| 1985 NCAA Rifle Championship | |
| Sport: | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location: | West Point, NY |
| Host: | United States Military Academy |
| Participants: | 7 |
| Champions: | Murray State (1st title) |
| Stat1 Label: | Smallbore |
| Stat2 Label: | Air rifle |
| Stat2: | Christian Hellern, WVU |
| Previous: | 1984 |
| Next: | 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.[1]
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 6,150 | ||
| 6,149 | |||
| 6,102 | |||
| 6,069 | |||
| Army (H) | 6,063 | ||
| 6,049 | |||
| 5,993 |
| Event | Winner | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallbore | Pat Spurgin, Murray State | 1,168 | |
| Air rifle | Christian Heller, West Virginia | 387 |