WVU’s Riflery team will, as of July 2004, be reinstated as an athletic team.

It took a $100,000 grant from the state legislature, but Hardesty finally got the point.

It never made any sense to me why the programs that were chosen were cut. Riflery is for men and women, which makes it a good Title IX sport, and it’s also a sport that has much to do with the history of the state. I mean, our school mascot even carries a rifle!

But, what was done can be undone, and so riflery, much to the consternation of Hardesty, has been reinstated.

May more national championships ensue!

Read what the DA says.

Read what the DP says.