NCAA Rifle Championship
The NCAA Rifle Championship is an annual co-educational rifle national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The tournament includes an individual and team championships consisting of the two-day aggregate scoring of the smallbore competition and air rifle competition. The national championship rounds are contested annually in mid-March. West Virginia (19) and Alaska (10) have combined to win 29 of the 40 team championships.
Current season, competition or edition: 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships | |
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| Sport | College rifle |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 8 teams, 48 individual shooters |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Team: TCU (3) Small-bore: Elizabeth Marsh, TCU Air rifle: Kristen Hemphill, TCU |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
Under NCAA rules, rifle is technically designated as a men's sport, however it actually has been a coed sport since 1980. Schools sponsoring rifle may field anywhere from one to three teams. If a school chooses to sponsor more than one team, it may have any combination of men's, women's, and coed teams. Two schools field men's and women's teams, two field women's and coed teams, and VMI fields all three types of teams.
The current team national champions are the TCU Horned Frogs who won their third national championship in Morgantown, West Virginia, hosted by WVU on March 8 and 9, 2019. The individual titles were swept by Texas Christian University with freshman Kristen Hemphill winning the air rifle title and freshman Elizabeth Marsh winning the small-bore title. Also of note, Georgia Southern senior Rosemary Kramer fired an NCAA Championships record score of 599 out of a possible 600 points in the air rifle qualification round.
Programs
Conferences
- Great America Rifle Conference
- Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference
- Ohio Valley Conference, the only Division I all-sports conference that sponsored rifle before the SoCon added it in 2016–17.
- Patriot Rifle Conference
- Southern Conference; resumed the sport in 2016–17 after a 30-year hiatus.
Champions
- Prior to NCAA sponsorship in 1980, a collegiate rifle championship was held yearly by the National Rifle Association.
- From 1980 to 2004, the championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore, and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle. Since 2005, the championship has consisted of 60 shots for both smallbore and air rifle, equaling a total of 120 shots per team member.[1]
| NCAA Rifle Championships | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Site | Venue / Range | Team Championship | Smallbore | Air Rifle | |||||||||
| Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points | Winner | Score | Winner | Score | |||||||
| 1980 Details |
Johnson City, TN | ETSU Athletic Center | Tennessee Tech | 6,201 | West Virginia | 6,150 | Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) |
1,176 | Rod Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) |
389 | ||||
| 1981 Details |
West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy | Tennessee Tech | 6,139 | West Virginia | 6,136 | Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) |
1,173 | John Rost (West Virginia) |
391 | ||||
| 1982 Details |
Lexington, VA | Kilbourne Hall | Tennessee Tech | 6,138 | West Virginia | 6,136 | Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) |
1,167 | John Rost (West Virginia) |
390 | ||||
| 1983 Details |
Cincinnati, OH | Xavier University Rifle Range | West Virginia | 6,166 | Tennessee Tech | 6,148 | David Johnson (West Virginia) |
1,175 | Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech) |
389 | ||||
| 1984 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | West Virginia | 6,206 | ETSU | 6,142 | Bob Broughton (West Virginia) |
1,172 | Pat Spurgin (Murray State) |
388 | ||||
| 1985 Details |
West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy | Murray State | 6,150 | West Virginia | 6,149 | Pat Spurgin (Murray State) |
1,168 | Christian Heller (West Virginia) |
387 | ||||
| 1986 Details |
Annapolis, MD | Bancroft Hall Rifle Rang | West Virginia | 6,229 | Murray State | 6,163 | Mike Anti (West Virginia) |
1,167 | Marianne Wallace (Murray State) |
392 | ||||
| 1987 Details |
Cincinnati, OH | Xavier University Rifle Range | Murray State | 6,205 | West Virginia | 6,203 | Web Wright (West Virginia) |
1,174 | Rob Harbison (Tennessee–Martin) |
392 | ||||
| 1988 Details |
Lexington, VA | Kilbourne Hall | West Virginia | 6,192 | Murray State | 6,183 | Web Wright (West Virginia) |
1,168 | Deena Wigger (Murray State) |
390 | ||||
| 1989 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | West Virginia | 6,234 | South Florida | 6,180 | Deb Sinclair (Alaska) |
1,171 | Michelle Scarborough (South Florida) |
399 | ||||
| 1990 Details |
Annapolis, MD | Bancroft Hall Rifle Rang | West Virginia | 6,205 | Navy | 6,101 | Michelle Scarborough (South Florida) |
1,165 | Gary Hardy (West Virginia) |
393 | ||||
| 1991 Details |
West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy | West Virginia | 6,171 | Alaska | 6,110 | Soma Dutta (UTEP) |
1,171 | Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) |
391 | ||||
| 1992 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | West Virginia | 6,214 | Alaska | 6,166 | Tim Manges (West Virginia) |
1,172 | Ann-Marie Pfiffner (West Virginia) |
390 | ||||
| 1993 Details |
Lexington, VA | Kilbourne Hall | West Virginia | 6,179 | Alaska | 6,169 | Eric Uptagrafft (West Virginia) |
1,174 | Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) |
390 | ||||
| 1994 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | Alaska | 6,196 | West Virginia | 6,187 | Cory Brunetti (Alaska) |
1,173 | Nancy Napolski (Kentucky) |
391 | ||||
| 1995 Details |
Annapolis, MD | Bancroft Hall Rifle Rang | West Virginia | 6,241 | Air Force | 6,187 | Oleg Seleznev (Alaska) |
1,177 | Benjamin Belden (Murray State) |
390 | ||||
| 1996 Details |
Colorado Springs, CO | Cadet Rifle Range | West Virginia | 6,179 | Air Force | 6,168 | Joe Johnson (Navy) |
1,170 | Trevor Gathman (West Virginia) |
394 | ||||
| 1997 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | West Virginia | 6,223 | Kentucky | 6,175 | Marcos Scrivner (West Virginia) |
1,176 | Marra Hastings (Murray State) |
393 | ||||
| 1998 Details |
West Virginia | 6,214 | Alaska | 6,211 | Karyn Juziuk (Xavier) |
1,169 | Emily Caruso (Norwich) |
393 | ||||||
| 1999 Details |
Northfield, VT | Norwich University Rifle Range | Alaska | 6,276 | Navy | 6,168 | Kelly Mansfield (Alaska) |
1,185 | Kelly Mansfield (Alaska) |
396 | ||||
| 2000 Details |
Lexington, VA | Kilbourne Hall | Alaska | 6,285 | Xavier | 6,156 | Nicole Allaire (Nebraska) |
1,183 | Kelly Mansfield (Alaska) |
398 | ||||
| 2001 Details |
Columbus, OH | Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range | Alaska | 6,283 | Kentucky | 6,175 | Matthew Emmons (Alaska) |
1,178 | Matthew Emmons (Alaska) |
392 | ||||
| 2002 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | Alaska | 6,241 | Kentucky | 6,209 | Matthew Emmons (Alaska) |
1,190 | Ryan Tanoue (Nevada) |
392 | ||||
| 2003 Details |
West Point, NY | Tronsrue Marksmanship Center | Alaska | 6,287 | Xavier | 6,197 | Matthew Emmons (Alaska) |
1,191 | Jamie Beyerle (Alaska) |
395 | ||||
| 2004 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range | Alaska | 6,273 | Nevada | 6,185 | Matthew Rawlings (Alaska) |
1,179 | Morgan Hicks (Murray State) |
398 | ||||
| 2005 Details |
Reno, NV | Nevada Wolf Pack Rifle Range | Army | 4,659 | Jacksonville State | 4,658 | Matthew Rawlings (Alaska) |
686.5 | Beth Tidmore (Memphis) |
694.2 | ||||
| 2006 Details |
Colorado Springs, CO | Cadet Rifle Range | Alaska | 4,682 | Nebraska | 4,666 | Jamie Beyerle (Alaska) |
690.5 | Kristina Fehlings (Nebraska) |
694.0 | ||||
| 2007 Details |
Fairbanks, AK | E.F. Horton Rifle Range | Alaska | 4,662 | Army | 4,644 | Josh Albright (Navy) |
679.5 | Michael Dickinson (Jacksonville State) |
692.2 | ||||
| 2008 Details |
West Point, NY | Tronsrue Marksmanship Center | Alaska | 4,662 | Army | 4,652 | Chris Abalo (Army) |
687.6 | Patrik Sartz (Alaska) |
696.4 | ||||
| 2009 Details |
Fort Worth, TX | TCU Rifle Range | West Virginia | 4,643 | Kentucky | 4,638 | Brian Carstensen (Jacksonville State) |
682.2 | Jenna Compton (Akron) |
691.6 | ||||
| 2010 Details |
TCU | 4,675 | Alaska | 4,653 | Sarah Scherer (TCU) |
685 | Jonathan Hall (Columbus State) |
699.9 | ||||||
| 2011 Details |
Fort Benning, GA | US Army Marksmanship Unit | Kentucky | 4,700 | West Virginia | 4,697 | Ethan Settlemires (Kentucky) |
691.0 | Nicco Campriani (West Virginia) |
701.0 | ||||
| 2012 Details |
Columbus, OH | Lt. Hugh W. Wylie Range | TCU | 4,676 | Kentucky | 4,661 | Sarah Scherer (TCU) |
688.6 | Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) |
696.2 | ||||
| 2013[2] Details |
West Virginia | 4,679 | Kentucky | 4,670 | Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) |
598 | Petra Zublasing (West Virginia) |
701.7 | ||||||
| 2014 Details |
Murray, KY | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range & CFSB Center | West Virginia | 4,705 | Alaska | 4,677 | Tim Sherry (Alaska) |
452.1 | Connor Davis (Kentucky) |
205.4 | ||||
| 2015 Details |
Fairbanks, AK | E.F. Horton Rifle Range | West Virginia | 4,702 | Alaska | 4,700 | Rachel Martin (Nebraska) |
453.3 | Maren Prediger (West Virginia) |
205.8 | ||||
| 2016 Details |
Akron, OH | Stile Athletics Field House | West Virginia | 4,703 | TCU | 4,694 | Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia) |
461.5 | Ginny Thrasher (West Virginia) |
208.8 | ||||
| 2017 Details |
Columbus, OH | French Field House | West Virginia | 4,723 | TCU | 4,706 | Morgan Phillips (West Virginia) |
464.3 | Milica Babic (West Virginia) |
208.1 | ||||
| 2018 Details |
Charleston, SC | McAlister Field House & Inouye Hall |
Kentucky | 4,717 | West Virginia | 4,708 | Morgan Phillips (West Virginia) |
459.4 | Henrik Larsen (Kentucky) |
249.4 | ||||
| 2019 Details |
Morgantown, WV | WVU Coliseum | TCU | 4,699 | West Virginia | 4,692 | Elizabeth Marsh (TCU) |
456.9 | Kristen Hemphill (TCU) |
248.2 | ||||
| 2020 Details |
Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||||||||||
Team titles
| Team | Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 19 | 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Alaska | 10 | 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| TCU | 3 | 2010, 2012, 2019 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2011, 2018 |
| Murray State | 2 | 1985, 1987 |
| Army | 1 | 2005 |
Individual titles
| Team | Titles | Smallbore | Air Rifle |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 26 | 12 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018) | 14 (1981, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
| Alaska | 16 | 11 (1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014) | 5 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008) |
| Murray State | 7 | 1 (1985) | 6 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1997, 2004) |
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | 3 (1980, 1981, 1982) | 2 (1980, 1983) |
| Kentucky | 4 | 1 (2011) | 3 (1994, 2014, 2018) |
| TCU | 4 | 3 (2010, 2012, 2019) | 1 (2019) |
| Nebraska | 3 | 2 (2000, 2015) | 1 (2006) |
| Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 (2009) | 1 (2007) |
| Navy | 2 | 2 (1996, 2007) | 0 |
| South Florida | 2 | 1 (1990) | 1 (1989) |
| Columbus State | 1 | 0 | 1 (2010) |
| Akron | 1 | 0 | 1 (2009) |
| Army | 1 | 1 (2008) | 0 |
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 1 (2005) |
| Nevada | 1 | 0 | 1 (2002) |
| Norwich | 1 | 0 | 1 (1998) |
| Xavier | 1 | 1 (1998) | 0 |
| UTEP | 1 | 1 (1991) | 0 |
| Tennessee–Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 (1987) |
See also
- Pre-NCAA Intercollegiate Rifle Champions (1905-1979)
- Pre-NCAA Women's Intercollegiate Rifle Champions
External links
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| Division III | ||
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Events listed in italics have been discontinued. | ||
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