MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6-ranked West Virginia University rifle team is set for its inaugural Fall at WVU Nov. 5-6. This year, the Mountaineers host the No. 1 Kentucky, No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks and No. 3 TCU at the Bill McKenzie Rifle Range inside the WVU Shell Building in Morgantown
The Highlanders (6-0, 2-0 GARC) will shoot in a pair of relays each day against three teams. Saturday’s action will begin with the small hole and Sunday will conclude the WVU Fall Classic in air rifle. Both days are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET. Entry to the event is free.
A live feed of this weekend’s game can be found at ncaarifle.org. Additionally, live targets will be available online, courtesy of MegaLink.
On Saturday, the first small-hole relay is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., with spectators and set-up time set for 8:45 a.m.
Saturday’s action will conclude with a final, where the top shooters from day one will be featured.
On Sunday, the first air rifle relay is also scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., with spectators and set-up time set for 8:45 a.m. The second relay will take place at 11:00 a.m., after a 15-minute viewing period.
Sunday’s air rifle final will wrap up the action from the WVU Fall Classic.
West Virginia is 13-7 all-time against Alaska-Fairbanks, 20-12 against Kentucky and 8-2 against TCU. The four teams competing this weekend have combined to win 33 of the last 34 NCAA championships. Kentucky has won the NCAA title the last two seasons and three of the last four championships.
TCU last won the NCAA Championship in 2019, and Alaska-Fairbanks last claimed an NCAA title in 2008.
West Virginia, which owns a nation-best 19 NCAA championships, last won the NCAA title in 2017, extending its streak to five straight national championships from 2013-17.
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