2023-24 Rifle Roster
Molly McGhin
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Griffin, Ga.
Statistics
Career Highs
| Value | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Rifle | 600 | vs. TCU (11/6/21) |
| Smallbore | 595 | at TCU and Nebraska (10/28/23) |
Career Statistics
| Air Rifle | Smallbore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Matches | Avg. | High | Matches | Avg. | High |
| 2023-24 | 12 | 595.8 | 599 | 12 | 589.4 | 595 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 593.375 | 598 | 16 | 585.375 | 591 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 593.2 | 600 | 10 | 584.4 | 590 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 594.222 | 596 | 11 | 582.889 | 587 |
2023-24 (Sr.)
- CRCA Senior of the Year
- CRCA All-America First Team (Smallbore)
- CRCA All-America First Team (Air Rifle)
- CRCA All-America First Team (Combined)
- GARC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- All-GARC First Team (Smallbore)
- All-GARC First Team (Air Rifle)
- All-GARC First Team (Combined)
2022-23 (Jr.)
- CRCA All-America Second Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle)
- CRCA All-America Third Team (Aggregate)
- CRCA Scholastic All-America Team
- All-GARC Second Team (Smallbore, Air Rifle, Combined)
- Competed in all 16 matches for WVU; scores counting in 12 smallbore matches and 13 air rifle matches
- Averaged a combined score of 1178.9, including a 588.4 in smallbore and a 593.5 in air rifle
- Set a career-high in smallbore, twice, hitting a 591 at Akron (1/22) and at the NCAA Qualifier (2/18)
2021-22 (So.)
- CRCA All-America Smallbore, Air Rifle and Aggregate Honorable Mention
- All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Second Team
- CRCA Scholastic All-America Team
- Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team
- Competed in 10 contests; scores counted for seven of those matches
- Missed the first two matches of the year while competing at the ISSF Junior World Championships
- Helped the U.S. bring home a gold medal in the 50-meter, three positions event, as a part of the women’s team junior finals
- She also won a silver medal in the mixed team smallbore match at the Junior World Championships
- Averaged a combined score of 1177.6, including a 584.4 in smallbore and a 593.2 in air rifle
- Set a new career high in smallbore at NC State (10/17), shooting a 590 in the relay
- Tied the NCAA and WVU record for air rifle score, shooting a perfect score of 600 against TCU (11/6)
- Sixth shooter in program history to tally a 600 in air rifle
- Competed at the 2022 USA Shooting Rifle National Championships
- Also competed at the 2022 USA Shooting National Rifle Junior Olympic Championships
2020-21 (Fr.)
- Junior Olympics National Futures Team
- CRCA All-America Air Rifle First Team
- CRCA All-America Smallbore Second Team
- CRCA All-America Aggregate Honorable Mention Team
- All-GARC Smallbore, Air Rifle and Combined Second Teams
- Posted season averages of 1,177.111 (aggregate), 582.889 (smallbore) and 594.222 (air rifle)
- Shot a season-best 587 in smallbore in the NCAA Qualifying Match on Feb. 20
- Also shot a season-best in air rifle (596) against Ole Miss and Kentucky on Jan. 31 and Feb. 13, respectively
- Totaled a season-high aggregate score 1180 twice; at Akron and in the NCAA Qualifier
- Tallied an aggregate score of 1177 at the GARC Championships, including 584 in smallbore and 593 in air rifle
- Also amassed an aggregate score of 1171 at the NCAA Championships (579 in smallbore, 592 in air rifle)
High School
- Five-time USA Junior Olympic Championships qualifier
- Three-time team captain of the Georgia Competitive Shooters
- Two-time Eley High School All-American (2018-19)
- 2019 Georgia smallbore state champion
- Competed at the 2019 U.S. Army National Championships with her club team, placing first in air rifle and third in smallbore
- Individually, earned a fourth-place finish in air rifle at the 2019 U.S. Army National Championships
- Helped her team claim back-to-back National Orion League Championships (2016-17), as well as a runner-up finish in 2018
- Received a bronze medal in smallbore in 2018 and placed 15th in smallbore at the 2019 Olympic Trials in Fort Benning, Georgia
Personal
- Daughter of Steve and Connie McGhin
- Has two brothers and one sister
- Birthday is September 6
- Majoring in psychology
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
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