1985 NCAA Rifle Championships

Sixth annual collegiate shooting tournamentSeptember 2023 1985 NCAA Rifle Championship Collegiate rifle shooting New York West Point, NY United States Military Academy 7 Murray State (1st title) West Virginia East Tennessee State Smallbore Pat Spurgin, MUR Air rifle Christian Hellern, WVU 1984 1986 The 1985 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the sixth 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 United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.NCAA Rifle Championships Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/rifle_champs_records/2014-15/crb.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 14, 2017 Murray State, with a team score of 6,150, won their first team title, finishing one point ahead of two-time defending champions West Virginia. The Racers were coached by Elvis Green. The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Pat Spurgin (Murray State) and, for the air rifle, Christian Hellern (West Virginia). Spurgin won the previous year's air rifle title. 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 seven teams ultimately contested this championship. Results Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle. Team title Rank Team Points Murray State 6,150 West Virginia 6,149 East Tennessee State 6,102 04 4 Tennessee Tech 6,069 05 5 Army (H) 6,063 06 6 Eastern Kentucky 6,049 07 7 Tennessee–Martin 5,993 Individual events Event Winner ScoreSmallborePat Spurgin, Murray State1,168Air rifleChristian Heller, West Virginia387 References Category:NCAA Rifle Championship NCAA Rifle Championships Category:1985 in shooting sports NCAA Rifle Championships