2013-14 west virginia university rifle guide

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2 A Championship Program4 NCAA Champions6 Global Success8 Olympic Success10 In the Spotlight11 Strength & Conditioning 12 Community Service13 Athletic Training14 Facilities 16 Student-Athlete Support20 Campus Life24 Mountaineer Excellence

27 Coaching Staff28 Jon Hammond30 Coach Hammond One-on-One32 Support Staff

33 Mountaineer Profiles34 Roster35 Chance Cover36 Daniel Sojka37 Taylor Ciotola38 Meelis Kiisk39 Thomas Kyanko40 Maren Prediger41 Garrett Spurgeon42 Patrick Sunderman 43 Jean-Pierre Lucas44 Sydney Smith

45 2013-14 Season46 Preseason Notebook47 2013-14 Schedule48 WVU Quick Facts

49 2012-13 Season50 Season Review52 Results53 Team & Individual Statistics

55 Record Book56 WVU Records57 Coaches Records and Individual Honors59 Olympians60 NCAA Champions61 All-Americans63 NCAA Results65 NCAA Team Championship Results66 NCAA History67 GARC History 69 Year-by-Year Results70 All-Time Series Records71 All-Time Scores78 WVU Rifle Alumni

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM

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¡ Simply put, the West Virginia University rifle team is the most accomplished collegiate squad. With 15 national championships to their name, including the 2013 NCAA title, the Mountaineers set the nation-wide standard for sustained success.

¡ Eighth-year WVU coach Jon Hammond, himself a former Mountaineer shooter, has resurrected the program after a brief absence on the national scene and led the Mountaineers to six straight national championship appearances, two NCAA Championship victories, three NCAA air rifle titles, one NCAA smallbore title and four consecutive Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) titles. Along the way, Hammond has recruited some of the world’s top talent, producing 55 National Rifle Association All-Americans.

¡ The Mountaineers won their 15th NCAA Championship, and first since 2009, with a come-from-behind performance at the 2013 National Championships. Sitting in third place after the smallbore competition, the Mountaineers outshot the field in air rifle to secure the title. WVU finished with an aggregate score of 4679, the second highest in NCAA history. The WVU rifle team is the only WVU program to win an NCAA title.

¡ Petra Zublasing swept the 2013 NCAA individual titles, pushing her career title total to three with wins in smallbore (688.3) and air rifle (701.7). She became the first shooter to win both titles at one championship since 2001 and the second WVU student-athlete to win three career NCAA titles. A WVU shooter has now won the NCAA air rifle championship every season since 2011.

¡ A combination of solid work ethic and exceptional skill level has helped the Mountaineers annually stake a claim at the nation’s top ranking. While individual success is applauded, it is the team’s unity and strive toward one collective goal – a national championship – that drives the Mountaineers daily in the WVU Rifle Range.

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


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NCAA CHAMPIONS

¡ NCAA titles are a common goal for all West Virginia rifle teams, and the squad has made good on its ambition 15 times since 1980, the most of any team.

¡ The Mountaineers won their nation-best 15th NCAA Championship in 2013, shooting a two-day total of 4679, the second-best score ever shot at the tournament. WVU overcame a one-shot smallbore deficit to win the title.

¡ With a talent pool envied by most, the Mountaineers also are always in contention for individual national championships, too, as 16 student-athletes have earned 22 combined individual titles, the most of any collegiate rifle program. Four Mountaineers concluded their WVU careers with two national titles: John Rost (air rifle, 1981, 1982), Web Wright (smallbore, 1987, 1988), Ann-Marie Pfiffner (air rifle, 1991, 1992) and Trevor Gathman (air rifle, 1993, 1996).

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¡ Petra Zublasing swept the individual competitions, pushing her career NCAA title total to three, as she won the 2012 air rifle championship; she is the only Mountaineer shooter to earn three national titles. Zublasing is the second WVU student-athlete to graduate with three career NCAA titles, and the fourth Mountaineer to win two career air rifle titles. Additionally, she was the NCAA’s first shooter to win both championships since 2001.

¡ Zublasing and Nicco Campriani, a 2011 WVU graduate, made a huge impact on the WVU rifle program in just four seasons. In addition to her NCAA titles, Zublasing, a five-time NRA First Team All-American, earned four GARC titles and was a two-time GARC Shooter of the Year; she also earned the 2013 GARC Senior of the Year honor. Additionally, she was a two-time Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second-Team selection, a two-time WVU Red Brown Cup honoree and was awarded the Order of Augusta, WVU’s most prestigious student honor.

¡ Campriani earned the 2011 NCAA air rifle title. A four-time NRA First Team All-American, he was a repeat GARC air rifle, smallbore and combined score champion and was named the 2011 GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Campriani was named to the 2011 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Men’s At-Large First Team and also was named the 2011 WVU Red Brown Cup honoree.


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¡Once WVU’s season ends in March, the Mountaineers hit the international circuit and represent their home countries at various competitions.

¡Many current Mountaineer shooters can be found competing on the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup circuit when not shooting for WVU. Additionally, the Mountaineers are frequent competitors at USA Shooting Championships.

¡Most recently, junior Maren Prediger won Gold in the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2013 Summer Universiade, in Kazan, Russia. Additionally, sophomore Garrett Spurgeon won two medal’s in the men’s junior division at the 2013 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol, in Fort Benning, Ga.

GLOBAL SUCCESS

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¡ A program rich in history, the West Virginia rifle team proudly boasts 15 former Olympians among its alumni, including current head coach Jon Hammond (Great Britain, 2008 and 2012) and 2013 graduate Petra Zublasing (Italy, 2012). At least one former Mountaineer has competed in every Olympics since 1976, with Hammond, Zublasing, Nicco Campriani (Italy), Eric Uptagrafft (USA) and Dave Johnson (USA, coach) participating in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.

¡ Campriani represented the Mountaineers exceptionally well in London, as he won Gold in men’s 50m 3 positions and Silver in men’s 10m air rifle. He became the first WVU athlete to earn the Gold medal since 1992, and the fourth former student-athlete to win Olympic Gold. Campriani also finished eighth in men’s 50m prone.

¡ Campriani became the fourth former Mountaineer shooter to medal at an Olympic Games and the third to win Gold. Jack Writer (USA) won Gold in 1972, while Dr. Ed Etzel, the team’s sport psychologist, won Gold in 1984. Writer also won Silver in 1968, while Mike Anti took Silver in 2004.

¡ Shooting in her first Olympic Games, Zublasing placed just outside the final in both of her competitions, finishing 12th in the women’s 10m air rifle and the women’s 50m 3 positions.

OLYMPIC SUCCESS

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT¡ Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special. Without a

professional sports team in West Virginia, folks across the state and throughout the region love West Virginia University athletics.

¡ No school helps its student-athletes more than the people at WVU.

¡ Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news media, alumni, friends, family and the general public.

¡ Your interaction with these groups is also part of your educational process.

¡ If you take advantage of these opportunities, it can have a positive effect, not only on your career as a student-athlete at West Virginia, but also on your life after you have donned the Old Gold and Blue.

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¡ Athletic excellence and strength and conditioning go hand-in-hand at West Virginia University. WVU’s strength and conditioning staff ensures all student-athletes are on year-long programs designed to improve the fitness capabilities needed in their sports.

¡ To keep athletes in peak physical condition, West

Virginia offers a variety of training areas and an array of strength programs designed to increase performance. All student-athletes will have their own program individually calculated and updated throughout the year to ensure that every athlete raises his or her athletic ability and skill level.

¡ Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by

some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to West Virginia know that they are in good hands when it comes to their athletic capacity.

¡ Strength and conditioning for the sport of rifle is similar to other varsity sports, in that stresses are put on both the musculoskeletal system and the central nervous system with regards to proprioception and the cardio vascular system.

¡ The sport of rifle requires a great deal of muscular

endurance and a high level of kinesthetic sense of awareness to fuel stabilization and balance. An efficient heart rate is also important for the student-athletes; the more efficient an athlete’s heart can pump blood, the longer he/she will have between heart beats to square their rifle on target.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Targeted Exercises • Basic weight training exercises• Core training to strengthen the torso• Balance and functional training to improve

kinesthetic awareness• Cardiovascular training to improve the blood

pumping abilities of the heart, which in turn lower the resting heart rate


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COMMUNITY SERVICE¡ Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia

University rifle team. But becoming successful and positive role models in and out of the range is just as significant to them. The Mountaineers give back to Morgantown and its surrounding communities every chance they get.

¡ The Mountaineers especially enjoy working in outdoor settings and regularly volunteer their time at The National Hunting and Fishing Days at Stonewall Jackson Resort. There, the team interacts with visiting children and gives lessons on gun safety.

¡ With coach Jon Hammond putting an equal emphasis on academics and athletics, the Mountaineers are constant participants in the “Read Aloud” program, visiting local schools and not only reading stories to the younger students, but also encouraging older students to apply themselves to their studies.

¡ The WVU rifle team understands the privileges that come with being a Mountaineer, and in appreciation of the gifts they receive, the team in turn spends free time with those in need, especially the young patients at the WVU Children’s Hospital. Smiles are widespread when the Mountaineers visit and share their stories of success.

It’s really important for our team to give back. Something that I love about Morgantown and West Virginia is that the athletic department and the teams are such a huge part of both the city and the whole state. Without any professional teams, the student-athletes at WVU are put on a pedestal. In that aspect, it’s very important that they are visible and go out in the community and do whatever they can to help. – Jon Hammond

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¡ The West Virginia athletic training program looks to get its student-athletes back on the field in a timely manner while providing quality health care for its student-athletes and coaches.

¡ The scope of the athletic training services encompass various domains which includes injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education and counseling that will enable the athlete to maintain an optimal quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.

¡ Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes furnished with the latest in technology and equipment.

¡ The athletic training staff will work in conjunction with the team physicians and athletic administration to assure the student-athletes receive quality care throughout their career at WVU.

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FACILITIES

MEGALINK ELECTRONIC SCORING SYSTEMS Near the beginning of 2007, the West Virginia University rifle team received a grant from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust to allow for the installation of a state-of-the-art electronic target system.The system, produced by MEGAlink Electronic Scoring Systems, scores a student-athlete’s shot based upon sound waves. With the advantage of a computer screen located at the shooter’s stand, team members can view the results of their shots immediately.The system adds not only an advantage for Mountaineer shooters, but also improves spectators’ view of the match. A large projection screen was installed in the viewing room so fans can now follow along shot-by-shot with athletes.Fans also can follow the action at home via a live score link provided at WVUSports.com

Air Rifle Overview: Competitors stand and shoot lead pellets from .177 caliber guns at targets 10 meters away. The bullseye, or 10-dot, is one-half millimeter wide (about the size of the period at the end of this sentence).The Rifles: Air rifles can be either air or gas-powered and weigh up to 12 pounds by NCAA regulations. The rifles have metallic sights. Course Of Fire: With the new electronic targeting system, competitors have 75 minutes for 60 shots from the standing position.Perfect Match Score: A perfect score of 600 is the maximum for air rifle.

Smallbore Overview: In smallbore or three position rifle, athletes fire .22 caliber smallbore rifles from the prone, in standing and kneeling positions at targets 50 feet downrange. The bullseye is a millimeter (slightly larger than the size of the period at the end of this sentence). The Rifles: Athletes shoot free rifles (weight limit of 17.6 pounds) that can be customized with special accessories and/or alterations that fit the shooter's size and preferences. The rifles have metallic sights. Course Of Fire: Athletes fire 20 rounds per position for a total of 60 shots. The total time limit is 105 minutes. Perfect Match Score: A perfect score of 600 is the maximum for smallbore.

SCORING INFORMATION College rifle competition includes two events: air rifle and smallbore.

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¡ Home to one of the country’s most tradition-rich programs, the WVU rifle range is a reflection of the long-term success enjoyed by the 15-time national champion Mountaineers.

¡ The range is highlighted by the presence of

10 MEGAlink electronic scoring systems, the most up-to-date system used by some of the country’s proficient shooters, including two-time Olympian and current WVU coach Jon Hammond, and 2012 London Olympics men’s 50m 3 positions Gold medalist Nicco Campriani.

¡ The technological upgrade at the WVU facility

allows a student-athlete’s shot to be scored based on sound waves. With the advantage of a computer screen located at the shooter’s stand, team members can view the results of their shots immediately.

¡ The system adds not only an advantage for Mountaineer shooters, but also improves spectators’ view of the match. A large projection screen was installed in the viewing room so fans can now follow along shot-by-shot with athletes.

¡ Another unique aspect of the range is the ability

for shooters to work simultaneously. Team members can shoot in the smallbore position at the 50 foot targets while others can shoot at the 10m air rifle targets at the same time.

¡ Accompanying the many features of the range

is a comfortable lounge area where student-athletes can relax before and after meets. Other amenities include a gun room and a locker room.


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STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT

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¡West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

¡While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia athletes have also made some noteworthy strides in the classroom. Some of those strides include a string of 10 consecutive years where the department has had at least one first team Academic All-American.

¡To help its student athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – The Athletic Academic Performance Center. The 8,000-square foot facility provides individual and group study areas, a plethora of computer stations and the latest in fingerprint technology used when signing in.

¡A total of 340 student-athletes were recognized for their achievement in the classroom last spring, at the annual WVU Student-Athlete Academic Excellence Banquet, honoring recipients of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Since the program began in 1989, nearly 4,000 student-athletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

The Mountaineers are provided with an academic adviser who devotes their time to ensuring student-athletes are provided with any assistance necessary to ensure academic success.


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STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT

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¡West Virginia University’s graduation rate for student-athletes has been impressive, to say the least, over the past eight years. The ratio of student-athletes graduating to the general student body has increased almost every year.

¡The West Virginia University women’s cross country team, men’s basketball team and women’s soccer team received public recognition in the spring of 2010 by the NCAA for their latest multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. These teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. The women’s cross country team was one of seven Mountaineer teams to earn a perfect APR score in 2011-12 alone. The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

¡The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) provides a forum for the "voice of the student-athlete" on WVU's campus. SAAC membership provides feedback to administration about how to better WVU athletic programs. They offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses.


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CharacterPublic, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

Research ClassificationResearch University (High Research Activity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Research FundingIn fiscal year 2011, WVU researchers were awarded $173,874,105 in total sponsored projects.

Combined WVU Expense BudgetApproximately $917 million (2013).

AccreditationsNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools and dozens of specialized academic accrediting agencies.

GovernanceThe WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. 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.

LocationMorgantown, W.Va., population 30,293, rated “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. 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 recent rankings: 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; one of the “Best Cities for Jobs” by MSN Careers; one of the 50 best places to launch a small business by CNNMoney.com; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

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Academic ExcellenceWVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships—24 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 36 Goldwater Scholars, two British Marshall Scholars, two Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), nine Boren Scholars, five Gilman Scholars, 36 Fulbright Scholars, and one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar.

Student ProfileFall 2013 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 32,348.

Academics14 colleges and schools offering 184 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs 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; plus the WVU Honors College, University College, and programs at Potomac State College and WVU Institute of Technology. wvu.edu/Academics/

Student Living ExperienceThe First-Year Experience—unique among state universities—helps students navigate their first year at WVU. Elements include residential colleges and Adventure West Virginia, an outdoor freshman orientation program. All WVU students benefit from a vibrant array of student life programs, including a Festival of Ideas lecture series, bringing the world’s top minds to campus to share their experiences and knowledge; WVUp All Night, a weekend package of safe, fun, and healthy activities; an award-winning Student Recreation Center; and a Mountaineer Parents Club, helping families stay connected with their students’ education and life at WVU. apply.wvu.edu/life

Degrees GrantedIn 2011-2012, WVU awarded 6,447 degrees; 2,243 were graduate or professional.

Faculty and Staff ProfileExcellent faculty—16 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year—guide and mentor students.

¡instructional faculty: 2,331

¡graduate assistants: 1,804

¡staff: 3,560

¡total employees: 8,426


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Freshman Class ProfileAverage ACT of 23.6, SAT (math and critical reading) 1045, and high school GPA of 3.36.

TransportationUniversity buses operate free on a year-round basis as does the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system—a computer-directed system that glides along 8.7 miles of guideway between Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences Center campuses. In addition, Morgantown’s expanded MountainLine bus service offers free rides to students and employees. WVU ID is required for all services. transportation.wvu.edu/services

SafetyWVU has one of the safest college campuses in America, with 24-hour police protection and 37 outdoor emergency phones. The WVU Alert system sends urgent news to participants’ cell phones, and digital InfoStations across campus show important announcements.

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Student OrganizationsStudents can choose from more than 350 student organizations, and participate in an active intramural program and many club sports. sos.wvu.edu

Study AbroadMore than 800 students participate in University-led study abroad programs and international exchanges. internationalprograms.wvu.edu/

WVU Online/Extended CampusHundreds of distance education classes are available. elearn.wvu.edu/

Civic EngagementThe Center for Civic Engagement develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty and consults with academic units on incorporating civic engagement into the curriculum. In 2011, WVU students contributed 205,000 hours of service to the community. WVU has earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification, putting WVU in the 6% of higher education institutions that Carnegie recognizes for engagement. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement. cce.wvu.edu

Scholarships and AidApproximately $10 million a year is awarded by the WVU Scholars Program; more than 5,000 students benefit from this program annually. In addition, there are many different types of scholarships available based on academic record, financial need, group affiliation, or some combination of these factors. In 2012, WVU students received over $380 million in financial aid—average aid per recipient is $9,800. West Virginia residents may be eligible for the PROMISE scholarship. promisescholarships.org/promise/home.aspx

Honors CollegeThe WVU Honors College encourages a style of learning and living at WVU that is tailored to the highly motivated, excelling student’s special requirements. Innovative, challenging courses, designed to stimulate creativity and to provoke in-depth discussion, are offered in small class settings. Students may participate as Presidential Honors Scholars or Dean’s Honors Scholars; both options provide enhanced experiences. /honors.wvu.edu/

Parents ClubThe Mountaineer Parents Club, with more than 22,000 members in clubs across the state and nation, fosters success by connecting parents and family members with the student experience. The organization sponsors events on and off-campus, has a newsletter, a toll-free helpline (1-800-WVU-0096), parent electronic news, and a Parent Perk program. Membership is free. parentsclub.wvu.edu

FaclitiesWVU’s mix of historic and modern facilities includes 430 buildings on 1,456 acres. Eleven main campus buildings are located on the

National Register of Historic Places, and WVU operates eight experimental farms and four forests throughout the state, in addition to WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp and Lifelong Learning Center near Weston. jacksonsmill.ext.wvu.edu/

LibrariesFive library facilities—Downtown Library Complex, Evansdale Library, Health Sciences Library, Law Library, and Libraries Depository—contain nearly 2.1 million volumes, 246 electronic databases, and more than 48,000 journal subscriptions, with access to 36 million volumes through a book-sharing consortium. Library staff offer in-person and online assistance. libraries.wvu.edu

Visitors CenterLocated on the Morgantown Waterfront, the Visitors Center features unique, cutting-edge displays and traditional West Virginia hospitality. Operating hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday (closed Sundays and most University holidays). Guided tours with friendly knowledgeable student guides Monday-Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., except home football Saturdays. Phone: 304-293-3489. visit.wvu.edu

AlumniChartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 185,000 graduates worldwide in some 60 foreign nations. alumni.wvu.edu


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Baseball: 33-26, 13-11 Big 12Cross Country: Fourth at Big 12

Championships; Fifth at Mid-Atlantic Regionals; One NCAA Qualifier

Men’s Basketball: 13-19, 6-12 Big 12

Women’s Basketball: 17-14, 9-9 Big 12; NCAA First Round

Football: 7-6, 4-5 Big 12; 2013 New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Gymnastics: 13-9, 1-3 Big 12; NCAA Regionals

Rowing: Fourth at Big 12; Sixth at Conference USA Championship

Men’s Soccer: 9-6-2, 4-2-1 MAC

Women’s Soccer: 11-5-4, 7-0-1 Big 12; Big 12 Regular-Season Champions, NCAA First Round

Men’s Swimming and Diving: Third at Big 12

Women’s Swimming and Diving: Second at Big 12; Two NCAA Qualifiers

Rifle: 11-1, 5-1 GARC; GARC Champions; NCAA Champions

Women’s Tennis: 4-17, 0-9 Big 12Women’s Track: Indoor-10th Big

12; One NCAA Qualifier; Outdoor-Eighth Big 12; 9 NCAA Qualifiers

Volleyball: 8-22, 0-16 Big 12Wrestling: 2-13, 0-6 Big 12; One

NCAA Qualifier

Team Records

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NCAA ChampionsRifle Team

Petra Zublasing, rifle; smallbore & air rifle

Team Conference ChampionsWomen’s Soccer, Big 12 Regular-

Season Champions

Rifle, GARC Postseason Champions

First Team All-AmericansTavon Austin, football

Stedman Bailey, football

Taylor Ciotola, rifle

Meelis Kiisk, rifle

Mandie Nugent, swimming & diving

Maren Prediger, rifle

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle

Kelly Williams, track

Petra Zublasing, rifle

225WVU Student-Athletes were named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, including 239 last fall

First Team All-ConferenceTavon Austin, football

Stedman Bailey, football

Sarah-Anne Brault, cross country

Christal Caldwell, women’s basketball

Jaida Lawrence, gymnastics

Bry McCarthy, women’s soccer

Stormy Nesbit, women’s track (indoor, outdoor)

Maren Prediger, rifle (air rifle)

Bri Rodriguez, women’s soccer

Eric Schoenle, men’s soccer

Courtney Schrand, rowing

Kate Schwindel, women’s soccer

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle (smallbore, combined score)

Petra Zublasing, rifle (air rifle, smallbore, combined score)

First Team Academic All-Conference Selections73

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Conference Major AwardsTavon Austin, football, Big 12 Co-

Special Teams Player of the Year

Rachael Burnett, women’s swimming, Big 12 Most Outstanding Women’s Swimmer

Elizabeth Kantak, rowing, Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

Bry McCarthy, women’s soccer, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Garrett Spurgeon, rifle, GARC Rookie of the Year

Petra Zublasing, rifle, GARC Shooter and Senior Shooter of the Year

Coaching AwardsNikki Izzo-Brown, women’s soccer,

Big 12 Coach of the Year

Bill Bedenbaugh, football, 247Sports Top Recruiting Coaches for 2013 Class

Jon Hammond, rifle, CRCA Coach of the Year

Academic Team AwardsWomen’s Soccer, NSCAA Team

Academic Award

Men’s Soccer, NSCAA Team Academic Award

Women’s Swimming, CSCAA Team Academic Award

National AwardsTavon Austin, football, College

Football Performance Awards: All-Purpose Performer of the Year, 2012 Paul Hornung Award Winner, 2012 Jet Return Specialist Award

Harrison Musgrave, baseball, College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Finalist

Geno Smith, football, Elite Quarterback Award, College Football Performance Awards

four student-athletes from the wvu rifle team have earned six capital one academic all-america honors since 2010.

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COACHING STAFF

28..................Head Coach Jon Hammond

30.....One-on-One With Coach Hammond

32......................................... Support Staff

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Making good on a promise put in place upon his hiring, Jon Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, has returned the West Virginia University rifle team to national glory, implementing a strategy for success that has seen two national championships in five sea-sons, four individual NCAA titles, four consec-utive Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Championships, one undefeated season, 55 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors and seven Capital One Academic All-America recognitions.

The 2012-13 Season Returning to the range after a 2011-12 season that saw WVU finish sixth at the NCAA Championships, Hammond rallied his squad in his seventh season around 2012 Olympian Petra Zublasing and a core of young, talented shooters, navigated a difficult schedule and earned the program’s second National Champi-onship in five years. Ranked No. 1 nationally throughout the duration of the season, the Mountaineers overcame a one-shot smallbore deficit and a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships en route to winning the air rifle team title and bringing the National Championship trophy back to Morgantown for a nation-best 15th time. Zublasing was instrumental in securing WVU’s victory, as she swept the individual titles

and earned the tag as the College Rifle Coach-es Association’s (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. Additionally, Thomas Kyanko finished seventh in smallbore, and Maren Prediger placed eighth in air rifle. Following his team’s victory, Hammond was named the CRCA Coach of the Year, his second career honor. WVU scored 12 NRA All-America honors, including seven combined first-team accolades for Zublasing, Prediger, Taylor Cioto-la, Meelis Kiisk and Garrett Spurgeon. The NCAA trophy was not the Mountain-eers’ only hardware of the season, as WVU also won its fourth straight GARC championship, the only team in conference history to win four con-secutive titles. The Mountaineers also won the air rifle and smallbore team titles, and Zublasing scored the smallbore and combined score individual victories. She was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year, and Spurgeon earned the GARC Rookie of the Year honor. In total, WVU scored 23 All-GARC distinctions. Prior to their postseason victories, the Mountaineers put together an 11-1 regular-sea-son record, with the team’s only loss a narrow 4704-4695 defeat at GARC rival Kentucky. WVU established two NCAA records, shooting a win-ning 4720 score over Ole Miss at the WVU Rifle Range on Nov. 9 and tallying a 2381 air rifle score at NCAA Qualifiers, in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 17. The team also shot a school-record 2348 smallbore score at Army on Oct. 7 and against Memphis, in Morgantown, on Oct. 16. Additionally, Zublasing shot school records in smallbore (595) and aggregate score (1193). The season ended with success in the classroom, too, as Zublasing was named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Second Team, her second consecutive honor; Kyanko was named to the men’s third team. The Mountaineers have now had at least one honoree in each of the last four seasons.

2009-12 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. Addi-tionally, Kyanko was named the GARC Rookie of the Year, and the squad earned 12 All-GARC honors. The team, boasting a 12-2 record, including a 5-1 mark in conference action, advanced to the NCAA Championships for the sixth straight season and placed sixth. Zublasing won the air rifle title, becoming the second Mountaineer to win the discipline title in as many years. She also finished sixth in smallbore, while Ciotola placed sixth in air rifle. As a team, WVU finished second in air rifle and eighth in smallbore. Following the national championships, six Mountaineers earned eight NRA All-America honors, including first team air rifle and small-bore marks for Zublasing, while Hammond was named the NRA Distinguished College Coach for the second time. Zublasing also earned a spot on the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Second Team. Leading a team that boasted seven seniors, five of whom comprised his first Mountaineer recruiting class, the 2010-11 season was anoth-er championship year for Hammond. Though narrowly edged by GARC rival Ken-tucky at the 2011 NCAA Rifle Championships, the Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the nation throughout the season, won the air rifle team title and finished second overall in smallbore. Additionally, Nicco Campriani won the NCAA air rifle title, the first WVU shooter to earn a nation-al championship since 1997. Campriani also fin-ished second in the smallbore competition. All told, the Mountaineers earned a combined five

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top-five air rifle and smallbore finishes, and six shooters scored eight NRA All-America honors. Posting an 11-2 overall record and a 5-1 conference mark, the Mountaineers successful-ly defended their GARC title and also swept the air rifle and smallbore titles. WVU was the first conference team to repeat as champions since Nebraska (2006, ’07). Campriani, the individual air rifle, smallbore and combined score champi-on, was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year. Following the season, Campriani and class-mate Andy Lamson were named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America Men’s At-Large First and Second Teams, respectively. Campriani was the third Mountaineer in pro-gram history to receive the first-team honor. Hammond coached a talented, upper-class-laden squad to an 11-0 record in 2010, the team’s first undefeated season since 2001, and a GARC regular-season title. The Mountaineers followed their unblem-ished 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. Ham-mond was named the GARC Coach of the Year, his second distinction in three seasons. WVU concluded the 2010 campaign with a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships; the Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the nation for the majority of the season, finished third in smallbore and fifth in air rifle. WVU placed two in the smallbore finals, and following the championships, seven student-athletes earned 12 All-America honors.

The Early Years Hammond made a name for himself in the coaching ranks in 2009, as he took a young, rising WVU squad to the NCAA Championships and returned with the program’s 14th trophy. A season that was built on momentum, WVU went 11-1 overall, earned its first No. 1 CRCA ranking in over a decade, had seven student-athletes earn NRA All-America honors, improved its GARC standing and finished second at the league championship, captured the nation’s air rifle championship and won the aforementioned NCAA title. The Mountaineers’ 2009 national-title run was especially noteworthy given the pressure the team overcame. After a poor smallbore showing on the championships’ first day, WVU found itself in sixth place. Hammond’s team re-grouped and put forth a strong air rifle showing, with all four competitors finishing in the top 10. Additionally, Hammond’s squad was strong at the 2009 GARC Championships, as Tommy Santelli finished first overall, second in air rifle and fifth in smallbore. In total, WVU had seven top-10 finishes between the two disciplines. For his efforts all season, Hammond earned his first CRCA Coach of the Year honor. In only his second year as head coach, Hammond led the 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 stu-dent-athletes. Since his arrival in the fall of 2006, 40 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual CRCA All-Academic Honor List, including a program-best seven student-athletes in 2011 and 2013. The Mountaineers also have been well represented on the annual CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Teams. Zublasing concluded her career with consecutive honors, as she was named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Second Team in 2012 and 2013. Additionally, Kyanko became the fourth Moun-taineer in as many seasons to be recognized, as he was named to the men’s third team in 2013. Campriani became the program’s third first-team selection in 2011, as he was one of 15 student-athletes named to the top team. Additionally, Lamson, a three-time CoSIDA Ac-ademic All-American, was named to the second team for the second straight season in 2011.

Player Development Responsible for restoring the glory and tradition to the storied WVU rifle program, Hammond has recruited not only elite athletes to compete in the Gold and Blue, but he also has continued to teach and foster his team’s talents so each student-athlete is a stronger competitor upon graduation. Athletic accolades and recognitions go hand-in-hand with such advancements. The Mountaineers have earned a combined 55 NRA All-America honors, including 24 first-team recognitions, since Hammond became head coach. The 2013 National Champion team earned 12 total All-America honors, matching a pro-gram high under Hammond. Five student-ath-letes scored seven combined first-team honors, and the eight honorees is a decade-high mark. Following a four-year drought, five Moun-taineers scored five All-America honors in 2008, including first-team recognition for Lafe Kunkel and Brandi Eskew. Seven Mountaineers earned a collective 22 All-America honors in two seasons, as the 2009 NCAA champion squad collected 10 awards, while the 2010 team earned 12. Six Mountaineers earned eight total All-America honors in 2011 and 2012, including first-team honors for Campriani in 2011 and Zublasing in 2012.

Hammond’s leadership also propels the Mountaineers toward fruitful futures. Campri-ani and Zublasing earned spots on the Italian National Team for the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and Campriani won Gold in the men’s 50m 3 positions and Silver in the men’s 10m air rifle. He also finished eighth in the men’s 50m rifle prone. Additionally, Bryant Wallizer was invited to train at the US Olympic Training Center immediately following his 2010 graduation.

Athletic Achievements In addition to his busy coaching schedule, Hammond still competes for the Great Britain National Team. Hammond started shoot-ing 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 competed in his second straight Olympics in 2012, as he represented Great Britain at the London Summer Games. He com-peted in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions and the men’s 50m rifle prone, finishing 17th overall with a 593 total. Following his successful second season as the Mountaineers’ coach, Hammond spent the 2008 summer as an athlete, competing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. In 2010, he competed at the 50th ISSF World Champion-ships, in Munich, Germany, and the Common-wealth 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. Hammond continues to shoot on the ISSF World Cup circuit on an annual basis and is currently ranked inside the top 25 in the ISSF World Rankings.

Prior to Coaching at WVU Hammond earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Leeds while competing on its rifle team. Hammond then journeyed to West Virginia to spend the 2002-03 season competing for the WVU rifle team while working toward his mas-ter’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 organiza-tional tasks. Hammond also helped initiate Blind Shooting in Scotland with his father. He worked closely with a group from the Grampian Society for the Blind to teach basic rifle techniques. He gave the shooters positional and mental advice and undertook the task of raising funds for all of the equipment, as well as organizing a venue to hold the club’s matches. Hammond is married to the former Lindsay Brooke.

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You viewed the 2013 NCAA Champion-ships as a job the Mountaineers needed to complete – and you walked away with your nation-best 15th national title. What did that victory mean to the team, and what does the second NCAA title in five years say about this program and where it stands today?

I think the win meant a lot to the team. It definitely means a lot to the program, too. There’s a lot of history and tradition that surrounds WVU rifle. This was another added piece to the program.

I think the win meant the most to the team. Other than myself, (graduate assistant) Justin (Pentz) and some of the support staff, no one associated with last year’s team had any connection to the 2009 NCAA win. It was something new for them and something they achieved themselves as a completely different team, and I think that really meant something to them.

Last year’s victory was a culmination of a long season of hard work. We laid a lot of the ground work down the season before – we had a young team in 2012. It was really nice to just get the job done at the NCAA Cham-pionships. It’s a really hard, hard thing to do. It doesn’t matter if you’re No. 1 or No. 7 – you just have to go in there and get it done. We shot so many high scores throughout the year and we had so many good perfor-mances, but we were just focused the whole season on getting the job done at champi-onships.

It was a great result. There were a lot of emo-tions for me that weekend. There was relief that we had gotten the job done, and a huge amount of satisfaction for the team that we had achieved something that none of them had done before.

You’ve earned the No. 1 spot in the Col-lege Rifle Coaches Association 2013-14 Preseason Poll. More so than in previous years, you enter this season with a very big target on your back. Do you welcome that added pressure?

I think it’s something you just deal with. I think this year is going to be really close between a few teams. I don’t think that just because we won the NCAA title last year

and start this season as No. 1 that we’re the overwhelming favorites; there are a lot of good teams out there. It’s one of those things that we’re going to have to be very careful of focusing on ourselves and not becoming complacent.

It’s always better to be ranked No. 1 than No. 10 at the beginning of the season. It shows that we have a strong team with a lot of talent and some good depth. Like we always say – we’re more concerned about the rankings at the end of the year. We’re very conscious that this is a different year and a different team. We probably won’t even say the word ‘repeat’ this year. It’s a whole new season, and we want to achieve the best performanc-es that we can.

Staying in line with your coaching philos-ophy, the 2013-14 schedule will challenge the Mountaineers and prepare them for the postseason. Do you feel that you will know where the team stands once March arrives?

I think this is definitely a schedule I’m happy with. I don’t think it’s the most important thing in the world, and I don’t think it will decide our season by any means. There are certain matches that we want to have in the spring, and we’ve also built in enough breaks throughout. We have a heavy bunch of matches in the fall, too, to get that experi-ence under our belt. This schedule has been designed in a way that will give us the best possible advantage. In the end, our schedule won’t determine anything. How we perform is going to be determined by how hard we work, how hard we train, how focused we are and how determined we are.

You’ve lost a world-class performer in three-time national champion Petra Zublasing. How do you replace what she brought to the team and to the range? Will it be by committee?

Yes, definitely – it’s absolutely going to be a group effort to replace Petra; she’s irreplace-able. Everyone on the team is capable of improving a little bit from last year, and I think if we do that we can improve as a team and continue to shoot really high scores.

I don’t necessarily want to single anyone out. Right now, I think they’re all capable of hav-ing a strong impact on the team’s success. We had eight All-Americans in 2013, and seven are coming back. Those seven have

a great amount of talent and potential, and they’re all capable of pushing each other. Hopefully, they all put the necessary work into this season and have the motivation to continue to better themselves and we can all improve as a team.

The team shot a lot of high scores last season, including NCAA records for team score and air rifle. Is the goal always to shoot better than the last score?

I think our goal has to be to continue to evolve and shoot the best we can. When we crossed the 4700 barrier a few years ago, I never thought we’d see those scores bettered, and then last year we obliterated a lot of those scores and records.

While Petra has moved on, I think you have to continue to set the bar high and strive to get better. The other teams are only going to get better, and they’re going to be chasing us, too. We can’t afford to sit back and pick and choose which teams we want to beat; we want to continue to be ourselves. We want to push our records higher, and we want each of our shooters to push their per-sonal bests higher, too.

Will we break any school records again this year? I don’t know. It’s a tough out, for sure. If it happens in any gun, it will be a heck of a match and a heck of a score. We have to just strive to be the best that we can.

The 30th anniversary of the 1983 team, the first NCAA champions for WVU and the rifle program, has been celebrated over the last few months. As a coach, and as a team, do you ever stop and think about the legacy of the WVU rifle program and what it means to constantly be adding to that rich history?

I definitely try and pass that knowledge on to the team and make sure they are aware of the proud history that surrounds this program.

Over my coaching tenure at WVU, I’ve grown really aware of the team’s history and tradi-tion. I would like to think that the student-ath-letes are aware of that when they are recruits. Certainly, it is something that I want to make sure I remind the team of all they represent and the history they are a part of. Day-to-day, they are 100 percent focused on classes, school and training, but it is always nice to stop once and awhile and be aware of it and use it as a constant force of motivation.

A focus on academic excellence goes hand-in-hand with the team’s success, as does a solid appreciation of sport psychol-ogy. How do these two areas contribute to the Mountaineers’ achievements?

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Academics are really a part of any successful student-athlete. A lot of the characteristics needed to be successful in the classroom will help you be successful in your sport, too. I’d like to think that we have a hard-work-ing team, and they put in the work in the classroom. We also have a number of smart student-athletes as well. We definitely encourage them to do the best they can in school, to work hard and to keep up with their grades. That’s important.

Sports psychology is incredibly important, too. We’ve been fortunate to have (graduate assistant) Ray (Prior) work with the team for the last three years. This will be his last year at WVU, and I think he’s had a huge impact on the team. His knowledge and the skills that he brings have been vastly superior to anyone else that we’ve had from the program. We’re also fortunate to have (former coach) Dr. Ed Etzel on staff, too, and benefit from his input and help as well.

We do a lot of things with the team. They’re able to work a lot on mental skills – devel-oping individual mental skills and group skills, too. We’ve been doing a few other things with counseling services as well, and we’ve delved deep into the world of mental planning and preparation. It’s a huge topic that’s very important to high-level sports, and I’d like to think that the support services the WVU student-athletes receive is compara-ble to the support that many national teams receive.

The hallway surrounding the WVU Rifle Range has been remodeled and now serves as homage to the years of success the program has achieved. How do you view this renovation?

I think it’s a huge improvement to the overall facility, which was needed. It’s a tribute to the program – the history and the tradition. We have so many Olympians, national champi-ons and All-Americans, and it’s important to recognize them.

This renovation project is also going to add to the atmosphere for our home matches. There is an additional viewing area, and that was a critical need. These hallways show-case the program and signify that this is our space. This is the WVU rifle area, and we’re proud of that. We’re excited to show these renovations off to all of our visitors.

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CHRIS WORRELLAthletic Trainer

JERRY HandLEyStrength & ConditioningCoach

JESSICA dELanEyAssistant Director, Student-Athlete Academic Services

EDWARD F. ETZEL, Ed.d.Athletic Department Psychologist

RAYMOND PRIORGraduate AssistantSports Psychology

SHANNON McnaMaRaAssistant Sports Information Director

BUBBA ScHMIdTEquipment Manager

SCOTT HERdZIkAthletic Equipment

DR. MATT LIvELyMedical Director

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MOUNTAINEERPROFILES

34.................................................... Roster

35........................................Chance Cover

36...........................................Daniel Sojka

37.........................................Taylor Ciotola

38............................................Meelis Kiisk

39.....................................Thomas Kyanko

40......................................Maren Prediger

41...................................Garrett Spurgeon

42................................Patrick Sunderman

43..................................Jean-Pierre Lucas

44........................................ Sydney Smith

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2013-14 RIFLE TEAM

Pronunciation GuideFirst names:Meelis – May-lis

Last names:Ciotola – see-o-tola Kiisk – keeskKyanko – K-yank-oSojka – soy-ka

2013-14 ROSTERname Ht. class HometownTaylor Ciotola 6-4 Jr. Pasadena, Md. Chance Cover 6-4 Sr. Ardmore, Okla.Meelis Kiisk 5-9 Jr. Paide, EstoniaThomas Kyanko 5-10 Jr. Wellsburg, W.Va.Jean-Pierre Lucas 5-8 R-Fr. Speers, Pa.Maren Prediger 5-6 Jr. Petersaurach, GermanySydney Smith 5-6 Fr. Wayne, W.Va.Daniel Sojka 5-10 Sr. Kracow, PolandGarrett Spurgeon 6-2 So. Canton, Mo.Patrick Sunderman 6-0 So. Farmington, Minn.

Head coachJon Hammond

Back Row (L-R): Daniel Sojka, Garrett Spurgeon, Taylor Ciotola, Thomas Kyanko, Chance Cover, Meelis Kiisk, Sydney Smith, Patrick SundermanFront Row (L-R): Maren Prediger, Jean-Pierre Lucas

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CHANCE COVER6-4, Senior · Ardmore, Okla.

Experienced sporter shooter in air rifle … improved exponentially in both guns as a junior … consistency of shooting in the WVU Rifle Range is paying off … posted personal bests in smallbore and air rifle in 2012-13 … expected to help lead the team this year … familiar with program after competing for WVU Rifle Club … pushes his teammates in the range.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team • CRCA All-Academic Team• Finished fourth in air rifle against Navy with a

career-best 588• Shot a career-best 575 smallbore and 1159

aggregate score at NCAA Qualifier Match in Columbus, Ohio

• Finished first in the class A men’s 50m rifle prone (1231.0) and the class A men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (2284) at the 2013 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol; also shot 1201.9 in the men’s 10m air rifle

At West Virginia in 2011-12• CRCA All-Academic Team• Stellar in win over Army, shooting per-

sonal-best scores of 581 air rifle and 569 smallbore with a personal-best aggregate total of 1150

• Followed up performance at Army with a 580 air rifle score against Murray State

• Shot 580 air rifle, one shot short of his per-sonal-best mark, and 561 smallbore at the GARC Championships

• Finished 22nd in the men’s 50m 3 positions at the 2012 USA Shooting National Cham-pionships with a two-day score of 2270 (1132, 1138); also shot men’s air rifle with an aggregate score of 1146 (577, 569) and shot a three-day total of 1759 (581, 587, 591) in the men’s 50m prone

At West Virginia (prior to joining team)• Two-year member of the WVU Rifle Club

(2009-11)• Member of air rifle team that finished third

at the 2011 NRA Intercollegiate NRA Club Championships

• Fourth place in air rifle at the 2011 NRA Intercollegiate NRA Club Championships

In High School• 2009 Camp Perry Open Sporter Class indi-

vidual and team champion• Two-time MVP and team captain at Western

Reserve Academy • Also lettered in soccer and baseball

Personal• Son of Wallis and Lisa Cover• Has one sister• Birthday is February 23• Majoring in computer science/computer

engineering • Member of Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society • Dean’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle588 vs. Navy, Oct. 27, 2012Smallbore575 at NCAA Qualifier (Columbus, Ohio), Feb. 17, 2013Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 12 583.0 5882012 13 574.2 581Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 12 568.42 5752012 13 563.9 569

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DANIEL SOJKA5-10, Senior · Kracow, Poland

Proven collegiate shooter … despite smallbore inexperience, earned NRA All-America honors in discipline in first season at WVU … opened his Moun-taineer career strong and will work on shooting consistently throughout entire season … provides solid depth and may be called upon to count toward team scores … had two non-competitive sea-sons, as he attended Harper College in 2010-11 and sat out 2011-12 after joining the Mountaineers … continued to shoot at competitions during down time … excited to compete for WVU.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore• All-GARC Second Team Smallbore and Hon-

orable Mention Air Rifle and Combined Score • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team • CRCA All-Academic Team• Shot a career-best 590 air rifle and finished

tied for third in the season opener at Army • Shot 581 smallbore and tied for third at Ohio

State • Tied for third in smallbore against Navy with

a career-best 585 score • Finished second in smallbore against Ne-

braska with a 581 score • Ranked No. 5 on team with 580.08 small-

bore and 1163.5 combined score season averages; also ranked No. 6 with a 583.42 air rifle average

• Finished 17th overall at the 2012 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships with an aggregate score of 1745

• Placed 25th in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (2282) at the 2013 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol

At West Virginia in 2011-12• Sat out season and earned a redshirt• Finished 15th in the men’s 10m air rifle at the

2012 USA Shooting National Championships with a two-day total of 1172 (588, 584); also placed 16th in the men’s 50m 3 positions with an aggregate score of 2298 (1148, 1150)

At Murray State (2009-10)• Counted toward the team’s third-place air

rifle finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships• Member of the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference

(OVC) championship team• All-OVC Second Team Air Rifle• All-OVC Newcomer Teams Air Rifle and

Smallbore

In High School• Three-time NRA Junior Nationals competitor • Three-time Junior Olympics competitor • 2008 NRA 3 positions Sporter National

Champion • Attended Illinois’ Wheeling High

Personal• Son of Andrzej and Urszula Sojka• Has one brother• Birthday is June 20• Also attended Harper College (2010-11)• Majoring in mechanical engineering • President’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle590 at Army, Oct. 7, 2012Smallbore585 vs. Navy, Oct. 27, 2012Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 12 583.42 590Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 12 580.08 585

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TAyLORCIOTOLA6-4, Junior · Pasadena, Md.

One of the most experienced shooters on the team … earned two NRA All-America First-Team honors last season … team will lean on his scores each match … coach believes he still has room for im-provement, especially in consistency … belief is he will have his strongest season yet as a junior.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and

Smallbore• All-GARC Second Team Air Rifle, Smallbore

and Combined Score • Earned a share of the air rifle win at Ohio

State with a 592 score • Tied for second in smallbore against Mem-

phis with a career-best 587; also tied for third in air rifle with a 591, giving him a career-best 1178 aggregate total, good enough for third place

• Shot 591 air rifle against Navy and tied for second place

• Finished second in air rifle against Ole Miss with a career-best 595

• Tied for second place in air rifle on the first day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks with a 594 mark

• Shot 586 smallbore in the second day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks and finished second; also placed third in air rifle with a 591 mark

• Counted toward the team’s score at the 2013 GARC Championships, shooting 584 air rifle and 578 smallbore

• Shot 576 air rifle and 569 smallbore at the 2013 NCAA Championships

• Ranked No. 4 on team with 588.07 air rifle and 1168.15 combined score season averages; also ranked No. 6 with a 579.92 smallbore average

At West Virginia in 2011-12• NRA All-America Honorable Mention Small-

bore• All-GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore • Named to the CollegeSports360.com rifle

Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll (1/26)

• Opened Mountaineer career with a third-place finish against Air Force at the NU Rifle Range with a combined score of 1165; also tied for second in air rifle with a score of 586

• Tied for first in win over Alaska-Fairbanks with a score of 1170; also won smallbore with a personal-best score of 584

• Paced the Mountaineers against Kentucky with a combined score of 1165; also finished first on the team, fourth overall, with a 590 air rifle mark

• Finished eighth in air rifle and smallbore at the GARC Championships, shooting a personal-best 591 in the open air rifle relay and 101.9 in the final for a 692.9 total, and a team-best 583 smallbore relay score and 92.3 in the final for a 675.3 total; finished third overall with a personal-best 1174 aggregate score

• Placed sixth in air rifle at the NCAA Cham-pionships, shooting a personal-best 591 in qualification and 99.4 in the final for a 690.4 total; also shot 572 smallbore

• Smallbore season average of 576.7 and aggregate season average of 1161.5 ranked No. 3 on team

• Placed 40th in the men’s 10m air rifle at the USA Shooting Olympic Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day score of 1149 (578, 571)

In High School• Three-time state 3 position air rifle champion

(2005-07)• Two-time state 3 position outdoor champion• Intermediate junior’s air rifle champion at

2009 Junior Olympics; also placed second in junior’s 50m prone

• Captain, Queen Anne’s County 4-H rifle team• Treasurer, Queen Anne’s County 4-H rifle team• Attended Chesapeake Senior High

Personal• Son of Anthony and Dolores Ciotola• Birthday is February 19• Multidisciplinary Studies major with a focus

on communication studies, athletic coaching education and sport and exercise psychology

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle595 vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 9, 2012Smallbore587 vs. Memphis, Oct. 16, 2012Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 14 588.07 5952012 15 584.8 591Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 13 579.92 5872012 15 576.7 584

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MEELISKIISK5-9, Junior · Paide, Estonia

Strong international shooter … member of the Estonian National Team … improve-ments were noticed throughout sopho-more season, and he earned two NRA All-America honors, including a first-team smallbore recognition … will be looked upon to be an in-match leader … coach believes he settled into his shooting as a sophomore and admires his hard work … strength lies with smallbore … pushes 590 air score on a consistent basis.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America First Team Smallbore and

Second Team Air Rifle • All-GARC Second Team Air Rifle, Smallbore

and Combined Score • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team • CRCA All-Academic Team• Tied for third place in air rifle against Memphis

with a 591 score • Shot 591 air rifle against Navy and tied for

second place; also finished third in smallbore with a 585 mark

• Shot 584 smallbore and tied for second place against NC State

• Shot a career-best 588 smallbore and tied Pe-tra Zublasing for the discipline win in the first day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks; also finished second in air rifle with a 594 mark, giving him a career-best 1182 aggregate score

• Won smallbore against Nebraska with a 583 score

• Finished third in air rifle (589) and smallbore (578) against Murray State

• Shot a career-best 595 air rifle at the team’s NCAA Qualifier Match in Columbus, Ohio

• Finished sixth in air rifle at the 2013 GARC Championships with a 691.0 score, shooting 590 in the open relay and 101.0 in the final; also placed 10th in smallbore with a 580 mark

• Shot 585 air rifle and 575 smallbore at the 2013 NCAA Championships

• Ranked No. 3 on team with season averag-es of 581.14 smallbore, 589.21 air rifle and 1170.36 combined score

• Finished 16th overall at the 2012 USA Shoot-ing Winter Air Gun Championships with the men’s high visitor mark of 1748, shooting the high-visitor score each day

• Competed for the Estonian National Team at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Rus-sia, and at the 2013 European Championship

At West Virginia in 2011-12• NRA All-America Second Team Air Rifle • All-GARC Honorable Mention Combined Score • CRCA All-Academic Team• Finished third at Nebraska with a score of 1159• Finished third in smallbore against Army with

a personal-best score of 581• Finished fourth overall against Murray State

with a personal-best 1164• Shot a personal-best air rifle score of 592 at

TCU and finished second on the team, fourth overall

• Finished second on the team against Ken-tucky with a personal-best combined score of 1164; also paced the team in smallbore with a 576 mark

• Won air rifle against NC State with a score of 588; also placed third overall (1161)

• Finished second in air rifle with a person-al-best 592 against VMI

• Shot 583 air rifle and 572 smallbore toward the team’s score at the GARC Championships

• Ranked No. 4 on team with air rifle season average of 584.9; also owned smallbore and aggregate season averages of 572.5 and 1157.4, respectively

• Won the men’s visitor 10m air rifle competition at the USA Shooting Olympic Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day score of 1174 (589, 585)

• Shot 583 in the men’s 10m air rifle at the Munich ISSF World Cup

In High School• Member of the Jarva County Shooting Sport Club• Member of the Estonian National Team• Named Best Youth Shooter in 2009 by the

Estonian Shooting Sport Federation • Three-time Estonian air rifle champion• Set the Estonian 3x40 junior record in 2010 with

a score of 1160• Sixth place, 2009 European prone junior cham-

pionships• Gold medal, 2007 Estonian Air Rifle Champion-

ships (686.6 final score)• Personal best prone score of 597 is an Estonian

junior record• Attended Paide Co-Educational Gymnasium

Personal• Son of Allan Kiisk and Eve Valdmaa• Married to Kristina Kiisk, who is also a shooter

and won the Bronze medal at the 2003 Europe-an Championships in the junior women’s sport pistol team event

• Has one brother• Birthday is June 4• Majoring in computer and electrical engineering• Dean’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle595 at NCAA Qualifier (Columbus, Ohio), Feb. 17, 2013Smallbore588 at Alaska-Fairbanks, Nov. 17, 2012Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 14 589.21 5952012 14 584.9 592Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 14 581.14 5882012 14 572.5 581

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THOMASKyANKO5-10, Junior · Wellsburg, W.Va.

Experienced shooter who spent time with the USA Junior National Team … hard work has paid off on the national stage … experience as an individual qualifier at the 2013 NCAA Championships and a seventh-place finish in smallbore should propel him to a strong junior campaign … coach hopes his potential will help him consistently count toward team’s scores … excels in the classroom.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore • GARC Scholar-Athlete• All-GARC Second Team Smallbore• Named to the Capital One Academic All-Amer-

ica Men’s At-Large Third Team • Named to the Capital One District 2 Academic

All-District At-Large Men’s Team • Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team • CRCA All-Academic Team• Tied for the smallbore win in the season open-

er at Army with a career-best 591; also finished second in air rifle with a 591 score, giving him a career-best aggregate total of 1182, good enough for second place

• Tied for third place in smallbore at Ohio State with a 581 score

• Shot a season-best 592 air rifle on the first day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks, good enough for fourth place

• Shot 584 smallbore and placed third in the second day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks

• Finished second in smallbore against Nebraska with a 581 score

• Placed fourth in smallbore at the 2013 GARC Championships with a score of 684.4, finishing second in the open relay with a 587 mark and shooting 97.4 in the final; also shot 585 air rifle

• Competed as an individual smallbore qualifier at the 2013 NCAA Championships and finished seventh with a 675.9 score; shot 580 in the open relay and 95.9 in the final

• Ranked No. 4 on team with a smallbore season average of 580.79 and No. 6 with a combined score season average of 1163.31

• Tallied a three-day score of 1734 at the 2012 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships

• Placed 11th in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (2318), 27th in the men’s 10m air rifle (1215.6) and 47th (1224.0) in the men’s 50m rifle prone at the 2013 USA Shooting National Champion-ships for Rifle and Pistol

At West Virginia in 2011-12• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore• GARC Rookie of the Year• GARC Scholar-Athlete • All-GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore and

Combined Score • CRCA All-Academic Team• Opened Mountaineer career with a sec-

ond-place smallbore showing (582) against Air Force at the NU Rifle Range

• Finished second at Nebraska with a score of 1171; also finished second in air rifle (590) and smallbore (581)

• Finished second in win over Army with a 1169 combined score; also finished second in small-bore with a personal-best score of 583

• Shot 582 smallbore and finished second against Murray State

• Finished second against Akron with a person-al-best score of 1174; also shot a personal best 594 in air rifle and finished second and shot 580 smallbore and placed third

• Tied for first in win over Alaska-Fairbanks with a score of 1170; also won air rifle (590)

• Finished third in smallbore at Ohio State with a 582 score; included in his mark was a school-record 200 prone

• Shot 586 air rifle and 573 smallbore toward the team’s score at the GARC Championships

• One of five Mountaineers to compete at NCAA Championships and shot 579 air rifle and 569 smallbore

• Ranked No. 3 on team with a smallbore season average of 576.7 and No. 4 with an aggregate season average of 1160.7

• Placed 30th in the men’s 10m air rifle compe-tition at the USA Shooting Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day total of 1163 (583, 580)

At West Virginia in 2010-11• Redshirted• Had a fantastic showing at the 2011 USA

Shooting National Championships, winning the junior men’s 50m 3 position, placing third

in the junior men’s 10m air rifle and ninth in the junior men’s 50m rifle prone; also placed third and 14th in the men’s 50m 3 position and men’s 10m air rifle, respectively

• Successful outing at the 2010 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championship, earning a Silver medal on day two in the junior men’s 10m air rifle with a final score of 687.7 (586, 101.7)

In High School• Member of the USA Junior National team• Represented the USA at the 2008 Shooting

Hopes match in Pilzen, Czech Republic, and finished eighth in junior men’s 50m 3 position and ninth in junior men’s 50m prone

• Finished second overall in smallbore at the 2009 Junior Olympics

• Finalist and high J2 in smallbore at the 2008 Junior Olympics

• Junior finalist in smallbore at the 2008 USA Nationals

• Valedictorian and Bucklew Scholar at Brooke High; member of the honors program and community service club

Personal• Son of Mark and Mari Kyanko• Birthday is July 22• Has one sister• Enrolled in the WVU Honors Program • Majoring in computer science• President’s List• Dean’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle594 vs. Akron, Jan. 14, 2012Smallbore591 at Army, Oct. 7, 2012Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 13 582.46 5922012 15 584.0 594Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 14 580.79 5912012 15 576.7 583

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MARENPREDIGER5-6, Junior · Petersaurach, Germany

Strong shooter with international expe-rience … comes from a strong shoot-ing country … emerged as one of the NCAA’s top air rifle shooters and will lead the team in the discipline this season … adjusted well to collegiate shooting … smallbore scores steadily improved throughout her sophomore season … broke into German National Team over the 2013 summer and earned a spot among the top young shooters on the international stage.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle • All-GARC First Team Air Rifle• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team • CRCA All-Academic Team• Sat out first four matches of the season in

compliance with transfer rules • Made her Mountaineer debut against Ole

Miss and finished third in air rifle with a 594 score

• In just her second career match with the Mountaineers, finished second in air rifle with a 595 total against NC State

• Finished second in air rifle on the second day of competition at Alaska-Fairbanks with a score of 594

• Placed second in air rifle against Nebraska with a 593 mark

• Finished second in air rifle at Kentucky with a 595 score

• Shot a career-best 598 air rifle and finished second overall against Murray State

• Matched her career-best 598 air rifle, the squad’s top mark, at the team’s NCAA Quali-fying Match in Columbus, Ohio

• Finished third in air rifle at the 2013 GARC Championships with a score of 699.7, shoot-ing a championship-best 597 in the open relay and 102.7 in the final; also shot toward the team’s smallbore score with a 570 mark

• Finished eighth in air rifle at the 2013 NCAA Championships with a score of 692.1, shoot-ing a relay-best 591 in the day’s first compe-tition and 101.1 in the final; also finished 16th in smallbore with a career-best 576

• Two-day combined score of 1167, shot at the GARC and NCAA Championships, was her top mark of the season

• Ranked No. 2 on team with a 594.6 air rifle season average

• Won Gold in the women’s 10m air rifle at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia

• Finished third (417.7) in the women’s 10m air rifle MQS match at the 2013 ISSF Munich World Cup

With the German National Team • Finished first in the junior women’s 10m air

rifle at the 2011 German Championships (398, 100.8) and the 2010 German Champi-onships (398, 101.0)

• Placed 27th in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2010 Munich ISSF World Champi-onships (393)

• Finished 2010 with five victories in junior women’s 10m air rifle competitions

• Placed second in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2009 European Championships (396, 103.6)

• Finished second (394) in the female youth 10m air rifle at the 2006 German Champion-ships

• Attended Johann-Sebastian-Bach Gymnasi-um in Windsbach, Germany

Personal• Daughter of Joachim and Gabriele Prediger• Birthday is April 30• Has one sister• Majoring in chemistry • Dean’s List • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle598 vs. Murray State, Feb. 9, 2013NCAA Qualifier (Columbus, Ohio), Feb. 17, 2013Smallbore576 at NCAA Championships (Columbus, Ohio), March 8, 2013Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 10 594.6 598Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 10 563.6 576

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GARRETTSPURGEON6-2, Sophomore · Canton, Mo. .

One of the nation’s top junior shooters and a member of the USA Junior National Team … integral part of the Mountaineers’ 2013 NCAA Championships victory … counted toward the team’s scores right away … experience gained on the inter-national circuit in the summer of 2013 will help him as a sophomore … strength is his consistency with both guns.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America First Team Smallbore and

Second Team Air Rifle • GARC Rookie of the Year • All-GARC First Team Smallbore and Com-

bined Score, and Honorable Mention Air Rifle• CRCA All-Academic Team• Shot a career-best 589 smallbore in season

opener at Army, good enough for third place; also tied for third in air rifle with a 590, giving him a third-place aggregate total of 1179

• Finished second in smallbore at Ohio State with a 582 mark

• Triumphant in his WVU Rifle Range debut, winning smallbore with a career-best 589; also shot a career-high 592 air rifle and fin-ished second, giving him a career-best 1181 aggregate total, good enough for second place

• Shot a career-best 589 smallbore for the third time in four matches against Navy and took the discipline win

• Finished second in smallbore against Ole Miss with a 587 score

• Shot 584 smallbore and tied for second place against NC State

• Finished second in smallbore against Murray State with a 581 mark

• Placed eighth in smallbore at the 2013 GARC Championships with a score of 677.6, shoot-ing 582 in the open relay and 95.6 in the final; also counted toward the team’s score in air rifle and tallied 586

• Shot 589 air rifle and finished 11th overall at the 2013 NCAA Championships; also shot 576 smallbore and placed 16th

• Ranked No. 2 on team with 583.5 smallbore and 1171.07 combined score season averag-es; also ranked No. 5 with a 587.57 air rifle season average

• Tallied two top-five junior finishes at the 2012 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Champion-ships, including a personal best fourth-place showing with a mark of 694.2 (593, 101.2); finished sixth overall with an aggregate total of 1766

• Finished fourth in 50m men’s 3 positions (2398.1), eighth in men’s 10m air rifle (1270.6) and ninth in 50m men’s prone (1179) at the 2013 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships

• Shot 614.7 and finished ninth in the men’s 10m air rifle MQS match at the 2013 ISSF Munich World Cup

• Won the junior men’s 50m rifle 3 positions Gold medal (2324) and finished sixth overall at the 2013 USA Shooting National Cham-pionships for Rifle and Pistol; title was his second straight

• Placed second in the junior men’s 10m air rifle (1238.1), sixth in the men’s division (1236.1) at the 2013 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol; also fin-ished fifth in the junior men’s 50m rifle prone division (1236.2), 23rd overall

In High School • Won the junior men’s 50m rifle 3 positions

Gold medal at the 2012 USA Shooting Na-tional Championships for Rifle and Pistol

• Four-time National Junior Olympics qualifier; won two Bronze medals in smallbore in 2007 and Gold in air rifle in 2009

• Two-time Missouri air rifle state champion (2010, 2011)

• High J2 smallbore shooter at the 2010 and 2011 USA National Championships

• High J2 air rifle shooter at the 2011 National Junior Olympics

• Attended Canton R-V High

Personal• Son of Larry and Joann Spurgeon• Birthday is February 14• Has one brother• Majoring in civil engineering• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle592 vs. Memphis, Oct. 16, 2012Smallbore589 at Army, Oct. 7, 2012 vs. Memphis, Oct. 16, 2012 vs. Navy, Oct. 27, 2012Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 14 587.57 592Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 14 583.5 589

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PATRICKSUNDERMAN6-0, Sophomore · Farmington, Minn.

Skill and talent will help him push for a counting position this season … gained immeasurable experience as a freshman … became more consistent as rookie season progressed … on the cusp of individually qualifying for NCAAs as a freshman … looks to add to match expe-rience this year.

At West Virginia in 2012-13• NRA All-America Honorable Mention Small-

bore • All-GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore • Shot a career-best 589 air rifle in season

opener at Army, good enough for fifth place • Shot a career-best 584 smallbore and fin-

ished third against Ole Miss • Had a career day against NC State, match-

ing his career-best numbers of 589 air rifle and 584 smallbore, giving him a season-best 1173 aggregate total; he finished tied for second in smallbore

• Shot 571 air rifle and 578 smallbore at the 2013 GARC Championships

• Finished third in the 50m men’s prone (1287.6) and eighth in the 50m men’s 3 positions (2389.3) at the 2012 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships

In High School• Three-time rifle state champion• Three-time Junior Olympic Championships

qualifier• Finished fourth in air rifle at the 2012 Junior

Olympic Championships; also finished fifth in smallbore

• Competed in the 2012 Olympic air rifle trials (parts 1 and 2)

• Attended Farmington High

Personal• Son of Mike and Linda Sunderman• Birthday is August 17• Has one sister• Majoring in mechanical engineering • Member of the WVU National Guard

PERSONAL BESTSAir Rifle589 at Army, Oct. 7, 2012 vs. NC State, Nov. 11, 2012Smallbore584 vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 9, 2012 vs. NC State, Nov. 11, 2012Career Air RifleYear Matches avg. High2013 12 583.25 589Career SmallboreYear Matches avg. High2013 12 576.67 584

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JEAN-PIERRELUCAS5-8, R-Freshman · Speers, Pa..

At West Virginia in 2012-13• Joined the Mountaineers in January and sat

out with a redshirt

In High School• Competed at the National Junior Olympic

Championships in 3 positions • Junior champion, 2007 Williamsport 1,000-

yard world open light gun • State champion, 2007 Ohio 1,000-yard two

gun overall • Second place, 2007 Virginia 1,000-yard two

gun overall • Earned highest honors at Charleroi High• Vice president of the Charleroi Drafting Club

Personal• Son of Pierre and Karen Lucas• Birthday is April 7• Has one sister• Majoring in petroleum and natural gas

engineering • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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SyDNEySMITH5-6, Freshman · Wayne, W.Va.

In High School• Three-time captain of the Junior ROTC team

at Wayne High• Two-time (2011, 2012) champion, girls air ri-

fle and smallbore, at the West Virginia Junior Olympic Championship

• Competed at the 2012 USA Junior Olympics• Attended the 2012 National Rifle Association

youth Education Summit

• First place, 2011 West Virginia 4-H (rifle) competition

• First place, 2011 Braxton County National Rifle Association Smallbore Shoot

• First place, 2010 Wayne High School JROTC Invite

• Member of the National Honor Society

Personal• Daughter of Jesse and Cathy Smith• Birthday is August 5• Has three sisters and one brother• Majoring in mechanical engineering

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2013-14 | PrESEASON NOtEbOOk

Protecting the Title For the first time since the 2009-10 season, the WVU rifle team carries the nation’s biggest target on its back as the defending NCAA champions.

WVU won its nation-best 15th national title with a combined score of 4679 on March 9, 2013, at Ohio State’s French Field House.

The last team to win back-to-back titles was Alaska-Fairbanks in 2007 and 2008. The Mountaineers last won two straight titles in 1997 and 1998; those titles capped a four-year run of championships for WVU.

Coaches Pay RespectThe Mountaineers enter the 2013-14 season as the nation’s top team, as WVU was ranked No. 1 in the Preseason College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Top 20 Poll. WVU earned 12 of the poll’s 16 first-place votes. The Mountaineers ended last season at No. 1 after winning their nation-best 15th NCAA title.

Kentucky, the 2013 national runner-up, was ranked No. 2, while Alaska-Fairbanks was No. 3. The Wildcats received three first-place votes, and the Nanooks earned one. TCU, the 2012 National Champion and last season’s third-place finisher, was No. 4, and Army was No. 5.

All-America Flavor Seven 2013 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-Americans return for the Mountaineers this season: senior Daniel Sojka, juniors Taylor Ci-otola, Meelis Kiisk, Thomas Kyanko and Maren Prediger, and sophomores Garrett Spurgeon and Patrick Sunderman.

Four Mountaineers collected first-team awards last year. Ciotola earned a spot on the air rifle and smallbore teams, pushing his career total to three, as he was named to the 2012 small-bore honorable mention team. Prediger landed on the air rifle squad, while Kiisk and Spurgeon were named to the smallbore team.

Kiisk and Spurgeon also were named to the air rifle second team. Kiisk owns three career NRA All-America honors, as he was named to the air rifle second team in 2012. Kyanko and Sojka earned second team smallbore honors, the first career award for Sojka and the second

for Kyanko, as he was named to the same team in 2012. Sunderman was named to the smallbore honorable mention squad.

Senior Chance Cover puts the Mountaineer returners at eight this year.

New Faces Jean-Pierre Lucas and Sydney Smith complete the Mountaineers’ 2013-14 roster.

Lucas joined the Mountaineers last January but sat out with a redshirt. The Speers, Pa., native competed at the National Junior Olym-pic Championships in 3 positions. He is the 2007 Williamsport 1,000-yard world open light gun junior champion and the 2007 Ohio 1,000-yard two gun overall state champion.

Smith, a freshman out of Wayne, W.Va., was a three-time captain of the Junior ROTC team at Wayne High. She was a two-time (2011, 2012) champion in girls air rifle and smallbore at the West Virginia Junior Olympic Championship and competed at the 2012 USA Junior Olym-pics. Additionally, Smith attended the 2012 National Rifle Association Youth Education Summit.

Great ReignThe Mountaineers have made a home in the winner’s circle at the GARC Championships – and they show no signs of moving any time soon.

WVU will shoot for its conference-best fifth straight title March 1-2, at Mississippi’s Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center, in Oxford, Miss.

The Mountaineers became the first team to win four consecutive GARC titles with their 4705 two-day total at last year’s champion-ship. WVU shot winning 2335 smallbore and 2370 air rifle scores.

WVU owns a conference-best seven GARC titles.

The Best of the BestThe WVU rifle team prides itself on shooting against the nation’s best teams, and this season is no different, as coach Jon Ham-mond has scheduled a difficult slate for the Mountaineers.

WVU’s 2013-14 schedule features seven home matches at the WVU Rifle Range and two of

the NCAA’s top-four teams from one year ago. The Mountaineers will open their season in Morgantown for the first time in three years, as they play host to Ohio State on Oct. 5. The squad will then open its GARC schedule with a match at Nebraska, the seventh-place team at the 2013 NCAA Championships, on Oct. 13.

Three straight home matches, including shoul-der-to-shoulders with Army and Mississippi, and a match at new GARC foe Navy on Nov. 16, close out WVU’s fall schedule.

WVU resumes its season in January and will compete against NC State on Jan. 19. Following trips to the Winthrow Invitational and Memphis, the Mountaineers will close out their regular season against Alaska-Fairbanks and Kentucky at the WVU Rifle Range. UK finished second at last season’s NCAA Championships, while UAF placed fourth.

WVU defeated UAF twice last season, in Fairbanks, Alaska, winning 4719-4670 and 4716-4651. The Wildcats got the better of WVU in the regular season, winning 4704-4695, at Baker Hall, in Lexington, Ky.; that victory gave UK the GARC regular-season title, its third straight.

Outside SuccessThe WVU rifle team was well represented in the international and national shooting scene this offseason, as several Mountaineers shot competitively away from Morgantown.

Junior Maren Prediger won Gold in the wom-en’s 10m air rifle at the 2013 Summer Universi-ade on July 12, in Kazan, Russia. Representing Germany, she shot 206.4 in the discipline final for the victory. Prediger advanced in the com-petition after finishing fourth in the qualification relay with a 414.7 mark.

Junior Meelis Kiisk joined Prediger at the Universiade Games and shot for Estonia. He placed 20th in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions with a score of 1149. Kiisk also shot at the 2013 European Shooting Championships in July and earned his top finish in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions, where he placed 38th with an 1155 score.

Sophomore Garrett Spurgeon won the junior men’s 50m rifle 3 positions Gold medal at the 2013 USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol on June 4. He successfully defended his junior title and finished sixth overall with a two-day aggregate score of 2324, shooting 1161 and 1159. His final total benefited from a four-point boost from his fifth-place finish (420.8) on the first day of com-petition. He also finished second in the junior men’s 10m air rifle competition with a score of 1238.1. Spurgeon shot 616.7 and 613.4. He earned eight extra points with a final’s-best score of 206.

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2013-14 SchEdulEDate Opponent Place Time Oct. 5 Ohio State Morgantown All DayOct. 13 at Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. All DayOct. 26 Army* Morgantown All DayNov. 2 Mississippi* Morgantown All DayNov. 3 Akron Morgantown All DayNov. 16 at Navy* Annapolis, Md. All DayJan. 19 NC State* Morgantown All DayJan. 24 at Winthrow Invitational Murray, Ky. All DayJan. 25 at Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. All DayFeb. 6 Alaska-Fairbanks Morgantown All DayFeb. 8 Kentucky* Morgantown All DayFeb. 22 NCAA Qualifiers Murray, Ky. All DayMarch 1-2 GARC Championships Oxford, Miss. All DayMarch 14-15 NCAA Championships Murray, Ky. All Day

* - Great American Rifle Conference opponent All home matches expected to begin at 8 a.m.All match dates subject to change

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General InformationLocation: Morgantown, W.Va.Enrollment: 32,348President: Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County, ’85)

Director of Athletics: Oliver Luck (West Virginia University, ’82)

NCAA Faculty Representative: John Fisher

Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Great American Rifle Conference (GARC)

Nickname: MountaineersColors: Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)

Home Facility: Mountaineer Rifle Range

Coaching InformationHead Coach: Jon Hammond (West Virginia University, ’05)Overall Record: 70-13 (seven seasons)Record at WVU: same

Rifle HistorySeason of Rifle: 64thFirst Year of Rifle: 1951All-Time Record: 591-101 (.854)NCAA Championships (Last): 15 (2013)NCAA Championships Appearances (Last): 27 (2013)

NCAA Individual Champions (Last): 22 (2013)

NRA All-America Honors: 349Olympians: 30

Team Information2012-13 Record: 11-12012-13 GARC Record: 5-1NCAA Finish: FirstNCAA Individual Champions: Petra Zublasing (smallbore and air rifle)

NRA All-America Honors: 12Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/2Newcomers: 2

Sports InformationAssistant Sports Information Director/Rifle Contact: Shannon McNamara

Assistant Athletic Director/ Communications: Michael Fragale

Sports Information Director: Bryan Messerly

Director of Football Communications: Mike Montoro

Director of New Media: John Antonik

Associate Sports Information Director: Katie Kane

Assistant Sports Information Director: Grant Dovey

SID’s e-mail: [email protected]

Sports Communications Phone: (304) 293-2821

Sports Communications Fax: (304) 293-4105

Mailing Address: Sports Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Website: WVUsports.com Twitter: @WVUrifle, @WVUsportsFacebook: www.Facebook.com/WVURifle

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Simply the BestWhen the 2012-13 season closed, the West Virginia University rifle team stood alone at the top of the podium, as the Mountaineers won their nation-best 15th NCAA title with a 4679 showing at the NCAA Championships, March 8-9, on the Ohio State campus.

The Mountaineers overcame a one-shot smallbore deficit and outshot the field in air rifle on the championship’s second day, shooting a winning 2363 score. Additionally, WVU finished third in smallbore with a 2316 score.

WVU’s victory was its first since winning the 2009 title. The Mountaineers are the only WVU program to ever win an NCAA Championship. The title was the second career for coach Jon Hammond. The team’s winning aggregate score was the second highest in NCAA history; Kentucky won the 2011 title with a 4700 mark.

History-Making TalentFollowing her appearance with the Italian National Team at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games, Petra Zublasing returned to Morgantown and wrote the final chapter in her illustrious Mountaineer career, leading WVU to its nation-best 15th NCAA title and winning two more individual national championships.

The Appiano, Italy, native successfully defended her 2012 NCAA air rifle title, shooting a near-perfect 598 (99-100-100-100-100-99) and 103.7 in the finals for a combined score of 701.7 at the 2013 championships. The victory was her second in as many days, and the third of her career, as she also won the smallbore title. Sitting in second place with a 589 score, Zublasing shot a 99.3 score in the final, giving her a 688.3 total and her first-career smallbore win.

Zublasing was the first shooter to win both NCAA titles at one championship since Alaska-

Fairbanks’ Matthew Emmons took the victories in 2001. She was the second WVU student-athlete to win three career national titles in any sport, as wrestler Greg Jones earned titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

With two career air rifle titles, Zublasing became the first Mountaineer to earn a pair of career awards since Trevor Gathman finished first in air rifle in 1993 and 1996. A WVU shooter has now won the NCAA air rifle championship in three straight years.

Zublasing was the first WVU shooter to finish her career with an air rifle and smallbore title. With her two wins last season, the Mountaineers now show 16 national champions and 22 individual NCAA title wins.

Following her two NCAA title victories, Zublasing was named the College Rifle Coaches Association’s (CRCA) Shooter of the Match. She was WVU’s third honoree and first since Marcos Scrivner won the award in 1997. Additionally, she was selected as a conference honoree for the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Zublasing was one of five Division I student-athletes selected as an Independent honoree. More than 140 NCAA female student-athletes, representing multiple sports across NCAA Divisions I, II and III, were selected by their conferences and by independent schools from a pool of 430 individual nominations for the national award.

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NCAA RepresentationTwo additional Mountaineers qualified alongside Petra Zublasing for the air rifle and smallbore finals at the 2013 NCAA championships.

Maren Prediger finished eighth in air rifle with a 692.1 score. She shot a relay-best 591 in the first air rifle competition and 101.1 in the final.

Thomas Kyanko placed seventh in smallbore with a score of 675.0. Kyanko, an individual qualifier for the NCAA Championships, shot 580 in the relay and 95.9 in the final. WVU was the only team to place two shooters in the eight-man smallbore final.

Record-Setting FashionWhile the Mountaineers’ victory at the 2013 NCAA Championships ensured that the 2012-13 season was memorable for all involved, WVU also achieved several milestones that will be forever etched in the program’s record book.

WVU shot two NCAA records, including a 4720 combined score in its win over Ole Miss (4624) at the WVU Rifle Range on Nov. 9, 2012. The mark bested the previous national record of 4717, also shot by the Mountaineers in their victory over Memphis (4634) on Oct. 16, 2012, at the WVU Rifle Range. Six Mountaineers combined for the record: Petra Zublasing, Taylor Ciotola, Meelis Kiisk, Thomas Kyanko, Maren Prediger and Garrett Spurgeon.

The Mountaineers set an NCAA air rifle record in its NCAA qualifying match on Feb. 17, 2013, at Ohio State, shooting 2381. The previous high of 2376 was shot twice by the Mountaineers last season. Five shooters were credited with the record: Zublasing, Ciotola, Kiisk, Prediger and Spurgeon.

WVU also shot a school-record 2348 smallbore score in its win at Army on Oct. 7 and in its win over Memphis on Oct. 16. Ciotola, Kyanko, Spurgeon, Zublasing and Daniel Sojka are credited with the record.

Zublasing also set two Mountaineer individual records – smallbore (595) and aggregate total (1193).

Mountaineers HonoredFollowing their nation-best 15th NCAA Championships victory, eight Mountaineers earned 12 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors.

Petra Zublasing was named to the NRA Air Rifle and Smallbore All-America First Teams. She concluded her Mountaineer career with five first-team awards.

Taylor Ciotola also was named to both discipline first teams, his first career first-team selections. Maren Prediger earned an air rifle

first-team honor, while Meelis Kiisk and Garrett Spurgeon were named to the smallbore first team.

Kiisk and Spurgeon also found a spot on the air rifle second team. Thomas Kyanko and Daniel Sojka landed on the smallbore second team, while Patrick Sunderman was named to the smallbore honorable mention squad.

Conference Supremacy The Mountaineers continued to strong-arm the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) competition in 2012-13, as WVU won its fourth straight conference title with a 4705 showing at the 2013 championships, at Mississippi’s Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center, in Oxford, Miss., Feb. 23-24.

WVU won team titles in both disciplines, shooting 2370 air rifle and 2335 smallbore.

The Mountaineers were the first team to win four straight GARC titles; the squad previously won three consecutive championships twice. WVU now owns a conference-best seven GARC titles.

Petra Zublasing, the GARC Senior and Shooter of the Year, shot a school-record 595 smallbore and won the discipline title. Included in her winning day was a school-record 199 standing score. She became the

fourth different Mountaineer to win the GARC smallbore title, and the first since Olympic Gold medalist Nicco Campriani did so in 2010 and 2011. Her win pushed WVU’s GARC individual smallbore title count to five.

Zublasing and Maren Prediger also had strong showings in air rifle, with the duo finishing second (700.5) and third (699.7), respectively. Additionally, Meelis Kiisk finished sixth in air rifle (691.0), while Thomas Kyanko and Garrett Spurgeon placed fourth (684.4) and eighth (677.6), respectively, in smallbore.

On-Target in the Classroom, TooPetra Zublasing and Thomas Kyanko were named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-America Women’s and Men’s At-Large Second and Third Teams, respectively.

The award was the second consecutive career recognition for Zublasing and the first for Kyanko. Four student-athletes from the rifle team have earned six Academic All-America honors since 2010.

WVU also placed seven student-athletes on the 2013 College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-Academic Team. The seven honors matched a program-record first set in 2011. Those honored were: Zublasing, Kyanko, Chance Cover, Meelis Kiisk, Daniel Sojka, Maren Prediger and Garrett Spurgeon.

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2012-13 RESultSDate Opponent ResultOct. 7 at Army* W, 4709-4631Oct. 13 at Ohio State W, 4690-4594Oct. 13 vs. Akron # W, 4690-4571Oct. 16 Memphis* W, 4717-4634Oct. 27 Navy W, 4710-4613Nov. 9 Ole Miss* W, 4720-4624Nov. 11 NC State* W, 4697-4596Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks W, 4719-4670Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks W, 4716-4651Jan. 19 Nebraska* W, 4689-4661Feb. 2 at Kentucky* L, 4704-4695Feb. 9 Murray State W, 4700-4628Feb. 17 at Ohio State ! 4716Feb. 23-24 GARC Championships ^ First Place, 4705March 8-9 NCAA Championships # First Place, 4679

* - GARC match# - at Columbus, Ohio! – NCAA Qualifying Match^ - at Oxford, Miss.

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2012-13 TeAM ReSulTSDate Opponent Result Oct. 7 at Army* W, 4709-4631Oct. 13 at Ohio State W, 4690-4594Oct. 13 vs. Akron # W, 4690-4571Oct. 16 Memphis* W, 4717-4634Oct. 27 Navy W, 4710-4613Nov. 9 Ole Miss* W, 4720-4624Nov. 11 NC State* W, 4697-4596Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks W, 4719-4670Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks W, 4716-4651Jan. 19 Nebraska* W, 4689-4661Feb. 2 at Kentucky* L, 4704-4695Feb. 9 Murray State W, 4700-4628Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifying March # 4716Feb. 23-24 GARC Championships % First Place, 4705March 8-9 NCAA Championships # First Place, 4679

* - GARC match# - at Columbus, Ohio % - at Oxford, Miss.

2013 NCAA Champions! Four-time defending GARC ChampionsRecords – 11-1, 5-1 GARCRanking – No. 1, Final 2013 CRCA PollWVU Season Average: 4704.43WVU Air Rifle Season Average: 2367.21WVU Smallbore Season Average: 2336.57WVU Opponent Season Average: 4630.67

2012-13 INdIvIduAl STATISTICSTaylor Ciotola Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 589 577 1166Oct. 13 at Ohio State 592 580 1172Oct. 16 Memphis* 591 587 SH/PB 1178 SH/PBOct. 27 Navy 591 586 1177Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 595 SH/PB 582 1177Nov. 11 NC State* 588 571 1169Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 594 582 1176Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 591 586 1177Jan. 19 Nebraska* 585 579 1164Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 582 575 1157Feb. 9 Murray State 586 -- --Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 589 577 1166Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 584 578 1162March 8-9 NCAAs # 576 569 1145SeasonAverages 588.07 579.92 1168.15

Chance Cover Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 584 564 1148Oct. 13 at Ohio State 582 566 1148Oct. 16 Memphis* 586 563 1149Oct. 27 Navy 588 SH/PB 562 1150Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 584 570 1154Nov. 11 NC State* 584 572 1156Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 578 572 1150Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 576 565 1141Jan. 19 Nebraska* 584 570 1154Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 583 573 1156Feb. 9 Murray State 583 569 1152Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 584 575 SH/PB 1159 SH/PBFeb. 23-24 GARCS % -- -- --March 8-9 NCAAs # -- -- --SeasonAverages 583.0 568.42 1151.42

Meelis KiiskDate Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 586 581 1167Oct. 13 at Ohio State 583 580 1163Oct. 16 Memphis* 591 578 1169Oct. 27 Navy 591 585 1176Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 588 583 1171Nov. 11 NC State* 589 584 1173Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 594 588 SH/PB 1182 SH/PBNov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 589 583 1172Jan. 19 Nebraska* 588 583 1171Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 591 579 1170Feb. 9 Murray State 589 578 1167Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 595 SH/PB 579 1174Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 590 580 1170March 8-9 NCAAs # 585 575 1160SeasonAverages 589.21 581.14 1170.36

Thomas KyankoDate Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 591 591 SH/PB 1182 SH/PBOct. 13 at Ohio State 578 581 1159Oct. 16 Memphis* 589 585 1174Oct. 27 Navy 581 583 1164Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 583 577 1160Nov. 11 NC State* 579 573 1152Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 592 SH 579 1171Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 573 584 1157Jan. 19 Nebraska* 585 581 1166Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 568 574 1142Feb. 9 Murray State 586 576 1162Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 582 580 1162Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 585 587 1172March 8-9 NCAAs # -- 580 --SeasonAverages 582.46 580.79 1163.31

Matthew Martin Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 566 554 1120Oct. 13 at Ohio State 562 570 1132Oct. 16 Memphis* 566 563 1129Oct. 27 Navy 568 569 1137Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 562 566 1128Nov. 11 NC State* 571 570 1141Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 569 570 1139Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 575 SH/PB 557 1132Jan. 19 Nebraska* 559 571 1130Feb. 2 at Kentucky* -- -- --Feb. 9 Murray State 550 556 1106Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 564 578 SH/PB 1142 SH/PBFeb. 23-24 GARCS % -- -- --March 8-9 NCAAs # -- -- --SeasonAverages 564.73 565.82 1130.55

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Maren Prediger Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* -- -- --Oct. 13 at Ohio State -- -- --Oct. 16 Memphis* -- -- --Oct. 27 Navy -- -- --Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 594 560 1154Nov. 11 NC State* 595 557 1152Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 591 563 1154Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 594 565 1159Jan. 19 Nebraska* 593 556 1149Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 595 565 1160Feb. 9 Murray State 598 559 1157Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 598 SH/PB 565 1163Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 597 570 1167March 8-9 NCAAs # 591 576 SH/PB 1167 SH/PBSeasonAverages 594.6 563.6 1158.2

daniel Sojka Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 590 SH/PB 577 1167Oct. 13 at Ohio State 579 581 1160Oct. 16 Memphis* 585 583 1168Oct. 27 Navy 584 585 SH/PB 1169Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 587 583 1170 SH/PBNov. 11 NC State* 584 581 1165Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 579 580 1159Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 587 581 1168Jan. 19 Nebraska* 586 581 1167Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 585 575 1160Feb. 9 Murray State 579 575 1154Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 576 579 1155Feb. 23-24 GARCS % -- -- --March 8-9 NCAAs # -- -- --SeasonAverages 583.42 580.08 1163.5

Garrett Spurgeon Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 590 589 1179Oct. 13 at Ohio State 591 582 1173Oct. 16 Memphis* 592 SH/PB 589 1181 SH/PBOct. 27 Navy 586 589 SH/PB 1175Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 585 587 1172Nov. 11 NC State* 586 584 1170Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 590 585 1175Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 584 581 1165Jan. 19 Nebraska* 586 579 1165Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 588 579 1167Feb. 9 Murray State 583 581 1164Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 590 586 1176Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 586 582 1168March 8-9 NCAAs # 589 576 1165SeasonAverages 587.57 583.5 1171.07

Patrick Sunderman Date Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 589 572 1161Oct. 13 at Ohio State 586 561 1147Oct. 16 Memphis* 585 580 1165Oct. 27 Navy 578 579 1157Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 585 584 1169Nov. 11 NC State* 589 SH/PB 584 SH/PB 1173 SH/PBNov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 580 579 1159Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 581 578 1159Jan. 19 Nebraska* 585 571 1156Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 583 581 1164Feb. 9 Murray State -- -- --Feb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 587 573 1160Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 571 578 1149March 8-9 NCAAs # -- -- --SeasonAverages 583.25 576.67 1159.92

Petra ZublasingDate Match AirRifle Smallbore AggregateOct. 7 at Army* 592 591 1183Oct. 13 at Ohio State 592 592 1184Oct. 16 Memphis* 597 587 1184Oct. 27 Navy 597 -- --Nov. 9 Ole Miss* 599 592 1191Nov. 11 NC State* 595 590 1185Nov. 17 at Alaska-Fairbanks 597 588 1185Nov. 18 at Alaska-Fairbanks 596 593 1189Jan. 19 Nebraska* 598 -- --Feb. 2 at Kentucky* 596 592 1188Feb. 9 Murray State 599 SH 594 1193 SH/PB/SRFeb. 17 NCAA Qualifier# 598 593 1191Feb. 23-24 GARCS % 597 595 SH/PB/SR 1192March 8-9 NCAAs # 598 589 1187SeasonAverages 596.5 591.33 1187.67

* - GARC match# - at Columbus, Ohio% - at Oxford, Miss.

SH – season highPB – personal bestSR – school record

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RECORDBOOK

56........................................ WVU Records

57..................................Coaches Records

57...................................Individual Honors

59..............................................Olympians

60................................. NCAA Champions

61........................................ All-Americans

63........................................NCAA Results

65......NCAA Team Championship Results

66........................................ NCAA History

67........................................ GARC History

69.............................Year-By-Year Results

70........................ All-Time Series Records

71..................................... All-Time Scores

78............................................Rifle Alumni

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InDIvIDual Smallbore, full course (1200):

1188, Nicole Allaire at Tennessee Tech, March 2, 2003

Smallbore, full course (600*):595, Petra Zublasing at 2013 GARC Champi-onships (Oxford, Miss.), Feb. 23, 2013

Smallbore, prone (400):400, by several shooters

Smallbore, prone (200*):200, by several shooters; last time by Garrett Spurgeon at 2013 GARC Championships (Oxford, Miss.), Feb. 23, 2013

Smallbore, kneeling (400):400, Wade Tyner vs. Kentucky, Dec. 1, 2001400, Gary Hardy vs. Tennessee Tech, March 3, 1989

Smallbore, kneeling (200*):199, by several shooters; last time by Petra Zublasing at Army, Oct. 7, 2012

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

Smallbore, standing (200*):198, Nicco Campriani vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 22, 2011198, Petra Zublasing at 2013 GARC Champi-onships (Oxford, Miss.), Feb. 23, 2013

Air Rifle, 40 shots (400):397, Ann-Marie Pfiffner vs. St. John’s, Nov. 9, 1991

Air Rifle, 60 shots (600*):600, Nicco Campriani vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 22, 2011600, Nicco Campriani vs. Columbus State at Kentucky, Feb. 6, 2011600, Petra Zublasing vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2011

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

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*):2348, shot twice in 2012-13, the last time vs. Memphis, Oct. 16, 2012Taylor Ciotola (587), Thomas Kyanko (585), Daniel Sojka (583), Garrett Spurgeon (589), Petra Zublasing (587)

Air Rifle (1600):1562 at Canisius, Feb. 17, 1996Matt Aquaro (388), Trevor Gathman (391), Kim Howe (393), Marcos Scrivner (390)

Air Rifle (2400*): 2381% at 2013 NCAA Qualifying Match (Columbus, Ohio), Feb. 17, 2013Taylor Ciotola (589), Meelis Kiisk (595), Maren Prediger (598), Garrett Spurgeon (590), Petra Zublasing (598)

Aggregate Team RecordSmallbore and Air Rifle (6400):6241 at NCAA Championships, March 4, 1995Jean Foster (1174, 390), Trevor Gathman (1173, 390), Ryan Meagher (1161, --), Mar-cos Scrivner (--, 393), Tal Wilkins (1175, 385)

Aggregate Team Record Smallbore and Air Rifle (4800*):4720% vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 9, 2012Taylor Ciotola (582, 595), Meelis Kiisk (583, 588), Thomas Kyanko (577, --), Maren Pre-diger (--, 594), Garrett Spurgeon (587, 584), Petra Zublasing (592, 599)

* 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

Wvu 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.

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CAREER COaCHES’ RECORDS

Coach Seasons Years Record Pct.Maj. John Nicholas .........................1951-52 ....................................2 ...........................25-3 .................... .893Capt. Kendrick Barlow ..................1953-54 ....................................2 ...........................27-3 .................... .900Capt. Clair L. Book .........................1955-57 ....................................3 ..........................33-16 ................... .673Capt. Hugh H. Jones ......................1958-59 ....................................2 ..........................17-13 ................... .567Capt. Charles R. Means .................1960-63 ....................................4 ...........................53-5 .................... .914M/Sgt. Charles Haley .....................1964 .........................................1 ...........................19-0 .................. 1.000M/Sgt. Francis Orchard ..................1965-66 ....................................2 ...........................22-3 .................... .880Sgt. Joe Gravens ............................1967-68 ....................................2 ...........................13-4 .................... .765S/Sgt. Robert McNickle ..................1969-70 ....................................2 ...........................10-4 .................... .714Sp. 4 Gary Grady ............................1971 .........................................1 ............................5-3 ..................... .625Greg Yantis .....................................1972 .........................................1 ............................5-2 ..................... .714M/Sgt. Bobby Timms .....................1973-74 ....................................2 ...........................17-2 .................... .852M/Sgt. Roy Riffe .............................1974-75 ....................................2 ............................6-1 ..................... .857M/Sgt. Charles Neal .......................1976 .........................................1 ............................6-1 ..................... .857Ed Etzel ..........................................1977-87, 1989 .........................12 .........................101-5 ................... .952Greg Perrine ...................................1988 .........................................1 ............................9-0 .................... 1.000Marsha Beasley ..............................1990-2003, 2005-06 ................16 ........................153-23 .................. .869Jon Hammond ................................2006-Present ............................7 ..........................70-13 ................... .864Totals 63 591-101 .854

HOnORS

College Sports MagazineDivision I Rifle Athlete of the Year1994 Trevor Gathman1996 Trevor Gathman(discontinued after 1996 season)

College Rifle Coaches Association NCAA Shooter of the Championship1996 Trevor Gathman1997 Marcos Scrivner2013 Petra Zublasing

College Rifle Coaches Association Coach of the Year2009 Jon Hammond 2013 Jon Hammond

NRA Distinguished College Coach2008 Jon Hammond2012 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 StalzerGarett Smith

1992Joe PishockPam StalzerGarett SmithEric Uptagrafft

1993Jean FosterJoe PishockPam StalzerGarett SmithEric Uptagrafft

1994Jean FosterJoe Pishock

1995Jean FosterBrian FuhrmanMarcos ScrivnerJanelle Whateley

1996Brian FuhrmanMarcos ScrivnerJanelle Whateley

1997Brian FuhrmanKim HoweMarcos ScrivnerTalmadge Wilkins

1998Brian FuhrmanMarcos ScrivnerTalmadge WilkinsCory Willis

1999Tommy CaranasosMatt GaddSteve PowellApril SheaElizabeth SmithRob Toney

2000Tommy CaranasosMats PerssonSteve PowellApril SheaElizabeth Smith

2001Tommy CaranasosSteve PowellElizabeth SmithWade Tyner

2002Eric HensilSteve PowellWade Tyner

2003Nicole AllaireJon HammondEric HensilWade Tyner

2004Nicole AllaireEric Hensil

2005 Brian Launer

2006 Natasha DinsmoreRobin Glebes

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2007Natasha DinsmoreRobin GlebesLafe KunkelPaul MillerAmy Smith

2008Natasha DinsmoreLafe KunkelAndrew LamsonPaul MillerBryant WallizerAshley Zultanky 2009Andy LamsonPaul MillerJustin PentzKyle SmithAshley Zultanky

2010Nicco CamprianiMichael KulbackiAndy LamsonJustin PentzKyle SmithAshley Zultanky

2011Nicco CamprianiMichael KulbackiAndy LamsonJustin PentzKyle SmithPetra ZublasingAshley Zultanky

2012Chance CoverMeelis KiiskThomas KyankoPetra Zublasing

2013Chance CoverMeelis KiiskThomas KyankoMaren PredigerDaniel SojkaGarrett Spurgeon Petra Zublasing

CapITal OnE aCaDEmIC all-amERICa, aS SElECTED By THE COllEgE SpORTS InfORmaTIOn DIRECTORS Of amERICa (COSIDa)

First TeamEric Uptagrafft, 1993Marcos Scrivner, 1998Nicco Campriani, 2011

Second TeamDave Johnson, 1984Dave Johnson, 1986Eric Uptagrafft, 1992Andy Lamson, 2010Andy Lamson, 2011Petra Zublasing, 2012Petra Zublasing, 2013

Third TeamAndy Lamson, 2009Thomas Kyanko, 2013

CapITal OnE aCaDEmIC all-DISTRICT II, aS SElECTED By THE COllEgE SpORTS InfORmaTIOn DIRECTORS Of amERICa (COSIDa)

First TeamAndy Lamson, 2009Andy Lamson, 2010Andy Lamson, 2011Nicco Campriani, 2011Petra Zublasing, 2012Thomas Kyanko, 2013Petra Zublasing, 2013

Second TeamNicco Campriani, 2010

gTE/COSIDa aCaDEmIC all-amERICan Of THE yEaR(mEn’S fall anD WInTER SpORTS)Marcos Scrivner 1998

fRED SCHauS CapTaIn’S aWaRDTammie DeAngelis 1990Ann-Marie Pfiffner 1992Garett Smith 1993Jean Foster 1995

RED BROWn CupJim Bishop 1988Marcos Scrivner 1998Nicco Campriani 2011Petra Zublasing 2012Petra Zublasing, 2013

RIflE mOST valuaBlE SHOOTER1977 Stefan Thynell1978 Stefan Thynell1979 Stefan Thynell1980 Stefan Thynell1981 John Rost1982 John Rost1983 Dave Johnson1984 Dave Johnson1985 Christian Heller1986 Mike Anti1987 Web Wright1988 Web Wright1989 Gary Hardy1990 Gary Hardy1991 Gary Hardy1992 Ann-Marie Pfiffner1993 Eric Uptagrafft1994 Jean Foster1995 Trevor Gathman1996 Trevor Gathman1997 Matt Aquaro1998 Brian Fuhrman1999 Ron Nelson2000 Cory Willis2001 Cory Willis2002 Steve Powell2003 Nicole Allaire2004 Nicole Allaire2005 Robin Glebes and Lafe Kunkel2006 Brian Launer2007 Adam Somers2008 Lafe Kunkel 2008 Andy Lamson2009 Bryant Wallizer2010 Nicco Campriani

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mOunTaInEER OlympIanSYear Name Games 1968 Jack Writer (USA) Mexico City (Silver medal)1972 Jack Writer (USA) Munich (Gold medal)1976 Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Montreal1980 Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Moscow1984 Ed Etzel (USA) Los Angeles (Gold medal) Christian Heller (Sweden) Los Angeles John Rost (USA) Los Angeles1988 Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Seoul Web Wright (USA) Seoul1992 Mike Anti (USA) Barcelona Dave Johnson (USA) Barcelona Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Barcelona Ann-Marie Pfiffner (USA) Barcelona1996 Jean Foster (USA) Atlanta Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Atlanta Eric Uptagrafft (USA) Atlanta2000 Mike Anti (USA) Sydney Jean Foster (USA) Sydney Bruce Meredith (US Virgin Islands) Sydney2004 Mike Anti (USA) Athens (Silver medal) Dave Johnson (USA) Athens2008 Mike Anti (USA) Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy) Beijing Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Beijing Dave Johnson (USA) Beijing2012 Nicco Campriani (Italy) London (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal) Jon Hammond (Great Britain) London Dave Johnson (USA) London Eric Uptagrafft (USA) London Petra Zublasing (Italy) London

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Year Name Event 1961 Bruce Meredith Smallbore1966 Jack Writer Smallbore1981 John Rost Air Rifle1982 John Rost Air Rifle1983 David Johnson Smallbore1984 Bob Broughton Smallbore1985 Christian Heller Air Rifle1986 Mike Anti Smallbore1987 Web Wright Smallbore1988 Web Wright Smallbore1990 Gary Hardy Air Rifle

NCAA naTIOnal CHampIOnS

Year Name Event 1991 Ann-Marie Pfiffner Air Rifle1992 Tim Manges Smallbore Ann-Marie Pfiffner Air Rifle1993 Eric Uptagrafft Smallbore Trevor Gathman Air Rifle1996 Trevor Gathman Air Rifle1997 Marcos Scrivner Smallbore2011 Nicco Campriani Air Rifle2012 Petra Zublasing Air Rifle 2013 Petra Zublasing Smallbore Petra Zublasing Air Rifle

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First TeamYear Name Event 1960 Bruce Meredith1961 Bob Davies Bruce Meredith1962 Lewis Rowan1964 Dean Bahrman Jack Writer1965 Dean Bahrman Andy Holoubek Jack Writer1966 Dean Bahrman Andy Holoubek Jack Writer1967 Dean Bahrman1975 Brad Baumeister1976 Elliott Hutchinson1977 Dale Cox Kathy Kelly Stefan Thynell Dan Young1978 Stefan Thynell Dan Young1979 John Rost (S) Stefan Thynell (A), (S)1980 John Rost (S), (A) Stefan Thynell (A), (S)1981 Bob Broughton (S) Jens Nygard (A) John Rost (A), (S) Marvin Spinks (S) Michelle Stamates (A)1982 Bart McNealy (S) Jens Nygard (A) Dave Ridenour (A), (S) John Rost (A), (S) Michelle Stamates (A)1983 Bob Broughton (S) Dave Johnson (A), (S) Bart McNealy (A) Dave Ridenour (A), (S)

1984 Mike Anti (A), (S) Bob Broughton (S) Scott Campbell (A) Dave Johnson (A), (S) Bart McNealy (A) Dave Ridenour (A), (S) 1985 Mike Anti (S), (A) William Dodd (A) Christian Heller (S), (A) Dave Johnson (S), (A) David Ridenour (S), (A)1986 Mike Anti (A), (S) Roger Davidson (A) Bill Dodd (A), (S) Christian Heller (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (A) Dave Johnson (A), (S) Web Wright (S)1987 Mike Anti (A), (S) Bill Dodd (A), (S) Christian Heller (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (A) Web Wright (S)1988 Thomas Bernstein (S) Tammie DeAngelis (A) Bill Dodd (A), (S) Gary Hardy (S) Christian Heller (A) Web Wright (S)1989 Thomas Bernstein (S), (A) Tammie DeAngelis (A), (S) Gary Hardy (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (A) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A) Web Wright (A), (S)1990 Thomas Bernstein (A), (S) Tammie DeAngelis (A), (S) Gary Hardy (A), (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A)1991 Gary Hardy (A), (S) Tim Manges (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A), (S) Garett Smith (A), (S)

Pam Stalzer (A), (S)1992 Tim Manges (A), (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A), (S) Joe Pishock (A), (S) Pam Stalzer (A) Eric Uptagrafft (S)1993 Trevor Gathman (A) Tim Manges (S) Joe Pishock (A) Garett Smith (S) Pam Stalzer (A), (S) Eric Uptagrafft (S), (A)1994 Jean Foster (A), (S) Trevor Gathman (A) Tim Manges (A), (S)1995 Jean Foster (A), (S) Trevor Gathman (A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S) Marcos Scrivner (A)1996 Matt Aquaro (S) Trevor Gathman (A), (S) Marcos Scrivner (A)1997 Matt Aquaro (A), (S) Marcos Scrivner (A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S)1998 Brian Fuhrman (A) Marcos Scrivner (A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S) Cory Willis (A)1999 Ron Nelson (S) Cory Willis (A)2000 Cory Willis (A), (S) Tommy Caranasos (A)2001 Cory Willis (S)2002 Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S)2003 Nicole Allaire (S)2004 Nicole Allaire (S)*2008 Brandi Eskew (S) Lafe Kunkel (S)

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2009 Brandi Eskew (S) Andy Lamson (A) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (A)2010 Nicco Campriani (A), (S) Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (A) Bryant Wallizer (A)2011 Nicco Campriani (A), (S) Petra Zublasing (A)2012 Petra Zublasing (A), (S)2013 Taylor Ciotola (A), (S) Meelis Kiisk (S) Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (S) Petra Zublasing (A), (S) Second Team1953 Harry Miller1962 Bob Davies1965 Jerry Luh1967 Jerry Luh1969 Bill Schetzel1970 Bill Schetzel1973 Doug Brown1974 Phil Whitworth1975 Phil Whitworth1976 Doug Brown Phil Whitworth Dan Young1977 Elliott Hutchinson1978 Dale Cox Elliott Hutchinson1979 Michelle Stamates (S)1980 Jens Nygard (A), (S) Tim Rennie (S) Michelle Stamates (A)1981 Bob Broughton (A) Jens Nygard (S) Ben Potter (S) Fred Scott (A) Marvin Spinks (A) Michelle Stamates (S)1982 Bob Broughton (S) Scott Campbell (A) Jens Nygard (S) Michelle Stamates (S)1983 Bob Broughton (A) Scott Campbell (A) Bart McNealy (S) Jens Nygard (A), (S)1984 Bob Broughton (A) Roger Davidson (A) Bart McNealy (S)1985 Bill Dodd (S) Bart McNealy (A)1986 Jim Bishop (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (S) Web Wright (A)1987 Thomas Bernstein (A), (S) Jim Bishop (S) Roger Davidson (A) Tammie DeAngelis (A), (S) Joe Hendricks (A) Kim Hogrefe (S) Web Wright (A)

1988 Tammie DeAngelis (S) Gary Hardy (A) Christian Heller (S)1989 Joe Hendricks (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (S)1990 Joe Hendricks (A) Kim Hogrefe (A), (S) Garett Smith (S) Pam Stalzer (A)1992 Jean Foster (A) Garett Smith (A), (S) Pam Stalzer (S)1993 Jean Foster (A) Trevor Gathman (S) Tim Manges (A) Joe Pishock (S)1994 Joe Pishock (A), (S)1995 Matthew Aquaro (S) Ryan Meagher (S)1996 Matthew Aquaro (A) Kim Howe (A) Ryan Meagher (S) Marcos Scrivner (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S)1997 Brian Fuhrman (S) Kim Howe (A) Ron Nelson (S) Talmadge Wilkins (A)1998 Brian Fuhrman (S) Ron Nelson (A), (S) Cory Willis (S)1999 Tommy Caranasos (S), (A) Ron Nelson (A) April Shea (S), (A) Elizabeth Smith (A) Cory Willis (S)2000 Tommy Caranasos (S) April Shea (A)2001 Tommy Caranasos (A) Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S) Cory Willis (A)2002 Richard Sawyer (S)2003 Nicole Allaire (A)2004 Nicole Allaire (A)*2008 Tommy Santelli (A) Kyle Smith (S)2009 Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S), (A) Tommy Santelli (S), (A)2010 Andy Lamson (S)

Tommy Santelli (S) Bryant Wallizer (S)2011 Andy Lamson (A) Tommy Santelli (A), (S) Kyle Smith (S)2012 Meelis Kiisk (A) Michael Kulbacki (A) Thomas Kyanko (S) Justin Pentz (A), (S)2013 Meelis Kiisk (A) Thomas Kyanko (S) Daniel Sojka (S) Garrett Spurgeon (A)

Honorable Mention1975 Kathy Kelly1976 Kathy Kelly1978 Steve Northway1979 Elliott Hutchinson (S)1980 Michelle Stamates (S)1981 Tim Rennie (S)1982 Bart McNealy (A) Dena Orth (S)1985 Roger Davidson (A)1987 Jim Bishop (A) Roger Davidson (S)1988 Jim Bishop (A)1992 Eric Uptagrafft (A)1993 Garett Smith (A)1996 Brian Fuhrman (S)1997 Brian Fuhrman (A)2000 Wade Tyner (S)2001 Tommy Caranasos (S) Liz Smith (A)2003 Wade Tyner (S)2008 Andy Lamson (S)2010 Michael Kulbacki (S) Justin Pentz (S) Tommy Santelli (A)2011 Justin Pentz (A)2012 Taylor Ciotola (S)2013 Patrick Sunderman (S)

KEY:(A)--Air rifle(S)--Smallbore rifle

* earned All-America honor as a member of WVU’s club team

NOTE: Prior to the 1978-79 season, no distinctions were made between air rifle and smallbore rifle All-Americans.

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19801. Tennessee Tech ............................... 62012. West Virginia .................................... 61503. E. Tennessee State .......................... 6118

19811. Tennessee Tech ............................... 61392. West Virginia .................................... 61363. E. Tennessee State .......................... 6121

19821. Tennessee Tech ............................... 61382. West Virginia .................................... 61363. Eastern Kentucky ............................ 6128

19831. West Virginia .................................... 62062. Tennessee Tech ............................... 61483. E. Tennessee State .......................... 6100

19841. West Virginia .................................... 62062. E. Tennessee State .......................... 61423. Tennessee Tech ............................... 6121

19851. Murray State ................................... 61502. West Virginia .................................... 61363. E. Tennessee State .......................... 6102

19861. West Virginia .................................... 62292. Murray State ................................... 61633. Army ................................................ 6138

19871. Murray State ................................... 62052. West Virginia .................................... 62033. USF ................................................. 6175

19881. West Virginia .................................... 61922. Murray State ................................... 61833. USF ................................................. 6152

19891. West Virginia .................................... 62342. USF ................................................. 61803. Tennessee Tech ............................... 6167

19901. West Virginia .................................... 62052. Navy ................................................ 61013. Tennessee Tech ............................... 6097

19961. West Virginia .................................... 61792. Air Force .......................................... 61683. Kentucky ......................................... 6160

19971. West Virginia .................................... 62232. Kentucky ......................................... 61753. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 6171

19981. West Virginia .................................... 62142. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62113. Kentucky ......................................... 6161

19991. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62762. Navy ................................................ 61683. West Virginia .................................... 6156

20001. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62852. Xavier .............................................. 61563. Nebraska ......................................... 6121

20011. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62832. Kentucky ......................................... 61753. West Virginia .................................... 6174

20021. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62412. Kentucky ......................................... 62093. Xavier .............................................. 6204

nCaa RESulTS

19911. West Virginia .................................... 61712. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 61103. Ohio State ....................................... 6100

19921. West Virginia .................................... 62142. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 61663. Murray State ................................... 6101

19931. West Virginia .................................... 61792. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 61693. Air Force .......................................... 6122

19941. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 61942. West Virginia .................................... 61873. Kentucky ......................................... 6165

19951. West Virginia .................................... 62412. Air Force .......................................... 61873. Kentucky ......................................... 6171

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20031. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62872. Xavier .............................................. 61973. Murray State ................................... 6158

2004*1. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 62732. Nevada ............................................ 61853. Navy ................................................ 6182

2005**1. Army ................................................ 46592. Jacksonville State ........................... 46583. Nebraska ......................................... 4657

20061. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 46822. Nebraska ......................................... 46663. Army ................................................ 4650

20071. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 46622. Army ................................................ 46443. Jacksonville ..................................... 4639

20081. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 46622. Army ................................................ 46523. Texas Christian ................................ 4627

20091. West Virginia .................................... 46432. Kentucky ......................................... 46383. Jacksonville State ........................... 4636

20101. TCU ................................................. 46752. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 46533. West Virginia .................................... 4641

20111. Kentucky ......................................... 47002. West Virginia .................................... 46973. TCU ................................................. 4664

20121. TCU ................................................. 46762. Kentucky ......................................... 46613. Alaska-Fairbanks ............................ 4661

20131. West Virginia .................................... 46792. Kentucky ......................................... 46703. TCU ................................................. 4664

*WVU participated as a club team.

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NCAA Team Championship ResultsYear Champion Coach Score Runner-up Score Host School 1980 Tennessee Tech James Newkirk 6201 West Virginia 6150 ETSU1981 Tennessee Tech James Newkirk 6139 West Virginia 6136 Army1982 Tennessee Tech James Newkirk 6138 West Virginia 6136 VMI1983 West Virginia Edward Etzel 6166 Tennessee Tech 6148 Xavier, Ohio1984 West Virginia Edward Etzel 6206 East Tennessee State 6142 Murray State1985 Murray State Elvis Green 6150 West Virginia 6149 Army1986 West Virginia Edward Etzel 6229 Murray State 6163 Navy1987 Murray State Elvis Green 6205 West Virginia 6203 Xavier, Ohio1988 West Virginia Greg Perrine 6192 Murray State 6183 VMI1989 West Virginia Edward Etzel 6234 South Florida 6180 Murray State1990 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6205 Navy 6101 Navy1991 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6171 Alaska-Fairbanks 6110 Army1992 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6214 Alaska-Fairbanks 6166 Murray State1993 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6179 Alaska-Fairbanks 6169 VMI1994 Alaska-Fairbanks Randy Pitney 6194 West Virginia 6187 Murray State1995 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6241 Air Force 6187 Navy1996 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6179 Air Force 6168 Air Force1997 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6223 Kentucky 6175 Murray State1998 West Virginia Marsha Beasley 6212 Alaska-Fairbanks 6211 Murray State1999 Alaska-Fairbanks Randy Pitney 6276 Navy 6168 Norwich2000 Alaska-Fairbanks Randy Pitney 6285 Xavier 6156 Virginia Military2001 Alaska-Fairbanks David Johnson 6283 Kentucky 6175 Ohio State2002 Alaska-Fairbanks David Johnson 6241 Kentucky 6209 Murray State2003 Alaska-Fairbanks David Johnson 6287 Xavier 6197 Army2004 Alaska-Fairbanks David Johnson 6273 Nevada 6185 Murray State2005 Army Ron Wigger 4659 Jacksonville State 4658 Air Force2006 Alaska-Fairbanks Dan Jordan 4682 Nebraska 4666 Air Force2007 Alaska-Fairbanks Dan Jordan 4662 Army 4644 Alaska-Fairbanks2008 Alaska-Fairbanks Dan Jordan 4662 Army 4652 Army2009 West Virginia Jon Hammond 4643 Kentucky 4638 TCU2010 TCU Karen Monez 4675 Alaska-Fairbanks 4653 TCU2011 Kentucky Harry Mullins 4700 West Virginia 4697 Columbus State2012 TCU Karen Monez 4676 Kentucky 4661 Ohio State2013 West Virginia Jon Hammond 4679 Kentucky 4670 Ohio State

Championships by School:West Virginia (15), Alaska-Fairbanks (10), Tennessee Tech (3), Murray State (2), TCU (2), Army (1), Kentucky (1)

2009 nCaa CHampIOn mOunTaInEERS WERE HONORED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE IN CHARLESTON, W.VA.

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NCAA All-Time Individual ChampionsSmallbore1980 - Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 11761981 - Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 11731982 - Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 11671983 - David Johnson (West Virginia) 11751984 - Bob Broughton (West Virginia) 11721985 - Pat Spurgin (Murray State) 11681986 - Mike Anti (West Virginia) 11671987 - Web Wright (West Virginia) 11741988 - Web Wright (West Virginia) 11681989 - Deb Sinclair (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11711990 - Michelle Scarborough (USF) 11651991 - Soma Dutta (Texas El-Paso) 11711992 - Tim Manges (West Virginia) 11721993 - Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia) 11741994 - Cory Brunetti (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11731995- Oleg Seleznev (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11771996 - Joe Johnson (Navy) 11701997 - Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia) 11761998 - Karyn Juziuk (Xavier) 11691999 - Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11852000 - Nicole Allaire (Nebraska) 11832001 - Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11782002 - Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11902003 - Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11912004 - Matthew Rawlings (Alaska-Fairbanks) 11792005 - Matthew Rawlings (Alaska-Fairbanks) 686.6 (585)2006 - Jamie Beyerle (Alaska-Fairbanks) 690.5 (593)2007 - Josh Albright (Navy) 679.5 (583)2008 - Chris Abalo (Army) 687.6 (588)2009 - Brian Carstensen (JSU) 682.2 (587)2010 - Sarah Scherer (TCU) 685.0 (583)2011 - Ethan Settlemires (Kentucky) 691.0 (590)2012 - Sarah Scherer (TCU) 688.6 (589)2013 - Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) 688.3 (589)

Air Rifle1980 - Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) 3891981 - John Rost (West Virginia) 3911982 - John Rost (West Virginia) 3901983 - Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech) 3891984 - Pat Spurgin (Murray State) 3881985 - Christian Heller (West Virginia) 3871986 - Marianne Wallace (Murray State) 3921987 - Rob Harbison (Tennessee-Martin) 3921988 - Deena Wigger (Murray State) 3901989 - Michelle Scarborough (USF) 3991990 - Gary Hardy (West Virginia) 3931991 - Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) 3911992 - Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) 3901993 - Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) 3901994 - Nancy Napolski (Kentucky) 3911995 - Benji Belden (Murray State) 3901996 - Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) 3941997 - Marra Hastings (Murray State) 3931998 - Emily Caruso (Norwich) 3931999 - Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) 3962000 - Kelly Mansfield (Alaska-Fairbanks) 3982001 - Matthew Emmons (Alaska-Fairbanks) 3922002 - Ryan Tanoque (Nevada) 3922003 - Jamie Beyerle (Alaska-Fairbanks) 3952004 - Morgan Hicks (Murray State) 3982005 - Beth Tidmore (Memphis) 694.2 (590)2006 - Kristina Fehlings (Nebraska) 692 (592)2007 - Michael Dickinson (Jacksonville) 692.2 (592)2008 - Patrik Sartz (Alaska-Fairbanks) 696.4 (594)2009 - Jenna Compton (Akron) 691.6 (590)2010 - Jonathan Hall (Columbus State) 699.9 (595)2011 - Nicco Campriani (West Virginia) 701.0 (599)2012 - Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) 692.2 (593)2013 - Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) 701.7 (598)

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Tournament Champions1998.....................................................West Virginia1999.....................................................West Virginia2000.....................................................West Virginia2001.......................................................... Kentucky2002.......................................................... Kentucky2003............................................ Jacksonville State2004.......................................................... Kentucky2005..........................................................Nebraska2006..........................................................Nebraska2007.......................................................... Kentucky2008.................................................................Army2009.......................................................... Kentucky2010.....................................................West Virginia2011.....................................................West Virginia2012.....................................................West Virginia2013.....................................................West Virginia

Regular-Season Champions1998.....................................................West Virginia1999.....................................................West Virginia2000.....................................................West Virginia2001.....................................................West Virginia2002............................................................... Xavier2003.....................................................West Virginia2004.......................... Tied - Army, Kentucky, Xavier2005.................................................................Army2006..........................................................Nebraska2007.......................................................... Kentucky2008.......................................................... Memphis2009.......................................................... Kentucky2010.....................................................West Virginia2011.......................................................... Kentucky2012.......................................................... Kentucky2013.......................................................... Kentucky

Individual Smallbore Champion1998...........................Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia1999................................Ron Nelson, West Virginia2000......................... Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State2001.................................... James Nash, Kentucky2002...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2003...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2003.................................Paul Charbonneau, Army2004...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2005............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2006.................................. Jason Dardas, Kentucky2007............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2008............................... Wilson Shannon, Ole Miss2009............................Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky2010........................Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2011........................Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2012..............................................Kelly Buck, Army2013......................... Petra Zublasing, West Virginia

Individual Air Rifle Champion1998.....................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky1999.....................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky2000.....................Tommy Caranasos, West Virginia2001.......................................... Thrine Kane, Xavier2002..................................Eric Hensil, West Virginia2003...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2004...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2005...................................Beth Tidmore, Memphis2006..............................Krissey Bahnsen, Memphis2007............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2008.................................... Stephen Scherer, Army2009..............................Meredith Holman, Ole Miss2010........................Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2011........................Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2012......................... Petra Zublasing, West Virginia2013.................................. Connor Davis, Kentucky

Shooter of the Year1998.........................Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia1999.....................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky2000..................................Cory Willis, West Virginia2001...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2002..........................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier2003 ..........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2004..........................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier2005............................. Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska2006............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2007............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2008............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2009.................................... Tom Csenge, Kentucky2010............................... Ashley Jackson, Kentucky2011........................Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2012......................... Petra Zublasing, West Virginia2013......................... Petra Zublasing, West Virginia

Outstanding Senior1998 ..........................Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia1999.....................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky2000..................................Rob Toney, West Virginia2001..................................Cory Willis, West Virginia2002..............................Steve Powell, West Virginia2003.......................................... Thrine Kane, Xavier2004.............................Lindsey Meagher, Kentucky2005..........................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier2006..................................Misty Chanek, Nebraska2007...........................Stacy Underwood, Nebraska2008............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2009.......................................... Wesley Hess, Army2010............................... Ashley Jackson, Kentucky2011........................Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2012............................Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky2013......................... Petra Zublasing, West Virginia

GREAtAMERIcARIflE COnfEREnCE HOnORS (gaRC)

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Outstanding Rookie1998..................................Cory Willis, West Virginia1999.................................. April Shea, West Virginia2000......................... Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State2001...........................Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2002..........................................Hannah Kerr, Xavier2003........................ James Hall, Jacksonville State2004................................ Katie Benjamin, Memphis2005............................................ Chris Abalo, Army2006.................................. Jason Dardas, Kentucky2007....................................... Jen Pason, Kentucky2008.................................... Stephen Scherer, Army2009 ...........................Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky2010......................................Katie Fretts, Kentucky2011.............................. Henri Junghanel, Kentucky2012.........................Thomas Kyanko, West Virginia2013.......................Garrett Spurgeon, West Virginia

Coach of the Year2008...........................Jon Hammond, West Virginia2010...........................Jon Hammond, West Virginia

Scholar-Athlete*1998.........................Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky1999.....................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky2000...................................Rebecca Brittain, Xavier2001.................................Danielle Langfield, Xavier2002.......................................... Thrine Kane, Xavier2003.......................................... Thrine Kane, Xavier * award given to one person on each team beginning in 2004

2005 Robin Glebes (West Virginia representative)2006 Natasha Dinsmore (West Virginia representative)2007 Lafe Kunkel (West Virginia representative)2008 Andy Lamson (West Virginia representative) 2009 Andy Lamson, Kyle Smith (West Virginia representatives)2010 Andy Lamson (West Virginia representative) 2011 Nicco Campriani (West Virginia representative) 2012 Thomas Kyanko (West Virginia representative)2013 Thomas Kyanko (West Virginia representative)

GARC Sportsmanship Award2012....................................West Virginia University

WVU All-GARC First Team Selections1998............................. Marcos Scrivner (A), (S), (C) Cory Willis (A)1999...........................................Ron Nelson (S), (C) Cory Willis (S), (C) Tommy Caranasos (A)2000......................... Tommy Caranasos (S), (A), (C) Cory Willis (S), (A), (C)2001................................................... Cory Willis (S) Tommy Caranasos (A)2002............................................... Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S)2003.........................................Nicole Allaire (S), (C)

2009..............................................Andy Lamson (C) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (A)2010..............................................Brandi Eskew (S) Michael Kulbacki (A), (C) Andy Lamson (A), (C) Tommy Santelli (S) Bryant Wallizer (A), (C)2011.............................Nicco Campriani (A), (C), (S) Tommy Santelli (C) 2012.............................. Petra Zublasing (A), (S), (C)2013........................................... Maren Prediger (A) Garrett Spurgeon (S), (C) Petra Zublasing (A), (S), (C)

WVU All-GARC Second Team Selections1998............................................ Brian Fuhrman (A) Ron Nelson (S) Tal Wilkins (S) Cory Willis (C)1999................................Tommy Caranasos (S), (C) April Shea (A), (S), (C) Liz Smith (A)2000....................................... Mats Persson (A), (C) April Shea (A) Wade Tyner (S), (C)2001...........................................Wade Tyner (S), (C) Steve Powell (S) Liz Smith (A) Cory Willis (A), (C) Tommy Caranasos (C)2002.................................................Wade Tyner (C)2003............................................... Nicole Allaire (A) Gary Longwell (A)2007................................................Brian Launer (S)2008........................................Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Tom Santelli (S)2009........................................Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Michael Kulbaki (A) Andy Lamson (A), (S) Tommy Santelli (S), (C)2010..............................................Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S), (C) Tommy Santelli (A), (C)

2011.........................................Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (A) Justin Pentz (A), (C), (S) 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)

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 (C), (S)2003..................................................Josh Byers (C) Jonathan Hammond (S) Brian Launer (A)2008................................................. Lafe Kunkel (S)2009........................................ Michael Kulbacki (C) Justin Pentz (S), (C) Tommy Santelli (A) Bryant Wallizer (C)2010..............................................Brandi Eskew (C) Michael Kulbacki (S) Justin Pentz (A) Kyle Smith (S) Bryant Wallizer (S)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)

Key:A - Air Rifle S - Smallbore C - Combined

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Year Coach Captain Record 1951 Maj. John Nicholas Robert Jones 10-01952 Maj. John Nicholas Robert Jones 15-31953 Capt. Kendrick Barlow Robert Galusha 17-11954 Capt. Kendrick Barlow Robert Galusha 10-21955 Capt. Clair L. Book Marvin Fisher 7-61956 Capt. Clair L. Book Jerry Amos 12-51957 Capt. Clair L. Book James Paxton 14-51958 Capt. Hugh H. Jones Ted Morlang 9-51959 Capt. Hugh H. Jones George Pignatello 8-81960 Capt. Charles Means Bruce Meredith 11-21961 Capt. Charles Means Bruce Meredith # 14-11962 Capt. Charles Means Bob Davies 13-21963 Maj. Charles Means Bob Gasnell 15-01964 M/Sgt. Charles Haley Jack Writer # 19-01965 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard Dean Bahrman 11-31966 M/Sgt. Francis Orchard Jack Writer # 11-01967 Sgt. Joe Gravens Dean Bahrman 5-21968 Sgt. Joe Gravens Jerry Luh 8-21969 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle Brent Jones 5-21970 S/Sgt. Robert McNickle Bill Schetzel 5-21971 Sp. 4 Gary Grady Greg Yantis 5-31972 Greg Yantis Al Fischer 5-21973 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms Al Fischer 6-11974 M/Sgt. Bobby Timms Jim Meredith 11-11975 M/Sgt. Roy Riffe Phil Whitworth 6-11976 M/Sgt. Charles Neal Phil Whitworth # 6-11977 Ed Etzel Dan Young 4-01978 Ed Etzel Dan Young 4-11979 Ed Etzel Elliott Hutchinson 5-11980 Ed Etzel Stefan Thynell 6-01981 Ed Etzel Tim Rennie, John Rost 12-0 1982 Ed Etzel John Rost 11-01983 Ed Etzel Dena Orth * 12-11984 Ed Etzel Bob Broughton * 13-01985 Ed Etzel Dave Ridenour 9-11986 Ed Etzel Dave Johnson * 10-01987 Ed Etzel Mike Anti 6-11988 Greg Perrine Bill Dodd * 9-01989 Ed Etzel Web Wright * 9-01990 Marsha Beasley Tammie DeAngelis * 9-01991 Marsha Beasley Gary Hardy * 10-01992 Marsha Beasley Ann-Marie Pfiffner * 9-01993 Marsha Beasley Garett Smith * 11-0

Year Coach Captain Record 1994 Marsha Beasley Joe Pishock 13-11995 Marsha Beasley None * 10-01996 Marsha Beasley None * 10-01997 Marsha Beasley None * 9-11998 Marsha Beasley None *% 13-01999 Marsha Beasley None % 10-02000 Marsha Beasley None % 12-12001 Marsha Beasley None 11-02002 Marsha Beasley None 8-32003 Marsha Beasley None 11-22004 No varsity team2005 Marsha Beasley None 3-82006 Marsha Beasley None 4-72007 Jon Hammond None 6-42008 Jon Hammond Lafe Kunkel 8-32009 Jon Hammond Paul Miller * 11-12010 Jon Hammond Bryant Wallizer $ 11-02011 Jon Hammond None $ 11-22012 Jon Hammond None $ 12-22013 Jon Hammond None *$ 11-1Totals 591-101

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Opponent W L Began77th Infantry ......................... 1 ........0 ..... 1964Air Force .............................. 17 .......0 ..... 1974Akron ................................... 11 .......0 ..... 1952Alaska-Fairbanks .................. 8 ........6 ..... 1989Allegheny .............................. 2 ........0 ..... 1964Alliance ................................. 2 ........0 ..... 1964Army .................................... 33 ......10 .... 1957California, Pa. ....................... 7 ........0 ..... 1951Canisius ............................... 12 .......0 ..... 1990Carnegie Mellon .................. 22 .......8 ..... 1951City College of New York ...... 1 ........0 ..... 1962Cincinnati .............................. 1 ........0 ..... 1994The Citadel ........................... 2 ........3 ..... 1959Clarion .................................. 1 ........0 ..... 1965Coast Guard ......................... 1 ........0 ..... 1984Columbus State .................... 1 ........0 ..... 2011Dayton .................................. 1 ........0 ..... 1968Duquesne ............................ 34 .......4 ..... 1951East Tennessee State .......... 14 .......6 ..... 1964Eastern Kentucky ................ 12 .......0 ..... 1963Geneva ................................ 14 .......0 ..... 1956George Washington .............. 2 ........0 ..... 1962Georgetown .......................... 1 ........0 ..... 1957Indiana .................................. 1 ........0 ..... 1951Indiana, Pa. .......................... 19 .......0 ..... 1956Jacksonville State ................ 7 ........0 ..... 1997Johns Hopkins ...................... 1 ........0 ..... 1966Kent State ............................. 1 ........0 ..... 1952Kentucky ............................. 14 .......9 ..... 1963King’s .................................... 3 ........0 ..... 1984Maryland ............................... 0 ........2 ..... 1952Memphis ............................... 7 ........2 ..... 2005

SERIES RECORDS

Opponent W L BeganMississippi ............................ 8 ........3 ..... 2002MIT ....................................... 1 ........0 ..... 1984Morehead State .................... 1 ........0 .... 2008Murray State ........................ 21 .......3 ..... 1967Navy .................................... 22 .......8 ..... 1966Nebraska .............................. 8 ........3 ..... 2003NC State .............................. 14 .......0 ..... 1959Norwich ................................ 4 ........0 ..... 1994Ohio ...................................... 2 ........0 ..... 1966Ohio State ........................... 39 .......0 ..... 1974Penn State ........................... 25 .......2 ..... 1953Pitt ....................................... 26 .......7 ..... 1951Potomac State ...................... 8 ........0 ..... 1953Richmond ............................. 3 ........0 ..... 1961Rose Hulman ........................ 2 ........0 ..... 1981St. John’s ............................. 17 .......0 ..... 1981Tennessee ............................. 1 ........0 ..... 1966Tennessee Tech ................... 27 .......3 ..... 1975TCU ...................................... 3 ........2 ..... 2005Texas-El Paso ....................... 6 ........0 ..... 1992Toledo ................................... 1 ........0 ..... 1952Villanova ............................... 1 ........0 ..... 1974Virginia .................................. 2 ........0 ..... 1969VMI ...................................... 25 .......3 ..... 1952Virginia Tech ......................... 7 ........8 ..... 1953Washington & Jefferson ...... 27 .......4 ..... 1951Washington & Lee ................ 2 ........0 ..... 1956Washington State ................. 1 ........0 ..... 1987William & Mary ...................... 1 ........0 ..... 1983Wyoming .............................. 3 ........0 ..... 1996Xavier ................................... 13 .......2 ..... 1990

LAFE KunKEl

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1951 (10-0) Maj. John Nicholas1411-1322 W Washington & Jefferson1390-1341 W Duquesne1364-1359 W Pitt1368-1290 W California, Pa.1381-1342 W Carnegie Tech1374-1367 W at Duquesne1380-1365 W at Pitt1391-1334 W at Carnegie Tech1416-1333 W at Washington & Jefferson1395-1274 W at California, Pa.NRA Sectionals1395-1393 W Indiana

1952 (15-3)Maj. John Nicholas1390-1341 W Duquesne1398-1344 W Washington & Jefferson1380-1384 L at VMI1397-1327 W Carnegie Tech1396-1378 W VMI1403-1388 W Pitt1408-1260 W California, Pa.1414-1318 W at Duquesne1414-1293 W Carnegie Tech1399-1400 L Pitt1406-1338 W at Washington & Jefferson1411-1397 W Pitt1411-1361 W Kent State1409-1319 W at Akron1405-1317 W at Toledo1408-1381 W Pitt1428-1300 W California, Pa.1417-1439 L at MarylandNRA Sectionals (5th)

1953 (17-1)Capt. Kendrick Barlow1405-1221 W at California, Pa.1405-1311 W Carnegie Tech1411-1341 W at Duquesne1404-1380 W VMI1404-1396 W Virginia Tech1401-1383 W at Pitt1401-1347 W Washington & Jefferson1401-1385 W Penn State1415-1362 W at Duquesne1415-1342 W Washington & Jefferson1415-1096 W Potomac State1395-1403 L at Pitt1402-1360 W at Carnegie Tech1402-1350 W Washington & Jefferson1422-1209 W California, Pa.1422-1406 W PittNRA Sectionals (1st)

1954 (10-2)Capt. Kendrick Barlow1412-1372 W at Washington & Jefferson1400-1365 W Duquesne1401-1397 W Pitt1402-1424 L at Virginia Tech1402-1388 W at VMI1416-1281 W Potomac State1398-1373 W Washington & Jefferson1407-1353 W at Duquesne1417-1339 W at Carnegie Tech1403-1370 W Carnegie Tech1403- L Pitt1411-1401 W PittNRA Sectionals (1st)

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1955 (7-6)Capt. Clair Book1371-1362 W Washington & Jefferson1367-1397 L VMI1367-1401 L Virginia Tech1372-1315 W Duquesne1372-1370 W Carnegie Tech1338-1374 L Duquesne1366-1364 W Carnegie Tech1366-1315 W Potomac State1392-1402 L Virginia Tech1354-1369 L Pitt1378-1317 W Potomac State1387-1404 L Pitt1387-1369 W Washington & JeffersonNRA Sectionals (2nd)

1956 (12-5)Capt. Clair Book1386-1375 W Carnegie Tech1342-1257 W at Geneva1352-1377 L at Pitt1352-1295 W Indiana, Pa.1402-1370 W Washington & Jefferson1387-1386 W at Washington & Jefferson1388-1413 L at Virginia Tech1388-1307 W Washington & Lee1377-1274 W Geneva1384-1401 L Virginia Tech1379-1410 L at Carnegie Tech1388-1377 W Pitt1380-1311 W Indiana, Pa.1396-1389 W at Duquesne1400-1330 W Potomac State1403-1419 L Duquesne1399-1326 W at Potomac StateNRA Sectionals (7th)

1957 (14-5)Capt. Clair Book1378-1390 L at Duquesne1392-1383 W at Washington & Jefferson1415-1393 W Pitt1415-1402 W Carnegie Tech1401-1346 W at Indiana, Pa.1391-1435 L at Army1421-1402 W Virginia Tech1407-1352 W Indiana, Pa.1391-1395 L at Carnegie Tech1409-1396 W Washington & Jefferson1409-1381 W Geneva1403-1395 W Georgetown1403-1407 L Maryland1403-1423 L Virginia Tech * W VMI1417-1415 W Duquesne1408-1375 W Pitt 1405-1373 W at Geneva1420-1331 W Potomac StateNRA Sectionals (3rd)* Forfeit

1958 (9-5)Capt. Hugh Jones, Jr.1393-1367 W Indiana, Pa.1405-1407 L Carnegie Tech1405-1383 W Pitt1423-1421 W Duquesne1373-1376 L at Pitt1387-1366 W at Geneva1387-1401 L at Washington & Jefferson1427-1422 W Virginia Tech1412-1392 W Geneva1389-1396 L at Duquesne1394-1406 L at Carnegie Tech1416-1374 W at Indiana, Pa.1422-1394 W Washington & Jefferson1422-1408 W VMISouthern Conference (3rd)NRA Sectionals (3rd)

1959 (8-8)Capt. Hugh Jones, Jr.1381-1368 W Geneva1400-1414 L Carnegie Tech1400-1364 W Duquesne1391-1331 W at Duquesne1410-1417 L Washington & Jefferson1400-1419 L Army1400-1416 L The Citadel1400-1362 W Washington & Lee1400-1399 W VMI1369-1365 W at Geneva1405-1410 L at Washington & Jefferson1394-1381 W Penn State1394-1382 W North Carolina State1394-1411 L Virginia Tech1414-1421 L at Carnegie TechSouthern Conference (3rd)NRA Sectionals (3rd)

1960 (11-2)Capt. Charles Means1411-1381 W at Washington & Jefferson1422-1350 W Geneva1413-1207 W at Duquesne1415-1396 W at VMI1428-1406 W at Penn State1427-1108 W Duquesne1427-1403 W Penn State1414-1361 W at Geneva1417-1443 L at Carnegie Tech1429-1430 L Carnegie Tech1430-1413 W VMI1430-1417 W Virginia Tech1430-1405 W Washington & JeffersonSouthern Conference (1st)NRA Sectionals (1st)2nd Nationally

1961 (14-1)Capt. Charles Means1416-1333 W at Geneva 1435-1412 W at Carnegie Tech1435-1248 W at Duquesne1410-1413 L at Washington & Jefferson1439-1399 W Carnegie Tech1439-1347 W Geneva1439-1398 W Pitt1445-1418 W at Penn State1431-1377 W Richmond1431-1396 W at Virginia Tech1434-1418 W Washington & Jefferson1426-1371 W at Pitt1448-1345 W Duquesne1448-1396 W Penn State1452-1410 W at Washington & JeffersonSouthern Conference (2nd)NRA Sectionals (1st)1st Nationally

1962 (13-2)Capt. Charles Means1407-1340 W at Duquesne1407-1341 W Pitt1428-1408 W Carnegie Tech1436-1400 W Washington & Jefferson1429-1398 W at Richmond1429-1336 W George Washington1424-1403 W at Carnegie Tech1433-1424 W at Penn State1428-1437 L Virginia Tech1423-1417 W City College of New York1423-1435 L at Army1432-1426 W at Washington & Jefferson1441-1416 W VMI1441-1379 W Duquesne1441-1360 W PittSouthern Conference (2nd)NRA Sectionals (1st)

1963 (15-0)Maj. Bob Means1429-1398 W at Carnegie Tech1429-1378 W Duquesne1429-1378 W Pitt1428-1378 W at Washington & Jefferson1434-1370 W Carnegie Tech1434-1433 W Army1437-1388 W Washington & Jefferson1412-1388 W at George Washington1435-1382 W Pitt1436-1386 W Duquesne1436-1375 W Potomac State1443-1440 W Penn State1411-1406 W at VMI1428-1377 W at Kentucky1428-1376 W Eastern KentuckySouthern Conference (2nd)NRA Sectionals (1st)2nd Nationally

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1964 (19-0)M/Sgt. Charles Haley1427-1300 W California, Pa.1434-1397 W Carnegie Tech1434-1354 W Duquesne1427-1414 W at Allegheny1427-1286 W at Alliance1417-1404 W Virginia Tech1448-1444 W at Army1448-1359 W at 77th Inf. Div.1422-1383 W at Carnegie Tech1422-1338 W Duquesne1447-1379 W Washington & Jefferson1443-1413 W East Tennessee State1456-1335 W at Washington & Jefferson1433-1433* W VMI1449-1436 W at Penn State1445-1395 W at Carnegie Tech1445-1395 W at Alliance1445-1402 W at Allegheny1445-1419 W at Indiana, Pa.Southern Conference (3rd)NRA Sectionals (1st)1st Nationally* WVU won on standing position

1965 (11-3)M/Sgt. Francis Orchard1451-1354 W Geneva1426-1375 W at Geneva1431-1404 W at Washington & Jefferson1431-1382 W at Clarion1454-1394 W Carnegie Tech1449-1434 W Indiana, Pa.1441-1444 L Army1435-1437 L at The Citadel1435-1427 W at Virginia Tech1416-1429 L at VMI1442-1418 W Penn State1442-1365 W Duquesne1447-1431 W at Indiana, Pa.1450-1376 W at DuquesneSouthern Conference (3rd)NRA Sectionals (1st)

1966 (11-0)M/Sgt. Francis Orchard1461-1363 W Indiana, Pa.1459-1326 W Ohio1395-1364 W at The Citadel1395-1300 W at Tennessee1395-1306 W East Tennessee State1466-1424 W VMI1462-1449 W at Army1459-1425 W at Navy1457-1302 W at Ohio1393-1348 W at Penn State1393-1326 W Johns HopkinsSouthern Conference (1st)Kansas State Invitational (1st)Coast Guard Invitational (1st)West Virginia Sectional and International (1st)1st Nationally

1967 (5-2)Joe Gravens1445-1390 W at Indiana, Pa.1106-1078 W Murray State1337-1312 W at VMI1355-1379 L Army1351-1356 L The Citadel1387-1368 W at Navy1355-1346 W Penn StateKansas State Invitational (1st)Coast Guard Invitational (5th)Southern Conference (1st)West Virginia Sectional and Conventional (1st)

1968 (8-2)Joe Gravens2723-2769 L East Tennessee State2723-2475 W Indiana, Pa.1371-1210 W at Richmond1371-1288 W at The Citadel1383-1357 W Akron1383-1278 W Dayton1384-1313 W VMI1364-1358 W at Army1365-1385 L at Navy1386-1345 W at Penn StateKansas Invitational (6th)Coast Guard Invitational (3rd)Southern Conference (2nd)NRA International (1st)NRA Conventional (1st)2nd Nationally

1969 (5-2)Robert McNickle1379-1365 W at AkronKansas Invitational ROTC Division (2nd)College Division (4th)1334-1402 L at Navy1424-1394 W at East Tennessee State1394-1343 W at VMIUSCGA (1st)1396-1277 W Virginia1385-1374 W Army1385-1325 W Penn State

1970 (5-2)Robert McNickle1383-1308 W Pitt1383-1261 W Indiana, Pa.Kansas Invitational ROTC Division (3rd) College Division (2nd)Xavier Invitational ROTC Division (2nd) College Division (4th)1357-1389 L at Navy1390-1399 L at Penn State1390-1339 W at Army1366-1339 W VMICoast Guard Invitational (3rd)NRA Sectionals (1st)

1971 (5-3)Gary Grady1344-1229 W at Pitt1344-1314 W Indiana, Pa.1355-1316 W Kentucky1355-1373 L at Navy1337-1349 L at Penn State1412-1337 W at Army1362-1333 W VMINRA Sectionals (1st)1377-1349 W Penn State

1972 (5-2)Greg Yantis1332-1223 W at Pitt1332-1229 W at Indiana, Pa.2698-2630 W Eastern KentuckyXavier Invitational (6th)Kentucky Invitational (10th)1339-1393 L at Navy1373-1349 W at VMIWest Point Invitational (8th)1380-1363 W at Penn State1380-1408 L at ArmyNRA Sectionals (1st)

1973 (6-1)M/Sgt. Bobby Timms2819-2597 W Indiana, Pa.2812-2856 L at East Tennessee State2817-2776 W Ohio State2249-2156 W at Virginia2812-2779 W at Navy2807-2749 W Army2804-2682 W Penn StateNRA Sectionals International (1st)Conventional (1st)

1974 (11-1)M/Sgt. Bobby Timms1418-1316 W at Indiana, Pa.1418-1270 W at Pitt2793-2717 W at Eastern Kentucky2837-2867 L at East Tennessee StateXavier Invitational (1st)Kentucky Invitational (1st)2812-2684 W at Ohio State2815-2715 W at Penn State1406-1233 W at Villanova2820-2791 W at Army2820-2756 W at Air ForceArmy Invitational (1st)5743-5048 W Pitt2830-2820 W at Navy2830-2643 W at VMINRA Sectionals (1st)

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1975 (6-1)Sgt. Roy Riffe1400-1325 W at Indiana, Pa.1400-1182 W at Pitt2849-2821 W East Tennessee StateEast Tennessee State Invitational (2nd)Xavier Invitational (1st)Kentucky Invitational (2nd)Tennesee Tech Invitational (2nd)Acorns Invitational (3rd)2830-1748 W Army2834-2732 W Ohio StateWest Point Invitational (4th)2803-2884 L Tennessee Tech2796-2792 W NavyNRA Sectionals (1st)

1976 (6-1)Ed Etzel2826-2665 W Pitt2826-2472 W Indiana, Pa.East Tennessee State Invitational (6th)Kentucky Invitational (1st)Tennessee Tech Invitational (2nd) Acorns Invitational (2nd)3377-3384 L Tennessee Tech2810-2743 W Ohio StateWest Point Invitational (1st)2833-2809 W Navy2828-2746 W Army2828-2661 W Penn State

1977 (4-0)Ed EtzelAcorns Invitational (1st)East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd)Kentucky Invitational (1st)Acorns Invitational (1st)Tennessee Tech Invitational (1st)USMA Invitational (1st)2299-2206 W Ohio State2299-2148 W Penn State2843-1802 W at NC State2843-2801 W at NavyNRA Sectionals (2nd)

1978 (4-1)Ed EtzelAcorns Invitational (1st)East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd)Kentucky Invitational (2nd)Acorns Invitational (1st)2273-2268 W at Tennessee Tech2848-2753 W at Ohio State2848-2671 W at Penn StateWest Point Invitational (4th)2286-2303 L at East Tennessee State2285-2250 W at NavyNRA Championships (3rd)

1979 (5-1)Ed Etzel2276-2150 W at Penn StateTennessee Tech Invitational (2nd)East Tennessee State Invitational (3rd)Eastern Kentucky Invitational (1st)Acorn Invitational (1st)2276-2133 W Ohio StateOpen International Sectionals (2nd)2309-2237 W at Navy4592-4692 L East Tennessee State4811-4598 W Eastern KentuckyNRA Collegiate Sectionals Smallbore (2nd), Air Rifle (3rd)National Intercollegiate Championship (3rd)

1980 (6-0)Ed EtzelEast Tennessee State Invitational (1st)West Virginia Invitational (1st)Kentucky Invitational (3rd)Bob Stark Invitational (1st)4649-4529 W NavyArmy Invitational (1st)4632-4611 W East Tennessee State2329-2224 W Army2329-2208 W Ohio State2329-2169 W Penn State4616-4534 W Eastern KentuckyNCAA Championship (2nd)

1981 (12-0)Ed Etzel6156-6069 W East Tennessee State6156-5750 W NC StateWest Virginia Invitational (1st)Eastern Kentucky Invitational (3rd)Kentucky Invitational (1st)6124-6121 W Tennessee Tech6082-6037 W Army6082-5804 W Penn State6082-5774 W Ohio State6082-5792 W Rose-Hulman6142-6063 W Navy6142-5858 W Penn State2297-2225 W St. John’sUSMA Invitational (2nd)6129-6095 W Eastern Kentucky6117-6097 W East Tennessee StateNCAA Championship (2nd)

1982 (11-0)Ed Etzel6124-6048 W at Tennessee TechEast Tennessee State Invitational (4th)3814-3706 W St. John=sEastern Kentucky Invitational (2nd)6511-6063 W at Murray State6188-6026 W Murray State

6182-6122 W Eastern Kentucky6173-6071 W Tennessee Tech6139-5990 W at Army6139-5969 W at St. John=s6162-6118 W East Tennessee State

1983 (12-1)Ed EtzelEast Tennessee State Invitational (1st)6101-6102 L at Tennessee Tech6103-6005 W at Eastern Kentucky6151-5807 W Ohio State6144-6072 W Army6162-5420 W William & Mary3829-3700 W at St. John’s6149-5997 W at Navy6157-6061 W Eastern Kentucky6160-6133 W Tennessee Tech6182-6123 W East Tennessee StateNCAA Championship (1st)

1984 (12-0)Ed Etzel6207-6075 W St. John’s6184-6083 W at Eastern Kentucky6185-6167 W at East Tennessee StateArmy Invitational (1st)6220-5830 W Ohio State6082-5987 W Navy6221-5878 W King’s CollegeMurray State Invitational (1st)6180-6147 W East Tennessee StateNCAA Championship (1st)

1985 (9-1)Ed Etzel6085-6083 W at Eastern Kentucky6113-6011 W at St. John’s 6128-6138 L at East Tennessee State6170-5821 W at Ohio State6186-6071 W Tennessee Tech6197-6018 W at Navy6201-6113 W Army6179-6147 W East Tennessee State6206-6103 W Eastern Kentucky6156-6130 W Tennessee TechNCAA Championship (2nd)

1986 (9-0)Ed Etzel3856-3770 W St. John’s6202-6160 W Tennessee Tech6223-6084 W at East Tennessee State6186-6181 W Murray State6175-5604 W Ohio State6235-6026 W Navy6224-6115 W at Army6200-6101 W at Tennessee Tech6193-6060 W East Tennessee StateNCAA Championship (1st)

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1987 (6-1)Ed Etzel6270-6037 W at St. John’sXavier Invitational (2nd)6221-6078 W at Navy6206-5749 W at Ohio State6196-6052 W Washington State6207-6102 W at Tennessee Tech6180-6189 L at Murray State6205-6103 W ArmyNCAA Championship (2nd)

1988 (7-0)Greg Perrine6164-6110 W St. John’sXavier Invitational (1st)6222-5945 W King’s College6206-5539 W Ohio State6222-6086 W at Army6212-6105 W at Navy6213-6177 W Murray State6190-6118 W Tennessee TechNCAA Championship (1st)

1989 (8-0)Ed Etzel 6193-6067 W at St. John’s6192-6074 W Alaska-Fairbanks6198-5816 W NC State6224-5726 W Ohio State6244-6053 W Navy6231-6091 W Army6224-6181 W at Tennessee Tech6241-6145 W at Murray StateNCAA Championship (1st)

1990 (9-0)Marsha Beasley6156-5977 W St. John’s6206-6064 W at Air Force6196-5916 W Canisius6176-5890 W at Ohio State6183-6029 W Xavier6187-6098 W at Navy (NCAA Qualifier) 6183-6089 W at Army6199-6033 W Murray State6213-6067 W Tennessee TechNCAA Championship (1st)

1991 (10-0)Marsha Beasley6200-6051 W at St. John’s6185-5942 W at Xavier6185-5915 W Kentucky6180-6102 W Alaska-Fairbanks6187-6053 W Ohio State6193-6026 W Air Force6180-6095 W Army (NCAA Qualifier)6210-6094 W at Tennessee Tech6196-6087 W at Murray State6191-6073 W CanisiusNCAA Championship (1st)

1992 (9-0)Marsha Beasley6147-6009 W St. John’s6172-6036 W at Air Force6172-6003 W Texas-El Paso6187-5489 W North Carolina State6151-6046 W Xavier6178-6061 W at Ohio State6185-5939 W at Canisius6217-6102 W at Murray State (NCAA Qualifier)6213-6081 W Tennessee TechNCAA Championship (1st)

1993 (10-0)Marsha Beasley6194-6067 W at St. John’s6185-6098 W at Xavier6199-6063 W Air Force6184-5964 W Ohio State6185-5926 W King’s College6206-6076 W Texas-El Paso6191-5860 W at VMI (NCAA Qualifier)6192-6178 W at Tennessee Tech6214-6157 W at Murray State6199-5961 W KentuckyNCAA Championship (1st)

1994 (13-1)Marsha Beasley6171-6083 W St. John’sWalsh Invitational (1st - 6188)6200-6101 W Xavier1551-1236 W Cincinnati6146-6133 L Alaska-Fairbanks6163-6139 W Air Force6163-6010 W Texas-El Paso6190-5825 W at Ohio State6177-5329 W Duquesne6156-5329 W CanisiusNCAA Qualifier (1st)6148-6069 W at Army6148-6109 W Norwich6163-6130 W Murray State6187-6070 W Tennessee Tech6176-6124 W KentuckyNCAA Championship (2nd)

1995 (10-0)Marsha Beasley6179-6125 W at St. John’sWalsh Invitational (1st - 6188)6196-6145 W at Kentucky6195-5780 W Ohio State6199-6156 W Air Force6143-6012 W Canisius 6212-6106 W Norwich 6207-6109 W at Navy6207-6157 W Xavier (NCAA Qualifier)6227-6121 W at Murray State6202-6157 W at Tennessee TechNCAA Championship (1st)

1996 (10-0)Marsha Beasley6152-6133 W at Air Force6204-5978 W Texas-El Paso6204-5591 W Wyoming6195-6126 W St. John’sWalsh Invitational (2nd - 6176)6191-6156 W at Kentucky6206-5903 W at Ohio State6175-6130 W Xavier


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6175-5858 W DuquesneNCAA Qualfier at Xavier (1st - 6197)6225-6031 W at Canisius6210-6061 W Murray StateNCAA Championship (1st)

1997 (9-1)Marsha Beasley6178-6095 W Jacksonville State6194-6121 W Norwich (at St. John’s)Walsh Invitational (1st - 6206)6170-6178 L Kentucky6209-6089 W Air Force6201-5806 W Ohio State6193-5772 W Duquesne 6195-5486 W Canisius6211-6083 W Xavier (NCAA Qualifier)6215-6154 W at Murray State6232-6152 W at Tennessee TechNCAA Championship (1st)

1998 (13-0)Marsha Beasley6195-6137 W at Jacksonville State6163-5777 W vs. Army (at Colorado Springs, Colo.)6170-6061 W at Air Force6170-5878 W vs. Wyoming (at Colorado Springs, Colo.)6170-5773 W vs. Army (at Colorado Springs, Colo.)Walsh Invitational (1st - 6202)6177-6122 W Kentucky6171-5958 W at Ohio State6184-5910 W Duquesne6184-6087 W Norwich6183-6080 W Xavier6212-5739 W at CanisiusNCAA Qualifier in Cincinnati, Ohio (1st - 6181)6190-6124 W Murray State6175-6106 W Tennessee TechMARC Tournament (1st - 6201)NCAA Championship (1st - 6214)

1999 (10-0)Marsha Beasley6161-6080 W Jacksonville State6175-6143 W at Norwichat Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6181)6164-6115 W at Kentucky6181-6004 W Ohio State6176-6060 W Air Force6099-5816 W Duquesne6190-6112 W Xavier 6195-5858 W Canisiusat NCAA Qualifiers (1st - 6175)6153-6130 W at Murray State6191-6018 W at Tennessee Techat MARC Tournament (1st - 6205)NCAA Championship (3rd - 6156)

2000 (12-1)Marsha Beasley6141-6117 W at Jacksonville State6174-6094 W at Air Force6153-6011 W vs. Army (at Colorado Springs, Colo.)6153-5978 W vs. Texas-El Paso (at Colorado Springs, Colo.)6127-6150 L Navyat Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6180)at MARC/OVC Shootout (3rd - 6111)6111-5303 W Kentucky6162-5958 W at Ohio State6133-5843 W Duquesne6162-6127 W Xavier6191-5880 W at Canisiusat NCAA Qualifiers (1st - 6121)6121-5694 W VMI6182-6077 W Murray State6183-6089 W Tennessee Techat MARC Championship (1st - 6185)at NCAA Championship (3rd - 4603, smallbore only)

2001 (11-0)Marsha Beasleyat MARC/OVC Shootout (3rd - 6167)6164-6129 W Jacksonville State6154-6110 W Texas-El Pasoat Walsh Invitational (2nd - 6191)6187-6170 W at Kentucky6217-6084 W Air Force6177-5929 W Ohio State6194-6156 W Xavier6184-5880 W Canisius6160-6143 W Navy6160-5897 W Duquesne6191-6161 W at Murray State6206-6147 W at Tennessee Techat MARC Championship (2nd - 6188)at NCAA Championship (3rd - 6174)

2002 (8-3)Marsha Beasleyat GARC/OVC Shootout (2nd - 6185)6185-6148 W vs. Jacksonville State (at Cookeville, Tenn.)6117-6013 W at Air Force6187-5998 W vs. Wyoming (at Colorado Springs, Colo.)6123-6012 W Mississippi6178-6160 W Army (at Columbus, Ohio)6197-6171 W Kentucky6183-6112 W at Ohio Stateat Xavier Tournament (2nd-6179)6238-6271 L Alaska-Fairbanks6181-6241 L Xavier 6209-6240 L Murray State6220-6225 W Tennessee Techat GARC Championship (3rd - 6230)at NCAA Championship (6th, SB - 4612; 7th overall)

2003 (11-2)Marsha Beasleyat Mountaineer Open (1st - 6203)6165-6157 W at Kentucky6171-6123 W vs. Jacksonville State (at Cincinnati, Ohio)6214-6171 W at Army6214-6060 W vs. Mississippi (at West Point, N.Y.)6203-6126 W Nebraskaat Palmyra Invitational (** - 6150)6204-6108 W Air Force6221-6144 W Ohio State6215-6189 W Xavier6232-6318 L Alaska-Fairbanks6235-5677 W Canisius6218-6053 W Duquesneat GARC Championships (2nd - 6174)6196-6231 L at Murray State6213-6185 W at Tennessee Tech

2004 WVU competed as a club team

2005 (3-8)Marsha Beasley4560-4650 L Navy4552-4645 L at Army4574-4575 L Mississippi2307-2210 W Texas Christian (air only)6012-6149 L vs. Nebraska (at Palmyra, Pa.)4550-4677 L Alaska-Fairbanks4537-4499 W Ohio State4561-4611 L at Kentucky4561-4506 W vs. Rose-Hulman (at Lexington, Ky.)4545-4646 L at Xavier (NCAA Qualifier)4545-4609 L Memphis (at Cincinnati, Ohio)at GARC Championship (7th B 4576)

2006 (4-7)Marsha Beasley4551-4668 L Army4556-4630 L Mississippi4590-4554 W NC State4643-4562 L Navy4544-4587 L Kentucky4578-4662 L Alaska-Fairbanks4596-4653 L vs. Nebraska (at Palmyra, Pa.)4603-4503 W Akron4603-4535 W Texas Christian (at Akron)4569-4556 W Ohio State4585-4612 L Memphis (NCAA Qualifier at Murray, Ky.)at GARC Championship (6th B 4594)

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2007 (6-4, 2-4)Jon Hammond4560-4545 W Memphis4545-4444 W Ohio State4514-4638 L Army4548-4633 L Nebraska4531-4648 L Kentucky4532-4479 W NC State4561-4445 W Tennessee Techat Palmyra Invitational (6th – 4571)4571-4519 W Akron4568-4582 L Ole Miss4566-4370 W VMI Instituteat GARC Championship (5th – 4552)

2008 (8-3, 4-2)Jon Hammond4618-4506 W NC State4623-4452 W Ohio State 4614-4551 W Ole Miss4600-4675 L Army4616-4647 L Kentucky4615-4599 W Nebraska4626-4653 L Alaska-Fairbanks4591-4517 W Akron4609-4470 W Memphis (at Murray State Invitational)4614-4528 W Tennessee Tech4647-4398 W VMI (NCAA Qualifiers)at GARC Championship (3rd - 4626)at NCAA Championship (6th - 4616)

2009 (11-1, 5-1)Jon Hammond4629-4535 W Ohio State4647-4541 W Morehead State4659-4616 W at Army4655-4565 W vs. Ole Miss (at Army)4666-4626 W TCU4639-4649 L at Kentucky4656-4592 W vs. Memphis (at Kentucky)4650-4622 W Nebraska4677-4493 W NC State4653-4634 W Alaska-Fairbanks4666-4516 W Akron4639-4524 W NC State (NCAA Qualifiers)at GARC Championship (2nd – 4645)at NCAA Championship (1st – 4643)

2010 (11-0, 7-0)Jon Hammond4655-4587 W vs. Air Force (at Nebraska)4660-4634 W at Nebraska4666-4538 W at Ohio State4665-4560 W at Akron4638-4562 W Army4691-4642 W Kentucky4678-4561 W NC State4697-4670 W Alaska-Fairbanks4696-4576 W vs. Ole Miss (in Cokeville, Tenn.)at Winthrow Invitational (1st – 4678)4659-4530 W Memphis4659-4612 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifiers)at GARC Championships (1st – 4653)at NCAA Championships (3rd – 4641)

2011 (11-2, 5-1)Jon Hammond4676-4570 W Ohio State4675-4663 L TCU4681-4586 W Memphis4675-4661 W Murray State4686-4647 W vs. Ole Miss (at Army)4680-4659 W at Army4657-4498 W NC State4656-4592 W Nebraska4694-4540 W Akron4696-4646 W Alaska-Fairbanks4696-4680 L at Kentucky4704-4607 W vs. Columbus State (at Kentucky)4704-4596 W Nebraska (NCAA Qualifiers)at GARC Championships (1st – 4704)at NCAA Championships (2nd - 4697)

2012 (12-2, 5-1)Jon Hammond4664-4587 W vs. Air Force (at Nebraska)4667-4610 W at Nebraska4693-4637 W Army4678-4616 W Memphis4688-4615 W Murray State4671-4646 W Ole Miss4691-4554 W Akron4676-4626 W Alaska-Fairbanks4680-4616 W at Ohio State4701-4669 L at TCU4680-4650 L Kentucky4647-4577 W NC State4678-4413 W VMI men (NCAA Qualifiers)4678-4326 W VMI women (NCAA Qualifiers)at GARC Championships (1st – 4681)at NCAA Championships (6th – 4647)

2013 (11-1, 5-1)Jon Hammond4709-4631 W at Army4690-4594 W at Ohio State4690-4571 W vs. Akron (at Ohio State)4717-4634 W Memphis4710-4613 W Navy4720-4624 W Ole Miss4697-4596 W NC State4719-4670 W at Alaska-Fairbanks4716-4651 W at Alaska-Fairbanks4689-4661 W Nebraska4704-4695 L at Kentucky4700-4628 W Murray Stateat Ohio State (NCAA Qualifiers) 4716at GARC Championships (1st – 4705)at NCAA Championships (1st – 4679)

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WVU RIFLE alumnI

-a-Ed Adams ................................................................... 1958-59, 1959-60Nicole Allaire ............................................................... 2001-02, 2002-03Jerry Amos ................................................................................ 1956-57Michael Anti ................................. 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87Matthew Aquaro .......................... 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97Bill Arnett ..................................... 1974-75, 1976-76, 1976-77, 1977-78

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

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

-D-Roger Davidson ........................... 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87Bob Davies .................................. 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63Tammie DeAngelis ....................... 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90Lee Deneke ............................................................................... 1973-74Natasha Dinsmore ....................... 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08Bill Dodd ...................................... 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88Steve Drenkard .......................................................................... 1981-82Don Drnick ................................................................................. 1967-68Jim Dunn ................................................................................... 1968-69

-E-Melissa Ealy ............................................................................... 1995-96Jim Egloff .................................................................... 1960-61, 1961-62R. Engel* .................................................................................... 1979-80Brandi Eskew .............................. 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11Jim Exline ................................................................... 1964-65, 1965-66

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

-g-Casey Gabriel ............................................................................ 2006-07Matt Gadd .................................................................. 1997-98, 1998-99Trevor Gathman ........................... 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96Andrew Geng ............................................................................. 1993-94Vince George ............................................................................. 1974-75David Gibson ............................................................................. 1969-70Bill Gifford .................................... 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67Robin Glebes ...............................................2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07Gareth Gold ............................................................................... 2002-03Jim Goodwin ............................................................................. 1963-64Bob Gosnell .................................................1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63Gary Grady ................................................................................ 1970-71Leonard Graham ........................................................ 1962-63, 1963-64Patti Grizzell............................................................................... 1969-70

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

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

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

-K-Kathy Kelly ................................... 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77Meelis Kiisk ................................................................ 2011-12, 2012-13Trish Kinsella .............................................................................. 1965-66Pat Kirby ..................................................................... 1978-79, 1979-80Michael Kulbacki ......................... 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12Lafe Kunkel .................................. 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08Thomas Kyanko ...........................................2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13

-l-Andy Lamson .............................. 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11Shannon Lancaster .................................................... 1992-93, 1993-94Brian Launer ................................ 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07Donna Leggett ............................................................ 1965-66, 1966-67Lesley Leiper ............................................................................. 1972-73George Liptak ............................................................................ 1958-59John Liptak ................................................................................ 1958-59William Lobb .............................................................................. 1969-70Gary Longwell.............................. 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03Larry Lucas ................................................................. 1960-61, 1961-62Jerry Luh ......................................................1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68Gary Lund .................................................................................. 1968-69

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

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

-O-Don Ornick ................................................................. 1968-69, 1969-70Dena Orth ....................................................1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83

-p-Frank Pagano ............................................................................ 1978-79Kirsten Pasch .............................. 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88Leonard Paul ...............................................1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76Jim Paxton ................................................................................ 1956-57Larry Payne ................................................................ 1976-77, 1977-78Justin Pentz ................................. 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12Gregory Perrine ...........................................1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85Matt Persson ......................................................................... 1999-2000Ann-Marie Pfiffner .......................................1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92George Pignatello ...................................................................... 1958-59Burke Pinnell ............................... 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70Joe Pishock .................................................1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94Heather Pissos .......................................................................... 2001-02Gregory Perrine ......................................................................... 1985-86Dave Poe .................................................................... 1958-59, 1959-60Andraz Poje ............................................................................... 2010-11Ben Potter .................................................................. 1980-81, 1981-82Steve Powell ............................ 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02Maren Prediger .......................................................................... 2012-13 Charles Pyles .............................................................. 1963-64, 1964-65

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

-S-Thomas Santelli ........................... 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11Heather Sawyer ......................................................................... 2004-05Richard Sawyer .......................................................... 2000-01, 2001-02Gail Scheibelhood ................................................................. 1999-2000N. Scherer ................................................................................. 1979-80Doug Schetzel ........................................................................... 1974-75William Schetzel ..........................................1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70Rein Schiff ................................................................................. 1959-60Dave Schweigert .........................................1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74Ronald Schwenninger ............................................................... 1963-64Fred Scott .................................................................................. 1980-81Marcos Scrivner .......................... 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98Lowell Secrist ............................................................................ 1956-57Mark Sellaro ................................ 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74David Selvig .................................................1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73April Shea ............................................................... 1998-99, 1999-2000Hugh Sheppard .......................................................... 1961-62, 1962-63Eugene Siren ............................................................................. 1972-73

Amy Smith ...................................................2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07Elizabeth Smith ........................ 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02Garrett Smith ............................... 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93Kyle Smith ................................... 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11Steven Smyth ............................................................................ 1991-92Daniel Sojka ................................................................ 2011-12, 2012-13Adam Somers ..............................................2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07Marvin Spinks ............................................................. 1980-81, 1981-82Garrett Spurgeon ....................................................................... 2012-13 Pam Stalzer ................................. 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93Michelle Stamates ....................... 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82Christian Stensrud ...................................................... 2000-01, 2001-02Patrick Sunderman .................................................................... 2012-13

-T-Robert Thom ............................................................................. 1969-70Stefen Thynell .............................. 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80Rob Toney ............................... 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000Russell Treadway ........................................................ 1970-71, 1971-72(William) Bill Truxal .......................................1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72David Wade Tyner .................... 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03

-u-Eric Uptagrafft ............................................................ 1991-92, 1992-93

-v-Chris Vining ............................................................................... 1974-75Ralph Vowls ............................................................................... 1957-58

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

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

-Z-Petra Zublasing ...........................................2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13Ashley Zultanky ........................... 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11

* - First name not on file

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WEST VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY82...........President Dr. James P. Clements

83............Director of Athletics Oliver Luck

84............................. Athletics Senior Staff

85..............................WVU Head Coaches

86..................................Athletics Facilities

87..................................Media Information

88...............WVU Sports Communications

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PRESIDENTThe ClemenTs Family: FrOM LeFt, tyLer, BetH, GrACe, JIM, HAnnAH AnD MAGGIe

Jim Clements is West Virginia University’s 23rd president. WVU is the flagship university of West Virginia, with an internationally diverse student body of about 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students across approximately 200 degree programs in the University’s 14 constituent colleges, two divisional campuses and multiple healthcare sites. Dr. Clements chairs the boards of the West Virginia United Health System, the WVU Hospitals, and the WVU research Corporation. In total, WVU and its affiliates represent a $2.5 billion enterprise and employ more than 20,000 people. Over the past four years, WVU has set significant records in private fundraising, enrollment, and research funding. through WVU projects, as well public private partnerships, nearly a billion dollars of capital improvements are underway on campus, in WVU’s health care system, and in the community. regionally, Dr. Clements is a board member of the national energy technology Laboratory regional University Alliance. He chairs the Implementation Committee of the Power of 32, a visioning initiative across 32 counties in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In the state, he co-chaired the West Virginia Higher education Policy Commission’s Diversity Initiative Council, and co-chaired the West Virginia Higher education Policy Commission’s College Completion task Force. In addition, he serves on the board of the West Virginia Business roundtable. On a national level, he is secretary and incoming chair of the Council of Presidents of the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU), which places him on

the executive committee. He is also co-chair of the APLU energy Forum, chair of the American Council on education’s (ACe) Commission on Leadership, and a member of the Business Higher education Forum that includes Fortune 500 CeOs and higher education executives. Dr. Clements was the only university president selected for a 15-member Innovation Advisory Board to the U.S. Department of Commerce. He was also nominated and participated in the 81st Joint Civilian Orientation Conference through the U.S. Department of Defense. Before coming to WVU, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at towson University, the second-largest public university in Maryland. Prior to becoming provost, he served as towson University’s vice president for economic and community outreach, and as the robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. Dr. Clements earned a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. the fourth edition of his project management textbook was published in four languages and used in multiple countries; the fifth edition was released in spring 2012. At WVU, Dr. Clements is a tenured professor in the Statler College of engineering and Mineral resources’ Lane Department of Computer Science and electrical engineering. He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children - tyler, twin daughters Hannah and Maggie, and Grace.

JAMeS P. CLEMENTS, Ph.D. President West Virginia University

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

OLIVer LUCK Director of Athletics West Virginia University

Successful at each of his previous career stops, Oliver Luck continues that streak at West Virginia University. A former Mountaineer quarterback, Luck, appointed the University’s 11th Director of Athletics by President James P. Clements on June 9, 2010, has made significant strides in his first three years to enhance WVU’s role as a major player in the collegiate world. In his first year, Luck hired four head coaches, while maintaining WVU’s superior level of suc-cess. In addition to new hires, Luck oversaw the progress of major capital projects, such as the $25 million WVU basketball practice facility for men’s and women’s basketball and the women’s soccer training complex. He also fostered an atmosphere for achievement and triumph in the classroom and on the field. In year two, Luck led WVU into the Big 12 Conference, oversaw the best fundraising year in school history, implemented several safety and crowd enhancements at Mountaineer sporting events, increased overall department revenue, continued a master plan for facility upgrades and watched his football program gain its third BCS bowl victory with a record-setting 70-33 win in the Orange Bowl. In year three, Luck oversaw the reseating of the WVU Coliseum to further increase WVU’s fundraising efforts. He added an 18th varsity sport - the return of men’s golf – teeing it up in 2015 for the first time since 1982, and he contin-ues his tireless work on facility upgrades to keep the Mountaineers competitive in the Big 12. Luck’s athletic and professional career has been the epitome of success, first as a record-setting quarterback for the Mountaineers from 1978-81, then as a professional quarterback for the national Football League’s Houston Oil-ers, and later as a professional sports executive. Luck’s journey to the big chair at WVU began in his native Cleveland, where in 1977 he was named the Cleveland touchdown Club Player of

the year at St. Ignatius High. Luck chose WVU over Ivy League schools Harvard and yale, em-barking upon a career that saw him establish school records for touchdown passes and com-pletions during his playing days, while also leading the Mountain-eers to a 26-6 upset victory over Florida in the 1981 Peach Bowl. His best season came as a senior in 1981 when he completed 216 of 394 passes for 2,448 yards and 16 touch-downs. He passed for a career-high 360 yards in a 27-24 loss to Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in the final regu-lar-season game of his career. Luck ended his college career with 5,765 yards and 43 touchdown passes, both figures still ranking among the best in school history. Luck was a two-time team MVP in 1980 and 1981, and also received the Louis D. Meisel Award for the WVU football student-athlete with the highest grade point average. the two-time eSPn

the Magazine Academic All-American was the recipient of today’s top Five, presented for scholastics by the nCAA and was selected by the national Football Foundation as one of its 10 scholar-athletes to make a keynote speech at its annual banquet in 1982. Selected in the second round of the nFL draft by the Houston Oilers (44th overall pick), Luck spent four years with the Oilers from 1982-86. His most extended action came in 1983 when he started six games and finished the season completing 124-of-217 passes for 1,375 yards and eight touchdowns. After retiring from football, Luck became vice president of business development for the nFL and later was appointed general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the newly created World League of American Football. He spent the ’95 season as general manager of the rhein Fire before being named President and CeO of nFL europe in 1996. Luck totaled more than 10 years with the nFL, before becoming chief executive officer of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority in 2001. In that role, Luck oversaw the development and management of a $1 billion professional sports and entertainment complex for the city of Houston that included Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, reliant Stadium, home of the Houston texans, the toyota Center, home of the Houston rockets, Comets and Aeros and the Livestock Show and rodeo. In 2005, Luck was appointed as the first president of Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamos, helping that organization to a pair of MLS Cup titles in his first two years at the helm. Luck secured the funding for an $80 million soc-cer complex to house the Dynamos when the call came to return to his alma mater. BBVA Compass Stadium was built and opened in 2012 adding to Luck’s legacy with the professional soccer team, and the overall Houston sports facility complex-es. He returned in May, 2012 for the opening ceremony of the soccer stadium that he fought so hard for. Prior to his current position at WVU, Luck was appointed to a four-year term on the West Virginia University Board of Governors, a spot he relinquished to become director of athletics. The Rhodes Scholar finalist graduated Phi Beta Kappa from WVU in 1982. He also earned a law degree from texas, graduating cum laude in 1987. In 1997, Luck was inducted into the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2000, he was inducted into the CoSIDA Academ-ic All-America Hall of Fame. “It’s an incredible honor for me to be the athletic director at my alma mater,” said Luck. “I care deeply about this school, and WVU is truly one of the outstanding land-grant universities in the country. I am so pleased to be a part of the leadership team assembled under President Clements at a dynamic and strategic time in its history.” He is married to the former Kathy Wilson. they have two sons and two daughters: Andrew, a former All-American quarterback and two-time Heisman Trophy finalist at Stanford and no. 1 overall pick of the 2012 nFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts; Mary ellen, a senior volleyball player at Stanford; emily, a sophomore at Stanford and Addison, who attends Morgan-town High.

WVU’s Directors of athletics Anthony Chez 1904-13 e.r. Sweetland 1913-14 George Pyle 1914-17 Harry Stansbury 1917-38 roy “Legs” Hawley 1938-54 robert “red” Brown 1954-72 Leland Byrd 1972-78 richard Martin 1978-81 Fred Schaus 1981-89 ed Pastilong 1989-2010 Oliver Luck 2010-present

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MICHAeL SzulAssociate Athletic Director

Business Operations

MAtt BormanAssociate Athletic Director

Executive Directorof the Mountaineer Athletic Club

KeLI CunninghamAssociate Athletic Director

Compliance/Governance

MICHAeL FragaleAssistant Athletic Director

Communications

terrI howeSAssociate Athletic Director

Sports Administration, SWA

MIKe ParSonSDeputy Athletic Director

MAtt wellSAssistant Athletic Director

Marketing and Sales

Ben murrayAssistant Athletic Director Major Gifts & Capital Campaigns

KeVIn millerAssistant Athletic Director

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MArLOn leBlanCMen’s Soccer

VIC riggSSwimming and Diving

rAnDy mazeyBaseball

CrAIG TurnBullWrestling

BOB hugginSMen’s Basketball

nIKKI izzo-BrownWomen’s Soccer

DAnA holgorSenFootball

JILL KramerVolleyball

JOn hammondRifle

JIMMy KingRowing

JASOn BuTTSGymnastics

SeAn ClearyCross Country/Track

MIKe CareyWomen’s Basketball

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Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

Dreamswork Field

Mountaineer track

WVU Coliseum

Caperton Indoor Facility

Cary Gym

WVU Rifle Range

Basketball Practice Facility

Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

WVU Wrestling Pavilion

WVU Boathouse

WVU natatorium

ATHLETIC FACILITIES

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Receiving information Media members may receive rifle press releases, notes and more via email. to receive such press releases, match recaps and more, simply email your requests to [email protected].

MEDIA INFORMATIONWhat To Know When Covering WVU

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

Directions to the WVU Rifle RangeFrom Interstate 79 (North and South)• Take the Star City/WVU exit (155) and follow signs to Morgantown• Cross the Star City bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard toward the Coliseum. • The WVU Natatorium is located on the right next to the WVU Coliseum.• The approximate distance from I-79 to the Coliseum is 1.5 miles

From Interstate 68 (East and West)• Take the Pierpont Road/Airport exit (7)• Follow signs to the stadium. At the second traffic light off the interstate, turn left and travel up easton Hill.• Count two more traffic lights and turn right onto route 705 and stay on this highway as it becomes Chestnut ridge road (through two more traffic lights).• To proceed to the Coliseum, go through the second light on 705 and two more traffic lights. turn left at the third light. Follow this road around and go through three lights. the WVU Coliseum is located straight ahead.• The WVU Natatorium is located behind the WVU Coliseum.

media services the West Virginia University sports communications office will be available throughout the entire 2013-14 rifle season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guideleines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia rifle team. Any additional questions should be directed to assistant sports information director Shannon Mcnamara.

During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact West Virginia rifle contact Shannon McNamara, via email ([email protected]) or by phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be made available, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval of the sports communications staff.

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sports Communications the West Virginia University sports communication office is located on the second floor of the WVU Coliseum in room 217.

mailing addressSports Communications Office West Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 0877Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Overnight shipping addressWVU Sports Communications3450 Monongahela Blvd., room 217Morgantown, WV 26506

Phone informationOffice: 304-293-2821Fax: 304-293-4105Press Box: 304-293-6480

Rifle ContactShannon McnamaraAssistant Sports Information Directoremail: [email protected]

WVU

SPOrtSCommuniCaTionS

SHAnnOn mcnamaraSports Communications

staffmichael Fragale Assistant Athletic Director, CommunicationsBryan messerly Sports Information DirectorJoe Swan Sports Publications DirectorJohn antonik Director of New Mediamike montoro Director of Football CommunicationsKatie Kane Associate Sports Information DirectorShannon mcnamara Assistant Sports Information Directorgrant dovey Assistant Sports Information Director Kristin Coldsnow Multimedia Specialistlisa ammons Business ManagerCheryl maust Program Assistantamy Prunty Program Assistantnick arthur Graduate Assistant eva Buchman Graduate AssistantJon hevron Graduate Assistant Jonathan harleyGraduate Assistant

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2013-14 west virginia university rifle guide

Documents

ncaa title

ncaa championship victories

ncaa air rifle titles

wvu athletic archives

ncaa smallbore title

year wvu coach jon hammond

wvu photographic services

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