Saturday, November 14
Morgantown, W.Va.
9 A.M.
West Virginia University
4757
vs
4721
Kentucky
November 15, 2026 01:19 PM | Rifle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team finished in first place at the WVU Fall Classic with a team score of 4757 on Sunday afternoon, at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building in Morgantown.
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The aggregate total is the highest this season and just two points off the program record of 4759. WVU finished one point off matching the air rifle program record with a 2394 and added a score of 2363 in smallbore yesterday.
West Virginia (10-1, 2-0 GARC) finished the event 35 points ahead of No. 8 TCU, which finished the event in second with a score of 4722. No. 6 Kentucky finished third with a 4721 and No. 12 Nebraska rounded out the field in fourth with a 4700.
The winning effort by West Virginia marks the sixth time this season that the Mountaineers have defeated ranked opponents as they move to 6-1 on the season against such opponents.
Seven Mountaineers packed the leaderboards' top 10, with Jennifer Kocher, Griffin Lake and Karlie Lynn claiming the top three spots. In total, seven Mountaineers occupied the top nine spots in the overall standings.
Kocher 1192 (594 SB - 598 AR), as her aggregate score was the best in the field and matched a career high. Lake finished just behind in second place with a 1190 (591 SB - 599 AR).
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Lynn scored a career-best 1186 (590 SB - 596 AR) while Camp hit a similar 1186 (588 SB - 598 AR). The duo matched a mark with Braden Peiser of Kentucky, with Lynn taking third with 88 centers while Camp finished fifth with 80 centers.
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Muller finished in sixth place with a 1185 (586 SB - 599 AR) as Syrja hit a season-best 1183 (587 SB - 596 AR) as his score in air rifle matched a season high to take eighth. Blake's 1181 (584 SB - 597 AR) put her in ninth position as her aggregate and air rifle marks were season highs.
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Wisman 1176 (585 SB - 591 AR) and Ogoreuc 1174 (583 SB - 591 AR) also competed at the event.
The scores of Lake, Muller, Camp, Kocher and Lynn counted toward the Mountaineers' team total.
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Lake, Muller, Kocher, Camp, Blake and Syrja all competed in an exhibition final based on their air rifle results. In the final, Muller and Lake each made the podium, taking home first and third place, respectively. Camp finished in fifth place, Syrja finished in sixth, Kocher took seventh and Blake finished eighth.
No. 2 Ole Miss was scheduled to compete at the event, but experienced travel delays related to Friday's nationwide FAA ground stoppage and were unable to make it to Morgantown.
The WVU Fall Classic marked the Mountaineers' final event of the fall season. West Virginia will return to the line on Friday, Jan. 15, when it competes against Alaska Fairbanks on the road inside the UAF Rifle Range.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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The aggregate total is the highest this season and just two points off the program record of 4759. WVU finished one point off matching the air rifle program record with a 2394 and added a score of 2363 in smallbore yesterday.
West Virginia (10-1, 2-0 GARC) finished the event 35 points ahead of No. 8 TCU, which finished the event in second with a score of 4722. No. 6 Kentucky finished third with a 4721 and No. 12 Nebraska rounded out the field in fourth with a 4700.
The winning effort by West Virginia marks the sixth time this season that the Mountaineers have defeated ranked opponents as they move to 6-1 on the season against such opponents.
Seven Mountaineers packed the leaderboards' top 10, with Jennifer Kocher, Griffin Lake and Karlie Lynn claiming the top three spots. In total, seven Mountaineers occupied the top nine spots in the overall standings.
Kocher 1192 (594 SB - 598 AR), as her aggregate score was the best in the field and matched a career high. Lake finished just behind in second place with a 1190 (591 SB - 599 AR).
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Lynn scored a career-best 1186 (590 SB - 596 AR) while Camp hit a similar 1186 (588 SB - 598 AR). The duo matched a mark with Braden Peiser of Kentucky, with Lynn taking third with 88 centers while Camp finished fifth with 80 centers.
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Muller finished in sixth place with a 1185 (586 SB - 599 AR) as Syrja hit a season-best 1183 (587 SB - 596 AR) as his score in air rifle matched a season high to take eighth. Blake's 1181 (584 SB - 597 AR) put her in ninth position as her aggregate and air rifle marks were season highs.
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Wisman 1176 (585 SB - 591 AR) and Ogoreuc 1174 (583 SB - 591 AR) also competed at the event.
The scores of Lake, Muller, Camp, Kocher and Lynn counted toward the Mountaineers' team total.
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Lake, Muller, Kocher, Camp, Blake and Syrja all competed in an exhibition final based on their air rifle results. In the final, Muller and Lake each made the podium, taking home first and third place, respectively. Camp finished in fifth place, Syrja finished in sixth, Kocher took seventh and Blake finished eighth.
No. 2 Ole Miss was scheduled to compete at the event, but experienced travel delays related to Friday's nationwide FAA ground stoppage and were unable to make it to Morgantown.
The WVU Fall Classic marked the Mountaineers' final event of the fall season. West Virginia will return to the line on Friday, Jan. 15, when it competes against Alaska Fairbanks on the road inside the UAF Rifle Range.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVURifle on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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