Gary Longwell

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Littleton, W.Va.
High School:
Hundred HS

Former walk-on who has earned a starting spot on the air rifle squad the last two seasons ... improving smallbore shooter with potential to move into a starting spot this season ... hard worker who is a great influence on the team ... as a junior (2002) shot career-best 390 at GARC championships in air rifle for a second-place finish ... 19th overall at the GARC championships ... fired season-high 1164 versus Murray State ... shot 381 or better in air rifle all season ... led team three times in air rifle score ... a consistent shooter as sophomore (2001) ... 21st at MARC championships in smallbore and air rifle ... fired personal bests at MARC championships to place 16th in smallbore and 15th in air rifle as a freshman (2000) ... in junior competition 1998 and 1999 West Virginia state Junior Olympic champion in air rifle .. 1998 state Junior Olympic men’s champion in men’s smallbore ... competed at national Junior Olympic Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999 ... captain of 1999 New Martinsville X-Terminators junior rifle club ... member of X-Terminator team that won 1997 Daisy National air rifle championships ... four-time competitor in International BB Gun Championships ... attended Hundred High ... Personal: born October 2, 1980 ... son of Gary and Lorraine Longwell ... enrolled in wildlife management.