Tournament information | |
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Sport | Collegiate rifle shooting |
Location | Murray, KY |
Host(s) | Murray State University |
Participants | 7 teams |
Final positions | |
Champions | West Virginia (13th title) |
1st runners-up | Alaska |
2nd runners-up | Kentucky |
Tournament statistics | |
Smallbore | Karyn Juziuk, XAV |
Air rifle | Emily Caruso, NRW |
The 1997 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 18th annual competition to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States. The championship was hosted by Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. [1]
Three-time defending champions West Virginia once again topped the team standings, finishing a mere three points (6,214–6,211) ahead of Alaska. This was the Mountaineers' thirteenth team title.
The individual champions were, for the smallbore rifle, Karyn Juziuk ( Xavier), and Emily Caruso ( Norwich), for the air rifle.
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 (an increase of one team from 1996).
Rank | Team | Points |
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West Virginia | 6,214 | |
Alaska | 6,211 | |
Kentucky | 6,161 | |
4 | Murray State (H) | 6,112 |
5 | Jacksonville State | 6,110 |
6 | Navy | 6,105 |
7 | Air Force | 6,090 |
Event | Winner | Score |
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Smallbore | Karyn Juziuk, Xavier | 1,169 |
Air rifle | Emily Caruso, Norwich | 393 |