Emerged as one of the team’s strongest shooters as a junior … team will depend on his increased consistency this season … competed for the Mountaineers at the 2011 NCAA Championships and finished in the air rifle top five … four-time NRA All-America … made strides in smallbore as a sophomore and individually qualified for the NCAA Championships … proved capable of balancing pressure in the range and in the classroom.
At West Virginia in 2010-11
• NRA honorable mention air rifle All-American
• Shot in his first national championship finals and finished fifth overall in air rifle at the 2011 NCAA Championships; scored helped WVU win team air rifle title
• All-GARC air rifle, smallbore and combined score second team
• CRCA all-Academic Team
• Shot 1167 and finished third overall against Memphis; also finished second (589) in air rifle
• Finished third in smallbore and combined score at Army with marks of 588, a personal best, and 1173, respectively; smallbore tally included a school-record 200 prone score
• Placed third overall against Alaska-Fairbanks with combined score of 1169
• Shot 584 smallbore and finished second at Kentucky
• Finished second overall against Nebraska in an NCAA qualifying match with a season-best 1174 score; day included a personal best, second-place air rifle score of 595
• Combined score of 1166 good enough for third place against Columbus State in Lexington, Ky.
• Placed ninth overall at the 2011 GARC Championships with a combined score of 1166; also shot 588 air rifle and finished in a tie for 10th place
• Finished fifth in air rifle at NCAAs with 694.7 finals score (591, 103.7); also hot 577 toward the team’s smallbore score
At West Virginia in 2009-10
• Emerged as a solid contributor and individually qualified for NCAA Championships in smallbore
• Scored third NRA All-America honor and was named to the smallbore honorable mention team
• All-GARC smallbore and combined score second team, as well as air rifle honorable mention
• CRCA all-Academic Team
• Shot a then-personal best 589 air rifle and finished first overall at Nebraska
• Won smallbore at Akron with 584 score
• Combined score of 1171 at Winthrow Invitational set then-personal best mark; outing included a third place (583) smallbore showing and fifth place (588) air gun result
• Finished second with aggregate score of 1170 in NCAA qualifying match against Nebraska; third place smallbore score of 586 figured into combined score
• Competed in smallbore as an individual qualifier at the NCAA Championships and finished 18th overall with a score of 576
At West Virginia in 2008-09
• Became sixth freshman in two years to earn NRA All-America honors, as he was named to the smallbore and air rifle second teams
• Earned all-GARC smallbore and combined score honorable mention honors
• CRCA All-Academic Team
• Shot school-record 200 prone in first collegiate match, a win over Ohio State
• Shot then-personal best 584 smallbore and tied for first in victory over Ole Miss; also tied for second in air rifle with 587 score
• Tallied season-best 588 air rifle in victory over Alaska-Fairbanks, good enough for third place; also paced Mountaineer smallbore, tying for first place and shooting 580
• Shot 568 smallbore to finish 19th at GARC Championships
In High School
• Four-year member, co-captain and MVP of DuBois Area High’s squad
• Contributor on 2006 Pennsylvania State Champion rifle team
• Six-year Junior Olympic competitor (2002-08)
• Finished sixth in smallbore at 2008 Junior Olympics
• Won Gold medal for IJ in 3 position at 2006 Junior Olympics
• Finished high junior and 10th overall in 3 position at 2008 Palmyra Invitational
• 2008 PA 3 position air rifle champion
• Finished fourth in junior 3 position at 2008 USA Nationals
• Two-time national champion at Camp Perry in 3 position smallbore, winning SubJunior and Intermediate Junior titles
• Took the Krilling Trophy for smallbore rifle position metallic sight champion and the first-ever Alves Memorial Trophy for smallbore rifle position high junior metallic sight champion
• Member of the International Junior Rifle Team (William Drew Cup) in 2004 and 2007
• 2007 PA 3 position champion
• 2006 smallbore NRA Distinguished Rifleman Award recipient
• 2006 Junior Distinguished Badge for three-position air rifle
• Took two titles as a two-year member of the PA State Association 3P Air Rifle Team
• Two-year member of the NRA Youth Advisory Board
• Certified NRA Assistant Rifle instructor
• Seven-year member of the 11-time national champion DuBois “Storm” Junior Rifle Team
• National Honor Society member
• Graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA
Personal
• Son of Mark and Joanne Pentz
• Has one sister
• Birthday is Sept. 4
• Majoring in chemistry
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Appointed in 2007 by former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell to the PA Governor Youth Council
PERSONAL BESTS
Air Rifle
595 vs. Nebraska, Feb. 12, 2011
Smallbore
588 at Army, Nov. 14, 2010
CAREER AIR RIFLE
Year Matches Avg. High
2009 13 581.62 588
2010 12 582.83 589
2011 15 586.33 595
CAREER SMALLBORE
Year Matches Avg. High
2009 13 574.38 584
2010 13 576.46 586
2011 15 576.33 588
