MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The No. 3 West Virginia rifle team will compete for its nation-best 20th NCAA title at the 2020 NCAA National Championships, as announced Tuesday by the NCAA Rifle Committee.
This year’s NCAA Championships will be held March 13-14, at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, Ky. The Mountaineers (9-1, 7-1 GARC) look to reclaim the national championship and earn their sixth title in eight seasons.
The qualification is the 13th straight for the Mountaineers. WVU owns a nation-best 19 national titles, and has won six under 14-year coach Jon Hammond, including five straight from 2013-17.
“I think it’s always exciting to know you’ve qualified for the NCAA Championships,” Hammond said. “It’s the first objective once we get to this point of the year, and we’re happy to continue our postseason knowing we have two more competitions. It’s a super tough field. Three teams shot above 4700 in the qualifier, and Kentucky and TCU are shooting really well right now. It’s a tough competition, but we’re happy to be in the field. Right now, our immediate focus is the conference championship, and then we’ll turn our focus to Nationals.”
