1980 NCAA Rifle Championships

First annual collegiate shooting tournament 1980 NCAA Rifle Championship Collegiate rifle shooting Tennessee Johnson City, TN East Tennessee State University ETSU Athletic Center 10 Tennessee Tech (1st title) West Virginia East Tennessee State Smallbore Rod Fitz-Randolph, TTU Air rifle Rod Fitz-Randolph, TTU 1981 The 1980 NCAA Rifle Championship was the first annual tournament to determine the national champion of co-ed NCAA collegiate rifle shooting. The championship was held at the ETSU Athletic Center at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee during March 1980.NCAA Rifle Championships Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/rifle_champs_records/2014-15/crb.pdf NCAA NCAA.org April 12, 2015 Prior to 1980, a collegiate rifle championship was held yearly by the National Rifle Association. Tennessee Tech, with a team score of 6,201, claimed their first national title. West Virginia finished in second with 6,150. The Golden Eagles were coached by James Newkirk. Rod Fitz-Randolph, from Tennessee Tech, claimed the individual titles for both smallbore and 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 10 teams ultimately contested this championship. Team Appearance PreviousAir Force1stNeverAlaska–Fairbanks1stNeverArmy1stNeverEastern Kentucky1stNeverEast Tennessee State1stNeverNavy1stNeverMurray State1stNeverTennessee Tech1stNeverWest Virginia1stNeverWestern Kentucky1stNever 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 Tennessee Tech 6,201 West Virginia 6,150 East Tennessee State 6,118 04 4 Murray State 6,097 05 5 Eastern Kentucky 5,959 06 6 Navy 5,957 07 7 ArmyWestern Kentucky 5,901 08 8 Alaska–Fairbanks 5,878 09 9 Air Force 5,797 Individual events Event Winner ScoreSmallboreRod Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech1,176Air rifleRod Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech389 References Category:NCAA Rifle Championship NCAA Rifle Championships Category:1980 in shooting sports NCAA Rifle Championships