Syrja Selected to CSC Academic All-America Men’s At-Large Team
July 09, 2025 12:00 PM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Junior Lauri Syrja of the West Virginia University rifle team has been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America Division I Men's At-Large Second Team, announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Wednesday.
Syrja is the eighth Mountaineer in program history to be named to the CSC Academic All-America second Team. With his honor, West Virginia rifle has now seen 13 different shooters earn 26 total CSC Academic All-America honors since 1984. Twenty of those honors have come under Head Coach Jon Hammond's leadership.
A native of Maakeski, Finland, Syrja is one of 13 student-athletes on this year's Division I Second Team to earn a 3.7-grade point average (GPA) or higher.
On the range, Syrja owns three All-America honors from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) and has been named to the All-GARC Teams three times during his first two seasons at West Virginia.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Syrja is the eighth Mountaineer in program history to be named to the CSC Academic All-America second Team. With his honor, West Virginia rifle has now seen 13 different shooters earn 26 total CSC Academic All-America honors since 1984. Twenty of those honors have come under Head Coach Jon Hammond's leadership.
A native of Maakeski, Finland, Syrja is one of 13 student-athletes on this year's Division I Second Team to earn a 3.7-grade point average (GPA) or higher.
On the range, Syrja owns three All-America honors from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) and has been named to the All-GARC Teams three times during his first two seasons at West Virginia.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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