A five-time NRA All-American and two-time first team air rifle honoree, who has emerged as one of the program’s top shooters … strong in both guns … consistently shoots one of the team’s top combined scores … equally impressive out of the range, as he excels in the classroom and is a two-time ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American … cool, calm demeanor is a steadying influence for teammates.
At West Virginia in 2009-10
Solidified position as one of the top all-around Mountaineer shooters as a junior and earned second consecutive NRA air rifle first team All-America honor … also earned smallbore second team honor … all-GARC air rifle and combined score first team and smallbore second team … additionally, earned GARC Scholar-Athlete accolade … named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America second team … also named to the all-district II men’s at-large first team … named to the 2010 CRCA All-Academic Team … contributed to combined score (4697), air rifle (2368) and smallbore (2333) school records … air rifle season average of 588.38 a program-best mark … combined score (1165.54) season average ranked No. 2 on team … finished second against Air Force, in Lincoln, Neb., with an aggregate score of 1163 … second place 579 smallbore score and fourth-place 584 air rifle score contributed to finish … tied for first place in win at Nebraska with combined score of 1168 … also won smallbore with 581 score and tied for third place in air rifle with score of 587 … earned second-straight victory with a personal-best 1177 combined score at Ohio State … also won air rifle and smallbore with respective personal-best scores of 594 and 583 … finished second overall at Akron with an aggregate score of 1171 … also won air gun with 593 score and tied for fourth in smallbore with score of 578 … placed second against Army with combined score of 1163 … air rifle score of 589 was also good enough for second-place tie … enjoyed a solid outing against Kentucky, finishing first overall with a combined score of 1173 … also earned runner-up status in air gun with a team-best 591 score and shot 582 smallbore, good enough for third place … tallied combined score of 1165 to finish second against NC State … air gun score of 587 was good enough for third place … 591 air gun score fourth-best in NCAA qualifying match win over Nebraska … shot 581 toward the team’s smallbore score at the GARC Championships and finished seventh overall with a final score of 674.9 … also shot 584 toward the team’s air rifle score … two-day total of 1165 was fourth-best combined score … finished 12th overall and paced the Mountaineers in air gun at the NCAA Championships with a score of 587 … finished second in the junior division of the 10m men’s air rifle at the 2009 USA Shooting Airgun Championship.
At West Virginia in 2008-09
Concluded a breakout sophomore season with NRA air rifle first team All-America honors … also named to the smallbore second team … selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team … also named all-district II men’s at-large first team … member of 2009 CRCA All-Academic Team … named to the GARC all-conference combined score first team … also named to conference’s smallbore and air rifle second teams … shared GARC Scholar-Athlete Award with Kyle Smith … program-best 1164.07 combined score season average ranked first on team … registered air rifle season average of 587.36, second best team mark … contributed to record-setting air rifle (2359), smallbore (2319) and aggregate (4677) scores … shot school-record 200 prone twice … match-best 582 smallbore in win over Ohio State … second in both smallbore (582) and air rifle (587) for first place overall finish (1169) against Morehead State … shot season-best 1171 at Army and secured first place in air rifle (591) … shot final season-high 582 smallbore of year against Ole Miss … finished second in air rifle with personal-best 592 against TCU … paced the Mountaineers in air rifle at Kentucky with 585 … finished first overall versus Memphis with 1170 score … total included personal best 592 air rifle score … tied for second in air rifle with 590 score in regular season match against NC State … matched air rifle score in win over Alaska-Fairbanks … stellar day in NCAA qualifying match, finishing first overall (1165) and tops in both smallbore (578) and air rifle (587) … paced team in smallbore at NCAA Championships, shooting 574 … finished third in air rifle at national championship, shooting 589 in team round and 100.7 in finals for 689.7 combined score.
At West Virginia in 2007-08
Named NRA smallbore honorable mention All-America … member of the 2008 CRCA All-Academic Team … finished 11th in air rifle with 1160 score at the 2008 National Junior Olympic Championships … also finished seventh in the 3 position smallbore with 2377.1 score and 20th in prone with 1170 score … finished third in smallbore against Nebraska with a personal-best 578 … shot a career-best 588 air rifle in NCAA qualifying match against VMI … finished fourth in air rifle with 687.0 score at the GARC Championships … took seventh with 676.6 score as an individual smallbore competitor at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
In High School
2006 USA shooting J2 grand champion … 2006 Junior Olympic J2 3 position silver medalist … 2006 and 2007 Vermont State Smallbore Champion ... participated in Junior Olympics from 2002-07 … third J2 at 2006 Junior Olympics in smallbore … high IJ at 2006 Camp Perry in 3 position smallbore … attended USA National Championships from 2002-06 … attended Colchester High.
Personal
Son of Karl and Shelley Lamson … birthday is July 26 … has one brother and one sister ... majoring in business and economics … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.
PERSONAL BESTS
Air Rifle
594 at Ohio State, Oct. 17, 2009
Smallbore
583 at Ohio State, Oct. 17, 2009
CAREER AIR RIFLE
Year Matches Avg. High
2008 14 578.5 588
2009 14 587.36 592
2010 13 588.38 594
CAREER SMALLBORE
Year Matches Avg. High
2008 14 573.6 580
2009 14 576.71 582
2010 13 577.15 583
