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Thrasher ready to shoot her final match as a Mountaineer

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — She stepped onto the campus of West Virginia University in the fall of 2015, a petite blonde with a high school diploma, a knack for shooting, and a desire to get better. She blended in with every other student as she trudged to class and fought with PRT delays.

Nobody, including her, could imagine how much her life would change in a relatively short period of time. Virginia Thrasher, Ginny as she’s now known to the world, made a splash in her first trip to the NCAA Rifle Championships in 2015.