1980 NCAA Rifle Championships explained

1980 NCAA Rifle Championship
Sport:Collegiate rifle shooting
Location: Johnson City, TN
Host:East Tennessee State University
Venues:ETSU Athletic Center
Participants:10
Champions:Tennessee Tech (1st title)
Runners-Up2:East Tennessee State
Stat1 Label:Smallbore
Stat1:Rod Fitz-Randolph, TTU
Stat2 Label:Air rifle
Stat2:Rod Fitz-Randolph, TTU
Next: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.[1] 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 AppearancePrevious
Air Force1stNever
Alaska–Fairbanks1stNever
Army1stNever
Eastern Kentucky1stNever
East Tennessee State1stNever
Navy1stNever
Murray State1stNever
Tennessee Tech1stNever
West Virginia1stNever
Western Kentucky1stNever

Results

Team title

Rank Team Points
Tennessee Tech 6,201
6,150
6,118
6,097
5,959
5,957
5,901
5,878
5,797

Individual events

EventWinnerScore
SmallboreRod Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech1,176
Air rifleRod Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech389

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Rifle Championships Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. April 12, 2015.

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