2002 NCAA Rifle Championships

The 2002 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 23rd 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 Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.[1]

2002 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
SportCollegiate rifle shooting
LocationKentucky Murray, KY
Host(s)Murray State University
Participants10 teams
Final positions
ChampionsAlaska (5th title)
1st runners-upKentucky
2nd runners-upXavier
Tournament statistics
SmallboreMatthew Emmons, UAF
Air rifleRyan Tanoue, NEV

Three-time defending champions Alaska once again topped the team standings, finishing 31 points (6,241–6,209) points ahead of Kentucky. This was the Nanooks' fourth consecutive and fifth overall team title.

Matthew Emmons (Alaska) repeated as the individual national champion for the smallbore rifle whereas Ryan Tanoue (Nevada) claimed the title for the air rifle.

Qualification

With 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 ten teams contested this championship, a return to the size of the original two championships in 1980 and 1981.

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

Team title
  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Inaugural championship
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Alaska (DC)6,241
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Kentucky6,209
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Xavier6,204
4Murray State (H)6,193
5Tennessee Tech6,164
6Navy6,147
7West Virginia4,612
8Coast Guard4,558
9Army1,541
10Nevada1,531

Individual events
Event Winner Score
Smallbore Matthew Emmons, Alaska 1,190
Air rifle Ryan Tanoue, Nevada 392

References
  1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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