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.

NCAA Rifle Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2019 NCAA Rifle Championships
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

Main article: List of NCAA rifle 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

1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/rifle_champs_records/2012-13/2012-13_rifle_rec.pdf
2. https://www.ncaa.com/content/nc-rifle-results

• NCAA Sports: Men's & Women's Rifle