Mountaineers Earn 22 All-America Honors
March 17, 2021 10:15 AM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A program-record nine from the West Virginia University rifle team earned a combined 22 College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-America honors following the 2021 NCAA National Championships.
"I'm really pleased to have such a strong representation in the All-America teams," said coach Jon Hammond. "Having nine of our ten team members earn All- America honors shows the wonderful depth we had this year. While the season didn't finish how we may have wished, we have a strong group of very capable student-athletes. I'm looking forward to how they all improve over the off-season and excited to see how much we can improve next year."
Six Mountaineers each collected three accolades. Senior Sarah Osborn graduates with five CRCA All-America honors after earning three more accolades. Osborn landed on the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team, the CRCA All-America Aggregate Third Team, and the CRCA All-America Smallbore Honorable Mention Team.
Junior Jared Eddy was named to the CRCA All-America Aggregate First Team. He also was named to the CRCA All-America Smallbore First Team and Air Rifle Second Team. Junior Verena Zaisberger earned CRCA All-America Second Team honors in air rifle and smallbore, while also earning an Honorable Mention on the CRCA All-America Aggregate Team.
Sophomore Calista Smoyer also landed three All-America honors. Smoyer was named to the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team and Smallbore Honorable Mention Team, as well as the CRCA All-America Aggregate Second Team.
Freshmen Molly McGhin and Becca Lamb earned their first CRCA All-America accolades as Mountaineers. McGhin was named to the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team, CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team, and the CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team. Lamb follows with a CRCA All-America Air Rifle Second Team accolade. She also earned CRCA All-America Smallbore and Aggregate Honorable Mention honors.
Freshman Tal Engler earned her first two career accolades, landing on the CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team and CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team.
Additionally, sophomores Akihito Shimizu and Malori Brown both earned a CRCA All-America honor. Shimizu landed on the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team and Brown on the CRCA All-America Smallbore Honorable Mention Team.
The Mountaineers finished Fourth at the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championships, on March 13, with a score of 4704 shot at Converse Hall, in Columbus, Ohio.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
"I'm really pleased to have such a strong representation in the All-America teams," said coach Jon Hammond. "Having nine of our ten team members earn All- America honors shows the wonderful depth we had this year. While the season didn't finish how we may have wished, we have a strong group of very capable student-athletes. I'm looking forward to how they all improve over the off-season and excited to see how much we can improve next year."
Six Mountaineers each collected three accolades. Senior Sarah Osborn graduates with five CRCA All-America honors after earning three more accolades. Osborn landed on the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team, the CRCA All-America Aggregate Third Team, and the CRCA All-America Smallbore Honorable Mention Team.
Junior Jared Eddy was named to the CRCA All-America Aggregate First Team. He also was named to the CRCA All-America Smallbore First Team and Air Rifle Second Team. Junior Verena Zaisberger earned CRCA All-America Second Team honors in air rifle and smallbore, while also earning an Honorable Mention on the CRCA All-America Aggregate Team.
Sophomore Calista Smoyer also landed three All-America honors. Smoyer was named to the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team and Smallbore Honorable Mention Team, as well as the CRCA All-America Aggregate Second Team.
Freshmen Molly McGhin and Becca Lamb earned their first CRCA All-America accolades as Mountaineers. McGhin was named to the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team, CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team, and the CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team. Lamb follows with a CRCA All-America Air Rifle Second Team accolade. She also earned CRCA All-America Smallbore and Aggregate Honorable Mention honors.
Freshman Tal Engler earned her first two career accolades, landing on the CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team and CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team.
Additionally, sophomores Akihito Shimizu and Malori Brown both earned a CRCA All-America honor. Shimizu landed on the CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team and Brown on the CRCA All-America Smallbore Honorable Mention Team.
The Mountaineers finished Fourth at the 2021 NCAA Rifle Championships, on March 13, with a score of 4704 shot at Converse Hall, in Columbus, Ohio.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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