2019-20 West Virginia University Rifle Guide by Joe Swan

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2019-20 SEASON 2019-20 RIFLE GUIDE CREDITS The 2019-20 West Virginia University Rifle Guide has been published by the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. MANAGING EDITOR: Joe Swan EDITOR/WRITER: Amy Salvatore PAGE LAYOUT/DESIGN: Bob Slater Provations Group, Kristin Coldsnow CONTRIBUTORS: Lisa Ammons, John Antonik, Tanner Cain, Kristin Coldsnow, Grant Dovey, Michael Fragale, John Keehan, Katie MacCrory, Bryan Messerly, Joe Mitchin, Mike Montoro, Chris Pharis, Amy Prunty, Tyler Schiefelbein, Jaquie Tun, Benjamin Valentine, Olivia VanHorn, Joseph White and Cheryl Wire. PHOTOGRAPHY: Lori A. Allen, All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Kaitlyn Cole, Jason Colquhoun, M.G. Ellis, Dan Friend, Andrea Hanks, Erin Irwin, Alex King, Katie MacCrory, Brian Persinger, Steve Prunty, Niesha Shafer, Jenny Shephard, USA Shooting, Morgan Wallizer, West Virginia Collection, Michael Wiser, WVU Athletic Communications Archives and WVU Photo Services. © 2019 West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action institution. The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. Reproduction of any material appearing herein is prohibited without approval of the publisher. All views represent the views of the author and are not necessarily those of the University or Intercollegiate Athletics. © West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Institution

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

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2019-20 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jon Hammond One-on-One with Coach Hammond Assistant Coach Soren Butler Performance Consultant Raymond Prior Support Staff

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2019-20 MOUNTAINEER PROFILES Roster Photo Roster Milica Babic Morgan Phillips Noah Barker David Koenders Sarah Osborn Verena Zaisberger Jared Eddy Malori Brown Akihito Shimizu Calista Smoyer Mountaineer Family

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2019-20 SEASON PREVIEW 2019-20 Preseason Notebook 2019-20 Schedule 2019-20 Quick Facts

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2018-19 Season Review 2018-19 Season Results 2018-19 Senior Bios 2018-19 Individual Statistics

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RECORD BOOK WVU Records Career Coaching Records Individual Honors Mountaineer Olympians NCAA Champions All-Americans NCAA Results NCAA Team Championship Results NCAA Individual Champions GARC History Year-by-Year Results All-Time Series Records All-Time Scores WVU Rifle Alumni

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

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

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

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1961 Bruce Meredith

Smallbore

1966 Jack Writer

Smallbore

1981 John Rost

Air Rifle

1982 John Rost

Air Rifle

1983 David Johnson

Smallbore

1984 Bob Broughton

Smallbore

1985 Christian Heller

Air Rifle

1986 Mike Anti

Smallbore

1987 Web Wright

Smallbore

1988 Web Wright

Smallbore

1990 Gary Hardy

Air Rifle

1991 Ann-Marie Pfiffner

Air Rifle

1992 Tim Manges

Ann-Marie Pfiffner

1993 Eric Uptagrafft

Smallbore Air Rifle Smallbore

Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1996 Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1997 Marcos Scrivner

Smallbore

2011 Nicco Campriani

Air Rifle

2012 Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2013 Petra Zublasing

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Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2015 Maren Prediger

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2016 Ginny Thrasher

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Ginny Thrasher

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2017 Morgan Phillips

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Milica Babic

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

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GINNY THRASHER

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DAVE JOHNSON

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

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1968 Jack Writer (USA) (Silver medal)

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1972 Jack Writer (USA) (Gold medal)

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1976 Stefan Thynell (Sweden)

Montreal

1980 Stefan Thynell (Sweden)

Moscow

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

1988 Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Web Wright (USA) 1992

MIKE ANTI

Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles Seoul Seoul

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

Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona

1996 Jean Foster (USA) Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Eric Uptagrafft (USA)

Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta

2000 Mike Anti (USA) Jean Foster (USA) Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands)

Sydney Sydney Sydney

2004 Mike Anti (USA) (Silver Medal)

Athens

2008 Mike Anti (USA) Nicco Campriani (Italy) Jon Hammond (Great Britain)

Beijing Beijing Beijing

2012 Nicco Campriani (Italy) (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Eric Uptagrafft (USA) Petra Zublasing (Italy)

London

2016 Nicco Campriani (Italy) (2 Gold medals) Ziva Dvorsak (Slovenia) Ginny Thrasher (USA) (Gold medal) Petra Zublasing (Italy)

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

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

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With the addition of the Bill McKenzie Mobile Rifle Range in 2018, the Mountaineers now have the luxury of shooting their home matches in three venues: the WVU Coliseum, the WVU Shell Building and the WVU Rifle Range. For the first time in program history, the NCAA Rifle Championships was held in Morgantown last season, as the WVU Coliseum played host to the two-day event at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range. A two-day crowd of 2,215 fans was in attendance, a championship record. The WVU Rifle Range, which is now used as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day-to-day practice venue, reflects the long-term success enjoyed by the 19-time national champion Mountaineers. A unique aspect of the range is the ability for shooters to work simultaneously. Team members can shoot in the smallbore position at the 50-foot targets, while others can shoot at the 10m air rifle targets at the same time.

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Since coach Jon Hammondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival in the fall of 2006, 85 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic List. Additionally, at least one rifle student-athlete has earned a CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large honor in each of the last 11 seasons.

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CHARACTER Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867. RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION R1: Doctoral Universities–Highest Research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. ACCREDITATION WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation. GOVERNANCE The WVU Board of Governors is the University’s governing body. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president. CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 35 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 60 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres. The Morgantown campus has 245 buildings (11 on the National Register of Historic Places) on 1,892 acres. The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals. com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,855, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the secondranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2018 WVU System enrollment was 29,959: Potomac State College - 1,340 WVU Tech - 1,755 Morgantown campus - 26,864 Students at the Morgantown campus come from 118 nations, all 50 U.S. states (plus D.C.) and all 55 West Virginia counties; nearly half are West Virginia residents. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 24 Truman Scholars, 45 Goldwater Scholars, three George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 26 Boren Scholars, 63 Gilman Scholars, 64 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 32 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and 25 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE Seventy-six percent of full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, and 64 percent of all WVU classes and 67 percent of all WVU non-laboratory classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 380-plus majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; journalism; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance-education and online classes are available. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from among 480-plus student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or a variety of club sports. SERVICE AND LEARNING The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification – joining only 6 percent of all universities. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement. PARENTS CLUB The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members, connects parents and families with the student experience. ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations. ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE Admission is based on a combination of high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for West Virginia residents to submit PROMISE Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and there is no official application deadline.

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JON HEAD COACH » 14th SEASON AT WEST VIRGINIA » ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND Making good on a promise put in place upon his hiring, Jon Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, has returned the West Virginia University rifle team to national glory, implementing a strategy for success that has seen six national championships in 13 seasons, 10 individual NCAA titles, 10 consecutive Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships, six undefeated seasons, 152 AllAmerica honors and 16 CoSIDA Academic All-America recognitions. Additionally, Hammond has overseen the careers of multiple Olympians, including 2016 Gold Medalists Ginny Thrasher and Nicco Campriani.

2015-19 SEASONS

The Mountaineers enjoyed a strong showing in 2018-19, Hammond’s 13th season at WVU.

Hammond played an instrumental role in helping the Mountaineers host the first-ever NCAA Championships in Morgantown last season, as a record twoday crowd of 2,215 fans were in attendance. WVU finished second at the NCAA Championships with a 4692 mark at the WVU Coliseum. West Virginia won its 10th consecutive GARC Championship title with a 4715 aggregate score that same season. The title was the team’s conference-best 13th, and WVU swept the smallbore and air rifle team titles for the 10th time since 1998. The Mountaineers also won the GARC regular-season crown for the sixth year in a row with an 8-0 record. Thrasher capped her brilliant four-year career with her fifth GARC title, successfully defending her air rifle title for the third consecutive season, while rising senior Morgan Phillips won the smallbore title. Additionally, Thrasher was named the GARC Shooter of the Year, her second career award, and Outstanding Senior. The Mountaineers finished the season at 13-0, the team’s fourth consecutive undefeated season and fifth unblemished record in six years. A total of five shooters collected 11 All-America honors, and Hammond was named the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) co-Coach of the Year. Academically, seven Mountaineers were named to the CRCA All-Academic Honor List, and rising junior David Koenders was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Third Team. Of note, the squad has placed at least one shooter on a team in each of the last 11 years. Thrasher also was the first WVU student-athlete to be selected as a finalist for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award, an honor that recognizes graduating female college athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers. Additionally, the Mountaineers participated in a foreign training trip for the first time in program history, traveling to Magaliesburg, South Africa, from Dec. 28 – Jan. 8, to train at the Eagle Eye Shooting Center.

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At the 2018 NCAA National Championships, Phillips defended her smallbore title and became just the second WVU student-athlete to win two straight NCAA smallbore crowns. Phillips was the second Mountaineer under Hammond to win back-to-back NCAA titles and the first since Petra Zublasing (air rifle, 2012-13). The Mountaineers finished second overall at the NCAA Championships at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, with a 4708 aggregate total and claimed first in air rifle, their sixth straight title, with a 2381 total. WVU continued its dominance in the GARC, winning its fifth straight and 11th overall regular-season title, as well as its ninth consecutive championship title, shooting a winning 4699 score at the newly unveiled Bill McKenzie Rifle Range, at the WVU Shell Building. Thrasher swept the individual championships, winning her second career smallbore title and first career air rifle title, and Elizabeth Gratz was named the GARC Outstanding Senior. At season’s end, five Mountaineers earned 15 All-America honors and 18 All-GARC selections. Gratz repeated as the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner and became the first WVU student-athlete to win two career honors. Additionally, she was named to the CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica First Team for the second straight season, her third career accolade, and Thrasher was named to the second team for the second consecutive year. Gratz was the fourth Mountaineer in program history to receive a first-team honor and the first to snag two career awards. The Mountaineers finished the 2017-18 season at 13-0 (9-0 GARC), the team’s third straight undefeated season and fourth unblemished record in five years. Additionally, WVU set the NCAA records for aggregate score (4742) and smallbore score (2356) in a win at Murray State on Nov. 12, 2017. The WVU rifle program was thrust into the spotlight months before the start of the 2016-17 season, as Thrasher (United States) and Campriani (Italy) combined for three Gold medals at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Thrasher claimed the first Gold of the Games, winning the women’s 10m air rifle, while Campriani won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle and 50m 3 positions. Fueled by the summer success, the Mountaineers deftly navigated their season on the strength of four returning letterwinners and three skilled freshmen and claimed their nation-best 19th NCAA National Championship. WVU earned its fifth straight national title with a championship-record 4723 score, shot at Ohio State’s French Field House. The team score was 17 shots better than runner-up TCU. WVU swept the discipline titles for the third time in four years, finishing with marks of 2336 smallbore and 2387 air rifle. The team’s five-peat was the third in the sport since 1980. Rising senior Milica Babic and Phillips won the smallbore and air rifle titles, respectively, marking the second straight season WVU freshmen claimed the individual championships. Six different Mountaineers have claimed NCAA titles under Hammond. Following the championship, five Mountaineers earned a combined 14 All-America honors, and Phillips was named the NCAA Championships’ Top Performer. The Mountaineers finished the season at 12-0, the program’s second straight undefeated season. The squad then claimed its eighth straight GARC Championship with a 4725 total. Thrasher, the 2017 GARC air rifle champion, was named the GARC Shooter of the Year, while Babic claimed the GARC Rookie of the Year honor. Hammond also was named the GARC Coach of the Year for the second straight season and the fourth time in his career. Gratz led the Mountaineers academically, as she became the first WVU rifle student-athlete to earn the NCAA Elite 90 Award. She also was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team, while Thrasher was named to the second team. A combination of senior leadership and rookie skill helped the Mountaineers push their NCAA title streak to four straight with a commanding performance at the 2016 NCAA Championships, as WVU shot 4703 for its 18th title in Akron, Ohio.

For only the second time under Hammond, WVU won the NCAA smallbore and air rifle titles, shooting 2338 smallbore and 2365 air rifle. Additionally, Thrasher became the first freshman in NCAA history, and the first since Mountaineer Petra Zublasing did so in 2013, to sweep the individual titles, winning air rifle and smallbore. The Mountaineers also earned 20 All-America honors. WVU’s build-up to the NCAA victory was nothing short of spectacular, as the squad completed an undefeated 12-0 season and won its seventh straight GARC title with a 4702 showing. Thrasher, the GARC Rookie of the Year, captured the conference smallbore title, and Garrett Spurgeon was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Additionally, Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year for the third time.

2012-15 SEASONS

The Mountaineers extended their NCAA title streak to three straight with a comeback victory at the 2015 NCAA Championships, scoring 4702 and winning their nation-best 17th title in Fairbanks, Alaska. Down 12 points entering the final day of competition, having shot 2319 in smallbore, WVU overcame the deficit with a 2383 air rifle score. Three Mountaineers finished on the air rifle podium, including NCAA Champion Maren Prediger. Michael Bamsey placed second, and Spurgeon finished third. WVU won its sixth straight GARC title with a 4709 showing at the conference championships. Spurgeon finished first in air rifle, while Ziva Dvorsak was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Gratz was named the GARC Rookie of the Year. The Mountaineers finished the year with 23 All-America honors and 28 All-GARC awards. Hammond was named the Rifle Winter 2015 CaptainU Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Despite the graduation of Zublasing, a three-time NCAA Champion for the Mountaineers, West Virginia did not skip a beat in 2013-14, as Hammond led his squad to its second straight National Championship and a perfect 10-0 record. Ranked No. 1 for most of the season, there was little doubt WVU would successfully defend its national title, as the team owned a 17-shot lead after the first day of competition, winning its first smallbore title under Hammond with a 2338 score. The Mountaineers secured the NCAA title with a first place, 2367 air rifle score, giving them a two-day total of 4705. WVURifle

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Three Mountaineers shot in each discipline final, with Prediger and Spurgeon finishing second in air rifle and smallbore, respectively. Prior to the team’s national title victory, the squad scored its fifth straight GARC Championship, shooting 4700. Prediger won the GARC air rifle title, and the Mountaineers claimed 14 All-GARC honors. WVU collected 14 All-America honors, and Hammond was named the Rifle Winter 2014 CaptainU Coach of the Year. Thomas Kyanko also was named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Second Team. Hammond rallied his 2012-13 squad around 2012 Olympian Zublasing and a core of young, talented shooters. The Mountaineers navigated a difficult schedule and earned the program’s second National Championship in five years. Ranked No. 1 nationally throughout the duration of the season, the Mountaineers overcame a one-shot smallbore deficit and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships en route to winning the air rifle team title and bringing the National Championship trophy back to Morgantown for a nationbest 15th time. Zublasing was instrumental in securing WVU’s victory, as she swept the individual titles and earned the tag as the CRCA Shooter of the Match. She became the first shooter to win both NCAA titles at one championship since 2001, and the second WVU student-athlete to win three career national titles in any sport. Hammond was named the CRCA Coach of the Year, his second career honor. WVU scored 12 NRA All-America honors, including seven combined firstteam accolades. WVU also won its fourth straight GARC title. Zublasing was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year, and Spurgeon earned the GARC Rookie of the Year honor.

2009-12 SEASONS

Tasked with maintaining the Mountaineers’ level of success with a young team recovering from the loss of seven seniors, Hammond rose to the challenge in 2011-12. Nationally ranked in the top three all year, WVU bounced back from a regular-season loss to Kentucky to grab its third straight GARC title. The Mountaineers, winners of the GARC Sportsmanship Award, also won the air rifle title and were paced by Zublasing, the discipline champion and GARC Shooter of the Year. Additionally, Kyanko was named the GARC Rookie of the Year, and the squad earned 12 All-GARC honors.

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

THE EARLY YEARS

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

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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 Championships and a sixth-place standing at the NCAA Championships, the Mountaineers’ first appearance in six seasons. Hammond guided five Mountaineers to NRA smallbore All-America honors that season and also earned individual recognition, as he was named the GARC Coach of the Year and listed as the 2008 NRA Distinguished College Coach. Hammond took over the Mountaineer rifle program upon the retirement of long-time coach Marsha Beasley in 2006. That season, he guided the 2006-07 team to its first winning record (6-4) since 2003.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

A strong proponent for achievement at the range and in the classroom, Hammond’s shooters have proven to be well-rounded student-athletes. Since his arrival in the fall of 2006, 85 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic Honor List, including a program-best eight student-athletes in 2015, 2016 and 2018. The Mountaineers also have been well represented on the annual CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Teams, with at least one student-athlete earning an honor in each of the last 11 seasons. Gratz became the first Mountaineer to earn two career first-team accolades, as she was named to the Women’s At-Large First Team in 2017 and 2018. Four different Mountaineers have claimed first-team honors. Also in 2018, Thrasher landed on the women’s second team for the second straight year, and Will Anti earned his second career men’s all-district award. Gratz also was honored by the NCAA in her final two seasons, as she won back-to-back NCAA Elite 90 Award honors, the program’s first recognitions. The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships. In 2019, Thrasher was the first WVU student-athlete to be selected as a finalist for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award, an honor that recognizes graduating female college athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.

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In addition to his busy coaching schedule, Hammond competed for more than a decade for the Great Britain National Team. Hammond started shooting when he was nine years old. As a junior, Hammond won both domestic and international honors, highlighted by the 50m rifle prone World Junior Champion title in Barcelona in 1998. Hammond has competed in a wealth of senior international competitions since then, including the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, representing Great Britain. He also has competed in numerous ISSF World Cups throughout the world, as well as the last two ISSF World Championships in 2010 and 2014. One of his highlights was representing Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, where he became the most successful Scottish Athlete in a single Commonwealth Games, winning four medals – two Gold, one silver and one bronze.

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Hammond earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Leeds while competing for its rifle team. Hammond then journeyed to West Virginia to spend the 2002-03 season competing for the WVU rifle team, while working toward his master’s degree in sport management. Hammond returned to Morgantown in 2006 and began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant with the Mountaineers. In addition to his highly successful career as a shooter, Hammond also has volunteered his time to help others. While a member of the Leeds squad, he helped coach beginning shooters and assisted the team with organizational tasks. Hammond also helped initiate Blind Shooting in Scotland with his father. He worked closely with a group from the Grampian Society for the Blind to teach basic rifle techniques. He gave the shooters positional and mental advice and undertook the task of raising funds for all the equipment, as well as organizing a venue to hold the club’s matches. Hammond is married to the former Lindsay Brooke. They have three sons, Lewis and twins, Archie and Hugh.

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Responsible for restoring the glory and tradition to the storied WVU rifle program, Hammond has recruited not only elite athletes to compete in the Old Gold and Blue, but he also has continued to teach and foster his team’s talents, so each student-athlete is a stronger competitor upon graduation. Athletic accolades and recognitions go hand-in-hand with such advancements. The Mountaineers have earned a combined 152 All-America honors, including 74 first-team recognitions, since Hammond became head coach. The 2015 National Champion team earned 23 All-America honors, a programhigh under Hammond. Following a four-year drought, five Mountaineers scored five All-America honors in 2008, including first-team recognition for Lafe Kunkel and Brandi Eskew. Hammond’s leadership also propels the Mountaineers toward fruitful futures. Four Mountaineers competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, including 2016 NCAA champion Thrasher, who won the first Gold medal of the games with a victory for the United States in the women’s 10m air rifle. Additionally, Campriani pushed his individual Olympic medal count to four with GoldMedal showings in the men’s 10m air rifle and 50m rifle 3 positions. He previously won Gold in the men’s 50m 3 positions and silver in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Four Mountaineers competed at the 2014 ISSF World Championships, including a USA Junior Team invite for Spurgeon. Additionally, Bryant Wallizer was invited to train at the US Olympic Training Center immediately following his 2010 graduation.

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COACH HAMMOND As a team, you lost great leaders in Ginny Thrasher and Will Anti. How do you fill those roles? Ginny (Thrasher) and Will (Anti) were very influential figures for us. Will was our team captain, and obviously, Ginny had many accomplishments. They were very dynamic people, and they gave us really strong leadership qualities. The team is a little bit quieter without those two, but I think that’s the case every year. Other people have to step up. The atmosphere of the team may be a little bit different, but my philosophy is always about looking into the future and moving forward. That’s never in disrespect to those that leave, but we have to be in the present and look at how we can improve with this group. Those guys gave us a lot of good stuff, but I think it’s up to the next group and the upperclassmen that we have to create their own leadership style and guide the group in the direction that they want. Like always, it’s a fresh start and a new beginning.

The top-ranked West Virginia University rifle team opens its 2019-20 season against Nebraska on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 8 a.m., in Lincoln, Nebraska. Entering his 14th season with the Mountaineers, coach Jon Hammond shared his thoughts on the 2019-20 team, which features a pair of individual NCAA national champions. WVU has won six NCAA titles under Hammond, including five straight from 2013-17. Seven student-athletes return to the team this season – what did they learn last year, and how will the way the season ended impact their outlook in 2019-20? We learned a lot last year. I thought we did a lot of preparation for the NCAA Championships. We knew the challenges of hosting and dealing with the extra distractions and expectations. All that work was beneficial though, and I believe that our mental strength really improved because of it. Naturally, we were disappointed not to win a championship at home in front of our fans, but that just gave us more determination. They learned a lot from the experience. We did everything that we could have done, and to some degree, nothing was going to prepare them for something that none of them have experienced before. There are not going to be many rifle matches with that many people cheering them on in that capacity in the future, so they have pretty much seen it all in terms of that respect. We are ready to reset. It’s a fresh start every season, and hopefully, we will see even more determination from the team this year.

What type of leadership qualities will the upperclassmen bring to the team this year, and what are your expectations for them? Regardless of who is an upperclassman or team captain, you want your leaders to set a great example. You want them to work hard, and I think more than anything, you want to make sure that the newcomers know what it means to be on the WVU rifle team. I think we are going to have some really good leaders this year. (Senior) Morgan (Phillips) and (junior) David (Koenders) are our team captains, and they have already been working hard on building the culture that we want to have. We also see (senior) Milica (Babic) and (junior) Noah (Barker) as our other seniors. They both have a lot of experience with their years here on the team. Between the four of them, we have a strong leadership group, and I’ll look to them to set the example and build the team culture. The culture and value of WVU rifle is not going to change from yearto-year, but it’s always a different group and certain things may take a different emphasis. It’ll be a chance for our two team captains to set their mark and guide the team in the direction that they want for this year. Three talented newcomers join the team this season in freshmen Malori Brown, Akihito Shimizu and Calista Smoyer. What role do you see this trio taking with the team this year? We’re excited about the newcomers. They have a big role, but most of it is to come in, work hard and do their best. We try not to have expectations for the new shooters coming in. It takes time to adjust, and they are just getting used to being in college. Our expectations for them are to understand the culture and the values of the team, which include giving your best every day, working hard and striving to be the best you can be. We also want them to be a great team member, and we want them to support their teammates. We are excited about all three of them. (Freshman) Akihito (Shimizu) obviously has some really good international experience. He is an excellent air rifle shooter, but I think he has a huge amount of potential in smallbore, as well. He just hasn’t had the training time for that yet. I think being able to shoot smallbore on a regular basis is really going to pay dividends for him. We are excited about

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(freshmen) Malori (Brown) and Calista (Smoyer) as well. Both of them come in with a good bit of experience. I hate to lump them together, but they are similar. They are hardworking, smart girls. They are doing great so far, working hard each day and learning their sport. Our expectations for them are to learn more about their sport, work hard every day and slowly integrate into the team. We’re back to having a bit more depth on our team that we haven’t had the last couple years, and that’s going to create extra competition within the team. I think all three coming in are going to be a part of that. They are really going to add to our depth this year and add to the competition. That’s going to pay dividends throughout the year and toward the end as well. The 2019-20 schedule features four of seven opponents from the 2019 NCAA National Championships, including a match at home against TCU, the 2019 National Champion. How will this schedule challenge and prepare the Mountaineers for the postseason? We want to shoot against the best teams every year. I think we are shooting against most of the top teams out there. A lot of the teams we compete against we’ll see at the NCAA Championships, so that prepares us well. Our conference is strong. I think we had four teams out of the eight at NCAA’s last year, and hopefully, it’ll be similar this year. Naturally, if you are competing against the best teams, it’s going to prepare you well for the postseason. With that being said, we really want to focus on ourselves this year. We want to treat each match like we are competing against ourselves. It’s different from a lot of sports. It’s a different philosophy. When we get up on the

line and compete, we have no control on the opposition. They have no control over us, so we really want to treat every match as an opportunity to make us better and prepare us for the end of the year. The team will shoot a match at Memphis in early November, which is the host site for the 2020 Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships. How will that match help the team become familiar with the environment prior to the conference championships? There are elements that help. We won’t be competing in the same facility, so it’s not the same as getting to compete on the venue. They are going to set up a temporary range in one of their basketball arenas. Nonetheless, it is nice to go to the town and stay in a similar hotel to get your bearings a little bit. Ultimately, I don’t think it’ll make much difference in terms of performance. When we go back, we could be in a different hotel, and we are certainly shooting in a different arena. Other than just a bit of familiarity, it won’t make much of a difference for us. The Mountaineers will start their spring slate in Tokyo, Japan, going head-to-head with the All-Japan University Team. How important is it for the team to receive these international experiences? Going to Japan should be an amazing experience. When we went to South Africa last year, it was the first time since I was associated with WVU rifle that we went on an international trip. For many of the team members, it was the highlight of the year. Hopefully, it’ll be a highlight of a lifetime and something they can always look back on. I think it really allowed the team to bond. The memories that they had together and those experiences that they WVURifle

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had are great for building a team atmosphere. I’m sure Japan will have a similar impact. Obviously, it is a great tie with having (freshman) Akihito (Shimizu) on the team. It will be a great experience for him, and we’re excited for him to share his culture with the team. It also will be a great training opportunity. We are going to get a chance to compete, shoot and train in a different country. I know South Africa was great for setting us up in the spring last year, and I’m sure this trip will do the same. It is an Olympic year, and many of the Mountaineers competed on the national and international scene over the summer. How will your student-athletes use this season to grow, and hopefully, compete for a chance to shoot at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games? Any time you get a chance to compete internationally, it is a great experience. You are traveling to a different country, you are experiencing a different culture and you are seeing the best shooters in your age group. I know team members who have competed this year, especially (sophomore) Jared (Eddy) and (junior) Sarah (Osborn), gained a lot of experience. They were able to grow as people, but really grow as athletes. They learned things from watching the best shooters in the world. Obviously, we have four international team members that were able to compete, but being here is a part of their international experience and growth as a person. It is cool having that mixture and those dynamics in there. I think it really gives them great experience and helps them all around. Hopefully, they will continue to get those opportunities. A big pillar for this program is academic success. How do your student-athletes succeed on the range and in the classroom? Last year was probably one of our best academic years. I think we had one of the highest GPA’s that we ever had in the spring semester and probably for both semesters combined. It was one of our highest GPA’s for the year in a long, long time. I think that Will (Anti) and Ginny’s (Thrasher) leadership was a big part of that.

They really pushed the team and set a great example in the classroom. They put forth the work required to get good grades. I think we will continue to build off that. We won’t be able to have a high GPA every semester, but we will continue to push and grow that. I know the new teammates are getting used to that culture and what is expected. Part of being a student-athlete is learning the balance of having the time to get their studies done. We really want to set the tone that being a part of WVU rifle also means that you are striving for excellence. You are striving to do the best that you possibly can in all areas of life, whether its on the rifle range as an athlete or in the classroom as a student. It also includes being a good person, being a good friend and helping others. We want them to be the overall best that they can be. We will continue to push them in the classroom, and they will continue to get good grades and move forward. Ginny Thrasher is a finalist for this year’s NCAA Woman of the Year award. What legacy did she leave this program and how can current studentathletes look up to her as a role model for success, both academically and athletically? Ginny (Thrasher) left an amazing legacy. She was very charismatic, and she was an amazing team member to have. Reading her accomplishments on paper is pretty spectacular. She was an NCAA champion, an Olympic Gold medalist and her accolades continue with her being a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year. I think we got to see the real Ginny and that person day-to-day. We saw the hours that she put in and how committed she was to her sport and her studies. She was a lot of fun to coach. She always wanted to be better. She always wanted to learn more. She left a huge imprint on the team. We will miss her, but I think the team members that were on the team with her certainly learned things and will set an example to others as they go through the team. I’m sure she’s going to continue to shoot great and have a good career, and we’ll be able to take a step back and enjoy watching the rest of it.

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WVU claimed its fifth consecutive GARC regular-season crown and won its ninth consecutive GARC Championship. Thrasher swept the GARC individual titles, and Elizabeth Gratz was named the GARC Outstanding Senior. The Mountaineers finished the 2017-18 season at 13-0 (9-0 GARC) and set NCAA records for aggregate score (4742) and smallbore score (2356) in a win at Murray State on Nov. 12, 2017. In his two seasons at WVU, Butler has coached six studentathletes to 26 All-America honors and had three earn Google Cloud Academic All-America accolades. Additionally, WVU has won four individual GARC titles and three GARC postseason honors. A four-year letterwinner at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Butler was a two-time NRA All-American with the Nanooks. He shot at the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Championships, where he finished tied for eighth overall in smallbore (582) and air rifle (592). Butler also claimed the Patriot Rifle Conference Championship smallbore title as a senior, shooting a careerhigh 589. The 2016-17 team co-captain and MVP, he won the Nanooks’ Joe Tremarello Sportsmanship Award in consecutive seasons (2015-16 and 2016-17). He finished his collegiate shooting career with highs of 594 air rifle and 589 smallbore.

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Butler earned his bachelor’s degree in general business from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in May 2016 and his Master’s of Business Administration M.B.A. in May 2017, also from UAF. He earned a master’s degree in sport management from West Virginia University in May 2019.

ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON, 3RD YEAR AT WVU CASSELTON, NORTH DAKOTA

A native of Casselton, North Dakota, Soren Butler was named assistant coach on June 26, 2019. Butler’s appointment followed a two-year stint as the program’s graduate assistant (2017-19). In that time, he helped the Mountaineers secure back-to-back runnerup finishes at the NCAA Championships (2018-19) and earned consecutive Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) regular-season and championship titles. Additionally, the Mountaineers compiled a perfect 26-0 record. In 2018-19, WVU finished second at the NCAA Championships at the WVU Coliseum with a 4692 mark. Butler played an instrumental role in helping the Mountaineers host the firstever NCAA Championships in Morgantown, and a record two-day crowd of 2,215 fans were in attendance. WVU claimed its sixth consecutive GARC regular-season title that same season and also earned its 10th consecutive GARC Championship title. Ginny Thrasher successfully defended her air rifle title for the third consecutive season, while Morgan Phillips won the smallbore title. Additionally, Thrasher was named the GARC Shooter of the Year and Outstanding Senior. The Mountaineers finished the season at 13-0 (8-0 GARC), the team’s fourth consecutive undefeated season and fifth unblemished record in six years. With Butler’s help in 2017-18, the Mountaineers finished second at the NCAA Championships with a 4708 score and also won the air rifle title with a 2381 total. Phillips won her second consecutive NCAA smallbore title, becoming just the second WVU student-athlete to win back-to-back smallbore championships. WVURifle

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RAYMOND PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT SANDIA PARK, NEW MEXICO

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

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NAME Milica Babic Noah Barker Malori Brown Jared Eddy David Koenders Sarah Osborn Morgan Phillips Akihito Shimizu Calista Smoyer Verena Zaisberger

HT. 5-10 5-10 5-7 6-0 6-0 5-7 5-5 5-5 5-3 5-5

HEAD COACH: Jon Hammond (14th season) ASSISTANT COACH: Soren Butler (First Season, Third Overall)

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

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HOMETOWN Belgrade, Serbia Winfield, W.Va. China Spring, Texas Columbus, Ga. Mossautal, Germany Hampton, Va. Salisbury, Md. Tokushima, Japan Slatington, Pa. Hohenems, Austria

Milica Babic Mil-itza bab-itch David Koenders koon-ders Akihito Shimizu ah-ka-HEE-toe shuh-ME-zoo Verena Zaisberger ver-EN-ah ZEYES-burger

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BABIC 5-10 » SENIOR BELGRADE, SERBIA

DAVID

KOENDERS 6-0 » JUNIOR MOSSAUTAL, GERMANY

CALISTA

SMOYER 5-3 » FRESHMAN SLATINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

NOAH

BARKER 5-10 » JUNIOR WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA

SARAH

OSBORN 5-7 » JUNIOR HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

VERENA

ZAISBERGER 5-5 » SOPHOMORE HOHENEMS, AUSTRIA

MALORI

BROWN

JARED

EDDY

5-7 » FRESHMAN CHINA SPRING, TEXAS

MORGAN

PHILLIPS

6-0 » SOPHOMORE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

AKIHITO

SHIMIZU

5-5 » SENIOR SALISBURY, MARYLAND

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HAMMOND

5-5 » FRESHMAN TOKUSHIMA, JAPAN

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HEAD COACH ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND

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» NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle » CRCA All-America Honorable Mention » All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score First Teams and Smallbore Second Team » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Scored 597 air rifle marks five times, including four consecutive matches to open the season » Shot 589 smallbore against Nebraska and placed first overall » Matched her season-high smallbore mark of 589 against Air Force to finish in first » Shot 248.3 in the final and finished second in

air rifle at the 2019 GARC Championship; advanced in fifth with a 594 total » Competed in the air rifle final at the 2019 NCAA Championships and finished fifth overall with a score of 183.5

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» NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore » CRCA All-America First Team » All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Tied for second place in air rifle (593) in the

season-opening victory against NC State at The Citadel

» Swept the individual victories against Ohio State, shooting 589 smallbore and 598 air rifle » Earned her second consecutive air rifle victory

with a 597 total at Nebraska; also tied for second place in smallbore with a 586 total » Shot 598 air rifle against Mississippi and tied for second place » Matched her air rifle career-high score of 599 and placed second against Army West Point » Finished second in air rifle at Memphis with a 597 mark » Shot a career-best 591 at Murray State for the smallbore victory » Shot 597 air rifle, good for second place, against Mississippi at Alaska-Fairbanks » Tied for the air rifle win at Alaska-Fairbanks with a 598 total; also shot a school-record matching 200 prone » Shot 598 air rifle for the second consecutive match and tied for the win against Kentucky » Finished second in smallbore with a 582 total at the NCAA Qualifying match » Was a high qualifier for the air rifle final at the 2018 NCAA Championships, shooting 598; shot 163.8 in the final and placed sixth » Finished second on the team with an air rifle season average of 596.3 » Placed 12th in the women’s 10m air rifle and 28th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2018 ISSF Fort Benning World Cup for Rifle/Pistol

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» NCAA Air Rifle Champion » NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Second Team Smallbore » First-ever CRCA Freshman of the Year » CRCA All-America Second Team » GARC Outstanding Rookie » All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score First Teams and Smallbore Second Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Earned her first collegiate win at NC State with a 596 air rifle score » Shot 596 air rifle at Ohio State and finished second » Earned the air rifle victory against Memph is with a 592 score » Shot 594 air rifle and finished second against Mississippi in West Point, New York » Tied for first place in air rifle (594) at Army West Point » Shot a school-record 200 prone against Alaska-Fairbanks and tied for second in air rifle (597) » Finished first in air rifle (598) and second in smallbore (588) against Navy » Placed second in smallbore with a career-best 589, including a program-record matching 199 standing, against Nebraska; also shot a winning 597 air rifle mark

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against Murray State in Lexington, Kentucky » Shot 122.8 in the final and finished sixth in air rifle at the 2017 GARC Championship; advanced in third place with a 595 total » Won the 2017 NCAA air rifle title with a 208.1 final total; also finished first in the relay with a 598 mark » Ranked second on the team with a 595.2 air rifle season average » Shot 414.5 and finished ninth overall on day two of the 2016 USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships; also finished ninth on day three with a 417.7 mark » Finished sixth in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol » Placed third in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2017 European Shooting Championships, shooting 442.1 in the final; entered the final in first place, having shot 580 in the qualification relay

» Broke more than 15 national records, including 13 from 2014-15 » Was one of six European youth female

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» Was a member of the Serbian Youth National Team » Won the junior women’s 50m rifle 3

positions and placed second in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 26th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes in May 2016 » Claimed back-to-back fifth-place finishes in the junior women’s 10m air rifle and junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2014 and 2015 European Championships, respectively » Earned two national titles, including the 2014 Best National Junior Woman title

competitors to compete at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics

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

BABIC’S PERSONAL BESTS AIR RIFLE 599

vs. Murray State (Lexington, Ky.), Feb. 12, 2017 Army West Point, Nov. 5, 2017

SMALLBORE 591

at Murray State, Nov. 12, 2017

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» Tallied a career-best 599 air rifle in the win

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2019 16 594.5 597 2018 15 596.3 599 2017 15 595.2 599

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HIGH

2019 16 577.06 589 2018 15 583.1 591 2017 15 581.3 589

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MORGAN 5-5 » SALISBURY, MARYLAND 2018-19 (JR.)

» NRA All-America First Team Smallbore » GARC Smallbore Champion » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Shot season highs in smallbore (591) and air

rifle (593) at TCU, capturing the discipline wins in the process » Shot a winning, 461.0 mark in the smallbore final at the 2019 GARC Championship to claim her first league title; advanced in second place with a 588 total » Scored a season-high matching 593 air rifle mark at the conference championship, placing fourth overall with a 205.3 total in the final » Placed seventh in smallbore at the 2019 NCAA Championships, shooting 402.3 in the final; qualified in seventh place with a 585 total

2017-18 (SO.)

» NCAA Smallbore Champion » NRA All-America First Team Smallbore and Second Team Air Rifle » CRCA All-America Second Team » GARC air rifle and smallbore runner-up » All-GARC Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams and Air Rifle Second Team » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Placed second in smallbore (583) in the

season-opening victory against NC State at The Citadel » Tied for third place in air rifle against Ohio State with a career-high matching 597 score

season average of 585.7 » Shot 586 smallbore at Nebraska and tied for second place » Claimed two medals and shot a junior world record at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl, » Finished second in smallbore against Mississippi with a 588 score shooting 626.8 in the women’s 50m rifle prone for Gold and placing second in the women’s » Earned the smallbore victory against Army West Point with a 590 showing 50m rifle 3 positions (455.5, 1175) » Shot 590 smallbore at Memphis and finished » Finished first in the women’s 50m rifle 3 second overall; included in her showing was a program-record matching 200 prone » Placed second in smallbore at Murray State with a 590 showing; total included a programrecord matching 200 prone » Shot 587 smallbore and placed second against Mississippi at Alaska-Fairbanks » Finished second in smallbore at AlaskaFairbanks with a 588 total » Bested her career-high smallbore score by two shots and earned the discipline win against Navy with a 592 total » Paced the Mountaineers in both disciplines in the NCAA Qualifying match, matching her career-high air rifle score of 597 and shooting 586 smallbore; included in her smallbore total was a program-record matching 199 kneeling » Finished second in smallbore (586, 453.9) and air rifle (593, 247.4) at the 2018 GARC Championship; entered the smallbore final with the top qualifying score » Successfully defended her NCAA smallbore title at the 2018 National Championships, shooting 459.4 in the final; entered the final in eighth place with a 584 score » Finished second on the team with a smallbore

positions at the 2018 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships for Rifle and Pistol and earned a bid to the 52nd ISSF Junior World Championships; also finished seventh in the women’s 10m air rifle » Shot 453.0 in the final and earned the junior title in the women’s 3 positions competition at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol; also finished fourth in the open competition » Opened the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol with a winning, 1243.9 score in the junior women’s 50m rifle prone

2016-17 (FR.)

» NCAA Smallbore Champion » NCAA Championships Top Performer Honoree » NRA All-America First Team Smallbore » CRCA All-America Honorable Mention » All-GARC Smallbore First Team, Combined Score Second Team and Air Rifle Honorable Mention » CRCA All-Academic Team » Shot 587 smallbore at NC State and finished second » Tied for second in smallbore at Ohio State with a 585

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

HIGH SCHOOL

» Was a member of the U.S. National Junior

Team; secured roster spot with a fifth-place overall finish, second in the junior competition, at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships in smallbore (1157) » Finished first in the women’s and junior prone competitions at the 2016 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/ Pistol with a total of 1242.2; also finished 22nd overall in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and 10m air rifle, good for 12th and 13th place, respectively, in the junior competitions » Also placed 25th overall, 15th in the junior competition, in air rifle (812.1) at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships » Shot a personal-best 585 smallbore in the MQS slot at the 2015 ISSF Azerbaijan World Cup

» Recorded a ninth-place finish in smallbore (1158) at the 2015 World Cup Spring Selection » Finished sixth in smallbore (1157) and 44th in air rifle (805.3) at the 2015 National Junior Olympics

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

PHILLIPS’ PERSONAL BESTS AIR RIFLE 597

at NCAA Championships (Columbus, Ohio), March 11, 2017 Ohio State, Sept. 30, 2017 NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 17, 2018

SMALLBORE 592

Navy, Jan. 26, 2018

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2019 6 589.33 593 2018 16 592.1 597 2017 15 589.5 597

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2019 13 586.31 591 2018 16 585.7 592 2017 15 583.2 589

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NOAH 5-10 » WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA 2018-19 (SO.)

» CRCA All-Academic Team » Scored a career high in smallbore at TCU, shooting 579 and placing fourth » Shot a 590 air rifle mark at Kentucky, good for a season high » Competed in smallbore at the 2019 GARC Championship

2017-18 (R-FR.) » Shot a career-best 578 smallbore at Alaska-Fairbanks, good enough for eighth place » Tallied a career-best 591 air rifle against Navy and earned a share of seventh place

2016-17 (FR.)

» Sat out season with a redshirt HIGH SCHOOL

» 2015 Junior Olympics smallbore qualifier » Three-time West Virginia NRA smallbore 3 positions state champion » Competed for Putnam County Gun Club Smallbore Rifle Team under coach Bill Shank

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

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AIR RIFLE 591

Navy, Jan. 26, 2018

SMALLBORE 579

at TCU, Nov. 10, 2018

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2019 12 582.58 590 2018 15 583.6 591

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DAVID 6-0 » MOSSAUTAL, GERMANY 2018-19 (SO.)

» NRA All-America Second Team Air Rifle and Smallbore » CRCA All-America Third Team » All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score First Teams and Smallbore Second Team » CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team » CoSIDA Academic All-District » GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Shot a career-high matching 588 smallbore at Kentucky to close the regular season » Scored back-to-back 596 air rifle marks against Navy and Kentucky, respectively, good for season highs » Tallied 419.8 in the final and finished fifth in

smallbore at the 2019 GARC Championship; qualified in sixth place with a 584 total » Finished a team-best third with a 444.8 final showing in smallbore at the 2019 NCAA Championships; entered the final tied for third place with a 586 in the open relay

2017-18 (R-FR.) » Earned three top-six finishes at the 2017 ISAS International Competition, Dortmund, including a win » NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore in the men’s junior 50m rifle prone, a runner-up finish » CRCA All-America Second Team in the men’s junior 10m air rifle and a sixth-place » All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score finish in the men’s junior 50m rifle 3 positions First Teams » CRCA All-Academic Team SCHOOL » In his first collegiate match, he tied for second place »HIGH Placed 12th in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and in air rifle (593) against NC State at The Citadel 23rd in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2016 ISSF Suhl » Shot 597 air rifle and tied for third place against Ohio Junior World Cup State Collected three titles and two runner-up finishes at » » Earned his first collegiate victory at Nebraska, the 2016 German Junior Championships shooting a career-best 588 smallbore; also tied for Finished the 2016 season ranked No. 1 in the German » third place in air rifle with a 594 total Junior Division in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and Matched his career-best smallbore score of 588 and » 10m air rifle; also ranked No. 2 in the men’s 50m rifle finished second overall against TCU » Shot a career-high 598 for the individual air rifle win » prone Attended Gymnasium Michelstadt at Memphis Finished first in smallbore against Akron with a 586 PERSONAL » total » Son of Roger and Martina Koenders » Shot 596 air rifle against Navy for a second-place » Birthday is October 4 finish; also matched the program prone record with a » Majoring psychology 200 mark » President’s List » Paced the Mountaineers against Kentucky and » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll finished second overall in smallbore with a 586 total » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » At J.W. Goeth-Univerität » Member of the German Junior National Team » Shot 120.1 in the final and placed eighth in the junior men’s 50m rifle prone at the 2017 European Shooting Championships; qualified with a fourth place, 616.8 mark » Finished first in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the 2016 European Junior Championships

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AIR RIFLE 598

at Memphis, Nov. 11, 2017

SMALLBORE 588

at Nebraska, Oct. 14, 2017 TCU, Nov. 4, 2017 at Kentucky, Feb. 9, 2019

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2019 16 590.31 596 2018 14 593.4 598

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2019 15 582.7 588 2018 14 582.6 588

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SARAH 5-7 » HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 2018-19 (SO.) » Claimed second place in the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2018 National Junior Olympic Shooting » NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore Championships for Rifle and Pistol and earned a » CRCA All-America Honorable Mention bid to the 52nd ISSF Junior World Championships; » All-GARC Smallbore First Team and Air Rifle and also finished fourth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 Combined Score Second Teams positions » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Finished fourth in the junior women’s 50m 3 positions competition at the 2018 USA Shooting » Shot a career-high matching 595 in air rifle against National Championships for Rifle and Pistol with a Coast Guard in West Point, New York 2318 total, shooting 395.1 in the final; also placed » Scored a season-high 587 smallbore mark at 12th in the open competition Kentucky to close the regular season Placed second in the junior women’s 10m air rifle » 2017-18 (FR.) (1247.0) and sixth in the open competition » All-GARC Rifle and Combined Score Honorable (1247.0) at the 2018 USA Shooting National Mentions Championships » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Finished 10th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions » » CRCA All-Academic Team competition at the ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl with » Shot a career-best 588 smallbore in a third-place a score of 1165; also finished 20th in the women’s showing against Army West Point 10m air rifle with a 623.6 total » Placed third in air rifle at Memphis with a career-best 595 mark HIGH SCHOOL » Finished fifth in air rifle at the 2018 GARC » Member of the USA Shooting Junior National Championship, shooting 182.4 in the final; entered Team the final in third place with a 593 total » Eight-time USA Shooting Junior Olympics qualifier » Just missed qualifying for the final in the women’s » Three-time 3 positions air rifle national 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2018 ISSF Junior World Cup Suhl, finishing 10th overall with a 1165 mark; also placed 20th in the women’s 10m air rifle (623.6)

championships Gold medalist for the Civilian Marksmanship Program » Two-time 3 position air rifle national championships Gold medalist for USA Shooting » 2015 NRA Metric Smallbore National Champion

» Competed at the 2015 Bavarian Air Gun

Championships, the 2015 Munich World Cup and the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto » Youngest female air rifle athlete to shoot at the 2015 Changwon World Cup » Won silver at the 2014 Winter Airgun Championships and finished third in the junior division » Four-time reigning USA Shooting Virginia smallbore champion and won the 2016 air rifle title » Attended Summit Christian Academy PERSONAL

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

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AIR RIFLE 595

at Memphis, Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Coast Guard (West Point, N.Y.), Oct. 28, 2018

SMALLBORE 588

Army West Point, Nov. 5, 2017

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CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2019 16 589.44 595 2018 15 588.9 595

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2019 16 580.69 587 2018 15 576.8 588

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VERENA 5-5 » HOHENEMS, AUSTRIA 2018-19 (FR.)

» Began her Mountaineer career in the spring » Scored a career-high 584 total in smallbore against Ole Miss » Shot 225.9 in the air rifle final to place third at the 2019 GARC Championship; entered the final in first place after shooting a career-best 598 in the open relay

HIGH SCHOOL

» Member of the Austrian National Team » Competed at the ISSF Granada World

Championships (2014), Suhl World Championships (2017) and Changwon World Championships (2018), as well as the 2017 ISSF Suhl Junior World Cup » Individually, finished as high as ninth in the women’s 50m rifle prone at the 2018 ISSF Changwon World Championships; also claimed the junior women’s 50m rifle prone team event

» Helped three-person team win bronze in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3-positions event at the 2017 European Championships and in the junior women’s 50m rifle prone team event at the 2015 European Championships » Placed 19th in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2018 Munich H&N Cup » Finished 12th in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the 2018 Pilsen Shooting Hopes Championships » In back-to-back appearances at the European Championships, finished ninth in the junior women’s 50m rifle prone (2016) and 19th in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3-positions (2017) » Won consecutive Gold medals in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3-positions and the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2015 and 2016 Austrian Championships » Attended Musikgymnasium Feldkirch

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» Daughter of Helge Riechert and Maggy Zaisberger » Has one brother » Birthday is December 30 » Majoring in music

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AIR RIFLE 598

GARC Championship, Feb. 23, 2019

SMALLBORE 584

Ole Miss, Jan. 20, 2019

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2019 4 594.75 598

YEAR MATCHES AVG.

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2019 4 574 584

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JARED 6-0

» COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

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HIGH SCHOOL

» All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Score » Two-time Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Honorable Mentions National Championship participant » Shot a 596 air rifle, good for a career high, against » Finished eighth in the junior men’s 50m rifle 3 Coast Guard in West Point, New York positions at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships; placed 24th in the overall » Matched his career-high smallbore mark of 583 competition and second in the High Collegiate B three times category with a score of 2280 » Competed at the 2019 GARC Championship » Also at the 2018 USA Shooting National

Championships, he finished 16th in the junior men’s air rifle and placed second in the High Collegiate B category » At the CMP National Championships, he placed third in 2017 and fifth in 2018, following a first-place finish at the CMP Anniston Regional Championship » Two-time captain of the Columbus High rifle team » Finished second at the 2018 Georgia State Championships and was named to the 2018 Eley All-America High School Team » Two-time all-state honoree (2017-18)

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

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AIR RIFLE 596

vs. Coast Guard (West Point, N.Y.), Oct. 28, 2018

SMALLBORE 583

Air Force, Oct. 21, 2018 Nebraska, Oct. 21, 201 NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 16, 2019

CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES AVG.

CAREER SMALLBORE HIGH

2019 15 589.33 596

YEAR MATCHES AVG.

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2019 15 579.6 583

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MALORI 5-7 » CHINA SPRINGS, TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL » Was the High A Class prone winner at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships » 2019 National Rifle Association (NRA) Smallbore Iron Man Champion » Finished as the High C Class prone champion and runner-up in the junior 2 division at the 2017 USA » 2018 U.S. Army Pro Football Hall of Fame Award of Shooting National Championships Excellence Finalist » Participated in four USA Junior Olympic » Placed seventh in the junior division on the third Championships and was an automatic air rifle and smallbore qualifier in 2017 and 2018 » Three-time member of the Randle International Women’s Team (2015, 2017-18) » Two-time member of the NRA Drew International Junior Team (2017-18) » Claimed back-to-back Texas State Rifle Association 3-positions titles (2017-18) » Was the 2018 NRA National Championships junior prone and 3-positions runner-up

day of the 2016 USA Shooting Winter Airgun Championships » Four-time team captain of the Texas State Rifle Association National Team (2016-19) » Three-time team captain for the Buckhorn Shooting Team (2016-18) » Two-time team captain of the Texas Hill Country Shooting Team (2018-19) » Was the three-time reigning president of the 4-H McLennan County Sharpshooters

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» Daughter of Joel and Miranda Brown » Mother played basketball at Tarleton State » Birthday is December 29 » Majoring in exercise physiology

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AKIHITO 5-5 » TOKUSHIMA, JAPAN HIGH SCHOOL

» Member of the Japanese Junior National Team, competing in multiple world cups » Claimed top-35 finishes in the junior men’s 50m

rifle prone and the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2019 ISSF Suhl Junior World Cup

» Earned a ninth-place finish in the junior men’s 10m air rifle at the 2017 Asian Championships » Placed seventh in the youth men’s 10m air rifle at the 2016 Asian Championships » Finished as high as 13th in the men’s 10m air rifle

competition at the 2016 ISSF Gabala Junior World Cup

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» Son of Hidetsuna and Hiroko Shimizu » Birthday is April 28 » Majoring in sport management

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CALISTA 5-3 » SLATINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL

» Three-time USA Junior Olympic Championships qualifier » Two-time team captain for the Ontelaunee Junior Rifle Club » Earned the CMP Distinguished Badge for 3 positions air » 2018 Keystone Games champion in 3 positions air and air rifle » Was named the 2018 American Smallbore

Shooting Association (ASSA) smallbore civilian and intermediate junior champion

» Finished second in smallbore at the 2018 Pennsylvania Junior Olympic Championships » First-place qualifier in 3 positions at the 2017 CMP 3 positions Air Rifle Championships » Claimed back-to-back Pennsylvania state prone junior titles (2016-17) » Three-time NRA President’s 100 for smallbore and air rifle

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» Daughter of Ryan and Alana Smoyer » Has two sisters » Birthday is December 9 » Majoring in exercise physiology

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MOUNTAINEERS LOOK TO CLIMB HIGHER

West Virginia finished its 2018-19 season with a secondplace finish at the 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships, held for the first time at the WVU Coliseum, in Morgantown, on March 8-9, 2019. WVU finished behind NCAA National Champion TCU with an aggregate score of 4692. Graduate Ginny Thrasher, rising seniors Milica Babic and Morgan Phillips and rising juniors David Koenders and Sarah Osborn counted toward the team’s score. WVU looks to reclaim the NCAA Championship and earn its sixth title in eight seasons at the 2020 NCAA National Championships, from March 13-14, in Lexington, Kentucky. The Mountaineers own a nation-best 19 NCAA Championships and have won six titles under 14year coach Jon Hammond. West Virginia last won five straight NCAA titles from 2013-17. WVU opens the 2019-20 season as the nation’s No. 1 team, as the Mountaineers sit atop the first regular-season poll from the College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA).

CORE RETURNERS

Seven letterwinners return for the Mountaineers this season: seniors Babic and Phillips, juniors Noah Barker, Koenders and Osborn and sophomores Jared Eddy and Verena Zaisberger. Phillips is a two-time NCAA smallbore champion, winning back-to-back titles from 2017-18. Babic also claimed the 2017 air rifle title during her freshman campaign. Combined, this group was a part of the 2017 NCAA Championships team, back-to-back NCAA Runner-Up finishes in 2018 and 2019, three Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) regular-season titles and three GARC Championships titles. Babic, Phillips, Koenders and Osborn also combined for eight All-America honors last season.

A TRIO OF NEWCOMERS JOIN THE MOUNTAINEERS

Three newcomers will don the Gold and Blue for the first time in 2019-20, as freshmen Malori Brown, Akihito Shimizu and Calista Smoyer join the Mountaineers this season. Brown, a native of China Spring, Texas, was a four-time USA Junior Olympic Championships participant and was an automatic air rifle and smallbore qualifier in 2017 and 2018. She also was a three-time member of the Randle International Women’s Team (2015, 2017-18) and a two-time member of the NRA Drew International Junior Team (2017-18). Brown, the 2018 National Rifle Association (NRA) National Championships junior prone and 3-positions runner-up, claimed the Texas State Rifle Association 3-positions title in 2017 and 2018. She was the High A Class prone winner at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships and finished as the High C Class prone champion and runner-up in the junior 2 division at the 2017 USA Shooting National Championships. In 2016, she placed seventh in the junior division on the third day of the USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships. A graduate of China Spring High, Brown was a three-time team captain of the Texas State Rifle Association National Team and the Buckhorn Shooting Team. She also was the 2018 team captain of the Texas Hill Country Shooting Team and the three-time reigning president of the 4-H McLennan County Sharpshooters. Additionally, Brown was a finalist for the 2018 U.S. Army Pro Football Hall of Fame Award of Excellence. Hailing from Tokushima, Japan, Shimizu is a member of the Japanese National Team and has represented his country’s junior team at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Granada World Championships (2014),

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Suhl World Championships (2017) and Changwon World Championships (2018). He also shot at the ISSF Gabala Junior World Cup (2016) and the ISSF Suhl Junior World Cup (2016, 2018, 2019). Additionally, Shimizu competed at the 2016 ISSF Baku World Cup. Shimizu finished as high as 13th in the men’s 10m air rifle competition in Gabala in 2016. In back-to-back appearances at the Asian Championships, Shimizu finished seventh in the youth men’s 10m air rifle in 2016 and ninth in the junior men’s 10m air rifle in 2017. He also placed 26th in the youth event at the 2014 Asian Championships held in Kuwait City. Most recently, Shimizu earned a 33rd-place finish in the junior men’s 50m rifle prone at the 2019 ISSF Suhl Junior World Cup. He also finished in the top 35 in the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions in Suhl. Prior to joining the Mountaineers, Shimizu attended Ohjisohgo. A three-time USA Junior Olympic Championships qualifier and a member of the Ontelaunee Junior Rifle Club, Smoyer is the reigning Keystone Games champion in 3-positions air and air rifle. The Slatington, Pennsylvania, native also finished second in smallbore at the 2018 Pennsylvania Junior Olympic Championships. A first-place qualifier in 3-positions at the 2017 CMP 3-positions Air Rifle Championships, Smoyer earned the CMP Distinguished Badge for 3-positions air. She also is the reigning American Smallbore Shooting Association (ASSA) smallbore civilian and intermediate junior champion. A graduate of Northern Lehigh High, Smoyer was a three-time NRA President’s 100 for smallbore and air rifle. She also claimed the Pennsylvania state prone junior title in 2016 and 2017.

Additionally, the Mountaineers earned many GARC awards prior to the 2019 championships. Thrasher was named the GARC Outstanding Senior, an award that celebrates one senior in the conference who has excelled throughout his or her undergraduate experience. In addition to the Outstanding Senior honor, she also was named the GARC Shooter of the Year for the second time and first since 2017. Koenders also was named the Mountaineers’ GARC Scholar-Athlete. The honor was the first career award for the psychology major.

SCHEDULE WILL AGAIN CHALLENGE MOUNTAINEERS

Hammond again put together a difficult slate for the Mountaineers, as the 2019-20 schedule features four of their seven opponents from the 2019 NCAA Championships, including a match at home against TCU, the 2019 National Champion. In addition to the WVU-TCU match, the Mountaineers will shoot against Akron, NC State, Army West Point and Kentucky at home. All home matches will be held at the WVU Rifle Range or at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building or the WVU Coliseum. The upcoming season also is highlighted by a trip to Tokyo, Japan, as the Mountaineers open its spring slate against the All-Japan University Team. West Virginia will shoot for its 11th straight GARC Championship title and 15th overall on Feb. 28-29, in Memphis, Tennessee. The University of Kentucky also will serve as host of the 2020 NCAA Championships on March 13-14.

HAMMOND RETURNS FOR 14TH SEASON

Fresh off an NCAA Runner-Up finish at the WVU Coliseum, Hammond returns for his 14th season at his Alma Mater. A member of the 2002-03 squad, Hammond returned to Morgantown and was named the program’s 18th head coach in 2006. Since then, he has led WVU to six NCAA Championships, including five straight from 2013-17, seven GARC regular-season titles and 10 consecutive GARC Championship titles (2010-19). His career coaching record stands at 141-14, recording six undefeated seasons with the Mountaineers. He ranks second all-time behind his predecessor Marsha Beasley (153) in career victories. Named the 2019 GARC co-Coach of the Year, Hammond has guided Mountaineer shooters to 152 All-America honors and 13 CoSIDA Academic All-America recognitions. Additionally, he has overseen the careers of multiple Olympians, including 2016 Gold Medalists Nicco Campriani and Thrasher.

GARC’S GREATEST

The Mountaineers have absolutely dominated the Great America Rifle Conference since 2010, winning seven GARC regular-season crowns, including the last six, and 10 straight GARC Championship titles. WVU earned the 2019 GARC title with a 4715 showing at the championships. Phillips won the individual smallbore title with a 461 mark. She was the fourth different Mountaineer to win the GARC smallbore title since 2010. Thrasher also walked away with her third consecutive air rifle tile with a 249.4 score.

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DATE OPPONENT Oct. 12 @ Nebraska* Oct. 26 TCU Nov. 2 @ Ole Miss* Nov. 3 @ Memphis* Nov. 16 Akron* Nov. 17 NC State* Nov. 23 @ Navy* Jan. 12 @ All-Japan University Team Jan. 26 Army West Point* Feb. 1 @ Ohio State Feb. 15 Kentucky* Feb. 22 NCAA Qualifying Match Feb. 28-29 @ GARC Championships March 13-14 @ NCAA Championships

LOCATION Lincoln, Neb. Morgantown, W.Va. Oxford, Miss. Memphis, Tenn. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Annapolis, Md. Tokyo, Japan Morgantown, W.Va. Columbus, Ohio Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Memphis, Tenn. Lexington, Ky.

TIME 10 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. TBA 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. All Day All Day

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

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GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION Morgantown, W.Va. ENROLLMENT 29,959 NICKNAME Mountaineers COLORS Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) CONFERENCE Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) PRESIDENT Dr. E. Gordon Gee DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Shane Lyons (West Virginia ’87)

COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH Jon Hammond (West Virginia ‘05) RECORD AT WVU 141-14 (Thirteen Seasons) OVERALL RECORD Same ASSISTANT COACH Soren Butler (Alaska ’16)

RIFLE HISTORY SEASON OF RIFLE 70th FIRST YEAR OF RIFLE 1951 ALL-TIME RECORD 662-102 (.866) NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (LAST) 19 (2017)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES (LAST) 33 (2019) NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (LAST) 28 (2018) NRA ALL-AMERICA HONORS 442 OLYMPIANS 32

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2018-19 RECORD 13-0 2018-19 GARC RECORD 8-0 NCAA FINISH Second Place ALL-AMERICA HONORS 11 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST 7/2 NEWCOMERS 3

MEDIA INFORMATION RIFLE CONTACT AMY SALVATORE Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Office: (304) 293-2921 Cell: (304) 288-8847 E-mail: alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Communications BRYAN MESSERLY Associate Athletics Director/ Communications

JOHN ANTONIK Director of Athletics Content GRANT DOVEY Director of Digital Media MIKE MONTORO Director of Football Communications JOE SWAN Director of Athletics Publications KRISTIN COLDSNOW Lead Designer TYLER SCHIEFELBEIN Athletics Graphic Designer AMY SALVATORE Assistant Director of Athletics Communications JOE MITCHIN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications CHRIS PHARIS Assistant Director of Athletics Communications LISA AMMONS Business Manager CHERYL WIRE Operations Coordinator AMY PRUNTY Program Assistant TANNER CAIN Graduate Assistant OLIVIA VANHORN Graduate Assistant KATIE MACCRORY Graduate Assistant JAQUIE TUN Graduate Assistant

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2018-19 Season Results

2018-19 Senior Bios

2018-19 Individual Statistics

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The West Virginia University rifle team ended its 2018-19 season with many accomplishments. For the first time ever, the Mountaineers hosted the NCAA Rifle Championships at the WVU Coliseum and finished second overall. Holding an undefeated regularseason record (13-0, 8-0 GARC), WVU captured its 10th straight Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) title. The success of the 2018-19 season was a combination of positive leadership, goals set by the team and an unmatched work ethic.

Three Mountaineers qualified for the eight-person smallbore final. Koenders finished third with a 444.8 showing. Thrasher shot 423.1 and finished fifth, while Phillips shot a 402.3 and placed seventh. Koenders and Thrasher entered the final tied for third place, as both shot 586 in the open relay. Phillips placed seventh with a 585 total. Babic was the fourth Mountaineer to count toward the team’s total and finished 30th with a 574, and Osborn placed 35th with a 571 mark.

Babic represented WVU in the eightperson air rifle final and finished fifth overall with a score of 183.5. She has qualified for the air rifle final each season since winning the NCAA title as a freshman in 2017. Babic qualified for the final in third place, shooting a team-best 596 in the day’s second relay, one-shot short of her season high. Thrasher, who also shot in the second relay, finished 11th with a 591 total. Koenders and Osborn each shot 587 in the day’s first relay and finished 25th and 26th, respectively. Phillips also shot in the first relay and finished 35th with a 584 mark.

“I’m really proud of the team this year and all the work they did throughout the season,” Mountaineer coach Jon Hammond said. “They worked really hard as a unit, and it’s always nice to earn individual accolades, too. Five AllAmericans from one team really shows how strong this group was.”

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMES TO MORGANTOWN The West Virginia University rifle team finished its 2018-19 season placing second at the 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships, held for the first time at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia, on March 8-9. An attendance record of 2,215 fans visited the coliseum for the NCAA Championships. The previous record of 919 was set in 2007 at Alaska-Fairbanks. WVU finished second with an aggregate score of 4692 with senior Ginny Thrasher, juniors Milica Babic and Morgan Phillips and sophomores David Koenders and Sarah Osborn counting toward the team’s score. On the first day of competition, the Mountaineers tied TCU for first overall in smallbore with a score of 2331. Though top-ranked TCU also shot 2331, the Horned Frogs broke the tie with a 127-112 center-shot advantage and therefore were the 2019 NCAA Smallbore Champion. On day two, the Mountaineers shot 2361 in air rifle, ultimately placing second overall. The top-ranked Horned Frogs won the National Championship with a two-day score of 4699, and No. 3 Air Force finished third with a 4687 total.

The Mountaineers finished second at the 2019 NCAA Championships with a 4692 total.

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GARC HONORS The Mountaineers earned many GARC awards prior to the championships. Thrasher was named the GARC Outstanding Senior, an award that celebrates one senior in the conference who has excelled throughout his or her undergraduate experience. In addition to the Outstanding Senior honor, she also was named the GARC Shooter of the Year for the second time and first since 2017. She was named to the AllGARC First Team Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score.

ALL-AMERICA HONORS Five Mountaineers earned a combined 11 All-America honors after competing at the 2019 NCAA National Championships. Thrasher collected three first-team accolades as she was named to the NRA All-America Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams, as well as the CRCA First Team. Koenders was named to the NRA All-America Air Rifle and Smallbore Second Teams, as well as the CRCA Third Team. Babic and Phillips were named to the NRA All-America Air Rifle and Smallbore First Teams, respectively. Babic also took home CRCA AllAmerica Honorable Mention honors. Osborn earned her first career accolades and was named to the NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore and the CRCA All-America Honorable Mention. Coach Jon Hammond was named the CRCA co-Coach of the Year.

WVU CLAIMS GARC CHAMPIONSHIP The Mountaineers defended their conference title at the 2019 Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships, held Feb. 22-23, at the University of Akron Stile Field House in Akron, Ohio.

The Mountaineers earned their 10th straight title with an aggregate score of 4715. On the first day of the championships, Phillips won the individual smallbore title with a 461 mark. She was the fourth different

Mountaineer to win the GARC smallbore title since 2010. Thrasher finished second in the final with a 460.3, and Koenders shot 419.8 to place fifth. Thrasher entered the final in first (591), Babic in second (588) and Koenders in sixth (584).

Koenders and Babic were named All-GARC First Team Air Rifle and Combined Score and Second Team Smallbore. Osborn was named to the All-GARC First Team Smallbore and All-GARC Second Team Air Rifle and Combined Score. Eddy was named to the All-GARC Honorable Mention Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score Teams. Koenders was named the Mountaineers’ GARC Scholar-Athlete. The honor was the first career award for the psychology major.

Joining the trio on WVU’s counting squad were Osborn and Babic who finished in 13th and 43rd place, respectively, with scores of 579 and 570 in the open relay. Freshman Jared Eddy shot 576 and placed 24th, while sophomore Noah Barker finished in 36th with a 572 total. Senior Will Anti and freshman Verena Zaisberger finished 48th and 49th, respectively, with scores of 569 and 567. On the second day of competition, Thrasher walked away with her third consecutive air rifle title with a 249.4 score. Joining Thrasher in the day’s final were Babic, Zaisberger and Phillips who finished second (248.3), third (225.9) and fourth (205.3), respectively. Zaisberger entered the final in first place after shooting a careerbest 598 in the open competition. Thrasher qualified in second place with a 596 total, while Babic qualified in fifth place with a 594 mark. Phillips placed sixth with a season-high of 593. Anti just missed qualifying for the air rifle final, finishing ninth with a season-high matching 591. Koenders placed 16th with a 590 total, and Osborn finished in 24th place with a 588 mark. Eddy shot 586 and finished in 32nd place. WVURifle

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EVERYTHING ELSE Seven Mountaineers were named to the CRCA All-Academic Team. Anti and Thrasher received their fourth consecutive honors. Babic and Phillips were recognized for the third time. Koenders and Osborn collected their second career awards. Barker was honored for the first time. Additionally, Anti and Thrasher were named recipients of the ninth annual Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor.

THE SENIOR CLASS Two seniors leave WVU with many memories after working hard the last four years. Anti, a double major in finance and accounting, helped lead the Mountaineers as team captain during his final year in the program. He has been named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists, as well as the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Men’s Team in 2017 and 2018. Thrasher, a biomedical engineer, will graduate from WVU with 12 AllAmerica awards; all but one were first-team accolades. She won the 2016 NCAA smallbore and air rifle titles. Later that year, Thrasher won the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and became the Games’ first Gold Medalist. Both seniors have helped the Mountaineers win two NCAA National Championships and four GARC Championships.

“Our two seniors have been fantastic and have had four amazing years,” Hammond added. “Will has been a great captain for us this year and has really been our leader. He’s pushed everyone, motivated them and held everyone together. Ginny – we’ve said it many times before – you don’t have that caliber of a person come through a program too often. She’s accomplished an amazing amount in her four years. They’ve both had a huge impact on our program, and we’ll miss them.”

TRAINING IN SOUTH AFRICA The WVU rifle team visited Eagle Eye Shooting Center in Magaliesburg, South Africa, over winter break. The 12-day trip from Dec. 28 - Jan. 8 was a wonderful practice experience for the team.

The Mountaineers got a chance to practice at an outdoor smallbore 50m training facility. Along with the training opportunity, the team got to experience a different culture and environment. The student-athletes visited a South African Game Drive, as well as activities like zip lining and touring an elephant sanctuary. “I think it’s important to take this team on a foreign trip, as it helps us continue the elevation of this program,” Hammond said. “The trip provided the student-athletes with an excellent experience. It’s been a goal of mine for a number of years, and it’s exciting to make it happen.

Coach Hammond talked highly of his graduating seniors.

Will Anti, a double major in finance and accounting, earned his bachelor’s degrees from WVU last May.

Ginny Thrasher was one of eight students selected to receive WVU’s highest student honor, the Order of Augusta.

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THE 2018-19 MOUNTAINEERS

DATE OPPONENT Sept. 29 Oct. 14 Oct. 20 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 21 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Jan. 20 Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 22-23 March 8-9

at Akron* MEMPHIS* No. 6 MURRAY STATE No. 10 OHIO STATE No. 9 NEBRASKA* No. 2 AIR FORCE at Army West Point* vs. Coast Guard $ at TCU NC STATE* No. 7 MISSISSIPPI* No. 9 NAVY* at Kentucky* NCAA Qualifying Match% GARC Championships # NCAA Championships %

RESULT W, 4704-4662 W, 4711-4639 W, 4683-4679 W, 4683-4650 W, 4712-4660 W, 4712-4686 W, 4712-4658 W, 4703-4556 W, 4703-4678 W, 4690-4638 W, 4703-4665 W, 4706-4660 W, 4723-4678 4690 First Place, 4715 Second Place, 4692

* - GARC match | $ - West Point, N.Y. | #- Akron, Ohio | % - Morgantown, W.Va. | All home matches are in CAPS NATION-BEST 19 NCAA TITLES TENTH STRAIGHT GARC CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD – 13-0, 8-0 GARC

RANKING – No. 2, Final 2019 CRCA Poll WVU SEASON AVERAGE – 4702.63 WVU AIR RIFLE AVERAGE – 2370.56

WVU SMALLBORE AVERAGE – 2332.06 WVU OPPONENT AVERAGE – 4654.54

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» Team Captain » Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship » Shot 581 smallbore, good for a season high, at Army » Placed ninth in air rifle at the GARC Championship, matching a season-high 591 score

2017-18 (JR.)

2016-17 (SO.)

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

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

» CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 At-Large Men’s Team » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » All-GARC Air Rifle and Combined Score Honorable Mention » Shot a season-high matching 578 smallbore at Memphis and finished seventh overall » Matched the program prone record with a 200 2015-16 (FR.) mark against Navy » All-GARC Second Team Smallbore and Honorable Mention Combined Score » Matched a season-high smallbore score of 578 and finished seventh against Kentucky » CRCA All-Academic Team » Placed 14th in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2018 » Shot 592 air rifle and tied for second place in a USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle win over Army and Pistol with a score of 1228.6; also finished » Shot a program-record 200 prone at Navy 21st in the men’s rifle 3 positions (2285) » Placed third in air rifle with a career-high mark of 593 at the NCAA Qualifying match held at the WVU Rifle Range » Finished second in smallbore (590, 455.5) and 13th in air rifle at the 2016 GARC Championship; relay score of 590 was a career best

» Placed eighth in the men’s junior air rifle

competition at the 2016 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol » Qualified for two finals and finished in third place in the men’s 10m air rifle at the 2016 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championship

HIGH SCHOOL

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

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

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

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

ANTI’S PERSONAL BESTS AIR RIFLE 594

Ohio State, Sept. 30, 2017

SMALLBORE 590 GARC Championship, Feb. 27, 2016 Navy, Jan. 20, 2017 CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES AVG.

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2019 14 585.86 2018 15 589.4 2017 14 584.6 2016 14 587

591 594 591 593

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» Won air rifle against Navy with a 597 mark » Swept the individual titles at the 2018 GARC

Championship, winning smallbore (583, 454.8) and air rifle (595, 250.7); entered the air rifle final in first place » Placed third in air rifle at the 2018 NCAA National Championships with a finals score of 226.4; qualified in third place with a 597 total » Shot 455.0 in the final and finished first overall in the women’s 50m 3 positions competition with a 2345 total at the 2018 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol; also placed third in the women’s 10m air rifle, shooting a winning 246.6 mark in the final for a total of 1251.0 » Finished fifth in the women’s 10m air rifle and fourth in the women’s 10m air rifle mixed team event at the 2018 ISSF Fort Benning World Cup for Rifle/Pistol » Shot 122.4 in the final and finished eighth at the 2017 ISSF World Cup Final for Rifle/Pistol; qualified for final with 413.8 showing » Placed seventh in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 2017 United States Rifle/Pistol Fall Selection Match » Paced the Mountaineers in both disciplines with season averages of 586 smallbore and 596.6 air rifle

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» NCAA Women of the Year Finalist » NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award » NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore » CRCA All-America First Team » GARC Air Rifle Champion » GARC Smallbore Runner-Up » GARC Shooter of the Year » GARC Outstanding Senior » All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams » Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » WVU Outstanding Senior » WVU Order of Augusta » Rhodes Scholarship Finalist » Shot a season-high 599 air rifle mark against Memphis to win the individual competition; also won smallbore with a 589 total » Tallied a 591 smallbore score at the GARC Championship, good for a season high » Placed fifth in smallbore at the 2019 NCAA Championships, shooting 423.1 in the finals » U.S. National Rifle Team Member

2017-18 (JR.)

» NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Smallbore » CRCA All-America First Team » GARC Smallbore and Air Rifle Champion » All-GARC Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score First Teams » CoSIDA Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Second Team

» CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 Women’s At-Large Team » Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team » CRCA All-Academic Team » Swept the individual wins in WVU’s season

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

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

rifle against Ohio State, shooting a career-high 594 and 595, respectively; included in smallbore total were school-record marks of 199 standing and 200 prone » Tied for first place in air rifle (596) at NC State » Finished first in air rifle (599) and smallbore (593) at Akron and shot a school-record 200 prone; air rifle mark matched career high » Swept discipline wins at Ohio State, matching career-high air rifle total of 599 and shooting 590 smallbore; also shot a program-record 200 prone » Finished second in smallbore (589) against Memphis » Returned to competition following a two-match hiatus and finished first in smallbore (590) and second in air rifle (597) against Alaska-Fairbanks » Placed second in air rifle at Navy with a 597 mark; also shot a program-record 200 prone » Shot a winning 592 smallbore against Nebraska and placed second in air rifle with a 596 » Finished first in smallbore (592) and second in air rifle (595) at Kentucky; smallbore total included a program-record 200 prone » Finished first in the open smallbore relay (588) and third in the final (444.4) at the 2017 GARC Championship » Shot 208.4 in the final for the 2017 GARC air rifle title; advanced in first place with a 597-relay total

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» Placed second in smallbore at the 2017 NCAA

Championships with a 459.8 mark; entered the final in fourth place with a 584 score, including a program-record 200 prone » Shot 99.7 in the final and placed seventh in air rifle at the 2017 NCAA Championships; entered the final in sixth place with a 595-relay showing » Paced the team in both disciplines with season averages of 596.1 air rifle and 589.2 smallbore » Claimed Bronze in women’s 10m air rifle at the ISSF World Cup Final » Finished second in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and the women’s 10m air rifle at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships; earning the #BeBrazen Outstanding Athlete of the Match honor » Finished second in the women’s 50m air rifle 3 positions at the 27th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes » Finished fifth in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2017 ISSF Junior World Championships Rifle/Pistol

2015-16 (FR.)

» First Gold Medalist of the 2016 Rio Summer

Olympics, winning the women’s 10m air rifle for the United States » Also finished 11th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions competition in Rio » First freshman to sweep NCAA individual titles, finishing first in smallbore and air rifle at the NCAA Championships » NCAA Championships Top Performer Honoree » NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and Second Team Smallbore » CRCA All-America First Team » GARC Smallbore Champion » GARC Rookie of the Year » All-GARC First Team Air Rifle and Combined Score and Second Team Smallbore » CRCA All-Academic Team » Tied for first place in air rifle in a win over Nebraska (595); also tied for second in smallbore (586) » Shot 595 air rifle and finished first at Memphis » Won air rifle against Army with a 593 score and placed second in smallbore (588) » Shot 594 air rifle and tied for second place against Ohio State » Tied for first place in air rifle with a 598 mark in a win against Alaska-Fairbanks » Won air rifle against Akron with a career-high 599 mark » Shot 597 air rifle in a win against NC State in Morgantown » Shot a career-high 599 air rifle in a win over Kentucky at the WVU Rifle Range » Finished second in air rifle at Navy with a 596 mark » Tops on team at NCAA Qualifying match held at the WVU Rifle Range, shooting 590 smallbore and 596 air rifle » Finished first in smallbore (591, 459.5) and second in air rifle (596, 205.9) at the 2016 GARC Championship » Winning performance at the 2016 NCAA Championships, including 593 air rifle score (208.8 final) and 586 smallbore mark (461.5 final) » Paced the Mountaineers with a 594.9 air rifle season average; also ranked fourth on the team with a 583.7 smallbore season average

» First place, women’s 10m air rifle, junior women’s » 2015 Virginia air rifle state champion 10m air rifle and junior women’s 50m rifle 3 » Three-time Virginia smallbore state medalist positions at the 2016 USA Shooting National » Three-year team captain and four-time MVP at Championships for Rifle/Pistol; also finished West Springfield High second in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions » Also shot for the Acorns Optimist Rifle Club » Qualified for both women’s finals at the 2016 » Member of the National Honor Society ISSF Munich World Cup, her first career World Cup final appearances » Finished first in the junior women’s 10m air rifle and third in the junior women’s 50m rifle 3 positions at the 26th Meeting of the Shooting Hopes

HIGH SCHOOL

» Tied for ninth place (414.0) in the second

elimination relay of the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2015 ISSF Gabala Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup » Earned five medals, two in open categories and three in junior competitions, at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle/Pistol, securing U.S. National Team status » Haul at the 2015 USA Shooting National Championships included a Gold medal in the junior’s 50m 3 positions rifle (1171), a secondplace finish (836.8) in the open women’s 10m air rifle and a third-place finish (1238.7) in the open women’s 50m rifle prone; prone score secured her the junior championship title » Shot in two MQS matches at the 2015 ISSF Munich Rifle and Pistol World Cup and tallied scores of 412.0 in the women’s 10m air rifle and 575 in the women’s rifle 3 positions » Finished sixth in the women’s 50m smallbore at the 2015 Spring World Cup Selection » Placed third at the 2014 Junior Olympics Championships in the women’s 50m smallbore » Owns more than 20 National Rifle Association and USA Shooting records

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» Daughter of Roger and Valerie Thrasher » Has two brothers » Birthday is February 28 » Majoring in biomedical engineering » President’s List » Dean’s List » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll THRASHER’S PERSONAL BESTS AIR RIFLE 600 Army West Point, Nov. 5, 2017 SMALLBORE 594 Ohio State, Oct. 2, 2016 CAREER AIR RIFLE YEAR MATCHES AVG.

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2019 15 594.527 2018 16 596.6 2017 13 596.1 2016 14 594.9

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STATISTICS NOAH BARKER DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* 560 587 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 556 581 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 565 585 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 565 585 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 565 583 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 565 583 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* - - Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 567 581 Nov. 10 at TCU 579 583 Nov. 17 NC STATE* 567 573 Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* - - Jan. 26 NAVY* - - Feb. 9 at Kentucky 574 590 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 571 580 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 572 - Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % - - SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

567.17 582.58 1149.55 579 590 1164 578 591 1168

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WILL ANTI DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE AGGREGATE Sept. 29 at Akron* 574 589 1163 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 577 582 1159 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 566 591 1157 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 566 591 1157 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 579 590 1169 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 579 590 1169 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* 581 585 1166 Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 578 583 1161 Nov. 10 at TCU 564 585 1149 Nov. 17 NC STATE* - - Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 579 588 1167 Jan. 26 NAVY* 565 584 1149 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 575 575 1150 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 573 578 1151 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 569 591 1160 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % - - -

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE AGGREGATE Sept. 29 at Akron* 573 586 1159 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 579 591 1170 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 581 590 1171 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 581 590 1171 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 583 592 1175 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 583 592 1175 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* 580 593 1173 Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 579 596 1175 Nov. 10 at TCU 576 587 1163 Nov. 17 NC STATE* 578 587 1165 Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 582 582 1164 Jan. 26 NAVY* 579 589 1168 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 581 592 1173 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 583 587 1170 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 576 586 1162 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % - - -

SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

573.21 585.86 1158.77 581 591 1169 590 594 1178

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* 582 597 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 579 597 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 576 597 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 576 597 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 589 593 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 589 593 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* 576 597 Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 570 594 Nov. 10 at TCU 574 596 Nov. 17 NC STATE* 584 594 Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 573 594 Jan. 26 NAVY* 577 590 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 576 594 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 568 589 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 570 594 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % 574 596 SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

579.60 589.33 1168.93 583 596 1175 583 596 1175

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MILICA BABIC

AGGREGATE 1147 1137 1150 1150 1148 1148 1148 1162 1140 1164 1151 -

AGGREGATE 1179 1176 1173 1173 1182 1182 1176 1164 1170 1168 1167 1167 1170 1157 1164 1170

577.06 594.50 1171.75 589 597 1182 591 599 1187

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* 580 593 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 583 591 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 577 585 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 577 585 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 578 589 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 578 589 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* - 588 Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 582 592 Nov. 10 at TCU 577 590 Nov. 17 NC STATE* 577 589 Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 585 594 Jan. 26 NAVY* 584 596 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 588 596 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 581 591 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 584 590 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % 586 587 SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

AGGREGATE 1173 1174 1162 1162 1167 1167 1174 1167 1166 1179 1180 1184 1172 1174 1173

582.70 590.31 1174.30 588 596 1184 588 598 1184

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DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* 584 589 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 580 593 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 578 586 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 578 586 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 585 588 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 585 588 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* 585 592 Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 576 595 Nov. 10 at TCU 584 588 Nov. 17 NC STATE* 582 589 Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 579 587 Jan. 26 NAVY* 576 591 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 587 590 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 582 594 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 579 588 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % 571 587 SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

AGGREGATE 1173 1173 1164 1164 1173 1173 1177 1171 1172 1171 1166 1167 1177 1176 1167 1158

580.69 589.44 1170.13 587 595 1177 588 595 1180

MORGAN PHILLIPS

SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

AGGREGATE 1179 1188 1178 1178 1180 1180 1181 1177 1177 1173 1181 1182 1172 1187 1177

585.07 594.527 1179.33 589 599 1188 594 600 1192

VERENA ZAISBERGER

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* - - Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* - - Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 589 - Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 589 - Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 586 - Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 586 - Oct. 27 at Army West Point* 584 - Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 586 - Nov. 10 at TCU 591 593 Nov. 17 NC STATE* 584 590 Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* - - Jan. 26 NAVY* 587 - Feb. 9 at Kentucky 586 588 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 581 588 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 588 593 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % 585 584 SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* 582 597 Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* 589 599 Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE 584 594 Oct. 20 OHIO STATE 584 594 Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* 585 595 Oct. 21 AIR FORCE 585 595 Oct. 27 at Army West Point* 586 595 Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ 589 588 Nov. 10 at TCU 585 592 Nov. 17 NC STATE* - - Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 580 593 Jan. 26 NAVY* 584 597 Feb. 9 at Kentucky 585 597 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 581 591 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 591 596 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % 586 591

AGGREGATE 1184 1174 1174 1169 1181 1169

586.31 589.33 1175.17 591 593 1184 592 597 1186

DATE MATCH SMALLBORE AIR RIFLE Sept. 29 at Akron* - - Oct. 14 MEMPHIS* - - Oct. 20 MURRAY STATE - - Oct. 20 OHIO STATE - - Oct. 21 NEBRASKA* - - Oct. 21 AIR FORCE - - Oct. 27 at Army West Point* - - Oct. 28 vs. Coast Guard $ - - Nov. 10 at TCU - - Nov. 17 NC STATE* - - Jan. 20 MISSISSIPPI* 584 594 Jan. 26 NAVY* - - Feb. 9 at Kentucky 576 595 Feb. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 569 592 Feb. 22-23 GARC Championships # 567 598 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Championships % - - SEASON AVERAGE 2018-19 HIGH CAREER HIGH * - GARC match $ - West Point, N.Y. #- Akron, Ohio

AGGREGATE 1178 1171 1161 1165 -

574 594.75 1168.75 584 598 1178 584 598 1178 % - Morgantown, W.Va. All home matches are in CAPS

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RECORDS

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

INDIVIDUAL

SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (1200): 1188, Nicole Allaire at Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003 SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (600*): 595, P etra Zublasing at 2013 GARC Championships (Oxford, Miss.), Feb. 23, 2013 SMALLBORE, PRONE (400): 400, by several shooters SMALLBORE, PRONE (200*): 200, b y several shooters; last shot by Will Anti at NCAA Qualifying Match (Morgantown, W. Va.), Feb. 16, 2019 SMALLBORE, KNEELING (400): 400, Wade Tyner vs. Kentucky, Dec. 1, 2001 400, Gary Hardy vs. Tennessee Tech, March 3, 1989 SMALLBORE, KNEELING (200*): 199, b y several shooters; last shot by Ginny Thrasher

vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 20, 2018

TEAM

SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (4800): 4704 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 29, 2002 Rich Sawyer (1185), Steve Powell (1179), Wade Tyner (1173) and Josh Byers (1172) SMALLBORE, FULL COURSE (2400*): 2356% vs. Murray State, Nov. 12, 2017 Ginny Thrasher (583), David Koenders (587), Elizabeth Gratz (588), Morgan Phillips (590) and Milica Babic (591) AIR RIFLE, FULL COURSE (1600): 1562 at Canisius, Feb. 17, 1996 Matt Aquaro (388), Trevor Gathman (391), Kim Howe (393) and Marcos Scrivner (390) AIR RIFLE, FULL COURSE (2400*): 2392% vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 21, 2017 Morgan Phillips (596), David Koenders (597), Elizabeth Gratz (598), Milica Babic (598) and Ginny Thrasher (599)

SMALLBORE, STANDING (400): 395, N icole Allaire vs. Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003 SMALLBORE, STANDING (200*): 199, G inny Thrasher vs. Ohio State, Oct. 2, 2016 199, Milica Babic vs. Nebraska, Jan. 22, 2017 199, Ginny Thrasher vs. TCU, Nov. 4, 2017 AIR RIFLE, 40 SHOTS (400): 397, A nn-Marie Pfiffner vs. St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Nov. 9, 1991 AIR RIFLE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 600, N icco Campriani vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 22, 2011 600, N icco Campriani vs. Columbus State at Kentucky, Feb. 6, 2011 600, P etra Zublasing vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2011 600, E lizabeth Gratz at Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2017 600, G inny Thrasher vs. Army, Nov. 5, 2017 AGGREGATE, 120 SHOTS (1200*): 1193, Petra Zublasing vs. Murray State, Feb. 9, 2013 SEASON AVERAGES ^ SMALLBORE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 591.33 (12 matches), Petra Zublasing, 2012-13 AIR RIFLE, 60 SHOTS (600*): 597.0 (12 matches), Nicco Campriani, 2010-11 AGGREGATE, 120 SHOTS (1200*): 1187.67 (12 matches), Petra Zublasing, 2012-13

NICCO

CAMPRIANI

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

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

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

Trevor Gathman Trevor Gathman

(discontinued after 1996 season)

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

Trevor Gathman Marcos Scrivner Petra Zublasing

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR 2009 2013 2019

Jon Hammond Jon Hammond Jon Hammond

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION RIFLE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2017

Ginny Thrasher

COLLEGE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2017

Milica Babic

NRA DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE COACH 2008 2012

Jon Hammond Jon Hammond

NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR FINALIST 2019

Ginny Thrasher

NCAA TODAY’S TOP 10 AWARD

YEARS RECORD PCT 2 25‑3 .893 2 27‑3 .900 3 33‑16 .673 2 17‑13 .567 4 53‑5 .914 1 19‑0 1.000 2 22‑3 .880 2 13‑4 .765 2 10‑4 .714 1 5‑3 .625 1 5‑2 .714 2 17‑2 .852 2 6‑1 .857 1 6‑1 .857 12 101‑5 .952 1 9‑0 1.000 16 153-23 .869 13 141-14 .910 69 662-102 .867

1994

Jean Foster Joe Pishock

1995

2002

Eric Hensil Steve Powell Wade Tyner

2003

NCAA ELITE 90 AWARD

Jean Foster Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Janelle Whateley

2004

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TOP PERFORMER AWARD

Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Janelle Whateley

1997

2005

CAPTAINU RIFLE COACH OF THE YEAR

Brian Fuhrman Kim Howe Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins

2019 2017 2018

2015 2016 2017

Ginny Thrasher Elizabeth Gratz Elizabeth Gratz

Garrett Spurgeon Ginny Thrasher Morgan Phillips

2014 2015

Jon Hammond Jon Hammond

COLLEGIATE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (HIGHEST TEAM GPA) 1998 COLLEGIATE RIFLE COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-ACADEMIC HONOR LIST

1991 (first year of award) Pam Stalzer Garett Smith

1992

1996

1998

Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Cory Willis

1999

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

2000

Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Garett Smith Eric Uptagrafft

Tommy Caranasos Mats Persson Steve Powell April Shea Elizabeth Smith

1993

2001

Jean Foster Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Garett Smith Eric Uptagrafft

Nicole Allaire Jon Hammond Eric Hensil Wade Tyner Nicole Allaire Eric Hensil 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

Tommy Caranasos Steve Powell Elizabeth Smith Wade Tyner WVURifle

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MOUNTAINEER 2010

Nicco Campriani Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Justin Pentz Kyle Smith Ashley Zultanky

2011 Nicco Campriani

Michael Kulback Andy Lamson Justin Pentz Kyle Smith Petra Zublasing Ashley Zultanky

2012

Chance Cover Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Petra Zublasing

2013

Chance Cover Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Daniel Sojka Garrett Spurgeon Petra Zublasing

2014

Chance Cover Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Maren Prediger Daniel Sojka

2015

Taylor Ciotola Ziva Dvorsak Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Maren Prediger Patrick Sunderman

2016

Will Anti Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Jean-Pierre Lucas Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher

2017

Jack Anderson Will Anti Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher

2018

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

RIFLE

2019 Will Anti

Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Morgan Phillips David Koenders Sarah Osborn Noah BarCoSIDA AT-LARGE

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM Eric Uptagrafft Marcos Scrivner Nicco Campriani Elizabeth Gratz Elizabeth Gratz

SECOND TEAM

1993 1998 2011 2017 2018

Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Eric Uptagrafft Andy Lamson Andy Lamson Petra Zublasing Petra Zublasing Thomas Kyanko Thomas Kyanko

1984 1986 1992 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20ker

15 Maren Prediger Ginny Thrasher Ginny Thrasher

2015 2017 2018

THIRD TEAM

Andy Lamson Thomas Kyanko Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders

2009 2013 2016 2019

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

Andy Lamson Andy Lamson Andy Lamson Nicco Campriani Petra Zublasing Thomas Kyanko Petra Zublasing Thomas Kyanko Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Elizabeth Gratz Will Anti Elizabeth Gratz Ginny Thrasher Will Anti Elizabeth Gratz Ginny Thrasher David Koenders

SECOND TEAM Nicco Campriani

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 AT-LARGE TEAM FIRST TEAM

Petra Zublasing 2013 Chance Cover 2013, 2014 Daniel Sojka 2013, 2014 Meelis Kiisk 2013, 2014, 2016 Thomas Kyanko 2013, 2014, 2015 Maren Prediger 2013, 2014, 2015 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2014, 2015 Ziva Dvorsak 2015 Patrick Sunderman 2015, 2016 Michael Bamsey 2016 Elizabeth Gratz 2016, 2017, 2018 Will Anti 2017, 2018, 2019 Ginny Thrasher 2017, 2018, 2019 Jack Anderson 2018 Milica Babic 2018, 2019 Morgan Phillips 2018, 2019 David Koenders 2019 Sarah Osborn 2019

SECOND TEAM

Garrett Spurgeon Jean-Pierre Lucas

2014, 2016 2016, 2017

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

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

2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2019 2010

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

1998 ELIZABETH GRATZ

1990 1992 1993 1995 1988 1998 2011 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019

RIFLE MOST VALUABLE SHOOTER 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009 2010

Stefan Thynell Stefan Thynell Stefan Thynell Stefan Thynell John Rost John Rost Dave Johnson Dave Johnson Christian Heller Mike Anti Web Wright Web Wright Gary Hardy Gary Hardy Gary Hardy Ann-Marie Pfiffner Eric Uptagrafft Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Trevor Gathman Matt Aquaro Brian Fuhrman Ron Nelson Cory Willis Cory Willis Steve Powell Nicole Allaire Nicole Allaire Robin Glebes and Lafe Kunkel Brian Launer Adam Somers Lafe Kunkel Andy Lamson Bryant Wallizer Nicco Campriani

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OLYMPIANS

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

JON HAMMOND 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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

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MOUNTAINEER

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NCAA NATIONAL

CHAMPIONS

YEAR NAME

EVENT

1961

Bruce Meredith

Smallbore

1966

Jack Writer

Smallbore

1981

John Rost

Air Rifle

1982

John Rost

Air Rifle

1983

David Johnson

Smallbore

1984

Bob Broughton

Smallbore

1985

Christian Heller

Air Rifle

1986

Mike Anti

Smallbore

1987

Web Wright

Smallbore

1988

Web Wright

Smallbore

1990

Gary Hardy

Air Rifle

1991

Ann-Marie Pfiffner

Air Rifle

1992

Tim Manges

Ann-Marie Pfiffner

1993

Eric Uptagrafft

Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1996

Trevor Gathman

Air Rifle

1997

Marcos Scrivner

Smallbore

2011

Nicco Campriani

Air Rifle

2012

Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2013

Petra Zublasing

Smallbore

Petra Zublasing

Air Rifle

2015

Maren Prediger

Air Rifle

2016

Ginny Thrasher

Smallbore

Ginny Thrasher

Air Rifle

2017

Morgan Phillips

Smallbore

Milica Babic

2018

Morgan Phillips

MIKE

MILICA

BOB

NICCO

TREVOR

GARY

CHRISTIAN

DAVID

TIM

BRUCE

ANN-MARIE

MORGAN

MAREN

JOHN

MARCOS

GINNY

ERIC

WEB

JACK

PETRA

ANTI

GATHMAN

HARDY

BROUGHTON

HELLER

CAMPRIANI

JOHNSON

Smallbore Air Rifle Smallbore

MANGES

PREDIGER

MERIDITH

ROST

PFIFFNER

SCRIVNER

PHILLIPS

THRASHER

Air Rifle Smallbore

UPTAGRAFFT

BABIC

WRIGHT

WRITER

ZUBLASING

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FIRST TEAM YEAR NAME 1960 Bruce Meredith 1961 Bob Davies Bruce Meredith 1962 Lewis Rowan 1964 Dean Bahrman Jack Writer 1965 Dean Bahrman Andy Holoubek Jack Writer 1966 Dean Bahrman Andy Holoubek Jack Writer 1967 Dean Bahrman 1976 Elliott Hutchinson 1977 Dale Cox Kathy Kelly Stefan Thynell Dan Young 1978 Stefan Thynell Dan Young 1979 John Rost Stefan Thynell 1980 John Rost Stefan Thynell 1981 Bob Broughton Jens Nygaard John Rost Marvin Spinks Michelle Stamates 1982 Bob Broughton Bart McNealy Jens Nygaard Dave Ridenour John Rost Michelle Stamates 1983 Bob Broughton Dave Johnson Bart McNealy Dave Ridenour 1984 Mike Anti Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Dave Johnson Dave Ridenour

EVENT

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

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

Mike Anti William Dodd Christian Heller Dave Johnson David Ridenour Mike Anti Roger Davidson Bill Dodd Christian Heller Kim Hogrefe Dave Johnson Web Wright Mike Anti Bill Dodd Christian Heller Kim Hogrefe Web Wright Thomas Bernstein Tammie DeAngelis Bill Dodd Gary Hardy Christian Heller Web Wright Thomas Bernstein Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Kim Hogrefe Ann-Marie Pfiffner Web Wright Thomas Bernstein Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Ann-Marie Pfiffner Gary Hardy Tim Manges Ann-Marie Pfiffner Garett Smith Pam Stalzer Tim Manges Ann-Marie Pfiffner Joe Pishock Pam Stalzer Eric Uptagrafft

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

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011

Trevor Gathman Tim Manges Joe Pishock Garett Smith Pam Stalzer Eric Uptagrafft Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Tim Manges Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Talmadge Wilkins Marcos Scrivner Matt Aquaro Trevor Gathman Marcos Scrivner Matt Aquaro Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Brian Fuhrman Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Cory Willis Ron Nelson Cory Willis Cory Willis Tommy Caranasos Cory Willis Steve Powell Wade Tyner Nicole Allaire Nicole Allaire Brandi Eskew Lafe Kunkel Brandi Eskew Andy Lamson Kyle Smith Bryant Wallizer Nicco Campriani Brandi Eskew Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Bryant Wallizer Nicco Campriani Petra Zublasing

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

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MOUNTAINEER 2012 Petra Zublasing 2013 Taylor Ciotola Meelis Kiisk Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon Petra Zublasing 2014 Ziva Dvorsak Maren Prediger Garrett Spurgeon 2015 Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Thomas Kyanko Jean-Pierre Lucas Garrett Spurgeon Maren Prediger Ziva Dvorsak 2016 Michael Bamsey Elizabeth Gratz Meelis Kiisk Jean-Pierre Lucas Garrett Spurgeon Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher 2017 Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher 2018 Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Morgan Phillips Ginny Thrasher 2019 Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Morgan Phillips SECOND TEAM 1953 Harry Miller 1962 Bob Davies 1965 Jerry Luh 1967 Jerry Luh 1970 Bill Schetzel 1973 Doug Brown 1974 Phil Whitworth 1975 Phil Whitworth 1976 Doug Brown Phil Whitworth Dan Young 1977 Elliott Hutchinson 1978 Dale Cox Elliott Hutchinson 1979 Michelle Stamates 1980 Jens Nygaard Tim Rennie Michelle Stamates 1981 Bob Broughton Jens Nygard Ben Potter Fred Scott Marvin Spinks Michelle Stamates 1982 Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Jens Nygaard Michelle Stamates 1983 Bob Broughton Scott Campbell Bart McNealy Jens Nygaard 1984 Bob Broughton Roger Davidson Bart McNealy 1985 Bill Dodd Bart McNealy 1986 Jim Bishop Kim Hogrefe Web Wright 1987 Thomas Bernstein Jim Bishop Roger Davidson Tammie DeAngelis Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe Web Wright

RIFLE

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

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

1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Tammie DeAngelis Gary Hardy Christian Heller Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe Joe Hendricks Kim Hogrefe Garett Smith Pam Stalzer Jean Foster Garett Smith Pam Stalzer Jean Foster Trevor Gathman Tim Manges Joe Pishock Joe Pishock Matthew Aquaro Ryan Meagher Matthew Aquaro Kim Howe Ryan Meagher Marcos Scrivner Talmadge Wilkins Brian Fuhrman Kim Howe Ron Nelson Talmadge Wilkins Brian Fuhrman Ron Nelson Cory Willis Tommy Caranasos Ron Nelson April Shea Elizabeth Smith Cory Willis Tommy Caranasos April Shea Tommy Caranasos Steve Powell Wade Tyner Cory Willis Richard Sawyer Nicole Allaire Wade Tyner Nicole Allaire Tommy Santelli Kyle Smith Michael Kulbacki Andy Lamson Justin Pentz Tommy Santelli Andy Lamson Tommy Santelli Bryant Wallizer Andy Lamson Tommy Santelli Kyle Smith Meelis Kiisk Michael Kulbacki Thomas Kyanko Justin Pentz Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Daniel Sojka Garrett Spurgeon Meelis Kiisk Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Daniel Sojka Patrick Sunderman Michael Bamsey Ziva Dvorsak Eizabeth Gratz Thomas Kyanko Maren Prediger Patrick Sunderman Michael Bamsey Meelis Kiisk Patrick Sunderman Ginny Thrasher Milica Babic Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas

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

2018 2019

Elizabeth Gratz David Koenders Morgan Phillips David Koenders Sarah Osborn

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

THIRD TEAM 2014 Meelis Kiisk 2015 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2016 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2018 Elizabeth Gratz 2019 David Koenders HONORABLE MENTION 1975 Kathy Kelly 1976 Kathy Kelly 1978 Steve Northway 1979 Elliott Hutchinson 1980 Michelle Stamates 1981 Tim Rennie 1982 Bart McNealy Dena Orth 1985 Roger Davidson 1987 Jim Bishop Roger Davidson 1988 Jim Bishop 1992 Eric Uptagrafft 1993 Garett Smith 1996 Brian Fuhrman 1997 Brian Fuhrman 2000 Wade Tyner 2001 Tommy Caranasos Elizabeth Smith 2008 Andy Lamson 2010 Michael Kulbacki Justin Pentz Tommy Santelli 2011 Justin Pentz 2012 Taylor Ciotola 2013 Patrick Sunderman 2014 Patrick Sunderman 2015 Jean-Pierre Lucas 2016 Elizabeth Gratz Jean-Pierre Lucas 2017 Morgan Phillips Jean-Pierre Lucas 2019 Milica Babic Sarah Osborn

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

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

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1980 1. Tennessee Tech 2. West Virginia 3. E. Tennessee State

1992 6201 6150 6118

1981 1. Tennessee Tech 2. West Virginia 3. E. Tennessee State

1. West Virginia 2. Air Force 3. Kentucky

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

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

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

6283 6175 6174

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Kentucky 3. Xavier

6241 6209 6204

2003 6179 6168 6160

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

6287 6197 6158

2004* 6223 6175 6171

1998 6229 6163 6138

6285 6156 6121

2002 6241 6187 6171

1997 6150 6136 6102

1986 1. West Virginia 2. Murray State 3. Army

1. West Virginia 2. Air Force 3. Kentucky

1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Xavier 3. Nebraska

2001 6194 6187 6165

1996 6206 6142 6121

1985 1. Murray State 2. West Virginia 3. E. Tennessee State

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

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

2000 6179 6169 6122

1995 6206 6148 6100

1984 1. West Virginia 2. E. Tennessee State 3. Tennessee Tech

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

1994 6138 6136 6128

1983 1. West Virginia 2. Tennessee Tech 3. E. Tennessee State

1999 6214 6166 6101

1993 6139 6136 6121

1982 1. Tennessee Tech 2. West Virginia 3. Eastern Kentucky

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

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

2005** 6214 6211 6161

1. Army 2. Jacksonville State 3. Nebraska

4659 4658 4657

1987 1. Murray State 2. West Virginia 3. USF

6205 6203 6175

1988 1. West Virginia 2. Murray State 3. USF

6192 6183 6152

1989 1. West Virginia 2. USF 3. Tennessee Tech

6234 6180 6167

1990 1. West Virginia 2. Navy 3. Tennessee Tech

6205 6101 6097

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

6171 6110 6100 2009-10 MOUNTAINEERS WVURifle

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2006 1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Nebraska 3. Army

2011 4682 4666 4650

2007 1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Army 3. Jacksonville

1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. TCU

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

1. West Virginia 2. TCU 3. Murray State

4675 4653 4641

4723 4706 4692

1. Kentucky 2. West Virginia 3. TCU

4717 4708 4701

2019 4705 4677 4675

2015 1. West Virginia 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. TCU

4703 4694 4690

2018 4679 4670 4664

1. TCU 2. West Virginia 3. Air Force

*WVU participated as a club team.

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1. West Virginia 2. TCU 3. Murray State

2017 4676 4661 4661

2014 4643 4638 4636

2010 1. TCU 2. Alaska-Fairbanks 3. West Virginia

1. TCU 2. Kentucky 3. Alaska-Fairbanks

2013 4662 4652 4627

2009 1. West Virginia 2. Kentucky 3. Jacksonville State

2016 4700 4697 4664

2012 4662 4644 4639

2008 1. Alaska-Fairbanks 2. Army 3. Texas Christian

1. Kentucky 2. West Virginia 3. TCU

4702 4700 4667

** 2005 was the first year the NCAA Rules Committee instituted the new 60shot course of fire for smallbore and air

4699 4692 4687

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RESULTS

The 2013 National Champion Mountaineers jump-started the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recent run through the NCAA Championships. YEAR 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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

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

SCORE 6201 6139 6138 6166 6206 6150 6229 6205 6192 6234 6205 6171 6214 6179 6194 6241 6179 6223 6212 6276 6285 6283 6241 6287 6273 4659 4682 4662 4662 4643 4675 4700 4676 4679 4705 4702 4703 4723 4717 4699

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

SCORE 6150 6136 6136 6148 6142 6149 6163 6203 6183 6180 6101 6110 6166 6169 6187 6187 6168 6175 6211 6168 6156 6175 6209 6197 6185 4658 4666 4644 4652 4638 4653 4697 4661 4670 4677 4700 4694 4706 4708 4692

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

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

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SMALLBORE 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) David Johnson (West Virginia) Bob Broughton (West Virginia) Pat Spurgin (Murray State) Mike Anti (West Virginia) Web Wright (West Virginia) Web Wright (West Virginia) Deb Sinclair (Alaska Fairbanks) Michelle Scarborough (USF) Soma Dutta (Texas El Paso) Tim Manges (West Virginia) Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia) Cory Brunetti (Alaska Fairbanks) Oleg Seleznev (Alaska Fairbanks) Joe Johnson (Navy) Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia) Karyn Juziuk (Xavier) Kelly Mansfield (Alaska Fairbanks) Nicole Allaire (Nebraska) Matthew Emmons (Alaska Fairbanks) Matthew Emmons (Alaska Fairbanks) Matthew Emmons (Alaska Fairbanks) Matthew Rawlings (Alaska Fairbanks) Matthew Rawlings (Alaska Fairbanks) Jamie Beyerle (Alaska Fairbanks) Josh Albright (Navy) Chris Abalo (Army) Brian Carstensen (JSU) Sarah Scherer (TCU) Ethan Settlemires (Kentucky) Sarah Scherer (TCU) Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) Tim Sherry (Alaska Fairbanks) Rachel Martin (Nebraska) Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia) Morgan Phillips (West Virginia) Morgan Phillips (West Virginia) Elizabeth Marsh (TCU)

PETRAZUBLASING

686.6 690.5 679.5 687.6 682.2 685.0 691.0 688.6 688.3 452.1 453.3 461.5 464.3 459.4 456.9

1176 1173 1167 1175 1172 1168 1167 1174 1168 1171 1165 1171 1172 1174 1173 1177 1170 1176 1169 1185 1183 1178 1190 1191 1179 (585) (593) (583) (588) (587) (583) (590) (589) (589) (586) (584) (586) (589) (584) (588)

ERIC UPTAGRAFFT

AIR RIFLE 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Rod Fitz Randolph (Tennessee Tech) John Rost (West Virginia) John Rost (West Virginia) Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech) Pat Spurgin (Murray State) Christian Heller (West Virginia) Marianne Wallace (Murray State) Rob Harbison (Tennessee Martin) Deena Wigger (Murray State) Michelle Scarborough (USF) Gary Hardy (West Virginia) Ann Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) Ann Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) Nancy Napolski (Kentucky) Benji Belden (Murray State) Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) Marra Hastings (Murray State) Emily Caruso (Norwich) Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks) Ryan Tanoque (Nevada) Jamie Beyerle (Alaska-Fairbanks) Morgan Hicks (Murray State) Beth Tidmore (Memphis) Kristina Fehlings (Nebraska) Michael Dickinson (Jacksonville) Patrik Sartz (Alaska-Fairbanks) Jenna Compton (Akron) Jonathan Hall (Columbus State) Nicco Campriani (West Virginia) Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) Connor Davis (Kentucky) Maren Prediger (West Virginia) Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia) Milica Babic (West Virginia) Henrik Larson (Kentucky) Kristen Hemphill (TCU)

694.2 692 692.2 696.4 691.6 699.9 701.0 692.2 701.7 205.4 205.8 208.8 208.1 249.4 248.2

389 391 390 389 388 387 392 392 390 399 393 391 390 390 391 390 394 393 393 396 398 392 392 395 398 (590) (592) (592) (594) (590) (595) (599) (593) (598) (593) (598) (593) (598) (596) (593)

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HONORS

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

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 1998 West Virginia 1999 West Virginia 2000 West Virginia 2001 West Virginia 2002 Xavier 2003 West Virginia 2004 Tied - Army, Kentucky, Xavier 2005 Army 2006 Nebraska 2007 Kentucky 2008 Memphis 2009 Kentucky 2010 West Virginia 2011 Kentucky 2012 Kentucky 2013 Kentucky 2014 West Virginia 2015 West Virginia 2016 West Virginia 2017 West Virginia 2018 West Virginia 2019 West Virginia

INDIVIDUAL AIR RIFLE CHAMPION 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Mary Elsass, Kentucky Mary Elsass, Kentucky Tommy Caranasos, West Virginia Thrine Kane, Xavier Eric Hensil, West Virginia Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky Beth Tidmore, Memphis Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis Chris Abalo, Army Stephen Scherer, Army Meredith Holman, Ole Miss Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Nicco Campriani, West Virginia Petra Zublasing, West Virginia Connor Davis, Kentucky Maren Prediger, West Virginia Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia Hanna Carr, Kentucky Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia Ginny Thrasher, West Virginia

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

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

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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

OUTSTANDING SENIOR 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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

INDIVIDUAL SMALLBORE CHAMPION 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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

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OUTSTANDING ROOKIE 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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

COACH OF THE YEAR 2008 2010 2016 2017

Jon Hammond, West Virginia Jon Hammond, West Virginia Jon Hammond, West Virginia Jon 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 * award given to one person on each team beginning in 2004 2005 Robin Glebes (WVU representative) 2006 Natasha Dinsmore (WVU representative) 2007 Lafe Kunkel (WVU representative) 2008 Andy Lamson (WVU representative) 2009 Andy Lamson, Kyle Smith (WVU representatives) 2010 Andy Lamson (WVU representative) 2011 Nicco Campriani (WVU representative) 2012 Thomas Kyanko (WVU representative) 2013 Thomas Kyanko (WVU representative) 2014 Maren Prediger (WVU representative) 2015 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative)) 2016 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative)) 2017 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative) 2018 Elizabeth Gratz (WVU representative) 2019 David Koenders (WVU representative)

GARC SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 2012 West Virginia University

WVU ALL-GARC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS

1998 Marcos Scrivner (A) (S) (C) Cory Willis (A) 1999 Ron Nelson (S) (C) Cory Willis (S) (C) Tommy Caranasos (A) 2000 Tommy Caranasos (A) (S) (C) Cory Willis (A) (S) (C) 2001 Cory Willis (S) Tommy Caranasos (A) 2002 Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S) 2003 Nicole Allaire (S) (C) 2009 Andy Lamson (C) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (A) 2010 Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (A) (C) Andy Lamson (A) (C) Tommy Santelli (S) Bryant Wallizer (A) (C) 2011 Nicco Campriani (A) (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (C) 2012 Petra Zublasing (A) (S) (C)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (S) (C) Petra Zublasing (A) (S) (C) Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (A) (S) (C) Michael Bamsey (A) (S) (C) Ziva Dvorsak (A) (C) Elizabeth Gratz (A) (S) (C) Thomas Kyanko (S) Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (A) Michael Bamsey (S) Elizabeth Gratz (A) Meelis Kiisk (S) (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (A) Ginny Thrasher (A) (C) Milica Babic (A) (C) Elizabeth Gratz (A) (S) (C) Jean-Pierre Lucas (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (S) Ginny Thrasher (A) (S) (C) Milica Babic (A) (S) (C) Elizabeth Gratz (A) David Koenders (A) (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (S) (C) Ginny Thrasher (A) (S) (C) Ginny Thrasher (A) (S) (C) Sarah Osborn (S) David Koenders (A) (C) Milica Babic (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) Brian Launer (S) Brandi Eskew (S) (C) Tom Santelli (S) 2009 Brandi Eskew (S) (C) Michael Kulbaki (A) Andy Lamson (A) (S) Tommy Santelli (S) (C) 2010 Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (A) (C) 2011 Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (A) Justin Pentz (A) (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (A) (S) Kyle Smith (S) 2012 Justin Pentz (A) (S) (C) 2013 Taylor Ciotola (A) (S) (C) Meelis Kiisk (A) (S) (C) Thomas Kyanko (S) (C) Daniel Sojka (S) 2014 Meelis Kiisk (A) (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (A) (C) Maren Prediger (C) 2015 Ziva Dvorsak (S) Thomas Kyanko (C) Jean-Pierre Lucas (S) (C) Maren Prediger (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) Patrick Sunderman (S) (C)

2016 2017 2018 2019

Will Anti (S) Michael Bamsey (C) Elizabeth Gratz (C) Meelis Kiisk (A) Jean-Pierre Lucas, (A) (S) (C) Patrick Sunderman (S) (C) Ginny Thrasher (S) Milica Babic (S) Jean-Pierre Lucas (A) Morgan Phillips (C) Elizabeth Gratz (S) (C) Morgan Phillips (A) David Koenders (S) Milica Babic (S) Sarah Osborn (A) (C)

WVU ALL-GARC HONORABLE MENTION SELECTIONS

1998 Rob Toney (S) Liz Smith (C) 2000 Mats Persson (S) Steve Powell (A) April Shea (C) 2001 Tommy Caranasos (S) 2002 Rich Sawyer (S) (C) 2003 Josh Byers (C) Jonathan Hammond (S) Brian Launer (A) 2008 Lafe Kunkel (S) 2009 Michael Kulbacki (C) Justin Pentz (S) (C) Tommy Santelli (A) Bryant Wallizer (C) 2010 Brandi Eskew (C) Michael Kulbacki (S) Justin Pentz (A) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (S) 2011 Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (C) Andy Lamson (C) Kyle Smith (C) 2012 Amy Bock (S) Taylor Ciotola (S) Meelis Kiisk (C) Michael Kulbacki (A) Thomas Kyanko (S) (C) 2013 Daniel Sojka (A) (C) Garrett Spurgeon (A) Patrick Sunderman (S) 2014 Thomas Kyanko (C) Patrick Sunderman (S) 2015 Thomas Kyanko (A) Jean-Pierre Lucas (A) Maren Prediger (S) 2016 Will Anti (C) Michael Bamsey (A) Elizabeth Gratz (S) 2017 Will Anti (S) Morgan Phillips (A) 2018 Will Anti (A) (C) Sarah Osborn (A) (C) 2019 Jared Eddy (A) (S) (C) Key: A - Air Rifle

S - Smallbore

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RESULTS

YEAR COACH 1951 Maj. John Nicholas 1952 Maj. John Nicholas 1953 Capt. Kendrick Barlow 1954 Capt. Kendrick Barlow 1955 Capt. Clair L. Book 1956 Capt. Clair L. Book 1957 Capt. Clair L. Book 1958 Capt. Hugh H. Jones 1959 Capt. Hugh H. Jones 1960 Capt. Charles Means 1961 Capt. Charles Means 1962 Capt. Charles Means 1963 Maj. Charles Means 1964 M/Sgt. Charles Haley 1965 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard 1966 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard 1967 Sgt. Joe Gravens 1968 Sgt. Joe Gravens 1969 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle 1970 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle 1971 Sp. 4 Gary Grady 1972 Greg Yantis 1973 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms 1974 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms 1975 M/Sgt. Roy Riffe 1976 M/Sgt. Charles Neal 1977 Ed Etzel 1978 Ed Etzel 1979 Ed Etzel 1980 Ed Etzel 1981 Ed Etzel 1982 Ed Etzel 1983 Ed Etzel 1984 Ed Etzel 1985 Ed Etzel 1986 Ed Etzel 1987 Ed Etzel 1988 Greg Perrine 1989 Ed Etzel 1990 Marsha Beasley 1991 Marsha Beasley 1992 Marsha Beasley 1993 Marsha Beasley 1994 Marsha Beasley 1995 Marsha Beasley 1996 Marsha Beasley 1997 Marsha Beasley 1998 Marsha Beasley 1999 Marsha Beasley 2000 Marsha Beasley

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

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

YEAR COACH 2001 Marsha Beasley 2002 Marsha Beasley 2003 Marsha Beasley 2004 2005 Marsha Beasley 2006 Marsha Beasley 2007 Jon Hammond 2008 Jon Hammond 2009 Jon Hammond 2010 Jon Hammond 2011 Jon Hammond 2012 Jon Hammond 2013 Jon Hammond 2014 Jon Hammond 2015 Jon Hammond. 2016 Jon Hammond 2017 Jon Hammond 2018 Jon Hammond 2019 Jon Hammond

CAPTAIN RECORD None 11-0 None 8-3 None 11-2 No varsity team None 3-8 None 4-7 None 6-4 Lafe Kunkel 8-3 Paul Miller * 11-1 Bryant Wallizer $ 11-0 None $ 11-2 None $ 12-2 None *$ 11-1 None *$ 10-0 Taylor Ciotola, Meelis Kiisk *$ 11-1 Meelis Kiisk, Jean-Pierre Lucas *$ 12-0 Jean-Pierre Lucas *$ 12-0 Elizabeth Gratz $ 13-0 Will Anti $ 13-0

TOTALS

662-102

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

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

W L BEGAN 1 0 1964 19 0 1974 17 0 1952 13 7 1989 2 0 1964 2 0 1964 39 10 1957 7 0 1951 12 0 1990 22 8 1951 1 0 1962 1 0 1994 2 3 1959 1 0 1965 2 0 1984 1 0 2011 1 0 1968 34 4 1951 14 6 1964 12 0 1963 14 0 1956 2 0 1962 1 0 1957 1 0 1951 19 0 1956 7 0 1997 1 0 1966 1 0 1952 20 9 1963 3 0 1984 0 2 1952 13 2 2005 15 3 2002 1 0 1984 1 0 2008 25 3 1967 28 8 1966 14 3 2003 20 0 1959 4 0 1994 2 0 1966 46 0 1974 25 2 1953 26 7 1951 8 0 1953 3 0 1961 2 0 1981 17 0 1981 1 0 1966 27 3 1975 6 2 2005 6 0 1992 1 0 1952 1 0 1974 2 0 1969 25 3 1952 7 8 1953 27 4 1951 2 0 1956 1 0 1987 1 0 1983 3 0 1996 13 2 1990

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SCORES 1951-2019

1951 (10-0)

1954 (10-2)

MAJ. JOHN NICHOLAS CAPT. KENDRICK BARLOW 1411-1322 W Washington & Jefferson 1412-1372 W at Washington & Jefferson 1390-1341 W Duquesne 1400-1365 W Duquesne 1364-1359 W Pitt 1401-1397 W Pitt 1368-1290 W California, Pa. 1402-1424 L at Virginia Tech 1381-1342 W Carnegie Tech 1402-1388 W at VMI 1374-1367 W at Duquesne 1416-1281 W Potomac State 1380-1365 W at Pitt 1398-1373 W Washington & Jefferson 1391-1334 W at Carnegie Tech 1407-1353 W at Duquesne 1416-1333 W at Washington & Jefferson 1417-1339 W at Carnegie Tech 1395-1274 W at California, Pa. 1403-1370 W Carnegie Tech NRA Sectionals 1403- L Pitt 1395-1393 W Indiana 1411-1401 W Pitt NRA Sectionals (1st)

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)

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)

1955 (7-6)

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

1956 (12-5)

CAPT. CLAIR BOOK 1386-1375 W Carnegie Tech 1342-1257 W at Geneva 1352-1377 L at Pitt 1352-1295 W Indiana, Pa. 1402-1370 W Washington & Jefferson 1387-1386 W at Washington & Jefferson 1388-1413 L at Virginia Tech 1388-1307 W Washington & Lee 1377-1274 W Geneva 1384-1401 L 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)

1957 (14-5)

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

1958 (9-5)

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

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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)

1960 MOUNTAINEERS

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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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)

1965 MOUNTAINEERS

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

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)

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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 R OTC Division (2nd) College Division (4th) 1357-1389 L at Navy 1390-1399 L at Penn State 1390-1339 W at Army 1366-1339 W VMI Coast Guard Invitational (3rd) NRA Sectionals (1st)

1971 (5-3)

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

at Pitt Indiana, Pa. Kentucky at Navy at Penn State at Army VMI 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 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)

1975 (6-1)

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

1976 (6-1)

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

1977 (4-0)

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

1978 (4-1)

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

1979 (5-1)

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

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1980 (6-0)

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

1981 (12-0)

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

1984 (12-0)

1986 (9-0)

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)

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)

1985 (9-1)

1987 (6-1)

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)

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)

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

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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1988 (7-0)

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

1993 (10-0)

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

1989 (8-0)

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

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

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)

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)

1996 (10-0)

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

1997 (9-1)

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

1998 (13-0)

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

1999 (10-0)

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

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

2001 (11-0)

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

2002 (8-3)

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

1994-95 MOUNTAINEERS

2003 (11-2)

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

2004

WVU competed as a club team

2005 (3-8)

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

2006 (4-7)

MARSHA BEASLEY 4551-4668 L Army 4556-4630 L Mississippi 4590-4554 W NC State 4643-4562 L Navy 4544-4587 L Kentucky 4578-4662 L Alaska-Fairbanks 4596-4653 L vs. Nebraska (Palmyra, Pa.) 4603-4503 W Akron 4603-4535 W Texas Christian (Akron, Ohio) 4569-4556 W Ohio State 4585-4612 L Memphis (NCAA Qualifier at Murray, Ky.) at GARC Championship (6th B 4594)

2007 (6-4, 2-4)

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

2008 (8-3, 4-2)

JON HAMMOND 4618-4506 W 4623-4452 W 4614-4551 W 4600-4675 L 4616-4647 L 4615-4599 W 4626-4653 L

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RIFLE 4647-4577 W NC State 4678-4413 W VMI men (NCAA Qualifiers) 4678-4326 W VMI women (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championships (1st – 4681) at NCAA Championships (6th – 4647)

2013 (11-1, 5-1)

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

2014 (10-0, 7-0)

2009-10 MOUNTAINEERS 4591-4517 W Akron 4659-4530 W Memphis 4609-4470 W Memphis (at Murray State Invitational) 4659-4612 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifier) 4614-4528 W Tennessee Tech at GARC Championships (1st – 4653) 4647-4398 W VMI (NCAA Qualifiers) at NCAA Championships (3rd – 4641) at GARC Championship (3rd - 4626) 2011 (11-2, 5-1) at NCAA Championship (6th - 4616) JON HAMMOND 4676-4570 W Ohio State 2009 (11-1, 5-1) JON HAMMOND 4675-4663 L TCU 4629-4535 W Ohio State 4681-4586 W Memphis 4647-4541 W Morehead State 4675-4661 W Murray State 4659-4616 W at Army 4686-4647 W vs. Ole Miss (West Point, N.Y.) 4655-4565 W vs. Ole Miss (West Point, N.Y.) 4680-4659 W at Army 4666-4626 W TCU 4657-4498 W NC State 4639-4649 L at Kentucky 4656-4592 W Nebraska 4656-4592 W vs. Memphis (Lexington, Ky.) 4694-4540 W Akron 4650-4622 W Nebraska 4696-4646 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4677-4493 W NC State 4696-4680 L at Kentucky 4653-4634 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4704-4607 W vs. Columbus State (Lexington, Ky.) 4666-4516 W Akron 4704-4596 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifier) 4639-4524 W NC State (NCAA Qualifier) at GARC Championships (1st – 4704) at GARC Championship (2nd – 4645) at NCAA Championships (2nd - 4697) at NCAA Championship (1st – 4643)

2012 (12-2, 5-1)

2010 (11-0, 7-0)

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

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

JON HAMMOND 4657-4648 W Ohio State 4656-4650 W at Nebraska 4695-4669 W Army 4681-4614 W Mississippi 4690-4605 W Akron 4678-4627 W at Navy 4707-4604 W NC State at Withrow Invitational (1st – 4710) 4690-4655 W at Memphis 4709-4680 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4702-4688 W Kentucky at Murray, Ky. (NCAA Qualifier) 4691 at GARC Championships (1st – 4700) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4705)

2015 (11-1, 8-0)

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

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2016 (12-0, 8-0 GARC)

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

2017 (12-0, 8-0 GARC)

JON HAMMOND 4714-4674 W Ohio State 4709-4671 W at NC State 4724-4627 W at Akron 4721-4670 W at Ohio State 4713-4650 W Memphis 4704-4644 W vs. Mississippi (West Point, N.Y.) 4712-4657 W at Army West Point 4717-4688 W Alaska-Fairbanks 4725-4651 W Navy 4710-4646 W Nebraska

4718-4675 W at Kentucky 4726-4713 W vs. Murray State (Lexington, Ky.) at WVU Rifle Range (NCAA Qualifier) 4724 at GARC Championships (1st – 4725) at NCAA Championships (1st – 4723)

2018 (13-0, 9-0 GARC)

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

2019 (13-0, 8-0 GARC)

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

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

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

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

1958-59, 1959-60 2001-02, 2002-03 1956-57 2016-17, 2017-18 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78

2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 1958-59 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66 2014-15, 2015-16 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 2002-03 1974-75 1975-76, 1976-77 1957-58, 1958-59 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 1956-57 2011-12 1974-75 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 1974-75 1982-83 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 1997-98 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

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

1986 MOUNTAINEERS

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

Melissa Ealy Jared Eddy Jim Egloff R. Engel* Brandi Eskew Jim Exline

Roger Ferrell Al Fischer Jean Foster Charles Fox Brian Fuhrman

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

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

1995-96 2018-19 1960-61, 1961-62 1979-80 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 1964-65, 1965-66

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

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

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

Kenneth Ingram Warren Ives

1957-58 1966-67, 1967-68

Kenneth Jacquot David Johnson Brent Jones Richard Jones

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

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

1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 1965-66 1978-79, 1979-80 2017-18, 2018-19 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

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

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

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

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

Ron Nelson Bob Nordeck Steve Northway Jens Nygard

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

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Don Ornick Dena Orth Sarah Osborn

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

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

Thomas Santelli Heather Sawyer Richard Sawyer Gail Scheibelhood *N. Scherer

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1978-79 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 1956-57 1976-77, 1977-78 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 1999-2000 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 1958-59 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94 2001-02 1958-59, 1959-60 2010-11 1980-81, 1981-82 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 1963-64, 1964-65

Doug Schetzel William Schetzel Rein Schiff Dave Schweigert Ronald Schwenninger Fred Scott Marcos Scrivner Lowell Secrist Mark Sellaro David Selvig April Shea Hugh Sheppard Eugene Siren Amy Smith Elizabeth Smith Garrett Smith Kyle Smith Sydney Smith Steven Smyth Daniel Sojka Adam Somers Marvin Spinks Garrett Spurgeon Pam Stalzer Michelle Stamates Christian Stensrud Patrick Sunderman

1960-61, 1962-63 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77 1973-74 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 1956-57, 1957-58 1966-67 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 1962-63 1979-80, 1980-81 1963-64

2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 2004-05 2000-01, 2001-02 1999-2000 1979-80

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

Eric Uptagrafft

Chris Vining Ralph Vowls

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

Greg Yantis Dan Young

Verena Zaisberger Petra Zublasing Ashley Zultanky GARRETT SPURGEON and MICHAEL BAMSEY

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1974-75 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70 1959-60 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 1963-64 1980-81 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 1956-57 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73 1998-99, 1999-2000 1961-62, 1962-63 1972-73 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 2013-14 1991-92 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 1980-81, 1981-82 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 2000-01, 2001-02 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16

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1969-70 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 1970-71, 1971-72 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

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1991-92, 1992-93

1974-75 1957-58

2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 1978-79 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97 1976-77 1975-76, 1976-77 1972-73, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 1968-69 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66

1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78

2018-19 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11

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President E. Gordon Gee

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Director Of Athletics Shane Lyons

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Intercollegiate Athletics Senior Staff

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Head Coaches

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PRESIDENT » WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

E. GORDON

GEE J.D., ED.D

r. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president. In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1980, was named West Virginia University president. He served in that role until 1985. He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (20012007). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013. Gee has been a member of several education-governance organizations and committees including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business-Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Adbulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, and he currently serves on the Board of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain.

The GEE FAMILY - Front from left: Nathan, Elly and Ben Patrón. Back from left: Rebekah Gee, Eva Patrón, E. Gordon Gee, Elizabeth Patrón and David Patrón.

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Active in many national professional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee was appointed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor Kasich to chair both the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In March 2015, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization. And he served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Gee presently serves on the council of presidents for the Southern University Research Association. Mentoring and inspiring youth is one of Gee’s highest priorities. He serves on the National Executive Board for Boy Scouts of America and on the Board of Trustees for the National 4-H Council. Through his leadership, West Virginia University has created a Youth Development Initiative office to expand its partnering relationships with Boy Scouts, 4-H and similar organizations. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This year, Boy Scouts of America gave him the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. Gee is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “Land-Grant Universities for the Future.” In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

E. Gordon GEE and fiancée Laurie ERICKSON.

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SHANE

LYONS ASSOCIATE VICE-PRESIDENT

n his fifth year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons’ vison for the athletic program is crystal clear and working. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the day-to-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition. His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes and coaches. His honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department, which has led to great success on and off the field. Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff. He devotes endless energy to his Climbing Higher facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ Climbing Higher facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. It’s an aggressive $100 million fundraising campaign centered on one of his core values, which is enhancing the student-athlete experience. From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and growing WVU’s strong reputation across the country. He is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear-view mirror. In 2019, West Virginia recorded its highest APR score ever at 985 and again finished higher than the national average. The overall athletics department GPA was its highest at 3.26 with 13 teams over a 3.0 GPA for the year. Lyons commissioned and announced an Economic Impact study that showed Mountaineer Athletics produced more than $300 million to the state’s economy and more than $78 million to the local economy. And with the local economy in mind, Lyons’s department will assist with the formal opening of a new $45 million aquatic and track facility that will not only benefit WVU’s swimming and diving program, but also local high schools and the entire community. Among the Mountaineer highlights in the 2019 campaign were 43 All-Americans, 81 All-Conference performers, three conference championships, 159 Academic AllConference selections, seven teams to the NCAA postseason, a fourth-place finish for the Heisman Trophy and 22 professional draft picks among all sports. In addition, Lyons’ department hosted for the first time in history both the NCAA Rifle Championships and the Big 12 golf championship as well as the NCAA baseball regionals for the first time since 1955. In total, WVU athletics hosted more than 160 events during the 2018-19 season. From 2015-18, he spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, completed a second phase Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment. Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, under Lyons’ leadership, WVU athletics has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance of Mountaineer student-athletes. Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares, and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in four years. The director hates to be last, and he rolls up his sleeves every day to make sure WVU is not last in anything. Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the college football competition committee and locally serves on the board of directors for Mylan Park i n Morgantown. Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program. During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million. The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches. Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on

conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters. In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events. Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units. Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees. Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of the football team at Akron and Brooke attends Morgantown High School.

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

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KELI ZINN DEPUTY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

STEVE URYASZ EXECUTIVE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR

SIMON DOVER SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / BUSINESS OPERATIONS, CFO

MICHAEL FRAGALE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS

TERRI HOWES SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / SPORTS ADMINISTRATION, SWA

BEN MURRAY SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / MAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MATT WELLS SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

GREG FEATHERSTON ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE

APRIL MESSERLY ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMMUNICATIONS

BRANDON CUNNINGHAM ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

SAM MORRONE ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / BUSINESS OPERATIONS

PRESTON WAGES ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / COMPLIANCE

ZACH ECKERT ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / FACILITIES & OPERATIONS

NATHANIEL ZINN ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / MARKETING

ERIC BUDA ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / ANNUAL GIVING

JAMIE HALL ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / DONOR RELATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

RANDY MEADOR ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER, OLYMPIC SPORTS

BRITTNEY O’DELL ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

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NEAL BROWN

JASON BUTTS

MIKE CAREY

SEAN CLEARY

SEAN COVICH

TIM FLYNN

JON HAMMOND

BOB HUGGINS

FOOTBALL

GYMNASTICS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK

GOLF

WRESTLING

RIFLE

MEN’S BASKETBALL

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN

JIMMY KING

MARLON LeBLANC

MIHA LISAC

RANDY MAZEY

VIC RIGGS

REED SUNAHARA

WOMEN’S SOCCER

ROWING

MEN’S SOCCER

TENNIS

BASEBALL

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING

VOLLEYBALL

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CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS

TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX AT MYLAN PARK

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WVU COLISEUM

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MEDIA

INFORMATION

MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office will be available throughout the 2019-20 rifle season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia rifle team. Any additional questions should be directed to rifle contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore. DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU rifle contact/ assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore, via email (alsalvatore@mail.wvu. edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff. RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive rifle press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU rifle contact/assistant director of athletics communications Amy Salvatore (alsalvatore@mail. wvu.edu) to be included to the distribution list. WVUSPORTS.COM WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer rifle. Player and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. Updated following each match, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer rifle. Not only will you find this seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stats and stories, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

HEAD COACH JON HAMMOND

WVU ATHLETICS

COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office is located on the second floor of the Coliseum.

MAILING ADDRESS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PO BOX 877 MORGANTOWN, WV 26507-0877

OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 217 COLISEUM 3450 MONONGAHELA BLVD. MORGANTOWN, WV 26507

PHONE INFORMATION OFFICE: 304-293-2821 FAX: 304-293-4105

RIFLE CONTACT AMY SALVATORE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

EMAIL: alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu OFFICE: (304) 293-2821 CELL: (304) 288-8847

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MICHAEL FRAGALE

JOE MITCHIN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

BRYAN MESSERLY

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/ COMMUNICATIONS

JOHN ANTONIK

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS CONTENT

GRANT DOVEY

DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA

MIKE MONTORO

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS

JOE SWAN

CHRIS PHARIS

LISA AMMONS

BUSINESS MANAGER

CHERYL WIRE

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

AMY PRUNTY

PROGRAM ASSISTANT

TANNER CAIN

GRADUATE ASSISTANT

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS PUBLICATIONS

KATIE MacCRORY

KRISTIN COLDSNOW

JAQUIE TUN

TYLER SCHIEFELBEIN

OLIVIA Van HORN

LEAD DESIGNER

ATHLETICS GRAPHIC DESIGNER

GRADUATE ASSISTANT GRADUATE ASSISTANT GRADUATE ASSISTANT

SOCIAL MEDIA The WVU rifle team is active on various social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit Facebook.com/WVURifle to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter visit Twitter.com/WVURifle. To follow the team on Instagram visit Instagram.com/WVURifle. DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU RIFLE RANGE FROM INTERSTATE 79

Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit and follow signs to Morgantown. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past the Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Natatorium is located on the right next to the WVU Coliseum. The approximate distance from 1-70 to the Coliseum is 1.5 miles. FROM INTERSTATE 68

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

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