WillShaner
- class Junior
- Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
- High school Colorado Springs HS
Career Marks: Smallbore (596), Air Rifle (599)
- Qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for Team USA in men’s 10m air rifle.
- Became the first American male to win gold in men’s 10m air rifle, setting an Olympic record score (251.6) in Tokyo.
- ISSF World Cup Gold Medalist in men’s 10m air rifle.
Senior (2021-22)
- CRCA Senior Shooter of the Year
- CRCA All-America First Team Combined
- CRCA All-America First Team Air Rifle
- CRCA All-America First Team Smallbore
- All-GARC First-Team Combined
- All-GARC First-Team Smallbore
- All-GARC First-Team Air Rifle
- NCAA Individual Smallbore National Champion
- Posted a 592 in smallbore and 595 in air rifle at the NCAA Championships, helping Kentucky to the national team title
- 1186.454 aggregate average, earning a 589.818 in smallbore and 596.636 in air rifle
- Set a career high smallbore score this season when he posted a 596 at Army, while he has tied his career best air rifle score of 599 twice
- Made the GARC Championships Air Rifle Individual Final
Junior (2020-21)
- NCAA Air Rifle Individual National Runner-Up
- CRCA All-American First Team Overall
- CRCA All-American First Team Smallbore
- CRCA All-American First Team Air Rifle
- All-GARC First-Team Combined
- All-GARC First-Team Smallbore
- All-GARC First-Team Air Rifle
- Averaged a 589.25 in smallbore and 595.667 in air rifle for an overall season aggregate of 1184.917.
- Set a new career high in smallbore of 595 at Murray State.
- Tied career high in air rifle at 599 at Ole Miss.
- Season high aggregate score of 1191 twice during the season.
- Scored a 595 and a 594 in smallbore during the year – one of two shooters in the nation to accomplish that feat.
- One of three shooters in the nation to record a 1191 or higher aggregate score this season.
Sophomore (2019-20)
- CRCA All-American First Team Overall
- All-GARC First-Team Combined
- All-GARC First-Team Smallbore
- All-GARC First-Team Air Rifle
- Won the Gold Medal at the GARC Championships in air rifle
- Had two aggregate scores of 1190 or above on the year, one of two NCAA shooters to accomplish that
- Best smallbore score of his career was a 594 on Nov. 8 vs. Ole Miss, which was second-best smallbore score of the season nationally
- Best air rifle score of 599 was accomplishment multiple times, including at the GARC Championships and in UK’s win at West Virginia
- One of four NCAA shooters with a 599 in air rifle
Freshman (2018-19)
- All-American First Team Combined
- All-American First Team Smallbore
- All-American First Team Air Rifle
- CRCA Rookie of the Year
- GARC Rookie of the Year
- All-GARC First-Team Combined
- All-GARC First-Team Smallbore
- All-GARC First-Team Air Rifle
Prior to UK
- 2016 US National Junior Air Rifle Champion
- Silver Medalist in both air rifle and smallbore at the 2017 and 2018 Junior Olympics
- Claimed the silver medal in men’s open air rifle at the 2018 US National Championships
- Won the 2016 Junior Olympic Championship in men’s air rifle
- Member of the US National Team
- Competed on the U.S. Junior National Team for five years
- Finished second in men’s prone and fifth in three-position rifle at the 2016 championships
- Holds three international gold medals in air rifle and one in men’s prone
- Has competed on the international level at the Junior World Cup, Junior World Championships, World Cup and World Championships
Personal
- Nickname: Will
- Major: Economics
- Birthday: April 25
- Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Parents: Gregory and Victoria Shaner
- Siblings: Younger sister, Brianna
- Notes: Was a part of the Honor Society in High School
Shaner chose Kentucky because … “Kentucky gave the best chances for success in school and rifle.”