2012-13 Army Rifle Guide

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2012-13 Media Guide

2012-13 Media Guide

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ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13QUICK FACTS

Location .......................................................West Point, N.Y. 10996

Founded ............................. March 16, 1802 by an Act of Congress

Enrollment ............................................................................... 4,400

Superintendent .................................Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon. Jr.

Athletic Director (Interim) ............................................ Boo Corrigan

Nickname.....................................................................Black Knights

Colors ...............................................................Black, Gold and Gray

Conference .................................... Great America Rifl e Conference

Head Coach .....................Maj. Ron Wigger (Eastern Kentucky ’83)

Record at Army (Years).................................................... 93-40 (12)

Career Record (Years) ..................................................... 93-40 (12)

Rifl e Offi ce Phone ................................................... (845) 938-4558

Senior Associate Athletic Director .................................Bob Beretta

Rifl e Contact ................................................................ Mady Salvani

Salvani’s Direct Line .............................................. (845) 938-3512

Athletic Communications Fax ................................ (845) 466-2556

Salvani’s E-Mail [email protected]

Army Offi cial Web Site .............................. www.goARMYsports.com

Army ‘A’ Line .......................................................... (845) 938-ARMY

2011-12 Record ........................................................................... 9-3

2012 Conference Finish ................................................. 3rd (GARC)

2012 NCAA Championships ........................................................ 4th

Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................... 8/3

2012-13 Team Captain...........................................William Mengon

Facility ............................................ Tronsrue Marksmanship Center

CREDITS The 2012-13 Army Rifl e media guide is an offi cial publication of

the U.S. Military Academy Offi ce of Athletic Communications.

The guide was designed by Tracy Nelson and written and edited

by Mady Salvani. Editing assistance was provided by Tracy Nelson,

Christian Anderson and Pam Flenke. Photos courtesy of Jon

Malinowski and DOIM Multimedia Branch.

FRONT COVER Team captain Will Mengon with photo of Army rifl e team circa

1920s in the background.

ARMY RIFLE ON THE INTERNET & SOCIAL MEDIA Once again the Army rifl e team will have a presence on the In-

ternet, as the Black Knights’ season will be fully chronicled on the

Army Athletic Association Web site. Biographical information, stats,

feature stories, match reports and much more can be found at:

www.goARMYsports.com

TWITTER: Updates will be on the offi cial handle of Army rifl e (@

Army_Rifl e.).

Table of Contents/Quick Facts/Roster .............................................. 1

About West Point ..............................................................................2-3

Why West Point .................................................................................4-7

West Point Administration .................................................................. 8

Athletic Director ................................................................................... 9

Tronsrue Marksmanship Center .......................................................10

Army Records .....................................................................................11

Head Coach Maj. Ron Wigger ..................................................... 12-13

Assisant Coach Rick Johnson/Support Staff ..................................14

2012-13 Season Outlook .................................................................16

Player Profi les .............................................................................. 17-25

2011-12 Season In Review ..............................................................26

2011-12 Results/Statistics ..............................................................27

GARC History/2012 Results .............................................................28

GARC Honors/Awards .......................................................................29

Army All-Americans ...........................................................................30

Army History ................................................................................. 32-33

Year-by-Year ................................................................................. 34-37

2012-13 Schedule ..............................................................Back Cover

2012-13 ARMY RIFLE ROSTERName Cl. Ht. Hometown/High SchoolRichard Calvin* Jr. 5-5 Murfreesboro, Tenn./SiegelJacob Costa* Jr. 5-4 Hamden, Conn./HamdenAlyssa Gestl Fr. 5-3 Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra AreaChris Malachosky* Sr. 5-7 Spring, Texas/KleinMichael Matthews* Jr. 5-9 Johns Creek, Ga./NorcrossWilliam Mengon* Sr. 6-0 Ambridge, Pa./Quigley CatholicOlivia Nardone Fr. 5-6 Winchester, Mass./WinchesterRobert Oberle Jr. 5-11 Hudson, Colo./Home SchooledAlex Rivera* So. 5-10 Kendall Park, N.J./So. BrunswickJoseph Todaro* Jr. 5-7 Bridgewater, N.J./ImmaculataZachary Wells* Jr. 6-1 Sharpsburg, Ga./Northgate

*Letterwinner

Head Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger, 13th SeasonAssistant Coach: Rick Johnson, 2nd SeasonTeam Captain: William MengonHead Offi cer Representative: Maj. Elizabeth MasonHead Manager: Matt Savage

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ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13 The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of char-acter committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; professional growth throughout a career as an offi cer in the U.S. Army; and a lifetime of selfl ess service to the Nation. Founded on March 16, 1802, the Academy celebrated its Bicentennial in 2002. But West Point’s role in America’s history dates to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the command-ing plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. Gen. George Washing-ton considered West Point to be the most strategic position in America. He personally selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko, one of the heroes of Saratoga, to design the fortifi cations in 1778 after problems arose with French engi-neers originally placed in charge of the design. In 1779, General Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point. Continental soldiers built forts, batteries and defensive barriers. A 100-ton iron chain was extended across the Hudson to control river traffi c. Today, several links from that chain are ar-ranged at Trophy Point as a reminder of West Point’s original fortifi cations. In 1802 President Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation establishing the U.S. Military Academy to create an institution devoted to the arts and sci-

ences of warfare. This effectively eliminated America’s wartime reliance on foreign engi-neers and artillerists. West Point became the nation’s fi rst engineering school and

served as the model for engineering pro-grams which were eventually established at other colleges.Col. Sylvanus Thayer, the “Father of the Mil-itary Academy,” served as Superintendent from 1817 through 1833. He upgraded ac-ademic standards, instilled military disci-pline and emphasized honorable conduct. Early graduates were largely responsible for

the construction of the nation’s initial railway lines, bridges, harbors, and roads. Although

the curriculum maintains its focus on en-gineering, in recent decades the program of instruction has markedly changed, pro-viding cadets a selection of more than 40 majors. This tradition of academic and military excellence, guided by a demand-ing standard of moral and ethical con-duct, remains the cornerstone of the

West Point experience. It is said at West Point that “much

of the history we teach was made by those people we taught.”

The Academy has produced famous leaders through-

out its illustrious past…Civil War Generals Grant, Sherman, Lee, and Jackson, to name but a few. In World

War I, 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders

were graduates. World War II would see many graduates reach brigadier general

or higher, to include Eisenhower, MacAr-thur, Bradley and Patton. In more recent

confl icts, MacArthur, Ridgway, West-moreland, Abrams, Schwarzkopf and Abizaid were in command. Academy graduates have also

excelled in air and space exploration, and countless others went on from military service to become leaders in medicine, law, business, religion and science. Since its founding, the Military Academy fulfi lls the same mission as it always has . . . to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets. It ac-complishes this mission by developing cadets in three essential areas: in-tellectual, physical and military. These developmental paths are balanced and fully integrated into the daily life of each young man and woman at the Academy. Intellectual growth is fostered through an academic curriculum that provides a broad liberal education in the arts and sciences. The electives program builds upon the foundation of the core, allowing cadets to develop even greater competence in selected areas. In addition, the fi elds-of-study and majors nurture the development of creativity, critical thinking, and self-directed learning, essential characteristics of 21st century offi cers. The four-year academic experience leads to a bachelor of science degree and a com-mission as a second lieutenant in the Army. Physical development is achieved through a rigorous athletic and physi-cal education program. Each cadet participates at the intercollegiate, club or intramural level each semester. This readies the cadet for the physical demands of military life and helps teach good judgment and self-discipline, even while under mental and physical stress. Military development begins with the cadet’s fi rst day at West Point. Most military training takes place during the summer, with new cadets undergoing Cadet Basic Training, or Beast Barracks, their fi rst year, followed the second summer by Cadet Field Training. Cadets spend their third and fourth sum-mers serving in active Army units around the world; attending specialty train-ing such as airborne, air assault or northern warfare or helping to train the fi rst- and second-year cadets. The Cadet Leader Development System seeks to give the cadets increasing responsibility until they are ready to receive their commissions and assume their duties as leaders in today’s Army. Moral and ethical values guide cadets throughout their four years at West Point. Commitment to the Academy’s “Bedrock Values,” based on in-tegrity and respect for the dignity of others, begins on the fi rst day. Integrity is refl ected in the Cadet Honor Code which states: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” Respect denotes that cadets treat others with the same respect and dignity they themselves would expect. At West Point, it is not enough to train leaders—they must be leaders of character. Admission is keenly competitive and is open to young men and women from all states and territories and from every socioeconomic level. Prospec-tive cadets must receive a nomination by a member of Congress or from the Department of the Army. The Academy seeks candidates who possess records of success in academics, athletics and leadership indicative of well-rounded individuals. Although the life of a cadet is demanding, there remains an array of club activities ranging from golf, skiing, boxing, crew and orienteering to such organizations as the cadet radio station, Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers-Big Sisters. Additionally, the U.S. Corps of Cadets hosts a Special Olympics event each spring. Today’s Military Academy is a vastly different institution from the small academy legislated into being by Congress in 1802. Originally just 1,800 acres, the Academy has grown to more than 16,000 acres. The fi rst graduat-ing class numbered just two men; today’s classes graduate more than 900 new offi cers annually, both men and women, who are prepared for leader-ship roles within the Army. With the expansion of knowledge and the changing needs of the United States Army and the nation, life at West Point has changed to keep pace. Ever mindful of its rich heritage, the U.S. Military Academy is developing leaders for tomorrow, and its focus remains the national needs of the 21st century.

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“I think if my dear mother were alive, she would tell you nothing comes close to graduating from West Point, even going to the moon.” - ASTRONAUT FRANK BORMAN

“The combination of an education at West Point and the experience of a career in the armed services will prepare you in a unique way for a rich diversity of further career and service in civilian life.” - HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER GLENN DAVIS

“I believe in the code ... ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ I believe in service to one’s country. The institution of the armed forces has thrived on its commitment to developing excellence. It is meritocracy in action. Race, religion, wealth, background count not.” - PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSHFRANK BORMAN

GLENN DAVIS

GEORGE H.W. BUSH

“From the birth of our existence, America has had a faith in the future -- a belief that where we’re going is better than where we’ve been, even when the path ahead is uncertain. To fulfi ll that promise, generations of Americans have built upon the foundation of our forefathers -- fi nding opportunity, fi ghting injustice, forging a more perfect union. Our achievement would not be possible without the Long Gray Line that has sacrifi ced for duty, for honor, for country.” - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

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ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13“My four years at West Point were wonderful. I loved every minute of it and particularly the last three years. I loved the history. I loved the tradition. I liked wearing the uniform. I felt like I belonged there. Everything was meaningful to me. There is no question in my mind the proudest day of my father’s life was the day I graduated from West Point. There is a picture of the two of us standing on ‘The Plain’ and he is just beaming.” - GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

“I was so proud to be on the verge of entering the only institution in American society at that time that was totally integrated, in which I would have the opportunity to rise, based solely on performance and ability. The nation always looks to West Point and always looks to each and every one of you to follow always the angels of your nature.” - GENERAL COLIN POWELL

“In every corner of America, the words ‘West Point’ command immediate respect. This place where the Hudson River bends is more than a fi ne institution of learning. The United States Military Academy is the guardian of values that have shaped the soldiers who have shaped the world.” - PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

“How great it must be, gosh how great it must be to be a member of this Corps. To know that camaraderie of discipline, of manners, of courtesy, of human sensibility, of one’s duty to his fellow man.” - JOURNALIST WALTER CRONKITE

NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

COLIN POWELL

GEORGE W. BUSH

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PETE DAWKINS

ALEXANDER HAIG

“Any of us who went through the process; anyone who felt the fl ame of that furnace, came away altered in the way we go about running our lives. Some part of it is the belief that you are not only doing it for personal glory, but you do it because it is your responsibility. It’s part of being a member of The Corps and each of us that have felt that magic feel especially privileged to have done so.” - HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER PETE DAWKINS

“As I look back over my career in government, in business, of course in the military, I think West Point was a very infl uential experience. It hardened a sense of discipline, a sense of responsibility, duty and integrity and also very happily combined an alertness of mind and body.” - FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE ALEXANDER HAIG

“For here we train the men and women whose duty it is to defend the Republic, the men and women whose profession is watchfulness, whose skill is vigilance, whose calling is to guard the peace, but if need be, to fi ght and win.” - PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN

BILL CLINTON

“WEST POINT IS THE RING. IT’S THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE.” - MIKE KRZYZEWSKI ‘69

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DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

DICK CHENEY

RONALD REAGAN

“As I look back on my life, I’ll always revere the opportunities that came along that brought about the choice I made to go to West Point. I just feel that it was fundamental in molding the fabric of my life. The experiences that I had at West Point, they were irreplaceable.” - ASTRONAUT EDWIN “BUZZ” ALDRIN

“West Point’s graduates have served America in many, many ways. Not only by leading troops into combat, but also by exploring frontiers, founding universities, laying out the railroads, building the Panama Canal, running corporations, serving in the Congress and The White House, and walking on the moon. Through our history, whenever duty called, the men and women of West Point have never failed us, and I speak for all Americans when I say, I know you never will.” - PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON

“You have ahead of you the best of all professions. Being a leader is the best thing you can possibly be and you’re at a school that will make you the best possible leader. West Point is the ring. It’s the foundation of everything I have done.” - HEAD COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKI

“In the evening of my memory, always I come back to West Point. Always there echoes and re-echoes ... Duty -- Honor -- Country. Today marks my fi nal roll call with you. But I want you to know, when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of The Corps ... and The Corps ... and The Corps ...” - GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR

“This nation is grateful that four years ago every man and woman graduating today made a life-changing decision. You left the comforts and familiar surroundings of civilian life, and devoted yourselves to one of the noblest professions in a free country--the profession of arms.” - FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY

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LT. GENERALDAVID H. HUNTOON JR.

SUPERINTENDENT

BRIG. GENERALTHEODORE D. MARTIN

COMMANDANT OF CADETS

BRIG. GENERALTIM TRAINOR

DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon, Jr. became the 58th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy in July 2010. He had previously served as Director of the Army Staff in January 2008. Huntoon was commissioned from West Point in 1973. From 1973-1986, he served as an infantry offi cer in a series of command and staff assign-ments with the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer, Va., the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Wash., the 7th Army Training Command at Vilseck, Germa-ny, and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Aschaffen-burg, Germany. From 1986-1988, Huntoon attended the Com-mand and General Staff College at Fort Leaven-worth, Kans. and the School for Advanced Military Studies. He then served in the Directorate of Plans, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C., as Senior War Plans Offi cer (Operation Just Cause), Deputy Director of Plans (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), and Director of Plans. Huntoon commanded 5th Battalion, 20th In-fantry (Mechanized) at Camp Casey, Korea, and served as Chief of Plans, CJ3, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command, Yong-san from 1992-94. In 1994-95, he was the Army’s National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He then took command of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va. Huntoon’s next assignment was the Executive Offi cer to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Prior to that assignment, he served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, and from 2000-2002, he was the Deputy Commandant of the US Army Command and General Staff College. Huntoon moved on to become the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, Army G3, at the Penta-gon. In August 2003, he was assigned as the 46th Commandant, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Huntoon’s awards include the Distinguished Ser-vice Medal, Legion of Merit (6th Award), and the Bronze Star; Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Para-chute Qualifi cation Badge, and the Ranger Tab. He has a Masters of Arts in International Rela-tions from Georgetown University and a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences from the CGSC Ad-vanced Military Studies Program.

Brigadier General Theodore D. Martin, a former Army swimmer and captain of the 1982-83 Black Knights’ swimming team, returned to West Point in July 2011 to assume command of the United States Corps of Cadets as the 73rd Commandant of Cadets. Martin graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1983 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the armor branch of the U.S. Army. His military education includes the Armor Offi cer Basic Course (cavalry track), the Infantry Offi cer Ad-vanced Course, the Naval College of Command and Staff, and the Army War College. He holds a master’s degree in national security & strategic studies from the Naval War College, a master’s degree in strategic studies from the Army War College, and a master’s degree in business from Webster University. Martin’s command experience includes Command-er, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Federal Republic of Germany; Commander, 1st Squadron, 10th U.S. Cavalry Regi-ment (Buffalo Soldiers), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq; Commander, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq; Commander, Operations Group (COG), National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif.; and Commandant & 45th Chief of Armor, U.S. Army Armor School, Fort Benning, Ga. Beyond command, Martin has served in a wide vari-ety of staff and leadership assignments including duty in the 1st Armor Training Brigade, Fort Knox, Ky.; the Combined Arms Command-Training, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Advisor to the Imam Mohammed bin Saud Bri-gade and later the Prince Sa’ad bin Abdul Rahman Brigade, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Joint Improvised Explosive Device-Defeat Task Force as the Iraq Field Team Leader, Baghdad, Iraq; and Human Resource Command, Alexandria, Va., as Armor Branch Chief and Chief of Combat Arms Division. Brigadier General Martin’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with “V” device and two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters. Additionally, he has earned the Combat Action Badge and Parachutist Badge. Martin is a member of the 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (Buf-falo Soldiers) and is the recipient of the Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Barbara, and the Order of Saint Maurice (Primicerius).

Brigadier General Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., be-came the Dean of the Academic Board at the Unit-ed States Military Academy in the summer of 2010. He previously served as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point where he taught courses in engineering manage-ment, systems engineering and decision analysis. Trainor graduated with a Bachelor of Science from West Point in 1983 and entered the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army. As an engineering offi -cer, Trainor has served in operational assignments around the world, including Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kans. and Sarajevo, Bosnia. Trainor has a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke and a doctorate degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a member of the Military Applications Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sci-ences the Military Operations Research Society, the American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society of Engineering Educa-tion. He is a past president of Epsilon Mu Eta, the national Engineering Management Honor Society. Trainor is also a member of the Board of Fellows for the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University. As an analyst, Trainor helped develop the In-stallation Status Report that provides the Army a standardized means to assess infrastructure and environmental conditions on installations to sup-port resource allocation decisions. He has applied decision analysis methods in completing an orga-nizational analysis of the Army’s Installation Man-agement Agency and in assessing defense security cooperation programs. Trainor deployed to Basrah, Iraq in the summer of 2007 and worked with the British-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in helping the provincial Iraqi leaders improve their infrastructure revitalization plans. Trainor is married to Col. Donna Brazil, a 1983 graduate of West Point, who is a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the Acad-emy. They have a daughter Cory, who is currently attending West Point, and two sons; Danny, also in the Corps of Cadets, and Zach.

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ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13 Superintendent Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr., announced the hiring of Boo Corrigan as the Academy’s director of athletics on Feb. 1, 2011. “We have an opportunity to work every day with a truly exceptional group of young people,” Corrigan said. “The opportunites they receive through intercollegiate athletics will help shape their own leadership styles as they become offi cers in the U.S. Army. We have a great team that focuses daily on our cadet-athletes. We strive to enhance their overall experience as they develop into the leaders our nation needs.” In his short time as athletic director, Corrigan has strengthened and expanded Army Athletics’ relationships in several key areas. In recent months, Army has secured a new apparel agreement with Nike, a new pouring rights contract with Coke and bringing in the Aspire Group to enhance ticket sales and better serve Army season ticket holders. Corrigan also crafted the Team Army concept, a comprehensive plan designed to add signifi cant value to Army’s corporate sponsorships while maintaining the tradition of West Point Athletics. Corrigan, who has a proven record as a fundraiser, spearheaded changes in the Army A Club and ticket operations that have resulted in more than $20 million dollars in major gifts and record-setting annual giving during his tenure. During that time the funding for a new lacrosse facility, that is scheduled to break ground, was secured. In addition to his role in enhancing revenues for Army Athletics, Corrigan led a strategic planning process that developed a new mission statement and goals for the department. In his fi rst full year at West Point, Corrigan oversaw a program that won three Patriot League championship (baseball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis) and sent four teams to the NCAA postseason (rifl e). Eighteen cadets earned a major award from their conference, including six Rookies of the Year selections and three Player of the Year winners. Cadet-athletes have continued to thrive in the classroom under Corrigan’s watch. In 2011-12, Army had fi ve Academic All-Americans, including four fi rst-team selections. The Black Knights’ football team boasted two fi rst-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in 2011, a fi rst for the program since 1957. The Black Knights also boasted three Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year, including overall men’s winner Brendan Buckley. In addition, former football standout Andrew Rodriguez became the fi rst Army player to win the National Football Foundation’s Willam V. Campbell Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete. Rodriguez later was honoroed with the Amateur Athletic Union’s James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the country. He was the fi rst Army player to receive the award since 1946 and was just the third player in history (Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow) to win both the Campbell Trophy and Sullivan Award. Army has been the focus of national attention since Corrigan’s arrival. He was instrumental in supporting the CBS documentary, “Game of Honor,” that chronicled the Black Knights’ 2011 football season leading up to its annual showdown

with arch-rival Navy. Not only was the two-hour program broadcast to a national audience on Showtime, but also won the Emmy Award for Best Sports Documentary. The Army football team was also the focus of a behind-the-scenes book titled, “Soldiers First,” written by New York Times writer Joe Drape. Corrigan has also made his mark on the aesthetics of historic Michie Stadium. In order to upgrade the appearance and provide a better experience for Army fans, Corrigan implemented a Michie Stadium branding and signage campaign that began in 2011. The fi rst phase of the project was completed prior to the 2012 season. In addition to his duties at West Point, Corrigan has been an active leader in the Patriot League, serving as chairman of the conference’s Broadband Committee. Corrigan, who was the senior associate athletic director for external affairs at Duke University starting in August 2008, brings a wealth of leadership to his post. He is a proven administrator with 18 previous years of experience in all areas of revenue generation, external affairs, staff management and leadership. Corrigan’s chief responsibilities at Duke included the oversight of the Blue Devil corporate partnerships and the Marketing, Promotions, Ticket, Internet Operations, Sports Information and Video Services departments. In only two years at Duke, Corrigan was responsible for the negotiation of multi-media rights to ISP. A supervisor of the 2009 NCAA Champion women’s tennis and 2010 NCAA Champion men’s lacrosse programs, Corrigan was a part of three NCAA Championships at Duke in just two seasons. He is currently a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules committee and the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Committee, while serving on the Executive Budget Committee at Duke. Prior to arriving at Duke in August of 2008, he oversaw Notre Dame’s corporate relations and marketing as an associate athletic director for fi ve years. During his stint at Notre Dame, Corrigan spearheaded the redesign of its offi cial athletics website and creation of 15-20 hours of original

video content weekly. That resulted in a 35 percent increase in page views and unique users. Corrigan also worked directly with ISP Sports, CSTV, and NBC Sports from a sales and marketing standpoint. Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Corrigan spent nearly three years as the associate athletic director for marketing at the United States Naval Academy. He was responsible for turning the marketing department from a defi cit to profi t in his fi rst year with full budget responsibility for the department. Corrigan also was intimately involved with the re-branding of the Annual Giving Campaign (The Blue and Gold), which led to an increase of 75 percent year over year donations. His collegiate experience alos inlcudes a stint as assistant director of marketing at Florida State from 1992-95. Corrigan is a 1990 University of Notre Dame graduate with a degree in economics. He is married to the former Kristen Acetoa, a former fi eld hockey and lacrosse player at the University of Virginia who also earned a master’s degree from the school. The couple has three children, Finley (11), Tre (9) and Brian (8). He is the youngest of seven children of Gene and Lena Corrigan.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSBOO CORRIGAN

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Army’s athletic program has been signifi cantly enhanced by several state-of-the-art facilities benefi ting numerous Black Knight athletes. The construction and improvement of facilities on the West Point campus has had a positive impact on Army’s 25 intercollegiate sports. The prominent rise of the rifl e team as one the top programs in the nation, capturing its fi rst NCAA title in 2005, followed by third in 2006, runnerup-honors in 2007 and 2008 and most recently fourth place, is due partly to Tronsrue Marksmanship Center. Completed in January 2000, the range underwent major reconstruction after a portion of the facility was destroyed by fi re in 1996. The indoor marksmanship center, located next to Gillis Field House along the banks of the Hudson, is equipped with three ranges to include housing the club pistol team. The rifl e range has 20 fi ring points, six more than the former range, with distances of 10 meters for air rifl e and 50 feet for smallbore. The air rifl e range, used exclusively for air gun training and competition, also has 20 fi ring points and is shared by both the rifl e and pistol teams. Army acquired 40 (20 smallbore, 20 air rifl e) state-of-the-art electronic targets by MEGAlink in November of 2006 to put Tronsrue on the cutting edge of technology. Tronsrue Marksmanship Centerwas unveiled on a national stage when Army hosted the 2003 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Rifl e Championships, marking the national championship’s fi rst appearance at West Point since 1991. Five years later the Black Knights hosted the 2008 NCAA Championships, the fi fth time in the NCAA’s 29-year rifl e history that West Point was chosen as the host site. Army fi rst hosted the tournament in 1981, the second year that the rifl e championships came under the NCAA’s auspices. The Black Knights hosted the championship four years later, fi nishing fi fth in putting the fi nishing touches on an 11-2 season. The NCAA Championships returned to West Point in 1991, and the Black Knights took sixth in air rifl e. Army was host again in 2003 and 2008, fi nishing runner-up in the latter. Tronsrue took center stage again in 2004 when it hosted the Great America Rifl e Championships with the Black Knights placing second. Funding for the reconstruction and renovation of the range was included in West Point’s Bicentennial Campaign plan as part of its “Margin of Excellence” initiative. Government funds were utilized along with private funds. The lead donors for the project were George Marion Tronsrue III (USMA ’78) and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Petrie (USMA ’67). On April 13, 2002, the center was dedicated to honor the American soldier and Tronsrue’s father (George Marion Tronsrue, USMA ’52), a four-year member of the Army rifl e team. “Tronsrue is the largest collegiate rifl e facility in the country,” stated

Wigger, the benefi ciary of the state-of-the-art facility. “It already has had an immense impact on recruiting. Bringing a prospective candidate into this facility is paramount to a football recruit viewing Michigan’s Stadium in Ann Arbor or Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind., for the fi rst time. It is the same effect. “Not only does it provide us an ideal practice facility, but a range that gives us pride knowing it is the best in the country. The dividends are evident in the number of records we have broken and continually challenge.” Army captured the Great America Rifl e Conference regular-season title in 2005 and 2008 with unbeaten 6-0 marks. The Black Knights won their fi rst-ever GARC Championship in 2008 after fi nishing runner-up four straight years. The Black Knights have posted top NCAA fi nishes along with compiling a 65-26 dual mark over the last eight years. Army captured its fi rst NCAA title in 2005 after edging Jacksonville State by a point, was second in 2007 and 2008, third in 2006 along with placing fourth (2004), fi fth (2010, sixth (2009) and eighth (2011) the last eight years.

TRONSRUE RECORDSIndividual

Air Rifl e, 60 Shots (600): 596 Sarah Scherer (TCU), 11/19/2011 Smallbore 3-Position (600): 591 Kelly Buck (Army), 11/14/2010 Nicco Campriani (West Virginia), 11/14/2010

TeamAir Rifl e, 240 Shots (2400): 2368 Alaska Fairbanks, 1/16/07Smallbore 3-Position, 240 Shots (2400): 2337 Army vs. TCU, 11/10/07 Abalo (589), Kern (584), Scherer (586), Amiot (578) Combined, 480 shots (4800): 4692 (2324 SM, 2368 AR) Alaska Fairbanks, 1/16/07

ARMY TRONSRUE RECORDSIndividual

Air Rifl e, 60 Shots (600): 595 Richard Calvin vs. Kentucky, 1/14/2012Smallbore 3-Position (600): 591 Kelly Buck vs. West Virginia, 11/14/10+Aggregate: 1180 Kelly Buck vs. West Virginia (591 SM, 589 AR), 11/14/10

TeamAir Rifl e, 240 Shots (2400): 2357 vs. NC State & Nebraska, 11/18/07Abalo (590), Kern (589), Scherer (587), Hess (591)

Smallbore 3-Position, 240 Shots (2400): 2337 vs. TCU, 11/10/07 Abalo (589), Kern (584), Scherer (586), Amiot (578)

Combined, 480 shots (4800): 4681 vs. Alaska Fairbanks, 1/16/07Abalo (587/584), Fiddes (592/583), Hess (589 AR), Amiot (588 AR) Kern (584 SM), Hamilton (574 SM)

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Air Rifl e, 60 Shots (600): 597, Stephen Scherer Olympic Trials, 03/02/08 597, Chris Abalo Junior Olympics, 03/21/06Air Rifl e, Season Avg.: 589.46, Chris Abalo, 2007-08Smallbore Three-Position (600): 591, Kelly Buck. 11/14/10Smallbore Standing: 199, John Fiddes vs. Ohio State, 1/21/06Smallbore Kneeling: 199, Chris Abalo vs. Kentucky, 10/08/05Smallbore Season Avg.: 586.167, Chris Abalo, 2007-08

TEAMAir Rifl e, 240 Shots (2400):2357 vs. NC State & Nebraska, Nov. 18, 2007: Wesley Hess (591), Chris Abalo (590), Brian Kern (589), Stephen Scherer (587)

Smallbore Three-Position, 240 Shots (2400):2337 vs. Texas Christian, Nov. 10, 2007:Chris Abolo (589), Stephen Scherer (586),Brian Kern (584), Davida Amiot (578)

Combined Air Rifl e/Smallbore, 480 shots (4800):4686 vs. Navy, Feb. 9, 2008:Chris Abalo (588/588), Stephen Scherer (591/585),David Amiot (583/582), Brian Kern (580 SM), Wesley Hess (589 AR)

The NCAA began sponsoring collegiate rifl e in 1979-80

#Army was third in smallbore in 1990!Sixth in air rifl e in 1991 +Seventh in smallbore in 1992

•Army fi nished fi fth in air rifl e in 2002 and ninth overall (prior to that only included places for teams that competed in both events).•Army captured its fi rst NCAA title in school history at the 2005 Championships.

•The Black Knights have garnered top-three fi nishes under present head coach Ron Wigger four of the past nine years.

•After capturing the team title in 2005, Army copped the bronze in 2006 and the silver the next two years.

•The Black Knights captured their fi rst individual and team title in smallbore in 2008 when Chris Abalo led an Army sweep (fi rst in NCAA history) of the top three places en route to winning that discipline.

2008 NCAA Smallbore Sweep (l-r): Stephen Scherer (3rd),Brian Kern (2nd), Chris Abalo (1st)

YEAR COACH SMALLBORE AIR AGGREGATE PLACE1979-80 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL 4473 1428 5901 7TH1980-81 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL 4561 1499 6060 6TH1981-82 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL 4537 1477 6014 6TH1982-83 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL 4561 1512 6073 5TH1983-84 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL 4575 1483 6058 6TH1984-85 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL (RET.) 4559 1504 6063 5TH1985-86 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL (RET.) 4622 1516 6138 3RD 1986-87 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL (RET.) 4572 1522 6094 6TH1989-90 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL (RET.) 4579 --- 4579 #1990-91 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL (RET.) --- 1485 1485 !1991-92 MASTER SGT. KEN HAMILL (RET.) 4558 --- 4558 +2001-02 MAJ. RON WIGGER --- 1541 1541 9TH2003-04 MAJ. RON WIGGER 4638 1538 6176 4TH2004-05 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2328 2331 4659 1ST2005-06 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2318 2332 4650 3RD2006-07 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2307 2337 4644 2ND2007-08 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2318 2334 4652 2ND2008-09 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2219 2320 4539 6TH2009-10 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2291 2336 4627 5TH2010-11 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2273 2323 4596 8TH2011-12 MAJ. RON WIGGER 2325 2333 4658 4TH

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Army’s rifl e program continues to prosper under the leadership of Maj. Ron Wigger, a two-time National Coach of the Year selection, since he took over the head reins 13 years ago. Ranked among the winningest coaches in school history with a 93-40 mark for a lofty .699 winning percentage, Wigger has led Army to four top-three fi nishes at the NCAA Championships. That run included the national title (2005), back-to-back runner-up fi nishes (2007 & 2008) along with a bronze (2006). Army has been among the top eight qualifi ers to the NCAA Championships since 2004, and will be looking to earn its 10th consecutive bid in 2013. The Black Knights also captured the NCAA smallbore title in 2008, along with crowning an individual champion for the fi rst time in school history. Last year, Army fi nished second in smallbore, both team and individual at the national championships. Wigger started rewriting Army’s record book soon after taking over the program. The Black Knights earned a team berth to the NCAA Championships in air rifl e by his second year (2001-02). Army qualifi ed in both disciplines in 2004, then put West Point on the map the following year winning its fi rst-ever NCAA title. The Black Knights won by the closest margin in NCAA history, edging Jacksonville State by a single point for the crown, along with dethroning perennial powerhouse and six-time defending champion Alaska Fairbanks. Not only was it Army’s fi rst national title in rifl e history, but the fi rst since pistol captured the NRA crown in 1991. It was also the fi rst NCAA title by any Army varsity program since 1949 (fencing). The Black Knights started their 2004-05 “Cinderella” season winning eight straight matches that included a perfect 6-0 Great America Rifl e Conference (GARC) mark en route to capturing their fi rst regular-season title. Army placed runner-up at the conference championships for the second straight year. Honors continued to roll in for the team that etched its name into the history annals as a

school-record fi ve rifl emen earned All-America accolades by the National Rifl e Association (NRA), and Wigger repeated as the national and GARC Coach of the Year. It was Wigger’s third GARC coaching honor over a four-year span. The 2005-06 campaign was capped with Army

fi nishing among the top four at the NCAAs for the third straight year after capturing the bronze trophy. Army’s 9-2 season mark was its highest win total (broken the following year) since a 13-3 showing in 1998-99. Included in its season highlights was snapping Navy’s 12-match series win streak, a second-place fi nish at the GARC Championships followed by the Black Knights’ third straight trip to the NCAA Championships. The team concluded the season with a visit to the White House in April 2006 where Army (based on its 2005 title) was among a dozen NCAA championship teams that met with the President during a special ceremony in the Rose Garden. Five Black Knights were selected by the NRA for All-America honors, equaling the school mark set the previous year, en route to earning seven certifi cates. Army fi nished runner-up at the NCAAs in 2007 and 2008 with fi ve and four Black Knights receiving All-America certifi cates, respectively. In 2008, Wigger’s sharpshooters won the team’s fi rst GARC Championship. Army posted a 10-2 dual mark in 2007 and bettered that in 2008 in a 10-1 showing. Prior to winning its fi rst NCAA title in 2005, Wigger guided the Black Knights to a fourth-place fi nish at the 2004 championships after meeting the qualifying standards in both disciplines for the fi rst time since 1987. Wigger concluded his second year at the helm by leading Army’s air rifl e team to a berth at the 2002 NCAA Tournament and a fi fth-place fi nish in that discipline after edging Navy by a point. It was the fi rst time that the Black Knights, who were reinstated to the varsity ranks in 1997-98 following a three-year hiatus, qualifi ed since 1992. Since taking over the program in the fall of 2000, Wigger had a school record fi ve earn All-America certifi cates in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Kelly Buck, Michael Matthews and Joseph Todarao are the latest shooters to earn All-America honors. Buck earned fi rst-team smallbore accolades

in 2011 and 2012, with Matthews and Todaro selected for second-team honors in smallbore. One of the fi nest coaches in the history of the program, Wigger has developed seven fi rst-team, 10 second-team and fi ve honorable mention All-Americans, who have combined for 42 certifi cates (17 fi rst team, 18 second team, seven honorable mention). Kim Pienkowski was a fi rst-team All-America selection in air rifl e Wigger’s inaugural year, becoming the fi rst Black Knight named to that unit since 1991. A three-time honoree under Wigger, she was an honorable mention selection in both disciplines her senior year. Chris Abalo made history in 2005 as the fi rst Army plebe selected an All-American in both guns and just the second Black Knight to accomplish that feat. He repeated the next three years, setting a school record with eight fi rst team All-America certifi cates. The most decorated shooter in school history, Abalo excelled both nationally and internationally. In 2008 he captured Army’s fi rst NCAA individual title (smallbore), set a national smallbore prone record and NCAA smallbore mark, and competed with the USA Team at the World Cup. He is also the fi rst rifl eman to earn the Army Athletic Association award. Twice he was voted the NCAA Shooter of the Match and was a three-time GARC Shooter of the Year. Wigger also coached an Olympian in Stephen Scherer, who competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . At the 2012 NCAA Championships, Matthews fi nished second in smallbore in leading the Black Knights to runner-up honors in that discipline and second highest fi nish at the national meet. Three Black Knights earned All-America honors and Wigger was among four CRCA nominees for Coach of the Year. Two-time team captain Paul Charbonneau, a four-year member of Wigger’s fi rst class, was a four-time All-American. David Amiot and Brian Kern joined Abalo and Scherer in garnering All-America certifi cates in 2008. In another Army fi rst, Abalo and Wesley Hess competed at the World Junior Shooting Championships in the spring of 2006, with Abalo setting the pace for Team USA in two of the three events in which he qualifi ed. Wigger has enjoyed an equally prosperous showing in the GARC where Army crowned seven individual champions, along with three shooter of the year certifi cates by Abalo and a pair of rookie citations (Abalo and Scherer). Army captured the GARC smallbore title in 2012 along with crowing an individual champion in Buck. The Black Knights took third at the 2011 GARC Championship with a young team following back-to-back fi fth-place fi nishes in 2009 and 2010.

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Over the past 12 years, Wigger’s teams have established school marks, shattering team and individual records that were on the books when he took over the program. All three team scores (air rifl e, smallbore and aggregate), along with seven individual marks, were broken and reset his fi rst three years. Abalo holds three of the six individual school marks and shares another. Buck is Army’s record-holder in smallbore and John Fiddes owns the smallbore standing mark. Competing against the top rifl e programs in the nation, Wigger ranks third all-time on the school’s coaching list. He is just seven wins shy of becoming just the third Army mentor to reach the 100-win plateau. Wigger was instrumental in Army joining the Great America Rifl e Conference in 2001-02. He guided Army to a fourth-place fi nish its inaugural year in the GARC, one of the top conferences in the country, and his efforts earned him Coach of the Year plaudits. His peers bestowed that honor upon him again in 2004 and 2005 after Wigger guided Army to second place during the 2004 regular season, while going undefeated in 2005. Army has collected its share of GARC honors (76) during the 11 years it has been a member. After collecting seven certifi cates the fi rst two years, the Black Knights were awarded eight in 2004, 15 in 2005, 10 in 2006, nine in 2007, 11 in 2008, eight between 2009-11 and eight last year. Overall, Army has 28 fi rst-team certifi cates, 30 second team and 18 honorable mentions. Charbonneau became the fi rst Black Knight crowned a GARC champion in 2003. Abalo, a

fi ve-time GARC champion, won a pair of titles in smallbore and aggregate, while Scherer captured the air rifl e title in 2008 and was runner-up to Abalo in the aggregate. Wigger has carved out an impressive slate both as a coach and competitor at the national and international levels. Ranked among the nation’s top shooters in smallbore prone, Wigger competed for one of two berths in that event at the 2004 Olympic Trials. The Army mentor was awarded the International Distinguished Shooter Badge by USA Shooting in the summer of 2002 based on his gold medal performance in smallbore prone at the 1988 World Cup in Mexico City.

Runner-up at the USA Shooting National Championships in 1987 and 1991, Wigger was a member of the All-Guard smallbore rifl e team that captured the 1993 national team championship at Camp Perry, Ohio. He was also among the fi nal six shooters competing for a spot on the 1992 Olympic Team. Wigger placed fi rst in his signature event in the Master Service (Military) category at the 2006 National Championships, and seventh among 256 shooters in the Open Division. At the 2008 USA Shooting National Championships, he was runner-up in the Senior Men’s Prone Rifl e event and 37th overall. He also holds the Distinguished Rifl eman Marksmanship Badge. As a collegian, Wigger was a member of Eastern Kentucky’s nationally ranked rifl e team that fi nished third at the 1983 NCAA Championships. Commissioned in the Infantry Branch following graduation (1983), Wigger earned his master’s degree in sport management at the U.S. Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala. Wigger’s sister, Deena, competed at the 1988 Olympic Games, fi nishing 10th in smallbore, while his father, Lones, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time qualifi er. Lones, one of the inaugural members of the USA Shooting Hall of Fame, was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008. Wigger and his wife, the former Lorraine Bravo, reside at West Point with their daughters: Alicia, 21; Karina, 19; and Michelle, 14.

Ron Wigger (right) with his father, Lones, a two-time Olympic gold med-alist and four-time qualifi er who holds 29 world records.

THE WIGGER FILE•Since taking over the reins in 2000-01, Ron Wigger has breathed new life into the program. Army had an NCAA individual qualifi er in air rifl e his fi rst season and earned a team berth (fi rst since 1992) in that event the following year. •Army has qualifi ed the last nine years for the NCAAs in both team events, and fi nished in the top four six times. Their selection in 2004 was Army’s fi rst since 1987, while its fourth-place fi nish was the team’s second-best at the time.•The Black Knights captured their fi rst NCAA title in school history in 2005, took the bronze in 2006 and the silver the next two years.•The Army mentor was recognized nationally as the Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005 by the Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association. •Wigger has mentored 14 NRA All-Americas who have earned 42 certifi cates (17 fi rst team, 18 second team and seven honorable mentions). •He earned coaching honors three times in the GARC, including back-to-back honors in 2004 and 2005.•Since joining the Great America Rifl e Conference (GARC), Wigger has led the Black Knights to the regular-season crown in 2006 and 2008 along with the school’s fi rst championship title in 2008. •He was among the fi nal six shooters vying for one of two 1992 Olympic team spots. His sister, Deena, competed at the 1988 Olympic Games where she fi nished 10th in smallbore. •Wigger was the smallbore prone champion in the Master Service (Military) category at the 2006 National Championships. He was runner-up at the Senior Men’s Prone Rifl e and 37th out of 93 overall in 2008.• He was selected captain of the US International Trophy Team that was comprised of the top 20 smallbore prone shooters in the country fi ring against teams from Great Britain, Australia, Canada and South Africa in August 2012.

WIGGER YEAR-BY-YEARYear Record Pct. GARC NCAAs2000-01 7-1 .875 -- ---2001-02 5-4 .556 4th 9th2002-03 7-6 .538 5th --- 2003-04 8-3 .727 2nd 1st2004-05 8-2 .800 2nd 4th2005-06 9-2 .818 2nd 1st2006-07 10-2 .833 2nd 3rd2007-08 10-1 .909 1st 2nd2008-09 7-6 .538 5th 2nd2009-10 7-4 .636 5th 5th2010-11 6-6 .500 3rd 8th2011-12 9-3 .750 4th 4th(12 Years) 93-40 .700

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RICHARD CALVIN JACOB COSTA

ROBERT OBERLE ALEX RIVERAWILL MENGON OLIVIA NARDONE

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Richard Johnson served as the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club Junior Program Director for six years prior to joining Army head coach Ron Wigger’s staff in March of 2011. Last year, he helped mentor the Black Knights to their most wins (nine) since 2007-08 (10) and highest NCAA fi nish (fourth) since post-ing runner-up honors in 2008, along with crowning a GARC smallbore champion.

A competitive smallbore shooter for over 25 years, Johnson is a three-time Massachusetts state champion. He captured the 3-posi-tion Junior State title in 1985 and defended his title the following year when he was also crowned the Prone Junior State champion. Johnson was the founder and director of the junior marksman-ship program at Harvard (2005-11) for youngsters between 10-20 years old interested in competitive shooting. He provided instruction in fi rearm safety, along with teaching marksmanship skills, and has had several members graduate into the collegiate level of competi-tion. He also served at the same time as head coach of the Massa-chusetts Junior Rifl e Team (2006-11) that was comprised of the top shooters within the state. Following graduation from UMass-Lowell with a bachelor of sci-ence degree in meteorology in 1999, Johnson was an assistant staff meteorologist at MIT for eight years. The fi rst assistant under Wigger, Johnson was on hand in 2011 when the Black Knights headed to the NCAA Championships for the eighth straight year where they fi nished eighth in smallbore and eighth in air rifl e. A licensed USA shooting level 1 rifl e offi cial and advanced rifl e coach, Johnson and his wife Ann have a son Erik (18) who is a fresh-man at RPI.

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Army’s rifl e team has some big shoes to fi ll following last year’s fourth- place fi nish at the NCAA Championships that was highlighted by runner-up honors in smallbore. The Black Knights’ performance at the national meet came on the heels of winning the Great America Rifl e Conference (GARC) smallbore title at the conference championships the week prior. Graduation claimed three-time All-American Kelly Buck, who closed out her collegiate career as Army’s top shooter in smallbore and ranked among the leaders in air rifl e. Don’t count out the Black Knights as they look to earn their 10th straight trip to the NCAAs in 2013. Five of the six Black Knights who competed at the 2012 NCAA Championships are among this year’s returning letterwinners in team captain Will Mengon and juniors Michael Matthews, Richard Calvin, Joseph Todaro and Zachary Wells. “We have a solid nucleus back this year, but obviously we need those returning NCAA veterans to take it up a notch,” said head coach Ron Wigger. “We also need the younger members on the squad to add to the team depth.” Smallbore has not only been Army’s strength the last few years, but has ranked among the nation’s top teams in that discipline. Though Buck’s presence will be missed (she holds Army’s school mark in smallbore), Wigger will look to Mengon, Calvin, Matthews and Todaro to be the pace setters in that discipline. An area that has been of a concern to Wigger, and one that he has put a lot of emphasis on this year, is air rifl e. “In order to improve upon last year’s fourth-place showing at the NCAAs, we have to make progress in air rifl e,” stated Wigger. “Kelly (Buck) was a force in both events and was an All-American in air rifl e, so I need others to step up.” The difference in that discipline this year could be just as simple as new air rifl es that Wigger is expecting to make an impact. “We are also testing different pellets in our air rifl es and feel that could add a few more points to our scores.” Senior Will Mengon will provide the leadership in his role as team captain, and according to Wigger, it is an area that he is well suited for. “I feel that he will do an outstanding job in that role,” noted Wigger. “He is a top notch leader who has shown a lot of initiative working hard the last three years to reach the level he is at.” Wigger has nine returning veterans (eight letterwinners) along with two newcomers who will be in the thick of battle for one of the top fi ve spots in each discipline. Matthews and Calvin tore up the collegiate and national circuit in smallbore and air rifl e, respectively, in 2011-12, and will look to set the pace in their signature events this year. An NRA All-American in smallbore, Matthews was runner-up at the NCAA Championships in that discipline. He captured the 2012 National Junior Prone title, was a fi nalist for the Olympic Team and was a medalist in the men’s 50m smallbore three-position at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships. “Michael had a heck of a year,” noted Wigger. He won the Junior Olympics in the spring by 15 points and was successful at the Olympic Trials in June where he fi nished in the top eight and was the high shooter in the junior division. “I expect him to have a super year as he has potential to be a fi rst team All-America in both events along with winning an NCAA title.” Matthews, Todaro, Calvin and Mengon, part of last year’s NCAA unit that fi nished second in smallbore, have nailed down four of the fi ve counting positions with the fi nal fi fth spot wide open. Junior Jacob Costa and sophomore Alex Rivera are among the top challengers heading into the season with junior Robert Oberle and freshman Alyssa Getsl looking to contribute in same capacity as well. Calvin, who holds Army’s record in air rifl e at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center with a 595 (one shy of the range mark), fi nished third in men’s 10m air rifl e at the 2012 National Junior Championships. Ranked among Army’s leaders the past two years in air rifl e, Calvin fi red a 590 and 589, respectively, at the GARC Championships and the NCAAs, respectively. He just missed qualifying for the individuals (top eight) in both events and is looking for this season to be his strongest. Todaro and Matthews were also among Army’s contingent at the NCAAs in air rifl e unit with Wells an individual qualifi er in that discipline.

Matthews is expected to be a major force this year along with Todaro with Wells fi guring into the mix. Wells qualifi ed individually for the NCAAs in air rifl e last year and ranked among Army’s top shooters after fi ring scorers of 590 last year. The next spots are up for grabs with Malachosky looking to take on a larger role with three years of experience to draw upon. Freshman Alyssa Gestl could push for a counting spot with Costa, Oberle, Rivera and freshman Olivia Nardone also looking to make an impact this season. Army’s schedule has three teams that went to last year’s national championships to include 2011 champion Kentucky and West Virginia, both GARC rivals, along with Jacksonville State. Army hosts three-time defending GARC champion West Virginia at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center for its season debut on Oct. 7. The Black Knights were picked fi fth in the CRCA (Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association) preseason poll and the Mountaineers were third. After hosting Memphis in a conference match the following week (Oct. 15), the Black Knights will be on the road the rest of the fall. Army heads to Kentucky to take on Murray State and the host Wildcats at UK’s Barker Hall the weekend of Oct. 20-21. The Wildcats, picked second in the coaches preseason poll, edged the Black Knights for the national title in smallbore (2328-2325) at last year’s NCAA championships. Army puts the fi nishing touches on its fall slate with a trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., the weekend of Nov. 3-4 for the annual President’s Trophy Match being hosted by Air Force. The Black Knights will battle Navy, Air Force and the Coast Guard Academy in their quest for a fourth straight title and seventh in the last eight years. The Black Knights return from winter break on Jan. 12 with a pair of matches down South when they visit The Citadel for a triangular match that includes conference rival North Carolina State. Army, hosting four of seven dual matches during the winter portion of its schedule, closes out January entertaining Ohio State (Jan. 19) and GARC rival Ole Miss (Jan. 27), and ushers in February with arch-rival Navy (Feb. 2). Army is home to the University of Sciences and SUNY-Maritime in its NCAA Qualifi er and season fi nale. In between, Army will compete at the NRA Sectionals (Jan. 25), hosted by USP in Philadelphia (Jan. 24), along with visiting Nebraska (Feb. 9) in closing out its GARC regular-season slate. Following the NCAA Qualifi er where Army looks to secure its 10th straight berth, the Black Knights head to the GARC Championships (Feb. 23-24) hosted by Ole Miss. Army captured the smallbore title en route to tying for fourth place with Ole Miss at last year’s GARC Tournament. West Virginia and Kentucky fi nished fi rst and second, respectively, and competed with Army at the NCAA Tournament. The GARC trio placed among the top six in the eight-team fi eld at the NCAAs with Kentucky garnering runner-up honors, Army placing fourth and West Virginia fi nishing sixth.

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Seniors Will Mengon and Chris Malachosky



ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13

Navy (575), while tying season high of 577 at the NCAA Qualifi er against USP ... shot a 576 at the GARC Championships.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Competed with Lake Houston 4-H Club all four years of high school ... fi nished 29th in fi eld of 100 shooters at National Junior Olympics ... led the 4-H team to the NRA Junior Rifl e Sectional Championships in 2008 along with taking runner-up hon-ors that year at the U.S. Army Junior Air Rifl e Championship ... came on the heels of fi rst-place honors in the American Legion Air Rifl e Postal Championships in 2007 ... served as the 4-H Club president senior year and was the treasurer sophomore season.

PERSONAL: Given name is Christopher Adam Malachosky ... par-ents are Ed and June Malachosky .... cousins Andrea Nyce and Wil-liam Slotter are currently serving in the Air Force, while uncle, Wil-liam Slotter, is a member of the National Guard ... graduated ninth in class of 796 students from Klein H.S. ... member of National Honor Society ... majoring in Nuclear Engineering.

MALACHOSKY’S CAREER HIGHSMALACHOSKY’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 576 vs. Kentucky 1/16/10Air Rifl e 583 vs. TCU & Murray State 11/19/11

ABOUT MALACHOSKY• Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association Academic All-American (2010) • Three-time GARC Scholar Athlete (2010-2012)• Three-year letterwinner

2011-12: Appeared in several matches in both disciplines ... three times listed among the scoring unit in air rifl e ... career-high 583 recorded in split with TCU and Murray State ... turned in Army’s fourth-highest score fi ring individually ... second highest score of 578 ranked third among the Black Knights in match against No. 1 West Virginia ... shot individually in smallbore with season high 564 recorded in NCAA Qualifi er ... nipped mark of 563 fi red against Navy previous week ... earned GARC Scholar Athlete honors for third straight year.

2010-11: Coming off best performance in air rifl e ... turned in a career-high 581 as member of Army’s counting team in home meet against Murray State in the third match of the season ... mark was the second highest by a Black Knight and ranked sixth in the match ... in the lineup, either as member of the counting unit or individu-ally, in the next 11 regular-season matches ... just missed tying career high following a 580 as scoring member in match against defending GARC champion West Virginia in closing out the fall slate ... started off the winter portion with a 579 in three-point (4613-4610) home edging of Columbus State in the fi rst meet of 2011 ... turned in a 577 against Navy and followed with a 578 versus USP at the NCAA Qualifi er in the regular-season fi nale ... competed individually in several smallbore meets ... turned in a season-best 569 against GARC rival Ole Miss ... named a GARC Scholar Athlete for the second straight year ... just the third Black Knight honored and second selected in back-to-back seasons.

2009-10: Fired a 575 smallbore score in fi rst collegiate match, competing individually against North Carolina State in home and GARC opener ... score was the fourth-highest by a Black Knight ... competed in the remaining six fall matches and was part of eight-man travel squad for three road trips ... shot a 574 to tie for 10th place at the President’s Trophy Match ... fi red a season-best 576 in home match against Kentucky in the second half of the season ... score ranked third-highest by a Black Knight in that meet ... solid showings shooting individually in air rifl e ... registered a season-high 577 in GARC road win at Memphis ... score ranked sixth in the meet and second highest on team ... member of fi ve-man counting unit in President’s Trophy Match that host Army won ... member of Army’s scoring team at the NRA Sectionals (576) and in win over

CHRIS MALACHOSKY

SeniorSeniorSpring, TexasSpring, Texas

KleinKlein

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ABOUT MENGON• Elected to serve as team captain in 2012-13 • 2011 & 2012 NCAA Participant• GARC Honorable Mention in Smallbore (2012)• GARC Honorable Mention in Combined Scoring (2011)• Three-Year Letterwinner

2011-12: Member of Army’s scoring units in smallbore and on several counting teams in air rifl e ... recorded career highs in both events ... earned medalist honors in smallbore fi ring a personal best 586 at the President’s Trophy Match during the fall campaign ... set career mark in air rifl e with a 585 at the NCAA Qualifi er ... tied for third place in smallbore (579) and added a 582 in air rifl e in Army’s third straight win over Navy ... fi red a 575 in smallbore to rank 15th among a fi eld of 50 shooters as Army captured the title at the GARC Championships ... turned in a 580 in air rifl e as part of scoring unit at the NCAAs ... among the 44 competitors competing in smallbore.

2010-11: Appeared in every match during the season as member of the fi ring unit for both disciplines ... closed out season on Army’s counting unit in fi rst NCAA Championship meet ... posted a 579 in air rifl e, which was just three points off career mark, the opening day and recorded Army’s second-highest score the next day with a 575 in smallbore as the Black Knights placed eighth in the combined scoring ... shined in smallbore during the winter portion of schedule ... placed 18th (576) in that discipline at the GARC Championships ... turned in career-high 582 three times earning top fi nishes in that event ... captured medalist honors in triangular road sweep of The Citadel and North Carolina State to shatter former mark of 577 set last year ... duplicated that mark in posting runner-up honors in Army’s sweep of the top three spots in win over Navy ... recorded team’s second-highest marks against Ohio State (579) and at the NRA Sectionals (576) ... recorded a career-high 583 as member of counting air rifl e team at the Sectionals for Army’s second highest score of the meet ... nipped 582 set previous week shooting individually against Ohio State ... fi red a 576 in the NCAA Qualifi er.

2009-10: Drew duty in 13 matches and in counting rotation six times in smallbore and on three occasions in air rifl e ... shot a 574 smallbore score fi rst time as counting member of the team in helping Army reclaim the President’s Trophy Match in the fall ... mark tied for 10th place as Army captured the title for the fi fth time in the last six years ... fi red a season-best 577 at the NRA Sectionals turning in Army’s third-highest score in the match ... was the Black Knights’ top shooter in meet prior with a 573 in loss to Ohio State ... member of Army unit that outpointed Navy 2874-2843 in that discipline ... on four-man unit at GARC Championships as Black Knights took fourth in that discipline ... equally as solid in air rifl e

... registered a personal-best 581 shooting individually in GARC win over Mississippi in tying for runner-up honors ... shot a 577 previous day and mark tied for team’s third-highest score against conference rival Nebraska ... performance earned spot in lineup in the next three matches starting with Memphis ... recorded a 576 helping Black Knights to a fi ve-point win over Navy in the President’s Trophy match ... second-best mark of 574 recorded in regular-season fi nale ... turned in a 570 competing individually at the GARC Championships.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Qualifi ed for Junior Olympics in air rifl e ... helped lead the Frazier Simplex Rifl e Team to the Pittsburgh Suburban League title ... NRA four-position match winner ... competed for Beaver County Sportsman’s Club in the Beaver Valley Conservation League, turning in a high score of 299 ... placed among leaders in multiple prone matches throughout Pennsylvania ... qualifi ed for the American Legion 3-position Air National Championships with a 582 ... earned three letters in golf at Quigley Catholic H.S. ... served as team captain senior year. PERSONAL: Given name is William Albert Mengon ... parents are Caroline and Dan Mengon ... Eagle Scout ... president of the National Honor Society ... three-year member of Mock Trial, capturing section and district championships along with third in state (out of 275 teams) in 2008 ... team captain senior year ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering with Mechatronics subdiscipline.

WILLIAMMENGON

SeniorSeniorAmbridge, Pa.Ambridge, Pa.

Quigley CatholicQuigley Catholic

MENGON’S CAREER HIGHSMENGON’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 586 President’s Trophy Match 11/5/11Air Rifl e 585 NCAA Qualifi er 2/18/12




ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13

ABOUT CALVIN• 2011 and 2012 NCAA Participant• Second-Team All-GARC in Air Rifl e & HM in Aggregate (2012)• Ninth in Air Rifl e at 2012 GARC Championships • Eighth in First Qualifying Round at 2012 Olympic Trials• Third in Men’s 10m Air Rifl e at 2012 Nat’l Junior Championships• Set Army Tronsrue record in Air Rifl e (595)• 2012 CRCA Academic All-American• Two-year letterwinner

2011-12: Army’s top competitor in air rifl e ... recorded team and ca-reer-high 595 earning medalist honors ushering in winter portion of schedule against GARC rival Kentucky ... score set an Army Tronsrue Marksmanship Center record, breaking former mark of 594 held by eight-time Army All-American Chris Abalo ... posting is one point shy of Tronsrue record 596 set by TCU’s NCAA champion Sarah Scherer in the fall ... earned medalist honors four times and shared it another in air rifl e ... just missed qualifying for the individuals fi nals (top eight) by a point at both the GARC Championships and the NCAAs after fi r-ing a 590 and 589 in the open relay scoring, respectively ... recorded scores in the 590 range fi ve times ... opened and closed dual season with medalist honors against Memphis (585) in the fall, and USP and SUNY Maritime (591) at the NCAA Qualifi er closing out the winter slate ... in between were medalist honors against Kentucky and Ohio State and shared it as Army defended its President’s Trophy Match title ... has had a hand in six fi rst-place fi nishes ... tied career-high 580 smallbore mark in third-place fi nish at President’s match ... high-est fi nish of runner-up honors in smallbore recorded in road win over Ohio State tying for that honor with a 579 ... fi nished eighth in the fi rst qualifying round of the Olympic Trials in the Men’s 10m Air Rifl e Open Class and second in the collegiate division in December... fi red a 593 the fi nal day to earn one of the top eight shots to the shoot off ... posted a 102.8 to place fi fth ... recorded a 1280.8 overall ag-gregate (585-593-102.8) and an 1178 in the collegiate competition ... earned the bronze at the Men’s 10m Air Rifl e fi nal at the 2012 National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships ... headed into the fi nal in fi fth place with an 1172 (588, 584) ... fi red the highest fi nal of 102.5 to jump two places to win the bronze by 5.4 points.

2010-11: One of two freshmen to compete at the NCAA Champion-ships ... turned in Army’s second-highest air rifl e mark (581) in fi rst appearance ... team’s top shooter in that event at the GARC Cham-pionships, fi nishing fourth individually ... fi red a career-high 589 to place sixth in the open relay scoring to qualify for the individual fi nals after leading Army to third place in the team scoring ... recorded the highest score of 103.8 in the shoot-off to jump two places and fi nish fourth in the individual fi nals ... 589 tied for the third-highest score

posted by a Black Knight during the season ... placed 19th in the combined scoring (1154) among 57 competitors at the GARC Championships ... previous high of 588 earned a share of med-alist honors in win over Navy ... highest mark in fi rst half of the season in air rifl e was a 581 against No. 1 West Virginia ... worked way into Army’s scoring unit in smallbore latter half of season ... posted the Black Knights’ second-highest score (578) in that dis-cipline in NCAA Qualifi er against USP ... recorded Army’s top score and season best 580 against Ohio State competing individually.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Two-time Tennessee all-state shooter and four-year member of the JROTC rifl e team at Siegel H.S. ... won pre-cision class title with 1282 aggregate ... set JROTC national mark (594), along with tying the 20-shot kneeling record (200), leading Siegel to the national title (4633) senior year ... team set JROTC national aggregate fi rst day mark of 2321 ... earned a plethora of honors to include being crowned the Junior Olympic state (Tennes-see) champion in air rifl e ... NRA Sectionals state champion in air rifl e and runner-up in smallbore ... served twice as team captain ... JROTC Battalion Commander.

PERSONAL: Given name is Richard Louis Calvin ... parents are Rich and Janet Calvin ... paternal grandfather, Louis Calvin, served in the Marine Corps ... majoring in Nuclear Engineering.

RICHARDCALVIN

JuniorJuniorMurfreesboro, Tenn.Murfreesboro, Tenn.

SiegelSiegel

CALVIN’S CAREER HIGHSCALVIN’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 580 vs. Ohio State 1/23/11Smallbore 580 vs. Ohio State 1/23/11 580 President’s Trophy Match 11/5/11 580 President’s Trophy Match 11/5/11Air Rifl e 595 vs. Kentucky 1/14/12Air Rifl e 595 vs. Kentucky 1/14/12


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ABOUT COSTA• Two-year letterwinner

2011-12: Fired career marks in both disciplines ... posted a career-high 579 tying for third place as member of the smallbore scoring unit as Army outpointed Navy in both disciplines en route to posting its third straight win over the Midshipmen ... mark broke personal best 577 set previous week in runner-up fi nish at the NRA Section-als as member of the counting unit ... fi red Army’s fi fth-highest mark (575) competing individually in smallbore against defending NCAA champion Kentucky in opening match of winter schedule ... shat-tered personal best air rifl e mark by six points with a 580 as an individual competitor at the NRA Sectionals ... score was third high-est on the team ... registered second highest score in that disci-pline with a 575 at the NCAA Qualifi er in regular-season fi nale ... competed in both disciplines at the GARC Championships with best showing a 572 in air rifl e.

2010-11: Appeared in 11 of 14 matches drawing majority of duty fi ring individually ... one of two freshmen among eight shooters se-lected for fi rst four road trips of the year ... member of the smallbore counting unit in season and GARC opener at Nebraska ... 570 mark against Memphis tied for the third-highest score fi red by Army in the meet ... turned in a season-high 575 two weeks later in road trip to Kentucky for GARC match against the Wildcats ... score was just two points shy of the Black Knights’ top mark of 577 ... fi red a 570 against USP in the NCAA Qualifi er in the fi nal dual meet of the sea-son ... turned in a career-best 574 air rifl e score against Nebraska the fi rst weekend of competition for the second-highest score fi red by a Black Knight ... went on to record marks in the 570 range against GARC rivals Kentucky (571) and West Virginia (570), along with a 570 in a non-conference home match with Columbus State.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Competed seven years with the Blue Trail Range rifl e club ... member of the Connecticut all-state rifl e team for six years (2005-2010) ... participated at the National Junior Olym-pic Championships in both air rifl e (fi ve times) and smallbore (four times) ... placed third in the Intermediate Junior level at the NRA Nationals held at Camp Perry in 2009.

PERSONAL: Given name is Jacob David Costa ... parents are Marc and Beverly Costa ... sister Allyson (22) is a member of Elon Univer-sity’s cross country and track teams ... lists shooting and writing as favorite hobbies ... majoring in Defense and Strategic Studies.

JACOB COSTA

JuniorJuniorHamden, Conn.Hamden, Conn.

HamdenHamden


COSTA’S CAREER HIGHSCOSTA’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 579 vs. Navy 2/4/12Air Rifl e 580 NRA Sectionals 1/27/12



ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13

ABOUT MATTHEWS• 2011 and 2012 NCAA Participant• Runner-up in Smallbore at 2012 NCAA Championships• 2012 Second Team NRA Smallbore All-American• Competed at 2012 Olympic Trials• 2012 National Junior Prone Champion; Finalist for Olympic Team• Member of National Junior Team• 2012 Second Team All-GARC in Smallbore• 2012 Honorable Mention All-GARC in Combined• 2012 Gold Medalist in Men’s 50m Smallbore Three-Position at National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships• 2011 NJOS Air Rifl e All-Star• Two-Year letterwinner

2011-12: Capped the season placing runner-up in smallbore at the NCAA Championships ... authored career high 589 to place second in the relay scoring at the NCAAs after being nipped on center shots as both shooters posted the same score ... fi red a 99.6 in the individual fi nals to place second after being outshot 688.6-687.6 ... earned NRA All-America certifi cate as second-team selection in smallbore ... previ-ous high in smallbore was a 585 set in a second-place fi nish in trian-gular with TCU and Murray State .... qualifi ed for shoot-off (top eight) in smallbore at the GARC Championships ... bested three others for the fi nal eighth spot after tying with a 579 ... posted second highest score (101.6) in the fi nals to fi nish fi fth ... season-high 586 in air rifl e recorded in third-place fi nish over Navy ... placed fourth in the colle-giate competition at the Olympic Trials and 16th in the Open Division with a combined score of 1173 (584-589) in December ... in April cap-tured Men’s 50m Smallbore Three-Position at National Junior Olym-pic Shooting Championships (NJOSC) to earn spot on National Junior Team ... two months later crowned National Junior Prone champion ... posted 2311 to trail winning mark by four points, then outpointed the leader 3089.0-3087.9 for the eighth spot among nine fi nalists on US Olympic Team in Men’s 50m Rifl e Three Position competition.

2010-11: Ranked among Army’s top shooters in both disciplines ... made presence felt immediately ... captured medalist honors in air rifl e (587) and tied for runner-up honors in smallbore (577) against Ne-braska in second match of season ... turned in Army’s top air rifl e score of 584 that ranked third in GARC match against Ole Miss ... posted season-best 588 in that discipline against defending GARC champion and No. 1 West Virginia ... recorded Army’s top air rifl e score (586) in second-place fi nish against Ohio State ... was the Black Knights’ high shooter (587) in that discipline at the NRA Sectionals ... recorded career-high 589 that was a point behind the winner in fi nal regular-

MICHAELMATTHEWS

JuniorJuniorJohns Creek, Ga.Johns Creek, Ga.

NorcrossNorcross

season match against USP in NCAA Qualifi er ... mark tied for third-highest Black Knight air rifl e score of the season ... recorded a 581 at GARC Championships that listed 26th ... posted season-best 582 in smallbore in second-place fi nish against Ole Miss ... recorded a 578 as part of Army’s smallbore scoring unit in win over Navy ... fi red a 573 mark in smallbore at the GARC Championships that listed 22nd en route to fi nishing 20th in the aggregate scoring with an 1154 ... one of two freshmen and three underclassmen selected to compete on the Army team at the NCAA Championships ... posted Army’s top score in air rifl e (577) in fi rst appearance ... one of three Black Knights to compete at the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships ... was runner-up in air rifl e and named an all-star in air rifl e along with earning a spot on the National Junior Rifl e Team.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Member of the Spalding County Shooters in Griffi n, Ga., for several years ... competed twice at the National Ju-nior Olympics ... earned a pair of letters as a pitcher on the baseball team at Norcross H.S. before turning attention to rifl e.

PERSONAL: Given name is Michael Anthony Matthews ... parents are Chris and Mary Matthews ... has three siblings, Jacob, Andrew and Luke ... brother Jacob is a pitcher on the baseball team at Mer-cer University ... enjoys fi shing, hunting, rafting and swimming in his spare time ... majoring in Arabic and Russian.

MATTHEWS’ CAREER HIGHSMATTHEWS’ CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 589 NCAA Championships 3/9/12Air Rifl e 589 vs. USP at NCAA Qualifi er 2/12/11


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ABOUT OBERLE•Second year competing

2011-12: Did not compete.

2010-11: Drew limited duty freshman year competing individually ... season high smallbore score of 570 recorded in home meet against Columbus State on Jan. 8 ... mark was fi fth highest by a Black Knight and listed among top six in the meet ... score broke previous high 554 set against Ole Miss in fi rst collegiate meet ... fi red a 570 in air rifl e against No. 1-ranked West Virginia as Army closed out the fall portion of its schedule ... mark proved to be season-high after shattering 560 recorded against Ole Miss ... also competed against USP in Army’s regular-season match and NCAA Qualifi er.

Prior to West Point: Four-year member of the Greeley Junior Shoot-ing Club and the Cherry Creek Club Juniors ... participated at the National Shooting Championships in 2010 and 2008 ... runner-up in air rifl e and prone ... competed at the Rocky Mountain Champion-ships in 2008 and 2009 fi nishing in top 10 in the junior competi-tion in air rifl e, prone and 3P smallbore ... qualifi ed for the 2009 USA Junior Olympics in smallbore and air rifl e and tried out in both guns at the 2008 Olympic Trials ... medalist in precision air rifl e and runner-up in 3-position air rifl e at 2008 State Games (West), and was second in prone and third in 3P smallbore and air rifl e at State Games of America ... club team crowned National NRA Intermediate Junior champions in 4-position smallbore in 2007 ... took second in air rifl e and third in the Junior 4P smallbore at the 2009 NRA Indoor National Championships

Personal: Given name is Robert William Oberle ... parents are Robert and Maxine Oberle ... one of six children ... has two brothers, Joseph and Jake, and three sisters, Maggie, Jesse-Anne and Emma-Leigh ... Joseph and Maggie also compete in rifl e ... grandfather, Donald Shere, served in the Navy ... majoring in Electrical and Information Technology Systems.

ROBERTOBERLE

JuniorJuniorHudson, Colo.Hudson, Colo.

Home SchooledHome Schooled


OBERLE’S CAREER HIGHSOBERLE’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 570 vs. Columbus State 1/8/11Air Rifl e 566 vs. West Virginia 10/23/10



ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13

ABOUT TODARO•2012 Second Team NRA Smallbore All-American•2012 Second Team All-GARC in Smallbore •2012 NCAA Participant•2012 CRCA Academic All-American•Two-year Letterwinner

2011-12: Member of Army’s counting unit in every smalbore match and most of the air rifl e competitions ... shattered career mark by 10 points in smallbore in fi rst meet of season ... tied for runner-up honors with classmate Michael Matthews as both posted 584s in win over Memphis ... bettered that mark with 585 in second-place fi nish against Nebraska in November ... earned medalist honors with a 582 in regular-season fi nale against USP and SUNY Maritime in NCAA Qualifi er ... one of four Black Knights to earn GARC honors in smallbore with selection to the second unit ... tied with two others for eighth place in the relay scoring at the conference championships with a 579, but came up short in the shoot-off to advance (top eight) to the individual fi nals ... recorded a career-high 586 in air rifl e at the President’s Trophy Match that tied for third-place honors ... broke former mark of 582 set freshman year at the same meet ... recorded second-highest mark of 584 at the NCAA Qualifi er ... fi red a 574 at the conference championships to place 21st in the aggregate scoring with an 1153 ... member of Army’s scoring unit at the NCAA Championships in both disciplines ... helped the Black Knights take runner-up honors in smallbore with a 2325, just three points off Kentucky’s winning mark as the Wildcats defended their title ... added a 574 in air rifl e the next day as Army fi nished fourth in the aggregate scoring for its highest fi nish since garnering runner-up honors in 2008.

2010-11: Worked way into the lineup in the latter half of the fall campaign ... member of Army’s counting unit in both guns in the President’s Trophy Match as the Black Knights defended their title ... fi red a 565 in smallbore and season-best 582 in air rifl e ... recorded 566s smallbore scores in the next two matches against GARC rivals Ole Miss and West Virginia followed by 573 and 570, respectively, in air rifl e ... fi red in the second half of the season against Ohio State, Navy and USP in the NCAA Qualifi er and regular-season fi nale ... member of the counting unit in air rifl e against Ohio State ... 574 individual smallbore score against Navy was the fi fth highest recorded by a Black Knight and a career high ... competed individually at GARC Championships in both disciplines ... tied career-high 574 in smallbore to fi nish 20th overall posting Army’s fourth-highest score in that event ... turned in a 573 in air rifl e for a combined 1147 total.

PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Competed fi ve years for the Somerset Rifl e

JOSEPH TODARO

JuniorJuniorBridgewater, N.J.Bridgewater, N.J.

ImmaculataImmaculata

Club in Central New Jersey ... earned plethora of state titles over that period while setting 16 national smallbore records over a two-year span ... runner-up in Class B (smallbore) at the 2009 Junior Nationals after fi nishing third in Class C the previous year ... qualifi ed four straight years for Junior Olympics in smallbore and met the standard in air rifl e in 2007 ... served as team captain between 2008-10 ... led team to 2008 National anysight prone title ... fi nished second in the nation in smallbore fi ring an 1154 at the 2010 NRA Indoor Championships ... graduated with honors from Immaculata H.S. with a 3.65 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Given name is Joseph Todaro ... parents are Margaret and Giovanni Todaro ... majoring in Engineering Management.

TODARO’S CAREER HIGHSTODARO’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 585 vs. Nebraska 11/13/11Air Rifl e 586 President’s Trophy Match 10/23/10


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Prior to West Point: Competed four years with the Carroll County 4H Club ... captured three state titles along with a bronze during busy high school career ... recorded a pair of State Junior Olympic titles in 2009 and 2010 along with being crowned 4H air rifl e champion in 2010 after fi nishing third in 2009 ... earned the bronze in air rifl e at the 2009 National Junior Olympics along with turning in strong showing at the USA Shooting Nationals ... took third in the Junior Division and was 12th overall ... competed three straight years (2008-10) at the Junior Olympics ... served three years as team captain of the JROTC Rifl e Team ... Group Commander of Air Force JROTC program senior year at Northgate.

Personal: Given name is Zachary Thomas Wells ... parents are Corey and Jennifer Wells ... has a brother Justin (17) and sister Caroline (12) ... paternal grandfather was in the Army and maternal grandfather served in the Navy ... majoring in Management.ABOUT WELLS

•Qualifi ed Individually in Air Rifl e for 2012 NCAA Championships• Two-year letterwinner

2011-12: Member of Army’s counting unit in air rifl e in majority of matches ... recorded back-to-back fi rst-place fi nishes in GARC wins over North Carolina State and Nebraska in home sweep during the fall ... broke career mark by three points with score of 590 against the Wolfpack and followed with a 588 two days later ... equaled career high in second-place fi nish against USP and SUNY Maritime in NCAA Qualifi er ... performance earned individual invite in that discipline to the NCAA Championships ... 590 mark ranks among highest recorded on the team ... fi red a 586 twice during the fall ... tied for third place at the President’s Trophy Match and placed eighth in a triangular split with TCU and Murray State ... fi red a 583 at the GARC Championships in recording Army’s second highest mark ... posted a 585 in fi rst-ever NCAA appearance to rank 22nd among fi eld of 44 shooters ... career-high 577 in smallbore recorded competing individually in GARC win over North Carolina State to place fourth ... shattered career mark by 12 points en route to setting personal bests in both disciplines in that meet.

2010-11: Ranked among Army’s top air rifl e shooters rookie year ... recorded a season-best 587 earning runner-up honors as member of the counting unit against Columbus State in opening the winter portion of the schedule ... mark tied for the ninth-highest score of the season and was six points off the season-high 593 shot by Kelly Buck ... one of two freshmen on the eight-squad travel roster the opening weekend of competition ... fi red Army’s second-highest air rifl e (574) score as member of the counting team in fi fth-place fi nish in fi rst collegiate meet against conference rival Memphis ... on counting unit the next day against Nebraska ... broke season high three times starting with a 579 shooting individually in GARC home debut against Ole Miss ... two days later fi red a 583 against defending conference champion West Virginia to turn in Army’s third highest score in the fall fi nale ... shattered that score by four points in the fi rst meet in January ... turned in a 584 as member of the Black Knights’ scoring unit in win over Navy followed by a regular-season fi nale 585 against USP in the NCAA Qualifi er ... marks were the third-highest in both matches ... put the fi nishing touches on fi rst season posting a 582 competing individually at the GARC Championships to fi nish 22nd overall and tied for Army’s second-highest mark in that discipline ... competed in several smallbore matches with season-best 564 recorded against Navy.

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ZACHARYWELLS

JuniorJuniorSharpsburg, Ga.Sharpsburg, Ga.

NorthgateNorthgate


WELLS’ CAREER HIGHSWELLS’ CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 577 vs. North Carolina State 11/11/11Air Rifl e 590 NCAA Qualifi er 2/18/12 590 vs. North Carolina State 11/11/11



ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13

ABOUT RIVERA•Member of the Puerto Rico National Team•Letterwinner

2011-12: Earned starting nod as member of fi ring unit for both disciplines in opening meet of season in road trip to Mississippi to take on GARC rivals Memphis and Ole Miss ... member of scoring unit in air rifl e three times during the fall ... fi red a season-high 579 air rifl e In GARC win over Nebraska as part of Army’s fi ring unit ... second highest mark of 578 recorded against GARC rivals Ole Miss and North Carolina State ... season-high 570 mark in smallbore fi red against Ole Miss early in the season ... posted a 568 in triangular sweep of USP and SUNY Maritime in NCAA Qualifi er.

Prior to West Point: Five-time New Jersey state champion ... captured three air rifl e titles (2008-10) and was medalist twice in smallbore (2009-10) ... awarded the gold medal in smallbore prone at the Central American Games in Puerto Rico in 2010 and was the silver medalist in prone at the Championship of Americas in Brazil ... USA Junior Olympic silver medalist in prone in 2011 ... three-time Junior Olympic participant (2009-2011) ... member of the Puerto Rico National team ... selected for the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Personal: Given name is Alexander Grant Rivera ... parents are Rene and Jean Rivera ... brothers Brandon (19) and Corey (16) ... hobbies include hunting and fi shing ... majoring in Military History.

ALEX RIVERASophomoreSophomore

Kendall Park, N.J.Kendall Park, N.J.South BrunswickSouth Brunswick

ALYSSAGESTLFreshmanFreshman

Palmyra, Pa.Palmyra, Pa.Palmyra AreaPalmyra Area

OLIVIANARDONE

FreshmanFreshmanWinchester, Mass.Winchester, Mass.

WinchesterWinchester

Prior to West Point: Competed with Massachusetts Rifl e Association of Woburn for fi ve years ... qualifi ed as distinguished expert in both three-position smallbore and air rifl e ... helped team to runner-up honors in 2009 and third place in 2011 at Army Junior Post Championships ... member of scoring unit that set national Intermediate Junior Smallbore Team mark ... listed among President’s 100 in junior smallbore and air rifl e in 2012 ... state 3-position air rifl e champion and placed third at Nationals in women’s 50m prone D Class in 2011 ... qualifi ed for the National Junior Olympic Rifl e Championship twice (2011-12) and three times for National Junior Olympic 3-position air rifl e championships (2010-2012) ... personal best of 384 in women’s air rifl e, 556 in smallbore and 572 in International air rifl e ... NRA certifi ed junior coach ... spent three years coaching the Massachusetts junior rifl e program.

Personal: Given name is Olivia Margaret Nardone ... parents’ names are Gerald and Susan Nardone ... twin sister Alexis is a member of the rifl e team at the University of Alaska Fairbanks ... brother Alexander (8) ... earned varsity letter in music at Winchester H.S. ... member of National Honor Society, National Italian Honor Society and Senior Orchestra ... major is undeclared.

Prior to West Point: Competed fi ve times in the Junior Olympics posting third-place fi nishes in age group in both disciplines in 2008... placed sixth overall and fi rst in age group the following year ... quali-fi ed for the American Legion after placing in the top 15 nationally in 3-position air rifl e .. ... high women in prone anysights at the NRA nationals in 2010 ... high women in prone in the state of Pennsyl-vania (2008-12) ... lettered twice in volleyball at Palmyra Area ... co-captain ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Given name is Ayssa Sue Gestl ... parents’ names are Erin and Shelley Gestl ... brother Alex (16) ... grandfathers Ernest Gestl and Dennis Mantz served in the military ... comes from a shooting family that includes father, brother, uncle (Eric Gestl) and grandfa-ther (Ernest Gestl) ... major is undeclared.

RIVERA’S CAREER HIGHSRIVERA’S CAREER HIGHSSmallbore 570 vs. Ole Miss 10/9/11Air Rifl e 579 vs. Nebraska 11/13/11


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ARMY EARNS NINTH STRAIGHT NCAA BID

Army’s rifl e team put the fi nishing touches on its 2011-12 cam-paign at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, with runner-up honors in smallbore en route to a fourth-place fi nish for its highest placing since 2008 It is the ninth straight year that the Black Knights have earned a berth to this prestigious event. A member of the Great America Rifl e Conference, Army captured the GARC title in smallbore for the third time and fi rst since 2008 with senior Kelly Buck earning medalist honors. Army went on to fi nish runner-up in smallbore at the NCAA Cham-pionships with sophomore Michael Matthews and Buck fi nishing sec-ond and fi fth respectively for the Black Knights’ best showing in that discipline since winning the title with a sweep of the top three indi-vidual places in 2008. Matthews was second in the relay scoring, fi ring a career-high 589 and losing out on center shots to TCU’s Sarah Scherer, who fi red the same score. In the fi nals, Matthews was edged by Scherer 688.6-687.6, for the title with Buck placing fi fth. Buck recorded a 590 in air rifl e to place sixth in the relay scoring, trailing the winning mark by three points as Army fi nished sixth. She moved up two spots in the fi nals in placing fourth for her highest NCAA fi nish in that discipline. Three Black Knights earned NRA (National Rifl e Association) All-America certifi cates and three were selected as Academic All-Ameri-cans by the CRCA (Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association). Buck, who placed among the individual leaders in air rifl e (fourth) and smallbore (fi fth) at the NCAA meet, garnered All-America honors in both disciplines - the fi rst Black Knight since 2008. She repeated as a fi rst-team selection in smallbore and was named to the second unit in air rifl e in closing out her career as a three-time All-American. Sophomores Matthews and Joseph Todaro earned All-America honors for the fi rst time in their careers with their selection to the second team in smallbore. They are the 13th and 14th Black Knights on Wigger-coached teams to earn All-America honors. Wigger, who was named the national Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005 by the CRCA, was among the 2012 nominees. The Black Knights closed out the season 9-3 for their most wins since 2007-08. Army’s three loses were to TCU (captured the NCAA title), Kentucky (runner-up at the NCAA Championships) and West Vir-ginia (GARC champion.) Army threw a scare at the GARC Championship by capturing the smallbore title, its third, along with crowning the individual champion in Buck the opening day. She is just the third Black Knight to capture the title in that event and fi rst since 2008. The Black Knights held a slim three-point lead over West Virginia (2318-2315) the fi rst day with Kentucky and Nebraska tied for third place after posting identical 2313 scores. Buck recorded a 585 to fi nish runner-up in the relay scoring, then followed with a 98.4 in the shoot-off to edge Kentucky’s Henri Junghanel for the title with her 683.4 composite. Matthews also placed among the top eight smallbore qualifi ers for the individual fi nals after outpointing three others, including To-daro, in the shoot-off for the fi nal spot after fi ring 579s in the relay scoring. Matthews fi red the second highest mark of 101.6 in the fi nals to fi nish fi fth individually with a 680.6 score. The Black Knights did not fare as well the fi nal day in air rifl e which saw them drop out of contender status for the title. Army’s season-high 2352 in this event was just fi ve points off the school record.

TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS► Captured smallbore title at the GARC Championships► Runner-up in smallbore at the NCAA Championships► Fourth place finish at NCAAs is highest since 2008► Three earned NRA All-America Honors ► Three selected as CRCA Academic All-Americans► Captured President’s Trophy for third straight year► Defeated Navy for third straight year► Qualifi ed ninth straight year for the NCAAs► 9-3 dual meet record is most wins since 2007-08► Three losses were to No. 1 TCU, No. 2 West Virginia, No. 3 Kentucky

INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTSKelly Buck► Placed fourth in air rifle and fifth in smallbore at the NCAAs► Garnered NRA All-America honors in both disciplines Repeated as first-team selection in smallbore Named to second unit in air rifle► Captured GARC smallbore title – just the third Black Knight and fi rst since 2008► First team All-GARC honors in smallbore and aggregate scoring► Fired Army’s top score in smallbore (589) ► Competed at the Olympic Trials► Presented with the Army Athletic Association Award - second sharpshooter to receive this honor

Richard Calvin► CRCA Academic All-American► Second team All-GARC in air rifl e► GARC honorable mention in the combined scoring► Finished ninth at GARC Championships in air rifl e► Fired Army’s top score in air rifl e (595)► Competed at the Olympic Trials► Third in Air Rifle at National Junior Olympic Shooting Champ.

Chris Malachosky► CRCA Academic All-American - third straight year

Michael Matthews► Runner-up in Smallbore at the NCAA Championships► NRA All-America honors in smallbore (second team)► Second team All-GARC in smallbore► GARC honorable mention in the combined scoring► Placed fi fth at the GARC in the individual smallbore fi nals► Among nine fi nalists for spot on US. Olympic Team in Men’s 50m Rifl e Three Position ► Captured Men’s 50m Smallbore Three-Position at NJOSC Championships► Crowned National Junior Prone Champion

William Mengon► GARC honorable mention in smallbore

Joseph Todaro► NRA All-America honors in smallbore (second team)► CRCA Academic All-American► Second team All-GARC in smallbore

Zachary Wells► Qualifi ed for the NCAAs in air rifl e

Head Coach Ron Wigger► Nominated for CRCA National Coach of the Year

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2011-12 RESULTS (9-3, 4-2 GARC)

Army OpponentDate Opponent SBR A.R. AGG SBR A.R. AGG.10/08 vs. Memphis* 2335 2328 4663 2294 2311 460510/09 at Ole Miss* 2315 2334 4649 2295 2330 462510/22 at West Virginia* 2311 2326 4637 2329 2364 469311/05 PRESIDENT’S MATCH 2327 2324 4651 1st11/11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* 2320 2343 4663 2267 2308 457511/13 NEBRASKA* 2327 2331 4658 2274 2324 459811/19 TCU 2329 2337 4666 2334 2358 4692

MURRAY STATE 2329 2337 4666 2307 2329 463601/14 KENTUCKY* 2320 2326 4646 2325 2368 469301/22 at Ohio State 2301 2333 4634 2290 2321 461101/27 NRA Sectionals 2332 2299 463102/04 at Navy 2901 2934 5835 2816 2874 569002/12 NCAA QUALIFIER

USP 2317 2349 4666 2103 2156 4250SUNY-MARITIME 2317 2349 4666 --- 2114 2114

02/25 GARC Championships+ 2318 1st02/26 GARC Championships+ 2335 6th02/26 GARC Championships+ 4653 5th03/09 NCAA Championships# 2325 2nd03/10 NCAA Championships# 2333 6th03/10 NCAA Championships# 4658 4th

* - Denotes GARC match +Oxford, Miss.#Columbus, Ohio Home Matches in CAPS

SEASON HIGHS

TEAMSmallbore

2335 ............... vs. Memphis .....................................10/08/112332 ............... NRA Sectionals ................................ 01/27/122329 ............... vs. TCU/Murray State ......................11/19/112327 ............... vs. Nebraska ....................................11/13/112327 ............... President’s Trophy Match ................11/05/11

Air Rifl e 2352 ............... vs. Navy ............................................02/04/122349 ............... NCAA Qualifi er ..................................02/12/122343 ............... vs. North Carolina State .................. 11/11/112337 ............... vs. TCU/Murray State ......................11/19/112335 ............... NCAA Championships ......................03/10/12

Aggregate4674 ................ vs. Navy ............................................02/04/124666 ............... NCAA Qualifi er ..................................02/12/124666 ............... vs. TCU/Murray State ......................11/19/114663 ............... vs. Memphis .....................................10/08/114663 ............... vs. North Carolina State .................. 11/11/11

INDIVIDUALSmallbore

589.........Michael Matthews at NCAA Champ. ........03/09/12................Kelly Buck vs. Nebraska ...........................11/13/11................Kelly Buck vs. Memphis ............................10/08/11586.........Kelly Buck at NCAA Champ. ......................03/09/12................Kelly Buck vs. Navy ..................................02/04/12................Will Mengon at President’s Match ...........11/05/11585.........Kelly Buck at GARC Championships ........02/25/12................Kelly Buck vs. Kentucky ............................ 01/14/12................Michael Matthews vs. TCI/Murray State..11/19/11................Joseph Todaro vs. Nebraska ....................11/13/11

Air Rifl e595.........Richard Calvin vs. Kentucky ..................... 01/14/12593.........Richard Calvin, Olympic Trials ....................................592.........Kelly Buck vs. Navy ...................................02/04/12591 .........Richard Calvin at NCAA Qualifi er ..............02/12/12................Richard Calvin at NRA Sectionals ............ 01/27/12590.........Kelly Buck at NCAA Championships ........03/10/12................Zach Wells at NCAA Qualifi er ....................02/12/12................Zach Wells vs. North Carolina State ........ 11/11/11................Richard Calvin vs. West Virginia ..............10/22/11589.........Richard Calvin at NCAA Championships ..03/10/12................Richard Calvin vs. Navy .............................02/04/12................Kelly Buck at NCAA Qualifi er .....................01/22/12

2011-12 STATISTICS2011-12 STATISTICSNCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Smallbore ..........................................2nd

Michael Matthews .............................. 589

Kelly Buck ........................................... 586

Richard Calvin .....................................575

Joseph Todaro .....................................575

William Mengon.................................. 567

Total .................................................. 2325

Michael Matthews and Kelly Buck fi nished second and fi fth, respectively, in the individual shoot-off in Smallbore.

Air Rifl e ...............................................6th

Kelly Buck ........................................... 590

Richard Calvin .................................... 589

William Mengon.................................. 580

Joseph Todaro .....................................574

Total ................................................... 2333

Aggregate .......................................... 4658

Kelly Buck fi nished fourth in the individual shoot-off in Air Rifl e.

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AR SM Total

West Virginia 2315 2366 4681

Kentucky 2313 2362 4675

Nebraska 2313 2345 4658

Mississippi* 2302 2351 4653

ARMY 2318 2335 4653

Memphis 2295 2336 4631

North Carolina State 2273 2282 4555

*won on center shots

The Great America Rifl e Conference, which welcomes Navy into the fold this year in joining Army, Kentucky, Memphis, Mississippi, Nebraska, West Virginia and North Carolina State, has been hailed as one of the toughest conferences in the country. Army head coach Ron Wigger knew that the future of the Black Knights’ program would be enhanced and strengthened when he opted to join the GARC 12 years ago. Not only is it a conference that excels at the range, but in the classroom as well. Army captured the National Collegiate Rifl e Championship title in 2005, and though it was the Black Knights’ fi rst-ever, it was the 19th time that a member of the GARC claimed that honor. 2009 NCAA champion West Virginia has captured 14 NCAA ti-tles and has been runner-up seven times. Kentucky captured its fi rst NCAA title in 2011 and runner-up honors fi ve times to include 2012. The GARC, which began in 1998, has been well represented at the last 11 NCAA championships with a national champion in Army (2005), West Virginia (2009) and most recently Kentucky (2011), nine runner-ups and a pair of third-place fi nishes. At the 2005 NCAA Championships, Army captured the title with a 4659 composite, two points higher than third-place Nebraska with Kentucky grabbing the fi nal spot in the six-team fi eld. The Huskers were second at the 2006 NCAA Championships followed by third-place Army with Mississippi and Kentucky fi nishing sixth and seventh, respectively. The Black Knights were runner-up in 2007 with GARC champion Kentucky fi nishing fourth. Army won the silver again in 2008 with the Cornhuskers, Wildcats and Mountaineers sweeping the fourth through six spots, respectively. West Virginia captured the NCAA title in 2009 and led a GARC sweep of the third through sixth spots the following year with the Mountaineers third followed by the Wildcats (fourth), Army (fi fth) and Nebraska (sixth). Kentucky was fi rst in 2011 and West Virginia was second with Army placing eighth, while the Wildcats were runner-up in 2012 with the Black Knights fi nishing fourth. Army quickly solidifi ed its position in the GARC, fi nishing fourth at the championships its fi rst year (2001-02) along with runner-up hon-ors four straight seasons before laying claim to its fi rst title in 2008.The Black Knights fi nished third in 2011 behind West Virginia and Kentucky, and captured the smallbore title in 2012. Army claimed the regular-season title in 2005 and 2008. Army has earned 58 all-league certifi cates, 18 honorable men-tions, crowned eight champions and garnered eight major awards with Wigger tabbed for coaching citations in 2002, 2004 and 2005.

2012 ARMY SMALLBORE TEAM

Prone Standing Kneeling TotalBuck 98-100 (198) 95-97 (192) 96-99 (195) 585Matthews 100-99 (199) 93-92 (185) 97-98 (195) 579Mengon 99-99 (198) 93-95 (188) 94-95 (189) 575Wells 97-96 (193) 91-89 (180) 92-93 (185) 558Calvin 96-97 (193) 84-91 (175) 94-95 (189) 557

Individually - Buck - 584 & 95 for 679 (6th)

ARMY AIR RIFLE TEAM

Air Rifl e Targets TotalCalvin 96-99-98-99-99-99 590Buck 99-96-96-97-99-100 587Wells 97-99-94-95-98-100 583Matthews 98-98-95-95-93-97 575Mengon 93-03-99-92-98-95 570

ARMY’S TOP COMBINED SCORERS

SM A.R. Combined Buck 585 587 1172Matthews 579 575 1154

ARMY’S TOP INDIVIDUAL SCORESSMALLBORE Buck 585 Matthews 579

AIR RIFLE Calvin 590 Buck 587

2012 HONORS

Senior of the Year ....................................... Ethan Settlemires (Kentucky)

Rookie of the Year ........................................ Thomas Kyanko (Kentucky)

Shooter of the Year ................................ Petra Zublasing (West Virginia)

Sportsmanship Award ..........................................................West Virginia

Coach of the Year ................................................................... Keith Miller

Scholar Athletes ..............................................Chris Malachosky, Army

Sunny Russell, Nebraska .................................Stacy Wheatley,Kentucky

Thomas Kyando, West Virginia ..........................James Zaken, Memphis

Kim Coffey, Ole Miss .............................................Bryan Cross, NC State

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ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13

Michael Matthews Chris Malachosky Will Mengon Kim PienkowskiWesley Hess

First Team 2004 .......Paul Charbonneau ......................... Air Rifl e, Aggregate2005 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifl e, Aggregate.................Mike Jablonski ............................Smallbore, Aggregate.................Paul Charbonneau .............................................Air Rifl e2006 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifl e, Aggregate2007 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifl e, Aggregate.................John Fiddes ........................................................Air Rifl e2008 .......Chris Abalo ...................Smallbore, Air Rifl e, Aggregate.................Stephen Scherer ..........Smallbore, Air Rifl e, Aggregate.................Wesley Hess .......................................................Air Rifl e2009 .......Stephen Scherer .........................Smallbore, Aggregate.................Wesley Hess .......................................................Air Rifl e2011 .......Kelly Buck .......................................................Smallbore2012 .......Kelly Buck ....................................Smallbore, Aggregate

SECOND TEAM2002 .......Jared Lostetter ...................................................Air Rifl e2003 .......Kim Pienkowski ..............................................Aggregate.................Paul Charbonneau ......................Smallbore, Aggregate2004 .......John Fiddes ..................................... Air Rifl e, Aggregate.................Paul Charbonneau .........................................Smallbore.................Lucas Leinberger ...........................................Smallbore2005 .......David Amiot ..................................... Air Rifl e, Aggregate.................John Fiddes .................................Smallbore, Aggregate.................Lucas Leinberger ...........................................Smallbore.................Mike Jablonski ...................................................Air Rifl e.................Paul Charbonneau .........................................Aggregate2006 .......Lucas Leinberger ........................Smallbore, Aggregate.................John Fiddes .................................Smallbore, Aggregate.................David Amiot ........................................................Air Rifl e2007 .......David Amiot ....................................................Smallbore.................Wesley Hess .......................................................Air Rifl e.................John Fiddes ....................................................Aggregate2008 .......Brian Kern ....................Smallbore, Air Rifl e, Aggregate2011 .......Kelly Buck .......................................................Aggregate2012 .......Joseph Todaro ................................................Smallbore.................Michael Matthews .......................................Smallbore.................Richard Calvin ..................................................Air Rifl e

HONORABLE MENTION2002 .......Jared Lostetter ...............................................Aggregate2003 .......Kim Pienkowski ...............................Smallbore, Air Rifl e2004 .......John Fiddes ................................................... Smallbore.................Lucas Leinberger ...........................................Aggregate2005 .......Paul Charbonneau .........................................Smallbore.................John Fiddes ........................................................Air Rifl e 2006 .......John Fiddes ........................................................Air Rifl e.................David Amiot ....................................................Aggregate2007 .......Brian Kern ......................................................Smallbore.................David Amiot ....................................................Aggregate2008 .......David Amiot ........................................................Air Rifl e2009 .......Wesley Hess ...................................................Aggregate

.................Stephen Scherer ................................................Air Rifl e2011 ....... Will Mengon ................................................ Aggregate2012 .......Will Mengon .................................................Smallbore.................Richard Calvin ............................................. Aggregate.................Michael Matthews ...................................... Aggregate

SHOOTER OF THE YEAR2006/07/08 .................................................................Chris Abalo

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR2005 ..............................................................................Chris Abalo2008 .................................................................... Stephen Scherer

COACH OF THE YEAR2002 ............................................................................ Ron Wigger2004 ............................................................................ Ron Wigger2005 ............................................................................ Ron Wigger

SCHOLAR ATHLETE2005 .......................................................................Mike Jablonski2007/08 .......................................................................David Amiot2010 ..................................................................Chris Malachosky2011 ..................................................................Chris Malachosky2012 ..................................................................Chris Malachosky

GARC CHAMPIONS2003 .......Paul Charbonneau .........................................Smallbore2005 .......Chris Abalo ..................................Smallbore, Aggregate2007 .......Chris Abalo ......................................Smallbore, Air Rifl e2008 .......Stephen Scherer ................................................Air Rifl e2008 .......Chris Abalo .....................................................Aggregate2012 .......Kelly Buck .......................................................Smallbore

12-TIME SELECTIONChris Abalo .........................................................................2005-08

11-TIME John Fiddes .......................................................................2004-07

EIGHT-TIME Paul Charbonneau .......................................................2003-2005

SEVEN-TIME David Amiot .......................................................................2005-08

SIX-TIMEStephen Scherer ...............................................................2008-09

FIVE-TIME Lucas Leinberger ...............................................................2004-06Kim Pienkowski ...................................................................... 2003Mike Jablonski ........................................................................ 2005

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Chris Abalo (USMA ’08)

Rhonda Barush (USMA ’86)

Year Name 1942 Richard Wise1947 Amos Mathews1948 Lucien Bolduc Amos Mathews1949 Lucius Bolduc Amos Mathews1951 Stewart Peterson1956 Gordon Rogers1957 Gordon Rogers1958 James Jones1963 William Bradburn1964 William Bradburn1965 William Bradburn1966 Michael Fuller1968 David Taylor1982 David Cannella+1983 David Cannella +1984 David Cannella^1985 Rhonda Barush*1986 Gordon Taras*1987 Gordon Taras* Randy Powell*1990 Dale Herr*

Year Name1991 Dale Herr2001 Kim Pienkowski^2004 Paul Charbonneau^2005 Chris Abalo+2006 Chris Abalo+2007 Chris Abalo+ Wesley Hess^2008 Chris Abalo+ Stephen Scherer+ Brian Kern*2009 Wesley Hess^2010 Kelly Buck*2012 Kelly Buck*

Eight-Time SelectionChris Abalo, 2005-08

Five-Time SelectionDavid Cannella, 1982-84

Three-Time SelectionAmos Mathews, 1947-49William Bradburn, 1963-65

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAMYear Name 1936 C.T. Compton1940 Walter Gunster1942 John Baer Howard Wehrle1948 William DeGraf1950 Lucien Bolduc William DeGraf1952 Stewart Paterson1962 John King1963 John Ward1964 Ladd Metzner John Ward Michael Wilkan1965 Gary Chambers1967 Paul Bigelman David Taylor1969 Jim Plunkett1970 Robert Strong 1971 Peter Kippie Jim Plunkett Robert Strong

Year Name 1971 (cont’d) Greg Wenzloff1972 Gary Stinnett Robert Strong1974 Robert Jacobs Gary Stinnett Daniel Szarenski1978 Daniel Szarenski1981 David Cannella+ Robert Jacobs*1983 Rhonda Barush*1984 Rhonda Barush* David Cannella* 1985 Rhonda Barush^ Randy Powell+ Gordon Taras+1986 Rhonda Barush*1987 Randy Powell^ Gordon Taras^

Year Name 1988 Randy Powell+ 1991 Dale Herr1992 Duncan Lamb*2002 Jared Lostetter^

2003 Paul Charbonneau*2004 Paul Charbonneau*2005 Mike Jablonski+ Lucas Leinberger* David Amiot^2006 Lucas Leinberger* David Amiot^ John Fiddes*2007 David Amiot* Brian Kern*2008 David Amiot+ Brian Kern^2012 Kelly Buck^ Michael Matthews* Joseph Todaro*

Year Name1970 Jim Plunkett1971 Blake Gendron Myron Pangman1972 Blake Gendron Jim Plunkett1972 Blake Gendron Jim Plunkett

Year Name1981 William Schneider* Robert Jacobs^ 1984 Gordon Taras^1988 Dale Herr^2000 Kim Pienkowski^2003 Kim Pienkowski+

Year Name2005 Paul Charbonneau^2006 John Fiddes^ Brian Kern*2007 John Fiddes*

HONORABLE MENTION

Eight-Time All-Americans

Chris Abalo ‘08 (SB 05-08; AR 05-08)

David Cannella ‘84 (SB 881-84; AR 05-08)

Randy Powell ‘88 (SB 85-88; AF 85, -88)

Six-Time All-Americans

Gordon Taras ‘87 (SB 85-87; AR 84, 85, 87)

HIGHLIGHTS

Kelly Buck (USMA ’12)

^air rifl e, *smallbore, +smallbore & rifl e

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Rifl e has enjoyed a long and distinguished 83-year history at West Point since testing its mettle in 1919 when it outshot Pennsylvania 940-849 in the lone match of the season. By the time the NCAA began sponsoring collegiate rifl e in 1979-80, the sport had been in place at the U.S. Military Academy for 58 years, never had a losing record, and posted 15 undefeated seasons, while suffering no more than two losses on 31 occasions. The rich tradition of the sport continues today under present coach Ron Wigger, who rewrote the history annals after leading Army to its fi rst NCAA Rifl e Championship in school history following a one-point edging of Jacksonville State for the 2005 crown. It also proved to be the closest title match in NCAA history. Army, placing fourth in 2004, was third in 2006, followed by a pair of runner-up fi nishes in 2007 and 2008. Following its inaugural season in 1919 under Capt. P.W. Newgarden, Army returned to the varsity ranks from 1923 through 1936. During that span, rifl e registered seven undefeated seasons along with a school-record 12 wins competing outdoors in 1925. The Black Knights turned in an exceptional effort during the 1933 season, registering a 6-1 record indoors and unblemished 5-0 mark during the spring outdoor campaign. The sport was discontinued for the 1937 and 1938 seasons before returning to the range in 1939, which was also the inaugural year of the Army-Navy rivalry. The Mids edged Army the fi rst two years of the series, but the Black Knights erased that early start by winning 11 of the next 13 matches, including a run of six straight, in pulling out to an 11-4 lead in the rivalry. After Navy claimed the next three matches, the Black Knights strung together a pair of 5-0 runs during a 14-4 stretch to pull out to a commanding 25-11 advantage that helped carry Army through some rough times. Navy dominated the series from the 1990s into the new millennium before Army snapped loose from a 12-match losing streak on Mid soil in the Black Knights’ regular-season fi nale in 2006. Army has won the last three matches to hold a 37-30 lead. Army ushered in the decades of the ‘40s with a 43-4 record over a fi ve-year span, including three unbeaten seasons (1941, 1942 and 1944). Overall, the sharpshooters registered an 84-10 mark, including a school- record 13 wins during the 1946 campaign. The Black Knights bettered their win total in the decade of the ‘50s, compiling 100 wins along with breaking the school victory total after going undefeated with a 16-0 showing in 1957-58, followed by unbeaten marks in 1958-59 (15-0) and 1959-60 (8-0) under Master Sgt. O.L. Gallman, the fi rst coach to reach the 100-win plateau during his nine-year tenure (1955-63). Army was dominant in the 1960s, compiling 91 wins along with a 12-0 mark and a fi rst-place fi nish at the NRA Sectionals in 1966-67. The 1970s were the most prolifi c in school history as Army compiled

102 wins, with the 1977-78 squad registering a school-record 18-0 mark under Master Sgt. Ken Hamill. Included among the wins were victories over the Coast Guard, the Royal Military College of Canada, Navy and Ohio State along with a fi rst-place fi nish at the NRA Sectionals. Two years later (1980), the NCAA sponsored its fi rst rifl e championships, and Army fi nished among the leaders as it tied for seventh place that inaugural year. West Point took center stage the following year as host for the NCAA Rifl e Championships with freshman David Cannella, who would go on to become one of the fi nest shooters in school history, helping Army to a sixth-place fi nish. The Black Knights qualifi ed all four years for the NCAA tournament during Cannella’s tenure, during which time he earned eight All-America accolades to include fi ve fi rst-team certifi cates. The Black Knights found themselves part of the NCAA fi eld the fi rst 12 years, fi nishing as high as third in 1986. Army was runner-up in smallbore and fourth in air, while three shooters were accorded All-America honors that year. Rhonda Barush placed ninth in smallbore at the NCAAs and Gordon Taras was 15th as both garnered All-America accolades. Barush closed out her career as a fi ve-time All-American after making that list all four years, while Taras went on to become a six-time All-American. Army competed in the MAC (Mid-Atlantic and Metropolitan Championships) in the mid ‘80s, winning the title over a three-year period (1987-89) during which time Randy Powell, an eight-time All-American, helped write the headlines. Rifl e was discontinued at the intercollegiate ranks in the mid-90s, competing the next three years at the club level before returning to varsity status in 1997-98. Capt. Doug Clark, an Air Force exchange offi cer, took over the program’s head reins when it returned to the intercollegiate ranks. Army compiled a 17-7 mark its fi rst year back, but was not eligible to compete at the NCAA Championships until the following season. The Black Knights posted a 13-1 mark Clark’s second year and hosted the Mid-Atlantic Championships, where they fi nished fi rst in smallbore and third in the aggregate scoring. Clark led Army to a 35-14 record during his three-year tenure, capped in 2000 when plebe Kim Pienkowski was accorded honorable mention NRA All-America honors in air rifl e. Three members of the squad, Ben Minchhoff, Pienkowski and Joy Monson, qualifi ed for the fi nal tryouts for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. Wigger took over the program the following year and met with instant success as Army’s lone loss in a 7-1 campaign was to Navy. Pienkowski qualifi ed individually for the NCAAs in air rifl e, where she fi nished 12th in her fi rst appearance. She was selected for fi rst team NRA All-America honors in air rifl e, the fi rst Black Knight named to that unit since Cannella in 1984. Army joined the Great America Rifl e Conference, considered one of the top leagues in the country, in 2001-02. Wigger was voted “Coach of the Year” after leading Army to a fourth-place fi nish its inaugural season. The Black Knights then put the fi nishing touches on the 2002 campaign by qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in air rifl e, their fi rst visit as a team since 1991, where they edged Navy by a point for fi fth place. Jared Lostetter, who fi nished ninth at the NCAAs after qualifying individually in air rifl e, teamed with Paul Charbonneau, Pienkowski and Jesus Tavaras as that foursome combined for a 1541. Lostetter was selected a second team All-American in air rifl e, and Pienkowski was named to the All-Academic team. The Black Knights, who hosted the 2003 NCAA Tournament, did very little traveling that year as the top teams in the country dotted Army’s home schedule. Army, however, failed to qualify for the NCAAs, but two members of the squad were accorded All-America honors. Pienkowski was tabbed an honorable mention in both smallbore and air rifl e, while Charbonneau was selected to the second unit in smallbore, the fi rst Black Knight named in that discipline since 1992. Charbonneau, a GARC second team all-star pick in smallbore and the aggregate scoring, took medalist honors in smallbore at the 2003 championships, breaking his own school mark with an 1177. The 2003-04 season was another banner year as the Black Knights The 2005 team captured the fi rst NCAA title in school history.

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fi nished fourth in the team scoring at the NCAAs after qualifying for the fi rst time in both events since 1987. It was also Army’s best showing since placing third in 1986. Army posted its highest score of the season in both smallbore and aggregate en route to placing fourth. Wigger, along with Navy’s coach Bill Kelley, was selected as “Co-Coach of the Year” by the Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association. It was the second honor for Wigger that season, having been selected for that same accolade by the GARC. Charbonneau, who was eighth individually in air rifl e at the NCAAs, capped the season with a pair of All-America certifi cates in air rifl e and smallbore. He was also named to the Collegiate Rifl e Coaches Association All-Collegiate team. The Black Knights were runner-up that year at the GARC Championships, their highest showing since joining the league. The combination of the experience returning and the talent of the newcomers would prove a perfect fi t for Army’s magical ride in 2004-05. The Black Knights captured the GARC regular-season title with a perfect 6-0 mark, while posting an 8-2 dual record. After posting the third-highest score in the country at the NCAA Qualifi er, Army fell by four points to arch-rival Navy in its fi nal dual match. Army walked off with a majority of the GARC awards, claiming 15 of 30 all-star certifi cates along with copping two of the major awards with freshman sensation Chris Abalo named the “Rookie of the Year” and Wigger repeating as “Coach of the Year.” The Black Knights fi nished second at the conference championships and Abalo earned medalist honors in smallbore and the aggregate scoring. The next stop was the NCAA Championships where Army found itself in second place the opening day, trailing defending champion Alaska Fairbanks by six points following the smallbore competition. Army scored a 2321 in air rifl e the fi nal day to nip Jacksonville State, fi rst in that discipline, by a point for the 2005 NCAA title. Just three points separated the top four place winners. Abalo fi nished fourth in both events and Leinberger was seventh in air rifl e, while Wigger repeated as National “Coach of the Year.” Five Black Knights combined for a school-record seven All-America certifi cates with Abalo garnering fi rst team honors and Mike Jablonski second team plaudits in both events. Highlighting the 2005-06 dual meet season was Army’s fi rst win over Navy since 1990, snapping the Mids’ 12-match series win streak, en route to posting a 9-2 mark. Army also wrestled the President’s Trophy Match from Navy. Named the GARC “Shooter of the Year”, Abalo led Army to runner-up honors at the conference championships. The Black Knights put the fi nal touches on the campaign by earning the bronze at the NCAA Championships. Five Black Knights were selected for NRA All-America honors with Abalo repeating as a fi rs- team pick in both events, while John Fiddes also garnered a pair of certifi cates. Abalo was crowned an NRA National Collegiate champion in smallbore and air rifl e based on his performance at the NRA Sectionals, which coincided with the NCAA Qualifi er. The 2006-07 season saw Army defeat Navy for the second straight year along with recording its fi rst win over the Midshipmen at West Point since 1985, en route to a 10-2 mark - its highest total since 1998-99. The Black Knights were runner-up at the NCAA and GARC Championships. Abalo repeated as the GARC’s top shooter along with being named the CRCA “Shooter of the Match” at the NCAAs where he fi nished third in air rifl e and fourth in smallbore. In 2007-08, Abalo led the Black Knights to their fi rst-ever GARC Championship, runner-up honors at the NCAAs and fi rst-ever team title in smallbore, along with winning the Palmyra Tournament. Army closed out the year with a 10-1 mark that included its third straight win over Navy. The most decorated shooter in school history, Abalo was the GARC’s “Shooter of the Match” for the third straight year, captured the NCAA smallbore title, set a national smallbore prone record and NCAA smallbore record, and repeated as a fi rst team All-American in both events. Stephen Scherer became just the third Cadet in West Point history to compete at the Olympic Games (Beijing) after fi nishing fi rst at the Trials in air rifl e. The GARC “Rookie of the Year,” he fi nished

third in smallbore and fi fth in air rifl e at the NCAAs along with earning fi rst team All-America honors. Caught in a rebuilding year in 2008-09, Army turned in a strong showing at the NCAA Championships with a sixth-place fi nish. Team captain Wesley Hess and freshman Kelly Buck fi nished fourth individually in air rifl e and smallbore, respectively. Hess was named the Great America Conference’s “Senior of the Year,” repeated as a fi rst team GARC all-star in air rifl e along with earning honorable mention in the combined scoring. He capped his senior year with fi rst team NRA All-America honors in air rifl e for the second time in his career. A young Army put together a strong showing late in 2009-10 to continue the Black Knights’ long tradition of qualifying for the NCAA tournament with its seventh straight berth. The team captured the President’s Trophy Match and posted a win over Navy in Annapolis, Md., in highlighting the second half of the season en route to a 7-4 mark. The Black Knights headed to the NCAA championships with one senior, three sophomores and a freshman who combined their talents to lead the team to fi fth place honors. The Black Knights qualifi ed for the NCAA Championships in 2010-11, defeated Navy during the regular-season and captured the President’s Trophy Match for the second straight year. Buck was named a fi rst-team All-American (smallbore) by the NRA for Army’s fi rst selection since 2009. Her 591 in smallbore broke the school mark that had been on the books since 2007. Buck was also a fi rst-team GARC selection in smallbore and a second-team pick in the combined scoring. Army posted a 6-6 mark, fi nished third at the GARC Championships for its highest fi nish since 2008, and was eighth at the NCAA Championships. The Black Knights placed fourth in the team scoring at the NCAA Championships in 2011-12 and were runner-up in smallbore. Michael Matthews was second individually in that event with Buck reaching the individual fi nals in both disciplines. Army captured the smallbore title at the GARC and Buck was medalist. Three Black Knights were accorded All-America honors with Buck picking up a pair in smallbore (fi rst team) and air rifl e (second team). She was joined by Matthews and Joseph Todaro, who were selected for second team honors in smallbore. Army defended its President’s Trophy Match and defeated Navy en route to a 9-3 mark.

COACHING RECORDSCoach Years Season W L Pct.Capt. P.W. Newgarden 1 1919 1 0 1.000Self Coached 1 1923 5 1 .833Maj. C.A. Bagby 3 1924-26 22 0 1.000Lt. R.A. Schow 1 1927 7 1 .875Capt. F.A. Macon 2 1928-29 10 1 .909Capt. H.C. Barnes 2 1930-31 10 2 .833Lt. F.X. Mulvihill 5 1932-35 40 4 .909Lt. T.S. Riggs 1 1936 9 1 .900Lt. O.C. Kromer 2 1939-40 11 3 .786Capt. R.L. Jewett 1 1941 9 0 1.000Lt. Col. J.L. Throckmorton 3 1942, 47-48 22 4 .846Maj. C.F. Leonard 1 1943 11 1 .917Maj. H.N. Moorman 1 1944 10 0 1.000Lt. R.A. Wise 1 1945 4 2 .667Maj. C.E. Mowry 1 1946 13 1 .929Lt. Col. George Murray 3 1949-51 29 6 .829Col. E.T. Miller 2 1952-53 17 4 .810Maj. J.R. Waterman 1 1954 10 1 .909Sgt. Maj. O.L. Gallman 9 1955-63 101 12 .894Sgt. Maj. A.J. O’Neill 10 1963-67 95 13 .880 1968-74Master Sgt. Ken Hamill 21 1967-68 279 54 .838 1974-94Capt. Doug Clark 3 1997-00 35 14 .714Maj. Ron Wigger 11 2000- 84 37 .694Totals 85 827 158 .840

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ARMY RIFLEARMY RIFLE1919 (1-0)

Coach: CPT P.W. NewgardenCaptain: none listed

940 Pennsylvania 849

1923 (5-1)Coach: none listed

Captain: none listed1750 7th Regt., NY N.G. 1732 w/Texas A & M 1721 1725 7th Regt., NY N.G. 1705 w/Georgetown 15931734 102d Cav., NJ.N.G. 1739 w/Chicago 1563

1924 (7-0)Coach: MAJ C.A. Bagby

Captain: R.V. Lee 1819 102d Cav., NJ NG 1743 1834 71st Regt., NY N.G. 1824 1847 107th Regt., NY N.G. 1705 1858 102nd Engrs., NY N.G. 1751 2712 10th Inftry, NY N.G. 2632 1389 Missouri 1253 1786 Texas A & M 1727


Captain: J.W. Black 1794 7th Regt., NY N.G. 1665 1793 City College of NY 1592 916 New York Univ. 858 683 Syracuse 633 1334 Old Guard of NY 1211 1104 Pennsylvania 1065 1819 Hawaii 1626 1838 71st Regt., NY N.G. 1811 w/Oregon AC 1705 1829 7th Regt., NY N.G. 1740 1106 102d Cav, NJ N.G. 1068 1829 Oregon Agr. College 1659


Captain: R.K. McDonough 1346 Old Guard NY 1280 2256 102d Eng., NY NG 2205 2308 71st Regt., NY NG 2288

1927 (7-1)Coach: LT R.A. Schow

Captain: B.A. Daughtry 1297 George Washington 1305 800 Old Guard of N.Y. 775 2266 102nd Eng., NY NG 2207 1381 Norwich 1326 2281 71st Regt., NY NG 2277 2275 Essex Troop of N.J. 2247 2262 Ft. Orange Post, A.L. 2148 2265 10th Inf., NY N.G. 2179

1928 (4-1)Coach: CPT F.A. MaconCaptain: N.B. Forrest

2230 Essex Troop of N.J. 2234 2185 71st Regt., NY NG. 2115 1390 George Washington 1381 1838 Ft. Orange Post, A.L. 1725 2274 102nd Engrs., NYNG 1224

1929 (6-0)Coach: CPT F.A. Macon

Captain: H. Milwit 2216 Virginia Military Inst. 010 2293 Essex Troop of N.J. 2227 2294 71st Regt., N.Y.N.G. 2254 2304 Ft. Orange Post, A.L. 2157 2254 102nd Engrs., N.Y.N.G. 2221 1305 Old Guard of New York 1219

1930 (6-0)Captain: CPT H.C. Barnes

Captain: K.H. Ewbank 1402 George Washington 1335 2248 71st Regt., N.Y.N.G. 2163 2341 Essex Troop of N.J. 2270 2304 Norwich 2114 804 Old Guard of New York 802 2755 102nd Engrs., N.Y.N.G. 2651

1931 (4-2)Coach: CPT H.C. Barnes

Captain: J.W. Hansborough 1105 U.S. Marine Corps 1123 with D.C. Nat’l Guard 1119 with George Washington 1046 with Columbia 1014 2343 N.Y. Stock Exchange 2216 1326 Essex Troop of N.J. 1275

1932 (10-2)*Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill

Captain: W.R. Huber 1261 Essex Troop of N.J. 1236 1368 Boston College 1088 1348 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1324 1338 Old Guard of New York 1326 2334 71st Regt., N.Y.N.G. 2286 798 U.S. Marine Corps 814 w/D.C. Nat’l Guard No. 1 813 w/D.C. Nat’l Guard No. 2 796 w/N.Y. Stock Exchange 791 w/George Washington 776 w/3rd Cavalry 735 w/Maryland Nat’l Guard 725*outdoor season

1933 (8-1)Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill

Captain: R.W. Hain 1340 New York University 1269 1342 Brooklyn Poly. Inst. 1332 1356 Fordham 1248 1351 Syracuse 1252 1352 Columbia 1333 w/MIT 1317 1340 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1352 1313 Cornell 1312 w/RPI 1197

1933 (5-0)*Coach: LT F.X. Mulvihill

Captain: J.M. Breit 1285 Jersey Rifl e Assn. 1266 818 Old Guard of N.Y. 810 1340 Essex Troop of N.J. 1311 1330 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1328 1318 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1278*outdoor season

1934 (7-1)Coach: LT F.X. MulvihillCaptain: G.B. Dany III

1358 Fordham 1197 1355 Lehigh 1348 w/New York University 1298 1340 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1335 w/Columbia 1296 1362 Mass. Inst. Tech. 1308 1356 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1358 1367 Vermont 1287

1935 (10-0)Coach: LT F.X. MulvihillCaptain: J. Williamson

1369 Yale 1303 w/Fordham 1266 1365 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1345 w/New York Univ. 1331 1382 Lehigh 1371 w/Coast Guard 1309 1357 Syracuse 1334 w/MIT 1315 1359 Vermont 1295 w/Colgate 1165

1936 (9-1)Coach: LT T.S. Riggs

Captain: C.M. McCorkle 1337 Fordham 1256 896 New Hampshire 875 1345 Drexel 1309 1346 N.Y. Stock Exchange 1293 1350 Essex Troop of N.J. 1294 1360 George Washington 1356 1357 Yale 1340 1376 113th Infantry 1312 1370 Lehigh 1372 w/MIT 1329rifl e discontinued in 1937 and 1938

1939 (6-2)Coach: LT O.C. Kromer

Captain: J.K. Boles 1362 New Hampshire 1337 1349 Columbia 1259 1360 Fordham 1334 1369 Coast Guard 1372 1366 Syracuse 1270 1385 George Washington 1360 1364 Yale 1361 1358 Navy 1412

1940 (5-1)Coach: LT O.C. KromerCaptain: W.E. Gunster

1373 Yale 1350 1368 MIT 1354 1364 George Washington 1361 1378 Coast Guard 1321 1391 New York University 1358 1370 Navy 1392

1941 (9-0)Coach: CPT R.L. JewettCaptain: J.C. McClure

1347 New York University 1295 1378 Fordham 1286 1366 The Citadel 1348 1355 MIT 1350 1369 Georgetown 1347 1411 Navy 1392 1387 Penn State 1371 1374 Lehigh 1377 1369 St. John’s 1320

1942 (8-0)Coach: MAJ J.L. Throckmorton

Captain: R.A. Wise 1384 New York University 1361 1384 Fordham 1286 1389 Lehigh 1384 w/Yale 1330 1392 Penn State 1370 1397 MIT 1358 1390 Navy 1362 1395 George Washington 1335

1943 (11-1)Coach: MAJ C.F. Leonard

Captains: H.F. Wehrle*, A.R. Shiely 1397 MIT 1334 1378 Fordham 1283 1404 New York University 1343 1376 Yale 1350 2778 Oregon 2726 1380 Niagara 1464 1389 Lehigh 1371 1409 Cornell 1366 w/Carnegie-Mellon 1359 w/Columbia 1333 1402 Arizona forfeit 1389 Navy 1381*war class, graduated early

1944 (10-0)Coach: MAJ H.N. Moorman

Captain: J.R. Waterman 1395 New York University 1271 1394 Oregon 1341 1396 Yale 1268 1386 Coast Guard 1352 1393 Virginia Tech 1375 1407 Coast Guard 1353 1408 Mt. Vernon Rifl e Club 1351 1415 Detroit 1366 1418 Brooklyn Poly. Inst. 1320 1427 Navy 1364

1945 (4-2)Coach: LT R.A. WiseCaptain: J.B. Bennet

1379 New York University 1301 1364 Coast Guard 1372 1400 Yale 1285 1363 MIT 1295 1384 Coast Guard 1364 1381 Navy 1398

1946 (13-1)Coach: MAJ C.E. MowryCaptain: R.F. Dickson

1351 Mt. Vernon Rifl e Club 1345 1393 Notre Dame 1284 1380 Coast Guard 1383 1397 VMI 1338 1374 Mt. Vernon Rifl e Club 1351 1382 Brooklyn Poly. Inst. 1203 1414 Wisconsin 1167 1382 New Mexico Mil. Inst. 1286 1372 New York University 1241 1382 Virginia Tech 1285 1392 Wheaton 1295 1379 Coast Guard 1374 1392 Texas A & M 1367 1377 Navy 1358

1947 (8-1)Coach: LTC J.L. Throckmorton

Captain: W.D. Brown 1355 Brooklyn Poly. Inst. 1328 1364 Mt. Vernon Rifl e Club 1311 1378 Mt. Vernon Rifl e Club 1308 1382 Coast Guard 1388 1375 King’s Point 1246 1383 Rutgers 1360 1387 MIT 1365 1392 Coast Guard 1389 1382 Navy 1374

1948 (6-3)Coach: LTC J.L. Throckmorton

Captain: W.W. Plummer 1402 Rutgers 1345 1385 Pennsylvania 1215 1391 Fordham 1325 w/New York University 1366 1398 Maryland 1399 1382 George Washington 1353 1387 Coast Guard 1398 1391 MIT 1344 1394 Navy 1406 1st CCNY R.O.T.C. Tournament 1st, 2nd Eastern Intercollegiates

1949 (10-1)Coach: LTC George J. Murray

Captain: A.C. Mathews 1411 Fordham 1317 1400 Cornell 1362 1394 City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 1403 New York University 1384 w/Penn State 1367 1406 Maryland 1430 with MIT 1377 1416 Rutgers 1328 1405 Coast Guard 1402 1414 Navy 1402 1418 Columbia 1351


Captain: L.E. Bolduc 1417 Massachusetts 1337 1388 Maryland 1395 w/MIT 1374 w/Cornell 1336 1391 City Coll. of N.Y. 1358 1398 City Coll. of N.Y. 1341 1422 Columbia 1357 1389 Coast Guard 1401 1417 Cornell 1354 1425 Navy 1421 1406 Lehigh 1338


Captain: S. Paterson 1408 Columbia 1350 1421 Clarkson 1365 1414 King’s Point 1372 1424 Maryland 1440 with MIT 1432 1415 City Coll. of N.Y. 1399 w/New York University 1395 1431 Norwich 1386 1412 MIT 1431 1414 City Coll. of N.Y. 1380 1424 Coast Guard 1398 1426 Navy 1409 1418 Fordham 1385

1952 (8-2)Coach: COL E.T. MillerCaptain: S. Paterson

1402 Cornell 1389 1423 King’s Point 1397 1416 Georgetown 1383 1418 Coast Guard 1397 1420 New York University 1350 1416 Fordham (ROTC) 1389 1425 Navy 1410 1415 City Coll. of N.Y. 1347 1420 Maryland 1424 w/MIT 1423

1953 (9-2)Coach: COL E.T. MillerCaptain: G.A. Volker

1431 Georgetown 1381 1406 St. John’s 1412 1414 King’s Point 1370 1429 MIT 1422 1425 City Coll. of N.Y. 1373 w/New York University 1355 1418 Cornell 1398 1420 City Coll. of N.Y. 1385 w/Fordham 1378 1414 Maryland 1437 1424 Navy 1420

1954 (10-1)Coach: MAJ J.R. Waterman

Captain: J.R. Shelter 1421 Texas A & M 1370 1391 Cornell 1382 1407 Georgetown 1387 1440 Vermont 1386 1421 New York University 1364 1420 Coast Guard Academy 1395 1424 Mass. Inst. Tech. 1411 1436 Maryland 1431 1420 Fordham 1400 w/City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 1423 Navy 1424

1955 (11-1)Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman

Captain: R.C. Werner 1420 City Coll. of N.Y. 1385 1417 Georgetown 1403 w/Cornell 1397 1408 New York University 1382 1410 St. John’s 1405 1412 MIT 1406 1427 Norwich 1415 w/Boston University 1374 1410 Coast Guard Academy 1389 1422 Maryland 1383 1423 Navy 1428 1433 Fordham 1389

1956 (10-1)Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman

Captain: C.C. Ege 1429 Georgetown 1382 1430 SUNY-Maritime 1321 1448 Yale 1407 1442 New Hampshire 1398 1426 City Coll. of N.Y. 1346 1418 *Coast Guard 1418 1424 Virginia Tech 1418 w/Maryland 1398 1430 Norwich 1386 w/Vermont 1354 1427 Navy 1432*Army won -- top score standing pos.

1956-57 (12-1)Coach: MSgt O.L. Gallman

Captain: G.B. Rogers 1435 West Virginia 1391 1431 Norwich 1406 w/Yale 1397 1432 St. John’s 1437 w/New York University 1362 1428 MIT 1412 w/New Hampshire 1405 1421 City Coll. of N.Y. 1400 1440 Virginia Tech 1428 w/Coast Guard 1405 1422 Maryland 1410 1441 VMI 1370 1439 Navy 1434

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Coach: MSgt O.L. GallmanCaptain: J.H. Jones

1427 Catholic University 1346 1423 MIT 1416 w/New Hampshire 1400 1439 Yale 1379 w/Drexel 1373 1438 VMI 1387 1446 St. John’s 1443 1456 Norwich 1421 w/Fordham 1361 1445 Mass. Inst. Tech. 1414 1450 City Coll. of N.Y. 1391 1443 Lehigh 1392 1425 Coast Guard 1397 1447 Virginia Tech 1432 w/Maryland 1430 1432 Navy 1431


Captain: W.S. Smith 1419 Virginia Tech 1417 w/The Citadel 1416 w/West Virginia 1404 w/VMI. 1399 w/Washington & Lee 1362 1438 MIT 1412 1433 Yale 1385 1435 Maryland 1419 1437 City Coll. of N.Y. 1423 1445 Coast Guard 1416 1432 Air Force 1422 1443 Canisius 1364 1433 St. John’s 1430 w/Villanova 1399 1st New London Invit. Tourn. 1435 Navy 1429


Captain: G.R. Stanley 1434 Fordham 1389 1423 MIT 1410 1442 St. John’s 1418 1423 Coast Guard 1403 1447 City Coll. of N.Y. 1432 1440 New Hampshire 1415 1459 Yale 1397 1st New London Invit. Tourn. 1452 Navy 1449 1st NRA Sectionals


Captain: L.C. Berra 1434 Maryland 1398 1437 Penn State 1410 1421 City Coll. of N.Y. 1422 1422 St. John’s 1431 1419 Coast Guard 1420 1440 Mass. Inst. Tech. 1424 1426 Canisius 1380 w/Buffalo 1363 1448 Navy 1442

1961-62 (10-3)Coach: SMaj O.L. Gallman

Captain: M.E. Brown 1422 Yale 1435 1435 Canisius 1415 w/Providence 1388 1432 Penn State 1424 with Villanova 1399 1427 The Citadel 1432 1442 *Coast Guard 1442 1439 St. John’s 1423 w/MIT 1408 w/Buffalo 1398 1435 West Virginia 1423 w/City Coll. of N.Y. 1417 1428 Navy 1439*Army won -- top score standing pos.

1964-65 (10-1)Coach: SMaj A.J. O’NeillCaptain: W.J. Bradburn

1447 St. Peter’s 1423 1445 West Virginia 1441 1418 St. John’s 1429

1456 Air Force 1432 1458 Coast Guard 1421 w/Penn State 1393 1446 City Coll. of N.Y. 1409 1st Coast Guard Invitational 1446 Massachusetts 1406 w/Alfred 1391 1459 Navy 1434 1462 Royal Military College 1391 1st NRA Sectionals

1965-66 (9-1)Coach: SMaj A.J. O’Neill

Captain: M.B. Fuller 1441 Yale Rifl e Club 1397 1449 West Virginia 1462 1450 City Coll. of N.Y. 1423 w/St. John’s 1413 1447 Air Force 1432 1446 Penn State 1430 1449 VMI 1437 3rd Coast Guard Invitational 1460 Coast Guard 1422 1455 Navy 1444 1448 Royal Military College 1410 1st NRA Sectionals


Captain: C. Swanson 1355 St. Peter’s 1335 1379 The Citadel 1356 w/West Virginia 1355 1388 City Coll. of N.Y. 1286 w/Coast Guard 1270 1373 Norwich 1305 1400 Penn State 1330 1356 Air Force 1300 1449 Air Force 1424 3rd Coast Guard Invitational 1376 St. John’s 1316 1378 Navy 1373 1451 Royal Military College 1390 1st NRA Sectionals

1967-68 (6-3)Coach: SGT Kenneth Hamill

Captain: J.R. Williams 1333 St. Peter’s 1263 1352 City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 w/Coast Guard 1274 1358 West Virginia 1364 1397 Air Force 1368 5th Coast Guard Invitational 1392 Alfred 1326 w/Murray State 1410 1378 Navy 1367 1st NRA Sectionals 1439 Royal Military College 1391


Captain: J.G. Cox 1383 Coast Guard Academy 1315 1367 St. Peter’s 1255 1363 City Coll. of N.Y. 1338 1381 Penn State 1299 1363 Air Force 1385 4th Coast Guard Invitational 1386 Fordham 1176 1374 West Virginia 1385 1394 Navy 1406 1452 Royal Military College 1396 1st NRA Sectionals


Captain: H. Leonard 1398 Coast Guard 1355 1405 City Coll. of N.Y. 1345 w/St. Peter’s 1272 1399 West Virginia 1390 w/Penn State 1339 1418 Hofstra 1007 5th Coast Guard Invitational 1408 VMI 1355 1398 Murray State 1420 w/East Tennessee State 1415 1388 Navy 1385 1462 Royal Military College 1381 1st NRA Sectionals

1970-71 (10-2)Coach: Maj A.J. O’NeillCaptain: C.D. Moore

1404 Coast Guard 1348 1414 City Coll. of N.Y. 1364 2838 Tennessee Tech 2839 1408 VMI 1367 1412 Penn State 1349 w/West Virginia 1337 2817 Air Force 2759 1st Coast Guard Invitational 2821 Murray State *2821 w/E. Tennessee State 2794 1423 St. John’s 1382 1407 Navy 1389 1470 Royal Military College 1411 1st NRA Sectionals*Murray St. won, most direct targets hit


Captain: R.A. Strong 2801 City Coll. of N.Y. 2683 1413 Coast Guard 1366 2827 77th ARCOM 2418 2815 St. John’s 2207 2849 Air Force 2705 3rd USMA Invitational 2841 Delaware-H.V. League 2807 1408 West Virginia 1380 w/Penn State 1363 1402 Navy 1393 1st NRA Sectionals 1459 Royal Military College 1392

1972-73 (10-2)Coach: SMaj A.J. O’NeillCaptain: D. Morgenstern

1377 Lehigh 1307 2771 City Coll. of N.Y. 2647 w/William & Mary 2606 2750 Coast Guard 2667 w/St. Peter’s 2558 w/77th ARCOM 2410 2750 Penn State 2699 3308 at Air Force 3241 7th USMA Invitational 2749 at West Virginia 2807 2227 at St. John’s 2235 2797 Navy 2777 1st NRA Sectionals 1456 Royal Military College 1421


Captain: G. Stinnett

2812 Lehigh 2618 2811 City Coll. of N.Y. 2467 2796 77th ARCOM 2454 2791 West Virginia 2820 w/Air Force 2756 2nd USMA Invitational 2794 at Penn State 2718 2248 St. John’s 2139 2792 at Navy 2786 1456 at Royal Military College 1432 1st NRA Sectionals

1974-75 (9-3)Coach: MSgt Ken Hamill

Captain: R.D. Ghent 2783 MIT 2690 w/Lehigh 2577 2748 at West Virginia 2830 2782 City Coll. of N.Y. 2577 w/77th ARCOM 2516 2739 at Air Force 2740 5th USMA Invitational 2808 Penn State 2699 2207 at St. John’s 2162 2762 Navy 2814 2216 at Coast Guard 2073 w/Providence 1962 1457 Royal Military College 1424 1st NRA Sectionals


Captain: J.D. Riojas 2738 City Coll. of N.Y. 2451 2142 at MIT 2168 w/Norwich 2189 2727 Air Force 2722 2781 Dartmouth 2687 w/Syracuse 2555 9th USMA Invitational 2222 St. John’s 2116 2746 at Penn State 2661 w/West Virginia 2828 2769 at Navy 2825 1st NRA Sectionals 1452 at Royal Military College 1408


Captain: J.J. Luther 2720 MIT 2683 w/Coast Guard 2654 2217 at St. Peter’s 2044 2741 at Norwich 2683 2704 Dartmouth 2623 w/77th ARCOM 2432 5th USMA Invitational

2220 at St. John’s 2206 2756 Penn State 2691 2794 Navy 2798 1st NRA Sectionals 1371 Royal Military College 1298


Captain: W.J. McArdle 2213 at Coast Guard 2128 2802 MIT 2767 w/Villanova 2156 2250 St. Peter’s 2014 w/Kings Point 1980 2816 77th ARCOM 2357 2240 Norwich 2206 w/St. John’s 2173 w/Dartmouth 2135 w/Columbia 2101 w/King’s College 2053 3rd West Point Invitational 2805 at Penn State 2736 w/Ohio State 2756 w/Lehigh 2663 1396 at RMC 1230 2798 at Navy 2786 2274 Hofstra 2158 w/Princeton 2071 1st NRA Sectionals


Captain: D. Szarenski 2247 St. John’s 2165 2790 77th ARCOM 2420 1st Norwich Invitational 2786 at VMI 2678 w/William & Mary 2675 2247 Cornell 2085 w/Dartmouth 2079 w/St. Peter’s 2055 2811 Royal Military College 2440 5th West Point Invitational 2240 Air Force 2234 2248 at MIT 2179 w/Norwich 2121 2792 at Penn State 2674 w/Indiana (Pa.) 2629 5624 Navy 5634 1st NRA Sectionals


Captain: S.R. Garza 2227 at Air Force 2221 4495 North Carolina State 4301

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ARMY RIFLEARMY RIFLE 1st Norwich Invitational 4500 St. John’s 4369 w/Cornell 4278 1375 at Royal Military College 1200 3rd West Point Invitational 5619 William & Mary 5442 2801 at Penn State 2694 w/West Virginia 2902 w/Ohio State 2757 5609 at Navy 5650 1st NRA Sectionals win MIT win Lehigh T,7th *NCAA Championships*at East Tennessee State

1980-81 (12-2)Coach: MSgt Ken HamillCaptain: W. Schneider

4568 St. John’s 4495 4498 at Eastern Kentucky 4522 2261 77th ARCOM 1967 4560 at Ohio State 4356 w/West Virginia 4564 w/Rose Hulman 4403 w/Penn State 4370 4556 Virginia 4088 w/St. Peter’s 3592 1st NRA Sectionals 4th West Point Invitational 4478 VMI 4253 1418 RMC 1260 5713 Navy 5685 4559 at MIT 4311 w/N.E. College All-Stars 4384 6th NCAA Championships - Team 5th NCAA Championships - Air 6th NCAA Champ. - Smallbore


Captain: B.F. Malloy 2191 at Air Force 2171 2249 Cornell 2104 2263 at St. John’s 2275 4553 Lehigh 4356 w/King’s College 4303 w/MIT 4143 4525 USP 4311 with Dartmouth 4252 4491 William & Mary 4152 4515 Canisius 4005 5989 at VMI 5479 w/East Tenn. State 6151 w/North Carolina State 5884 w/William & Mary 5691 9 at Royal Military College 4 1st West Point Invitational 1st NRA Sectionals 5665 at Navy 5637 5990 West Virginia 6139 w/St. John’s 5969 6th *NCAA Championships*at Lexington, Va.


Captain: J.J. Timmer 4502 Phil. Coll. of Pharmacy 4250 2249 Air Force 2145 w/Penn State 2128 3rd E. Kentucky Invit. - Free 3rd E. Kentucky Invit. - Air 4440 Kentucky Invitational 5th Xavier Invitational - Free 4th Xavier Invitational - Air 6039 St. John’s 5853 w/King’s College 5848 4565 Dartmouth 4224 w/Coast Guard 4223 6072 at West Virginia 6144 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 2261 William & Mary 2136 4526 Lehigh 4384 7559 Navy 7553 6045 at MIT 5856 5th *NCAA Champ. - Team 4th *NCAA Champ. - Air Rifl e 5th *NCAA Champ. - Smallbore*at Cincinnati, OH

1983-84 (16-1)Coach: Ken Hamill

Captain: Dave Cannella 3750 Cornell 3554 w/Pennsylvania 3461 w/USP 3391 w/Columbia 2917 3727 at Air Force 3624 3773 at St. John’s 3754 6018 West Virginia 6212 w/MIT 5861 w/Coast Guard 4274 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 4546 at VMI 4253 w/North Carolina State 4401 w/William & Mary 4388 w/The Citadel 4289 7561 at Navy 7506 6080 MIT 5927 w/King’s College 5818 w/Lehigh 5731 6th *NCAA Championships*at Murray State

1984-85 (11-2)Coach: Ken HamillCaptain: Al Scott

2277 Pennsylvania 2149 w/USP 2030 w/Princeton 1923 6091 Air Force 5956 w/Coast Guard 5466 ind. Xavier Tournament ind. Eastern Kentucky Tournament ind. Kentucky Tournament 6108 King’s College 5795 4576 at MIT 4375 w/Northeastern 3934 w/Wentworth 3379 6114 St. John’s 5997 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 4592 at West Virginia 4648 7601 Navy 7496 6066 at East Tenn. State 6115 5th NCAA Championships


Captain: Rhonda Barush 6064 Air Force 5998 w/Texas El Paso 5927 6122 North Carolina State 5805 6076 Cornell 5719 w/King’s College 5675 6091 MIT 5745 3768 St. John’s 3755 6106 St. John’s 6021 w/King’s College 5783 w/Cornell 5768 w/MIT 5743 w/Lehigh 5726 w/VMI 5630 w/Coast Guard 5393 6155 West Virginia 6224 7629 Navy 7596 3rd NCAA Championships - Team 2nd NCAA Champ. - smallbore 4th NCAA Champ. - air rifl e


Captain: Paul Arthur 5946 North Carolina State 5711 2nd *Smallbore 5th *Air Rifl e 2nd !Smallbore 2nd !Air Rifl e 3819 Air Force 3781 3613 New Jersey Tech 3407 5945 King’s College 5836 6047 Cornell 5586 6148 Murray State 6215 6062 MIT 5769 6110 St. John’s 6041 2712 Royal Military College 2548 1st @Smallbore 1st @Air Rifl e 5883 SUNY-Maritime 5349

1st $Smallbore 1st $Air Rifl e 4495 Clarkson 4212 5990 DePaul 5149 6009 Lehigh 5797 6042 VMI 5613 6105 The Citadel 5887 with South Florida 6179 with West Virginia loss 7634 Navy 7646 1st %Smallbore 1st %Air Rifl e 6th ^NCAA Champ. - Team 5th ^NCAA Champ. - SB 6th ^NCAA Champ. - Air Rifl e*Kentucky Tournament; !Xavier Tournament@NRA Sectionals; $West Point Invitational%MAC Championships^Morgantown, W.V.


Captain: Randy Powell 3rd VMI Invitational 6031 VMI 5726 3753 Air Force 3730 2254 Wyoming 2033 3751 St. John’s 3816 6054 King’s College 5946 5999 New Jersey Tech 5230 6039 MIT 5834 6100 South Florida 6202 1307 Royal Military College 1276 6086 West Virginia 6222 4484 Fordham 4116 5931 SUNY-Maritime 5405 2nd West Point Invitational 4562 Clarkson 4408 4480 DePaul 4146 w/Coast Guard 4081 w/Wentworth 3933 4562 Lehigh 4289 4580 Norwich 4137 7609 Navy 7661


Captain: Christopher Chavez 3769 USP 3182 6025 King’s College 5930 6003 North Carolina State 5785 1514 Air Force 1520 6083 MIT 5675 1529 St. John’s 1515 6040 Jacksonville 5913

2788 Royal Military College 2539 1st NRA Sectionals 6021 Clarkson 5884 5934 Cornell 5136 1st West Point Invitational 6067 DePaul 5001 5903 SUNY-Maritime 5493 5903 New Jersey Tech 5249 6067 Norwich 5565 4406 Coast Guard 3905 6067 VMI 5669 4406 Yale 3729 6091 West Virginia 6231 7607 Navy 7608 1st MAC Championships


Captain: Sandy Stevens 6021 USP 5383 6041 at VMI 5533 6026 MIT 5499 w/Kutztown 4178 6067 Xavier 5989 w/King’s College 5978 w/North Carolina State 5655 6051 at The Citadel 5979 2787 at RMC 2497 4586 Clarkson 4456 w/Cornell 4040 1st NRA Sectionals 1st West Point Invitational 6085 DePaul 5678 w/Norwich 5489 w/Coast Guard 5413 w/New Jersey Tech 4143 w/Wentworth 3810 w/Yale 3699 3773 at St. John’s 3719 6089 West Virginia 6183 7608 at Navy 7579 1st MAC Champ. - Air 2nd MAC Champ. - Smallbore 3rd NCAA Champ. - Smallbore*NRA Sectionals

1990-91 (19-4)Coach: Ken HamillCaptain: Dale Herr

3753 USP 3249 6105 at Ohio State 6079 w/Xavier 5954 w/Akron 5602 3790 Drexel 3488 3797 North Carolina State 3534 w/Kutztown 2070 2nd Kentucky Invitational

2nd Walsh International Match 3720 St. John’s 3776 w/King’s College 3675 3766 at Canisius 3809 6108 at MIT 5686 3661 John Jay 2051 5495 RMC 4744 4537 Clarkson 4422 w/DePaul 4413 w/Norwich 4403 w/Coast Guard 4348 w/Yale 4313 w/VMI 4301 w/Cornell 4116 w/Wentworth 3912 2nd NRA Sectionals 6094 at West Virginia 6179 7574 Navy 7578 7th NCAA Championships


Captain: Duncan Lamb 3808 Phila. Pharm./Science 3243 3796 Penn State 3564 3736 Drexel 3452 w/John Jay 2857 6069 at Jacksonville State 6023 3772 Kings College 3686 w/MIT 3605 3785 at St. John’s 3766 5175 at Royal Military College 4117 6053 Cornell 5375 w/DePaul 5820 w/Norwich 5981 w/Coast Guard 5973 w/Merchant Marine 5214 w/VMI 5716 w/Wentworth 5540 w/Yale 3890 3804 at North Carolina State 3540 7547 at Navy 7573 4th MAC Tourney (Air) 2nd MAC (Smallbore) 6th at NCAA Championships (Smallbore only)

1992-93 (15-6)Coach: Ken HamillCaptain: Will Carter

3746 USP 3295 6007 at Norwich 6078 6049 at MIT 5873 with Wentworth n/a 3738 Drexel 3466 3752 St. John’s 3788 with John Jay 3104

The 1985-86 Team




ARMY RIFLE 2012-132012-13 3742 King’s College 3745 with Kutztown 2097 with Johns Hopkins 3450 8th at Xavier Tournament 5938 Alaska Fairbanks 6139 5971 West Point Open w/Coast Guard 6056 w/Cornell 5133 w/DePaul 5760 w/Merchant Marine 4756 w/VMI 5772 w/Yale 3432 5487 Royal Military College 4705 6037 NRA Sectional vs. Canisius 5539 7581 Navy 7627


Captain: Mark Strong 3712 USP 3504 3613 John Jay 2489 5903 at VMI 5460 w/Appalachian State 4836 2247 Kutztown 1961 3725 King’s 3701 with Drexel 2580 3744 at St. John’s 3775 5973 MIT 5841 w/Norwich 6092 3761 Alaska Fairbanks 3870 5980 at Coast Guard 6072 6079 Wentworth 5184 w/DePaul 5598 w/Merchant Marine 4725 6041 Canisius 5622 6069 West Virginia 6148 7599 at Navy 7638 ind. MAC Championships* ind. at NCAA Championships*West Point, NY

Rifl e designated as club sport from 1994-97

1997-98 (17-7)Coach: Capt. Douglas Clark

Captain: Chris Boyer 5778 Penn State 5640 5851 Merchant Marine 4837 w/Kutztown 3590 w/Princeton 4002 w/Wentworth (W) N/A 5902 Norwich 6124 w/IUPUI (W) N/A 5819 Drexel 5656 w/MIT 5439 5777 West Virginia 6163 N/A Air Force (L) N/A w/Wyoming (L) N/A 5891 Coast Guard 5647 w/DePaul (W) N/A 5895 USP 5784 w/Duquesne 5938 w/SUNY-Maritime 5441 w/VMI 5676 5821 Kings College 5812 w/Villanova (W) N/A w/Navy 6134 5843 Canisius 5799 w/Trinity (W) N/A N/A Royal Military College (L) N/A 6th MAC Championships (Air)**Annapolis, Md.


Captain: Chris Boyer 5878 USP 5618 w/MIT 5459 3689 at Duquesne 3714 5852 at MIT 5549 w/Mass. Maritime 3961 3rd President’s Cup 11th at Kentucky Invitational 7th at Ohio State Invitational 5932 Penn State 5772 5875 Norwich 61088 w/King’s College 5804 w/Coast Guard 5783 w/VMI 5622

w/Trinity 3658 w/Villanova 3160 w/St. John’s 1274 5962 Penn State* 3063 2230 Royal Military College 1937 7371 Navy 7666* NRA Sectionals


Captain: Ben Minchoff 3718 at Univ. of the Sciences 3703 3rd President’s Trophy# 5931 Nebraska 6107 with Norwich University 6057 2nd Conn. Yankee Shootout 6031 at Air Force 7094 4th at Air Force Invitational 2nd USMA Invitational 5973 Duquesne^ 5846 with Penn State^ 5846 2nd NRA Sectionals 6031 Coast Guard 5931 556 at Royal Military College 427 7548 at Navy 7694#Annapolis, Md.; ^Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

2000-01 (7-1)Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger

Captain: Joy Monson 6070 USP 5446 w/Kings College 5717 2nd President’s Trophy# 6096 Norwich 5995 w/TCU 5592 w/Akron 5517 2nd Xavier Walsh Invitational* 1st Buckeye Invitational^ 6058 MIT 5403 2nd Palmyra Invitational$ 2nd NCAA Sectionals% 2197 Royal Military College 2032 7610 Navy 7710#New London, Conn.; *Cincinnati, Ohio^Columbus, Ohio; $Wilkes-Barre, Pa.%Cambridge, Mass.

2001-02 (5-4)Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger

Captain: Paul Kavanaugh 6147 Xavier 6158 6108 Kentucky 6127 6140 Jacksonville State 6110 1st President’s Trophy 6082 TCU 5586 w/The Citadel 5182 2nd Buckeye Tournament 6141 Alaska-Fairbanks 6243 w/Norwich 6054 at RMC N/A 7625 at Navy 7692 4th GARC Tournament 5th NCAA Championships AR

2002-03 (7-6, 3-2 GARC)Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger

Captains: Paul Kavanaugh, Kim Pienkowski

6113 Kentucky* 6106 UTEP 6038 6192 at Jacksonville St.* (Ala.) 6173 6153 Tennessee Tech 6161 Murray State 6157 6151 TCU 6021 USP 5697 President’s Trophy^ 2nd 6135 vs. Xavier#* 6193 at Buckeye Tournament% 1st 6171 Mississippi* 6060 West Virginia* 6214 6125 Alaska Fairbanks 6256 7648 Royal Military College 7203 7692 Navy 7696 6151 at GARC Tournament 5th*GARC Match^West Point, N.Y.#Walsh Tournament, Xavier, Ohio%Columbus, Ohio


Captain: Paul Charbonneau 6142 Xavier* 6131 6124 Akron 6068 6125 TCU 5790 w/USP 5719 2nd President’s Trophy# 6123 Mississippi* 6030 w/Memphis* 5953 6146 at Kentucky* 6202 6155 West Virginia 6040 6148 vs. Nebraska^ 6131 6152 vs. Alaska Fairbanks^ 6271 1st NRA Sectionals 7702 at Navy 7769 6170 GARC Tournament% 2nd 6164 NCAA Championships# 4th*GARC Match#Annapolis, Md.^Cincinnati, Ohio%West Point, N.Y.#Murray, Ky.


Captain: Paul Charbonneau 4647 Kentucky* 4588 4645 West Virginia* 4552 2nd President’s Trophy# 4643 vs. Xavier^* 4641 4682 vs. Nebraska^* 4611 4649 Norwich 4547 4679 at Mississippi* 4569 4641 at Memphis* 4563 6218 vs. Ohio State! 5925 6246 vs. Alaska Fairbanks 6253 5815 Navy 5819 4647 GARC Championships% 3rd 4659 NCAA Championships# 1st*GARC Match#New London, Conn.^Cincinnati, Ohio! Palmyra, Pa.%Oxford, Miss.#Colorado Springs, Colo.


Captain: Lucas Leinberger 4666 at Kentucky* 4638 4639 vs. Memphis* 4606 4668 West Virginia* 4551 1st at President’s Trophy# 4665 North Carolina State* 4487 4666 USP 4343 4657 Nebraska* 4676 Xavier* 4548 4671 Alaska Fairbanks 4728 4667 vs. Ohio State^ 4532 4670 Mississippi* 4629 5844 Navy 5803 4665 GARC Tournament% 2nd 4650 NCAA Championships* 3rd*GARC Match#Colorado Springs, Colo.^Palmyra, Pa.%Oxford, Miss.

2006-07 (10-2, 5-1 GARC )Coach: Maj. Ron Wigger

Captain: John Fiddes 4679 vs. Mississippi* 4574 4657 at Nebraska* 4656 4661 Memphis* 4524 4638 West Virginia* 4514 1st President’s Trophy 4642 TCU 4621 USP 4108 4626 Kentucky* 4667 4681 Alaska Fairbanks 4692 2nd Palmyra Tournament 4661 vs. Ohio State# 4426 4574 at North Carolina St.* 4484 vs. The Citiadel 4207 5811 Navy 5744 2nd GARC Tournmaent% 2nd NCAA Championships***Lincoln, Neb.; ^West Point, N.Y.#Palmyra Tournament; %Oxford, Miss.**Fairbanks, Alaska


Captain: Matthew Hamilton 4660 Akron 4490 4673 at Mississippi* 4579 4675 vs. West Virginia* 4600 1st President’s Trophy 4678 at Texas Christian 4601 4660 North Carolina State* 4505 4660 Nebraska* 4584 4644 at Ohio State 4675 Alaska-Fairbanks 4688 4648 vs. Memphis* 4479 4671 vs. Kentucky* 4632 5842 at Navy 5745 4658 at USP (NCAA Qualifi er) 4651 GARC Champ.+ 1st 4652 NCAA Championships ^ 2nd* GARC Match+Oxford, Miss.^ West Point, N.Y.

2008-09 (7-6, 3-3 GARC)Coach: Maj. Ron WiggerCaptain: Wesley Hess

4598 at The Citadel 4416 w/North Carolina State* 44184600 at Nebraska 46195760 vs. Air Force 56904595 Mississippi* 45864616 West Virginia* 46595704 President’s Trophy# 2nd4590 at Kentucky* 4658 w/Memphis* 45504620 Texas Christian 46334590 Ohio State^ 45204628 Alaska Fairbanks 46454627 at NRA Sectionals5776 Navy 57824625 USP (NCAA Qualifi er) 42564553 GARC Champ+. 6th4539 NCAA Champ^ 6th*GARC Match, #Colorado Springs, Colo.,+Oxford, Miss.,^Fort Worth, Texas

2009-10 (7-4, 3-3 GARC)Coach: Maj. Ron WiggerCaptain: Charles Ridge

4545 at Jacksonville State 45034638 North Carolina State* 45724598 Nebraska* 46154583 at Mississippi* 45614583 vs. Memphis* 45235789 President’s Trophy 1st4562 at West Virginia* 46384606 Coast Guard 42504621 Kentucky* 46724570 Ohio State# 46084626 NRA Sectionals5770 at Navy 57384627 USP (NCAA Qualifi er) 44044599 GARC Championships+ 5th4608 NCAA Championships^ 5th*GARC Match, #Palmyra Tournament+Oxford, Miss.,^Fort Worth, Texas

2010-11 (6-6, 2-4 GARC)Coach: Maj. Ron WiggerCaptain: John Manzano

4586 vs. Memphis* 45814605 at Nebraska* 46194622 vs. Murray State 46544610 at Kentucky* 46725770 President’s Match 1st4639 Old Miss* 46424659 West Virginia* 46804613 Columbus State 46104625 at The Citadel 44184625 vs. North Carolina St 44884587 vs. Ohio State# 46314616 NRA Sectionals5816 Navy 57684643 USP (NCAA Qualifi er) 43002311 GARC Championships+ 3rd4596 NCAA Championships^ 8th*GARC Match, # Palmyra Tournament+Oxford, Miss., ^Columbus, Ga.


Captain: Tommy Carr

4663 vs. Memphis 46054649 at Ole Miss* 46254637 at West Virginia* 46934651 President’s Trophy 1st4663 North Carolina St* 45754658 Nebraska* 45984666 TCU 46924666 Murray State 46364646 Kentucky* 46934634 at Ohio State 46114631 NRA Sectionals4674 at Navy 45674666 USP (NCAA Qualifi er) 4259 SUNY-Maritime 21144653 GARC Championships+ 5th4658 NCAA Champioships^ 4th*GARC Match, +Oxford, Miss.^Columbus, Ohio

The 2005-06 team with President George W. Bush.

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2012-13 SCHEDULE2012-13 SCHEDULEFALL

OCTOBER 7 WEST VIRGINIA* 9 a.m. 15 MEMPHIS* 3 p.m. 20 vs. Murray State (Lexington, Ky.) 8 a.m. 21 at Kentucky* 8 a.m.

NOVEMBER 3-4 President’s Trophy Match 10 a.m. (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy) (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

*GARC MatchAll times Eastern

WINTERJANUARY 12 at The Citadel 8 a.m. vs. North Carolina State* 19 OHIO STATE 9 a.m. 25 NRA Sectionals 2 p.m. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 27 JACKSONVILLE STATE 9 a.m. OLE MISS*

FEBRUARY 2 NAVY 9 a.m. 9 at Nebraska* 9 a.m. 16 NCAA QUALIFIER 9 a.m. vs. USP/SUNY-MARITIME 23-24 GARC Championships 8 a.m. (Oxford, Miss.) MARCH 8-9 NCAA Championships All Day (Columbus, Ohio)

Home matches in BOLD CAPS

Documents

2012-13 Army Rifle Guide