2004 NCAA Rifle Championships
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
| Location |  Murray, KY |
| Host(s) | Murray State University |
| Venue(s) | Pat Spurgin Rifle Range |
| Participants | 9 teams |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alaska (7th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Nevada |
| 2nd runners-up | Navy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Smallbore | Matthew Rawlings, Alaska |
| Air rifle | Morgan Hicks, Murray State |
The 2004 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 25th 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 Pat Spurgin Rifle Range at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.
Five-time defending champions Alaska won the team championship, the Nanooks' sixth consecutive and seventh overall NCAA national title.
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 nine teams contested this championship.
Results
[edit]- Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.
Team title
[edit]- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Inaugural championship
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Alaska (DC) | 6,273 |
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Nevada | 6,185 |
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Navy | 6,182 |
| 4 | Army | 6,176 |
| 5 | Xavier | 6,164 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6,147 |
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 6,123 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 4,663 |
| 9 | Murray State | 1,549 |
Individual events
[edit]| Event | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Smallbore | Matthew Rawlings, Alaska | 1,179 |
| Air rifle | Morgan Hicks, Murray State | 398 |
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Rifle Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 9 May 2021.