1981 NCAA Rifle Championships

1981 NCAA Rifle Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Collegiate rifle shooting
Location	West Point, NY
Host(s)	United States Military Academy
Participants	10
Final positions
Champions	Tennessee Tech (2nd title)
1st runners-up	West Virginia
2nd runners-up	East Tennessee State
Tournament statistics
Smallbore	Kurt Fitz-Randolph, TTU
Air rifle	John Rost, WVU

The 1981 NCAA Rifle Championship was the second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA co-ed collegiate rifle shooting. The championship was held at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York during March 1981.

Tennessee Tech, with a team score of 6,139, retained the national title, their second. West Virginia again finished in second, with 6,136. The Golden Eagles were coached by James Newkirk.

Kurt Fitz-Randolph (Tennessee Tech) claimed the individual titles for smallbore, and John Rost (West Virginia) won the championship 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 10 teams ultimately contested this championship.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Air Force	2nd	1980
Army	2nd	1980
Eastern Kentucky	2nd	1980
East Tennessee State	2nd	1980
Navy	2nd	1980
Murray State	2nd	1980
Penn State	1st	Never
St. John's (NY)	1st	Never
Tennessee Tech	2nd	1980
West Virginia	2nd	1980

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	6,139
	West Virginia	6,136
	East Tennessee State	6,121
4	Eastern Kentucky	6,104
5	Murray State	6,072
6	Army	6,060
7	Navy	6,016
8	St. John's (NY)	5,960
9	Penn State	5,896
10	Air Force	5,817

Individual events

Event	Winner	Score
Smallbore	Kurt Fitz-Randolph, Tennessee Tech	1,173
Air rifle	John Rost, West Virginia	391