2015 NCAA Rifle Championships
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location |  Fairbanks, AK |
| Host(s) | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Venue(s) | E.F. Horton Rifle Range |
| Participants | 8 teams |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Virginia (17th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Alaska |
| 2nd runners-up | TCU |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Smallbore champion | Rachel Martin, Nebraska |
| Air rifle champion | Maren Prediger, West Virginia |
The 2015 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 36th annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States.[1]
The championships were held at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Two-time defending champions West Virginia again won the team championship, the Mountaineers' seventeenth NCAA national title in rifle.
Qualification
[edit]With 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 eight teams contested this championship.
Results
[edit]- Scoring: The championship consisted of 60 shots for both smallbore and air rifle per team.
Team title
[edit]- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Inaugural championship
- † = Team won center shot tiebreaker
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | West Virginia (DC) | 4,702 |
 | Alaska | 4,700 |
 | TCU | 4,667† |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4,667 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 4,664 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 4,657 |
| 7 | Air Force | 4,642 |
| 8 | Murray State | 4,637 |
Individual events
[edit]| Event | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Smallbore | Rachel Martin, Nebraska | 453.3 |
| Air rifle | Maren Prediger, West Virginia | 205.8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 25 May 2021.