Showed vast improvement throughout freshman season … maturity should help him further success this year … expected to contribute to team scores weekly … showed capabilities at the end of freshman season and looks to build on that experience.

At West Virginia in 2011-12
• NRA All-America Honorable Mention Smallbore
• All-GARC Honorable Mention Smallbore
• Named to the CollegeSports360.com rifle Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll (1/26)
• Opened Mountaineer career with a third-place finish against Air Force at the NU Rifle Range with a combined score of 1165; also tied for second in air rifle with a score of 586
• Tied for first in win over Alaska-Fairbanks with a score of 1170; also won smallbore with a personal-best score of 584
• Paced the Mountaineers against Kentucky with a combined score of 1165; also finished first on the team, fourth overall, with a 590 air rifle mark
• Finished eighth in air rifle and smallbore at the GARC Championships, shooting a personal-best 591 in the open air rifle relay and 101.9 in the final for a 692.9 total, and a team-best 583 smallbore relay score and 92.3 in the final for a 675.3 total; finished third overall with a personal-best 1174 aggregate score
• Placed sixth in air rifle at the NCAA Championships, shooting a personal-best 591 in qualification and 99.4 in the final for a 690.4 total; also shot 572 smallbore
• Smallbore season average of 576.7 and aggregate season average of 1161.5 ranked No. 3 on team; also owned air rifle season average of 584.8
• Placed 40th in the men’s 10m air rifle at the USA Shooting Olympic Team Air Rifle Trials with a two-day score of 1149 (578, 571)

In High School
• Three-time state 3 position air rifle champion (2005-07)
• Two-time state 3 position outdoor champion
• Intermediate juniors air rifle champion at 2009 Junior Olympics; also placed second in junior’s 50m prone
• Captain, Queen Anne’s County 4-H rifle team
• Treasurer, Queen Anne’s County 4-H rifle team
• Attended Chesapeake Senior High

Personal
• Son of Anthony and Dolores Ciotola
• Birthday is February 19
• Majoring in forest resources management

PERSONAL BESTS
Air Rifle
591 at 2012 GARC Championships, Feb. 26, 2012; at 2012 NCAA Championships, March 10, 2012

Smallbore
584 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks, Jan. 20, 2012

CAREER AIR RIFLE
Year	Matches	Avg.	High
2012	15	584.8	591

CAREER SMALLBORE
Year	Matches	Avg.	High
2012	15	576.7	584