1996 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 1996 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 17th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by the United States Air Force Academy at the Cadet Rifle Range in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1]

1996 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
SportCollegiate rifle shooting
Location Colorado Springs, CO
Host(s)United States Air Force Academy
Venue(s)Cadet Rifle Range
Participants6 teams
Final positions
ChampionsWest Virginia (11th title)
1st runners-upAir Force
2nd runners-upKentucky
Tournament statistics
SmallboreJoe Johnson, NAVY
Air rifleTrevor Gathman, WVU

Defending champions West Virginia again topped the team standings, finishing 11 points ahead of Air Force. This was the Mountaineers' eleventh team title.

The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Joe Johnson (Navy), and Trevor Gathman (West Virginia), for the air rifle.

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 six 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 Virginia6,179
Air Force (H)6,168
Kentucky6,160
4Navy6,140
5Alaska6,123
6Xavier6,104

Individual events
Event Winner Score
Smallbore Joe Johnson, Navy 1,170
Air rifle Trevor Gathman, West Virginia 394
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References
  1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
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