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West Virginia University won a national championship. Via Andy Richardson on Facebook, comes this news:
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University's No. 3 ranked rifle team captured its 14th national championship Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas, at the TCU Rifle Range and the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The title is the first for the WVU rifle program since 1998.
The Mountaineers won the team air rifle competition today, shooting a staggering 2353 score to propel them to the championship with an overall aggregate score of 4643, seven points better than second-place Jacksonville State (4636). Navy finished second in air rifle with a 2327 while Jacksonville State tallied a 2324, good for third.
It is the highest finish for the Mountaineers at nationals since a third-place finish in 2001.
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"It's amazing really. It's been over 10 years for the program to have won a national title and to do it in this fashion is incredible. I'm happy for our team and our program. The whole thing will sink in in the next week or so and we'll really realize then what we've accomplished."
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