1981 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 1981 NCAA Rifle Championship was the second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting. The championship was held at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York during March 1981.[1]

1981 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
SportCollegiate rifle shooting
LocationNew York (state) West Point, NY
Host(s)United States Military Academy
Participants10
Final positions
ChampionsTennessee Tech (2nd title)
1st runners-upWest Virginia
2nd runners-upEast Tennessee State
Tournament statistics
SmallboreKurt Fitz-Randolph, TTU
Air rifleJohn Rost, WVU

Tennessee Tech, with a team score of 6,139, retained the national title, their second. West Virginia again finished in second, with 6,136. The Golden Eagles were coached by James Newkirk.

Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) claimed the individual titles for smallbore, and John Rost (West Virginia) won the championship for 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 10 teams ultimately contested this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Air Force 2nd 1980
Army 2nd 1980
Eastern Kentucky 2nd 1980
East Tennessee State 2nd 1980
Navy 2nd 1980
Murray State 2nd 1980
Penn State 1st Never
St. John's (NY) 1st Never
Tennessee Tech 2nd 1980
West Virginia 2nd 1980

Results
  • Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.

Team title
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tennessee Tech6,139
2nd place, silver medalist(s)West Virginia6,136
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)East Tennessee State6,121
4Eastern Kentucky6,104
5Murray State6,072
6Army6,060
7Navy6,016
8St. John's (NY)5,960
9Penn State5,896
10Air Force5,817

Individual events
Event Winner Score
Smallbore Kurt Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech 1,173
Air rifle John Rost, West Virginia 391

References
  1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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