While Charles was the top individual in the NCAA Championships, Perrin finished third with an aggregate score of 1,190 and Lake finished fourth with 1,188.The Mountaineers finished with an air rifle score of 2,388, the highest score of the eight teams in attendance. Their composite score came to 4,738, beating out Kentucky by a single […]
While Charles was the top individual in the NCAA Championships, Perrin finished third with an aggregate score of 1,190 and Lake finished fourth with 1,188.The Mountaineers finished with an air rifle score of 2,388, the highest score of the eight teams in attendance. Their composite score came to 4,738, beating out Kentucky by a single point to win their 20th team national championship.Senior Natalie Perrin and sophomore Griffin Lake impressed on Friday, with both finishing top-five in smallbore. Perrin scored 592, good for third place, and narrowly beat out Lake’s 591. While Lake’s score was matched, he hit 43 centers, more than any competitor besides the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Rachael Charles who finished first in smallbore.Additionally, Blake earned a podium finish in air rifle individual competition, qualifying with a 597 score and finishing third with 228.9 points.
The West Virginia rifle team earned its 20th team national championship, scoring 2,350 in smallbore Friday and 2,388 in air rifle Saturday.This is the program’s first NCAA Championship since 2017. It’s West Virginia’s 20th recognized National Championship.The team finished Friday with a 2,350 team score, good for third place. It sat five points behind first-place Alaska Fairbanks and four behind the University of Kentucky.Air rifle on Sunday saw freshman Ashlyn Blake join Perrin and Lake in the Top 10. Perrin’s 598 score earned her fourth place, as Blake and Lake both scored 597. Blake hit 52 centers to Lake’s 51, awarding her fifth and Lake sixth.
