| 1983 NCAA Rifle Championship | |
| Sport: | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location: | Cincinnati, OH |
| Host: | Xavier University |
| Venues: | Xavier University Rifle Range |
| Participants: | 7 |
| Champions: | West Virginia (1st title) |
| Runners-Up2: | East Tennessee State |
| Stat1 Label: | Smallbore |
| Stat1: | David Johnson, WVU |
| Stat2 Label: | Air rifle |
| Stat2: | Ray Slonena, TTU |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1983 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the fourth annual tournament to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was held at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
West Virginia, with a team score of 6,166, won their first team title, finishing 18 points ahead of three-time defending champion Tennessee Tech. The Mountaineers were coached by Olympian Edward Etzel.
The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, David Johnson (West Virginia) and, for the air rifle, Ray Slonena (Tennessee Tech).
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.
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 6,166 | ||
| 6,148 | |||
| 6,100 | |||
| 6,094 | |||
| 6,073 | |||
| 6,032 | |||
| 5,976 |
| Event | Winner | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallbore | David Johnson, West Virginia | 1,175 | |
| Air rifle | Ray Slonena, Tennessee Tech | 389 |