The pint-sized rookie with a near-perfect aim, Thrasher has made an immediate impact on the No. 1-ranked West Virginia University rifle team this year, counting toward almost every team score and pacing the squad in air rifle with a 595 season average.
So good is her aim, the Springfield, Virginia, native has shot 599 in air rifle twice this season, one shot short of a perfect 600 mark. Thrasher’s talent, though, is not limited to just air gun, as the Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Rookie of the Year honoree most recently won the smallbore title at the conference championship on Feb.