COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan 25, 2025) – The No. 1-ranked West Virginia College rifle staff matched a program report in air rifle on its technique to defeating No. 11 Ohio State and No. 17 Morehead State on Saturday morning inside Converse Corridor in Columbus.
The Mountaineers scored a 4756 (2363 SB – 2393 AR) the Buckeyes hit a 4707 (2332 SB – 2375 AR) and the Eagles scored a 4663 (2310 SB – 2353 AR). West Virginia’s mark in air rifle tied this system report which was set final season whereas all three marks in combination, smallbore and air rifle are a season excessive.
It marks the eighth-ranked opponents the Mountaineers have defeated this season. The wins prolong the Mountaineers’ common season win streak to 24 straight matches. WVU notched a season-high in smallbore for the second straight weekend.
The Mountaineers stuffed the highest of the leaderboard, claiming the highest seven spots in a subject of 25.
For smallbore and air rifle, seniors Gavin Barnick and Natalie Perrin, sophomores Lauri Syrja and Griffin Lake and freshman Ashlyn Blake served as counters for the match.
Barnick tied a career-high mark together with his combination rating of 1193. He managed a career-high 594 in smallbore and added a season-high 599 in air rifle. The Menasha, Wisconsin native swept the rostrum for the second straight weekend, besting second place by three factors.
Syrja completed in second place with an combination career-high mark of 1190. He added a career-high rating of 592 in smallbore and a season-high mark of 598 for air rifle.
Lake claimed third place on the day with 1187 after marks of 589 in smallbore and 598 in air rifle. His rating in air rifle was the second greatest within the subject and matched his profession excessive. Blake completed in fourth place with an 1185, producing a 588 in smallbore and a 597 in air rifle.
Freshman Camryn Camp 1185 (587 SB – 598 AR) completed in fifth place whereas Perrin 1184 (586 SB – 598 AR) completed simply behind in sixth place. Perrin hits season-high marks in each smallbore and combination rating.
Jennifer Kocher 1180 (584 SB – 596 AR), freshman Jacob Wisman 1178 (583 SB – 595 AR) and sophomore Maximus Duncan 1169 (582 SB – 587 AR) additionally competed on the occasion.
The Mountaineers closed out the weekend street journey tomorrow in opposition to Akron with the match set to start at 9 a.m. ET contained in the Robert A. Pinn Capturing Vary.
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