MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –With 17 national championships to its name, including three straight titles from 2013-15, the No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team has set the nation-wide standard for success. This year is no different, as the Mountaineers continue to perform at a high level day-in and day-out, with at least one Mountaineer shooting a personal best in smallbore and air rifle every match this season.
Most recently, West Virginia (9-0, 5-0 GARC) displayed two record-setting performances against No. 5 Alaska-Fairbanks (Jan. 12) and No. 15 Akron (Jan. 17) at the WVU Rifle Range. The Mountaineers set an NCAA record with an aggregate score of 4724 to beat the Nanooks, 4724-4697.