1999 NCAA Rifle Championships

1999 NCAA Rifle Championship
Tournament information
Sport Collegiate rifle shooting
Location Vermont Northfield, VT
Host(s) Norwich University
Participants 9 teams
Final positions
Champions Alaska (2nd title)
1st runners-up Navy
2nd runners-up West Virginia
Tournament statistics
Smallbore Kelly Mansfield, UAF
Air rifle Kelly Mansfield, UAF

The 1999 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 20th 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 Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.[1]

Alaska topped the team standings, finishing 108 points (6,276–6,168) points ahead of Navy. This was the Nanooks' second team title.

First the first time since 1980, one shooter, Kelly Mansfield (Alaska), captured the individual national championship for both the smallbore and air rifle events.

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 nine teams ultimately contested this championship (an increase of two teams from 1998).

Results

Team title

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Alaska 6,276
2nd, silver medalist(s) Navy 6,168
3rd, bronze medalist(s) West Virginia 6,156
4 Murray State 6,154
5 Norwich (H) 6,145
6 Kentucky 6,129
7 Xavier 6,102
8 Jacksonville State 4,575
9 Air Force 1,515

Individual events

Event Winner Score
Smallbore Kelly Mansfield, Alaska 1,185
Air rifle Kelly Mansfield, Alaska 396

References

  1. "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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