only) 6012-6149.......L.vs. Nebraska (at Palmyra, Pa.) 4550-4677.......L...................... Alaska-Fairbanks 4537-4499.......W................................ Ohio State 4561-4611........L............................... at Kentucky 4561-4506.......W................ vs. Rose-Hulman (at Lexington, Ky.) 4545-4646.......L........ at Xavier (NCAA Qualifier) 4545-4609.......L...Memphis (at Cincinnati, Ohio) at GARC Championship (7th B 4576) 2006 (4-7) Marsha Beasley 4551-4668.......L..........................................Army 4556-4630.......L.................................Mississippi 4590-4554.......W.................................. NC State 4643-4562.......L..........................................Navy 4544-4587.......L................................... Kentucky 4578-4662.......L...................... Alaska-Fairbanks 4596-4653.......L.vs. Nebraska (at Palmyra, Pa.) 4603-4503.......W........................................Akron 4603-4535.......W........Texas Christian (at Akron) 4569-4556.......W................................ Ohio State 4585-4612.......L......... Memphis (NCAA Qualifier at Murray, Ky.) at GARC Championship (6th B 4594) 2007 (6-4, 2-4) Jon Hammond 4560-4545.......W.................................. Memphis 4545-4444.......W................................ Ohio State 4514-4638.......L..........................................Army 4548-4633.......L...................................Nebraska 4531-4648.......L................................... Kentucky 4532-4479.......W.................................. NC State 4561-4445.......W....................... Tennessee Tech at Palmyra Invitational (6th – 4571) 4571-4519.......W........................................Akron 4568-4582.......L.................................... Ole Miss 4566-4370.......W............................. VMI Institute at GARC Championship (5th – 4552)

2008 (8-3, 4-2) Jon Hammond 4618-4506.......W.................................. NC State 4623-4452 ......W................................ Ohio State 4614-4551.......W................................... Ole Miss 4600-4675.......L..........................................Army 4616-4647.......L................................... Kentucky 4615-4599.......W..................................Nebraska 4626-4653.......L ..................... Alaska-Fairbanks 4591-4517.......W........................................Akron 4609-4470..........W....Memphis (at Murray State Invit.) 4614-4528 ......W . .................... Tennessee Tech 4647-4398.......W............. VMI (NCAA Qualifiers) at GARC Championship (3rd - 4626) at NCAA Championships (6th - 4616) 2009 (11-1, 5-1) Jon Hammond 4629-4535.......W................................ Ohio State 4647-4541.......W....................... Morehead State 4659-4616.......W.....................................at Army 4655-4565.......W..............vs. Ole Miss (at Army) 4666-4626.......W.................................... vs. TCU 4639-4649.......L............................... at Kentucky 4656-4592.......W.......vs. Memphis (at Kentucky) 4650-4622.......W............................ vs. Nebraska 4677-4493.......W.............................vs. NC State 4653-4634.......W................vs. Alaska-Fairbanks 4666-4516.......W.................................. vs. Akron 4639-4524.......W... vs. NC State (NCAA Qualifiers) at GARC Championship (2nd – 4645) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4643)

2010 (11-0, 7-0) Jon Hammond 4655-4587.......W...... vs. Air Force (at Nebraska) 4660-4634.......W..............................at Nebraska 4666-4538.......W............................ at Ohio State 4665-4560.......W....................................at Akron 4638-4562.......W.........................................Army 4691-4642.......W.................................. Kentucky 4678-4561.......W.................................. NC State 4697-4670.......W..................... Alaska-Fairbanks 4696-4576.......W...vs. Ole Miss (in Cokeville, Tenn.) at Winthrow Invitational (1st – 4678) 4659-4530.......W.................................. Memphis 4659-4612.......W.... Nebraska (NCAA Qualifiers) at GARC Championships (1st – 4653) at NCAA Championships (3rd – 4641)

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West Virginia University is a leading 21st century land-grant institution that is improving people’s lives through teaching, discovery, and outreach.

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Sharing WVU knowledge with state citizens and the nation is a major component of the land-grant mission. 15 WVU colleges and schools offer 188 degree programs from the bachelor’s through the doctoral and first-professional levels.

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WVU’s campus offers one of the nation’s safest college environments — Reader’s Digest ranked it 18th among 135 U.S. colleges and universities and gave WVU an A for its strong commitment to safety. A Farmer’s Insurance study ranked Morgantown as the 8th most secure place to live among U.S. towns with populations less than 150,000.

Morgantown was named the No. 1 small city in America by BizJournals.com and as the best small city in the East by Prometheus Publications. The American institute for Economic Research named Morgantown one of America’s “Best College Towns.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine listed the city 29th among “50 Smart Places to Live.” Recreational and job opportunities were among the factors Men’s Journal magazine cited in naming Morgantown the nation’s third-best small city. The Wellness Councils of America named Morgantown an elite “Well City,” and Sporting News named Morgantown one of its “Best Sports Cities.” National media outlets such as CNBC spotlighted Morgantown as an oasis of economic strength in the midst of a global recession, and Careerbuilder.com ranked the city as one of the “25 Best Cities to Find a Job.” A report by Fortune Small Business ranked Morgantown the 7th best small city to launch a small business. The FBI chose WVU as its national leader for biometrics research. WVU is the academic arm of the FBI’s Biometric Center of Excellence.

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WVU’s main Morgantown location includes three distinct campuses—Downtown, Evansdale and the Health Sciences campus .The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system — named top people-mover in the nation - has shuttled people among the campuses since the U.S. Department of Transportation built it 30 years ago. The Student Recreation Center offers a six-lane lap pool and a leisure pool; a 20-person whirlpool; seven courts for basketball, volleyball, and badminton; fitness machines and free weights covering 17,000 square feet; and a 50-foot climbing wall. WVU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, more than any other school in the BIG EAST Conference. Many WVU students have received other prestigious scholarships, including 21 Truman Scholarships, 33 Goldwater Scholarships, two British Marshall Scholarships, two Morris K. Udall Scholarships; seven Boren Scholarships; two Gilman Scholarships, two Department of Homeland Security Scholarships, and one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship. Six WVU students have appeared on the USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team. The WVU School of Medicine’s Rural Medicine Program is ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 graduate programs in the field. More than two dozen WVU graduate programs are ranked by the publication as among the nation’s best.

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WVU students receive $317 million annually in grants, loans, work study, fee waivers and scholarships.

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Students: WVU’s main campus fall 2009 enrollment was 28,898. Alumni: The new Erickson Alumni Center is a gathering place for WVU’s more than 175,000 alumni worldwide. Degree Programs: WVU offers 188 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs. Division Campuses: Potomac State College of WVU; WVU Institute of Technology Health Sciences Center Divisions: Charleston Division, Health Sciences Center, Charleston, W.Va.; Eastern Division, Health Sciences Center, Martinsburg, W.Va.

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Visitors Resource Center: Located on the Morgantown Waterfront, the Visitors Resource Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Operating hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. (closed Sundays and most University holidays). Guided tours with friendly knowledgeable student guides M-F at 10:30 a.m. and 2

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Admission Information: Information is available from the Office of Admissions and Records, PO Box 6090, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6090; or call 304-293-2121 or visit WVU on the web: http://www.wvu.edu;

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Mountaineer Parents Club Helpline: Receive information or share comments by calling 1-800-WVU-0096. Someone will respond within one business day if possible.

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James P. Clements James P. Clements has said that no university in the country means as much to its state as West Virginia University means to West Virginia. Since becoming WVU’s 23rd president on June 30, 2009, Dr. Clements has shown a strong dedication to expanding the University’s role as a 21st century land-grant institution, providing superior academic programs, expanding a wellness initiative for students, technologically advancing research for use around the globe and strengthening service and health-care initiatives for the community. Dr. Clements has already announced several initiatives in support of this commitment, including: adding100 new faculty members to achieve goals directly related to WVU’s mission; building a new student health facility to increase wellness efforts; dedicating capital funds to expand outdoor recreational space for students; creating a grants budget office to assist researchers; and increasing research to strengthen the University’s position as a leader in fields such as energy, biometrics and health sciences. Additional priorities have been to continue offering world-class health care and – through WVU’s Top-10 ranked Rural Health Program – remain committed to increasing state outreach in the health sciences. Other goals include finding more efficient and effective ways to use technology to drive progress, increasing the diversity of WVU’s learning community and developing an even broader global focus in preparing students for new international opportunities. He also plans to focus on increasing student retention, increasing WVU’s doctoral program enrollment, enhancing leadership development and increasing operating funds. In 2009-10, private giving to the University increased, external and competitive funding for research grew, and student applications increased, keeping enrollment strong. A major strategic planning process was launched, several new facilities opened and ground was broken on a project to house WVU’s nationally acclaimed Physics Program. Recently, Dr. Clements was appointed to the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Commission on Women in Higher Education and was appointed to serve as the Outreach Liaison for the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), representing the Mid-Atlantic Region. Dr. Clements’ previous experience in higher education demonstrates his ability to help achieve these objectives and guide WVU to continued stability, growth and prominence. Before joining the Mountaineer family, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president at Towson University, the secondlargest public university in Maryland. Under his leadership, Towson developed academic and student support programs that led to impressive increases in enrollment as well as retention and graduation rates. Towson’s externally-funded research increased by 36 percent during Dr. Clements’ tenure as provost. Prior to becoming provost, he served as Towson University’s vice president for economic and community outreach and as the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. He was a fourtime recipient of Towson’s Faculty Member of the Year Award given by students at the university.

With a background in computer science, Dr. Clements also brings technological savvy to his role as president. He has a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. His project management textbook, in its fourth edition, is used in more than 20 countries and is published in four languages. At WVU, Dr. Clements is a tenured professor in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. In October 2009, he was named UMBC’s Alumnus of the Year in the Engineering and Information Technology category. Dr. Clements chairs the boards of the WVU Research Corporation, West Virginia United Health System and WVU Hospitals. He also serves as an ex-officio member of the WVU Foundation and WVU Alumni Association boards. He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children – Tyler, twin daughters Hannah and Maggie, and Grace.

The Clements family: Maggie, Tyler, Hannah (standing); Beth, Grace, Jim (seated), near WVU’s historic Woodburn Hall.

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Oliver Luck is the right man at the right time for West Virginia University. President James P. Clements appointed the former Mountaineer quarterback Director of Athletics on June 9, 2010, making him the 11th person to hold that title at WVU. “Oliver Luck is someone who has succeeded at the highest levels at everything he has done – from his college and professional football playing days to his academic pursuits and his professional business career,” said Clements. “He is the clear choice to carry forward what has truly been a golden era in athletics.” “It’s an incredible honor for me to be appointed as athletic director at my alma mater,” said Luck. “I care deeply about this school. I’ve had an opportunity to serve on the Board of Governors the last couple of years, and it’s given me a tremendous Former Mountaineer quarterback Oliver Luck became West Virginia University’s viewpoint of how important intercollegiate athletics is at a 11th director of athletics on June 14, 2010. land-grant institution like WVU. “WVU is truly one of the outstanding land-grant universities in the country, and I am so pleased to be a part of its momentum and growth. NFL Europe in 1996. Luck totaled more than 10 years with the National This is a tremendous opportunity - a chance to return to a University Football League before becoming chief executive officer of the Harris and a state that I love at a dynamic and strategic time in its history.” County-Houston Sports Authority in 2001. Luck’s athletic and professional career has been the epitome of In that role, Luck oversaw the development and management of a success, first as a record-setting quarterback for the Mountaineers $1 billion professional sports and entertainment complex for the city of from 1978-81, then as a professional quarterback for the Houston Houston that included Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, Oilers, and later as a professional sports executive. Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, the Toyota Center, home Luck’s journey to the big chair at WVU began in his native of the Houston Rockets, Comets and Aeros and the Livestock Show and Cleveland, where in 1977 he was named the Cleveland Touchdown Rodeo. Club Player of the Year at St. Ignatius High. Luck chose WVU over Ivy In 2005, Luck was appointed as the first president of Major League League schools Harvard and Yale, embarking upon a career that saw Soccer’s Houston Dynamos, helping that organization to a pair of MLS him establish school records for touchdown passes and completions Cup titles in his first two years at the helm. Luck was in the midst of during his playing days, while also leading the Mountaineers to a 26-6 securing the funding for an $80 million soccer complex to house the upset victory over Florida in the 1981 Peach Bowl. Dynamos when the call came to return to his alma mater. His best season came as a senior in 1981 when he completed 216 Prior to his current position at WVU, Luck was appointed by Gov. of 394 passes for 2,448 yards and 16 touchdowns. He passed for a Joe Manchin in 2008 to a four-year term on the West Virginia University career-high 360 yards in a 27-24 loss to Syracuse at the Carrier Dome Board of Governors, a spot he relinquished in June 2010, to become in the final regular-season game of his career. director of athletics. Luck ended his college career with 5,765 yards and 43 touchdown The Rhodes Scholar finalist graduated from WVU magna cum laude passes, both figures still ranking among the best in school history. in 1982 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also earned a law degree Luck was a two-time team MVP in 1980 and 1981, and also received from the University of Texas, graduating cum laude in 1987. In 1997, the Louis D. Meisel Award for the WVU football student-athlete with Luck was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame, the highest grade point average. The two-time ESPN The Magazine and in 2008, he was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Academic All-American was the recipient of Today’s Top Five, Hall of Fame. presented for scholastics by the NCAA and was selected by the He is married to the former Kathy Wilson. They have two sons and National Football Foundation as one of its 10 scholar-athletes to make two daughters: Andrew, the starting quarterback and a Heisman Trophy a keynote speech at its annual banquet in 1982. candidate at Stanford; Mary Ellen, an incoming freshman volleyball Selected in the second round of the NFL draft by the Houston player at Stanford; Emily and Addison. Oilers (44th overall pick), Luck spent four years with the Oilers from 1982-86. His most extended action came in 1983 when he started WVU’s Directors of Athletics six games and finished the season completing 124-of-217 passes for • Anthony Chez 1904-13 • E.R. Sweetland 1913-14 1,375 yards and eight touchdowns. • George Pyle 1914-17 • Harry Stansbury 1917-38 After retiring from football, Luck became vice president of business • Roy “Legs” Hawley 1938-54 • Robert “Red” Brown 1954-72 development for the National Football League and later was appointed • Leland Byrd 1972-78 • Richard Martin 1978-81 general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the newly created World • Fred Schaus 1981-89 • Ed Pastilong 1989-2010 League of American Football. He spent the ’95 season as general • Oliver Luck 2010-present manager of the Rhein Fire before being named President and CEO of

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Team Record Baseball..........................................................................................27-30 Cross Country.............................................................Sixth place NCAA Men’s Basketball........31-7 (NCAA Final Four) – BIG EAST Champions Finished No. 3 nationally in Coaches’ Poll Women’s Basketball......................................... 29-6 (NCAA 2nd Round) Finished No. 15 nationally in Coaches’ Poll Football.................... 9-4, (22/25 in final national polls – 2nd BIG EAST) Gymnastics.......................................................................................19-9 Rowing............................................................................. 6th BIG EAST Men’s Soccer...................................................................................7-5-6 Women’s Soccer...........................................10-7-6 (NCAA 2nd Round) Men’s Swimming and Diving....5-3, 4th BIG EAST (5 NCAA Qualifiers), CSCAAA Scholar-Athlete All-America team Women’s Swimming and Diving................................ 5-6, 3rd BIG EAST Women’s Tennis...............................................................................17-7 Rifle.............................................................................. 11-0 (3rd NCAA) GARC Regular Season and Postseason Champions Women’s Track....................... Indoor: 10th NCAA, Outdoor: 16th NCAA Volleyball........................................................................................17-13 Wrestling.............................................................3-10, 3 NCAA qualifiers

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BIG EAST Academic All-Stars Max Anderson............................................................................ Football Don Barclay................................................................................ Football Carmen Connolly........................................................................ Football Zac Cooper................................................................................. Football Eric Jobe.................................................................................... Football Scott Kozlowski.......................................................................... Football Josh Lider................................................................................... Football Scott Loving................................................................................ Football Cody Nutter................................................................................ Football Keith Tandy................................................................................. Football Tyler Urban................................................................................. Football Reed Williams............................................................................ Football

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EAGL All-Academic Team Amy Bieski............................................................................ Gymnastics Hailey Fairchild..................................................................... Gymnastics Arlene Hathaway.................................................................. Gymnastics Naja Johnson....................................................................... Gymnastics Stephanie Keaton................................................................. Gymnastics Emily Kerwin......................................................................... Gymnastics Tina Maloney........................................................................ Gymnastics Faye Meaden....................................................................... Gymnastics Shelly Purkat........................................................................ Gymnastics Alaska Richardson............................................................... Gymnastics Jenn Sharon......................................................................... Gymnastics Kiersten Spoerke.................................................................. Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor.......................................................................... Gymnastics Ashley Wilson....................................................................... Gymnastics Jessica Young...................................................................... Gymnastics

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CRCA All-Academic Nicco Campriani...............................................................................Rifle Michael Kulbacki..............................................................................Rifle Andy Lamson...................................................................................Rifle Justin Pentz......................................................................................Rifle Kyle Smith........................................................................................Rifle Ashley Zultanky................................................................................Rifle

2009-10 First Team All-Americans Marie-Louise Asselin ........ Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Keri Bland ......................... Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Da’Sean Butler.............................................................Men’s Basketball Nicco Campriani...............................................................................Rifle Kaylyn Christopher.............................................................. Indoor Track Brandi Eskew...................................................................................Rifle Clara Grandt ..................... Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track Jedd Gyorko.............................................................................. Baseball Karly Hamric..................................................................... Outdoor Track Michael Kulbacki..............................................................................Rifle Andy Lamson...................................................................................Rifle Jessica O’Connell................................................................ Indoor Track April Rotilio.......................................................................... Indoor Track Bryant Wallizer.................................................................................Rifle

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Second Team All-Americans Carolyn Blank............................................................... Women’s Soccer Da’Sean Butler.............................................................Men’s Basketball Jedd Gyorko.............................................................................. Baseball Andy Lamson...................................................................................Rifle Tommy Santelli.................................................................................Rifle Bryant Wallizer.................................................................................Rifle

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Honorable Mention All-Americans Kayla Andrews.........................................................Women’s Swimming Rachael Burnett.......................................................Women’s Swimming Morgan Callaway.....................................................Women’s Swimming Brandon Hogan.......................................................................... Football Scott Kozlowski.......................................................................... Football Michael Kulbacki..............................................................................Rifle Justin Pentz......................................................................................Rifle Shaunna Purtell.......................................................Women’s Swimming Tommy Santelli.................................................................................Rifle Major Award Winners Carolyn Blank............................ TopDrawerSoccer National Third Team Da’Sean Butler..........................................Lowes’ Senior CLASS Award Chelsea Carrier............................. Mid-Atlantic Field Athlete of the Year Noel Devine................................ Konica Minolta Gator Bowl WVU MVP Jon Hammond................................................. GARC Coach of the Year Andy Lamson...................................................... GARC Scholar-Athlete Eric Schoenle.............................. TopDrawerSoccer all-rookie first team Reed Williams......National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete/Konica Minolta Gator Bowl WVU Scholar-Athlete All-Region Carolyn Blank............................................................... Women’s Soccer Da’Sean Butler (East Region All-Tournament).............Men’s Basketball Raymon Gaddis................................................................. Men’s Soccer Zach Johnson ................................................................... Men’s Soccer Kevin Jones (East Region All-Tournament)..................Men’s Basketball Nicole Mailloux............................................................. Women’s Soccer Joe Mazzulla (East Region MVP).................................Men’s Basketball Megan Mischler............................................................ Women’s Soccer Eric Schoenle.................................................................... Men’s Soccer

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All-BIG EAST Kayla Andrews.........................................................Women’s Swimming Marie-Louise Asselin........................... Cross Country and outdoor track Kimberly Benda........................................................................... Rowing Tyler Bitancurt............................................................................ Football Keri Bland......................................................................... Cross Country Carolyn Blank .............................................................. Women’s Soccer Jarrett Brown.............................................................................. Football Asya Bussie.............................................................Women’s Basketball Robin Burnett..........................................................Women’s Swimming Da’Sean Butler.............................................................Men’s Basketball Morgan Callaway.....................................................Women’s Swimming

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Taylor Camp.................................................................Men’s Swimming Korinne Campbell....................................................Women’s Basketball Selvish Capers........................................................................... Football Noel Devine................................................................................ Football Devin Ebanks...............................................................Men’s Basketball Brad Eichenseer...........................................................Men’s Swimming Lauren Evans...........................................................................Volleyball George Farquhar..........................................................Men’s Swimming Jared Goldthorpe..........................................................Men’s Swimming Clara Grandt........................................ Cross Country and outdoor track Jedd Gyorko.............................................................................. Baseball Karly Hamric...................................................................... Outdoor track Brandon Hogan.......................................................................... Football Zach Johnson.................................................................... Men’s Soccer Kevin Jones..........................................Men’s Basketball all-tournament Sarah Kosmak.........................................................Women’s Swimming Scott Kozlowski.......................................................................... Football Nicole Mailloux............................................................. Women’s Soccer Robyn Matthews......................................................Women’s Swimming Gift Maworere.................................................................... Men’s Soccer Sarah Miles..............................Women’s Basketball and all-tournament Megan Mischler............................................................ Women’s Soccer Chris Neild.................................................................................. Football Mandie Nugent........................................................Women’s Swimming Shauna Purtell.........................................................Women’s Swimming Liz Repella................................Women’s Basketball and all-tournament Caroline Rettig............................................................................. Rowing Bri Rodriguez................................. Women’s Soccer and all-tournament Robert Sands............................................................................. Football Eric Schoenle.................................................................... Men’s Soccer Chelsi Tabor

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Abel “Shadow” Sebele....................................................... Men’s Soccer Stephanie Shupe.....................................................Women’s Swimming Hugh Simmonds...........................................................Men’s Swimming Caroline Szwed............................................................ Women’s Soccer J.T. Thomas................................................................................ Football Reed Williams............................................................................ Football All-EAGL Amy Bieski............................................................................ Gymnastics Nicole Roach........................................................................ Gymnastics Tina Maloney........................................................................ Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor.......................................................................... Gymnastics All-GARC Brandi Eskew...................................................................................Rifle Michael Kulbacki..............................................................................Rifle Andy Lamson...................................................................................Rifle Justin Pentz......................................................................................Rifle Tommy Santelli.................................................................................Rifle Kyle Smith........................................................................................Rifle Bryant Wallizer.................................................................................Rifle NACGC/W Scholastic All-America Kiersten Spoerke.................................................................. Gymnastics Shelly Purkat........................................................................ Gymnastics Stephanie Keaton................................................................. Gymnastics Jenn Sharon......................................................................... Gymnastics Hailey Fairchild..................................................................... Gymnastics Amy Bieski............................................................................ Gymnastics Jessica Young...................................................................... Gymnastics Tina Maloney........................................................................ Gymnastics Arlene Hathaway.................................................................. Gymnastics

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Women’s basketball, also set a school record for most wins in a season (29), finished second in the BIG EAST with 13 wins and was the BIG EAST Championship runner-up for the second time in school history. WVU reached as high as No. 7 in both major polls, marking its highest ranking in school history, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s second round for the third time in the last four years. Liz Repella was named an ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA first team Academic All-American while Repella, Sarah Miles, Asya Bussie and Korinne Campbell were named all-BIG EAST. Coach Mike Carey was named BIG EAST co-Coach of the Year. Cross Country finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, marking the third-straight Top 10 national finish for the Mountaineers. Seniors Marie-Louise Asselin, Keri Bland and Clara Grandt earned All-America and all-BIG EAST honors and the squad was named an all-academic team by the USTFCCCA by showing the ninth-highest team GPA in the country, which also marked the highest GPA of any of the Top 25 teams at nationals. The cross country success carried over to the indoor track season as the team posted a program-best fourth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships and school-best 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Junior Chelsea Carrier and Asselin won conference titles in the pentathlon and 5,000-meter race, respectively, while seven student-athletes were named All-Americans, headlined by Carrier, Asselin, Bland, Grandt, Kaylyn Christopher, Jessica O’Connell and April Rotilio. Outdoor track finished 16th at the NCAA Championships, marking the highest finish in program history. Four Mountaineers garnered All-America honors, led by senior Asselin’s second-place showing in the 5,000-meter race. Senior Grandt finished fourth in the 10,000-meters, while classmates Karly Hamric and Bland

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. That certainly held true for West Virginia University Intercollegiate Athletics during the 2009-10 academic year. What stayed the same? Simply, it was WVU flexing its collective athletic muscles in the BIG EAST and on the national scene, yet again, in what continues to be the contemporary Golden Era. What changed? Simply, it was just changing the calendar to another year. Leading the way in what was yet another banner season for the department was the men’s basketball team’s school-record 31 wins, which saw the squad reach the NCAA Final Four for the second time in school history and win its first-ever BIG EAST championship. The team finished the year No. 3 in the final ESPN/USA Today poll, defeated seven ranked teams, reached the “Sweet 16” for the fifth time in the last six NCAA Tournament appearances, and coach Bob Huggins won his 670th career game in the Elite 8 victory over Kentucky. Individually, Da’Sean Butler led the way for WVU, garnering John Wooden, Basketball Times and Associated Press All-America honors and was named the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award winner. Devin Ebanks, Kevin Jones and Joe Mazzulla also garnered postseason honors. Football posted a 9-4 record and a 5-2 BIG EAST mark, tying for second in the league. WVU posted its fifth-straight season of nine wins or more, played in its eighth-straight bowl game and sixth New Year’s Day Bowl in the decade when it played Florida State in the Gator Bowl. WVU finished No. 22/25 in the final polls, marking the fifth- straight season WVU has finished in the Associated Press’ Top 25. Quarterback Jarrett Brown became the first 2,000-yard passer since 1998, and Noel Devine rushed for 1,465 yards, marking the 13th season out of the last 14 years where a Mountaineer eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark. Ten Mountaineers earned all-BIG EAST honors, while Reed Williams, a two-time Academic All-American, was named the BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year and a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete. West Virginia is the only school in the country during the last six years to win two BCS Bowl Games in football and make four Sweet 16 appearances in men’s basketball.

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finished sixth and ninth, respectively, in the 1,500 meters. Rifle, fresh off its 14th national championship in 2009, posted an 11-0 record in 2010, a third-place finish at nationals and was the GARC regular season and postseason champions. Seven shooters earned 12 National Rifle Association All-America honors, while coach Jon Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year. Gymnastics qualified for its 27th regional, and the Mountaineers were hosts of the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing fourth. On the year, WVU posted a 19-9 record and a 10-2 EAGL record. Four Mountaineers garnered all-EAGL honors headlined by junior Amy Bieski garnering five accolades, including two first-team honors. At Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, the Mountaineer women’s soccer team qualified for its 10th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance with a 10-7-6 record, knocked off the highest-ranked opponent in school history with a 2-1 victory at No. 5 Penn State, and coach Nikki Izzo-Brown won her 200th career game in the 1-0 decision at Providence. Five Mountaineers garnered all-BIG EAST accolades, led by All-American Carolyn Blank’s all-BIG EAST first team recognition. The men’s soccer team advanced to the BIG EAST Tournament for the sixth straight season with a 7-5-6 mark, while four players earned all-BIG EAST honors. WVU defeated two ranked teams in 2010, including No. 3 USF at home, marking the highest ranked opponent defeated since knocking off No. 1 Connecticut in 2007. Goalkeeper Zach Johnson and defender Eric Schoenle led the team in individual honors.

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams had a combined 13 student-athletes garner all-BIG EAST accolades as both teams finished third at the BIG EAST Championships. Four swimmers earned honorablemention All-America honors. Volleyball boasted its best league finish in over a decade and posted a 17-13 overall mark. Junior Lauren Evans was named all-BIG EAST. Women’s tennis finished the season 17-7, the most wins since 2004, and 7-3 in BIG EAST competition. The Mountaineers had a nine-match winstreak during the season and defeated BIG EAST-rival Pitt for the first time in three years. WVU was honored by the ITA as a 2009 all-academic team, and Stephanie LaFortune and Veronica Cardenas were named scholar-athletes. Wrestling qualified three student-athletes for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Four Mountaineers finished the season ranked in the nation’s Top 33 and three Mountaineers placed second in their respective weight classes at the EWL Championships. Rowing placed sixth at the BIG EAST Championship with 63 points as the Varsity 4+ boat of Amanda Hirsch, Kaitlyn Brownson, Kensie Phillips, Brittany Brooks and coxswain Anastasia DuPont won a bronze medal. Senior Kimberly Benda garnered first team all-BIG EAST accolades and was named a BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete. Baseball posted a 27-30 record, led by all-BIG EAST shortstop Jedd Gyorko, who finished his career as the school’s career leader in batting average (.404), doubles (73), extra base-hits (113) and is tied for the school record in home runs (35). Gyorko was selected 59th overall in the second round by the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft.

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Media Information Media Services The West Virginia University Sports Communications Office will be available throughout the entire 2010-11 rifle season to accommodate media requests.

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Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia cross country team. Any additional questions should be directed to the sports communications rifle contact, Shannon McNamara.

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During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a student-athlete or member of the coaching staff during the week should speak with the cross country contact, Shannon McNamara, at the sports communications office via phone, (304) 293-2821, at least 24 hours in advance. Photography Members of the media interested in coaches and student-athlete head shots and select action photos can request a photo CD from the WVU Sports Communications Office.

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Comprehensive Coverage All news releases are posted on MSNsportsNET.com. Media can access the latest happenings of Mountaineer rifle by checking in regularly to MSNsportsNET.com’s home page or the cross country page. Event Coverage MSNsportsNET.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on West Virginia rifle before, during and after an event. Extensive postgame coverage also can be found on MSNsportsNET.com, including game recaps, photo galleries and more.

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And Much More Updated daily, MSNsportsNET.com also provides ticket information, radio and television listings, viewer surveys, trivia contests, links to other great sports sites, the BIG EAST and information on West Virginia’s 16 other varsity sports. Log on by typing in www.MSNsportsNET. com to get the latest Mountaineer news. The place to go daily for all the latest Mountaineer news is West Virginia’s interactive online site, MSNsportsNET.com. The attractive site offers everything for the West Virginia cross country fan. From live statistics and commentaries, to all the information on the next opponent plus game notes, press releases, player features and breaking news, MSNsportsNET.com is a Mountaineer cross country fanatic’s haven. And Mountaineer fans from anywhere in the world never have to miss the big game again thanks to MSNsportsNET.com.

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Sports Information The West Virginia University Sports Communications Office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Red Gate. The main sports communications office is Room 107 with additional offices in Room 214. Shannon McNamara is in her third season as the rifle contact.

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Mailing Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

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Overnight Shipping Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University 107 Coliseum Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26505

Staff Michael Fragale........................ Assistant Athletic Director, Communications Bryan Messerly....................................................Sports Information Director Joe Swan........................................................... Sports Publications Director John Antonik............................................................... Director of New Media Mike Montoro........................................Director of Football Communications Katie Kane.......................................... Associate Sports Information Director Tim Goodenow...................................Assistant Sports Publications Director Shannon McNamara........................... Assistant Sports Information Director Lisa Ammons.................................................................... Business Manager Amy Prunty........................................................................Program Assistant Cheryl Maust.....................................................................Program Assistant Julie Brown...................................................................... Graduate Assistant Kelly Tuckwiller................................................................ Graduate Assistant Daniel Whitehead............................................................ Graduate Assistant Tiffany Doolittle................................................................... Student Assistant Grant Dovey....................................................................... Student Assistant

Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105 Directions to the WVU Shell Building

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From I-68: Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs toward the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn right on Route 705. Turn left at the sixth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive at University Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. Turn right on to Gale Catlett Dive and the Natatorium/Shell Building will be on your right a few hundred feet ahead.

From I-79: Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Follow signs to West Virginia University. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Natatorium/Shell Building is just ahead on the right.