2012-13 WVU Rifle Guide

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27 COACHING STAFF28 HeadCoachJonHammond30 Q&AwithHammond32 SupportStaff33 MOUNTAINEER PROFILES34 Rosters35 PetraZublasing38 ChanceCover39 DanielSojka40 TaylorCiotola41 MeelisKiisk42 ThomasKyanko43 MarenPrediger44 MatthewMartin/GarrettSpurgeon/ PatrickSunderman

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55 RECORD BOOK56 WVURecords57 CoachesRecords57 IndividualHonors59 Olympians60 NCAAChampions61 All-Americans63 NCAAResults65 NCAATeamChampionshipResults66 NCAAHistory67 GARCHistory68 Year-by-YearResults69 All-TimeSeriesRecords70 All-TimeScores

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Simplyput, theWestVirginiaUniversity rifle team is themost accomplished collegiate squad. With 14 nationalchampionships to their name, themost recent capturedthreeyearsagoin2009,theMountaineerssetthenation-widestandardforsustainedsuccess.

Seventh-yearWVUcoachJonHammond,himselfaformerMountaineershooter,hasresurrectedtheprogramafterabriefabsenceonthenationalsceneandledtheMountaineersto five straight national championships, oneNCAA teamtitle,twoNCAAairrifletitlesandthreeconsecutiveGreatAmerican Rifle Conference (GARC) titles. Along the way,Hammond has recruited some of the world’s top talent,producing43NationalRifleAssociationAll-Americans.

AcombinationofsolidworkethicandexceptionalskilllevelhashelpedtheMountaineersannuallystakeaclaimatthenation’stopranking.Whileindividualsuccessisapplauded,itistheteam’sunityandstrivetowardonecollectivegoal–anationalchampionship–thatdrivestheMountaineersdailyintheWVURifleRange.

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NCAA CHAMPIONSNCAA titles are a common goal for all West Virginia rifleteams, and the squad hasmade good on its ambition 14timessince1980,themostofanyteam.

Withatalentpoolenviedbymost,theMountaineersalsoarealways in contention for individual national championships,too, as 16 student-athletes have earned 20 combinedindividualtitles,themostofanycollegiaterifleprogram.FourMountaineersconcludedtheirWVUcareerswithtwonationaltitles:JohnRost(airrifle,1981,1982),WebWright(smallbore,1987, 1988), Ann-Marie Pfiffner (air rifle, 1991, 1992) andTrevorGathman(airrifle,1993,1996).

PetraZublasingisthemostrecentWVUnationalchampion,asshewontheairrifletitleatthe2012NCAAChampionships.ShewasthesecondMountaineertowinthetitleinasmanyseasons,asNiccoCamprianitookthetitlein2011.

NiccoCamprianiwasa four-timeNationalRifleAssociationAll-AmericanthroughhisbriefMountaineercareer.Withjust18 WVU career matches to his name, he secured almostevery possible honor available to a collegiate shooter andcappedoffhisbrillianttenurewiththe2011NCAAindividualairrifletitle.

CamprianibrokeortiedeveryrecordintheWVUrecordbook,andmost notably he shot a collegiate-record 600 air rifletwice in2011,becomingonlythesecondNCAAshooter toattaintheperfectscore.


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WVU ON THE GLOBAL SCENEOnceWVU’sseasonendsinMarch,theMountaineershittheinternational circuit and represent their home countries atvariouscompetitions.

ManycurrentMountaineershooterscanbefoundcompetingon the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) WorldCupcircuitwhennotshootingforWVU.

Additionally,theMountaineersarefrequentcompetitorsatUSAShootingChampionships.


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OLYMPIC SUCCESSAprogramrich inhistory,theWestVirginiarifleteamproudlyboasts15formerOlympiansamongitsalumni,includingcurrenthead coach Jon Hammond (Great Britain, 2008 and 2012)and senior Petra Zublasing (Italy, 2012). At least one formerMountaineerhascompetedineveryOlympicssince1976,withHammond, Zublasing, Nicco Campriani (Italy), Eric Uptagrafft(USA)andDaveJohnson(USA,coach)participatinginthe2012LondonSummerOlympics.

Campriani represented theMountaineers exceptionallywell inLondon,ashewonGoldinmen’s50m3positionsandSilverinmen’s10mairrifle.HebecamethefirstWVUathletetoearntheGoldmedalsince1992,andtheforthformerstudent-athletetowinOlympicGold.Camprianialsofinishedeighthinmen’s50mprone.

Campriani became the forth former Mountaineer shooter tomedal at anOlympicGames and the third towinGold. JackWriter (USA)wonGold in1972,whileDr.EdEtzel, the team’ssportpsychologist,wonGoldin1984.WriteralsowonSilverin1968,whileMikeAntitookSilverin2004.

Shooting in her first Olympic Games, Zublasing placed justoutside thefinal inbothofhercompetitions,finishing12th inthewomen’s10mairrifleandthewomen’s10m3positions.


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Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special. Without aprofessional sports team in West Virginia, folks across thestateandthroughouttheregionloveWestVirginiaUniversityathletics.

Noschoolhelpsitsstudent-athletesmorethanthepeopleatWVU.

Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to representthemselves, their teammates and their university to newsmedia,alumni,friends,familyandthegeneralpublic.

Your interaction with these groups is also part of youreducationalprocess.

If you take advantage of these opportunities, it can have apositiveeffect,notonlyonyourcareerasastudent-athleteatWestVirginia,butalsoonyourlifeafteryouhavedonnedtheOldGoldandBlue.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING


Athletic excellence and strength and conditioning go hand-in-hand at West Virginia University. WVU’s strength andconditioningstaffensuresallstudent-athletesareonyear-longprogramsdesignedtoimprovethefitnesscapabilitiesneededintheirsports.Tokeepathletesinpeakphysicalcondition,WestVirginiaoffersavarietyoftrainingareasandanarrayofstrengthprogramsdesigned to increase performance. All student-athletes willhave their own program individually calculated and updatedthroughouttheyeartoensurethateveryathleteraiseshisorherathleticabilityandskilllevel.Equippedwithexcellentamenitiesandstaffedbysomeofthefinest strength coaches in the nation, athleteswho come toWestVirginiaknowthattheyareingoodhandswhenitcomestotheirathleticcapacity.

Strength and conditioning for the sport of rifle is similarto other varsity sports, in that stresses are put on both themusculoskeletalsystemandthecentralnervoussystemwithregardstoproprioceptionandthecardiovascularsystem.Thesportofriflerequiresagreatdealofmuscularenduranceand a high level of kinesthetic sense of awareness to fuelstabilizationandbalance.Anefficientheartrateisalsoimportantfor the student-athletes; themore efficient an athlete’s heartcanpumpblood, the longer he/shewill havebetweenheartbeatstosquaretheirrifleontarget.

TARGETED EXERCISES •Basicweighttrainingexercises•Coretrainingtostrengthenthetorso• Balance and functional training to improvekinestheticawareness

•Cardiovascular training to improve thebloodpumpingabilitiesof theheart,which in turnlowertherestingheartrate

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WinningandworkinghardareimportanttotheWestVirginiaUniversity rifle team. But becoming successful and positiverolemodels in and out of the range is just as significant tothem. The Mountaineers give back to Morgantown and itssurroundingcommunitieseverychancetheyget.

TheMountaineersespeciallyenjoyworkinginoutdoorsettingsandregularlyvolunteertheirtimeatTheNationalHuntingandFishing Days at Stonewall Jackson Resort. There, the teaminteractswithvisitingchildrenandgiveslessonsongunsafety.

With coach Jon Hammond putting an equal emphasis onacademics and athletics, the Mountaineers are constantparticipantsinthe“RedAloud”program,visitinglocalschoolsand not only reading stories to the younger students, butalsoencouragingolderstudentstoapplythemselvestotheirstudies.

The WVU rifle team understands the privileges that comewithbeingaMountaineer,andinappreciationofthegiftstheyreceive,theteaminturnspendsfreetimewiththoseinneed,especiallytheyoungpatientsattheWVUChildren’sHospital.SmilesarewidespreadwhentheMountaineersvisitandsharetheirstoriesofsuccess.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

ATHLETIC TRAINING

It’s really important forour teamtogiveback.Something that I loveaboutMorgantownandWestVirginiaisthattheathleticdepartmentandtheteamsaresuchahugepartofboththecityandthe

wholestate.Withoutanyprofessionalteams,thestudent-athletesatWVUareputonapedestal.Inthataspect,it’sveryimportantthattheyarevisibleandgooutinthecommunityanddo

whatevertheycantohelp. – Jon Hammond


The West Virginia athletic training program looks to get itsstudent-athletes back on the field in a timely manner whileproviding quality health care for its student-athletes andcoaches.

The scope of the athletic training services encompassvariousdomainswhichincludinginjuryrecognition,treatment,rehabilitation, prevention, education and counseling that willenabletheathletetomaintainanoptimalqualityoflifebeyondthespanofathleticcompetition.

Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletesfurnishedwiththelatestintechnologyandequipment.

Theathletictrainingstaffwillworkinconjunctionwiththeteamphysicians and athletic administration to assure the student-athletesreceivequalitycarethroughouttheircareeratWVU.

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FACILITIESHometooneofthecountry’smosttradition-richprograms,theWVUriflerangeisareflectionofthelong-termsuccessenjoyedbythe14-timenationalchampionMountaineers.The range is highlighted by the presence of 10 MEGAlinkelectronicscoringsystems,themostup-to-datesystemusedby some of the country’s proficient shooters, including two-timeOlympian and currentWVU coach JonHammond, and2012LondonOlympicsmen’s50m3positionsGoldmedalistNiccoCampriani.ThetechnologicalupgradeattheWVUfacilityallowsastudent-athlete’sshot tobescoredbasedonsoundwaves.With theadvantageofacomputerscreenlocatedattheshooter’sstand,teammemberscanviewtheresultsoftheirshotsimmediately.The system adds not only an advantage for Mountaineershooters,butisalsoimprovesspectators’viewofthematch.Alargeprojectionscreenwasinstalledintheviewingroomsofanscannowfollowalongshot-by-shotwithathletes.Anotheruniqueaspectoftherangeistheabilityforshootersto work simultaneously. Team members can shoot in thesmallborepositionatthe50foottargetswhileotherscanalsoshootthe10mairrifleatthesametime.Accompanyingthemanyfeaturesoftherangeisacomfortablestudent lounge areawhere student-athletes can relax beforeand aftermeets.Other amenities include a gun roomand alockerroom.


SCORING INFORMATIONCollegeriflecompetitionincludestwoevents:airrifleandsmallbore.Anewruleimplementsattheonsetofthe2010-11season,theNCAAmandatedthateachteamdeclarefivescoringshooterspriortoamatch,andcountthetopfourscores.TheNCAAChampionshipsfollowsthismandate,too–thesamefiveshootersmustshootsmallboreandairrifle,withtheteamcountingthebestfourscoresineachdiscipline.

Air RifleOverview:Competitorsstandandshootleadpelletsfrom.177calibergunsattargets10metersaway.Thebullseye,or10-dot,isone-halfmillimeterwide(aboutthesizeoftheperiodattheendofthissentence).

The Rifles:Airriflescanbeeitherairorgas-poweredandweighupto12poundsbyNCAAregulations.Therifleshavemetallicsights.

Course Of Fire:Withthenewelectronictargetingsystem,competitorshave105minutesfor60shotsfromthestandingposition.

Perfect Match Score:Aperfectscoreof600isthemaximumforairrifle.

SmallboreOverview:Insmallboreorthree-positionrifle,athletesfire.22calibersmallboreriflesfromtheprone,standingandkneelingpositionsattargets50feetdownrange.Thebullseyeisamillimeter(slightlylargerthanthesizeofaperiodattheendofthissentence).

The Rifles:Athletesshootfreerifles(weightlimitof17.6pounds)thatcanbecustomizedwithspecialaccessoriesand/oralterationsthatfittheshooter’ssizeandpreferences.Therifleshavemetallicsights.

Course Of Fire:Athletesfire20roundsperpositionforatotalof60shots.Thetotaltimelimitis120minutes.

Perfect Match Score:Aperfectscoreof600isthemaximumforsmallbore.

MEGAlink Electronic Scoring SystemsNearthebeginningof2007,theWestVirginiaUniversityrifleteamreceivedagrantfromtheHazelRubyMcQuainCharitableTrusttoallowfortheinstallationofastate-of-the-artelectronictargetsystem.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICESWestVirginiaUniversityoffersavarietyofservicesandprogramstohelpstudent-athletesmaximizetheiracademicpotential.Departmentstaffmembersworkwithcoaches,oncampusstudentserviceprovidersandfacultytohelpstudent-athletesmeettheuniquedemandsoftheclassroom,thesportingarenaandthepersonal-socialchallengestheyfaceasdevelopingadults.

WhilemanyoftheheadlinescenterontheMountaineers’accomplishmentsontheplayingfield,WestVirginiaathleteshavealsomadesomenoteworthystridesintheclassroom.SomeofthosestridesincludeastringofnineconsecutiveyearswherethedepartmenthashadatleastonefirstteamAcademicAll-American.

Tohelpitsstudentathletesachieveacademicsuccess,oneofthenation’sfinestfacilitiesresidesintheWVUColiseum–TheAthleticAcademicPerformanceCenter.The8,000-squarefootfacilityprovidesindividualandgroupstudyareas,aplethoraofcomputerstationsandthelatestinfingerprinttechnologyusedwhensigningin.


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STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICESWestVirginiaUniversity’sgraduationrateforstudent-athleteshasbeenimpressive,tosaytheleast,overthepasteightyears.Theratioofstudent-athletesgraduatingtothegeneralstudentbodyhasincreasedalmosteveryyear.

WVU’scombinedvarsityathleticteamshaveanAcademicProgressRate(APR)scoreof975accordingtodatareleasedtodaybytheNCAA.TheAPRisbaseduponeligibilityandretentionofstudent-athletesoverafour-yearperiod,usedasanassessmentofreal-timeacademicsuccess.WVU’saverageAPRscoreof975isuponepointfromlastyear’saverageishigherthantheNCAA’soverallfour-yearAPRaveragescoreof973.Forthe2010-11academicyear,WestVirginiahadthreeteamswithperfect1,000scores:gymnastics,rowingandmen’ssoccer.

TheStudent-AthleteAdvisoryCommittee(SAAC)providesaforumforthe“voiceofthestudent-athlete”onWVU’scampus.SAACmembershipprovidesfeedbacktoadministrationabouthowtobetterWVUathleticprograms.Theyoffer inputontherules,regulationsandpoliciesthataffectstudent-athletes’livesonNCAAmemberinstitutioncampuses.


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CAMPUS LIFECharacter:Public,land-grantinstitution,foundedin1867.Research Classification: Research University (High ResearchActivity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancementofTeaching.Research Funding: Faculty conduct $174 million annually insponsoredcontractsandresearchgrants.Combined WVU Expense Budget:Approximately$955million.Accreditations:NorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSchoolsanddozensofspecializedacademicaccreditingagencies.Governance:WVU isgovernedby theWVUBoardofGovernorsandtheWestVirginiaHigherEducationPolicyCommission.Location:Morgantown,W.Va.,population28,654,rated“No.1SmallCityinAmerica”byBizJournals.comforitsexceptionalqualityoflife.WithineasytravelingdistanceofWashington,D.C.,totheeast,Pittsburgh,Pa.,tothenorth,andClevelandandColumbus,Ohio,tothenorthwest.Otherrecentrankings:Oneof“BestSportsCities”bySportingNews;5th“BestSmallMetro”byForbes;12thoverall“HottestSmallCitybyInc.;oneof“50SmartestPlacestoLive”byKiplinger’s;oneofthe“BestCitiesforJobs”byMSNCareers;oneofthe50bestplacestolaunchasmallbusinessbyCNNMoney.com; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” byForbes.Student Profile:Fall2011enrollmentwas29,617(15,294WestVirginiaresidents,14,323nonresidents).Academic Excellence: WVU ranks nationally for prestigiousscholarships – 25 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 35GoldwaterScholars,twoBritishMarshallScholars,twoMorrisK.Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic FirstTeam Members (and 11 academic team honorees), nine BorenScholars, five Gilman Scholars, 30 Fulbright Scholars and oneJackKentCookeFoundationGraduateScholar.Degrees Granted: In2010-11,WVUawarded6,289degrees,over35%ofwhichweregraduateorprofessionallevel.Faculty & Staff Profile:Excellentfaculty—18ofwhomhavebeennamedCarnegieFoundationProfessors of theYear—guide andmentorstudents.Academics: 13 colleges and schools offering 191 bachelor’s,master’s,doctoral,andprofessionaldegreeprogramsinagriculture,

naturalresourcesanddesign;artsandsciences;businessandeconomics;creativearts;dentistry;engineeringandmineral

resources;human resourcesandeducation; journalism;law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity

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Student Living Experience:TheFirst-YearExperience—uniqueamongstate universities—helps students navigate their first year at WVU.A sampling of services: Lincoln Hall, a residential college; ResidentFacultyLeaders, faculty coupleswho live in thehalls tomentor andguide students; and Adventure West Virginia, an outdoor freshmanorientation program. All WVU students benefit from a vibrant arrayof student life programs, including a Festival of Ideas lecture series,bringingtheworld’stopmindstocampustosharetheirexperiencesandknowledge;WVUpAllNight,aweekendpackageofsafe,fun,andhealthyactivities;anaward-winningStudentRecreationCenter.

Transportation:Universitybusesoperatefreeonayear-roundbasisasdoes thePersonalRapidTransit (PRT)system—acomputer-directedsystem thatglidesalong8.7milesofguidewaybetweenDowntown,Evansdale, and Health Sciences Center campuses. In addition,Morgantown’sexpandedMountainLinebusserviceoffersfreeridestostudentsandemployees.WVUIDrequiredforallservices.

Safety:WVUhasoneofthesafestcollegecampusesinAmerica,with24-hourpoliceprotectionand37outdooremergencyphones.

Student Organizations:Choosefromover300studentorganizations,or participate in an active intramural program and a variety of clubsports.

Study Abroad: More than 900 students participate in University-ledstudyabroadprogramsandinternationalexchanges.

Civic Engagement: The Center for Civic Engagement develops andorganizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for studentsand faculty and consultswith academic units on incorporating civicengagementintothecurriculum.Lastyear,about15,726WVUstudentscontributed204,000hoursofservicetothecommunity.

Scholarships & Aid:Approximately$10millionayear isawardedbytheWVUScholarsProgram;more than5,000 students benefit fromthis program annually. In addition, there aremany different types ofscholarshipsavailablebasedonacademicrecord,financialneed,groupaffiliation,orsomecombinationofthesefactors.

Parents Club:TheMountaineerParentsClub,withmorethan20,000members in clubs across the state and nation, fosters success byconnectingparentsandfamilymemberswiththestudentexperience.Theorganizationsponsorseventsonandoff-campus,hasanewsletter,a toll-freehelpline (1-800-WVU-0096),parentelectronicnews,anda“ParentPerk”program.Membershipisfree.

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MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE

Team RecordBaseball:23-32,9-18BigEastCross Country:8thplaceattheNCAA

ChampionshipsMen’s Basketball:19-14,9-9BigEast;

NCAASecondRoundWomen’s Basketball:24-10,11-5Big

East;NCAASecondRoundFootball:10-3,5-2BigEast;BigEast

Champions;2012DiscoverOrangeBowlChampions

Gymnastics:21-5,12-1EAGL;EAGLChampions;NCAARegionals

Rifle:12-2,5-1GARC;GARCChampions;6thplaceatNCAAChampionships

Rowing: 7thBigEastMen’s Soccer: 11-8-1,6-3BigEast,NCAA

SecondRound

Women’s Soccer:17-5-0,10-1-0BigEast;BigEastDivisionChampions,BigEastTournamentChampions,NCAAFirstRound

Men’s Swimming and Diving:4thBigEast(1NCAAQualifier)

Women’s Swimming and Diving:3rdBigEast;5NCAAQualifiers–26thatNCAAChampionships

Women’s Tennis:4-16,1-6BigEastWomen’s Track: Indoor:11thBigEast;

Outdoor:5thBigEast(10NCAARegionalQualifiers,2NCAANationalQualifiers–34thatNCAAOutdoorChampionships)

Volleyball:7-19,5-9BigEastWrestling:9-4,4-2EWL(6NCAA

Qualifiers)

Team Conference ChampionsFootball,BigEastRegular-Season

ChampionsGymnastics,EAGLChampionsWomen’sSoccer,BigEastregularseason

andTournamentChampionsRifle,GARCChampions

Individual Conference ChampionsRachaelBurnett,women’sswimming:

500free,200free,800freerelay,1,650freeBigEastChampion

ChelseaCarrier-Eadeswomen’strack:100-meterhurdles

BethDeal,gymnastics:EAGLChampion-balancebeam

KataFodor,women’sswimming:800freerelay

MikeMorales,wrestling:EWL141MandieNugent,women’sswimming:100

fly,200fly,800freerelayBigEastChampion

MattRyan,wrestling:EWL184HopeSloanhoffer,gymnastics:EAGL

Champion-all-around,vault,unevenbars

DanielleSmith,women’sswimming:800freerelay

BrandonWilliamson,wrestling:EWL285PetraZublasing,rifle:GARCairrifle,

smallbore,combinedscorechampion

NCAA ChampionsPetraZublasing,rifle:airrifle

First Team All-AmericansTavonAustin,football:AssociatedPress,

CBSSports.comCollegeFootball,PhilSteele’s

ChelseaCarrier-Eades,women’strack:100-meterhurdlesandheptathlon

KaitlynGillespie,women’scrosscountryKateHarrison,women’scrosscountryEricaHenderson,women’ssoccer:NSCAKevinJones,men’sbasketball:JohnR.

WoodenPetraZublasing,rifle:NRAsmallboreand

airrifle


Academic All-AmericansKaylynChristopher,track/cc,thirdteamKaitlynGillespie(Track/CrossCountry),

firstteamKateHarrison(Track/CrossCountry),first

teamAhnaLewis,track/cc,thirdteamPetraZublasing,rifle,secondteam

Conference Major AwardsTavonAustin,football:BigEastSpecial

TeamsPlayeroftheYearRachaelBurnett,women’sswimming:Big

EastWomen’sMostOutstandingSwimmer

AndyBevin,men’ssoccer:BigEastRookieoftheYear

ThomasKyanko:GARCRookieoftheYear,GARCScholarAthlete

TinaMaloney,gymnastics:EAGLMVPBryMcCarthy,women’ssoccer:BigEast

ChampionshipMostOutstandingDefensivePlayer

BlakeMiller,women’ssoccer:BigEastChampionshipMostOutstandingOffensivePlayer

KateSchwindel,women’ssoccer:BigEastRookieoftheYear

HopeSloanhoffer,gymnastics:EAGLGymnastoftheYear

PetraZublasing:GARCShooteroftheYear

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MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCECoaching AwardsJonHammond,rifle:NRADistinguished

CollegeCoachDanaHolgorsen,football:FWAAFirstYear

CoachoftheYearNikkiIzzo-Brown,women’ssoccer:2011

FrontierFieldWalkofFameinducteeVicRiggs,women’sswimming:BigEast

Women’sSwimmingCoachoftheYear


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Jon HammondHead Coach

Seventh Season

Making good on a promise put in place upon his hiring, Jon Hammond, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, has returned the West Virginia University rifle team to national glory, implementing a strategy for success that has seen one national championship, three Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Champion-ships, one undefeated season, 43 National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors and five Capital One Academic All-America recognitions.

The 2011-12 Season Tasked with maintaining the level of suc-

cess the Mountaineers are now accustomed to with a young team recovering from the loss of seven seniors, Hammond rose to the challenge in his sixth season at WVU.

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 Sports-manship Award, also won the air rifle title and were paced by discipline champion and GARC Shooter of the Year, junior Petra Zublasing. Additionally, redshirt freshman Thomas 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. Despite a sixth-place finish, the tourna-ment was filled with highlights, as Zublasing won the air rifle title, becoming the second straight Mountaineer to win the discipline title. She also finished sixth in smallbore, while freshman Taylor 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.

At season’s end, Zublasing continued WVU’s streak of placing a shooter on the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), when she earned second team honors. The Mountaineers have now had at least one honoree in each of the last three seasons.

2008-11

Leading a team that boasted seven seniors, five of whom comprised his first Mountaineer recruiting class, Hammond saw his fifth season at WVU become another championship year.

Though narrowly edged by GARC rival Kentucky at the 2011 NCAA Rifle Champion-ships, the Mountaineers, ranked No. 1 in the

nation throughout the season, won the air rifle team title and finished second overall in smallbore. Additionally, senior Nicco Campriani won the NCAA air rifle title, the first WVU shooter to earn a national championship since 1997. Campriani also finished second in the smallbore competition. All told, the Mountaineers earned a combined five top-five air rifle and smallbore finishes, and six shooters scored eight NRA All-America honors.

Posting an 11-2 overall record and a 5-1 conference mark, the Mountaineers success-fully 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 in-dividual air rifle, smallbore and combined score champion, was named the GARC Shooter and Senior of the Year.

Following the season, Campriani and class-mate Andy Lamson were named to the Capital One Academic All-America Men’s At-Large First and Second Teams, respectively. Campriani was the third Mountaineer in program history to re-ceive the first-team honor. He also was named the WVU Red Brown Cup honoree.

Hammond coached a talented, upperclass-laden squad to an 11-0 record in 2010, the team’s first undefeated season since 2001, and a GARC regular-season title.

The Mountaineers followed their unblem-ished regular season with a win at the GARC Championships, sweeping both discipline titles and walking away with the conference trophy.

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The victory was the program’s fourth overall and first since 2000. At his first GARC Champion-ships, transfer Campriani won the smallbore, air rifle and combined score titles, and the Moun-taineers earned 18 All-GARC honors, including eight first team awards. Hammond was named the GARC Coach of the Year, his second distinc-tion 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 gun. WVU placed two in the smallbore finals, and following the championships, seven student-athletes earned 12 All-America honors.

Hammond made a name for himself in the coaching ranks in 2009, as he took a young, ris-ing 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-ath-letes earn All-America honors, improved its GARC standing and finished second at the league cham-pionship, captured the nation’s air rifle champion-ship 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 Championship, 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.

The Early Years 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 season (6-4) since 2003.

Academic Achievements A strong proponent for achievement at the

range and in the classroom, Hammond’s shoot-ers have proven to be well-rounded student-athletes.

Since his arrival in the fall of 2006, 33 Mountaineers have earned a spot on the annual Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association All-Academic Honor List, including a program-best seven student-athletes in 2011.

The Mountaineers also have been well rep-resented on the annual Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Teams.

Zublasing became the third Mountaineer in as many seasons to be recognized, as she was named to the Capital One Academic All-America At-Large Second Team in 2012. One year prior, Campriani became the program’s third first-team selection, as he was one of 15 student-athletes named to the top team. Additionally, Lamson, a three-time CoSIDA Academic 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, Ham-mond has recruited not only elite athletes to compete in the Old Gold and Blue, but he also has continued to teach and foster his team’s talents so each student-athlete is a stronger competitor upon graduation. Athletic accolades and recognitions go hand-in-hand with such advancements.

The Mountaineers have earned a combined 43 NRA All-America honors, including 17 first-team recognitions, since Hammond became head coach.

Following a four-year drought, five Moun-taineers scored five All-America honors in 2008, including first-team recognition for senior Lafe Kunkel and freshman 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. The seven hon-orees each season were a decade-high mark.

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 shooting when he was nine years old. As a junior, Ham-mond 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.

In 2010, Hammond competed at the 50th ISSF World Championships, in Munich, Ger-many, and the Commonwealth Games in Dehli, 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 shoot-ers as well as assist the team with organiza-tional tasks.

Hammond also helped initiate Blind Shoot-ing 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 engaged to Lindsay Brooke.


What are your expectations for the 2012-13 season?

I would like to see us build off of last year. We really had a very good season. While our result at the NCAA Championships was a bit disappointing, it was just one match out of a very long season. A huge part of our team has that year of experience now, and that will help. Our new additions should also provide some extra strength this year.

We are capable of beating anyone on our day, but it’s hard, like any sport, to be at your peak week in and week out. I think we want to keep improving. I think we’re capable of shooting higher scores than we did last year; I also think our consistency improved. Last year’s team was very young, and I think that inexperience was illustrated by our high scores one day and much lower scores on other days.

This year, I’m really going to emphasize con-

sistency. If we get to the point that we’re shooting consistently high scores, I think we’ll be a hard team to beat.

As a coach, what is your goal for the season?

I want to look over each student-athlete as an individual and as a part of this team. I want to make them better shooters, technically and mentally. If we do that, the team scores will come. If everyone shoots a great score, then the team score is going to be really good.

The team enters the year as the three-time defending Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) champions. Do you think this year’s squad has what it takes to win its fourth straight title?

We definitely have enjoyed shooting at that championship. We’ll be trying our best to win ev-ery match this season, including the conference championship. We will do the best we can.

I think this year is more of a case of the team

members performing at the best of their ability. That will result in a good team score. I have to make sure they’re all focused and are progress-ing toward their goals. We use the fall as a platform to build on – we work on the technical aspects of shooting and do more training. We want to be as ready as we can in the spring so we can peak at the GARC and NCAA Championships.

This year’s slate includes a trip to Alaska-Fairbanks in November for two matches. Are you excited to take the team on this trip?

We haven’t traveled to Alaska since I have been at WVU. It will be a new experience for us all. They are a great rival, and I think we owe it to them to take a trip.

There’s a lot of history and tradition from their range (E.F. Horton Rifle Range), too. They also have had Olympic shooters come out of their program. The range also has played host to the NCAA Championships. They’re a great program, and it will be a great road trip.

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I have wanted to go on a larger road trip for some time. Obviously, a big step for the program would be an international tour, but this is pretty close to that. We’re going to get two quality matches in Alaska. It is the last match of our fall semester, so it gives us something to work toward, and I know the whole team is looking forward to it.

Four years have passed since the team last won the NCAA Championship. Do you think the squad still carries that pride of being a 14-time national champion into matches, or do you think this group wants to earn that reputation?

I think we have a really strong team this year and some quality shooters. Naturally, we should have some confidence as a team. At the same time, reputations don’t win anything, and we have to go out and win those titles. No one on this team has won a championship before. That’s going to have to be earned by all of them.

I think the goal for this team is to individually improve as shooters. They need to become better shooters. We started thinking that way last sea-son, and we still need to work on that this year. We don’t want to chase scores or look at what other teams are shooting. We know we have a lot of talent here at WVU. We just have to continue focusing on ourselves. I want them to become the

best they can be, and with that will come good team results.

WVU, Kentucky and TCU have emerged as national contenders over the last four seasons, as each has won the team title since 2009. Do you think that will be the case again this year?

I think it’s going to be pretty similar. I think Alaska is quietly confident that it can improve

and push up, but I think other than them, it really is going to be these three teams in the top again.

The parity is getting better, so much so that on any given day, any team can win. I don’t think we’re necessarily going to be ex-tending our gap; I think all of the other teams are getting closer to us. That being said, I think our team, as well as TCU and Kentucky, will be the top-ranked teams going into the season.

Petra Zublasing is the only senior on the team. Are you looking for her to assume the leadership role? Are you looking for anyone else to step up?

Petra is our standout leader, and I think she will embrace that role. She will help everyone out, in and out of the range.

I also think it’s going to be a group effort this year. While Petra is the only senior on the roster, Chance Cover and Daniel

Sojka are in their fourth year of college. They bring college experience, and they know how to balance everything. On the other hand, Taylor Ciotola, Thomas Kyanko and Meelis Kiisk have more shooting experience than that duo in bigger competitions.

There really isn’t one person that stands out. Everyone is going to have to help each other. The strengths of each individual will have to be bal-anced out with the others’ weaknesses. Everyone needs to lead by example.

The WVU Rifle Range is the home base for some of the best shooters in the nation and for three 2012 London Olympians. What are your thoughts on the range?

Quality wise, it is a great facility. I’m look-ing forward to us one day hosting some bigger matches. As a training facility, it’s very good. This team enjoys training here, and it’s a good set-up.

Your team is known for a strong work ethic in the classroom. Do you take pride in that?

Definitely. I think we have a team of student-athletes that do very well in school. We average a few 4.0 grade point averages each semester. Doing well academically is very important to me, and I think academic success goes hand-in-hand with success in the range. Our sport is very mental and requires a lot of concentration.

Jon Hammond with 2012 NCAA Air Rifle Champion

Petra Zublasing


2012-13 Support Staff

Edward F. Etzel, Ed.D.Psychologist

Shannon McNamara

Assistant Sports Information Director

Raymond Prior

Graduate Assistant

Justin PentzStudent

Assistant

Chris WorrellAthletic Trainer

Bubba SchmidtEquipment Manager

Jerry HandleyStrength Coach

Scott HerdzikAssistant

EquipmentManager

Dr. Matt LivelyMedical Director

Stephanie White

Assistant Director, Student-Athlete

Academic Services

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34 ..............................................................Rosters35 ................................................ Petra Zublasing38 ................................................... Chance Cover39 ..................................................... Daniel Sojka40 .................................................... Taylor Ciotola41 ...................................................... Meelis Kiisk42 ................................................Thomas Kyanko43 .................................................Maren Prediger44 ................................................Matthew Martin44 ............................................. Garrett Spurgeon44 .......................................... Patrick Sunderman


Alphabetical RosterName Ht. Class Hometown

Taylor Ciotola 6-4 So. Pasadena, Md.

Chance Cover 6-4 Jr. Ardmore, Okla.

Meelis Kiisk 5-9 So. Paide, Estonia

Thomas Kyanko 5-10 So. Wellsburg, W.Va.

Matthew Martin 6-2 R-Fr. Eagle Rock, Alaska

Maren Prediger 5-6 So. Petersaurach, Germany

Daniel Sojka 5-10 Jr. Cracow, Poland

Garrett Spurgeon 6-2 Fr. Canton, Mo.

Patrick Sunderman 6-0 Fr. Farmington, Minn.

Petra Zublasing 5-5 Sr. Appiano, Italy

Head Coach: Jon Hammond

Pronunciation GuideTaylor Ciotola see-o-tola

Meelis Kiisk may-liss

Thomas Kyanko ky-an-ko

Daniel Sojka soy-kah

Petra Zublasing zu-blah-sing

WVU Rifle 2012-13 Roster

Front Row (l-r) Meelis Kiisk, Maren Prediger, Thomas Kyanko, Petra Zublasing, Daniel SojkaBack Row (l-r) Student Assistant Justin Pentz, Garrett Spurgeon, Taylor Ciotola, Chance Cover, Matthew

Martin, Patrick Sunderman, coach Jon Hammond

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One of the top female shooters in the world … the unquestioned Mountaineer leader … teammates will benefit from her 2012 London Olympic experience … 2012 NCAA air rifle champion … finished second overall in air rifle at the 2011 NCAA National Championships … coach says she still has goals to accomplish at WVU … her leadership will be felt within team for years to come … experience with Italian national team give her an edge in the range.

At West Virginia in 2011-12• NCAA air rifle champion; WVU’s 16th indi-

vidual national champion • NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle and

Smallbore • GARC Shooter of the Year• GARC air rifle and combined score champion

• All-GARC First Team Air Rifle, Smallbore and Combined Score • Named to the Capital One Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Second Team • Named to the Capital One District 2 Academic All-District At-Large Women’s Team • CRCA All-Academic Team• Placed 12th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 posi-tions (581) and 12th in the women’s 10m air rifle (396) at the 2012 London Sum-mer Olympics • Opened the season with an air rifle win (597) against Air Force at the NU Rifle Range; also finished first overall with a combined score of 1177• Victorious at Nebraska, winning air rifle (596) and smallbore (587) and fin-ishing first overall (1183)• Shot a school-record 600 in air rifle in win over Army; she is believed to be the first female colle-giate shooter to attain the score, which is compa-rable to a world record• Also shot a winning

smallbore score of 586 against Army and fin-ished first overall with a combined total of 1186

• Finished first against Memphis with an ag-gregate score of 1188; also finished first in air rifle (597) and smallbore (591)

• Shot an NCAA- and school-record 593 smallbore in win over Murray State; also won air rifle with a score of 596 and finished first overall with a combined score of 1189

• Won air rifle (598) and smallbore (592) against Ole Miss; winning combined score of 1192 was a season high

• Won both guns and finished first overall against Akron with a 1186 score; shot 597 air rifle and 589 smallbore

• Combined score of 1180 was good enough for first at Ohio State; also won air rifle (592) and smallbore (588)

• Placed third at TCU with a combined score of 1178; also finished second in air rifle (594) and third in smallbore (584)

• Finished first against VMI with a 1181 ag-gregate total; also won air rifle (596) and smallbore (585)

• Secured her first career conference title with a 702.7 (598, 104.7) combined air rifle score at the GARC Championships; she also finished first overall with a 1178 aggregate score and third in smallbore with a 682.1 total after shooting a final’s-best 102.1 score (580, 102.1)

• Shot a 692.2 combined score (593, 103.2) and won the 2012 NCAA air rifle title; also finished a team-best sixth in smallbore with a 686.7 total (586, 100.7)

• Paced the team with a 596.2 air rifle and 586.8 smallbore season averages; also ranked No. 1 with a 1182.8 aggregate sea-son average

• Won the women’s 10m air rifle (399, 103.42) at the 2011 World University Games in Shen-zhen, China

Petra Zublasing5-5, Senior

Appiano, Italy


2012 NCAA Air Rifle Champion

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• Finished fourth in the women’s 10m air rifle (397, 102.6) at the 2011 ISSF World Cup Final

• Won the women’s visitor 10m air rifle competi-tion at the USA Shooting Olympic Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day total of 700 (399, 400)

• Finished 18th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions (580) at the Munich ISSF World Cup

At West Virginia in 2010-11• NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle• Finished second in air rifle behind teammate

Nicco Campriani at the 2011 NCAA Champi-onships; scored helped Mountaineers win air rifle national championship

• CRCA All-Academic Team• Strong in Mountaineer debut, finishing first

overall against Akron with an aggregate score of 1183; also shot 586 smallbore and a per-sonal-best 597 air rifle for a discipline sweep

• Placed second against Alaska-Fairbanks with a combined score of 1174; also finished second in air rifle (592) and third in smallbore (582)

• Shot 594 and finished third in air rifle at Kentucky

• Finished second overall against Columbus State in Lexington, Ky., with a season-best score of 1184; also finished second in both guns, shooting a personal-best 588 small-bore and 596 in air rifle

• Shot 582 smallbore and finished second overall against Nebraska in an NCAA qualify-ing match

• Shot a two-day total of 1175 and finished sec-ond overall at the 2011 GARC Championships

• Placed second in air rifle with a score of 697.6 (594, 103.6) and fourth in smallbore

with a score of 680.0 (581, 99) at GARCs; earned smallbore placement following a one-shot shoot-off victory, 9.9-7.8, over Ken-tucky’s Heather Greathouse

• Earned second place in air rifle at NCAAs with 698.1 final score; shot 593 in open relay and 105.1 in the finals, the best score of the eight-man field

• Just missed qualifying for the smallbore finals at NCAAs, shooting 582 in the open relay but losing a five-shot shootout with three other shooters; relay score was good enough for ninth place

• Finished as the top collegiate shooter each day at the 2010 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championships, shooting successive scores of 393, 400 and 398 in the women’s 10m air rifle

• Won the Bronze medal in the women’s 10m air rifle and earned an Olympic quota as the ISSF Fort Benning World Cup; also finished 12th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 position

• Finished 10th in the women’s 10m air rifle and 12th in the women’s 50m rifle 3 posi-tions at the ISSF Munich World Cup

• Sat out the fall season in compliance with transfer rules

With Italian National Team from 2004-10• Competed in women’s air rifle and 50m

women’s 3 positions at the 2010 Munich ISSF World Championships

• Finished seventh in air rifle at the 2010 Fort Benning World Cup

• Second in air rifle at the 2009 Milan World

Cup; finish qualified her for the 2009 World Cup Final, China

• Won the junior women’s air rifle title at the 2009 European Championships, Prague

• Finished seventh in air rifle at the 2009 Wuxi World Cup.

Personal• Daughter of Franz Zublasing and Adelheid

Schroffenegger• Birthday is June 30• Has two sisters• Attended the University of Innsbruck for two

years prior to joining the Mountaineers• Majoring in civil engineering• President’s List• Dean’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Air Rifle600 vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2011

Smallbore593 vs. Murray State, Oct. 30, 2011

CAREER AIR RIFLEYear Matches Avg. High2011 7 593.86 5972012 12 596.2 600

CAREER SMALLBOREYear Matches Avg. High2011 7 583 5882012 12 586.8 593

Personal Bests


Experienced sporter shooter in air rifle … made strides in first season of precision shoot-ing last year … work over the summer should help consistency and scores this year … familiar with program after competing for WVU Rifle Club … pushes Mountaineers in the WVU Rifle Range.

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

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 personal-best mark, and 561 smallbore at the GARC Championships

• Owned season averages of 574.2 air rifle, 563.9 small-bore and 1138.2 aggregate score• Finished 22nd in the men’s 50m 3 positions at the 2012 USA Shooting National Championships with a two-day score of 2270 (1132, 1138); also shot men’s air rifle with an ag-gregate score of 1146 (577, 569) and shot a three-day to-tal 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, air rifle, 2011 NRA Intercollegiate NRA Club Championships

In High School• 2009 Camp Perry Open Sporter Class individual 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

Air Rifle581 vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2012

Smallbore569 vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2012

Career Air RifleYear Matches Avg. High2012 13 574.2 581

Career SmallboreYear Matches Avg. High2012 13 563.9 569

Chance Cover6-4, Junior

Ardmore, Okla.

Personal Bests

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Proven collegiate shooter … is coming off two non-competitive seasons, as he attended Harper College in 2010-11 and sat out last year after joining the Mountaineers … continued to shoot at competitions during down time … excited to compete for WVU … expected to push teammates in range … lacks smallbore experi-ence, but has potential to improve.

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 Champion-

ships 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• Birthday is June 20• Also attended Harper College (2010-11)• Majoring in mechanical engineering • President’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Daniel Sojka5-10, Junior

Cracow, Poland


Showed vast improvement throughout fresh-man season … maturity should help him further success this year … expected to contribute to team scores weekly … showed capabilities at the end of freshman season and looks to build on that experience.

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

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

metime 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 Mountain-eers 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 small-bore 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 ag-gregate season average of 1161.5 ranked No. 3 on team; also owned air rifle season average of 584.8• Placed 40th in the

men’s 10m air rifle at the USA Shooting Olym-pic 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 juniors 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• Majoring in forest resources management

Air Rifle591 at 2012 GARC Championships, Feb. 26, 2012 at 2012 NCAA Championships, March 10, 2012

Smallbore584 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 20, 2012



Taylor Ciotola6-4, SophomorePasadena, Md.

Personal Bests

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Strong international shooter … member of the Estonian National Team … strength lies with small-bore, but coach is looking for more consistency … improved air rifle scores during freshman season … pushes 590 air score on a consistent basis.

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 Kentucky 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 personal-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 aver-age 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 competi-tion 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

championships• Gold medal, 2007 Estonian Air Rifle Champi-

onships (686.6 final score)• Personal best prone score of 597 is an Esto-

nian junior record• Attended Paide co-Educational Gymnasium

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

Bronze medal at the 2003 European Cham-pionships 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

Air Rifle592 at TCU, Jan. 28, 2012 vs. VMI, Feb. 18, 2012




Meelis Kiisk5-9, Sophomore Paide, Estonia

Personal Bests


Experienced shooter who has spent time with the US Junior National Team … hard work has paid off on the national stage … came out strong at start of freshman season and hopes to regain that strength … summer break should help with focus … coach hopes he will consis-tently count toward both team scores … excels in the classroom.

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 second-

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 smallbore 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) and finished second in smallbore (580)

• 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 Champion-ships;

• 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; also owned air rifle season average of 584.0

• 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 Shoot-ing 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); relay score was good enough for 22nd place in the open competition

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

Hopes match in Pilzen, Czech Republic and finished eighth in junior men’s 50m 3 posi-tion 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 commu-

nity 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• Hopes to obtain PhD in computer science• President’s List• Dean’s List• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Air Rifle594 vs. Akron, Jan. 14, 2012




Thomas Kyanko5-10, SophomoreWellsburg, W.Va.

Personal Bests

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Strong shooter with international experience … comes from a very strong shooting country … brings good air rifle scores to team … coach expects her smallbore scores to improve this season … spent summer in Morgantown and had adjusted to surroundings … expected to push Mountaineers in range and contribute right away.

With the German National Team from 2009-10, 2012

• 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 Gymnasium in Windsbach, Germany

Personal• Daughter of Joachim and Gabriele Prediger• Birthday is April 30• Has one sister• Majoring in chemistry

Maren Prediger 5-6, Sophomore

Petersaurach, Germany


Expected to grow into contributing role with training … coach hopes redshirt season will benefit his training this year … member of the US National Development team … air rifle specialist … has potential to grow into strong smallbore shoot with experience.

At West Virginia in 2011-12• Redshirted

• Finished 49th in the men’s 10m air rifle at the USA Shooting Olympic Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day total of 1126 (568, 558)

In High School• Member of the US National Development Team• 2010 Junior Olympics 3 position air rifle

champion• Multiple national Junior Olympics qualifier• 2011 Alaska Junior Olympics State Champi-

onships smallbore and air rifle champion• Third place, junior men’s 10m air rifle J2

category, 2009 Rifle National Junior Olympic Championships

• Competitor at the 2009 Navy Junior ROTC (NJROTC) Service Championship

• Three-time team captain of his NJROTC and 4-H teams

• Shot under his father, Bill Martin, at the Borealis Bullseyes 4H Club

Personal• Son of Bill and Tina Martin

• Has two brothers and one sister• Birthday is October 25• Majoring in industrial engineering • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Matthew Martin6-2, R-Freshman

Eagle River, Alaska

One of the top junior shooters in the country … capable of competing right away … will make transition from shooting on to shooting within a team setting … coach is high on his potential … strength is his consistency with both guns.

In High School • 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 Spurgeon6-2, Freshman

Canton, Mo.

Under the radar recruit who has shown vast improvement in competition in the last six months … potential outweighs experience right now … coach is excited to track his development.

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 (part 1 and 2)

• Attended Farmington High

Personal• Son of Mike and Linda Sunderman• Birthday is August 17• Has one sister• Majoring in mechanical engineering Patrick Sunderman

6-0, FreshmanFarmington, Minn.

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46 ................................................Season Preview47 ...........................................................Schedule48 ....................................................... Quick Facts


Focusing on the CompetitionOnce again, coach Jon Hammond has put

together a competitive schedule for the Moun-taineers, as the team will line-up alongside three former NCAA champions, including 2011 champion and GARC foe Kentucky. WVU also will shoot against 10-time champion Alaska-Fairbanks and Army. All three teams shot at the 2012 NCAA Championships.

The Mountaineers will open the season at Army on Oct. 7 and will close out their fall schedule with two matches at UAF on Nov. 17-18. The Nanooks have traveled to Morgantown each of the last five seasons, and WVU owns a 4-1 record over the team during that span. WVU evened the all-time series at 6-6 with a 4676-4626 victory in 2012.

WVU ends its regular-season in Lexington, Ky., on Feb. 2. The Mountaineers and the Wildcats have battled for GARC supremacy over the last few seasons, and the winner of their shoulder-to-shoulder match also has won the conference’s regular-season crown each of the last four years. WVU is 14-8 all-time against UK.

Four is More

The Mountaineers will shoot for their fourth straight GARC title on Feb. 23-24, in Oxford, Miss.

WVU is the only team to ever win three consecutive titles, a feat the Mountaineers have accomplished twice (1998-2000, 2010-12). Prior to WVU’s current run, Kentucky won the title in 2007 and 2009, the same season the Mountaineers won the national champi-onship, and Army won in 2008.

Title HungryFor the first time in three years, the

WVU roster is void of any holdovers from the Mountaineers’ run to the NCAA title in 2009. WVU owns a nation-best 14 national titles. Since 2009, TCU, the defending national champions, has won two titles, including its first in 2010, while Kentucky won its first in 2011. Prior to the Mountaineers’ victory, Alaska-Fairbanks won three consecutive championships (2006-08).

No. 3 Out of the GateThe Mountaineers open the 2012-13

season ranked No. 3 in the Collegiate Rifle

Coaches Association (CRCA) Preseason Poll. WVU finished last season ranked No. 6, a ranking deter-mined by its finish at the NCAA Championships.

Defending national champion TCU is ranked No. 1, while Kentucky is ranked No. 2. Alaska-Fairbanks follows WVU at No. 4, and Army is ranked No. 5. WVU will face every team ranked in the Top 5 but TCU. Additionally, the squad will lineup against No. 6 Mississippi and t-No. 10 Ohio State and Nebraska.

From London to MorgantownFollowing two 12th-place finishes for Italy

at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, senior Petra Zublasing returns to WVU for one last sea-son with the Mountaineers and her final shot at a team NCAA title.

Zublasing is arguably one of the top col-legiate shooters. A three-time First Team Na-tional Rifle Association All-American, she is the defending NCAA air rifle champion and GARC air rifle and combined score champion.

The 2012 GARC Shooter of the Year, Zublas-ing paced the Mountaineers in both guns last season, shooting 596.2 air rifle and 586.8 smallbore. Additionally, she shot a collegiate- and school-record 600 air rifle in 2011; she is believed to be the first female NCAA shooter to earn the score.

A Job to FinishFive lettermen return for the Mountaineers

this year: senior Petra Zublasing, junior Chance Cover and sophomores Taylor Ciotola, Meelis Ki-isk and Thomas Kyanko, the 2012 GARC Rookie of the Year. Combined, the quintet owns six National Rifle Association All-America honors.

Zublasing, Ciotola and Kyanko all shot at the 2012 NCAA Championships. In addition to her air rifle win, Zublasing also finished a team-best sixth in smallbore. Ciotola joined Zublasing in the air rifle final and finished sixth.

New FacesThree shooters join WVU in 2012-13, while

two student-athletes look to contribute following redshirt seasons. New to the team this season are sophomore Maren Prediger and freshmen Garrett Spurgeon and Patrick Sunderman, while junior Daniel Sojka and redshirt-freshman Matthew Martin will aim for their first action as Mountaineers.

Prediger, a native of Petersaurach, Germany, is a strong shooter with three years experience on the German National Team. She finished first in the junior women’s 10m air rifle at the 2010 and 2011 German Championships. Prediger brings competitive air rifle scores with her and is expected to contribute to the team scores right away.

A Canton, Mo., native, Spurgeon, a four-time National Junior Olympics qualifier, is one of the top junior shooters in the country. He was the High J2 shooter at the 2010 and 2011 USA

National Championships. Consistent in both guns, Spurgeon is capable of com-peting for the top scores immediately.

Though more inexperienced then his teammates, Sunderman, a native of Farmington, Minn., boasts a ton of po-tential. A three-time rifle state champion, he also is a three-time Junior Olympic Championships qualifier and finished fourth in air rifle at the 2012 Junior Olympics Championships.

After sitting out last season following his transfer from Harper College, Sojka, a native of Cracow, Poland, is anxious to join his teammates in the range. Though he hasn’t shot competitively in two seasons, he previously spent the 2009-10 season at Murray State, where he counted toward the team’s third-place air rifle finish at the NCAA Champion-ships and earned All-Ohio Valley Confer-ence Second Team Air Rifle honors.

Martin, an Eagle River, Alaska, na-tive, was a member of the US National Development Team in high school and a multiple national Junior Olympics Cham-pionships qualifier.

2012-13 Season PreviewWVU aims for its fourth straight

GARC Championship

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Chance Cover Petra Zublasing

2012-13 WVU Rifle Schedule

Date Opponent Place Time

Oct. 7 Army* West Point, N.Y. All Day

Oct. 13 Ohio State with Akron Columbus, Ohio All Day

Oct. 16 Memphis* Morgantown All Day

Oct. 27 Navy Morgantown All Day

Nov. 9 Ole Miss* Morgantown All Day

Nov. 11 NC State* Morgantown All Day

Nov. 17 Alaska-Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska All Day

Nov. 18 Alaska-Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska All Day

Jan. 19 Nebraska* Morgantown All Day

Feb. 2 Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. All Day

Feb. 16 NCAA Qualifiers Columbus, Ohio All Day

Feb. 23-24 GARC Championships Oxford, Miss. All Day

March 8-9 NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio All Day

* - Great American Rifle Conference opponent

All matches expected to begin at 8 a.m. local time


General InformationLocation: Morgantown, W.Va.Enrollment: 29,617President: Dr. James P. Clements (Maryland-Baltimore County, ’85)Director of Athletics: Oliver Luck (West Virginia University, ’82)NCAA Faculty Representative: John FisherAffiliation: 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, ’04)Overall Record: 59-12 (six seasons)Record at WVU: same

Rifle HistorySeason of Rifle: 63rdFirst Year of Rifle: 1951All-Time Record: 580-100 (.853)NCAA Championships (Last): 14 (2009)NCAA Championships Appearances (Last): 26 (2012)NCAA Individual Champions (Last): 20 (2012)

NRA All-America Honors: 337Olympians: 30

Team Information2011-12 Record: 12-22011-12 GARC Record: 5-1NCAA Finish: SixthNCAA Individual Champions: Petra Zublasing (air rifle)NRA All-America Honors: 8Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/3Newcomers: 3

Sports InformationAssistant SID/Rifle Contact: Shannon McNamaraAssistant Athletic Director/Communications: Michael Fragale Sports Information Director: Bryan MesserlyAssociate Sports Information Director: Katie KaneSID’s e-mail: [email protected] Communications Phone: (304) 293-2821Sports Communications Fax: (304) 293-4105Mailing Address: Sports Communications Office | West Virginia University

PO Box 0877 | Morgantown, WV 26507-0877Website: WVUsports.com

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50 ................................................. Season Review52 .............................................................. Results53 ........................................................... Statistics


NCAA Championship Recap The Mountaineers (12-2, 5-1 GARC) rallied

from an eighth place smallbore showing to finish second in air rifle and sixth overall at the 2012 NCAA Championships, at Ohio State Uni-versity’s Converse Hall and French Field House, with a two-day total of 4647. WVU shot 2350 in air rifle and 2297 in smallbore.

Petra Zublasing won the air rifle title with a combined score of 696.2 (593, 103.2). She also finished sixth in smallbore with a 686.7 (586, 100.7) mark. Taylor Ciotola also shot in the air rifle final and finished sixth with a 690.4 (591, 99.4) total.

Zublasing, Ciotola, Justin Pentz, Michael Kulbacki and Thomas Kyanko combined for the Mountaineers’ scores.

Zublasing Snags Air Rifle TitlePetra Zublasing brought the NCAA air rifle

title back to Morgantown, as she finished first at the national championships with a score of 692.2. Zublasing entered the finals tied with TCU’s Sara Scherer at 593, but secured the title with a 103.2 final showing.

The 2011 NCAA air rifle runner-up, Zublasing’s

win followed Nicco Campriani’s 2011 victory. She became the 16th WVU national champion; the Mountaineers own 20 individual titles.

All-America SuccessSix Mountaineers finished the 2011-12

season with National Rifle Association (NRA) All-America honors.

Petra Zublasing was the lone WVU shooter to earn first-team accolades, as she earned air rifle and smallbore honors, bringing her career first-team honors total to three.

Senior Justin Pentz concluded his career with smallbore and air rifle second-team awards, bringing his four-year honor total to six. Classmate Michael Kublacki also went out with honors, as he was named to the air rifle second team, his fourth career award.

Freshmen Thomas Kyanko, Meelis Kiisk and Taylor Ciotola all scored honors in their first season. Kyanko was named to the smallbore second team, while Ciotola earned honorable mention recognition. Kiisk was named to the air rifle second team.

In addition to the All-America awards, the NRA also honored coach Jon Hammond, as he was named the NRA Distinguished College Coach. He previously scored the award in 2008.

GARC GreatnessWVU overcame a three-shot deficit and won

its third straight GARC Championship in 2012 with a combined score of 4681; the Mountain-eers are the only conference program to win three consecutive titles. WVU also won three straight titles from 1998-2000.

WVU finished second in smallbore with a score of 2318 and won air rifle with a score of 2366.

Petra Zublasing won the conference air rifle and combined score titles. She shot 702.7 (598, 104.7) in air rifle and 1178 combined score. Zublasing also finished third in smallbore with a score of 682.1 (580, 102.1).

On the eve of the championships, Zublasing was named the GARC Shooter of the Year. She became the second Mountaineer in as many seasons to earn the title, as Nicco Campriani earned the award in 2011, and the fourth WVU shooter overall. Additionally, Thomas Kyanko was named the GARC Rookie of the Year, the third Mountaineer to score the honor and the first since 1999, and the team’s scholar-athlete. Additionally, the Mountaineers earned 12 total All-GARC honors.

Superior RankThe Mountaineers spent the entire 2011-12

2011-12 Season Review

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season ranked in the top three in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Poll.

After opening the season at No. 3, WVU needed just two weeks to move up to the No. 1 spot, which the team claimed on Oct. 25 on the strength of its 4693 score shot in its win over Army.

The ranking was the squad’s first top billing since its No. 1-ranking in March, 2011, prior to its second-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

WVU spent only one week at No. 1 and finished the year ranked No. 6.

Senior Duo Completes Career TogetherJustin Pentz and Michael Kulbacki, high

school teammates at DuBois Area High, com-pleted their Mountaineer career together with a list of accolades, including a combined 10 NRA All-America honors.

Pentz and Kulbacki led the Mountaineers to their third straight GARC title, as well as a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Additionally, Pentz concluded his GARC career with a fifth-place finish in air rifle with a score of 694.6 (591, 103.6).

As freshmen, the duo was integral in WVU’s 14th national title win in 2009, as Kulbacki shot on the historic air rifle team and Pentz pushed his teammates in the range throughout

the year.

Zublasing Shoots 600!Petra Zublasing became the first female

collegiate shooter to earn a perfect 600 air rifle score when she shot the collegiate record in the Mountaineers’ home season-opening victory over Army on Oct. 22.

Zublasing was the second WVU shooter in as many seasons to attain the record, as Nicco Campriani also shot 600 air rifle during the 2011-12 season.

In addition to her collegiate record, Zublas-ing’s score was comparable to a world record, though she did not receive credit for the record; females only shoot 40 shots in air rifle interna-tionally.

Zublasing finished the match with wins in smallbore (586) and combined score (1186), too.

Mountaineers Handle Tough Second-Half Schedule

Coach Jon Hammond back-loaded the Mountaineers’ 2011-12 schedule, as the team lined-up against Alaska-Fairbanks, TCU and Kentucky in three of its final five regular-season matches in preparation for the postseason.

Though the squad did not emerge undefeated,

the team went a respectable 3-2, including a 40-shot win over then-No. 5 Alaska-Fairbanks (4676-4626), on Jan. 20. The Mountaineers earned wins in both guns and evened the all-time series at 6-6. WVU also won at Ohio State (4680-4616) and defeated NC State (4647-4577).

WVU’s only two losses of the season came in back-to-back matches, as the team fell, 4701-4669, at then-No. 1 TCU on Jan. 28, and 4680-4650 to then-No. 2 Kentucky, on Feb. 3, at the WVU Rifle Range.

Justin Pentz Petra Zublasing

Petra Zublasing


Date Opponent Time

Oct. 15 vs. Air Force & W, 4664-4587

Oct. 16 at Nebraska* W, 4667-4610

Oct. 22 ARMY* W, 4693-4637

Oct. 29 MEMPHIS* W, 4678-4616

Oct. 30 MURRAY STATE W, 4688-4615

Nov. 12 OLE MISS* W, 4671-4646

Jan. 14 AKRON W, 4691-4554

Jan. 20 ALASKA-FAIRBANKS W, 4676-4626

Jan. 22 at Ohio State W, 4680-4616

Jan. 28 at TCU L, 4701-4669

Feb. 3 KENTUCKY* L, 4680-4650

Feb. 5 NC STATE* W, 4647-4577

Feb. 18 NCAA Qualifiers vs. VMI ! W, 4678-4413 (men)

W, 4678-4326 (women)

Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% First Place, 4681

March 9-10 NCAA Championships# Sixth Place, 4647

* - GARC match | & - at Lincoln, Neb. | ! – at Morgantown, W.Va. | % - at Oxford, Miss. | # - at Columbus, Ohio

All home matches are in CAPS

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2011-12 Team ResultsDate Opponent ResultOct. 15 vs. Air Force & W, 4664-4587Oct. 16 at Nebraska* W, 4667-4610Oct. 22 Army* W, 4693-4637Oct. 29 Memphis* W, 4678-4616Oct. 30 Murray State W, 4688-4615Nov. 12 Ole Miss* W, 4671-4646Jan. 14 Akron W, 4691-4554Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks W, 4676-4626Jan. 22 at Ohio State W, 4680-4616Jan. 28 at TCU L, 4701-4669Feb. 3 Kentucky* L, 4680-4650Feb. 5 NC State* W, 4647-4577Feb. 18 VMI (men)$ W, 4678-4413 VMI (women)$ W, 4678-4326Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% First, 4681March 9-10 NCAA Championships# Sixth, 4647

* - GARC match& - at Lincoln, Neb.$ - NCAA Qualifying Match% - at Oxford, Miss.# - at Columbus, Ohio Three-time defending GARC ChampionsRecords – 12-2, 5-1 GARCRanking – No. 6, Final 2012 CRCA PollWVU Season Average: 4672.0WVU Air Rifle Season Average: 2355.8WVU Smallbore Season Average: 2316.2WVU Opponent Season Average: 4586.0

Amy BockDate Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& — — —Oct. 16 at Nebraska* — — —Oct. 22 Army* — — —Oct. 29 Memphis* 576 574 1150Oct. 30 Murray State 583 573 1156Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 577 577 1154Jan. 14 Akron 589 PB 583 PB 1172 PBJan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 588 577 1165Jan. 22 at Ohio State 586 566 1152Jan. 28 at TCU 586 575 1164Feb. 3 Kentucky* 581 572 1153Feb. 5 NC State* 579 575 1154Feb. 18 VMI$ 582 576 1158Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 583 568 1151March 9-10 NCAA Championships# — — —Season Averages 582.7 574.2 1157.2

Taylor Ciotola Date Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 586 579 1165Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 581 570 1151Oct. 22 Army* 582 579 1161Oct. 29 Memphis* 577 573 1150Oct. 30 Murray State 576 575 1151Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 571 573 1144Jan. 14 Akron 588 578 1166Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 586 584 PB 1170Jan. 22 at Ohio State 589 575 1164Jan. 28 at TCU 589 577 1166Feb. 3 Kentucky* 590 575 1165Feb. 5 NC State* 586 577 1163Feb. 18 VMI$ 589 581 1170Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 591 583 1174 PBMarch 9-10 NCAA Championships# 591 PB 572 1163Season Averages 584.8 576.7 1161.5

Chance Cover Date Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 572 567 1139Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 572 558 1130Oct. 22 Army* 581 PB 569 PB 1150 PBOct. 29 Memphis* 578 566 1144Oct. 30 Murray State 580 566 1146Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 567 555 1122Jan. 14 Akron 576 567 1143Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 578 561 1139Jan. 22 at Ohio State 570 564 1134Jan. 28 at TCU — — —Feb. 3 Kentucky* 574 563 1137Feb. 5 NC State* 571 567 1138Feb. 18 VMI$ 566 567 1133Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 580 561 1141March 9-10 NCAA Championships# — — —Season Averages 574.2 563.9 1138.2

Meelis KiiskDate Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 583 570 1153Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 583 576 1159Oct. 22 Army* 577 581 PB 1158Oct. 29 Memphis* 587 566 1153Oct. 30 Murray State 588 576 1164Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 582 573 1155Jan. 14 Akron 588 575 1163Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 575 573 1148Jan. 22 at Ohio State 583 567 1150Jan. 28 at TCU 592 570 1162Feb. 3 Kentucky* 588 576 1164 PBFeb. 5 NC State* 588 573 1161Feb. 18 VMI$ 592 PB 567 1159Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 583 572 1155March 9-10 NCAA Championships# — — —Season Averages 584.9 572.5 1157.4

2011-12 Team and Individual Statistics

2011-12 Individual Statistics


Michael KulbackiDate Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 582 569 1151Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 587 564 1151Oct. 22 Army* 588 566 1154Oct. 29 Memphis* 580 563 1143Oct. 30 Murray State 587 568 1155Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 579 576 1155Jan. 14 Akron 587 570 1157Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 590 577 1167 SHJan. 22 at Ohio State 589 577 SH 1166Jan. 28 at TCU 587 572 1159Feb. 3 Kentucky* 590 573 1163Feb. 5 NC State* 586 571 1157Feb. 18 VMI$ 590 SH 559 1149Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 587 570 1157March 9-10 NCAA Championships# 580 565 1145Season Averages 585.9 569.3 1155.3

Thomas KyankoDate Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 579 582 1161Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 590 581 1171Oct. 22 Army* 586 583 PB 1169Oct. 29 Memphis* 585 579 1164Oct. 30 Murray State 585 582 1167Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 578 579 1157Jan. 14 Akron 594 PB 580 1174 PBJan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 590 580 1170Jan. 22 at Ohio State 580 582 1162Jan. 28 at TCU 586 574 1160Feb. 3 Kentucky* 588 574 1162Feb. 5 NC State* 571 564 1135Feb. 18 VMI$ 583 569 1152Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 586 573 1159March 9-10 NCAA Championships# 579 569 1148Season Averages 584.0 576.7 1160.7

Justin PentzDate Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 584 586 SH 1170Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 581 575 1156Oct. 22 Army* 590 578 1168Oct. 29 Memphis* 588 585 1173 SHOct. 30 Murray State 587 581 1168Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 589 579 1168Jan. 14 Akron 588 577 1165Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks 590 577 1167Jan. 22 at Ohio State 588 572 1160Jan. 28 at TCU 588 576 1164Feb. 3 Kentucky* 583 569 1152Feb. 5 NC State* 586 580 1166Feb. 18 VMI$ 585 576 1161Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 591 SH 579 1170March 9-10 NCAA Championships# 586 570 1156Season Averages 586.9 577.3 1164.3

Petra ZublasingDate Match Air Rifle Smallbore Aggregate Oct. 15 vs. Air Force& 597 580 1177Oct. 16 at Nebraska* 596 587 1183Oct. 22 Army* 600 SR/PB 586 1185Oct. 29 Memphis* 597 591 1188Oct. 30 Murray State 596 593 PB 1189Nov. 12 Ole Miss* 598 592 1190 SHJan. 14 Akron 597 589 1186Jan. 20 Alaska-Fairbanks — — —Jan. 22 at Ohio State 592 588 1180Jan. 28 at TCU 594 584 1178Feb. 3 Kentucky* — — —Feb. 5 NC State* — — —Feb. 18 VMI$ 596 585 1181Feb. 25-26 GARC Championships% 598 580 1178March 9-10 NCAA Championships# 593 586 1179Season Averages 596.2 586.8 1182.2

* - GARC match& - at Lincoln, Neb.$ - NCAA Qualifying Match% - at Oxford, Miss. # - at Columbus, Ohio

SH – season highPB – personal bestSR – school record

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56 ....................................................WVU Records57 ............................................. Coaches Records57 ............................................. Individual Honors59 .........................................................Olympians60 ............................................. NCAA Champions61 ....................................................All-Americans63 ....................................................NCAA Results65 ................ NCAA Team Championship Results66 .....................................................NCAA History67 .................................................... GARC History68 ........................................Year-by- Year Results69 ................................... All-Time Series Records70 ................................................. All-Time Scores


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

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

Smallbore, full course (600*):593, Nicco Campriani at Winthrow Invitational, Jan. 21, 2010593, Petra Zublasing vs. Murray State, Oct. 30, 2012

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

Smallbore, prone (200*):200, by several shooters

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

Smallbore, kneeling (200*):199, Kyle Smith vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 19, 2008199, Kyle Smith at Nebraska, Oct. 11, 2009199, Nicco Campriani at Kentucky, Feb. 5, 2011

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

Smallbore, standing (200*):198, Nicco Campriani vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 22, 2011

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*):1192, Nicco Campriani vs. Columbus State at Kentucky, Feb. 6, 2011

Season Averages ^Smallbore, 60 shots (600*):588.42 (12 matches), Nicco Campriani, 2010-11

Air Rifle, 60 shots (600*):597.0 (12 matches), Nicco Campriani, 2010-11

Aggregate, 120 shots (1200*):1185.42 (12 matches), Nicco Campriani, 2010-11

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*):2337 at GARC Championships, Feb. 26, 2011 Nicco Campriani (591), Andy Lamson (587), Petra Zublasing (581), Justin Pentz (578), Tommy Santelli (577)

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

Air Rifle (2400*): 2376 vs. Nebraska, Feb. 12, 2011Nicco Campriani (598), Justin Pentz (595), Petra Zublasing (591), Tommy Santelli (592), Andy Lamson (588)

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

Aggregate Team Record Smallbore and Air Rifle (4800*):4704, three times, latest at GARC Championships, Feb. 26-27, 2011Nicco Campriani (597, 591), Andy Lamson (587, 587), Justin Pentz (588-578), Tommy Santelli (588, 577), Petra Zublasing (594, 581)

* category established in the 2004-05 season^ student-athlete must participate in at least 80 percent of matches to attain season average record

WVU Records

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

Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association NCAA Shooter of the Championship1996 Trevor Gathman1997 Marcos Scrivner

Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association Coach of the Year2009 Jon Hammond

NRA Distinguished College Coach2008, 2012 Jon Hammond

Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association All-Academic Team(highest team GPA) 1998

Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association All-Academic Honor List1991 (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

Career Coaches’ Records

Honors

Coach Seasons Years Record PctMaj. 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 6 59-12 .831Totals 62 580-100 .853


2004Nicole AllaireEric Hensil

2005 Brian Launer

2006 Natasha DinsmoreRobin Glebes

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 KulbackAndy LamsonJustin PentzKyle SmithPetra ZublasingAshley Zultanky

2012Chance CoverMeelis KiiskThomas KyankoPetra Zublasing

Capital One Academic All-America, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)

First TeamNicco Campriani, 2011Marcos Scrivner, 1998Eric Uptagrafft, 1993

Second TeamPetra Zublasing, 2012Andy Lamson, 2011Andy Lamson, 2010Eric Uptagrafft, 1992Dave Johnson, 1986Dave Johnson, 1984

Third TeamAndy Lamson, 2009

Capital One Academic All-District II, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)

First TeamPetra Zublasing, 2012Nicco Campriani, 2011Andy Lamson, 2011Andy Lamson, 2010Andy Lamson, 2009

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 1995Red Brown CupJim Bishop 1988Marcos Scrivner 1998Nicco Campriani 2011

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

Bryant Wallizer

Andy Lamson

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Mountaineer Olympians

Year Name Games1968 Jack Writer (USA) Mexico City (Silver medal)1972 Jack Writer (USA) Munich (Gold medal)1976 Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Montreal1980 Christian Heller (Sweden) Moscow Stefan Thynell (Sweden) Moscow1984 Ed Etzel (USA) Los Angeles (Gold medal) 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) Atlanta

Year Name Games2000 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 Beijing Nicco Campriani (Italy) Beijing Jon Hammond (Great Britain) Beijing Dave Johnson (USA) Beijing2012 Nicco Campriani (Italy) London (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal) Petra Zublasing (Italy) London Jon Hammond (Great Britain) London Dave Johnson (USA) London Eric Uptagrafft (USA) London

Dave Johnson Jean Foster Jon Hammond


Year Name Event1961 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 Smallbore

Year Name Event1990 Gary Hardy Air Rifle1991 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

NCAA National Champions

Petra Zublasing

Mike Anti Nicco CamprianiBob Broughton Trevor Gathman Gary Hardy

Christian Heller Tim MangesDavid Johnson Bruce Meredith Ann-Marie Pfiffner

John Rost Eric UptagrafftMarcos Scrivner Web Wright Jack Writer

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First TeamYear Name Event1960 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 Bob Broughton (S) Bart McNealy (S) Jens Nygard (A)

Dave Ridenour (A), (S) John Rost (A), (S) Michelle Stamates (A)1983 Bob Broughton (S) Dave Johnson (A), (S) Bart McNealy (A) Dave Ridenour (A), (S)1984 Mike Anti (A), (S) Bob Broughton (S) Scott Campbell (A) Dave Johnson (A), (S) Bart McNealy (A) Dave Ridenour (A), (S)1985 Mike Anti (S), (A) William Dodd (A) Christian Heller (S), (A) David Johnson (S), (A) David Ridenour (S), (A)1986 Mike Anti (A), (S) Roger Davidson (A) Bill Dodd (A), (S) Christian Heller (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (A) Dave Johnson (A), (S) Web Wright (S)1987 Mike Anti (A), (S) Bill Dodd (A), (S) Christian Heller (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (A) Web Wright (S)1988 Thomas Bernstein (S) Tammie DeAngelis (A) Bill Dodd (A), (S) Gary Hardy (S) Christian Heller (A)

Web Wright (S)1989 Thomas Bernstein (S), (A) Tammie DeAngelis (A), (S) Gary Hardy (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (A) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A) Web Wright (A), (S)1990 Thomas Bernstein (A), (S) Tammie DeAngelis (A), (S) Gary Hardy (A), (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A)1991 Gary Hardy (A), (S) Tim Manges (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A), (S) Garett Smith (A), (S) Pam Stalzer (A), (S)1992 Tim Manges (A), (S) Ann-Marie Pfiffner (A), (S) Joe Pishock (A), (S) Pam Stalzer (A) Eric Uptagrafft (S)1993 Trevor Gathman (A) Tim Manges (S) Joe Pishock (A) Garett Smith (S) Pam Stalzer (A), (S) Eric Uptagrafft (S), (A)1994 Jean Foster (A), (S) Trevor Gathman (A) Tim Manges (A), (S)1995 Jean Foster (A), (S) Trevor Gathman (A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S) Marcos Scrivner (A)1996 Matt Aquaro (S) Trevor Gathman (A), (S) Marcos Scrivner (A)1997 Matt Aquaro (A), (S) Marcos Scrivner (A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S)1998 Brian Fuhrman (A) Marcos Scrivner (A), (S) Talmadge Wilkins (S) Cory Willis (A)1999 Ron Nelson (S) Cory Willis (A)2000 Cory Willis (A), (S) Tommy Caranasos (A)2001 Cory Willis (S)2002 Steve Powell (S) Wade Tyner (S)2003 Nicole Allaire (S)2004 Nicole Allaire (S)*2008 Brandi Eskew (S) Lafe Kunkel (S)2009 Brandi Eskew (S)

All-Americans

Bryant Wallizer


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)

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 Nygaard (A), (S) Tim Rennie (S) Michelle Stamates (A)1981 Bob Broughton (A) Jens Nygard (S) Ben Potter (S) Fred Scott (A) Marvin Spinks (A) Michelle Stamates (S)1982 Bob Broughton (S) Scott Campbell (A) Jens Nygard (S) Michelle Stamates (S)1983 Bob Broughton (A) Scott Campbell (A) Bart McNealy (S) Jens Nygard (A), (S)1984 Bob Broughton (A) Roger Davidson (A) Bart McNealy (S)1985 Bill Dodd (S) Bart McNealy (A)1986 Jim Bishop (A), (S) Kim Hogrefe (S) Web Wright (A)1987 Thomas Bernstein (A), (S) Jim Bishop (S) Roger Davidson (A) Tammie DeAngelis (A), (S) Joe Hendricks (A)

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

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 Liz Smith (A) Tommy Caranasos (S)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)

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

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NCAA Results

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

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

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

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

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

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All-NCAA Team Championships Results

Year Champion Coach Score Runner-up Score Host School1980 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 StateChampionships by School:West Virginia (14), 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.


NCAA All-Time Individual ChampionsSmallboreYear Champion Score1980 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)

Air RifleYear Champion Score1980 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)

NCAA History

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Tournament Champions1998 .................................................West Virginia1999 .................................................West Virginia2000 .................................................West Virginia2001 .......................................................Kentucky2002 .......................................................Kentucky2003 ........................................ Jacksonville State2004 .......................................................Kentucky2005 ...................................................... Nebraska2006 ...................................................... Nebraska2007 .......................................................Kentucky2008 .............................................................. Army2009 .......................................................Kentucky2010 .................................................West Virginia 2011 .................................................West Virginia2012 .................................................West Virginia

Regular Season Champions1998 .................................................West Virginia1999 .................................................West Virginia2000 .................................................West Virginia2001 .................................................West Virginia2002 ............................................................ Xavier2003 .................................................West Virginia2004 .......................Tied - Army, Kentucky, Xavier2005 .............................................................. Army2006 ...................................................... Nebraska 2007 .......................................................Kentucky2008 .......................................................Memphis2009 .......................................................Kentucky2010 .................................................West Virginia 2011 .......................................................Kentucky2012 .......................................................Kentucky

Individual Smallbore Champion1998 ......................Brian Fuhrman, West Virginia1999 ........................... Ron Nelson, West Virginia2000 ..................... Kelly Dove, Jacksonville State 2001 ................................ 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 Virginia 2011 ................... Nicco Campriani, West Virginia2012 ...........................................Kelly Buck, Army

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 Virginia 2011 ................... Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 .................... Petra Zublasing, West Virginia

Shooter of the Year1998 ....................Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia1999 .................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky2000 ............................. Cory Willis, West Virginia2001 ...................... Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky2002 ..................................... Hannah Kerr, Xavier2003 ..................... Bradley Wheeldon, Kentucky

2004 ..................................... Hannah Kerr, Xavier2005 ........................ Kristina Fehlings, Nebraska2006 ......................................... Chris Abalo, Army2007 ......................................... Chris Abalo, Army2008 ......................................... Chris Abalo, Army2009 ................................ Tom Csenge, Kentucky2010 ............................Ashley Jackson, Kentucky2011 ................... Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 .................... 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, Army 2010 ............................Ashley Jackson, Kentucky2011 ................... Nicco Campriani, West Virginia 2012 ......................Ethan Settlemires, Kentucky

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 Virginia

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

Scholar-Athlete*1998 ....................Marcos Scrivner, West Virginia Mary Elsass, Kentucky1999 .................................Mary Elsass, Kentucky2000 .............................. Rebecca Brittain, Xavier 2001 ............................ Danielle Langfield, Xavier2002 ......................................Thrine Kane, Xavier2003 ......................................Thrine Kane, Xavier* award given to one person on each team beginning in 20042005 ................................................ 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)

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)

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), Brian Launer (S) Brandi Eskew (S), (C), Tom Santelli (S)2009 ................................... Brandi Eskew (S), (C) Michael Kulbaki (A) , Andy Lamson (A), (S) Tommy Santelli (S), (C)2010 .......................................... Andy Lamson (S) Justin Pentz (S), (C), Tommy Santelli (A), (C) 2011 .................................... Michael Kulbacki (A) Andy Lamson (A), Justin Pentz (A), (C), (S) Tommy Santelli (A), (S), Kyle Smith (S) 2012 ................................Justin Pentz (A), (S), (C)

WVU All-GARC Honorable Mention Selections 1998 .........................Rob Toney (S), Liz Smith (C)2000 ..........................................Mats Persson (S) Steve Powell (A), April Shea (C)2001 .................................. Tommy Caranasos (S)2002 ......................................Rich Sawyer (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)

Key:A - Air RifleS - SmallboreC - Combined

Great America Rifle Conference Honors (GARC)


Year Coach Captain Record1951 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 12-01982 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 * 11-01994 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 3-8

2006 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 $ 12-2Totals 580-100

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

Year-by-Year Results

Coach Marsha Beasley with Anne-Marie Pfiffner

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Series Records

Opponent W L Began77th Infantry 1 0 1964Air Force 17 0 1974Akron 10 0 1952Alaska-Fairbanks 6 6 1989Allegheny 2 0 1964Alliance 2 0 1964Army 32 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 8 1963King’s 3 0 1984Maryland 0 2 1952Memphis 6 2 2005Mississippi 7 3 2002MIT 1 0 1984Morehead State 1 0 2008Murray State 20 3 1967Navy 21 8 1966Nebraska 7 3 2003NC State 13 0 1959Norwich 4 0 1994Ohio 2 0 1966Ohio State 38 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 1969

Opponent W L BeganVMI 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

Jack Writer

Lafe Kunkel


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 Tech

1402-1388 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)

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 Pitt1405-1373 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 & Jefferson

All-Time Scores (1951-2012)

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1394-1381 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 Geneva1435-1412 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 York

1423-1435 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

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 Geneva

1431-1404 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 Navy


1386-1345 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 State

1380-1408 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)

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 Navy

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Army 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 State6182-6122 W Eastern Kentucky6173-6071 W Tennessee Tech

6139-5990 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’s6128-6138 L at East Tennessee State6170-5821 W at Ohio State

6186-6071 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)

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)

WVU’s 1982-83 squad


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 Xavier6175-5858 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 Duquesne

The 1995 Mountaineers

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6184-6087 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)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 Kentucky

6162-5958 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 Xavier6209-6240 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)Season Average - 4556.1

2006 (4-7)Marsha Beasley4551-4668 L Army4556-4630 L Mississippi4590-4554 W NC State



4643-4562 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)Season Average - 4584.3

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)Season Average - 4551.6

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-Fairbanks 4591-4517 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)Season Average - 4616.5

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)Season Average - 4651.7

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)Season Average - 4666.9

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)Season Average - 4685.4

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)Season Average - 4676.8


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78 .................... President Dr. James P. Clements79 ...................... Director of Athletics Oliver Luck80 ....................................... Athletics Senior Staff81 ......................................... WVU Head Coaches82 .............................................. Athletic Facilities83 ............................................Media Information84 ......................... WVU Sports Communications


Jim Clements is West Virginia University’s

23rd president. WVU is the flagship university of West Virginia, with an interna-tionally diverse student body of more than 33,000 undergraduate and gradu-

ate students across approximately 200 degree programs in the University’s 13 constituent colleges, two divisional colleges, 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 $2.3 billion enterprise and employ more than 18,000 people. WVU and its affiliates are currently in the midst of more than $600 million of capital improvements.

Regionally, he 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 recently co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Diversity Initiative Council, and co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commis-sion’s College Completion Task Force. In addi-tion, he serves on the board of the West Virginia Business Roundtable.

On a national level, he is active with national higher education organizations such as the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the American Council on Educa-tion (ACE). He is currently co-chair of the APLU Energy Forum and is the chair of the ACE Commission on Leadership. Dr. Clements was the only university president selected to join 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’s vice president for economic and community out-reach, and as the Robert W. Deutsch

Distinguished Professor and chair of the De-partment 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 Balti-more County (UMBC), as well as an M.S. in com-puter 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 Min-eral Resources’ Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children – Tyler, twin daughters Han-nah and Maggie, and Grace.

WVU’s First Family, standing from left: Jim, Beth and Tyler Clements.In rockers, from left: twins Hannah and Maggie. Seated on lawn: Grace.

James P. Clements, Ph.D.President

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Successful at each of his previous career stops, Oliver Luck continues that streak at West Virginia University. A former Moun-taineer quarterback, Luck, appointed the University’s 11th Director of Athlet-

ics by President James P. Clements on June 9, 2010, has made significant strides in his first two 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 success. In addition to new hires, Luck over-saw 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 up-grades and watched his football program gain its third BCS bowl victory with a record-setting 70-33 win in the Orange Bowl.

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 Oilers, 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, embarking upon a career that saw him establish school records for touchdown passes and completions during his playing days, while also leading the Mountaineers 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 touchdowns. He passed for a career-high 360 yards in a 27-24 loss to Syra-cuse at the Carrier Dome in the final regular-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 se-cured the funding for an $80 million soccer com-plex 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 complexes. 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 by then Gov. Joe Manchin in 2008 to a four-year term on the West Virginia University Board of Governors, a spot he relin-quished to become director of athletics.

The Rhodes Scholar finalist graduated Phi Betta 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 2008, he was inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

”It’s an incredible honor for me to be the ath-letic 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 leader-ship 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 quarter-back 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 junior volleyball player at Stanford; Emily, a freshman at Stanford and Addison, who attends Morgantown High.

Oliver Luck was a two-time CoSIDAAcademic All-American quarterback at WVU.

Oliver LuckDirector of Athletics


Mike ParsonsDeputy Director of Athletics

Michael SzulAssociate Athletic Director

Business Operations

Curtis JonesAssistant Athletic Director

Academic Services

Matt BormanAssociate Athletic Director Executive Director of the Mountaineer Athletic Club

Matt WellsAssistant Athletic Director

Marketing and Sales

Keli CunninghamAssociate Athletic Director

Compliance/Governance

Michael FragaleAssistant Athletic Director

Communications

Terri HowesAssociate Athletic Director

Sports Administration, SWA

Senior StaffAthletic Department Personnel

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Nikki Izzo-BrownWomen’s Soccer

Sean ClearyCross Country/Track

Bob HugginsMen’s Basketball

Jon HammondRifle

Jimmy KingRowing

Jason ButtsGymnastics

Dana HolgorsenFootball

Mike CareyWomen’s Basketball

Jill KramerVolleyball

Marlon LeBlancMen’s Soccer

Vic RiggsSwimming and Diving

Randy MazeyBaseball

Tina SamaraTennis

Craig TurnbullWrestling

Head CoachesWVU Fields 17 Varsity Sports Programs


Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

Caperton Indoor Facility Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Dreamswork Field Cary Gym WVU Wrestling Pavilion

Mountaineer Track WVU Rifle Range WVU Tennis Courts

WVU Coliseum Basketball Practice Facility WVU Natatorium

Athletic FacilitiesTrain Like A Champion

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Media InformationWhat To Know When

Covering WVUMedia Services

The West Virginia University sports com-munications office will be available through-out the entire 2012-13 rifle season to accom-modate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia rifle team. Any additional questions should be directed to 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 commu-nications staff.

Receiving InformationMedia members may receive rifle press

releases, notes and more via email. To re-ceive such press releases, match recaps and more, simply email your requests to [email protected].

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 sto-ries, but you will also be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

Directions to the WVU Rifle Range

From Interstate 79 (North and South)• Take the Star City/WVU exit (155) and

follow signs to Morgantown• Cross the Star City bridge and proceed

up Monongahela Boulevard toward theColiseum.• The WVU Natatorium is located on the

right next to 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 on 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.


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 DirectorTim Goodenow Assistant Sports Publications DirectorLisa Ammons Business ManagerCheryl Maust Program AssistantAmy Prunty Program AssistantEva Buchman Graduate AssistantGrant Dovey Graduate AssistantAbby Norman Graduate AssistantBrian Kuppelweiser Graduate Assistant

Sports CommunicationsThe West Virginia University sports

communication office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Red Gate in room 107. Additional offices are located on the second floor of the Coliseum in room 217.

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

Overnight Shipping Address WVU Sports Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd., Room 107 Morgantown, WV 26506

Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105 Press Box: 304-293-6480

Rifle Contact Shannon McNamara Assistant Sports Information Director email: [email protected]

WVU SportsCommunications

Documents

2012-13 WVU Rifle Guide