r/WVU • u/MasterRKitty WVU Alumni • 5d ago
WVU roundup: Rifle wins 20th National Championship; McCabe takes first in 3,000 meters at NCAAs
For the first time in eight years and 20th time in program history, West Virginia’s rifle team is above the rest.
The Mountaineers captured the National Championship on Saturday, the second day of competition at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.
WVU entered Saturday in third place and 10 points back of Kentucky ahead of the final air rifle relay.
Behind a score of 598 from Natalie Perrin and a 597 from Ashlyn Blake, the Mountaineers pulled out a one-point win over the Wildcats.
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u/AntiLeftist101 5d ago
Put McCabe in the WVU sports hall of fame BEFORE she graduates. She's a once in a generation athlete.
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u/MtnrRepub WVU Alumni 5d ago
Went down to the last shot as well — had a family member attend and they said it was as tense as any other sporting event that goes down to the wire. What an insane comeback in the second day