Army West Point Athletics
Web Wright III Named Head Coach of Rifle
May 12, 2015 | Rifle
What They Are Saying
The Web Wright File
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- After serving as an Officer Representative for the Black Knights the past three years and as volunteer coach for the 2014-15 season, Lt. Col. Web Wright III, an Olympian and national champion, has been named the Army West Point rifle coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan announced Tuesday.
Wright becomes the 25th coach in the 87-year history of the program that was established in 1919.
"We are excited to welcome Lt. Col. Wright as our newest coach at Army West Point," said Corrigan. "His commitment to rifle and the team at Army West Point made him stand out from our remarkable pool of candidates. Wright's past experiences and accomplishments including multiple individual and team national championships, world record holder and Olympian made him our top choice. As the Officer Representative for rifle the past several years, working at the United States Military Academy and serving in the Army, he understands the vision we have for our cadets, staff and the program and will be able to make an impact right away."
Stated Wright, "I hope to bring a unique blend of world class level marksmanship success, operational military experience, public relations and marketing experience to the team. I understand the mission of West Point - to educate, train and inspire leaders of character, committed to the values of Duty, Honor and Country. I am really honored and excited about this opportunity to coach these cadets. They are great young men and women, who are driven, goal oriented and have stepped forward to serve their nation."
The 2015-16 season will be Wright's inaugural as an intercollegiate head coach, but he has played an integral role in the Army West Point rifle team since 2012, his first year as the team's Officer Representative. Throughout his time with the Black Knights, rifle has made three NCAA appearances with four marksmen going on to earn All-America honors. The team also boasts three consecutive victories over service academy rival Navy.
"This team has a lot of potential," Wright said. "I want to tap into that potential and raise each cadet-athlete to a NCAA championship level. I want to raise the level of excellence of this team so this program is recognized as the premier shooting program in the country. And I want to re-connect the current members with the former members of this team."
Wright has an impressive list of accolades including competing at the 1988 Olympic in Seoul, South Korea. He earned a gold medal in the 1986 Zurich World Cup and was a bronze medalist in the 1987 Seoul World Cup where he set the World Record in smallbore kneeling, scoring a 399 out of 400. Wright was also a medalist at the 1987 and 1995 Pan American Games, and was a member of the 1994 Gold Medal World Championship 300 Meter Standard Rifle in Tolmezzo, Italy.
Growing up, Wright was always around the sport. His father began teaching him to shoot at age eight and was the head rifle coach at Navy in the 1970s and `80s.
Wright attended West Virginia University where he was a seven-time All-American with five first-team selections. The 1989 graduate led the Mountaineers to three national titles, 1986, 1988 and 1989, and was a two-time NCAA smallbore champion in 1987 and 1988.
Wright, who competed with the US Army Marksmanship Unit from 1991 until 1996, served at the tactical, operational and strategic levels throughout his career in the Army. He served two deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and one deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the famed 10th Mountain Division.
Currently, Wright serves as the Director of Public Affairs at the United States Military Academy. He will retire from the Army this summer as he takes on the head coaching position for the Army West Point rifle team.
The Web Wright File
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- After serving as an Officer Representative for the Black Knights the past three years and as volunteer coach for the 2014-15 season, Lt. Col. Web Wright III, an Olympian and national champion, has been named the Army West Point rifle coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan announced Tuesday.
Wright becomes the 25th coach in the 87-year history of the program that was established in 1919.
"We are excited to welcome Lt. Col. Wright as our newest coach at Army West Point," said Corrigan. "His commitment to rifle and the team at Army West Point made him stand out from our remarkable pool of candidates. Wright's past experiences and accomplishments including multiple individual and team national championships, world record holder and Olympian made him our top choice. As the Officer Representative for rifle the past several years, working at the United States Military Academy and serving in the Army, he understands the vision we have for our cadets, staff and the program and will be able to make an impact right away."
Stated Wright, "I hope to bring a unique blend of world class level marksmanship success, operational military experience, public relations and marketing experience to the team. I understand the mission of West Point - to educate, train and inspire leaders of character, committed to the values of Duty, Honor and Country. I am really honored and excited about this opportunity to coach these cadets. They are great young men and women, who are driven, goal oriented and have stepped forward to serve their nation."
The 2015-16 season will be Wright's inaugural as an intercollegiate head coach, but he has played an integral role in the Army West Point rifle team since 2012, his first year as the team's Officer Representative. Throughout his time with the Black Knights, rifle has made three NCAA appearances with four marksmen going on to earn All-America honors. The team also boasts three consecutive victories over service academy rival Navy.
"This team has a lot of potential," Wright said. "I want to tap into that potential and raise each cadet-athlete to a NCAA championship level. I want to raise the level of excellence of this team so this program is recognized as the premier shooting program in the country. And I want to re-connect the current members with the former members of this team."
Wright has an impressive list of accolades including competing at the 1988 Olympic in Seoul, South Korea. He earned a gold medal in the 1986 Zurich World Cup and was a bronze medalist in the 1987 Seoul World Cup where he set the World Record in smallbore kneeling, scoring a 399 out of 400. Wright was also a medalist at the 1987 and 1995 Pan American Games, and was a member of the 1994 Gold Medal World Championship 300 Meter Standard Rifle in Tolmezzo, Italy.
Growing up, Wright was always around the sport. His father began teaching him to shoot at age eight and was the head rifle coach at Navy in the 1970s and `80s.
Wright attended West Virginia University where he was a seven-time All-American with five first-team selections. The 1989 graduate led the Mountaineers to three national titles, 1986, 1988 and 1989, and was a two-time NCAA smallbore champion in 1987 and 1988.
Wright, who competed with the US Army Marksmanship Unit from 1991 until 1996, served at the tactical, operational and strategic levels throughout his career in the Army. He served two deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and one deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the famed 10th Mountain Division.
Currently, Wright serves as the Director of Public Affairs at the United States Military Academy. He will retire from the Army this summer as he takes on the head coaching position for the Army West Point rifle team.
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