 | |
| Association | NCAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Commissioner | Launi Meili |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | I |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Headquarters | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
The Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rifle-only conference. The PRC was established in 2013 for schools that sponsor rifle teams, but do not have rifle as a sponsored sport in their primary conferences. [1]
| Institution | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Nickname | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Colorado Springs, CO | 1954 | 4,413 | Falcons | Mountain West Conference |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | Fairbanks, AK | 1917 | 11,034 | Nanooks | Great Northwest Athletic Conference (Div. II) |
| Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 1869 | 24,431 | Cornhuskers | Big Ten Conference |
| Ohio State | Columbus, OH | 1870 | 56,867 | Buckeyes | Big Ten Conference |
| Ole Miss [2] | Oxford, MS | 1848 | 23,780 | Rebels | SEC |
| TCU | Fort Worth, TX | 1873 | 9,725 | Horned Frogs | Big 12 Conference |
| UTEP | El Paso, TX | 1914 | 21,011 | Miners | Conference USA |
The inaugural PRC Championship was held at Ohio State University on February 8 & 9, 2014. [3] The event is held annually around the first weekend of February, prior to the NCAA Tournament qualifiers.
| Year | Location | Conference Champion | Smallbore Champion | Air Rifle Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Columbus, OH [4] | Alaska-Fairbanks [5] | Alaska-Fairbanks [5] | ||
| 2015 | Colorado Springs, CO [6] | Alaska-Fairbanks [7] | TCU [8] | ||
| 2016 | Fort Worth, TX [9] | TCU [10] | |||
| 2017 | Columbus, OH [11] | TCU [12] | |||
| 2018 | Colorado Springs, CO [13] | TCU [14] | |||
| 2019 | Fairbanks, AK [15] | Air Force [16] | |||
| 2020 | Fort Worth, TX [17] | TCU [18] | |||
| 2021 [19] | Columbus, OH | TCU | |||
| 2022 [20] | Colorado Springs, CO | Alaska-Fairbanks | |||
| 2023 | Fairbanks, AK | TCU | |||
| 2024 | Fort Wayne, IN | TCU | |||
Source: [21]
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