1961, 1964 and 1966 to add to their overall program legacy. The team has produced 65
NCAA All-Americans, 20 national individual champions, and 13 Olympians—including the cur- rent coach. Over a 10-year span (1988-1998), WVU lost but one NCAA title, in 1994 to Alaska. Despite the program’s re- markable success,
fi nancial
constraints in 2003 nearly ter- minated the winningest program in Mountaineer history when the school decided to drop the program.
An outcry of public
support led to the program re- gaining full NCAA status a year later. Having been forced to club team status for that one year was one of the main reasons behind WVU’s nine-year title drought from 1999-2008.
The depth and ability of
both UAF and Kentucky as- sures that West Virginia’s 16th National title is no sure thing. USA Shooting athletes pro- vide a heavy presence on both squads with Kentucky offering National Team shooters Connor Davis (Shelbyville, Ky.) and Emily Holsopple (Wilcox, Pa.) as well as past National Junior Team mem- ber Elijah Ellis (Kingsport, Tenn.). Holsopple has been a force throughout her senior campaign for the Wildcats having recorded the highest smallbore score of
Emily Holsopple Kentucky Nov 2 & 9 589 Tim Sherry UAF 20-Jan
Connor Davis Kentucky 19-Jan Ziva Dvorsak WVU 19-Jan
the NCAA season of 592 on January 24.
In addition, she
also has shot a 590 to go along with two 589s. The USA Shooting National Champion in Air Rifl e, Davis has dramatically improved his smallbore capabilities which should strengthen the Wildcats’ abilities on the range.
The Nanooks counter with National Junior Team members
Score 4710 4709
4702
4697 4695 4694
4693
University of Kentucky rifl e athletes competing at the USA Shooting National Championships pose together before awards last summer in Fort Benning, Ga.
4692 595 596
Top Smallbore Performances (Through Feb 16)
Score Athlete School Date 599 592 Emily Holsopple Kentucky 24-Jan 598 Tim Sherry 590 Emily Holsopple Kentucky 18-Jan UAF 24-Nov 597 Ziva Dvorsak Maren Prediger Ryan Anderson UAF 9-Nov Ziva Dvorsak
Garrett Spurgeon
Emily Holsopple Samuel Muegge Connor Davis WVU WVU Kentucky JSU Kentucky Meredith Carpentier Air Force Tim Sherry
Richard Calvin Emily Holsopple Meelis Kiisk Sally Li
Dan Hermsmeier UAF Army
1/25, 2/6 & 2/8
8-Feb 8-Feb
25-Jan 10/19,
10/25, 11/9 & 11/24
19-Oct
24-Nov 17-Jan
Kentucky 19-Jan WVU TCU
19-Jan 8-Feb
Memphis 9-Feb
Top Team Performances Combined (Air & Smallbore)
School WVU WVU WVU
UAF
Kentucky UAF
Kentucky Kentucky UAF UAF
Date
24-Jan 6-Feb 8-Feb
11/23 & 2/8
19-Jan 24-Nov 2-Nov 9-Nov 20-Jan 9-Nov
March 2014 | USA Shooting News 27 WVU 24-Jan
WVU 10/26, 1/25, 2/8
Maren Prediger Maren Prediger WVU 24-Jan WVU 1/19 & 2/6 Maren Prediger WVU 10/5 & 11/2
Score
Top Air Rifl e Performances (Through Feb 16) Athlete
School
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