West Virginia No. 3 in Latest CRCA Poll
November 21, 2023 09:20 AM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rifle team fell two spots to No. 3 in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll, the organization announced.
The Mountaineers are a perfect 9-0 on the season including a 3-0 mark in the Great American Rifle Conference. All nine of the Mountaineers' wins this season have come over teams ranked inside the top 11 of the poll.
WVU holds the top aggregate (4743.0) and smallbore (2361.8) average in the nation. West Virginia's average of 2381.1 in air rifle is third behind TCU and Alaska Fairbanks.
Alaska Fairbanks and Kentucky sit in a tie for No. 1 as TCU is slotted just behind the Mountaineers at No. 4. Georgia Southern rounds out the top-5. Joining WVU and Kentucky in the poll from the GARC are No. 7 Akron, No. 11 Memphis, No. 13 Navy and No. 15 Army.
Fifth-year senior Mary Tucker leads the nation in aggregate (1189.2) and smallbore (593) average. The Sarasota, Florida native also ranks fourth in air rifle at 596.2.
The Mountaineers return to competition on Saturday, Jan. 20, when they host Army at the WVU Rifle Range in Morgantown.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Mountaineers are a perfect 9-0 on the season including a 3-0 mark in the Great American Rifle Conference. All nine of the Mountaineers' wins this season have come over teams ranked inside the top 11 of the poll.
WVU holds the top aggregate (4743.0) and smallbore (2361.8) average in the nation. West Virginia's average of 2381.1 in air rifle is third behind TCU and Alaska Fairbanks.
Alaska Fairbanks and Kentucky sit in a tie for No. 1 as TCU is slotted just behind the Mountaineers at No. 4. Georgia Southern rounds out the top-5. Joining WVU and Kentucky in the poll from the GARC are No. 7 Akron, No. 11 Memphis, No. 13 Navy and No. 15 Army.
Fifth-year senior Mary Tucker leads the nation in aggregate (1189.2) and smallbore (593) average. The Sarasota, Florida native also ranks fourth in air rifle at 596.2.
The Mountaineers return to competition on Saturday, Jan. 20, when they host Army at the WVU Rifle Range in Morgantown.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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