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Experienced shooter who has spent time with the US Junior National Team … hard work has paid off on the national stage … came out strong at start of freshman season and hopes to regain that strength … summer break should help with focus … coach hopes he will consistently count toward both team scores … excels in the classroom.
At West Virginia in 2011-12
• NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore
• GARC Rookie of the Year
• GARC Scholar-Athlete
• All-GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore and Combined Score
• CRCA All-Academic Team
• Opened Mountaineer career with a second-place smallbore showing (582) against Air Force at the NU Rifle Range
• Finished second at Nebraska with a score of 1171; also finished second in air rifle (590) and smallbore (581)
• Finished second in win over Army with a 1169 combined score; also finished second in smallbore with a personal-best score of 583
• Shot 582 smallbore and finished second against Murray State
• Finished second against Akron with a personal-best score of 1174; also shot a personal best 594 in air rifle and finished second and shot 580 smallbore and placed third
• Tied for first in win over Alaska-Fairbanks with a score of 1170; also won air rifle (590) and finished second in smallbore (580)
• Finished third in smallbore at Ohio State with a 582 score; included in his mark was a school-record 200 prone
• Shot 586 air rifle and 573 smallbore toward the team’s score at the GARC Championships;
• One of five Mountaineers to compete at NCAA Championships and shot 579 air rifle and 569 smallbore
• Ranked No. 3 on team with a smallbore season average of 576.7 and No. 4 with an aggregate season average of 1160.7; also owned air rifle season average of 584.0
• Placed 30th in the men’s 10m air rifle competition at the USA Shooting Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day total of 1163 (583, 580)
At West Virginia in 2010-11
• Redshirted
• Had a fantastic showing at the 2011 USA Shooting National Championships, winning the junior men’s 50m 3 position, placing third in the junior men’s 10m air rifle and ninth in the junior men’s 50m rifle prone; also placed third and 14th in the men’s 50m 3 position and men’s 10m air rifle, respectively
• Successful outing at the 2010 USA Shooting Winter Air Gun Championship, earning a Silver medal on day two in the junior men’s 10m air rifle with a final score of 687.7 (586, 101.7); relay score was good enough for 22nd place in the open competition
In High School
• Member of the US Junior National team
• Represented the US at the 2008 Shooting Hopes match in Pilzen, Czech Republic and finished eighth in junior men’s 50m 3 position and ninth in junior men’s 50m prone
• Finished second overall in smallbore at the 2009 Junior Olympics
• Finalist and high J2 in smallbore at the 2008 Junior Olympics
• Junior finalist in smallbore at the 2008 USA Nationals
• Valedictorian and Bucklew Scholar at Brooke High
• Member of the Honors program and community service club
Personal
• Son of Mark and Mari Kyanko
• Birthday is July 22
• Has one sister
• Enrolled in the WVU Honors Program
• Majoring in computer science
• Hopes to obtain PhD in computer science
• President’s List
• Dean’s List
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
Air Rifle
594 vs. Akron, Jan. 14, 2012
Smallbore
583 vs. Army, Oct. 22, 2012
CAREER AIR RIFLE
Year Matches Avg. High
2012 15 584.0 594
CAREER SMALLBORE
Year Matches Avg. High
2012 15 576.7 583
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