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Mountaineers No. 1 in CRCA Poll For Fourth Straight Week
November 06, 2023 08:30 PM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rifle team earned the No. 1 ranking in the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) poll for the fourth straight poll, the organization announced.
The Mountaineers are a perfect 6-0 on the season including a 3-0 mark in the Great American Rifle Conference. All six of the Mountaineers' wins this season come over teams ranked inside the top 11 of the poll.
WVU holds the top aggregate (4743.4) and smallbore (2361.6) average in the nation. West Virginia's average of 2381.8 in air rifle is second behind TCU.
No. 2 TCU, No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 4 Georgia Southern and No. 5 Air Force follow behind and round out the top five. Joining WVU and Ole Miss in the poll from the GARC are No. 6 Kentucky, No. 9 Memphis No. 12 Akron, No. 13 Navy and No. 14 Army.
Fifth-year senior Mary Tucker leads the nation in smallbore average at 593 and is second in aggregate average at 1189.2. The Sarasota, Florida native also ranks eighth in air rifle at 596.2.
West Virginia returns to action at 9 a.m. on Nov. 11-12 when it hosts Air Force, Murray State and Nebraska for the WVU Fall Classic inside the WVU Shell Building.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Mountaineers are a perfect 6-0 on the season including a 3-0 mark in the Great American Rifle Conference. All six of the Mountaineers' wins this season come over teams ranked inside the top 11 of the poll.
WVU holds the top aggregate (4743.4) and smallbore (2361.6) average in the nation. West Virginia's average of 2381.8 in air rifle is second behind TCU.
No. 2 TCU, No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 4 Georgia Southern and No. 5 Air Force follow behind and round out the top five. Joining WVU and Ole Miss in the poll from the GARC are No. 6 Kentucky, No. 9 Memphis No. 12 Akron, No. 13 Navy and No. 14 Army.
Fifth-year senior Mary Tucker leads the nation in smallbore average at 593 and is second in aggregate average at 1189.2. The Sarasota, Florida native also ranks eighth in air rifle at 596.2.
West Virginia returns to action at 9 a.m. on Nov. 11-12 when it hosts Air Force, Murray State and Nebraska for the WVU Fall Classic inside the WVU Shell Building.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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