1996 NCAA Rifle Championships

1996 NCAA Rifle Championship Collegiate rifle shooting Colorado Colorado Springs, CO United States Air Force Academy Cadet Rifle Range 6 teams West Virginia (11th title) Air Force Kentucky Smallbore Joe Johnson, NAVY Air rifle Trevor Gathman, WVU 1995 1997 The 1996 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 17th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by the United States Air Force Academy at the Cadet Rifle Range in Colorado Springs, Colorado.NCAA Rifle Championships Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/rifle_champs_records/2014-15/crb.pdf NCAA NCAA.org February 14, 2017 Defending champions West Virginia again topped the team standings, finishing 11 points ahead of Air Force. This was the Mountaineers' eleventh team title. The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Joe Johnson (Navy), and Trevor Gathman (West Virginia), for the 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 six 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 West Virginia 6,179 Air Force (H) 6,168 Kentucky 6,160 04 4 Navy 6,140 05 5 Alaska 6,123 06 6 Xavier 6,104 Individual events Event Winner ScoreSmallboreJoe Johnson, Navy1,170Air rifleTrevor Gathman, West Virginia394 References NCAA Rifle Championships Category:1996 in shooting sports NCAA Rifle Championships Category:NCAA Rifle Championship