1982 NCAA Rifle Championships

1982 NCAA Rifle Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Collegiate rifle shooting
Location	Lexington, VA
Host(s)	Virginia Military Institute
Participants	9
Final positions
Champions	Tennessee Tech (2nd title)
1st runners-up	West Virginia
2nd runners-up	Eastern Kentucky
Tournament statistics
Smallbore	, TTU
Air rifle	, WVU
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The 1982 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the third 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 the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia during March 1982.^[1]

Tennessee Tech, with a team score of 6,138, once again won the team title; the Golden Eagles finished ahead of West Virginia, runners-up for the third consecutive year, with a score of 6,136. Tennessee Tech was coached by .

Both individual champions were repeat winners from the previous year: (Tennessee Tech) for smallbore rifle and (West Virginia) for air rifle.

Qualification[]

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 9 teams ultimately contested this championship.

Results[]

• Scoring: The championship consisted of 120 shots by each competitor in smallbore and 40 shots per competitor in air rifle.

Team title[]

Rank	Team	Points
	Tennessee Tech	6,138
	West Virginia	6,136
	Eastern Kentucky	6,128
4	East Tennessee State	6,125
5	Murray State	6,089
6	Army	6,014
7	Navy	6,012
8	St. John's (NY)	5,968
9	NC State	5,934

Individual events[]

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