Wade Tyner

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hull, Ga.
High School:
Madison County HS

Three-time All-American in smallbore (2000,2001,2002) returning for his final season .... looks to be the Mountaineers top smallbore shooter again this year ... has improved each year in both events ... specializes in smallbore but strong shooter in air rifle ... as junior (2002) was named to National Rifle Association’s (NRA) first-team smallbore All-American team ... tied WVU all-time smallbore kneeling record with perfect 400 against Kentucky ... member of firing squad that set new WVU school team aggregate smallbore record of 4704 versus Alaska-Fairbanks ... shot 380 or better in air rifle seven times ... shot 1170 or better in smallbore six times ... tied personal-best 388 in air rifle against Jacksonville State ... fired personal-best 1185 versus Kentucky ...WVU athlete of the week (Dec. 3) ... as a sophomore (2001) second team smallbore All-American, firing member of team that finished in third place at NCAAs ... second team MARC smallbore as shot personal best in smallbore (1178) against Xavier ... tied personal best in air rifle (388) against UTEP ... finished eighth in air rifle and smallbore at 2001 MARC championships ... solid performer who earned a starting position as a freshman (2000) ... honorable mention All-America in smallbore ... second team all-MARC in smallbore ... fifth in smallbore at MARC championships ... 12th in air rifle ... firing member of team which placed third in smallbore at 2000 NCAAs ... in junior competition in 1999 Junior Olympics bronze medalist in smallbore and sixth in air rifle ... fifth at 1999 USA Shooting National Championships in junior men’s prone ... placed seventh in junior men’s air rifle at same event ... won silver medal in air rifle and bronze medal in smallbore and prone at the 1999 Great Britain Junior International Match in Bisley, Great Britain ... personal bests of 1165 in smallbore and 387 in air rifle ... three-year member of Georgia all-state rifle team 1997-99 ... 1999 Georgia Junior Olympic air rifle champion ... member of 1998 junior national championship team in three-position sectional ... member of Madison County High state high school championship team in 1998 and 1999 ... Personal: born April 2, 1981 ... son of David and Jan Tyner ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll ... Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association all-academic honor roll selection ... majoring in electrical engineering.