| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location |  |
| Host(s) | Virginia Military Institute |
| Venue(s) | Kilbourne Hall |
| Participants | 9 teams |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alaska (3rd title) |
| 1st runners-up | Xavier |
| 2nd runners-up | Nebraska |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Smallbore | Nicole Allaire, NEB |
| Air rifle | Kelly Mansfield, UAF |
The 2000 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 21st annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. [1]
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Defending champions Alaska again topped the team standings, finishing 139 points (6,285–6,156) points ahead of Xavier. This was the Nanooks' second consecutive and third overall team title. This event was also notable for being the first time West Virginia finished outside of the top three.
The individual championships went to Nicole Allaire (Nebraska) for the smallbore rifle and Kelly Mansfield (Alaska) for the air rifle. This was Mansfield's second consecutive air rifle title.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in rifle and compete in the Great America Rifle Conference. Rifle, although technically classified as a men's sport by the NCAA, is fully coeducational, with men's, women's, and coed teams competing against one another. Nebraska chooses to field an all-female team. Rifle got its start as an official sport of the university during the 1998–1999 season under coach Karen Anthony.
