1987 NCAA rifle championships

The 1987 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the eighth annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at the Xavier University Rifle Range at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]

1987 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
SportCollegiate rifle shooting
LocationOhio Cincinnati, OH
Host(s)Xavier University
Venue(s)Xavier University Rifle Range
Participants6
Final positions
ChampionsMurray State (2nd title)
1st runners-upWest Virginia
2nd runners-upSouth Florida
Tournament statistics
SmallboreWeb Wright, WVU
Air rifleRob Harbison, UTM
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Murray State, with a team score of 6,205, bested defending champions West Virginia in the team standings by 2 points to claim their second national title. It was the Racers' second title in three seasons.

The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Web Wright (West Virginia), and, for the air rifle, Rob Harbison (Tennessee–Martin).

Qualification

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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 seven teams ultimately contested this championship.

Results

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

Team title

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Rank Team Points
  Murray State 6,205
  West Virginia 6,203
  South Florida 6,175
4 Tennessee Tech 6,113
5 Navy 6,107
6 Army 6,094

Individual events

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Event Winner Score
Smallbore Web Wright, West Virginia 1,174
Air rifle Rob Harbison, Tennessee–Martin 392

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 1, 2017.