Marsha Beasley

Who is Marsha Beasley?

Marsha Beasley is the former head coach of the West Virginia University rifle team and a former student athlete. After 16 years, and as of 2005, Beasley's career record at WVU as head coach is 149-16. Eight of her 16 losses came in a single year after the school's rifle program was abruptly dropped by the university and then picked back up again the following year. As a competitor in rifelry, Beasley won several national championships, set 65 national shooting records, and was an international gold medalist.

Over her career, Beasley has coached her teams to 14 winning seasons, 8 NCAA Rifle team championships, 1 second place finish, and two third place finishes. She has also had the opportunity to coach 28 athletes who have earned over 120 All-American awards, 8 individual NCAA champions, and 3 Olympians, one of which made the US Olympics Team while still a WVU student.