Tournament information | |
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Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
Location | Johnson City, TN |
Host(s) | East Tennessee State University |
Venue(s) | ETSU Athletic Center |
Participants | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tennessee Tech (1st title) |
1st runners-up | West Virginia |
2nd runners-up | East Tennessee State |
Tournament statistics | |
Smallbore | Rod Fitz-Randolph, TTU |
Air rifle | Rod Fitz-Randolph, TTU |
The 1980 NCAA Rifle Championship was the first annual tournament to determine the national champion of co-ed NCAA collegiate rifle shooting. The championship was held at the ETSU Athletic Center at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee during March 1980. [1] Prior to 1980, a collegiate rifle championship was held yearly by the National Rifle Association.
Tennessee Tech, with a team score of 6,201, claimed their first national title. West Virginia finished in second with 6,150. The Golden Eagles were coached by James Newkirk.
Rod Fitz-Randolph, from Tennessee Tech, claimed the individual titles for both smallbore and air rifle.
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 10 teams ultimately contested this championship.
Team | Appearance | Previous |
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Air Force | 1st | Never |
Alaska–Fairbanks | 1st | Never |
Army | 1st | Never |
Eastern Kentucky | 1st | Never |
East Tennessee State | 1st | Never |
Navy | 1st | Never |
Murray State | 1st | Never |
Tennessee Tech | 1st | Never |
West Virginia | 1st | Never |
Western Kentucky | 1st | Never |
Rank | Team | Points |
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Tennessee Tech | 6,201 | |
West Virginia | 6,150 | |
East Tennessee State | 6,118 | |
4 | Murray State | 6,097 |
5 | Eastern Kentucky | 5,959 |
6 | Navy | 5,957 |
7 | Army Western Kentucky | 5,901 |
8 | Alaska–Fairbanks | 5,878 |
9 | Air Force | 5,797 |
Event | Winner | Score |
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Smallbore | Rod Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech | 1,176 |
Air rifle | Rod Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech | 389 |
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 (11) have combined to win 30 of the 43 team championships. Unlike many NCAA sports, only one National Collegiate championship is held each season with teams from Division I, Division II, and Division III competing together.
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