Five individuals will represent the WVU rifle program in shooting events including Italy’s Nicco Campriani, a 2012 Gold and Silver medalist, and Petra Zublasing, Slovenia’s Ziva Dvorsak and the United States’ Ginny Thrasher. Thrasher, a sophomore at WVU, won NCAA titles in smallbore and air rifle in 2016 and helped the Mountaineers capture their fourth consecutive rifle national championship. 2016 WVU Hall of Fame inductee David Johnson will coach the USA shooting team.
WVU women’s soccer standouts, seniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, will represent Team Canada. In track and field, Sarah-Anne Brault and Jessica O’Connell will compete with Team Canada.