West Virginia Mountaineers | |
Current: | 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers rifle team |
Founded: | 1951 |
University: | West Virginia University |
Coach: | Jon Hammond |
Tenure: | 14th |
Conference: | Great America Rifle Conference |
Conference Short: | Great America Rifle |
City: | Morgantown |
State: | West Virginia |
Stateabb: | WV |
Ncaateamgold: | 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Ncaateamsilver: | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1994, 2011, 2018, 2019 |
Ncaasmallboregold: | 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Ncaaairriflegold: | 1981, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Conference Tournament: | 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Conference Season: | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
The West Virginia Mountaineers rifle team is a co-ed intercollegiate varsity sport of West Virginia University. The rifle team participates in NCAA Division I rifle competitions within the rifle-only Great America Rifle Conference.
West Virginia is the most successful college rifle program in the United States, winning a total of 19 NCAA national team championships. They have won 25 individual NCAA championships, produced 65 All-Americans, and 13 Olympians. Jon Hammond serves as the head coach of the rifle team.