1984 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 1984 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the fifth annual tournament to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.[1]

1984 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
SportCollegiate rifle shooting
Location Murray, KY
Host(s)Murray State University
Participants7
Final positions
ChampionsWest Virginia (2nd title)
1st runners-upEast Tennessee State
2nd runners-upTennessee Tech
Tournament statistics
SmallboreBob Broughton, WVU
Air riflePat Spurgin, MUR

West Virginia, with a team score of 6,206, won their second consecutive, and second overall, team title, finishing 64 points ahead of East Tennessee State. The Mountaineers were coached by Olympian Edward Etzel.

The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Bob Broughton (West Virginia) and, for the air rifle, Pat Spurgin (Murray State).

Qualification

Since there is only one national collegiate championship for rifle shooting, all NCAA rifle programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of seven teams ultimately contested this championship.

Results
  • Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.

Team title
RankTeamPoints
West Virginia6,206
East Tennessee State6,142
Tennessee Tech6,121
4Eastern Kentucky6,107
5Murray State6,076
6Army6,058
7Eastern Washington5,867

Individual events
Event Winner Score
Smallbore Bob Broughton, West Virginia 1,172
Air rifle Pat Spurgin, Murray State 388
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References
  1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
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