MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 2-ranked West Virginia University rifle team closed the weekend with a solid 4710-4646 victory over No. 8 Nebraska, this afternoon.
The teams competed under a unique format today, shooting smallbore inside the WVU Rifle Range before moving to the indoor track inside the WVU Shell Building for air rifle. The Mountaineers (10-0, 7-0 GARC) took the team wins from their Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) foe, outshooting the Cornhuskers (8-2, 5-2 GARC) 2344-2303 in smallbore and 2366-2343 in air rifle.
“There was a lot of great effort today from this team, especially in air rifle,” Mountaineer coach Jon Hammond said.