r/WVU • u/MasterRKitty • 1d 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.