Perfection🙌
Mary Tucker shot a PERFECT 600 in air rifle to help lift the Mountaineers to victory! This marks the third perfect 600 of her career. Way to go, Mary!🤩
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Mary Tucker qualifies for the Paris Olympics in smallbore! 🎯
Tucker will now compete in both the smallbore and air rifle disciplines at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer!
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The No. 1 Mountaineers claim their fifth straight GARC Regular-Season Championship with a 4720-4693 win over No. 3 Kentucky! More information to come this evening at ! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
It’s a season sweep for the Mountaineers in the GARC 🙌
West Virginia claims their second straight and the programs 16th Great America Rifle Conference Tournament Championship!
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Congrats to
@morganphilllips
who set a Junior World Record today with her score of 626.8 in Women's Prone Rifle at the
@ISSF_Shooting
Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany! Results:
Morgan Phillips captured the 2018 NCAA smallbore title with a thrilling, come-from-behind effort and became the first WVU shooter to earn two straight smallbore titles since Web Wright (1987, 1988)!
Ginny Thrasher is the first rifle student-athlete to earn the distinction and the fourth Mountaineer overall!
Congratulations on a well deserved honor, Ginny!
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It all comes down to TODAY! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
No. 4 WVU is TIED with No. 1 TCU with a score of 2331!
Be the difference! Tickets on sale at and at the WVU Coliseum Gold Gate Ticket Office!
Championships Central:
Although the two squads had matching aggregate totals, the Mountaineers outshot the Horned Frogs in center shots, 311-293, ultimately handing WVU the victory!
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Two podiums for Mary!
The results have her leading the field in air rifle and smallbore after two parts of the Olympic Trails on the road to the 2024 Paris Olympics!
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💥GARC SMALLBORE CHAMPION💥
Tal Engler takes home first place at the GARC smallbore championship, winning 17-15 in the shoot-off over Navy's Parker Haydin!
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The Mountaineers finished second at the 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships with a two-day score of 4692 - it was a great weekend for all inside the WVU Coliseum! | 💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
ICYMI:
@GinnyThrasher
was one of 10 NCAA student-athletes honored at last night's NCAA Honors Celebration!
She is the fourth Mountaineer overall to receive the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award. Previous WVU recipients include: Jevon Carter, Mike Compton and Oliver Luck.
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The Mountaineers travel to the 2018 NCAA Championships tomorrow - RT and wish the team luck as WVU pursues its sixth straight and nation-best 20th title!
This trophy is not given, it must be earned. Two months from today the NCAA Rifle champion will be crowned at the WVU Coliseum! Save the dates March 8-9 - ticket information coming soon.
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For the first time in program history, the WVU rifle team competed inside the WVU Coliseum, home to the 2019 NCAA Championships. Jon Hammond and Ginny Thrasher detail the exciting experience and provide insight into the lessons learned in today’s Climbing the Mountain.
Mountaineers match a program record for aggregate score at the NCAA Qualifying Match with a 4751!
West Virginia's qualifying total is the highest in the nation!
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❗️ WE'RE IN ❗️
WVU will compete for its nation-best 20th NCAA title at the 2020 NCAA National Championships, as announced by the NCAA Rifle Committee today.
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Perfection 👏
Gavin Barnick shot a 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 600 in air rifle at the 2024 GARC Championships!
He is the eighth Mountaineer to score a perfect air rifle relay in program history 🎯
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WVU graduates and supporters, the Hayhurst family, have contributed a major gift of $1 million to Mountaineer rifle 🟡🔵
We are so thankful for their generosity and how this gift will help us build toward the future!
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