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Apr 2026 11:43:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>59028</s:story_id></item><item><title>Four Mountaineers Earn CRCA All-American Honors</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/26/rifle-four-mountaineers-earn-crca-all-american-honors</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/26/rifle-four-mountaineers-earn-crca-all-american-honors</guid><category>Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jennifer Kocher" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/26/DSC08365.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Four members of the West Virginia University rifle team took home a combined eight All-America honors from the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA), as announced by the organization.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/26/DSC08365.jpg" /><media:content 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Week</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/16/rifle-team-named-student-athletes-of-week</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/16/rifle-team-named-student-athletes-of-week</guid><category>Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rifle Champs" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/16/DSC02528-2.jpg" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/DSC02528-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/DSC02528-2.jpg"><media:title>Rifle Champs</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/16/DSC02528-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:03:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58873</s:story_id></item><item><title>West Virginia Wins 21st NCAA National Championship, Sets NCAA Championship Record</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/14/rifle-west-virginia-wins-21st-ncaa-national-championship-sets-ncaa-championship-record</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/14/rifle-west-virginia-wins-21st-ncaa-national-championship-sets-ncaa-championship-record</guid><category>Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 Rifle NCAA National Champions" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/14/DSC02615.jpg" /><br /><br />COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the 21st time in program history, the West Virginia University rifle team won the NCAA Rifle National Championship after two days of competition inside the Covelli Center in Columbus on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Championship</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/13/rifle-lake-hits-podium-wvu-in-fourth-after-smallbore-at-ncaa-championship</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/13/rifle-lake-hits-podium-wvu-in-fourth-after-smallbore-at-ncaa-championship</guid><category>Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Griffin Lake" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/13/DSC07987.jpg" /><br /><br />COLUMBUS, Ohio – Led by junior Griffin Lake's third-place finish in the smallbore competition, the West Virginia University rifle team sits in fourth place after the opening day of the 2026 NCAA Rifle Championships, hosted by Ohio State inside the Covelli Center in Columbus.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/13/DSC07987.jpg" /><media:content 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src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/11/_LPA7015.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 4-seeded West Virginia University rifle team looks to capture its nation-best 21th national championship this weekend, as the Mountaineers get set to conclude their season at the 2026 NCAA Rifle Championships from March 13-14, in Columbus, Ohio.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/_LPA7015.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/_LPA7015.jpg"><media:title>Oceanne Muller</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/11/_LPA7015.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58844</s:story_id></item><item><title>Olympic Sports Coaches Show Set for March</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/4/athletics-communications-olympic-sports-coaches-show-set-for-february</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/4/athletics-communications-olympic-sports-coaches-show-set-for-february</guid><category>Baseball, General, Rifle, Athletics Communications</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Feb-olympicsports-Show" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/4/2025-26_Olympic_Sport_Coaches_Show-March.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Mountaineer Sports Network from Learfield has announced the March schedule for its WVU Olympic Sports Coaches Show live from the Mountain State Brewing Company in Morgantown.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Week</title><link>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/2/rifle-team-named-student-athletes-of-week</link><guid>https://wvusports.com/news/2026/3/2/rifle-team-named-student-athletes-of-week</guid><category>Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WVU Rifle Team - Mount A" src="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ex1-11.jpg" /><br /><br />MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rifle team has been named the WVU Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by University Apartments.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ex1-11.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/1/ex1-11.jpg"><media:title>WVU Rifle Team - Mount A</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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Point.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/AT9A0534.JPG" /><media:content url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/AT9A0534.JPG"><media:title>Jacob Wisman</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.wvusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/1/AT9A0534.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2026 12:51:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>8</s:sport_id><s:story_id>58788</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>