The West Virginia Mountaineers claimed the 2025 NCAA national rifle championships Saturday, their first since 2016.

LEXINGTON, KY. (WDTV) - For the first time since 2017, the West Virginia rifle team is national champions.

West Virginia claimed the overall 2025 NC rifle national team title, outscoring runnerups Kentucky.

Cecelia Ossi claimed the individual title in the smallbore competition, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks leads the NCAA rifle championships after the first day on Friday in the Memorial Coliseum.

The WVU athletic department captured its 22nd overall national championship on Saturday when the Mountaineer rifle team climbed back to the top of the sport. West Virginia edged out Kentucky to secure the program’s 20 national title.

The first day of the 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, is in the books, and WVU already has one podium finish to its name. The Mountaineers ended Day One in third place with a 2350 score in the smallbore portion of the event.